21 hours ago
Blue Angels grounded for Jax Beach air show
The U.S. government shutdown forced the Blue Angels to back out of this weekend’s Sea and Sky Air Show.…
22 hours ago
Jacksonville’s airport expansion hits a milestone
The last girder was put in place for the new Concourse B at Jacksonville International Airport.…
22 hours ago
Two Cummer exhibits explore meaningful landscapes
The Cummer’s two new visual art exhibits explore painting and watercolor landscapes as sites of memory.…
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23 hours ago
Drug-related deaths fall in Northeast Florida
Drug-related deaths locally and statewide decreased dramatically last year for a variety of reasons.…
1 day ago
Ousted St. Johns fire chief wins $500,000 in lawsuit
A jury found St. Johns County breached the contract rights of former Fire Chief Scott Bullard.…
1 day ago
Melissa brings flooding and landslides to the Caribbean
Melissa is bringing severe flooding to the Dominican Republic and could hit Jamaica as a major hurricane this weekend.…
2 days ago
Duval School Board’s scaled-back request to hire own attorney will go to Tallahassee
A compromise bill says the city’s top counsel would have the final say over legal opinions issued by the school…
2 days ago
Immigrant rights group blasts Clay County driver checkpoints
The Jacksonville Immigrant Rights Alliance says driver’s license checkpoints on Friday could be a tactic to round up immigrants.…
2 days ago
#AskJAXTDY | Why is JEA replacing pipes near me again?
A Jacksonville Today reader wonders whether pipe replacement in San Jose duplicates work done earlier.…
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2 days ago
Purple Olive restaurant moves to former Gypsy Cab space
Purple Olive will open Friday on Anastasia Island after 21 years in St. Augustine Beach.…
2 days ago
Cellphone restrictions boost outcomes in Florida schools
Student test scores and problematic behaviors improved after cellphone restrictions took effect.…
2 days ago
St. Augustine Airport Authority loses another commissioner
Jennifer Liotta is the fourth Airport Authority board member to resign this year.…
3 days ago
New nonprofit would mete out Eastside community benefits funds
The nonprofit would manage the $40 million in public funds the Eastside will receive under the stadium community benefits agreement.…
3 days ago
Saralyn Grass dismissed as CEO of Kids Hope Alliance
Grass had faced questions about whether her private consulting business conflicted with the Kids Hope Alliance.…
3 days ago
Historic Riverside church gets answer to renovation prayer
Riverside Church at Park and King received a $359,534 national grant to rehabilitate its 99-year-old sanctuary.…
October 22, 2025
Parking issue heads to the ballot in Fernandina Beach
City commissioners declined to kill a plan for paid parking downtown. Instead, voters will decide next year.…
October 22, 2025
Execution set in convenience store killing in Palatka
Richard Barry Randolph is scheduled for execution Nov. 20 for raping and killing his former boss.…
October 21, 2025
Tropical Storm Melissa crawls across the Caribbean
Melissa could become a hurricane by the end of the week, but will it pose a threat to Florida?…
October 21, 2025
St. Johns County will not join lawsuit over development law
More than 20 municipalities are suing Florida over a new law that restricts local development.…
October 21, 2025
State CFO visits First Coast to reimburse police for ICE costs
Local law enforcement received payments for the costs of helping ICE arrest illegal immigrants.…
October 21, 2025
JU President Tim Cost moves on to become chancellor
Tim Cost has led Jacksonville University for 14 years and will become chancellor in June or July.…
October 21, 2025
Winn-Dixie scales back to focus on Florida
Southeastern Grocers is rebranding as The Winn-Dixie Co. and selling stores in several states.…
October 21, 2025
UNF President Moez Limayem is leaving for USF
Limayem served as dean of the business school at the University of South Florida before coming to Jacksonville.…
October 20, 2025
Bakery helps federal workers weather the shutdown
The Pie Heaven Bakery Cafe in Atlantic Beach is offering free pot pies for unpaid workers during the shutdown.…
October 20, 2025
Honoring the 7 who died on Sapelo Island gangway
Four Jacksonville residents were among those killed during a Gullah Geechee celebration at Sapelo Island one year ago.…
October 20, 2025
Eastside benefits agreement structure set for City Hall vote
Eastside investment through Jacksonville’s Community Benefits Agreement funding will be considered in an on Oct. 22 meeting at City Hall.…
October 20, 2025
When does Florida typically get its last tropical threat?
Hurricane Kate struck the Florida Panhandle on Nov. 21, 1985, a rare tropical threat in November.…
October 17, 2025
A chill in the air at EverBank Stadium … literally
JEA says chilled water is a growing method of cooling buildings, including the stadium and the Four Seasons.…
October 17, 2025
Palatka officials continue to discuss embattled city manager
City commissioners will meet again Monday to consider complaints about City Manager Marcia Carty.…
October 17, 2025
Brunswick judge resigns after DUI at Jacksonville club
Judge Robert W. Guy was charged after a truck was hit outside Wacko’s Gentlemen’s Club on the Southside.…
October 17, 2025
Ascension St. Vincent’s will expand maternal telehealth
Ascension received a telehealth grant that could help address infant mortality in Duval County.…
October 17, 2025
Buckman Bridge backups could continue until spring
FDOT crews are closing lanes on the Buckman Bridge on weekends to replace metal joints.…
October 17, 2025
Lawmakers unveil ideas to reduce property taxes
Floridians may see these property tax proposals on the 2026 ballot.…
October 17, 2025
Goodbye rainy season; hello cold fronts
As rainy season ends, some areas of North Florida are still dealing with a worsening drought.…
October 16, 2025
2 Putnam County cops fired over double-dipping
Putnam sheriff’s Lt. Michael Wells and Detective Elias Rivera are accused of stealing $8,000 for unworked hours.…
October 16, 2025
Unusual roundabout opens after 4 months in Murray Hill
FDOT says the roundabout at Post Street and Old Roosevelt Boulevard will alleviate traffic congestion.…
October 16, 2025
Preston Haskell makes $12M gift to Jacksonville University
The university will name its Public Policy Institute after Haskell, a longtime contributor and founder of The Haskell Co.…
October 16, 2025
How La Nina could shape our winter weather
NOAA has declared that a La Niña is underway, with wide-reaching implications for weather.…
October 16, 2025
WHAT TO DO | ‘Mortality and Mourning’ tour; Saturday Sounds; Sunday Funday Market
A creepy candlelight tour in St. Augustine, a dance party at Friendship Fountain, and a Sunday Funday market in LaVilla…
October 15, 2025
Downtown Jacksonville Starbucks wins city incentives
The Starbucks franchise holder now will turn their attention to construction in the Bank of America Tower Downtown.…
October 15, 2025
Orange Park Mall restricts teens on Fridays and Saturdays
Anyone younger than 18 will need a parent or guardian with them to enter Orange Park Mall on those days.…
October 15, 2025
JWB helps renters with down payments during housing crisis
JWB helped eight families buy homes by contributing $20,000 to each of them for down payments.…