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Duval School Board member Tony Ricardo sits on the dais during a break in public comment at the Nov. 9, 2026, School Board meeting. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
6 hours ago

Duval School Board member’s anti-Islam social media post ignites firestorm of public comment

Commenters expressed both strong support for and strong criticism of Ricardo, who did not publicly respond.…

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Samelia Adams listens during a Nov. 8 ceremony to commemorate her grandfather Benjamin Hart was held in Jacksonville’s Grand Park neighborhood. Hart was lynched by a mob in August 1923. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
6 hours ago

Jacksonville lynching victim Benjamin Hart honored with commemorative marker

Lynching victim Benjamin Hart was remembered with a historic marker in Jacksonville’s Grand Park community more than 100 years after…

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State Attorney Melissa Nelson, right, joins reps from the Jacksonville Jaguars and Here Tomorrow to announce the sextortion crisis hotline. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
7 hours ago

Sextortion hotline kicks off in Jacksonville with support from Jaguars

As sextortion cases rise, particularly targeting young males, the State Attorney’s Office and a suicide crisis nonprofit are teaming up…

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Raines High School Principal Vincent Hall is shown during an assembly April 12, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
8 hours ago

Raines High School principal dies after 30 years with DCPS

Vincent Hall, the Raines alumnus, was named the 2025 DCPS Principal of the Year and was considered “a champion” for…

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Licious Noodles & Bao on Southside Boulevard. | Hanna Raskin
11 hours ago

REVIEW | Licious Noodles & Bao proves comfort is a dish best served cold 

Licious, a Southside noodles and bao restaurant, warms with the soul with cold comfort food.…

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City of Jacksonville Chief Administrative Officer Mike Weinstein discusses Stadium of the Future financing at Jacksonville City Hall on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
1 day ago

Amendment 3 loss will touch most city services: Jax chief administrative officer

Jax Chief Administrative Officer Mike Weinstein expects Amendment 3 to mean fewer city jobs, reduced library hours, and more.…

Featured image for “OPINION | The Age of Austerity: Amendment 3 funding collapse will be political grist”
Amendment 3 drastically increases the homestead exemption for homeowners. | Jessica Palombo, Jacksonville Today
2 days ago

OPINION | The Age of Austerity: Amendment 3 funding collapse will be political grist

Amendment 3 limits local governments’ property tax spending to “core functions.”…

Featured image for “National Model Cities Initiative awards Jacksonville $73M to fight crime”
Sheriff T.K. Waters discusses the Model Cities Initiative while U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche and other officials listen Friday, Nov. 11, 2026. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
November 6, 2026

National Model Cities Initiative awards Jacksonville $73M to fight crime

The Model Cities Initiative will pay for new police officers, more training ad better forensic capabilities.…

Featured image for “A South Florida air charter company is running Deportation Depot’s ambulances”
Ambulances and a police car sit outside of Deportation Depot at Baker Correctional Institution on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. | Simone Endress, Jacksonville Today
November 6, 2026

A South Florida air charter company is running Deportation Depot’s ambulances

Tropic Air Rescue made a hefty contribution to Gov.-elect Byron Donalds after launching the Deportation Depot business.…

Featured image for “St. Augustine to pay $40,000 in lawsuit over guns at visitors center”
Signs barring firearms at St. Augustine's Visitor Information Center have been removed after a legal challenge from a gun rights organization | Photo courtesy City of St. Augustine
November 6, 2026

St. Augustine to pay $40,000 in lawsuit over guns at visitors center

The nonprofit Florida Carry sued the city in July for prohibiting guns at the Visitor Information Center.…

Featured image for “St. Augustine’s new bike share aims to get more wheels on the road”
The new DRIFTERS City Bike Share program lets riders pick up rental bikes from docking stations around St. Augustine including at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre, the Lightner Museum and Bog Brewing Company on West King Street | Photo courtesy Old City PR
November 5, 2026

St. Augustine’s new bike share aims to get more wheels on the road

The bike share program aims to get more people to see the area outside of their cars. …

