May 16, 2023Jacksonville moves up eight spots on Best Places to Live listU.S. News and World Report ranked Jacksonville the 16th best place to live in the U.S. Sarasota was tops in…By Tom Szaroleta - Florida Times-Union
May 12, 2023Looking for a place to retire? Forbes likes Jax.Jacksonville was the only city in Florida to make Forbes’ list of the best places to retire.…By Tom Szaroleta - Florida Times-Union
February 28, 2023Shadows take the spotlight in new Cummer Museum showThe artwork of Anila Quayyum Agha features elaborate, internally lit metal sculptures that explore the link between light and shadow.…By Tom Szaroleta - Florida Times-Union
January 20, 2023Big changes coming to Jacksonville’s concert venuesRenovations are planned at the Florida Theatre and Ponte Vedra Concert Hall that will force each to close for several…By Tom Szaroleta - Florida Times-Union
January 12, 2023The National Anthem will rock again at Jaguars gameDerek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi will perform the National Anthem for Saturday’s playoff game against the Chargers.…By Tom Szaroleta - Florida Times-Union
January 6, 2023After 30 years, Karpeles Manuscript Museum to close in JacksonvilleThe museum is one of more than a dozen around the country to display founder David Karpeles’ collection of rare…By Tom Szaroleta - Florida Times-Union
January 4, 2023Jacksonville ‘theater kid’ returns home with ‘Aladdin’Joshua Kenneth Allen Johnson attended Jacksonville’s Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. In “Aladdin,” He’ll appear on the same stage where…By Tom Szaroleta - Florida Times-Union
December 28, 2022New Year’s Eve fireworks: What’s on tap in JacksonvilleJacksonville sure does love its fireworks displays. You can find the skies over Downtown exploding in colorful sparks on the…By Tom Szaroleta - Florida Times-Union
December 2, 2022Jacksonville teen creates eye-popping holiday light showHigh-tech wizardry and old-school technology blend to create a holiday light show in Mandarin. Caleb Wolfram, 19, has spent countless…By Tom Szaroleta - Florida Times-Union
December 2, 2022Lash the gorilla dies at Jacksonville zooThe oldest silverback gorilla at Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens has died at nearly 46. Lash had lived at the zoo…By Tom Szaroleta - Florida Times-Union
November 10, 2022Pete’s Bar bash is back with a hitch — the ClydesdalesThe annual Pete’s Giving event in Neptune Beach on Thanksgiving Day will have some famous visitors this year — the…By Tom Szaroleta - Florida Times-Union