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Morgan Chupp with Nancy Meyers, Jill Morrow and Peyton Chupp
Headline 2 B Determined Wolfson Children’s Hospital celebrated the opening of its new Behavioral Health and Wellness Unit with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb. 9. The new unit will double the capacity to serve children requiring hospitalization for mental health conditions.. READ MORE ON PAGE 21
HABL Board Member Jason Eliopulos throws out the first pitch during the Opening Day Ceremony of HABL's 78th year.
Hendricks Avenue Baseball League Board Member and former Commissioner Jason Eliopulos throws out the first pitch on at HABL’s Opening Day Ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 24, continuing a 78-year tradition of teaching life lessons and instilling a passion for baseball in neighborhood children. READ MORE ON PAGE 13
Fashion and flair were in full display at North Florida School of Special Education’s inaugural Heart of the Runway After Dark evening fashion show at the Delores Barr Weaver Therapeutic Equestrian Center on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Local celebrities, including television personality Vic Micolucci and the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville Executive Director Diana Donovan, strutted down the runway in springtime ensembles created by the fashionable partnership between Rodger Woika's team at Dillard’s and Linda Cunningham of Linda Cunningham Designer Boutique. READ MORE ON PAGE 25
Hope Hana, Jacksonville Trustee for Florida House, with Chef Kenny Gilbert and Desiree Bailey, owner of San Marco Books.
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Wolfson Children’s Hospital celebrated the opening of its new Behavioral Health and Wellness Unit with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb. 9. The new unit will double the capacity to serve children requiring hospitalization for mental health conditions. READ MORE ON PAGE 6
Southern Chef, Global Reach
San Marco Books and More hosted Chef Kenny Gilbert and his Southern-inspired cookbook, “Southern Cooking, Global Flavors,” for a broadcast in partnership with the Florida House on Capitol Hill Book Club, out of Washington, D.C. READ MORE ON PAGE 31
Third Time’s a Charm?
Contending with Corruption
Twice-revised designs for the proposed self-storage unit at Hendricks Avenue and Prudential Drive now include 10 stories of residential, storage, expanded parking and retail space, as well as a open-air courtyard. READ MORE ON PAGE 10
Jacksonville Ethics Commission issues joint statement in an attempt to prevent a state amendment they say might “weaken anti-corruption laws and local ethics commissions.” READ MORE ON PAGE 8
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