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Jerome Brown BBQ Holds 10th Senior Community Day
Since 1997, Jerome Brown’s BBQ has been a staple in Duval’s Northside community. The family restaurant is operated by family members: father Jerome, mother Joann and daughter Katrina. For ten years, the Brown’s have held their annual ‘Senior BBQ & Ice Cream Social,’ at their new location on Lem Turner Road. Hosted by former congresswoman Corrine Brown, seniors enjoyed a free specialty prepared lunch, music and socializing with community elders. Hundreds of BBQ lovers converged on the location for a day of food, fun and frolic. With assistance from sponsors, the event served thousands of BBQ chicken and ribs to guests along with ice cream and lemonade, “We just want to continue to thank the community for their support. As we are blessed we have to bless others,” shared Joann Brown.
Florida school district grades are out for 2024. How did Duval, St. Johns, Clay schools do?
New state-issued grades released Wednesday kept Duval County schools a “B” school district for another year, although the number of A-graded Duval schools shrank despite a statewide increase. Thirty-one Duval schools (not counting charter schools) received A grades, down from 40 a year earlier in the second year of a new performance-measuring system...
Here's why standing near a tree during a storm is dangerous
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Seven people have been killed in the U.S. this year by lightning and two of them have been in Florida. Based on the past 10 years, the U.S. averages 12 lightning deaths through July 22. A 19-year-old man was struck and killed Sunday, June 30...
Scholastic spark: UF-bound Viera High grad awarded $20,000 robotics scholarship
A decade of interest in robotics for Viera High graduate paid off for Samantha Walsh, who recently was surprised to learn she'd won a $20,000 scholarship from Florida Power and Light's FIRST Robotics program. Every year, FPL awards the FIRST Robotics Scholarship to one Florida student with an interest in an engineering or...
24 SW Florida high school football questions we have entering the 2024 season
We're just about a month out from the Friday Night lights turning on for what promises to be a terrific 2024 high school football season. As we reflect on the wild ride that was the 2023 season, which included walkoff wins and intense rivalries, we have about a million questions heading into the upcoming fall slate.
Senior center receives $260K boost for dementia care and mental health. What that means
Baker Senior Center Naples has been awarded $260,000 from the state to address demand for dementia respite support and mental health counseling. The funding comes from the state Department of Elder Affairs, which receives numerous requests from elder-related organizations around the state, said Jaclynn Faffer, president and chief executive officer of the Baker center.
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