Health expert recommends young children wear masks at summer camp news4jax.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from news4jax.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Why the sprawling city of Jacksonville, Florida, is a great spot for a weekend getaway
Three historic neighborhoods in particular have tempted travelers for more than a century
Photo courtesy of Visit Jacksonville
Although it’s the largest city by area in the continental United States (840 square miles), Jacksonville manages to feel small. Venture beyond the urban core, and you’ll discover a patchwork of historic neighborhoods. Three stand out: Riverside Avondale, Atlantic Beach, and San Marco. Each came into its own around the early twentieth century, the results of Florida’s land and tourism booms. (In those days, Jacksonville was called the “Winter City in the Summer Land” because of the attention it drew from Northerners seeking warmer climes.) Together, these storied neighborhoods continue to welcome visitors with award-winning dining, jaw-dropping architectural variety, and, of course, the sunny beaches that appealed to travelers more than a century ago.
“Sitting around doing nothing, spring comes and the grass grows by itself.” Zen proverb
Spring is nearly upon us, and things are getting frisky in the yard. One morning my spouse the Binmeister came in from retrieving the Times-Union from the driveway and announced “the birds are making a racket, and I can hear things growing.” He was elated.
March is National Umbrella Month, so named because it brings gusty winds, rain and cold nights. Flocks of robins fly in they were early this year leaves emerge and pollen coats cars. Instead of March Madness, at the Rooney Bin we call it Mulch Madness. Binmeister loves to fling mulch hither and yon, although for the last couple of years he has hired professional mulch flingers.
Cummer Museum celebrates Black History Month
Published:
Tags:
Erin Kendrick s work, Simone 2019, among the items on display this month at the Cummer Museum and Gardens. (Photo provided to WJXT)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens has several works by Black artists in its permanent collection and has added a special theme this month: “The Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity.”
Throughout February, the museum is celebrating the contributions and creativity of the Black community through in-person and virtual programming.
Additionally, the museum’s current temporary exhibition the Art Ventures 30th Anniversary Exhibition features incredible works by Black artists who are active in our community today such as Erin Kendrick and Dustin Harewood. The exhibition is on display through Sunday, Feb. 21.