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Featured image for “DeSantis wants to stop ‘intrusive’ checks on boaters”
February 12, 2025

DeSantis wants to stop ‘intrusive’ checks on boaters

Gov. Ron DeSantis says FWC officers use boat safety inspections as a pretense to pull over boaters.…
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February 12, 2025

San Sebastian Winery plans marketplace with restaurant

The proposal includes a restaurant, retail building and additional surface parking adjacent to the winery..…
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February 12, 2025

Legislators reject ‘bailouts’ for condo owners

Condo owners shouldn’t expect the state to pay for complying with new state laws after the Surfside collapse.…
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February 11, 2025

Jacksonville raises residents’ trash fees

The annual fee that Jacksonville residents pay for trash collection is going up, after a 12-to-7 vote by the City…
Featured image for “Lawmakers move to block development at state parks”
February 11, 2025

Lawmakers move to block development at state parks

The state last year proposed lodges, pickleball courts and other development at Anastasia State Park and eight others.…
Featured image for “Troubled Serenata Beach Club reopens under new owners”
February 11, 2025

Troubled Serenata Beach Club reopens under new owners

The private club, purchased by Kevin Merritt and Lynda-Culhane Merritt, is now called the South Ponte Vedra Ocean Club.…
Featured image for “Adams and Forsyth will soon become 2-way streets again”
February 11, 2025

Adams and Forsyth will soon become 2-way streets again

Resurfacing could begin as early as this week as the one-way streets revert to two-way traffic.…
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February 11, 2025

COVID pushed kids outdoors. Now they’re into birdwatching.

More young birder groups are popping up for teens and tweens who enjoy getting outdoors together to gawk at wildlife.…
Featured image for “Florida lawmakers call another special session on immigration”
February 11, 2025

Florida lawmakers call another special session on immigration

The latest session reflects new cooperation between the Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis.…
Featured image for “Nights of Lights needs more county funding, St. Augustine says”
February 10, 2025

Nights of Lights needs more county funding, St. Augustine says

St. Augustine’s latest Nights of Lights set new records for attendance, and city leaders say they need more cash if…
Featured image for “Shad Khan’s company buys Downtown fairgrounds”
February 10, 2025

Shad Khan’s company buys Downtown fairgrounds

The fair is leaving the site near EverBank Stadium and moving to West Jacksonville.…
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February 10, 2025

Downtown’s resurrection is on the horizon, city says

Riverfront Plaza will open late this year, one of several projects coming together on the Downtown waterfront, city officials say.…
Featured image for “Inductions are next week for Florida Artists Hall of Fame”
February 10, 2025

Inductions are next week for Florida Artists Hall of Fame

Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd and St. Augustine artist Roger Bansemer will be inducted into the Artists Hall of Fame.…
Featured image for “Historic cemetery bulldozed to build home in Putnam County”
February 10, 2025

Historic cemetery bulldozed to build home in Putnam County

Local historians say cemetery headstores have been offered for sale after the landowner graded the property.…
Featured image for “Aldi sells Winn-Dixie chain to investor group”
February 10, 2025

Aldi sells Winn-Dixie chain to investor group

A consortium of private investors has acquired Southeastern Grocers, Winn-Dixie’s parent company.…
Featured image for “What the Duval School Board’s travel spat says about shifting politics”
February 9, 2025

What the Duval School Board’s travel spat says about shifting politics

The Duval School Board voted against sending a member to serve in a leadership role with a group others perceive…
Featured image for “Land swap for UF could bring new riverfront tower”
February 7, 2025

Land swap for UF could bring new riverfront tower

The Downtown Investment Authority is proposing a swap of two city-owned riverfront properties with Gateway Jax.…
Featured image for “Prosecutors say they discussed ‘nothing’ with witness after he alleged ‘false testimony’”
February 7, 2025

Prosecutors say they discussed ‘nothing’ with witness after he alleged ‘false testimony’

Prosecutors say nothing came of a meeting with a witness who said he gave “false testimony” in the Bridegan murder…
Featured image for “Duval jail settles lawsuit for $300K in inmate’s death”
February 7, 2025

Duval jail settles lawsuit for $300K in inmate’s death

Jail inmate Dexter Barry never received the medication he needed after a heart transplant. He died a few days later.…
Featured image for “Southwest and Breeze add flights at Jacksonville airport”
February 7, 2025

Southwest and Breeze add flights at Jacksonville airport

Southwest is adding a flight to Austin, Texas, and Breeze has begun flying to New Haven, Connecticut.…
Featured image for “JAXPORT leaders project confidence amid tariff, Panama Canal uncertainty”
February 6, 2025

JAXPORT leaders project confidence amid tariff, Panama Canal uncertainty

Business diversity and investments in infrastructure are keeping officials optimistic at JAXPORT, Florida’s largest port by container volume.…
Featured image for “Couple sues after Sea-Doo pontoon flips on toddler”
February 6, 2025

Couple sues after Sea-Doo pontoon flips on toddler

Fifteen-month-old Vianca Grullon was trapped under the Sea-Doo Switch after it flipped on Black Creek.…
Featured image for “Trash fee increase still uncertain despite mayor’s support”
February 6, 2025

Trash fee increase still uncertain despite mayor’s support

Mayor Donna Deegan says she supports increasing the fee to cover the costs of collecting trash.…
Featured image for “February’s rapid warmup could bring an early spring”
February 6, 2025

February’s rapid warmup could bring an early spring

For the next few weeks, expect warmer temperatures and drier weather across Florida.…
Featured image for “Fernandina Beach rejects bioethanol plant”
February 6, 2025

Fernandina Beach rejects bioethanol plant

The plant proposed by Rayonier Advanced Materials had met significant community pushback.…
Featured image for “Jags hire new offensive coordinator from Vikings”
February 6, 2025

Jags hire new offensive coordinator from Vikings

The Jaguars’ new offensive coordinator is Grant Udinski, who was assistant offensive coordinator/assistant quarterbacks coach in Minnesota.…
Featured image for “Star witness recants testimony in Bridegan murder case”
February 6, 2025

Star witness recants testimony in Bridegan murder case

Henry Tennon stated during a court hearing that he wanted to recant his testimony in the high-profile slaying of Jared…
Featured image for “Duval school officials respond to fears over federal immigration rules”
February 5, 2025

Duval school officials respond to fears over federal immigration rules

ICE agents have not come to local schools, but local officials are thinking about how to respond.…
Featured image for “Historic Mayport lighthouse may get a new home”
February 5, 2025

Historic Mayport lighthouse may get a new home

The Mayport Lighthouse Association wants to move the 166-year-old lighthouse from the naval base to Mayport Village.…
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February 5, 2025

Pediatric center coming to palliative care facility

Community Hospice & Palliative Care has begun construction of the Dorion Family Pediatric Center in Mandarin.…
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February 5, 2025

ARTS PICKS | Feb. 7-9

3 things to see this weekend: A new painting exhibit at MOCA, a dance world premiere in Jax Beach, and…
Featured image for “Main Street program sparks historic Eastside corridor”
February 5, 2025

Main Street program sparks historic Eastside corridor

Florida Avenue Main Street aims to transform A. Philip Randolph Boulevard into a bustling business district.…
Featured image for “Higher trash fees headed for final City Council vote”
February 5, 2025

Higher trash fees headed for final City Council vote

Three of four City Council committees voted in favor of the proposed increase.…