Featured image for “‘The Cummer at 65’ highlights ever-expanding collection, sheds light on the art of acquisition”
New acquisitions on view as part of 'The Cummer at 65' include a large-scale painting by Maia Cruz Palileo (left) and two Picasso prints (center and right), among others | Cummer Museum
November 5, 2026

‘The Cummer at 65’ highlights ever-expanding collection, sheds light on the art of acquisition

New exhibition highlighting the Cummer’s latest acquisitions includes nods to its porcelain collection, revered gardens and a couple Picassos.…

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November 5, 2026

WHAT TO DO | Hastings Fall Harvest Festival; Jacksonville PorchFest; Right Whale Festival

A two-day celebration of agriculture in Hastings, PorchFest in Springfield, and the Right Whale Festival in Fernandina Beach are What…

Featured image for “Could a Downtown Publix be the first casualty of Amendment 3 in Jacksonville?”
An artist's rendering of the planned 37,000-square-foot Publix at 119 W. Beaver St., part of a new building that will also include a 15-story residential tower and 400 parking spaces. | Gateway/Pearl Square
November 4, 2026

Could a Downtown Publix be the first casualty of Amendment 3 in Jacksonville?

A tie vote in a City Council committee left the fate of a Downtown residential tower and Publix in limbo.…

Featured image for “#AskJAXTDY | Why did JTA cut bus routes the day before Election Day?”
Buses maneuver at JTA's Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center in LaVilla. | JTA
November 4, 2026

#AskJAXTDY | Why did JTA cut bus routes the day before Election Day?

A Jacksonville Today reader says JTA’s cuts made it hard for voters to get to the polls.…

Featured image for “Charges refiled in fake voter guide case in St. Johns County”
County Commissioner Sarah Arnold, former St. Augustine Beach Mayor (and current City Commissioner) Dylan Rumrell and County Commissioner Christian Whitehurst. | St. Johns County, St. Augustine Beach
November 4, 2026

Charges refiled in fake voter guide case in St. Johns County

Five people face misdemeanor charges in connection with a phony voter guide designed to look like the real one.…

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An early morning view from Anastasia State Park near St. Augustine | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
November 3, 2026

St. Johns voters give resounding yes to land conservation referendum

Voters in St. Johns County overwhelmingly supported a conservation land measure.…

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U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody of Florida. | Steve Cannon, AP
November 3, 2026

Republican Ashley Moody edges Angie Nixon for US Senate seat

The incumbent Moody will keep the seat she has held since 2024, when Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed her.…

Featured image for “Clay County voters renew school tax, keep commissioner salary cap, elect Edwards”
A sign designating a polling place is seen on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
November 3, 2026

Clay County voters renew school tax, keep commissioner salary cap, elect Edwards

Clay County voters made decisions on two local issues and elected a new member to the five-person Board of County…

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November 3, 2026

Duval voters overwhelmingly pass 1-mill renewal; all 3 school board races close

School Board winners were all endorsed by current reps, so the board’s political makeup is unlikely to change.…

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The parking lot at voting Precinct 407 was packed just before noon Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, at Southpoint Baptist Church on Tiger Hole Road. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
November 3, 2026

Full election results for Florida and the First Coast

Jacksonville Today has complete election results for statewide races, local offices and ballot issues.…

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Duval School Board member Tony Ricardo is one of six board members who voted to remove the book "Identical" from school shelves in April 2025. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
November 3, 2026

School Board member urged to resign over anti-Islam social media post

Tony Ricardo shared a social media post calling Islam a “political cult masquerading as a faith.”…

Featured image for “Former JTA CEO Nat Ford to testify before City Council in January”
Jacksonville Transportation Authority CEO Nat Ford speaks at the topping-out ceremony for the U2C Autonomous Innovation Center near Broad and Water streets in LaVilla. | Jeffrey Leeser via Jacksonville Daily Record
November 2, 2026

Former JTA CEO Nat Ford to testify before City Council in January

JTA’s finances were “a disaster” by July 2025, a past CFO told a council committee Monday.…

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Jacksonville attorney Charlie "Chuck" Farah Jr. | Farah & Farah
November 2, 2026

Florida Supreme Court suspends attorney Chuck Farah for 90 days

The court said Farah took on far more cases against tobacco companies than he could handle.…