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Mayport ferry gets civic support from two Beaches communities in formal action
The Florida Times-Union Metro News
Feb 07Jacksonville Beach and Neptune Beach city councils approved measures Monday to support continued operations of the St. Johns River Ferry Service. read more »
Lap cat Tuff
Jacksonville.com And The Florida TimesUnion
Feb 07Tuff is a seal-point Tonkinese. This 7-year-old is very loving and enjoys being a lap cat. He is current on his vaccines. Find him at the St. Johns County Pet Center, 130 N. Stratton Road, just off U.S. 1 between County Road 210 and International Golf ... »
Hooch
Jacksonville.com And The Florida TimesUnion
Feb 07Four-year-old Hooch is a Labrador mix is crate-trained and gets along well with the other animals at the St. Johns County Pet Center. He is an inside dog and loves to run and play with children. Hooch is already neutered and microchipped; he is also up... »
Addition to House transportation bill would allow groups to operate Mayport Ferry
Jacksonville Local NewsJacksonville.com And The Florida TimesUnion
Feb 07State Rep. Lake Ray, R-Jacksonville, will be adding language to the House's 133-page transportation bill that would pave the way for a group of public or private entities to operate the Mayport Ferry. Ray said that there are no specific organizations i... »
Spelling bee champions compete for Northeast Florida title Feb. 18 in Jacksonville
Jacksonville Local NewsJacksonville.com And The Florida TimesUnion
Feb 07Fifteen of Northeast Florida’s best spellers will take the stage at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, as the Florida Times-Union Regional Spelling Bee Championship comes to the Jacksonville Public Library’s Hicks Auditorium at 303 Laura St. N. Winners of thei... »
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Breaking Ground wins $1.3M renovation of Ed Ball Building
The Jacksonville Blog
Feb 06The Breaking Ground Contracting Co. will be doing $1.3 million of renovations at the city of Jacksonville’s Ed Ball Building. Breaking Ground received a building permit Feb. 3 for renovations to the basement, the first, fifth and sixth floors of the Do... »
Super Bowl thoughts from business tweeps
The Jacksonville Blog
Feb 06There was no shortage of Super Bowl commentary on Twitter from the Jacksonville business community. A selection of thoughts, in 140 characters or less, from business tweeps throughout the night: Wally Lee, president of Jax Chamber, @WallyLeeJax: “What ... »
Eleven Principles for Creating Great Community Places
Metrojacksonville.com
Feb 06Sometimes instead of dreaming of big ticket and expensive public financed projects for downtown revitalization, it's better to take a step back and attempt to understand the basics of what makes a space great. With this in mind, Project For Public Spac... »
Jacksonville science and environment February 6 - 12, 2012
Examiner Jacksonville Edition
Feb 05Enjoy these opportunities to learn more about Jacksonville's natural environment.Durbin Creek Paddle TrailOn Monday, February 6 the Sierra Club's Northeast Florida Group will host a presentation on the massive effort to restore Durbin... »
Valentine's Day celebration at Bistro Aix
Examiner Jacksonville Edition
Feb 05Bistro Aix has been in our top two restaurants in Jacksonville for two years running (it's a toss up with Azurea at One Ocean Resort). [For more on both these restaurants, check out our list of the... »