Daily Archives: December 8, 2014

Jacksonville University clearing site of former boys’ home

Jacksonville University is taking visible steps to expand its riverfront Arlington campus. The private school will demolish 10 buildings at the former Boys’ Home Association Inc. property it bought immediately south of its campus. The home closed several years ago. Those buildings sit on the 38.6-acre site that JU acquired in June for $3.3 million.…

Sebring’s downtown Sadie Kahn Park dedicated

SEBRING — Decades ago, Sadie Kahn, who along with her husband, Mike Kahn, were pioneer residents of Sebring, allowed the city to use a small plot of land near the Nan-ces-o-wee Hotel as a park area, provided that it was maintained. “They didn’t take care of it very well,” recalled Marvin Kahn, a son of…