Teen influencers in the I'm A Star Foundation will host “Young, Gifted & Black,” a broadcast highlighting young changemakers. more

The third annual Teens Take a Stand Benefit Concert will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, at Ponte Vedra High School. Once again, the event will support the Betty Griffin Center in St. Johns County and Hubbard House serving Duval and Baker counties. more

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Network Realty is hosting a Mega Open House weekend on Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19. more

What is it to be community-minded? Picking up trash and attending community forums to be better informed about local issues are ways residents can contribute to making neighborhoods thrive. These not-so-small acts represent the physical manifestations of what community-mindedness is. Learning to see the world around you as an extension of yourself and to feel responsible for it — that’s what it is to be community-minded. more

The fourth annual Beaches Tour of Homes kicked off Dec. 7, featuring 13 Jacksonville, Atlantic and Neptune Beach homes available for viewing. more

The We Can Be Heroes Foundation held a Pearl Harbor Day Breakfast with Our Heroes Dec.7, honoring World War II veterans and Gold Star Families. more

What is your favorite restaurant? more

The Recorder has a regular garden columnist, Kathy Esfahani, of Kathy’s Creative Gardens & Nursery. Read her column for garden-growing tips in Northeast Florida. more

Nocatee residents Sam and Angie Lacey are passionate about maintaining an organic diet. Recognizing that their community was also very health-conscious and that organic options in the area were spare, they decided to open a juice bar that catered to this need. more

The Malivai Washington Youth Foundation held its first virtual gala, “A Night of Hope,” sponsored by Merrill Lynch, on Oct. 9, which raised more than $213,000. These funds will allow the foundation to continue serving hope to hundreds of children and families in Jacksonville through its comprehensive youth development program. more