Gateway Jax Inc. wants to build 100,000 square feet of office space in its $750 million Pearl Square development Downtown. | Gateway Jax Inc.

Manufacturing — like HVAC company Q-PAC in Elkton — are one area where St. Johns County is seeing businesses grow. | St. Johns County

St. Augustine High's baseball field has hosted the Yellow Jackets for decades. In this May 2017 photo, the Yellow Jackets defeated Jacksonville Englewood. | Photo by Will Brown

A billboard alerts people to Talkable Communities' suicide prevention training in a six-county area. | Talkable Communities

Singalong Brunch takes over The District's patio every Saturday in May. | The District via Instagram

The Mag’s Cafe building is one of two historic building renovations projects the Jacksonville City Council awarded incentives on Tuesday. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Daily Record

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Now situated at the intersection of the Emerald Trail’s LaVilla Link and the S-Line Urban Greenway, the historic Moore Dry Kiln buildings have been repurposed for a variety of industrial and commercial uses.

Crowds check out arts and crafts on Centre Street as part of a recent Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival in Fernandina Beach. | Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival 

A voting booth. Some Florida voters may be casting ballots in new congressional districts if maps proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis are enacted.

The original Hogan–Spring Glen Elementary School on Beach Boulevard. | Duval County Public Schools

Black Pearl's website describes its cuisine as "From Italy & France, by way of Japan." | Hanna Raskin

Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, delivers his speech during opening day ceremonies on January 13, 2026. | Florida House/Sarah Gray

Sen. Clay Yarborough, R-Jacksonville, sponsored a bill that prohibited local governments from using taxpayer dollars to fund diversity, equity and inclusion offices and programs. He spoke during a bill signing Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Jacksonville. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Hilliard Volunteer Fire Department firefighter James Crews. | Nassau County Sheriff's Office

The St. Johns County School District faces a budget shortfall that the superintendent blames partly on private school vouchers. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

A statue of children reading in front of DCPS headquarters | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

Volunteer lifeguards take part in a recent Opening of the Beaches parade in Jacksonville Beach. | City of Jacksonville Beach

Gov. Ron DeSantis tosses a pen to a member of the audience after signing a bill that will outlaw diversity, equity and inclusion in local governments on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. DeSantis is joined by members of the Florida Legislature who supported the bill, from left, Rep. Kiyan Michael, R-Jacksonville; Rep. Dean Black, R-Jacksonville; Sen. Clay Yarborough R-Jacksonville; and Rep. Berny Jacques, R-Seminole. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

New Toyotas wait for inspection and installation of options at the new Southeast Toyota Distributors facility at JAXPORT's Blount Island Marine Terminal. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

An old newspaper advertisement for the Farris grocery store