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Staff questions request for more signage

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Friday, January 29, 2016
An application filed with the Planning and Zoning Board of St. Johns County in December regarding modifications to the Players Club Planned Unit Development (PUD) has been met with questions from SJC staff regarding additional signs and increase of sign size.

Baptist Health hosting Girls' Night Out

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Friday, January 29, 2016
Baptist Health will host a Girls’ Night Out event on Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 5:30 p.m. at WJCT studios, located at 100 Festival Park Ave., to help those looking to boost their health in the new year.
Luke Layow (photo submitted)

Luke Layow (photo submitted)

Ponte Vedra man named president/CEO of Feeding Northeast Florida

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Friday, January 29, 2016
The Feeding Northeast Florida (FNEFL) Board of Directors has hired Ponte Vedra resident Luke Layow as the new president and CEO for the organization. Layow is a local fund-raising professional with more than 15 years of progressive management experience.

Apple co-founder comes to UNF

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Friday, January 29, 2016
The World Affairs Council of Jacksonville and the University of North Florida will co-host an evening with Apple Computer Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at the UNF Arena, Building 34.
U.S. Sen. Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts congratulates Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Bernie Webber (right), Seaman 1st Class Richard P. Livesey (second from right) and Petty Officer 3rd Class Andy Fitzgerald during the Treasury Department’s Gold Lifesaving Medal ceremony in May 1952. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

U.S. Sen. Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts congratulates Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Bernie Webber (right), Seaman 1st Class Richard P. Livesey (second from right) and Petty Officer 3rd Class Andy Fitzgerald during the Treasury Department’s Gold Lifesaving Medal ceremony in May 1952. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Member of 1952 Gold Medal crew was Mayport recruit before his 'Finest Hours'

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Thursday, January 28, 2016
Five years before he became a member of the celebrated “Gold Medal Crew,” Richard P. Livesey of Fairhaven, Mass., was a wet-behind-the-ears recruit stationed at the U.S. Coast Guard Receiving Center in Mayport, Fla.
Susan Michal (photo submitted)

Susan Michal (photo submitted)

Beaches Photography Club meets Tuesday

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Thursday, January 28, 2016
The Beaches Photography Club will meet Tuesday, Feb. 2, from 6-8 p.m. at the Beaches Branch Library. The program for the meeting, "Flowers in Transition," will be presented by Susan Michal. Michal will discuss camera room tips and techniques for creating images from her book, "Flowers in Transition.

Rezoning for development access faces county

Beaches1
Thursday, January 28, 2016
The application to rezone a .26-acre parcel from Ponte Vedra by the Sea Planned Special Development to Multiple Family Residential to allow access to a 10-acre parcel has been scheduled for a Board of County Commission hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 2.

Beaches Energy to cut power costs

Beaches1
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Beaches Energy customers will see a drop in their electric bills effective Feb. 1 when the city will reduce the cost of electricity by $3 per 1,000 kilowatt hours.

Jacksonville Beach talks to Jax about taking over fire service

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Thursday, January 28, 2016
Jacksonville Beach city officials are talking to the county about the possibility of Jacksonville taking over fire protection services for the Beach city. City Manager George Forbes confirmed this week that he has been talking to Jacksonville officials the last two years about the possible change.