A son on the left with his mom at a table. She is wearing a colorful patterned shirt of red, orange, green and yellow.

Overhead photo of a table with turkey, Thanksgiving sides, and a bouquet of flowers.

Overhead photo of two Thanksgiving sides on a table. The dishes contain dressing and cranberries.

Straight ahead photos of a salt and pepper shaker designed as two farmers. The one on the left is a boy holding an ear of corn. The girl on the right holds a pumpkin in two hands and has a sunflower on her hat. They are both smiling.

Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours. #Thanksgiving #Grateful

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms! Thinking of the bonus moms, step moms, and those who are missing loved ones today. Sending love especially to those who can’t be with their mothers or family today, because of health or other reasons.

Feels great to get your mom discharged from the rehab hospital after a battle with pneumonia and back to something closer to normal on Mother’s Day. She is sitting in her chair knitting, which she enjoys. And she had a chocolate covered cherry, which is one of her favorites.

Great to see Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis and Saralyn Sapp Grass, the CEO of the Kids Hope Alliance, supporting an outstanding foundation.

Congratulations to Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Boselli & the incredible team at The Boselli Foundation on today’s “Tailgate with Tony” event. The event featured a discussion w/ Tony Boselli, Fred Taylor & Kevin Hardy — and there were many great supporters of The Boselli Foundation in attendance.

We will work with TED and our outstanding production partners — Sight & Sound Productions and Kennetic Productions — to make these TEDx talk and performance videos available to the TED community and the world.

Here's a bucket list item — and an incredible honor — to help kick off a TEDx conference in my hometown.

Huge thanks to our hard-working volunteer team and everyone who made TEDxJacksonville 2023 possible.

Photo by Amanda Rosenblatt, TEDxJacksonville

Two hours away from TEDxJacksonville 2023: Human/Nature!

Rethreaded CEO Kristin Keen at the podium accepting the award.

Beautiful night and beautiful people supporting the arts in Jax.

Congratulations to Arts Awards winner Rethreaded, CEO Kristin Keen, former Jax First Lady Molly LeFeber Curry, the talented artists including Kate Garcia Rouh, that created the project giving hope to victims of human trafficking.

Sunrise at beach

Good morning from Jax Beach. Rise and make it a great day.

Sondra R. Fetner of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund presenting.

Lucy Cheng of Cathedral Arts Project and Karen Feagins of PNC unveiled the details of an exciting new project that brings students to engage in the arts and visit the Florida Theatre.

Map of Downtown Jacksonville

This morning, we also heard great updates from Sondra Fetner of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund and Kady Yellow & Jake Gordon of DVI.

Lucy Cheng of Cathedral Arts Project and Karen Feagins of PNC unveiled the details of a new project that brings students to engage in the arts. #FidelityAssociate

Laura Schepis, Chief External Affairs Officer at JEA, presenting to more than 25 people.

Thanks to Laura Schepis, Chief External Affairs Officer at JEA, for her detailed presentation at the Downtown Vision Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting today.

Thankful for her work ethic and commitment to residents — and proud to be in Class of ‘24 of Leadership Jacksonville with her. #FidelityAssociate

“What separates us from the animals, what separates us from the chaos, is our ability to mourn people we’ve never met.” — Author David Levithan

Enjoy the good times.

If you see a fellow Jaguars fan unhappy today — because they “only” won by 10 on the road in the NFL against a division rival — you know what to do.

Today, the Jags matched their 2020 win total. #DUUUVAL

“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.” — Frank Herbert

20 years! Congrats to Chris Kennelly and Kennetic Productions on their 20th anniversary. Great party, Keagan!

Kennetic’s technical proficiency and creative work has been essential to making TEDxJacksonville videos stand out in the crowd globally. You should hire them.

TEDxJacksonville conference Human/Nature graphic

Join us October 14th for inspiring ideas, unique experiences, and conversations that matter. TEDxJacksonville 2023 Human/Nature will feature 10 speakers, three live performances, engaging activities, and much more. Event details: www.eventbrite.com/e/tedxjackso...

Leadership Jacksonville bag

First day of Leadership Jacksonville Retreat for the Class of 2024. Humbled and grateful to be in this class of leaders.

