Locally-produced film premieres, nears movie deal
Less than 24 hours after a private showing of the latest Duane A. Sikes Productions short film, “Ortega River Rats,” Sikes received an offer for feature film distribution from a film distributor. The premiere of the “concept” film was held Jan. 21 at the Sun-Ray Cinema for a standing-room-only crowd of cast, crew and supporters. […]
Doggy daycare and ‘people’ pub proposed for Brooklyn area
Dog parks are great places to let your pooch romp with other four-legged friends, but what do you do in the meantime? Kanine Social thinks it may have a unique answer. Owners Daniel Moffatt and Dustin Fries plan to repurpose nearly 12,000 square feet of an existing 15,434-square-foot warehouse at 580 College Street for a […]
Former filling station to house Nashville barbecue franchise
First Coast Energy, which owns and operates Daily’s convenience stores, recently demolished a long-defunct station at 5344 Ortega Blvd. to make way for a business of a different kind. Instead of putting in a Daily’s, the company will lease the property to Ortega residents Virginia and Todd Ogletree, who will own the first Jacksonville franchise […]
More restaurants planned for Brooklyn area
City of Jacksonville property, known as the Jug Handle, in Brooklyn is being considered for commercial/retail development. The Jug Handle is used as a storm water retention basin and includes a turnoff for motorists exiting the Acosta Bridge and desiring to enter the Florida Times-Union property across Riverside Avenue. In July 2017, the Downtown Investment […]
I-95 Southbound Traffic Shift begins Jan. 13 on Overland Bridge
Southbound Interstate 95 traffic will shift into a new configuration just south of the San Marco Boulevard exit Saturday, January 13 beginning at 8 p.m., weather and schedule permitting. Motorists should be advised this is a major traffic shift and will alter the way they exit onto the Atlantic Boulevard and U.S. 1 (Philips Highway) […]
Quit smoking, lose weight tops resolutions lists
Local physicians share tips for a healthier new year Stop smoking now. That initiative, along getting sufficient exercise, eating healthy food, and losing weight if needed, should top everyone’s list of 2018 New Year’s resolutions, according to most local health care professionals. “If you smoke, stop! If you are thinking about smoking, don’t start,” said Dr. […]
South Shores resident unhappy with mis-identification
Gary Ulrich is very happy in his 85-year-old South Shores home. In fact, he loves his whole neighborhood, but said he was not happy to see it identified by Jacksonville media as flood-prone and eligible for a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) buy-out. Reed’s Subdivision – the area under scrutiny – is actually mostly west […]
First District Court of Appeal hears appeal in The Roost case
Nearly a year after Duval County Circuit Court Judge Kevin Blazs rendered a decision to accept a motion to dismiss an appeal regarding a restaurant proposed in Riverside, the appeal was heard Dec. 14 in Tallahassee by the First District Court of Appeal. The arguments were heard by Judge Timothy D. Osterhaus, Judge Scott Makar […]
