May 15, 2025
Thrive Scholars Jacksonville helps students from underserved and underrepresented backgrounds prepare for undergraduate life.…
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May 14, 2025
History Center lists most endangered historic properties
The Jacksonville History Center released its annual list of the city’s most endangered historic properties.…
May 14, 2025
WHAT TO DO | Dancin’ in the Street; Yarden Tour; ‘Waitress’
Dancin’ in the Street at the Beaches, the annual Riverside-Avondale Yarden Tour and “Waitress” the musical are What to Do…
May 14, 2025
Substitute teacher arrested with guns and ammo in car
Abdiel Badillo-Martinez was charged with taking weapons onto the campus of Southside Estates Elementary School.…
May 14, 2025
Jacksonville council asks state DOGE to review city finances
Aside from the legislation, the mayor’s office said it has been in contact with the state task force since March.…
May 14, 2025
SWAT call ends with police killing Westside man
Police said they shot Calixto Beabenutti to prevent him from taking a hostage at a neighboring home.…
May 14, 2025
UNF’s Osprey Racing hopes to fly in international race
The team designed and built a race car that will compete this weekend at Michigan International Speedway.…
May 14, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Youth scholarship winners
The MaliVai Washington Youth Foundation awarded $125,000 in scholarships to Jacksonville students.…
May 13, 2025
Airplane maker could create 1,200 jobs at Cecil Airport
City Council will consider incentives for a project identified only as Project Bluebird.…
May 13, 2025
Duval school police officer accused of domestic battery
Kevens Louis was charged with domestic battery by strangulation and false imprisonment.…
May 13, 2025
FIVE music venue replaces Sun-Ray Cinema in Five Points
FIVE’s grand opening was originally planned for January, but issues with construction and permits delayed it.…
May 13, 2025
THE JAXSON | The rise, fall, and rebirth of West Adams Street
Before-and-after photos of a street that was a vital artery in Jacksonville’s LaVilla for over a century.…
May 12, 2025
Mandarin residents fear loss of trees for sidewalk project
A $4.5 million project that would add 2.3 miles of sidewalk to an oak-shaded part of historic Mandarin is coming…
May 12, 2025
Meet the finalists for St. Johns County school superintendent
Of four finalists, one has encoutnered controversy. Another has been a superintendent in another county.…
May 12, 2025
Three die in mobile home fire in East Palatka
Firefighters rescued several people. The cause of the fire has not been determined.…
May 12, 2025
TJ Maxx will open Sunday in Jacksonville Beach
The store will open in the South Beach Regional shopping center. It will be the sixth TJ Maxx in the…
May 11, 2025
OPINION | Smoking gun? Firearm registry presents reputational challenge for Donna Deegan
Critics are calling it an illegal gun registry maintained at the behest of the mayor’s office. Who’s to blame?…
May 9, 2025
DeSantis wants ‘accountability’ on City Hall gun registry
Florida’s governor says there needs to be accountability as the controversy deepens into Jacksonville gun registry issue.…
May 9, 2025
Centuries later, Fort Mose finally has a fort again
A reconstructed fort opened Friday at Fort Mose Historic State Park, site of the first settlement of freed Black slaves.…
May 9, 2025
Strobes and horns alert Atlantic beachgoers to lightning risk
Two new lighting alert systems on Atlantic Beach predict when lightning strikes are imminent.…
May 9, 2025
Parker High grad retires as drum major of president’s Marine band
Jacksonville native Duane King was the 40th drum major since the Marine Band was created in 1798.…
May 9, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Jacksonville’s most festive parking garage
City parking attendant Valerie Frazier brings festive cheer to a parking garage in Downtown Jacksonville.…
May 8, 2025
Shrimp demand is growing, and tariffs could help local industry
Experts discussed the trends this week during a meeting in Mayport, part of a shrimping industry market study.…
May 8, 2025
Mayport’s ferry is out of service for up to 3 months
The ferry’s boarding ramp needs repair after the ferry hit it Sunday night. The reason is still under investigation.…