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Acon Construction Project Manager Frank Anderson, project manager for Acon Construction, shows deatils of the road project to City Councilwoman JuCoby Pittman on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today

Road project aims to attract business to New Kings Road

City officials hope the work in Northwest Jacksonville will stimulate commercial investment.…

By Michelle Corum

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Renderings of Pearl Square, the Gateway Jax development in the NorthCore area of Downtown Jacksonville, show sidewalk seating. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Outdoor dining will expand Downtown, but Riverfront Plaza restaurant must wait

The Jacksonville City Council voted to allow restaurant and bar seating on Downtown sidewalks.…

By Mike Mendenhall

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Duval Schools headquarters | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

How to enroll in Duval County Public Schools for 2026 | JAX TODAY GUIDE

If you’re looking to enroll a first-time student in Duval Schools or switch schools for this coming fall, here’s what…

By Megan Mallicoat

Featured image for “City sets sail on new Downtown fireboat station”

An illustration of a new marine fire station has been erected at the riverfront site where the station will be built. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

City sets sail on new Downtown fireboat station

Ground was broken Friday for a new fireboat station to serve Jacksonville’s growing Downtown.…

By Dan Scanlan

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NUMBER OF THE WEEK | House fires in Jacksonville

So far in 2025, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department has responded to 421 house fires.…

By Megan Mallicoat

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Hendricks Avenue Elementary is among the district's more than 140 schools and programs that will be represented at the School Enrollment Expo. | Jacksonville Today

Check out Duval Schools’ School Enrollment Expo before lottery begins Dec. 1

Now’s the time to start thinking about where to send your kids in the fall of 2026, Duval Schools says.…

By Megan Mallicoat

Featured image for “Doctors lobby against scrapping vaccine mandates”

Dr. Nancy Staats, right, speaks against the elimination of vaccine mandates. She appeared Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, before the Duval Legislative Delegation. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today

Doctors lobby against scrapping vaccine mandates

Dr. Nancy Staats told the Duval Legislative Delegation that removing vaccine mandates could be disastrous.…

By Michelle Corum

Featured image for “Volunteers refurbish Jacksonville’s Five Star Veterans Center”

Volunteers from Rebuilding Together Greater Florida, The Home Depot Foundation and others rebuild the Five Stars veterans center gardens on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

Volunteers refurbish Jacksonville’s Five Star Veterans Center

More than 70 volunteers pitched in from Home Depot, Rebuilding Together Greater Florida and other groups.…

By Dan Scanlan

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The Plaza de la Constitución is lit up during Nights of Lights in downtown St. Augustine. l St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra, and The Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau

What’s new as Nights of Lights flips the switch this weekend

There are only a few pages left in this year’s calendar, which means Nights of Lights is ready to shine.…

By Noah Hertz

Featured image for “Jacksonville’s Divine Nine approach century of service”

Andrea Williams has been a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. since 2003. She serves as the president of the Beta Alpha Zeta chapter of Zeta Phi Beta. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville’s Divine Nine approach century of service

The Divine Nine organizations have more than 725 years of service, scholarship and fellowship in Jacksonville.…

By Will Brown

Featured image for “$200K in aid for Feeding Northeast Florida passes Jacksonville City Council”

This is Feeding Northeast Florida's 110,000-square-foot facility. l Steven Ponson, Jacksonville Today

$200K in aid for Feeding Northeast Florida passes Jacksonville City Council

The city aid comes as lawmakers Washington D.C. voted to end the government shutdown that caused the food crisis.…

By Mike Mendenhall

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WHAT TO DO | Jake Shimabukuro; MOCA Fall Family Day; Puppies and Pilates

A concert by acclaimed ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro; the Museum of Contemporary Art’s Family Fall Day in Downtown Jacksonville; and…

By Amy Garrett

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THE JAXSON | Honoring Jacksonville’s pioneering colleges in National Career Development Month

In recognition of National Career Development Month, we take a look back at the history of four pioneering institutions of…

By Ennis Davis

Featured image for “Bankrupt Marineland will be sold to local activists”

