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Riverside Avondale Preservation is seeking artists  for a public sculpture project at the Fishweir Crossing Roundabouts at Herschel Street and St. Johns Avenue. | Google Maps

Artists sought for sculptures at new Fishweir Crossing roundabouts

Riverside Avondale Preservation says the art will become a landmark for an important neighborhood gateway.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan presents State of Jax, a data analysis portal she hopes will reduce politics in policymaking. Deegan and the city's chief of analytics, Parvez Ahmed, announced the project Aug. 5, 2025, at City Hall. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville officials stare down $300M hit from DeSantis’ property tax plan

Mayor Donna Deegan says the tax proposal unfairly punishes cities like Jacksonville that have low tax rates.…

By Mike Mendenhall

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Fans that are part of a cooling system are seen on the roof of a data center April 27, 2026, in Hillsboro, Oregon. | Jenny Kane, AP

Concerns grow over proposed AI data center in Nassau County

County officials have scheduled a series of workshops to investigate the ramifications of data centers.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Two fires burning near the Clay–Putnam County line merged into the massive Railroad Fire. | Jesse Hanson, News4Jax

Burn ban ends in Clay County, but water restrictions continue across area

Clay County imposed a burn ban in April because the drought had heightened the risk of forest and brush fires.…

By Dan Scanlan and Randy Roguski

Featured image for “PHOTO ESSAY | Englewood High, among Duval’s most diverse, celebrates commencement”

Englewood High awarded 408 diplomas during its 69th Commencement on May 28 inside Jacksonville's VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

PHOTO ESSAY | Englewood High, among Duval’s most diverse, celebrates commencement

Englewood High awarded 408 diplomas during its 69th Commencement on May 28 inside Jacksonville’s VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.…

By Will Brown

Featured image for “THE FOOD SECTION | Public incentives for Downtown Jax restaurants, bars pick up ”

Dorothy's Downtown was one a growing number of recent restaurant recipients of public incentives under the Downtown Investment Authority's Retail Improvement Program. Dorothy's received $167,380 (48% of its total development cost) in 2024. | Hanna Raskin

THE FOOD SECTION | Public incentives for Downtown Jax restaurants, bars pick up

A dedicated “retail enhancement” fund is increasingly propping up restaurants that choose to open in Downtown Jacksonville.…

By Hanna Raskin

Featured image for “Terrance Freeman will leave Jax City Council in November; special election set”

Terrance Freeman was among the nine members of the Jacksonville City Council who discussed their budget priorities for the 2025-26 fiscal year on the steps of City Hall on Aug. 25, 2025. | Will Brown

Terrance Freeman will leave Jax City Council in November; special election set

Freeman, a Republican, will resign effective Nov. 2 to run for Florida House District 12.…

By Mike Mendenhall

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Eggboy in Mayport is one of the new restaurants added to Florida's Michelin Guide. Owner Nick Presti and his team are overjoyed. "Mayport is on the map!" he says. | Nick Presti, Eggboy

Michelin Guide adds eight restaurants in Northeast Florida

The Michelin’s Florida guide expanded this year to cover the entire state, not just South and Central Florida.…

By Noah Hertz

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A rendering shows the $160 million hotel, convention center and office project proposed by Corner Lot and investment partner Aspect Holdings LLC on the Northbank of Downtown Jacksonville. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Culinary Institute eyes San Antonio as model for Jacksonville campus

City Council voted to endorse a future $35 million incentives deal for a riverfront high-rise anchored by the Culinary Institute.…

By Mike Mendenhall

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Flagler College's men's tennis team celebrates its national championship victory. | Flagler College

Flagler College tennis team takes home national championship trophy

The men’s tennis team claimed the Division II championship, its first national title since the 1980s.…

By Noah Hertz

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A cyclist rides at night in the bike lane of A1A Beach Boulevard. The local SUN Trail project will replace a sidewalk. | Courtesy Brayan Krepley

Debate hits high gear over SUN Trail segment in St. Johns County

Years into the project, debate continues over whether the SUN Trail is planned for the correct spot.…

By Noah Hertz

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WHAT TO DO | Line Dancing in the Park; New Orleans Jazz Party; The Pop-Out

A line dancing lesson in Atlantic Beach, a night of live jazz in Fernandina Beach and live music and community…

By Amy Garrett

Featured image for “City Council decides not to rule out redlined neighborhoods for next jail”

Congressional candidate LaShonda Holloway, center, holds a sign outside Jacksonville City Hall on Friday, May 22, 2026, denouncing any plans for a new jail facility in areas that were previously redlined. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

