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Bring your own chair and enjoy music by the sea in St. Augustine Beach tonight. | Visit St. Augustine

BIT OF JOY | Wednesday night happenings

Enjoy your Wednesday night with these three local events.…

By Heather Henderson

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THE JAXSON | The historic coffee roasters of Jacksonville

Maxwell House was neither the first nor the only company to fill Jacksonville’s air with the fragrance of fresh-roasted beans.…

By Ennis Davis

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FCC Environmental Services took over trash pickup in St. Johns County on Aug. 1, 2024. | FCC Environmental Services

Garbage fees may rise in St. Johns County

The County Commission is considering whether to raise fees by $80 this year plus additional increases over five years.…

By Noah Hertz

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

Feeding Northeast Florida gets $750K grant

The grant is one of 13 awarded by Walmart and the Feeding America network.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Q&A | Why Jax native Kevin Sack wrote about race, resistance and forgiveness

The Jacksonville Public Library will host Jacksonville native and Pulitzer Prize winner Kevin Sack on Friday.…

By Will Brown

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JU students will join the Mickler's Landing Turtle patrol to monitor sea turtle nests in St. Johns County. | Jacksonville University

BIT OF JOY | Studying sea turtles

Jacksonville University students will study sea turtles through a new partnership with the Mickler’s Landing Turtle Patrol.…

By Heather Henderson

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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

St. Johns County may kick in $1M more for Nights of Lights

St. Augustine has asked for more money to help the holiday event run more smoothly this year.…

By Noah Hertz

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Fireworks explode over Downtown Jacksonville. | Visit Jacksonville

Jax returns July 4th fireworks to single site Downtown

The city will no longer stage fireworks from up to five sites, a practice started during the pandemic.…

By Dan Scanlan

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How it feels to know you're helping 150,000 people | Submitted

BIT OF JOY | Shania Twain helps feed local families

Superstar singer Shania Twain is making a big donation to Feeding Northeast Florida.…

By Heather Henderson

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Some 52,000 students are enrolled in the St. Johns County School District. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

New law requires bus routes for students near highways

A St. Augustine legislator sponsored a law that lists highways as a dangerous condition for students walking.…

By Noah Hertz

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A suspect was handcuffed after a Jacksonvillle police K9 subdued him.

Middleburg teacher accused of sexual conduct with child

A teacher at Calvary Christian Academy has been charged with soliciting a child for sex.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Seriously damaged vehicles sit on the third deck of the hourly parking garage at Jacksonville International Airport, where a fire broke out last month. | Jacksonville Aviation Authority

First cars moved off burned garage at Jacksonville airport

A crane was used to remove some vehicles from atop the parking garage at Jacksonville International Airport.…

By Dan Scanlan

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An aerial illustration shows what the University of Florida’s graduate campus in LaVilla could look like once it's all built. | Downtown Investment Authority, UF

Jacksonville advances $130M deal for UF campus

A City Council Committee of the Whole voted 15-0 to support a development agreement with the University of Florida.…

By Mike Mendenhall

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LISC Jacksonville CEO Irvin "Pedro" Cohen returned to his alma mater, Raines High, to announce the creation of a $5 million fund that will spur homeownership in six historically underresourced neighborhoods in Jacksonville. He called it one of the highlights of his professional career. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Jax nonprofits put $5M toward increasing homeownership

United Way will allocate $4 million, while LISC Jacksonville will provide another $1 million to developers to build homes in…

By Will Brown

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Memphis Redbirds players warm up before playing the Jumbo Shrimp at Vystar Ballpark on May 22. | Heather Henderson

BIT OF JOY | VyStar Ballpark nominated for best in the country

VyStar Ballpark, home of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, is in the running to be named the Best Triple-A Ballpark in…

By Heather Henderson

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Zachary Degross is acused of leaving a threatening comment on social media. | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office

Jacksonville man accused of threatening Trump protesters

Police say the man threatened to run over demonstrators during No Kings Day rallies on Saturday.…

By Dan Scanlan

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The St. Johns River Ferry. | File

Mayport’s ferry will sail again Friday after ramp repairs

The ferry has been out of service since hitting a ramp while departing Mayport Landing in May.…

By Dan Scanlan

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WHAT TO DO | Alex Trendler Reads Your Mind; Amp farmers market; Batty bike tour

A mentalist show, the Amp’s farmers market and a batty bike tour are What to Do this weekend, June 13-15.…

By Amy Garrett

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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a measure that changes the name of the Northeast Florida Regional Airport back to the St. Augustine Airport. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

St. Augustine Airport takes back its old name

The Northeast Florida Regional Airport is returning to the name it had 15 years ago: the St. Augustine Airport.…

By Noah Hertz

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A officer from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission blocks traffic in a westbound lane of Atlantic Boulevard as Amazon delivery trucks exit the new facility. | Image courtesy of Jacksonville Today reader Pablo S.

#AskJAXTDY | Why is Amazon blocking Atlantic Boulevard?

A Jacksonville Today reader says a westbound lane is sometimes blocked, leading to traffic backups.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Historic Hastings High School is located at 6195 S.W. Main St. | St. Johns County School District

Old Hastings High to soon become First Coast Technical College campus

Originally built in 1924, Hastings High School is on the National Register of Historic Places.…

By Kaia Wright

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The new 228,000-square-foot Duan Family Building at Jacksonville's Mayo Clinic campus. | Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic in Jax will offer groundbreaking cancer therapy

A new Mayo Clinic facility will be the first in North America to treat aggressive cancers with carbon ion therapy.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Otto Aviation's production corporate jet the Phantom 3500 that it hopes to build at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville | Jacksonville Aviation Authority

Airplane maker tax break, Downtown board independence, air-quality study pass City Council

The Jacksonville City Council had a full slate Tuesday night which included a $20 million incentives agreement to bring start-up…

By Mike Mendenhall

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See these and more creative bras at The BRAject art exhibit at JU. | Submitted

BIT OF JOY | The BRAject

The BRAject is an art exhibit that opens tomorrow at Jacksonville University. If you go, you’ll see more than 100 bras designed…

By Heather Henderson

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