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Painter Ansley Randall grew up in Jacksonville and returns home to St. Augustine to open a new show this weekend.
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WHAT TO DO | 904 Day After Hours; ‘Ansley Randall: Home for Now’; Dr. Bill’s Brazz Quintet

904 Day’s official afterparty in Downtown Jacksonville, an art opening in St. Augustine, and a “Brazz” performance in Fernandina Beach…

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James O. Holloway Sr., pictured with an unidentified child, died March 21 after being reported missing from his apartment on 103rd Street. He drowned in a retention pond there, and his family is suing management for negligence, | Holloway family
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Westside family sues apartment complex after father drowns in retention pond

James Holloway, who had dementia, died March 21 in a retention pond at Marcis Pointe Apartments.…

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A woman blows into a Breathalyzer on Sept. 21, 2015, in this file photo at the county jail in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. | Jay Pickthorn, AP
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Hundreds of DUI cases under review after Breathalyzer ruling in Jacksonville

A panel of judges ruled that unauthorized repairs on Breathalyzer machines made test results unreliable.…

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JEA CEO Vickie Cavey, left, and Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan speak at a news conference Feb. 20, 2026. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today
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JEA CEO Vickie Cavey resigns a month after taking leave of absence

Cavey said resigning was best for her family and JEA, but she did not state a reason for leaving.…

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A new rendering shows the planned Museum of Science & History on the Downtown Northbank. | MOSH
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MOSH unveils new exterior designs for Northbank museum

Construction is expected to begin in early 2027 for the new five-story museum in the Shipyards.…

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The future of this forested land, pictured across the intracoastal waterway near Palm Valley in St. Johns County, is uncertain. County commissioners reached an impasse on whether to certify it as an agricultural enclave. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
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St. Johns wants to challenge Florida’s agricultural enclave development law

St. Johns County may go to court over a new law that eases development of agricultural lands.…

Featured image for “City Council president establishes special committee on drowning prevention”
Police investigate the drowning of a 3-year-old child Aug. 24, 2026, in a pond near her home in the Waterside Townhomes at River City, just north of Duval Station Road. | News4Jax
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City Council president establishes special committee on drowning prevention

The action comes after two children with autism drowned in Jacksonville ponds in August.…

Featured image for “Florida awards $12M to FSCJ and Cecil Spaceport for aerospace and maritime training”
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida State College at Jacksonville President John Avendano on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, at FSCJ Cecil Center. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today
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Florida awards $12M to FSCJ and Cecil Spaceport for aerospace and maritime training

The $7 million for FSCJ and $5 million for Cecil Spaceport are part of $23 million in job growth grants.…

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A Flock camera is shown along a road in Putnam County. | Putnam County Sheriff's Office
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Northeast Florida police halt Flock cameras under state order

The Florida Department of Transportation said all cameras must be removed with 30 days.…

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Lele Grissett and the Charlotte Crown lift the Upshot League championship trophy after winning the inaugural league title on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. The Crown beat the Jacksonville Waves 81-76. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
August 30, 2026

Jacksonville Waves quelled in inaugural Upshot League Championship

Charlotte was crowned the inaugural Upshot League champion with its 81-76 win over the Jacksonville Waves in Saturday night’s Upshot…

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The city of Jacksonville has approved the demolition of Regency Square Mall's east wing. | File photo
August 28, 2026

City approves demolition of Regency Square Mall’s east wing

Officials clear the way to demolish the portion 59-year-old Regency Square Mall between Impact Church and the shuttered JC Penney.…

Featured image for “JTA: ‘Everything is on the table’ regarding autonomous vehicles and gas tax plans”
A rendering of a NAVI vehicle on the Jacksonville Transportation Authority's Downtown Skyway, covered for use as part of the U2C. | Jacksonville Daily Record
August 28, 2026

JTA: ‘Everything is on the table’ regarding autonomous vehicles and gas tax plans

JTA’s interim CEO Cleveland Ferguson says he’s open to redirecting gas tax dollars planned for its autonomous vehicle program amid…

Featured image for “Jacksonville commemorates Axe Handle Saturday with Civil Rights Trail marker unveiling”
Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan, as well as retired Air Force Lt. Col. Alton Yates and Dr. Rodney L. Hurst Sr., helped unveil a marker to commemorate Axe Handle Saturday on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. Rodney L. Hurst Sr., one of the organizers of the civil rights demonstrations in 1960 says Deegan is the first sitting mayor to participate in the commemorations. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
August 27, 2026

