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June 2, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Jumbo Shrimp broadcaster moves to MLB

Jumbo Shrimp broadcaster Scott Kornberg will join the Marlins Radio Network to call Miami Marlins games this summer.…

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Workers are seen inside the fire-damaged parking garage at Jacksonville International Airport. | Jacksonville Airport Authority
May 30, 2025

60 vehicles still trapped in burned airport parking garage

No one knows when the garage will be safe enough to remove the remaining vehicles.…

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A state conservation officer investigates a derelict boat. | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
May 30, 2025

St. Augustine will remove nine derelict boats

Beginning Monday, the vessels will be removed from Salt Run and the Matanzas River.…

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The folding knife confiscated by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. | JSO
May 30, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | What is the law about weapons at City Council meetings?

A Jacksonville Today reader asks about the regarding concealed weapons at a City Council meeting.…

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John Thrasher is shown during the 2024 Veteran's Day parade in Jacksonville. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
May 30, 2025

Former lawmaker and FSU President John Thrasher dies

Thrasher, 81, was lauded as a dedicated and honorable public servant. He died after battling cancer.…

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The obelisk in the roundabout in front of Jacksonville University is the subject of a now award-winning documentary. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
May 30, 2025

BIT OF JOY | JU art highlighted in award-winning documentary

A 9-minute documentary about the glowing glass obelisk erected in front of Jacksonville University in 2023 has won four 2025…

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May 30, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | House prices trend downward

Our Number of the Week is the median price for a home in the Jacksonville metro area: about $392,000.…

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Jacksonville City Council President-designate Kevin Carrico, left, and Vice President-designate Nick Howland celebrate after their elections Tuesday night. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today
May 29, 2025

Next council president seeks new approach to Downtown development

Kevin Carrico wants to give City Council more say over the CEO of the Downtown Investment Authority.…

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A magnolia tree hangs over a house on the Southside of Jacksonville. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
May 29, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Do I have to trim my tree if it hangs over my neighbor’s house?

A Jacksonville Today reader wonders whether she has to trim her tree if it hangs over her neighbor’s house.…

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Vin'Tavia Gaines, right, reads the fifth grade address during a promotion ceremony at Susie Tolbert Elementary on Friday, May 23, 2025. She is joined by classmate Danielle Fenner. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
May 29, 2025

PHOTO ESSAY | Jacksonville schools mark closures with smiles amid somber celebrations

Jacksonville Today captured the final gatherings at five Duval County elementary schools that will close or consolidate after the 2025…

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The symphony is celebrating the ladies of the '80s this week. | Jacksonville Symphony
May 29, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Ladies of the ’80s

When you think of a night at the symphony, you might immediately start humming classical works from men who have been…

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Protesters rally Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in support of three people arrested at a City Council meeting the day before. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today
May 28, 2025

City Hall security under review after arrests at council meeting

Mayor Donna Deegan says officials will review security options after a protester sneaked a knife into a meeting.…

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May 28, 2025

WHAT TO DO | Summer at the Cummer; ‘Heavyweight;’ Night Under the Stars

Summer at the Cummer, the closing weekend of the Heavyweight art exhibit, and a night under the stars in St.…

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A historical display stands at the future site of the Florida Museum of Black History in West Augustine. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
May 28, 2025

Black history museum hits hurdle in Legislature, but it isn’t dead

A measure to back a state-run Black history museum in St. Augustine got sidetracked during budget discussions.…

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Play or picnic in the gardens during Summer at the Cummer. | Cummer Museum
May 28, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Summer at the Cummer

The Cummer Museum will have free admission and entertainment on four Friday nights in May and June.…

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Homeowners received these notices of the trash fee increase this month. | Jessica Palombo, Jacksonville Today
May 27, 2025

Jax Council finalizes city’s first garbage fee increase since 2010

City lawmakers’ move to increase Jacksonville’s garbage fee for the first time in 15 years is meant to tackle a…

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Library board nominee Elizabeth Andersen, who's the CEO of Jacksonville nonprofit OneJax, seen here during its 2025 Humanitarian Awards ceremony on May 1, 2025. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
May 27, 2025

Jax library board nominee Elizabeth Andersen voted down

Andersen, the former Duval School Board chair, couldn’t shake a years-old controversy over comments she made about Moms for Liberty…

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A man was killed late Monday in a hit-and-run in Arlington. | News4Jax
May 27, 2025

Deaths reach 70 on Jacksonville’s roads this year

Deaths this year are in line with last year’s, but Memorial Day weekend was particularly deadly in Jacksonville.…

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St. Johns County Fire Rescue has seen an increase in house fires compared to last year. | St. Johns County Fire Rescue
May 27, 2025

As St. Johns County grows, house fires are increasing

House fires, including one on Memorial Day, have grown 6.5% this year in St. Johns County.…

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Patrick Edmond says his grandfather, William "Buster" Ford, was a man who brought light into dark places. During a rededication of Buster Ford Checkerboard Park on Thursday, May 22, 2025, Edmond said his grandfather had faith in God, faith in people and faith in community change. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
May 27, 2025

Eastside park rededicated as symbol of community commitment

Residents, community leaders, nonprofits and even the Jaguars Foundation helped restore Buster Ford Checkerboard Park.…

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May 27, 2025

THE JAXSON | Milldale: A long-forgotten early Jacksonville mill town

Five facts about Milldale. a long-forgotten industrial mill town born from Panama Park’s Cummer Lumber Co.…

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Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks on May 9, 2023. | Rebecca Blackwell, AP
May 26, 2025

OPINION | In the ‘Free State of Florida,’ doctors have freedom to kill

The governor was asked about what has been called the “Free Kill” bill (HB 6017). The legislation was sponsored by…

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MOSH's last exhibit at its current Southbank site will run through Aug. 31. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
May 23, 2025

MOSH opens its archives before crossing the river

MOSH is exhibiting part of its 40,000-piece collection before moving to a new, larger building on the Northbank.…

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Matthew Driscoll, men's head basketball coach at the University of North Florida, has resigned to take a position with Kansas State. | UNF
May 22, 2025

UNF basketball coach leaves for Kansas State after 16 years

Matthew Driscoll is credited with making the University of North Florida into a perennial contender.…