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Playball Prospects Accepting Donations
Twelve kids need immediate help to play baseball!
Medford, OR: Playball Prospects, a non-profit, advanced training program for baseball, is looking for donations for their scholarship program. There are currently twelve kids, ages 9-17, in need […]
Code Revision Update Kickoff Event and Volunteer Opportunity – by Andrea Lerner Thompson, Chair, Committee for Citizen Involvement
The City of Jacksonville is currently recruiting volunteers to serve on a five-member Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) to review and edit proposed revisions to the Jacksonville Land Development Code with possible amendments to the Comprehensive […]
EA Luetkemeyer Pens Tale
Jacksonville author EA Luetkemeyer is pleased to announce the release of his second novel, Penitentiary Tales: a Love Story. Called “an insightful and at times darkly disturbing glimpse into an institution rarely entered by most […]
Anna Elkins Releases New Book
Jacksonville poet-painter Anna Elkins just released a new book, Living Large on Little: How to See the Invitation in Limitation. The Jacksonville Review caught up with her to find out more.
What does it mean to […]
Calling All Book Lovers – Rebel Heart Books Suggests Holiday Reading
The Review consulted with the best sources in town for some holiday reading recommendations for you book lovers out there and for you book gift givers alike! Here’s a few suggestions from Eileen and Marcella […]
Bella Thinks Pink!
This October, Bella Union restaurant raised $2500 and donated it all to Providence Hospital for their breast cancer awareness program. Co-owner Christian Hamilton (pictured here on the right) said the funds were raised by selling […]
Garden Club Holiday Greens Sale is Friday, December 6th
People from all over the Valley love to come to Jacksonville during the holiday season to enjoy Victorian Christmas with the decorations and lights that adorn downtown. The Jacksonville Garden Club contributes to the festive […]
A Fall and Winter Hiking Wonderland – by Clayton Gillette
Trail Talk – December 2019/January 2020
As I write this month’s Trail Talk, the dry fall continues. Trails around Jacksonville (and farther afield) are in excellent shape. Our trail volunteers have identified a few places that […]
Celebrate 2019 Victorian Christmas in Jacksonville! – by Peggy Dover
“And it was always said of him (Ebenezer Scrooge), that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us!” […]
The Human Element – A Documentary Movie
Earth, Air, Fire, and Water are touted in astrology as the basic elements of matter. They feature profoundly in myth and magic. To these, we should add the human element since, even in the arena […]