Celebrate. Appreciate. Educate. The First Coast Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and numerous others in the region, will do all three…

Jacksonville sheriff candidates Lakesha Burton (D) and T.K. Waters (R) answered questions about crime, police misconduct, money and more during…

The NFL realizes it has a coaching diversity problem and the Jaguars are actively addressing it. When the Jaguars kick…

The vacant MedMen building in Five Points could be on the verge of sparking back to life, ending years of…

A Jax Today Q&A with Audrieanna Burgin Audrieanna Burgin could not resist coming home. Burgin is a Jacksonville native and…

Photos and captions by Dennis Ho | Editing by Matthew Shaw | Intro by Jessica Palombo The Eastside, or Out…

Bobby Graham doesn’t trust the city of Jacksonville. The lifelong Eastside resident has seen too many promises go unfulfilled to…

The inaugural Jacksonville Civil Rights Conference this past weekend explored how the city can move beyond its segregated history and…

With the August primary in the books, and most races going to runoff elections November 8, the Jacksonville Today team…

Voters across Florida cast ballots Tuesday in the state’s first primary elections after redistricting changed the lines for Congress and…

JEA and FPL say they’re ready to restore power quickly no matter what happens this hurricane season, but the Florida…

John Rutherford will return to Congress for a fourth term in the House of Representatives. The Jacksonville congressman defeated challengers…

Two Jacksonville City Council members fell short in their bids to springboard to seats in the state Legislature in Tuesday’s…

Tuesday’s municipal special elections narrowed the field in races for sheriff city council and decided another council seat.…

The Duval school district is getting another financial boost from voters. With 53% of the vote, Duval voters on Tuesday…

Tuesday’s primary election will likely begin to close the book on a three-decade run of Black congressional representation in Jacksonville,…

Jacksonville sheriff candidate T.K. Waters says he “inadvertently” remained registered to vote at an old address while waiting for his…

As protesters and advocates pushed for immediate emergency action, City Council granted itself more time to debate one of the…

Math teacher Tiffany Scott contacted News4JAX excited to share the news that George Washington Carver Elementary School had increased its…

Publix Super Markets Inc. tried to tie down every detail of opening in East San Marco, but then the rain…

Mike Favo peered through plexiglass into a precision laser-cutter machine Aug. 3 on the factory floor at JinkoSolar (U.S.) Inc.’s…

The Starbucks Coffee shop at 9940 Southside Blvd. near the Bank of America office park is being renovated into drive-thru-only…

Some Duval Schools teachers say they spent their planning week peeling rainbow Safe Space stickers and posters that indicate LGBTQ…

The Jaguars lost their second straight preseason game on Friday night, falling 24-13 to Cleveland. Jacksonville led 13-0, however, when…

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority may be one of the solutions to Duval County’s school bus driver shortage. Later this month,…

Luke Whipple started the customer line at 4:45 a.m. Aug. 11 for the 7 a.m. opening of the East San…

Challenger Tanya Hardaker and incumbent Charlotte Joyce are facing off to represent District 6 on the Duval County School Board.…

The Jacksonville Today team is answering your voting questions ahead of the August 23rd primaries. A hot topic? The Duval…

A timeworn 99-year-old Catholic church in Springfield is being renovated by members of a traditionalist Catholic group whose congregation has…

A federal judge on Monday questioned part of a new Florida law that restricts the way businesses can address race-related…

What is Jacksonville Today? Florida State College at Jacksonville students answered that question through images.…

Two candidates are running in Duval County School Board District 2, a non-partisan race. The August race, which would normally…

Four Democrats are on the August ballot for the newly drawn state House District 14. The previous District 14 was…

The Duval County School Board is asking property owners to pitch in more for public schools. All Duval voters are…

Local dirt hauler Dale Carter’s decision to run this year for the Clay Board of County Commissioners was met with…

A researcher at FSU says climate change fueled displacement of residents is a looming “existential crisis” for Jacksonville and other…

Kyle Lampkin and Michael Behfar are monetizing one of the most mundane parts of adulting: doing laundry. The two childhood…

Five candidates – four Democrats and one Republican – are vying to fill the Jacksonville sheriff’s seat, following Mike Williams’…

