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 […]
Plucky giant chicken finds new roost in Riverside
Snacker has a new home, her fourth in the past seven years, but this one is her forever home. The giant orange chicken recently flew the coop from Hemming Park, where she has been on display since April 2016, staring at park visitors and passers-by from between her scrawny chicken legs when she wasn’t gawking […]
Pi Day takes on new meaning at Landon Middle School
It is not in Timothy Feagins’ job description to be duct-taped high up on the wall of the cafeteria and pelted with whipped cream pies, but as principal of Julia Landon College Preparatory School, Feagins didn’t seem to mind. “Anything for the kids,” he said. Throwing pies in Feagins’ face during lunch in the school […]
Elite runners visit Sanctuary on 8th, thrill students and teachers
Some of the top-ranked runners in the world visited children in the afterschool program at Sanctuary on 8th Street on March 10 to share stories about their love of running and to participate with the kids in a fun-filled relay race. As has become a tradition over the past eight years, Richard Clark Fannin, coordinator […]
Opening Day never gets old
Little pitchers, catchers and fielders were suited up and ready for baseball season to begin March 11 at Opening Day for the Murray Hill Athletic Association. Drawing from nearby Ruth N. Upson Elementary School, students and staff participated in the festivities, which included a parade of teams, a flag-raising by Upson students Camron Hartley and […]