The ownership of Marineland Dolphin Adventure has been tied up in court proceedings for months. Now, a nonprofit organization run by local people will take over its operations. | News4Jax, LoopNet

Bankrupt Marineland will be sold to local activists

The group, #1 Apex Association, plans to keep Marineland operating with existing employees and animals.…

By Noah Hertz

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A private groundbreaking is set for January for Jacksonville's first Latter-day Saints temple in Mandarin. | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

November 11, 2025

Jacksonville’s first Mormon temple sets groundbreaking

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will break ground for the temple on Jan. 24.…

By Dan Scanlan

Featured image for “Nights of Lights parking worries some business owners”

St. Augustine's Uptown neighborhood is just north of the historic downtown. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

November 11, 2025

Nights of Lights parking worries some business owners

One change, in particular, is raising concerns about Nights of Lights. See what the debate is all about.…

By Noah Hertz

Featured image for “Jacksonville City Council to consider 2 bills for SNAP funding”

Feeding Northeast Florida serves 12 counties across Northeast Florida. Its CEO, Susan King, says fear and uncertainty caused by the federal expiration of SNAP benefits has led to a surge in demand. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

November 11, 2025

Jacksonville City Council to consider 2 bills for SNAP funding

The bills would provide financial support to Feeding Northeast Florida after cuts to federal SNAP benefits.…

By Will Brown

Featured image for “Genesys Works puts Duval high schoolers in jobs”

James Luu, right, attends a Genesys Works professional development symposium on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, with other students in the job internship program. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today

November 11, 2025

Genesys Works puts Duval high schoolers in jobs

The workforce development program places Duval County students in internship jobs with major employers.…

By Michelle Corum

Featured image for “Donations sought to restore Peg Leg Pete in Fernandina”

Peg Leg Pete now stands now outside the Amelia Island Museum of History. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

November 10, 2025

Donations sought to restore Peg Leg Pete in Fernandina

A fundraiser aims to raise $23,000 to repair the Peg Leg Pete statue and return it to the waterfront.…

By Dan Scanlan

Featured image for “Florida seeks to expand Atlantic red snapper season”

Gov. Ron DeSantis points to increases in fishing due to state management of the Florida Gulf red snapper season. The governor spoke Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at the Amelia Island Marina, | News4Jax

November 10, 2025

Florida seeks to expand Atlantic red snapper season

The state is asking the federal government for permission to oversee red snapper fishing off Florida’s East Coast.…

By Dan Scanlan

Featured image for “Jax City Council to consider emergency aid as food banks see surge in demand”

People line up for a food distribution at Calvary Baptist Church on Dunn Avenue on Nov. 5. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

November 9, 2025

Jax City Council to consider emergency aid as food banks see surge in demand

The Jacksonville City Council is expected to consider emergency legislation this week that would devote local dollars to help fill…

By Will Brown

Featured image for “OPINION | Road to nowhere: Jacksonville’s mass transit fiasco”

NAVI vans sit at a stop during the grand opening of the system in summer of 2025 | Jacksonville Today

November 9, 2025

OPINION | Road to nowhere: Jacksonville’s mass transit fiasco

In Jacksonville, where light rail should have been instituted as part of consolidation, good luck to you if you rely…

By A.G. Gancarski

Featured image for “The next step on the riverfront: Shipyards West Park”

The latest design of the Shipyards West Park is 90% complete. It shows a new two-story event pavilion, a flex lawn, a Playscape, Riverwalk, sports/pickleball courts and trees, all planned to be bult by 2028. | City of Jacksonville

November 7, 2025

The next step on the riverfront: Shipyards West Park

Groundbreaking is planned next year on Shipyards West, one of many areas under development on the Northbank.…

By Dan Scanlan

Featured image for “Pinellas radio station argues 1st Amendment case in Jax”

Representatives of the Black Power 96 radio station in St. Petersburg speak after a court hearing Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Jacksonville. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today

November 6, 2025

Pinellas radio station argues 1st Amendment case in Jax

The radio station, Black Power 96, says Pinellas County withheld COVID relief funds for racial reasons.…

By Michelle Corum

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