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Sporting JAX co-owner Fred Taylor, left, and technical director Mauricio Ruiz watch a soccer demonstration by members of the All Nations Soccer Academy on Tuesday, June 25. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
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Kids’ soccer camp offered before Jags game on Oct. 6

The one-day kids’ soccer camp will be held a the Flex Field ahead of the Colts vs. Jaguars game on…

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Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters discusses the arrest of Officer Brian Housend on Thursday, Sept. 12. | News4Jax
1 day ago

Veteran Jacksonville police officer charged with kidnapping, stalking woman

A veteran Jacksonville police officer remains jailed on $1.25 million bail in Nassau County after his arrest.…

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The corner of Laura and Monroe streets in Downtown Jacksonville, as seen in July 2024. | Jessica Palombo
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OPINION | Much ado about historic Downtown Jacksonville and its Northbank riverfront

Public financing to help restore a trio of historic Downtown buildings and develop three Northbank public parks came under specific…

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Douglas Anderson School of the Arts on Sept. 12, 2024 | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
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Douglas Anderson hired teacher after state said he was drunk at previous school — now he’s removed for alleged misconduct

State records show that at the time the arts school hired him, he was facing state discipline for having been…

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Nassau County school books settlement reached

36 books will be returning to school libraries after being removed last year after children’s book authors and parents sued…

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Some of the trucks that students at FSCJ's new Commercial Vehicle Driving program will train on at the Nassau Center. | FSCJ
2 days ago

FSCJ opens Nassau County’s first state college commercial truck training center

Florida State College at Jacksonville has cut the ribbon on its new Commercial Vehicle Driving program in Nassau County.…

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The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens has announced the death of a three-year-old gorilla named Kevin from Shigella. l John Reed, Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens.
3 days ago

A visitor ‘favorite’ ape dies at Jax Zoo, the 4th from Shigella outbreak

Tuesday, the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens announced the death of 3-year-old Kevin.…

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Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters (left) joined Duval County School Supt. Christopher Bernier and School Board Police Chief Jackson Short at Wednesday's news conference. | News4Jax
3 days ago

5 Duval students arrested for threatening schools, the youngest 11 years old

The sheriff and school superintendent jointly announced the arrests of five young students on charges of making threats against their…

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Design illustration of new Fire Station 76. | Stellar and PQH
3 days ago

Permanent fire station coming to Jacksonville’s Cedar Point

Ground was broken on Fire Station 76, which will replace a temporary station in Northeast Jacksonville.…

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Judge to weigh putting Florida meat law on ice

A federal judge will hear arguments next month about whether he should block a new Florida law that bars the…

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The Kings Head British Pub on U.S. 1 near St. Augustine. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
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After 32 years, iconic British pub in St. Augustine to close Sunday

The King’s Head British Pub owner says a drop-off in customers means she can’t cover her costs some days.…

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Jax indie-band Flipturn (top) and Alabama-bred soul group St. Paul and the Broken Bones (bottom) headline Florida Fin Fest in Jax Beach | Courtesy of the artists
September 11, 2024

ARTS PICKS | Sept. 13-15

Parrotheads, this is your weekend to catch the Jacksonville Symphony. Also, Florida Fin Fest returns to Jax Beach, and MOCA…

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Jacksonville's Eastside neighborhood sits in the shadows of EverBank Stadium. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
September 10, 2024

Jacksonville City Council approves community benefits agreement with Jaguars 

Countywide spending approved in the community benefits agreement will be $40 million over 15 years, with $40 million additionally for…

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September 10, 2024

THE JAXSON | Florida’s 5 largest cities in 1900

Even in 1900, when Florida was the 32nd largest state in the country, Jacksonville was by far its largest city.…

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The Mathews Bridge as seen from Talleyrand on Sept. 9, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
September 10, 2024

OPINION | The Mathews Bridge needs a name that reflects all of Jacksonville

The bridge’s namesake, John E. Mathews, was quoted in 1920 as saying: “This is a white man’s country and government.”…

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Michael Rogers (standing at back right), president of the Longleaf Homeowners Association, was one of many who came out to Argyle Branch Public Library Monday night to voice concerns about property value impacts from a liquor store under construction across from the subdivision. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
September 10, 2024

Westside residents steamed over liquor store coming soon near OakLeaf

The planned 11,000-square-foot Shores Liquors would be the third package store within a mile — and within walking distance of…

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(From left:) Commissioner Barbara Blonder, Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline, Bill Dudley and his wife, and Commissioners Jim Springfield, Cynthia Garris and Roxanne Horvath | City of St. Augustine
September 9, 2024

Veterans’ advocate Bill Dudley given St. Augustine’s highest honor

Longtime military veterans’ advocate Bill Dudley was honored Monday with St. Augustine’s most prestigious award.…

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September 9, 2024

Jax coding program graduates first class, who created city services dashboard

Twenty-two teens and young adults are now graduates of the city’s new Jax Code 4 Change program, aimed at harnessing…

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A 30-second PSA posted by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration was posted to X Monday | AHCA via X, screenshot
September 9, 2024

DeSantis defends abortion information posted by state agency: ‘not electioneering’

With Democrats accusing the state Agency for Health Care Administration of improper politicking, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday described as…

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Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned in New Hampshire last week. | AP Photo, Steven Senne
September 9, 2024

OPINION | Democrats need to decide on Florida play

The Harris campaign has an opportunity to make a statement in the Sunshine State and they could do it in…

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The Beatles speak on Sept. 11, 1964, at Jacksonville's George Washington Hotel, where they did not book rooms in protest of the hotel's segregation policy. They had also refused to perform at the Gator Bowl until they were assured that the audience would not be segregated by race at the concert. | Vern Barchard, via Florida State Archives
September 9, 2024

The Beatles integrated their Jacksonville concert 60 years ago this week. An event gives a look back

On Thursday, Sept. 12, a tribute cover band and two noted historians will revisit what was the first major racially…

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Miami Dolphins safety Jevon Holland (8) grabs Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr. (1) as he fumbles the ball during the second half of the game on Sept. 8, 2024, at Miami. | AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee
September 8, 2024

SPORTS | Jaguars squander second-half lead, lose opener in Miami

The takeaway from the Jags’ loss to the Dolphins: There is much to be fixed as the Jaguars look ahead…

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One of the new trash cans stands on Park Street in Five Points. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
September 6, 2024

#AskJAXTDY | When will the city replace Five Points trash cans?

A Jacksonville Today reader says trash cans in the Five Points area are still causing problems.…

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Craig Seabrooks posted this image of his unfinished home in Hilliard on his GoFundMe page. The contractor on the home, Nassau County builder Michael Chad Reed, was arrested on 12 charges related to construction fraud, according to his arrest warrant. | GoFundMe
September 6, 2024

Nassau County contractor indicted on fraud charges

A contractor from Hilliard has been arrested on a 12-count indictment that alleges he failed to complete homes that customers…