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BIT OF JOY | Beaches Library Comic Fest

The 10th annual Beaches Library Comic Fest is on Saturday, May 3.…

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Golfers take part in the ILA Local 1408 Scholarship Fund's 30th annual golf tournament at Hidden Hills Golf Club on Monday. | Submitted by JAXPORT
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BIT OF JOY | Longshoremen raise money for scholarships

The International Longshoremen’s Association Local 1408 Scholarship Fund hosted its annual golf tournament this week to raise money for college scholarships…

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The Duval 4-H STEAM Club is offering microgreen kits to schools in food deserts. | Submitted
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BIT OF JOY | Microgreen kits for schools

The Duval 4-H STEAM Club is offering microgreen growing kits to schools in food deserts.…

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Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Peggy Quince is flanked by Raines High School students Brandon Young (left) and Bryce Hardwick on Friday. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
April 29, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Future Lawyers and Leaders Scholarship winners

Two Jacksonville high school seniors won the inaugural Future Lawyers and Leaders Scholarship.…

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Jacksonville sailor Sarah Svejkovsky received a Sailor of the Year award this month. | Submitted
April 24, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Sailor of the Year

A Jacksonville sailor was recognized as Sailor of the Year by the U.S. Navy.…

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Volunteers clean a Jacksonville beachfront during a recent St. Johns River Celebration. | City of Jacksonville
April 23, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Volunteer opportunities

A volunteer expo Wednesday showcases opportunities to volunteer in Jacksonville.…

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One pet who is both vaccinated and loved | Heather Henderson, Jacksonville Today
April 22, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Free vaccines for Clay County pets

Clay County is offering free vaccines for pets.…

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Christine Watson-McCloud was one of more than 100 volunteers who participated in third annual Neighborhoods United Cleanup on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Watson-McCloud has lived in the Grand Park community for more than 50 years and says the cleanup was a way to spread love in her neighborhood. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
April 21, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Neighborhoods United Cleanup

More than 100 volunteers cleaned up trash in Northwest Jacksonville Saturday.…

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Friendship Fountain has been closed since April 1 for maintenance. | Heather Henderson, Jacksonville Today
April 16, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Friendship Fountain reopens

Friendship Fountain reopens Thursday, and the adjacent playground has its grand opening Saturday.…

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Haven't filled out one of these yet? Don't worry, you still have time.
April 15, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Extra time to file taxes

Floridians have an extra two weeks to file taxes this year.…

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A banded Roseate Spoonbill. | Audubon Florida
April 14, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Spoonbill spotting

This one’s for the bird enthusiasts. Audubon’s Everglades Science Center team is asking for help identifying banded Roseate Spoonbills that…

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EverBank volunteers with winning student Joaquin Gasca from First Coast High School. | Submitted
April 10, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Student entrepreneur

A student from First Coast High School won a Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge with his snack company.…

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Jacksonville University students work on their concept for storing cryogenic fuel in space. | Jacksonville University
April 9, 2025

BIT OF JOY | JU students selected as finalists in NASA competition

Two student teams from Jacksonville University are finalists in NASA’s Human Lander Challenge.…

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Jacksonville native Avery Patterson is representing the country on the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team. | USWNT via X
April 8, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Jax athlete reps the U.S.

Jacksonville native Avery Patterson is representing the country on the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team.…

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April 7, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Haiku contest winners

The St. Johns Cultural Council announced the winners of its 5th annual Haiku Contest.…

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South Carolina Aquarium volunteers and a Little Talbot Island State Park ranger carried some of the recuperated sea turtles back into the ocean on Wednesday morning. | South Carolina Aquarium
April 4, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Sea turtles released

Five rehabilitated sea turtles were released at Little Talbot Island this week.…

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UniverSoul Circus is in Jax until April 20. | Tim Pethel
April 3, 2025

BIT OF JOY | A fair, a circus and a festival

The Clay County Agricultural Fair and the UniverSoul Circus start Thursday.…

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The CAP String Orchestra took home awards from a the Music in the Parks competition in Orlando last month. | Submitted
April 2, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Student musicians win big

Local students in the Cathedral Arts Project’s String Orchestra, made up of students in grades 4-12, recently took their act…

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April 1, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Jax Poetry Fest

The 10th annual Jax Poetry Fest starts April 1 and runs all month long.…

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March 31, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Dealership donates to hospital

Subaru of Jacksonville donated $205,000 to Wolfson Children’s Hospital.…

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Florida's manatee population is bouncing back, thanks to conservationists and a lot of salad. | Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
March 28, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Manatee deaths down

State and federal officials intervened to stop a manatee die-off linked to a loss of seagrass.…

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March 27, 2025

BIT OF JOY | MOCA Family Day

Enjoy Family Day at Jacksonville’s Museum of Contemporary Art this Saturday.…

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March 26, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Library book sale

The Friends of the Jacksonville Public Library will hold a book sale this week.…

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The sandcastle contest at the Opening of the Beaches celebration lets you flex your creativity. | Visit Jacksonville
March 25, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Sandcastle contest

Sign up to participate in the sandcastle contest at the Opening of the Beaches next month.…