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SATURDAY APRIL 13TH WINE DOWN IN THE PARKS For tickets and more info visit SMPSJAX.com.
full scALE fun at San Marco Beer Fest
Hundreds of residents, including (front row) Renee Farhat, Jonathan Wright, Michelle Wright, Jay Farhat, (back row) Jeff Knight, Jon Singleton, Candace Singleton, Tyler Fugitt with his daughter and Dane Bennett with his son, gathered in Balis Park March 9 for craft brews, classic rock covers, contests and camaraderie at the 3rd Annual San Marco BeerFest, hosted by the San Marco Merchants Association and Aardwolf Brewing. Next year’s READ MORE ON PAGE 12 event has been scheduled for March 8, 2025.
Heart Ball Pumps $2.2M Into Northeast Florida
SELFLESSNESS GROWS AT YMCA’S GIVING TREE GALA
Ashley McLeod, Mike Biagini and Nathan Wiltei celebrated community impact and the legacy of W.W. “Bill” Gay at the March 9 Giving Tree Gala, hosted by the Winston Family YMCA and the YMCA of Florida’s First Coast. READ MORE ON PAGE 24
Chairpersons Pat and Inger Geraghty and the 36-member Executive Leadership Team led the American Heart Association to record-breaking READ MORE ON PAGE 25 fundraising for the 2024 Heart Ball.
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SUMMER CONSTRUCTION FOR SAN MARCO
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The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is planning a mid-year start date for work on intersection enhancements at San Marco Boulevard and Hendricks Avenue to improve safety for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians. READ MORE ON PAGE 10
Seventh graders Rio Burnett and Caroline Sutter
On March 14, famously known as Pi Day, Assumption Catholic School students marked the occasion by taking part in an interactive physics experiment by affixing their science teacher, Bill Hawthorn, to a wall using duct tape to demonstrate force, pressure and the concept of the center of gravity. This distinctive exercise not only made physics concepts more accessible, but it also offered an enjoyable and unforgettable learning experience through active participation and a few pies in the face of the good-spirited science teacher.
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GRANT FAST-TRACKS FUNDING FOR EMERALD TRAIL A $147 million federal grant will fund the design and construction for the Emerald Trail’s five remaining links. This record-setting grant is the largest onetime federal grant the City of Jacksonville has READ MORE ON PAGE 11 ever received.
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