Lakeside marinas announce changes
The Marina at Ortega Landing, owned by Chicago-based Bixby Bridge Capital LLC, will be under new property management effective Sept. 1. Currently managed by Mango Bay Vacation Rentals under the leadership of Warren Hickernell, the 10-year-old marina will be rebranded under Island Global Yachting Marinas (IGY Marinas), based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Occupancy of the […]
Big Fishweir Creek still unnavigable 10 years later
When The Resident launched its first issue in January 2007, the lead story on the cover focused on sediment runoff in Little Fishweir Creek, an urban tributary of the St. Johns River, approximately four miles south of downtown Jacksonville. Neil Armingeon, St. Johns Riverkeeper at the time, worked with the City of Jacksonville’s Environmental […]
Roosevelt Square Mall landlord issued $68.5 million mortgage loan
Although Chick-fil-A has recently re-opened after renovating the dining room, expanding its kitchen, and adding a drive-thru bypass lane, there has been no signs of any other development at Roosevelt Square Mall. While no plans or construction schedules have been released, Dewberry Capital was issued a $68.5 million five-year mortgage through Roosevelt Square Limited Liability […]
Foster families get a break
The children call her “Mama Mia,” or “Miss Amelia,” and although she modestly says she’s not exceptional, there probably is a special place in heaven reserved for Amelia Frazer Day. Over the past seven years, the stay-at-home mother of three has brought more than 50 foster care children into her Miramar home, filling in as […]
Jacksonville native now goalkeeper for Armada FC
As a pioneer moving from the team’s development program to its highest-level professional squad, Kyle Nasta feels a sense of pride and responsibility each time he dons the Jacksonville Armada Football Club’s navy blue and white kit. After starting six games for the Armada’s Under-23 development squad last year, the Episcopal School of Jacksonville and […]
Jewish women experience Israel on ‘momentous’ journey
Twenty local Jewish mothers participated in an exclusive “Momentum” journey to Israel June 26-July 3 in a partnership between the Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project (JWRP) and Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs. Among the women participating were Avondale resident Colleen Bell, medical director for behavioral health at the IM Sulzbacher Center, and Kimberly McDonough of Monclair, […]
Firefighters help relieve patient stress with new home theatre
Thanks to a retired Jacksonville firefighter and two-year volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House of Jacksonville, guests at the local lodge can now enjoy family movie nights at a brand-new theatre on the campus. John Peavy, a 34-year veteran of the Jacksonville Association of Firefighters, got the idea during the renovation and expansion of Ronald […]
Riverkeeper releases report, claims ‘deep dredge is economically infeasible’
Within two weeks of unanimous approval by the JAXPORT Board of Directors to begin the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening Project, the St. Johns Riverkeeper released a new report by a leading international port and shipping expert who “finds the proposed dredging of the St. Johns River to be ‘economically infeasible.’” According to the report, Dr. Asaf […]
