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January 6, 2025

OPINION | Garbage in, garbage out: Jax trash fee debate raises questions

A.G. Gancarski argues that Carlucci’s plan will disproportionately hurt homeowners of modest means.…

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The St. Augustine campus of St. Johns River State College. | St. Johns River State College
January 6, 2025

3 appointed to board at St. Johns River State College

Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed three new faces to the board of trustees at St. Johns River State College.…

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Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair forearmed Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence on Dec. 1, 2024, ending Lawrence's season. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
January 5, 2025

SPORTS | What will the Jaguars do next after 4-13 season?

After concluding the season with a 26-23 overtime loss to the Colts in Indianapolis on Sunday, the Jaguars finished the…

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Work on San Pablo Road included new traffic lanes, sidewalks, crosswalks and bike lanes. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
January 3, 2025

JTA completes San Pablo Road improvements

The work — including new traffic lanes, crosswalks and bike lanes — is expected to make San Pablo Road safer.…

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Photographer Lydia Ritter snaps a photo during the Analog Club’s film photography pop-up event in St. Augustine Dec. 13. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
January 3, 2025

Analog photography is back. St. Augustine photogs develop community around film 

A new club in St. Augustine is celebrating photography the old fashioned way.…

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January 2, 2025

Sexual assault victims get more help in St. Johns County

The Betty Griffin Center will expand services for sexual assault victims at Ascension St. Vincent’s St. Johns hospital.…

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Jacksonville City Council member Matt Carlucci is proposing to raise garbage fees while protecting low-income residents against fee increases.
January 2, 2025

Higher garbage fees proposed in Jacksonville

City Council member Matt Carlucci is proposing to raise garbage fees while protecting low-income residents against fee increases.…

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Police collect evidence Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in the slaying of a man on Division Street. | News4Jax
January 2, 2025

Jacksonville ends 2024 with record low homicides

Murders, manslaughters and justifiable homicides fell by more than half last year, records show.…

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A dancer from The Sleeping Beauty Ballet | FSCJ Artist Series, submitted
January 2, 2025

ARTS PICKS | Jan. 3-6

Improv theater and art in St. Augustine; a local music showcase in Jacksonville Beach; ballet Downtown and a legendary singer-songwriter’s…

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January 2, 2025

Florida accuses Starbucks of race-based hiring

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed a complaint against Starbucks with the state Division of Administrative Hearings.…

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The adult right whale Caterpillar surfaces next to its mother’s head in this aerial image taken on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, off Ponte Vedra Beach. | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
January 2, 2025

Baby right whales sighted with mothers off Ponte Vedra

Two endangered North Atlantic right whales — and their calves — were spotted earlier this week offshore from the Guana…

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The Jacksonville Housing Authority is moving toward hiring a new CEO.
December 31, 2024

Jacksonville housing agency could have new CEO on March 3

The Jacksonville Housing Authority inched closer to hiring a new CEO this week after a year of tumult at the…

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Mayor Donna Deegan veteoed a bill that would have given more money to Meridian Waste.
December 31, 2024

When is garbage pickup this week?

The New Year’s holiday will delay garbage collection in Clay and St. Johns counties.…

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Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Director Joe Cowan announcing Monday's arrest of a corrections officer. | News4Jax
December 30, 2024

Veteran corrections officer accused of domestic battery

A Jacksonville corrections officer was arrested after an argument with a family member, the Sheriff’s Office says.…

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Shacura Pray high-fives her daughter Symphoni Pollard, while her son, Shamar Pollard, rides his first bicycle. Shamar received the bike as part of a holiday toy drive Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, sponsored by Bethsaida Temple Ministries in the heart of Jacksonville's Moncrief community. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
December 27, 2024

Church shares holiday spirit with Moncrief community

A Christmas Eve toy drive at Bethsaida Temple Ministries was the biggest yet for the church in Moncrief.…

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Rep. Michael Waltz. | Ted Shaffrey, AP
December 26, 2024

Special election coming for some St. Johns County voters

Voters will decide who will replace U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, who is in line to become national security adviser.…

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More than 100 firefighters battle a fire Jan. 29, 2024, at the Rise Doro apartments. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
December 26, 2024

#AskJAXTDY | When will Rise Doro apartments rise again after fire?

The developer of the Rise Doro apartment building says reconsruction is “imminent.”…

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Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown, vice chairman of the NTSB.
December 24, 2024

Former Mayor Alvin Brown named vice chair of NTSB

Brown was Jacksonville’s first Black mayor from 2011 to 2015. President Joe Biden picked him for the NTSB role Friday. …

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The former Black Knight building is at 601 Riverside Ave.
December 23, 2024

#AskJAXTDY | How does city win by giving incentives to ICE?

A Jacksonville Today reader wonders how the city benefits by giving a company $21 million in incentives.…

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Nigelle Kohn is the executive director of Florida Avenue Main Street, a new nonprofit meant to connect residents, business owners and property owners on the Eastside with the wider Jacksonville community. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
December 23, 2024

Q&A | Jax native leads Eastside nonprofit focused on community revitalization

Florida Avenue Main Street’s inaugural Executive Director Nigelle Kohn grew up in Washington Estates on the city’s Northside.…

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Las Vegas Raiders running back Ameer Abdullah (8) scores a touchdown as he gets past the Jacksonville Jaguars defense, including cornerback Tyson Campbell (3), during the second half of the game on Dec. 22, 2024, in Las Vegas. | AP Photo/John Locher
December 22, 2024

SPORTS | Thomas stars as Jaguars stumble to another loss

With the loss, and the other results around the NFL, the Jaguars are now in line to hold the third…

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Former JEA CEO Aaron Zahn walks out of the Bryan Simpson United States courthouse in Downtown Jacksonville after being convicted of conspiracy and wire fraud on March 15, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
December 22, 2024

PHOTO ESSAY | Jacksonville 2024 in 24 images

Jacksonville Today’s Will Brown chose his favorite 24 images he captured in 2024.…

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Construction is shown on a two-story restaurant to be named The Lomax at Lomax and Oak streets in Five Points. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today file
December 21, 2024

#AskJAXTDY | Will stalled Lomax restaurant be fined in Five Points?

Will the The Lomax suffer any penalties for stalled construction in Five Points? The short answer is no. but its…

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Former Putnam County teacher Gus Devereaux is shown after his arrest Friday morning. | Putnam County Sheriff's Office
December 20, 2024

Former Putnam teacher jailed over nude student photos

Police said Gus Devereaux was arrested after photos of a former student were found on his laptop computer.…