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The Jacksonville Humane Society wants you to take a chance on love this Valentine’s Day weekend. Like dogs or cats…
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BIT OF JOY | Jax PBS Kids Writers Contest
Know a young child who loves to write? Give them a shot at $100 in spending cash (plus bragging rights)…
February 11, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Love Bites
Still no plans for Valentine’s Day? Here’s a suggestion: Grab a date and try to outrun the terrifying vampires that…
February 10, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Local farmers featured in Super Bowl ad
Did you know that you’re likely eating local potatoes when you rip open a bag of Lay’s? If you caught…
February 7, 2025
BIT OF JOY | VyStar Foundation grant winners
Five Northeast Florida organizations have scored grants from the VyStar Foundation, which awarded a total of $202,621 to 11 youth-focused nonprofits. The…
February 6, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Get married on Valentine’s Day
Sure, you could celebrate Valentine’s Day by going out to dinner, or you could make it truly unforgettable by getting…
February 5, 2025
BIT OF JOY | 1,000 pounds of trash cleaned up
Volunteers managed to clean up more than 1,000 pounds of garbage across eight spots in St. Johns County as part…
February 4, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Black History Month proclamation
Last night, the city of St. Augustine Beach acknowledged February as Black History Month for the first time since the…
February 3, 2025
BIT OF JOY | 5,000 dreams come true
Northeast Florida organization Dreams Come True, which is dedicated to fulfilling the dreams of local children battling life-threatening medical conditions,…
January 31, 2025
BIT OF JOY | 500 voices needed
Jacksonville natives James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson’s iconic song “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” often called the Black…
January 30, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Festival of Stories & Songs
The four-day Amelia Island Festival of Stories & Songs begins tonight. The event hosted by the Story & Song Center…
January 29, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Local Military Child of the Year semifinalists
Three local teens are among 105 national semifinalists for Operation Homefront’s Military Child of the Year award: The award honors…
January 27, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Meet a Budweiser Clydesdale
Even if you’re not a football fan, you might be looking forward to watching the Super Bowl for the commercials…
January 24, 2025
BIT OF JOY | National Change a Pet’s Life Day
Today is National Change a Pet’s Life Day, and the Jacksonville Humane Society is asking you to help change the…
January 23, 2025
BIT OF JOY | St. Johns County Trash Bash
Tired of being cooped up in the house to avoid the icy roads? St. Johns County invites you to get…
January 22, 2025
BIT OF JOY | St. Augustine’s poet laureate
St. Augustine just appointed a new poet laureate: Ann Browning Masters. She succeeds the city’s previous (and first) poet laureate,…
January 21, 2025
BIT OF JOY | West Augustine Day of Service
The West Augustine Nature Society and the West Augustine Improvement Association held a Day of Service cleanup yesterday in honor…
January 17, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Free museum fun on Martin Luther King Day
Monday is Martin Luther King Day, and if you have the day off, perhaps you’ll want take in the Cummer…
January 16, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Your favorite restaurants
Your favorite restaurants! Here are Jacksonville Today newsletter readers’ recommendations for where to eat.…
January 16, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Principal of the Arts Award
The local nonprofit Cathedral Arts Project has selected Christopher E. Begley, principal of Samuel Wolfson School for Advanced Studies, to…
May 1, 2023
BIT OF JOY | May (we see your) flowers?
We asked, and Jacksonville Today newsletter readers did not disappoint. Here are all of your fabulous May flowers.…