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An artist's rendering of the planned expansion of Brooks Rehabilitation's Orange Park outpatient facility. | Brooks Rehabilitation
4 hours ago

Brooks Rehabilitation embarks on $68M expansion

Brooks Rehabilitation will expand its Southside, Mandarin and Orange Park sites beginning next year.…

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Florida Rep. Kim Kendall, center, says she wants to see changes in a controversial state development law. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
4 hours ago

St. Johns lawmaker backs changes to development bill

Rep. Kim Kendell says the state shouldn’t be dictating how local officials can regulate development.…

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Fairfield saw the demolition of entire blocks of homes for construction of expressways and the Matthews Bridge.
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THE JAXSON | Fairfield: You’ve probably driven through it but never knew

Tucked along the eastern bank of the St. Johns River, just north of Downtown Jacksonville, the neighborhood of Fairfield holds…

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People sign a poster remembering murder victims during a MAD DADS march in November 2024. | MAD DADS
7 hours ago

MAD DADS dissolves, but senior member says it will return

MAD DADS filed paperwork to dissolves itself, but the group may return in a new form with a new board.…

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The River City Readers bookmobile brings free books to kids in Jacksonville. | Cummer Museum
9 hours ago

BIT OF JOY | Family Literacy Night at the Cummer

The Cummer Museum will host a Family Literacy Night from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.…

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Mike Weinstein speaks about the Jacksonville Jaguars Stadium of the Future in May 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
1 day ago

Mike Weinstein appointed as chief administrative officer

Mayor Donna Deegan promoted Weinstein, a longtime local official, to the city’s top appointed position.…

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Beth Sweeny will serve as St. Augustine Beach's mayor through 2026. | Submitted, Beth Sweeny
1 day ago

Meet the new mayor of St. Augustine Beach

St. Augustine Beach officials elevated Beth Sweeny from the position of vice mayor. Hear her priorities in the new position.…

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More than 90 people took the oath of citizenship during halftime of yesterday's contest between the Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
1 day ago

BIT OF JOY | Naturalization ceremony

Nearly 100 people became U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony during Sunday’s Jaguars game.…

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A bus stops in Northwest Jacksonville on March 1, 2024. | Carter Mudgett, Jacksonville Toda7y
1 day ago

JTA drops fares on buses and autonomous shuttles

Riding NAVI will be free again, and fares on buses will fall temporarily.…

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The Raines football team huddles after their 28-8 win over Sarasota Booker in a FHSAA Class 3A state semifinal on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. The Vikings (13-0) advanced to the seventh state final in program history. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
December 13, 2025

Raines snags state football title with last-minute thriller

Raines High School won its fourth state title with a 23-22 win over Miami Northwestern on Friday evening.…

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The Pucillo family are, from left, Marie, Giovanni, Elena Rose and Evan. Evan will climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in February to raise money for a nonprofit organization that supports families, like the Pucillos, coping with the death of an infant. | Submitted, Evan Pucillo
December 12, 2025

Nocatee man will climb Kilimanjaro for infant death fundraiser

Evan Pucillo plans to climb Mount Kilimanjaro on Feb. 9, the day his son died hours after birth.…

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How many school buses are on time? | Data: Duval Schools; Chart: Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
December 12, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | School buses: Transporting Duval students

In Duval County, most school buses — about two-thirds — arrive at school by the time they’re scheduled to arrive.…

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Firefighters line up during Jacksonville’s Fallen Firefighter Memorial on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. Each helmet carries the name of one of the 28 who have died in the line of duty. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
December 11, 2025

Two more fallen firefighters memorialized in Jacksonville

Engineers Ian Church and Jason Woodruff died of cancers contracted in the line of duty.…

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December 11, 2025

WHAT TO DO | Ukrainian Holiday Market; Dickens on Centre; ‘Art + Politics’

A Ukrainian Holiday Market in Mandarin; a beloved holiday tradition in Fernandina Beach; and a new exhibit at the Museum…

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Duval Schools CFO Ron Fagan, left, gives a presentation to school board members about the district's finances on Dec. 8, 2025. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
December 10, 2025

The $100M question: Was Duval Schools actually in ‘debt’?

Duval Schools’ financial position is “strong,” according to its CFO, and what Superintendent Christopher Bernier characterized as “$100 million debt”…

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Numa Saisselin stands inside the Florida Theatre in mid-2023, as a renovation began. Saisselin has resigned as the theater's president. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
December 10, 2025

Florida Theatre President Numa Saisselin resigns

Saisselin said his departure after 13 years was a mutual decision between himself and the Florida Theatre.…

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Sheriff T.K. Waters speaks Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, about the arrest of a police officer on charges of false imprisonment and stalking. | News4Jax
December 10, 2025

Jacksonville police officer charged with stalking

Officer Claude Fleurimond resigned after he was accused of false imprisonment and stalking his former girlfriend.…

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Fairfield Park was eventually replaced by the football stadium.
December 9, 2025

THE JAXSON | 5 Jacksonville parks that don’t exist anymore

Here is a trip down memory lane, highlighting five early 20th century Jacksonville parks that don’t exist anymore.…

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Ken Babby, pictured in 2023, owned the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp for 10 years. He purchased the club from Peter Bragan. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
December 9, 2025

Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp sold to Prospector Baseball Group

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp were purchased by Prospector Baseball Group. This is Prospector’s first purchase of an affiliated baseball club.…

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Ability Housing has opened Village at Cedar Hills, an affordable housing complex on Jacksonville’s Westside. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
December 9, 2025

90 affordable housing units open in West Jacksonville

Ability Housing opened Village at Cedar Hills, 90 units of affordable housing at a time when it’s desperately needed.…

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The Narcotics Overdose Death Investigations Unit rushes a house during a recent drug investigation. | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
December 9, 2025

Fatal drug overdoses decline 33% in Jacksonville

Sheriff T.K. Waters credits a 4-year-old investigations unit focused on narcotics overdose deaths.…

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Haley Bartlett, John Phillips, and Hope McMath at a news conference in Phillips' office Monday. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
December 8, 2025

Duval Schools sued over teachers’ right to free speech

The teachers’ complaints allege their right to free speech was violated.…

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An endangered North Atlantic right whale named "Division" was spotted Wednesdaty, Dec. 3, 2025, off Jekyll Island, Georgia. Fishing lines were entangled around ihis body. | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
December 8, 2025

Teams rescue entangled right whale off St. Marys

The endangered whale, named “Division, was severely entangled in fishing lines off St. Marys, Georgia.…

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Feeding Northeast Florida received a $250,000 donation from Baptist Health to combat food insecurity in the region. The food distribution nonprofit says the money will fund 215,000 meals. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
December 8, 2025

Baptist Health identifies food insecurity as community health challenge

Baptist Health will fund 215,000 meals across its five-county service area as part of its commitment to eradicate food insecurity.…