St. Johns County Commissioner Ann Taylor wears handcuffs to illustrate what she says is an attack on home rule. | Screenshot from St. Johns County livestream.

Rebecca Gonzalez opened her first 1928 Cuban Bistro in 2019 on Baymeadows Road near San Jose Boulevard. | Jeffrey Leeser, Jacksonville Daily Record

The first Habit Burger & Grill in Jacksonville is at 13559 Beach Blvd. | Karen Brune Mathis, Jacksonville Daily Record

Tuesday’s Duval DOGE Committee meeting was held at Jacksonville City Hall | File photo

Duval Schools will continued to be headquartered on the Southbank following the School Board's rejection of a sale and purchase of a Southside location. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Barnabas Center workers distribute food in Callahan. | Barnabas Center

JTA's new NAVI, an autonomous downtown shuttle service, moves down East Bay Street. The service has low ridership three months after it began. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

The Horace Drew Mansion in Springfield. | The Jaxson

GŪD Essence, a cannabis products retailer from Miami, is planned at the former Burger King at 210 E. State St. in Downtown Jacksonville. | Joe Lister, Jacksonville Daily Record

Mayor Donna Deegan speaks at the opening of affordable homes in the Durkeeville community. She was joined by Jacksonville Housing Authority CEO Cheron Corbett, left, and City Council member Jimmy Peluso. | City of Jacksonville

A diver shows coins recovered off the Treasure Coast. | 1715 Fleet - Queens Jewels, LLC via AP

The Jacksonville Jaguars unveiled the new "grand staircase" at Gate 1 at EverBank Stadium. It is at the southwest corner of the stadium near Lot J. | Joe Lister, Jacksonville Daily Record

The Lincolnville Community Garden got its start with funding from St. Augustine's Neighborhood Grant Program. | Lincolnville Community Garden

A licensed Starbucks franchise is planned on the ground floor of Bank of America Tower at 50 N. Laura St. | Jacksonville Daily Record

AY Luxury Designs owner Amany Youssef is the youngest female contractor in Northeast Florida. When licensed at age 23, she was the youngest female contractor in the state. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

Florida Department of Transportation workers make repairs to the Main Street Bridge.| FDOT

Brett's Waterway Cafe in Fernandina Beach will close after Saturday. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

Karen Bowling at the University of North Florida's Center for Entrepreneurship in 2020. | Jacksonville Daily Record

The Black Book Bash will bring more than 100 authors to Jacksonville. Deesha Philyaw, author of "The Secret Lives of Church Ladies," is a Jacksonville native who is slated to attend. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

McCoys Creek flows into the St. Johns River again as a steel barrier between them is lifted on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today