May 25, 2023
New construction and a strong real estate market will generate nearly $112 million extra in property taxes at the current…
May 15, 2023
Confederate monument pedestal removed from James Weldon Johnson Park
The obelisk was the last remaining piece of a 125-year-old Confederate monument in the heart of Downtown Jacksonville.…
May 9, 2023
Feds raid JinkoSolar, delaying vote on expansion
Homeland Security served a search warrant at the plant on the Westside. Authorities would not detail the reason.…
May 5, 2023
Confederate monuments unresolved as legislation dies
An attempt to stop local governments from moving historic monuments off public land won’t come up for a final vote…
May 5, 2023
Lawmakers add big-ticket projects for Jacksonville area
The proposed state budget includes $75 million for a UF campus in Jacksonville and $30 million to replace cranes at…
May 1, 2023
Feds still must sign off before fairgrounds can move
The fairgrounds would be built on land the city received from the U.S. Navy after the closure of Cecil Field.…
April 13, 2023
Downtown on the cusp of 10,000 residents
A total of 24 residential projects have either opened since 2018 or are under construction in Downtown Jacksonville.…
April 10, 2023
Potential UF campus in Jacksonville faces test in Legislature
The Florida House and Senate budgets include vastly different amounts for a University of Florida campus in Jacksonville.…
March 29, 2023
UF Health gets $10 million from city for new trauma center
UF Health Jacksonville, the region’s only Level 1 trauma center, also got $80 million from the state.…
March 23, 2023
Analysis: Where Davis and Deegan got their votes
Mayoral candidate Donna Deegan got support across the city in Tuesday’s election. Daniel Davis won on the Westside, Ortega, Mandarin…
March 20, 2023
Mayoral candidates split on Confederate monuments
Like voters themselves, Democrats favor removal of Confederate monuments, and Republicans would leave the monuments in place.…
March 8, 2023
City Council members line up behind UF campus in Jacksonville
Thirteen of 19 City Council members have cast votes in committees this week in favor of a new University of…
March 6, 2023
UF Jacksonville campus clears first committee on 7-1 vote
The legislation would commit Jacksonville to up to $20 million as the first installment of $50 million over three years.…
February 21, 2023
UF requests $50 million from Legislature for Jacksonville campus
The University of Florida plans a campus in Jacksonville that would specialize in high-skilled technology in health care and financial…
February 9, 2023
Mayoral candidate LeAnna Cumber rebuffs panel investigating her
Jacksonville mayoral candidate LeAnna Cumber is under investigation in connection with a privatization proposal for JEA in 2019.…
January 25, 2023
Apartment deal canceled for River City Brewing site
Jacksonville has terminated a development agreement with the Related Group to build RD River City Brewery Apartments on the Southbank.…
January 13, 2023
Jacksonville mayoral candidates locked in for wide open race
The candidates to replace Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry include four Republicans, two Democrats and an independent.…
January 11, 2023
Nine Jacksonville City Council members turn down pay raises
All of the council members who refused raises for themselves will be on the March ballot.…
December 29, 2022
Jacksonville files appeal in redistricting fight
The long and winding road to a new map for a handful of Jacksonville City Council districts could go right…
December 27, 2022
City Council president vows action on Confederate monuments
Jacksonville City Council President Terrance Freeman said that when the calendar flips into 2023, he intends to bring the long-running…
December 27, 2022
JEA eyes solar farms and new natural gas plant in coming years
As utilities roll out plans for how they will cut back on greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change,…
December 16, 2022
JEA may raise electric rate, but bills could fall anyway
A JEA rate increase proposed in April for the “base rate” portion of electric bills would fall heaviest on customers…
December 1, 2022
Stage is set for judge’s decision on Jacksonville redistricting
Candidates and voters will know in the next three weeks what the boundaries will be for Jacksonville City Council districts…
November 18, 2022
Could San Marco flooding be solved by 2024?
San Marco is known for its historic homes, eclectic shopping and dining, riverfront views and street flooding. The part about…