Jacksonville commemorates Axe Handle Saturday with Civil Rights Trail marker unveiling

The city of Jacksonville unveiled a historic marker in the corner of James Weldon Johnson Park on the 66th anniversary…

Featured image for “St. Johns Riverkeeper sues Keystone Terminal, alleging coal ash mismanagement”
Dust flies into the air from a coal dust pile at Keystone Terminal in Talleyrand | St. Johns Riverkeeper
August 27, 2026

St. Johns Riverkeeper sues Keystone Terminal, alleging coal ash mismanagement

Talleyrand residents have been complaining to Jacksonville’s Environmental Quality Division about dust since 2021.…

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JTA Chief Administrative Officer Cleveland Ferguson III has been named interim CEO. | JTA
August 27, 2026

Cleveland Ferguson III named interim JTA CEO

JTA’s second-in-command assumes the interim CEO spot as search kicks off to replace departing head Nat Ford.…

Featured image for “REVIEW | Taste-testing Jacksonville’s French-Korean bakeries”
Pastry case at Tous Le Jours' Baymeadows location, one of two popular French-Korean bakery chains that have arrived in Jacksonville | Hanna Raskin
August 27, 2026

REVIEW | Taste-testing Jacksonville’s French-Korean bakeries

The output is French. The ownership is Korean. But the ethos is thoroughly American at Jacksonville’s new favorite bakeries.…

Featured image for “Carr, Gallion, Laguerre remembered on anniversary of racist Dollar General shooting”
The Laguerre family lights candles in memory of Anolt "A.J." Laguerre Jr. at the Kings Road Memorial Park on Aug. 26, 2026. Laguerre, 19, was shot and killed by a white supremacist inside a Dollar General in Grand Park three years ago. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
August 26, 2026

Carr, Gallion, Laguerre remembered on anniversary of racist Dollar General shooting

Angela Carr, Jerrald Gallion and Anolt “A.J.” Laguerre Jr. were remembered on the third anniversary of their deaths at a…

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Spectators sit for Theatre in the Park. | Atlantic Beach
August 26, 2026

WHAT TO DO | Theatre in the Park; ‘Cut the Fruit’; Clothed life drawing sessions

Theatre in the Park in Atlantic Beach, a new MOCA art exhibit Downtown, and drawing practice in St. Augustine are…

Featured image for “Jacksonville council member Peluso to push for new rules on Flock-style cameras”
Jacksonville City Council member Jimmy Peluso at a Duval County School Board meeting in December. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
August 26, 2026

Jacksonville council member Peluso to push for new rules on Flock-style cameras

Jimmy Peluso will hold a meeting Friday on his proposal to regulate Flock-style surveillance technology.…

Featured image for “After retention pond deaths of 2 Jacksonville children this month, ‘time to take action’”
This retention pond at the Bennett Creek apartment complex off Salisbury Road is where 2-year-old Melani Ava Mixson drowned Sept. 18, 2024. A memorial to her remained earlier this year. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today 
August 26, 2026

After retention pond deaths of 2 Jacksonville children this month, ‘time to take action’

Council member Reggie Gaffney Jr. gathered fellow lawmakers, parents developers and others to discuss how to prevent more deaths after…

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University of North Georgia President Michael Shannon | UNF
August 26, 2026

UNF presidential search committee selects University of North Georgia president

A UNF search committee has selected the University of North Georgia’s president as the Jacksonville school’s potential next leader.…

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LaRosa Benn, left, chants as she packs apple sauce during the Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation's Community Day on Aug. 20, 2026, on the Eastside. The Jaguars Foundation has partnered with Feeding Northeast Florida to provide food for the last seven years. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
August 25, 2026

Local food banks see more need amid federal-assistance restrictions, rising prices

Feeding Northeast Florida expects to surpass its 2025 record of 38.1 million pounds of food distributed from its food banks.…

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Paid parking spots are filled on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, four days after voters opted to kill that parking program during the primary election. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
August 25, 2026

Fernandina Beach paid parking to end Nov. 18

Fernandina Beach’s paid parking will end on Nov. 18.…

Featured image for “VyStar announces $5 million donation for UF graduate campus in LaVilla”
The University of Florida's Jacksonville graduate campus is set to welcome its first students this fall, with founding programs from the College of Design, Construction and Planning and the Warrington College of Business. | Jacksonville Daily Record
August 25, 2026

VyStar announces $5 million donation for UF graduate campus in LaVilla

The credit union will pay out the gift over five years, as UF prepares for its first students on the…