Nine candidates are vying for Jacksonville City Council in the August 23rd election, as sitting council members Reggie Gaffney and…

With less than five weeks remaining until the August primaries, a third of the 97,999 Duval voters who requested vote-by-mail…

Extreme heat is the deadliest form of hazardous weather and Jacksonville will soon have data showing how the city is…

Cheri Randolph is a homebody. She prefers cooking a meal for her boys and the other mundane activities that turn…

Duval County Public Schools has taken down a 12-minute anti-bullying video that taught middle and high school students how to…

Almost 150 new laws will take effect in Florida on Friday, including some that opponents are still trying to stop:…

JAXPORT is on pace for another record-setting year in container volume, a volume that would not be possible without its…

The parent company of Florida’s largest utility has announced plans to expand its use of solar energy and other renewable…

A Jax Today Q&A with Vince Evans Vince Evans stood against a wall, listening and nodding as Rep. Sheila Jackson…

Jacksonville’s recently resigned sheriff, Mike Williams, isn’t the only one who was policing the county while living somewhere else. Data…

Shontae Jackson does not need to be told how devastating it can be when a family member’s life is shockingly…

Dara Davis started All Construction Group, a company she operates out of her home on Jacksonville’s Northside, in March of…

Jacksonville’s office of general counsel is set to weigh in by 2 p.m. Thursday on whether Sheriff Mike Williams should…

Jacksonville has secured millions in funding for resilience projects and the city expects to get a lot more by the…

A Jax Today Q&A with Joe Bruno Joe Bruno, a former executive at Wells Fargo, claimed this month in The…

The Jacksonville Today team is answering your housing questions, as rents in the region have climbed by more than twice…

In response to Florida’s new, critic-dubbed “Don’t Say Gay” law, Duval County Public Schools plans to slash the district’s decade-old…

Celebrating the city’s two centuries of history – warts and all – was the challenge the Jacksonville Historical Society was…

The Duval County School Board is set to meet Tuesday morning to discuss an update to its LGBTQ support guide,…

More than 90% of all greenhouse gas emissions from large facilities in Jacksonville can be traced back to JEA and…

Rent prices  in the Jacksonville metro area have increased by more than 30% since the start of the pandemic —…

The first time I truly understood the power, the potential and grace of journalism was when I screwed up. I…

A driver shortage in Jacksonville triggered missed garbage pickups by the thousands. Through it all, the men and women who…

Construction will begin soon on a new water and sewer system in American Beach, the historically African American community in…

The Environmental Leadership Program at the University of North Florida is preparing students to be future environmental leaders through training…

Jacksonville mom Krista Jones is buying beans instead of meat for protein. It’s one of the creative steps she’s had…

While stormwater ponds do offer benefits, new research from UF indicates that they may be delivering a net disservice by…

The Duval County Courthouse is certainly a sight to behold. With its precast concrete and steel facade, the 800,000-square-foot, seven-story…

Fleming Island state Sen. Jennifer Bradley says her bill would get rid of a subsidy that utility customers without rooftop…

Plus, 5 takeaways from the City Council election Republican Nick Howland will be sworn in on Jacksonville’s City Council Wednesday,…

With election day fast approaching, the race to fill the at-large Jacksonville City Council seat left vacant by the late…

As the pace of development in the city’s urban core continues to ramp up, Jacksonville’s Downtown is beginning to look…

Early voting is underway in the race to fill the Jacksonville at-large city council seat vacated by the late Tommy…

In Wes Anderson’s new film, The French Dispatch, Julian Cadazio (a huckster of substantial means played by Adrien Brody) is…

When it comes to climate change, many of Koonin’s views — as expressed in his book and in prior speaking…

Researchers at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville are studying how a naturally occurring bacteria could be used to…

Through his art, Jacksonville photographer Doug Eng is trying to help people gain more of an appreciation for the natural…

Companies including Florida Blue and Johnson and Johnson are signing onto a new program from JEA that allows corporations to…

It’s just after 5 p.m. on the Monday before Thanksgiving. Artist and Professor Dustin Harewood dons a paint-splattered denim apron…

A city reliant on heritage tourism struggles to protect its most valuable assets.…

