June 10, 2025
Dr. Walters created one of the earliest Black-owned antiseptic tooth powders in the U.S.…
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June 10, 2025
Land swap for UF campus paves way for riverfront development
The city is acquiring a LaVilla office building for the University of Florida while giving a developer 1 acre at…
June 10, 2025
Brooke’s Law, named for former Mayor Curry’s daughter, among laws DeSantis signs
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed four bills into law at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement regional operations center in Jacksonville. …
June 10, 2025
Warning of property fraud, St. Johns Clerk pushes email alerts
How to sign up for alerts that could save your home in the event of property fraud.…
June 10, 2025
BIT OF JOY | 25 Taps for the St. Johns
The St. Johns Riverkeeper is celebrating its 25th year with a local beer challenge.…
June 10, 2025
Downtown Investment Authority board selects Baltimore’s Colin Tarbert as new CEO
Colin Tarbert, the longtime Maryland development executive picked to be the Downtown Investment Authority’s new CEO said the Jacksonville job…
June 9, 2025
Duval DUI death sparks $10.5M in damages to family
The driver who hit and killed an FSCJ student in early 2023 must now pay a $10.3 million settlement to…
June 9, 2025
Travis Hunter buys $3.275M home in Deerwood Country Club
The Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft pick Travis Hunter joins several team veterans buying a home in the city’s first gated…
June 9, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Free mobile planetarium shows
A break from school doesn’t have to mean a break from learning. Jax-based company Space Travel STEM is bringing its…
June 9, 2025
Pearl Square in Downtown Jacksonville evolves, expands
Developer Gateway Jax says its Pearl Square project, now encompassing nine properties, will provide “everything an individual may need on…
June 8, 2025
OPINION | The illegal immigration distraction
A common enemy isn’t enough to change voters’ minds. …
June 6, 2025
Jacksonville officials break ground on new affordable housing in Durkeeville
Groundbreaking on five new affordable homes in Jacksonville’s Durkeeville neighborhood Friday comes on the heels of a new UNF poll…
June 6, 2025
St. Augustine restaurateurs to open two new eateries this summer
St. Augustine restaurant owners Genie and Jeff McNally are launching two new eateries while construction is underway on the new…
June 6, 2025
Jacksonville Journey Forward seeks $3 million budget for literacy, chronic absenteeism
The Jacksonville Journey Forward board made budgetary suggestions for the 2025-26 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 during its monthly…
June 6, 2025
Brown sues Trump administration for ‘illegal’ removal as NTSB vice chair
Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown is suing President Donald Trump’s administration in federal court, challenging what the suit calls his…
June 6, 2025
As If! 90s Fest in St. Augustine sees third postponement
As If 90s Fest, scheduled for June 21, announced Wednesday it would be postponed for a third time and ticket…
June 5, 2025
Appeals court hears bid to revive Jacksonville Confederate monuments lawsuit
A Jacksonville civil rights attorney asks a federal appeals court to allow his suit against Confederate monuments to go ahead.…
June 5, 2025
State appeals social media ruling
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier quickly appealed after a federal judge Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking a…
June 5, 2025
Deegan appoints 27-year city employee as planning director
Jacksonville’s interim Planning Director Helena Atalla Parola has been nominated as the Planning and Development Department’s permanent leader. …
June 5, 2025
Sulzbacher secures funds to build homeless ‘workforce housing’ for men
Jacksonville-based homelessness services nonprofit Sulzbacher has secured the financing to start construction on phase I of its $37 million Enterprise…
June 5, 2025
Active shooter drill held at Mayport Middle School
An active shooter drill saw Jacksonville police and Beaches city officers join together for the first time Thursday to handle…
June 5, 2025
WHAT TO DO | Garden Walk; Red Caps ballpark night; Fernandina Pride
Negro Leagues history at the ballpark; Fernandina’s annual LGBT Pride celebration and Washington Oaks Gardens State Park are What to…
June 5, 2025
LIFT JAX selects Travis Williams as president and CEO
Travis Williams, an Eastside resident who joined the LIFT JAX in 2021, is the nonprofit’s new chief executive officer.…
June 5, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Hastings mural
A new interactive mural by acclaimed artist Kelsey Montague was unveiled in Downtown Hastings.…