Dr. Saman Soleymani, CEO/president of Avecina Medical, is rewarding three incoming ninth-grade students with a new iPad and a ride to or from school in an exotic car on the first day of the 2019-2020 school year. One student from each county, Clay, Duval and St. Johns, will be selected based on merit, final 2018-2019 grades, and school and community involvement. more

For 25 years, Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry has held “Back to School with BEAM” every August, providing clothes and school supplies to beaches-area children who are challenged financially to get outfitted for the new school year. In these early days, Episcopal student Vance Berry volunteered to help sort clothes for BTSWB with his classmate and friend Lance Wolfson, whose mother, Karen, founded the organization. more

Five years into the journey of building community and government support for roadway improvements in Ponte Vedra Beach, the Board of the Citizen’s Traffic Task Force announced approval of the first round of funding for intersection improvements along A1A. Thanks to the strong support from both the Northeast Florida Legislative Delegation and St. Johns County leadership, the final state budget for 2019-2020 includes $500,000 earmarked for Florida A1A corridor intersection improvements in Ponte Vedra Beach. more

For 25 years, Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry has held “Back to School with BEAM” every August, providing clothes and school supplies to beaches-area children who are challenged financially to get outfitted for the new school year. more

On Wednesday, July 24, the new bakery-café Panera in Ponte Vedra Beach opened for breakfast at 10 a.m. For many residents, however, the opening caught them off-guard and some customers were even irate. more

The Rolling Stones recently returned to Jacksonville to rave reviews. The legendary band electrified the crowd at TIAA Bank Stadium and one of the pithier and most repeated comments was that frontman, Mick Jagger, “still moved like Jagger.” This was not the Stones’ first trip to Jacksonville. more

District 4 Commissioner Office Hours at Ponte Vedra Beach Library District 4 Commissioner Jeremiah Ray Blocker will host office hours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 2 at the Ponte … more

“It’s the story, of a lovely lady…” appeared on TV for the first time in 1969. Half a century later, the show remains in reruns on cable. Try getting the Brady Bunch theme out of your head for the rest of the day. more

Ponte Vedra area residents who take A1A south to St. Augustine will experience continuing changes in traffic patterns at San Marco Avenue. Construction to reconfigure and widen the intersection of San Marco Avenue, West San Carlos Avenue and May Street began in 2017, but because of weather delays the projected summer 2019 completion date has been pushed to late 2019. more

It’s an exciting time for the SenioRITAs at Sawgrass. This year marks the 20th anniversary of their efforts to provide funding for research, education, equipment and patient care programs through the SenioRITAs at Sawgrass Women’s Tennis Tournament. more