City Council decides not to rule out redlined neighborhoods for next jail

Jacksonville lawmakers voted down a bill recommending that the jail planning process exclude redlined areas of the city.…

By Mike Mendenhall and Will Brown

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Hope McMath outside the Duval Schools headquarters at a rally held Oct. 7, 2025. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

Records in Jacksonville teacher speech case tie school board member to complaint

Hope McMath is asking the state to end its investigation of her social media speech, as state records tie the…

By Megan Mallicoat

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Jacksonville City Council member Nick Howland was elected city council president for the 2026-27 council year. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Nick Howland voted City Council president, Joe Carlucci VP

The incoming City Council president and vice president say they want to build consensus after a contentious year.…

By Mike Mendenhall

Featured image for “Family pleads for water safety after 2-year-old’s drowning in 2024”

Amaya White talks about the death of her 2-year-old daughter Melani Ava Mixson, in 2024. She appeared with her attorney, Adam Finkel, on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today,

Family pleads for water safety after 2-year-old’s drowning in 2024

Melani Ava Mixson drowned after sliding down the embankment of a retention pond at her apartment complex.…

By Dan Scanlan

Featured image for “Gateway Jax: For Pearl Square to work, it has to be done ‘all at once’”

Gateway Jax Inc. Bryan Moll gives a tour of the nearly $1 billion Pearl Square development site on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Downtown Jacksonville. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

Gateway Jax: For Pearl Square to work, it has to be done ‘all at once’

Gateway says the first residential building in Pearl Square could open by September as the total project cost closes in…

By Mike Mendenhall

Featured image for “DeSantis comes to Ribault High to sign bills supporting high school coaches”

Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas joined Gov. Ron DeSantis at a bill-signing event at Jean Ribault High School on Friday, May 22, 2026. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

DeSantis comes to Ribault High to sign bills supporting high school coaches

The bills will supplement coaches’ salaries and also allow coaches to spend their own money to help players.…

By Noah Hertz

Featured image for “Former Ponte Vedra Beach players take deft first touch from soccer pitch to medical field”

Munir Adamo helped the Ponte Vedra boys soccer team finish 25-0-0 in the 2015-16 season. The Sharks became one of the few boys soccer teams in Florida history to finish the season unbeaten and untied. | Will Brown

Former Ponte Vedra Beach players take deft first touch from soccer pitch to medical field

Dr. Munir Adamo and Dr. Nikita Kostrubsky helped Ponte Vedra soccer achieve perfection. A decade later, the two have a…

By Will Brown

Featured image for “National Eucharistic Pilgrimage launches Sunday in St. Augustine”

The National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche in St. Augustine. The 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will start there Sunday. | Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine.

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage launches Sunday in St. Augustine

The pilgrimage will start at the site of the first Catholic Mass in 1565 at the founding of St. Augustine.…

By Dan Scanlan

Featured image for “WHAT TO DO | Jacksonville Jazz Fest; Blue Crab Fest; Native wildflower field trip”

Jacksonville Jazz Fest returns this weekend to The Ford on Bay. | Jazz Fest via Facebook

WHAT TO DO | Jacksonville Jazz Fest; Blue Crab Fest; Native wildflower field trip

Jacksonville’s Jazz Fest, Palatka’s Blue Crab Festival and a guided wildflower walk in Green Cove Springs are What to Do…

By Amy Garrett

Featured image for “Culinary Institute gets show of support for riverfront campus in Jacksonville”

A rendering shows the $160 million hotel, convention center and office project proposed by Corner Lot and investment partner Aspect Holdings LLC on the Northbank of Downtown Jacksonville. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Culinary Institute gets show of support for riverfront campus in Jacksonville

A City Council committee signaled support for $35 million in incentives to lure the Culinary Institute of America.…

By Mike Mendenhall

Featured image for “Sporting Jax Women host first Gainbridge Super League semifinal”

Sporting Jax Women are 6-4-4 at Hodges Stadium during its inaugural season in the Gainbridge Super League. Sporting Jax was winless in its first four home matches, but has since earned 20 out of 30 possible points at home. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Sporting Jax Women host first Gainbridge Super League semifinal

The Sporting Jax Women will host the Carolina Ascent at Hodges Stadium on Sunday.…

By Will Brown

Featured image for “New sites added to Duval’s list of endangered historic structures”

The Laura Street Trio of historic buildings at Forsyth and Laura streets in Downtown Jacksonville are shown Nov. 11, 2024. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record

New sites added to Duval’s list of endangered historic structures

Besides endangered properties, the History Center listed some that have become success stories through preservation.…

By Dan Scanlan

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