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JEA headquarters is at 225 N. Pearl St. | Jacksonville Daily Record
2 hours ago

JEA employees happy on the job, but survey rates leadership lower

The survey polled 59% of JEA’s administrative and frontline workers as a City Council investigation continues.…

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Men joined in the fight to prevent domestic violence at the 16th annual Stand Up & Stride Domestic Violence Awareness Walk in Jacksonville in 2025. | Hubbard House
4 hours ago

Hubbard House’s new initiative helps men prevent domestic violence

Hubbard House’s “Not My City” program aims to help men prevent violence and become a positve influence.…

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Fans that are part of a cooling system are seen on the roof of a data center April 27, 2026, in Hillsboro, Oregon. | Jenny Kane, AP
4 hours ago

St. Johns County is latest to consider moratorium on data centers

County Commissioner Ann Taylor said moratoriums in other counties make St. Johns a “sitting duck” for a data center.…

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6 hours ago

The best way to lower home prices? There may be many answers

Baker County needs more affordable homes, but building is not the only answer, experts say.…

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After filing for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, West Marine Inc. said it is closing 59 stores, including two in the Jacksonville area. | Special to the Jacksonville Daily Record
8 hours ago

West Marine closing 2 Northeast Florida stores after bankruptcy filing

Nationwide, West Marine will close 59 stores, but three will remain open in the Jacksonville area.…

Featured image for “Hello, I’m Elizabeth Caldwell, Jax Today’s new investigative reporter”
Elizabeth Caldwell interviews a protester June 9, 2025, outside City Hall in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Protesters were opposing the deployment of the Marines and National Guard to Los Angeles. | Mike Simons
1 day ago

Hello, I’m Elizabeth Caldwell, Jax Today’s new investigative reporter

I’m a Fort Myers native who traveled to every continent on Earth before landing in Jacksonville.…

Featured image for “Bold City closing Downtown tavern but will continue to brew in Jax”
Bold City Brewery was one of the first craft breweries in Jacksonville. | Jacksonville Daily Record
1 day ago

Bold City closing Downtown tavern but will continue to brew in Jax

Bold City said it would move its brewing equipment to its production facility on Rosselle Street.…

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Cameras on Duval County school buses will capture images of people passing illegally. | Nancy Guan, WUSF
1 day ago

#AskJAXTDY | Who gets the money from Duval school bus tickets?

Duval Schools ticketed thousands of drivers last month for passing school buses illegally. See where the money went.…

Featured image for “Civil rights rabbi to visit St. Augustine, 60-plus years after his arrest with MLK”
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at a rally at St. Paul AME Church in St. Augustine on June 11, 1964. | AP
1 day ago

Civil rights rabbi to visit St. Augustine, 60-plus years after his arrest with MLK

Rabbi Allen Secher is the last surviving rabbi in a group arrested for protesting segregation.…

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Johnson & Johnson's manufacturing campus for ACUVUE lenses is at 7500 Centurion Parkway. It also is building a distribution center near Jacksonville International Airport. | Johnson and Johnson
1 day ago

Johnson & Johnson to invest $1B in vision operations in Jacksonville

The healtcare company plans to invest in advance vision manufacturing and packing for ACUVUE contact lenses.…

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Photo of the Royal Palm Pointe Fountain in Vero Beach.
1 day ago

The hottest temperatures ever recorded in Florida aren’t as hot as it seems

Florida is known for its sunshine and heat, but the state’s hottest air temperature is actually lower than nearly every…

Featured image for “LaVilla heritage trail is unveiled at Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park”
From left, Jacksonville City Council member Ju'Coby Pittman, Mayor Donna Deegan and urban planner Ennis Davis observe one of the heritage markers that were placed as part of the LaVilla Lift Ev’ry Voice & Sing Heritage Trail. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
June 12, 2026

LaVilla heritage trail is unveiled at Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park

The LaVilla trail features 22 markers that celebrate history and culture within the Downtown Jacksonville community.…

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June 12, 2026

Adventure Landing site headed for redevelopment in St. Augustine

A site plan calls for demolishing Adventure Landing and replacing it with five commercial outparcels.…

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Clark Bros. is one of two Riverside restaurants that announced it is closing. | News4Jax
June 12, 2026

Two Riverside restaurants closing; Amici in St. Augustine could be next

Clarke Bros. and Prospect Five Points announced they will close, and Amici in St. Augustine said it might.…

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June 12, 2026

Colorado State predicts fewer storms in updated hurricane season forecast

Colorado State now predicts 13 named storms, including six hurricanes and two major hurricanes.…

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Hundreds gather to grieve on June 12, 2018, outside of the Pulse Nightclub. Ten years after the Pulse Nightclub shooting, the community remains changed both in ways of pain and grief, but also in embracing communities from around the region, experts say.
June 12, 2026

10 years after Pulse, a community’s heartache, grief and growth

Experts, family, and community members weigh in what is widely considered Orlando’s darkest day.…

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Gov. DeSantis calls for a special session during a news conference in Tampa. | The Florida Channel
June 12, 2026

Lawsuit challenges ballot wording on property tax reduction

Two former elected officials and a nonprofit group allege that the property tax issue is misleading.…

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Jacksonville's Hodges Stadium has served as the site of U.S. Open Cup matches as well as USL Championship and Gainbridge Super League contests amid the city's post-pandemic commitment to men's and women's professional soccer. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
June 11, 2026

Jacksonville’s soccer culture grows alongside World Cup return

Jacksonville soccer clubs will host World Cup watch parties Friday as USMNT faces Paraguay in 2026 World Cup.…

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June 11, 2026

Local developers still want to buy Duval Schools’ headquarters

Three companies have submitted bids for the school district’s headquarters, which has been for sale for about a year.…

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A fake tree with lit butterflies graces the main gathering area of the new Dorion Family Pediatric Center at Community Hospice & Palliative Care in Mandarin. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
June 11, 2026

Community Hospice pediatric center in Mandarin is a first for Florida

The hospice assembled all of its pediatric services in a new facility built inside the main center.…

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Susan King, president and CEO of Feeding Northeast Florida, helps during the regional food bank's 2024 Thanksgiving food giveaway. | Feeding Northeast Florida
June 11, 2026

Leader of Feeding Northeast Florida announces her retirement

Susan King plans to stay on until Feeding Northeast Florida finds a replacement later this year.…

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The Riverview Collective Community organization, as well as other groups, installed more than a dozen oyster reefs into the shore at Riverview Park on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. The installation could allow for an additional 300 gallons of water filtration in the Trout River on a daily basis. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
June 11, 2026

Volunteers plant oyster shell habitats in effort to help clean waterways

More than 30 people carried 84 of the 30-pound oyster habitats into the Trout River at Riverview Park.…

Featured image for “DeSantis signs bills linked to Duval school district and Cecil Airport”
The air traffic control tower at Cecil Airport on Jacksonville's Westside | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 11, 2026

DeSantis signs bills linked to Duval school district and Cecil Airport

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two Jacksonville-centric bills this week: one that will affect how the Duval School Board handles legal…

Featured image for “Florida Supreme Court allows new election maps to remain in place”
State Senators listen to debate on SB 8-D, a redistricting bill, during a special session of the Florida Legislature on April 29, 2026, in Tallahassee. | Mike Stewart, AP file
June 11, 2026

Florida Supreme Court allows new election maps to remain in place

The decision was a victory for the national GOP as it seeks to retain its slim House majority in midterm…