#LJ2024 #LeadershipJacksonville

Spigen silver wallet

Spigen: Wallet will fit 12 cards.
Me: Fits 13 cards.

“Limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.” — Michael Jordan

#BeLikeMike

We had a great little after-party at Ruby Beach Brewing — and we appreciated their team for the warm welcome and all they are doing to create a vibrant downtown.

We’re grateful to our hosts at The Jessie and their outstanding team — including Mark Walker, Amanda, Xavier & Michelle.

Fantastic leadership by TEDxJacksonville Executive Producer Jeanmarie Grimsley and a hard-working volunteer team.

TEDxJacksonville panel — from left: moderator Laura Phillips Edgecombe, Alex Sifakis, Kady Yellow, Ennis Davis, AICP, and Sondra R. Fetner.

Huge thanks to our insightful and engaging TEDxJacksonville panel — Ennis Davis, AICP, Sondra R. Fetner, Alex Sifakis, Kady Yellow, and moderator Laura Phillips Edgecombe — for a lively conversation at the sold-out TEDxJacksonville Salon: Downtown: A City Rediscovering Its Center.

TEDxJacksonville ticket holders should have received an update today via email on the upcoming SOLD-OUT event on Monday. Read more about the location, parking, check-in, & more here: https://mailchi.mp/250f058f7d7c/change-begins-with-listening-to-one-another-8293653?e=a36eaa934d #TEDxJacksonville

TEDxJacksonville ticket holders should have received an update today via email on the upcoming SOLD-OUT event on Monday.

Read more about the location, parking, check-in, & more here:
mailchi.mp/250f058f7d7c/change-begi... #TEDxJacksonville

Sold out graphic: The TEDxJacksonville event on August 14 is now sold out.

Our upcoming TEDxJacksonville event, Downtown: A City Rediscovering Its Center, is now sold out.

We're grateful for the support of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund for this TEDxJacksonville event on August 14. Since moving the event to the Great Hall at The Jessie, we've now sold out the larger space.

The TEDxJacksonville salon event will be held August 14 at the Jessie Ball duPont Center, located at 40 East Adams Street. The program will begin at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $12 each.

TEDxJacksonville Salon: Downtown: A City Rediscovering Its Center Join us Monday, August 14 for Downtown: A City Rediscovering Its Center, a TEDxJacksonville Salon on the state of downtown development.

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• Kady Yellow, Senior Director of Placemaking, Downtown Vision Inc.
• Laura Phillips Edgecombe, Dir. of Development & Strategic Partnerships, Build Up Downtown www.eventbrite.com/e/tedxjacksonville-salon...

The TEDxJacksonville panel:
• Ennis Davis, Principal, Community Planning Collaborative
• Sondra Fetner, Director of Placemaking, the Jessie Ball duPont Fund
• Alex Sifakis, President, JWB Real Estate Capital
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Panelist Sondra Fetner

Panelist Alex Sifakis

TEDxJacksonville graphic Event: Saturday, August 14

Downtown: A City Rediscovering Its Center, a TEDxJacksonville Salon, will bring this panel together to share their vision for downtown's growth and updates on work to strengthen our city's center. www.tedxjacksonville.com/downtown-a-city-rediscov...

Photo of Moderator Laura Phillips Edgecombe.

Photo of panelist Ennis Davis.

Photo of panelist Kady Yellow.

Graphic image of TEDxJacksonville event.

What's next for downtown? Join us at our next TEDxJacksonville event to hear from experts and stakeholders on the future of downtown on Monday, August 14 at 6:00 p.m. at The Jessie. Details: www.tedxjacksonville.com/downtown-a-city-rediscov... #TEDxJAX

Graphic for TEDx event — organized by TED x Jacksonville. Event details in the graphic are below. The event is Downtown: A City Rediscovering Its Center Date: Monday, August 14 Time: 6:00 p.m. Venue: The Jessie Ball duPont Center, 40 E. Adams St., Jacksonville, FL 32202

What’s next for Downtown Jax? Join us Monday, August 14 at 6:00 p.m. at the Jessie Ball duPont Center for Downtown: A City Rediscovering Its Center, a TEDxJacksonville Salon.

Details: www.eventbrite.com/e/tedxjacksonville-salon...