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Featured image for “Changes coming to Crispy’s restaurant in Springfield”
June 12, 2025

Changes coming to Crispy’s restaurant in Springfield

A new ownership group is changing the business name and renovating the upstairs to add a lounge area.…
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June 11, 2025

Mayport’s ferry will sail again Friday after ramp repairs

The ferry has been out of service since hitting a ramp while departing Mayport Landing in May.…
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June 11, 2025

WHAT TO DO | Alex Trendler Reads Your Mind; Amp farmers market; Batty bike tour

A mentalist show, the Amp’s farmers market and a batty bike tour are What to Do this weekend, June 13-15.…
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June 11, 2025

St. Augustine Airport takes back its old name

The Northeast Florida Regional Airport is returning to the name it had 15 years ago: the St. Augustine Airport.…
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June 11, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Why is Amazon blocking Atlantic Boulevard?

A Jacksonville Today reader says a westbound lane is sometimes blocked, leading to traffic backups.…
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June 11, 2025

Old Hastings High to soon become First Coast Technical College campus 

Originally built in 1924, Hastings High School is on the National Register of Historic Places.…
Featured image for “Mayo Clinic in Jax will offer groundbreaking cancer therapy”
June 11, 2025

Mayo Clinic in Jax will offer groundbreaking cancer therapy

A new Mayo Clinic facility will be the first in North America to treat aggressive cancers with carbon ion therapy.…
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June 11, 2025

Airplane maker tax break, Downtown board independence, air-quality study pass City Council

The Jacksonville City Council had a full slate Tuesday night which included a $20 million incentives agreement to bring start-up…
Featured image for “State approves conservation deals in North Florida”
June 11, 2025

State approves conservation deals in North Florida

The state will spend nearly $118 million to conserve about 76,000 acres, including land in Baker, Clay and Putnam counties.…
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June 11, 2025

Undocumented immigrants shouldn’t benefit from city grants, Jax Council votes

Mayor Donna Deegan “has concerns” about legislation passed by City Council that adds requirements to city grants to identify funding…
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June 10, 2025

Land swap for UF campus paves way for riverfront development

The city is acquiring a LaVilla office building for the University of Florida while giving a developer 1 acre at…
Featured image for “Brooke’s Law, named for former Mayor Curry’s daughter, among laws DeSantis signs”
June 10, 2025

Brooke’s Law, named for former Mayor Curry’s daughter, among laws DeSantis signs

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed four bills into law at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement regional operations center in Jacksonville.  …
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June 10, 2025

Warning of property fraud, St. Johns Clerk pushes email alerts

How to sign up for alerts that could save your home in the event of property fraud.…
Featured image for “Downtown Investment Authority board selects Baltimore’s Colin Tarbert as new CEO”
June 10, 2025

Downtown Investment Authority board selects Baltimore’s Colin Tarbert as new CEO

Colin Tarbert, the longtime Maryland development executive picked to be the Downtown Investment Authority’s new CEO said the Jacksonville job…
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June 9, 2025

Duval DUI death sparks $10.5M in damages to family

The driver who hit and killed an FSCJ student in early 2023 must now pay a $10.3 million settlement to…
Featured image for “Travis Hunter buys $3.275M home in Deerwood Country Club”
June 9, 2025

Travis Hunter buys $3.275M home in Deerwood Country Club

The Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft pick Travis Hunter joins several team veterans buying a home in the city’s first gated…
Featured image for “Pearl Square in Downtown Jacksonville evolves, expands”
June 9, 2025

Pearl Square in Downtown Jacksonville evolves, expands

Developer Gateway Jax says its Pearl Square project, now encompassing nine properties, will provide “everything an individual may need on…
Featured image for “Jacksonville officials break ground on new affordable housing in Durkeeville”
June 6, 2025

Jacksonville officials break ground on new affordable housing in Durkeeville

Groundbreaking on five new affordable homes in Jacksonville’s Durkeeville neighborhood Friday comes on the heels of a new UNF poll…
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June 6, 2025

