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Sixteen-year-old Ja'Ziyah Bailey performs with the Grand Finale Dance Company in the city of Jacksonville’s Martin Luther King Jr. Grand Parade on Monday. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
February 18, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Martin Luther King Day parade

Hundreds of people participated and scores more watched along the route of the city’s 44th Martin Luther King Jr. Grand…

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Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis unveils the Florida Cancer Connect initiative at the Ackerman Cancer Center in Jacksonville on Aug. 3, 2022. | Raymon Troncoso, Jacksonville Today
February 18, 2025

UNF poll finds support for Casey DeSantis as governor

Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis had a 30% favorable rating in a new poll from the University of North Florida.…

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St. Johns County Sheriff Rob Hardwick with his wife, Kendall, at an event in 2024. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
February 17, 2025

Police union accuses St. Johns sheriff of anti-union activity

Sheriff Rob Hardwick has required deputies to attend informational meetings to discuss the efforts to unionize.…

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Manisha Joshi shows off petite clothing from A'Propos boutique Feb. 10, 2025, at the Jessie Ball DuPont center in Jacksonville. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
February 17, 2025

Fashion show gives a runway to petite models

A fashion show Feb. 22 in Jacksonville is geared to models 5 feet 4 or shorter.…

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Council President Ron Salem listens as Jacksonville General Counsel Michael Fackler responds to Salem's questioning about the surprise removal of a Confederate monument in January 2024. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
February 16, 2025

OPINION | The Jacksonville City Council’s lawyer problem

Multiple City Council members wish General Council Michael Fackler would resign. But they aren’t blameless in why he’s there in…

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Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a push for pay raises for state law enforcement and firefighters during a Friday speech in Ponte Vedra Beach. | Governor's Office
February 14, 2025

DeSantis seeks pay raises for state police and firefighters

Speaking in Ponte Vedra Beach, Gov. Ron Desantis said he will push for 20% to 25% pay raises.…

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State Attorney Melissa Nelson warns about the potentially deadly consequences of a game called "Senior Assassin." | News4Jax
February 13, 2025

Law enforcement warns about ‘Senior Assassin’ game

Teens around the area play the game with water guns, but police say the guns can be mistaken for the…

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Members of the Lift Every Voice and Sing Children’s Choir as well as The Ritz Voices are captured moments before they sing Lift Every Voice and Sing as part of a 125th anniversary celebration for the song inside The Bethel Church on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
February 13, 2025

‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ highlights Jacksonville’s past and promise

On its 125th anniversary, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” is being celebrated with five days of events and programming.…

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These adoptable pets are single and ready to mingle. | Jacksonville Humane Society
February 13, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Valentine’s Day date with a pet

The Jacksonville Humane Society wants you to take a chance on love this Valentine’s Day weekend. Like dogs or cats…

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City archaeologists work on the site of an 18th century British redoubt — or fort — in the Lincolnville part of the historic city. | St. Augustine Archaeology Program
February 12, 2025

Buried beneath Lincolnville: a 240-year-old British fort

St. Augustine archaeologists have uncovered a first of its kind on a Lincolnville lot – a small British redoubt, or…

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Dinner Party plays as part of the Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series on Friday.
February 12, 2025

ARTS PICKS | Feb. 14-16

Jazz in St. Augustine, surf-themed art in Jacksonville Beach, and American roots music in Fernandina Beach are this weekend’s things…

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Stories entered in the Jax PBS Kids Writers Contest will be online for everyone to enjoy.
February 12, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Jax PBS Kids Writers Contest

Know a young child who loves to write? Give them a shot at $100 in spending cash (plus bragging rights)…

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February 12, 2025

THE JAXSON | The Great Migration and Black Jacksonville

In honor of Black History Month, here are six ways Jacksonville reshaped the cultural demographics of the entire country.…

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A Jacksonville Solid Waste Division worker collects recyclables in 2022. | Dennis Ho for Jacksonville Today
February 11, 2025

Jacksonville raises residents’ trash fees

The annual fee that Jacksonville residents pay for trash collection is going up, after a 12-to-7 vote by the City…

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Adams Street, along with Forsyth Street, will soon become a two-way street. | Google
February 11, 2025

Adams and Forsyth will soon become 2-way streets again

Resurfacing could begin as early as this week as the one-way streets revert to two-way traffic.…

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This Valentine's Day, remember: Scaring is caring. | 13th Floor Jacksonville
February 11, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Love Bites

Still no plans for Valentine’s Day? Here’s a suggestion: Grab a date and try to outrun the terrifying vampires that…

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Hundreds of people crowd downtown St. Augustine in November 2024 to see the annual Nights of Lights. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
February 10, 2025

Nights of Lights needs more county funding, St. Augustine says

St. Augustine’s latest Nights of Lights set new records for attendance, and city leaders say they need more cash if…

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Lynyrd Skynyrd performs at TIAA Bank Field. | Bill Bortzfield, Jacksonville Today
February 10, 2025

Inductions are next week for Florida Artists Hall of Fame

Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd and St. Augustine artist Roger Bansemer will be inducted into the Artists Hall of Fame.…

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DeLee Parker shows off her family's locally grown potatoes in an ad for Lay's Potato Chips that aired during the 2025 Super Bowl.
February 10, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Local farmers featured in Super Bowl ad

Did you know that you’re likely eating local potatoes when you rip open a bag of Lay’s? If you caught…

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Duval school Board members Charlotte Joyce, April Carney, and Darryl Willie debate travel on Feb. 4, 2025. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
February 9, 2025

What the Duval School Board’s travel spat says about shifting politics

The Duval School Board voted against sending a member to serve in a leadership role with a group others perceive…

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Battle of Olustee drawing circa 1864 | State Archives of Florida
February 9, 2025

OPINION | Battle of Olustee, now a celebration, was infamous for its cruelty to Black troops

The annual Battle of Olustee reenactment and festivities are Feb. 14 through 16.…

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February 7, 2025

Prosecutors say they discussed ‘nothing’ with witness after he alleged ‘false testimony’

Prosecutors say nothing came of a meeting with a witness who said he gave “false testimony” in the Bridegan murder…

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A Southwest Airlines plane lands at Manchester Boston Regional Airport in June 2023. | Charles Krupa, AP
February 7, 2025

Southwest and Breeze add flights at Jacksonville airport

Southwest is adding a flight to Austin, Texas, and Breeze has begun flying to New Haven, Connecticut.…

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Five local organizations were among the VyStar Foundation's grant awardees. | Submitted
February 7, 2025

BIT OF JOY | VyStar Foundation grant winners

Five Northeast Florida organizations have scored grants from the VyStar Foundation, which awarded a total of $202,621 to 11 youth-focused nonprofits. The…