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Jacksonville Today Editor Jessica Palombo grew up in Jax and is happy to be raising her own kids here. Her work as a journalist has been recognized with national and statewide awards, and her bylines include NPR, Jacksonville Magazine and Experience Magazine. She has a master’s in Broadcast and Digital Journalism from Syracuse University. In her previous life, you may have seen her on stage at one of Jacksonville’s community theaters. Her favorite breakfast is the double down biscuit from Sweet Theory.
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December 8, 2022

Jacksonville Beach Elementary evacuated because of bomb threat

Jacksonville Beach Elementary is cleared after a bomb threat caused an evacuation Thursday morning. “All students and staff are safe,…

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KaCheryl Gantt, born and raised on the Eastside, is the sole proprietor of the Avenue Grille on A. Philip Randolph, and has simultaneously run the kitchen and cash register for nine years. “It’s been good actually for me,” she says, referring to the 2019 announcement of a new soccer stadium to be built nearby. “Everyday it’s been getting better. I didn’t even have to close during Covid.” Because her family owns property close to the construction site, Gantt stands to gain from the eventual opening of the stadium. But it’s the citizens of the Eastside that keep her restaurant going. “As long as I have the support of the neighborhood, I don’t see myself leaving.”
August 31, 2022

PHOTO ESSAY | Eastside Jax ‘on the right path’

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

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60 Minutes' Lesley Stahl visits a Northside rental owned by Toronto-based Tricon Residential | 60 Minutes, CBS News
March 22, 2022

’60 Minutes’ takes on the Jax rental market

A young couple recently moved to Jacksonville, planning to buy a starter home. Instead, they find themselves still in a…

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June 27, 2019

‘Retreat’ not an option for a California beach town, but it’s already happening in Duval County

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