St. Augustine restaurateurs to open two new eateries this summer

St. Augustine restaurant owners Genie and Jeff McNally are launching two new eateries while construction is underway on the new…
Featured image for “Jacksonville Journey Forward seeks $3 million budget for literacy, chronic absenteeism”
June 6, 2025

Jacksonville Journey Forward seeks $3 million budget for literacy, chronic absenteeism

The Jacksonville Journey Forward board made budgetary suggestions for the 2025-26 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 during its monthly…
Featured image for “Brown sues Trump administration for ‘illegal’ removal as NTSB vice chair”
June 6, 2025

Brown sues Trump administration for ‘illegal’ removal as NTSB vice chair

Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown is suing President Donald Trump’s administration in federal court, challenging what the suit calls his…
Featured image for “As If! 90s Fest in St. Augustine sees third postponement”
June 6, 2025

As If! 90s Fest in St. Augustine sees third postponement

As If 90s Fest, scheduled for June 21, announced Wednesday it would be postponed for a third time and ticket…
Featured image for “Appeals court hears bid to revive Jacksonville Confederate monuments lawsuit”
June 5, 2025

Appeals court hears bid to revive Jacksonville Confederate monuments lawsuit

A Jacksonville civil rights attorney asks a federal appeals court to allow his suit against Confederate monuments to go ahead.…
Featured image for “State appeals social media ruling”
June 5, 2025

State appeals social media ruling

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier quickly appealed after a federal judge Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking a…
Featured image for “Deegan appoints 27-year city employee as planning director”
June 5, 2025

Deegan appoints 27-year city employee as planning director

Jacksonville’s interim Planning Director Helena Atalla Parola has been nominated as the Planning and Development Department’s permanent leader. …
Featured image for “Sulzbacher secures funds to build homeless ‘workforce housing’ for men”
June 5, 2025

Sulzbacher secures funds to build homeless ‘workforce housing’ for men

Jacksonville-based homelessness services nonprofit Sulzbacher has secured the financing to start construction on phase I of its $37 million Enterprise…
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June 5, 2025

Active shooter drill held at Mayport Middle School

An active shooter drill saw Jacksonville police and Beaches city officers join together for the first time Thursday to handle…
Featured image for “WHAT TO DO | Garden Walk; Red Caps ballpark night; Fernandina Pride”
June 5, 2025

WHAT TO DO | Garden Walk; Red Caps ballpark night; Fernandina Pride

Negro Leagues history at the ballpark; Fernandina’s annual LGBT Pride celebration and Washington Oaks Gardens State Park are What to…
Featured image for “LIFT JAX selects Travis Williams as president and CEO”
June 5, 2025

LIFT JAX selects Travis Williams as president and CEO

Travis Williams, an Eastside resident who joined the LIFT JAX in 2021, is the nonprofit’s new chief executive officer.…
Featured image for “St. Johns County teen’s death spurs federal language proficiency bill”
June 4, 2025

St. Johns County teen’s death spurs federal language proficiency bill

St. Johns County is supporting an effort in Washington D.C. that would permanently require truck drivers to pass an English…
Featured image for “Friday’s ‘Skip Day’ could crowd the waters off Bayard Point”
June 4, 2025

Friday’s ‘Skip Day’ could crowd the waters off Bayard Point

The annual “Skip Day” at Clay County’s Bayard Point could see upwards of 7,000 people on the water on Friday,…
Featured image for “UF president pick rejected”
June 4, 2025

UF president pick rejected

Florida’s state university system’s Board of Governors has blocked the UF Board of Trustees’ pick to lead the state’s flagship…
Featured image for “#AskJAXTDY | Who decides which creek gets dredged?”
June 4, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Who decides which creek gets dredged?

A Jacksonville Today reader asks what qualifies a specific creek for dredging by the city.…