The term First Coast is synonymous with Jacksonville and its four surrounding counties: Clay, Nassau, Baker and St. Johns. A…

The Age of Cognizance, which opened this month, is the Yellow House’s first in-person exhibit in nearly two years. A…

One of Florida’s top climate scientists says the Biden administration’s new infrastructure bill isn’t a climate panacea but, he says,…

When Ingrid Carias began working in the Duval County Public School system around 2014, there were about 5,500 students the…

Introduction by Matthew Shaw | Photographs and captions by Toni Smailagic When Toni Smailagic brings out his camera, it seems,…

Introduction by Matthew Shaw | Photographs and captions by Michael Rakim The first time I saw the work of Wesley…

Experts say electrification of trucks and cars would be an essential step toward canceling out America’s yearly greenhouse gas emissions…

Introduction by Matthew Shaw | Photographs and captions by Leighton Hoey As someone who has spent the last half-decade or…

Atlantic Beach-based landscape photographer Tom Schifanella trains his lens on Jacksonville’s natural beauty.…

Anne Coglianese, Jacksonville’s first Chief Resilience Officer, has been on the job since July, 2021. She has been tasked with…

The vast majority of the more than 1.7 million households in Florida that have flood insurance policies through the National…

The story behind Florida’s new laws that strip cities of their ability to fight climate change.…

In 1898 the St. Johns River went about 18 feet down at its deepest point. Now it’s about 40 feet…

Compared with Nashville, Jacksonville is doing relatively little to reduce its carbon footprint and does not have a climate action…

Many cities around the country now have proven examples of green infrastructure — Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York, Portland and St.…

The city of Jacksonville is playing catch-up when it comes to addressing climate change, but it’s now poised to take…

Many are worried that Florida’s powerful investor-owned utilities are pushing regulators to scale back the state’s rooftop solar policy, as…

Environmental advocacy has long been dominated by white voices, even as people of color are more affected by climate change…

Faith-based efforts like Green Spirits are increasingly popping up around the country as Christians — many of them young —…

Sea level rise isn’t a hypothetical future issue in low-lying areas of Jacksonville. It’s forcing people to make life-changing decisions…

As the holiday season approaches and residents look ahead to the annual Nights of Lights festival an old enemy is…

Local weathercasters are well positioned to help educate the public on climate change, which researchers say is necessary before people…

A riled-up Atlantic Ocean has been biting off and swallowing huge chunks of Northeast Florida beaches during fierce storms in…

Julia Nesheiwat is Florida’s Chief Resilience Officer  Update: Julia Nesheiwat assumed the position of Florida’s first-ever Chief Resilience Officer in July…

Sean Lahav is the Resiliency Coordinator for the Northeast Florida Regional Council What does a resiliency coordinator do?   A…

Shane Corbin is the City Manager of Atlantic Beach  What in your background prepared you to work in Atlantic Beach?  …

Richard Leon is Jacksonville’s Urban Forestry Manager   What is an urban forestry manager? What do you do?  Half the city…

Lauren Watkins teaches people how to talk about climate change as the Director of Behavior Change Strategies for Impact By…

Adam Rosenblatt is an assistant professor of biology at the University of North Florida  Tell me about the letter you…

After pulling out of a national resiliency initiative in 2016, the city is working on its own adaptation plans.…

City planners can use new data to maximize conservation projects’ impact.…

Letting the market dictate solutions is the prevailing mantra.…

The Heritage Monitoring Scouts are helping the state decide which pieces of history to save and which to abandon.…

“Climate change will affect the Department of Defense’s ability to defend the Nation and poses immediate risks to U.S. national…

What’s good for today’s economy isn’t so great for tomorrow’s earth.…

The city of Jacksonville is offering to buy out homes in a flood-prone riverfront neighborhood.…

The race is on to deal with Florida’s 2.6 million ticking stink bombs.…

As coastal property values drop, the economic effects could ripple inland.…

In Florida, sellers don’t have to disclose flood damage. So how can buyers assess the risk?…

The Florida grasshopper sparrow is the continent’s most endangered bird. Climate change isn’t helping.…

A South Florida builder is trying to make prefabricated chic.…