Millers Creek Board approves 2017-18 budget
The Millers Creek Special Tax District Board came three steps closer to seeing its dredging project become a reality during its meeting March 21 at Havana Jax Café in St. Nicholas. During the meeting, the board approved its budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year, just in time for the City of Jacksonville’s April 1 deadline. […]
If These Walls Could Talk: A Very, Very, Very Fine House
If the walls in newlyweds Dr. Katie Stender and Taylor Neilly’s 1913 Aladdin Kit house in Historic Ortega could sing perhaps they would choose the lyrics to “Our House” by Crosby, Stills and Nash. “Our house is a very, very, very fine house, with two cats in the yard (in this case, make that four […]
Southern tradition showcased at annual ball
[su_slider source=”media: 36356,36360,36359,36358,36357″ link=”lightbox” width=”620″ height=”420″] Five Southern Belles made a grand entrance under raised swords at the 48th Annual Confederate Ball, held March 4 at the Florida Yacht Club in Ortega. This year’s Belles include Elizabeth Grich, whose Confederate ancestor is William Derr, a 2nd Lieutenant in the Virginia Cavalry; Hannah Arnold, whose ancestor […]
Another step completed for removal of derelict boat
City Council has approved three grant agreements to appropriate nearly $53,000 to remove three derelict vessels, including one in the Ortega River, from Jacksonville waterways. Ordinance 2017-99 authorizes the Small-Scale Derelict Vessel Removal Project Agreement between the City of Jacksonville and the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) for $30,000; a grant of $11,275 from the […]
Working group established to evaluate 2030 Mobility Plan’s first five years
T.R. Hainline, Ortega Forest resident and attorney and shareholder at Rogers Towers, has been named as chair of the Mobility Plan Working Group, a joint appointment by the Office of the Mayor and the City Council President. The group was formed to evaluate the 2030 Mobility Plan, established in 2010, and Chapter 655 of the […]
JCCI evolves as leader of new PACT
An organization with beginnings that date back more than 125 years has rebranded itself in order to survive. The Jacksonville Community Council Inc. (JCCI) announced in February the evolution of its organization from a stand-alone entity leading the civic engagement process to a civic pact called the Citizen Engagement PACT. This announcement comes nearly a […]
Bald eagle fledglings take flight in Ortega
Ortega residents have been on high alert, waiting for two new bald eagles to develop wings large enough to venture from their Yerkes Park nest. For the past couple of weeks, neighbors have been observed sitting in the park or standing in their yards or in the middle of McGirts Boulevard keeping their eyes on […]
Southbank apartment complex construction right on track
Except for a “couple of weeks” delay due to Hurricane Matthew, construction on Alliance Residential’s Broadstone River House $26.6 million Southbank housing complex has been progressing pretty much according to plan. “Things have been going along smoothly,” said Tim Graff, vice president of development for Alliance Residential. Planned for the site, which is adjacent to […]
