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

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

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

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A banded Roseate Spoonbill. | Audubon Florida

EverBank volunteers with winning student Joaquin Gasca from First Coast High School. | Submitted

Jacksonville University students work on their concept for storing cryogenic fuel in space. | Jacksonville University

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

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

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

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

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

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

Local Realtor Stacy Horst was honored at a recent Northeast Florida Association of Realtors event. | NEFAR via Facebook

Jacksonville Zoo staff gave Theo the capybara a special treat for his birthday this week. Think Theo would agree his home is one of the best in the country? | Jacksonville Zoo via Facebook

The Jacksonville Symphony has entertained Jacksonville for 75 years. | Submitted

Bees love azaleas too. | Andrew Gustafson