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A JB Coxwell video about the McCoys Creek project shows part of the Northbank Riverwalk and pedestrian crossover dismantled for the time being. | JB Coxwell
May 20, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | When will the Northbank Riverwalk reopen?

City projects have closed several sections of the Riverwalk, but the work could wrap up before long.…

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Protesters line State Road A1A on Saturday, May 17, 2025, near the site of the proposed land swap in St. Johns County. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
May 19, 2025

Proposal withdrawn for Guana conservation land swap

The state says a proposed land swap deal that could have led to the development of conservation land near Ponte…

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Tony Cugno, chief operating officer of the Jacksonville Aviation Authority, provides an update Monday, May 19, 2025, about vehicles trapped in a burned parking garage at the airport. | Mike Mendenhall Jacksonville Today.
May 19, 2025

Cars to be released Wednesday from burned airport garage

About 1,200 vehicles were trapped after a fire Friday that spread to 50 cars and collapsed part of the garage.…

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Tim Johnson, the volunteer chairman of the A.L. Lewis Black Opportunity & Impact Fund, listens to Sharon Coon during a reception May 15, 2025, celebrating the 40 organizations that received funding from the fund this year. Coon is the founder of the Friends of Brentwood Library, a nonprofit that will use funding from the Lewis fund to sponsor a writer's festival this summer. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
May 19, 2025

A.L. Lewis fund expands grants as nonprofits face uncertainty

The A.L. Lewis Black Opportunity & Impact Fund will award two rounds of grants this year.…

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A tiger walks in an overhead enclosure at the Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens, where palm trees and ferns are integrated into the design. | Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens
May 19, 2025

Jacksonville zoo is now a botanical garden too

The zoo changed its name to the Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens to reflect its emphasis on plants and animals.…

Featured image for “Parking garage fire shuts down Jacksonville’s airport”
Smoke billows from the hourly parking garage at Jacksonville International Airport on Friday, May 16, 2025. | News4Jax
May 16, 2025

Parking garage fire shuts down Jacksonville’s airport

The fire began in one vehicle and spread to about 50, causing a partial collapse in the parking garage.…

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Former crew members of the USS Stark lay a wreath in front of a memorial to the 37 men killed in an Iraqi attack on the ship in 1987. The ceremony was part of an annual memorial Friday, May 16, 2025, at Naval Station Mayport, the ship's home port. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
May 16, 2025

37 who died on USS Stark remembered 38 years later

Crew members and family remembered the tragedy Friday during an annual memorial at Naval Station Mayport.…

Featured image for “Northeast Florida nonprofits get grants to address ‘heirs property’”
Jacksonville, seen here in the mid-1950s, has a higher-than-average rate of heirs' property. | State Archives of Florida/Johnson
May 16, 2025

Northeast Florida nonprofits get grants to address ‘heirs property’

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta allocated $5.9 million to 21 organizations in seven states to address heirs property.…

Featured image for “Another mosquito board member resigns in St. Johns”
This metal mosquito statue is the size of an adult human, not an adult mosquito, and it sits outside of the Disease Vector Education Center that the district operates in St. Johns County. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
May 16, 2025

Another mosquito board member resigns in St. Johns

Trish Becker is the latest commissioner to resign from the Anastasia Mosquito Control District in just three months. …

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Smoke billows from the International Flavors & Fragrances plant on Lane Avenue, on Jacksonville's west side, on Thursday, May 15, 2025. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
May 16, 2025

Complaints of obnoxious odors persist on Westside

Residents brought their complaints to a meeting regarding the permit for International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.…

Featured image for “Residents and businesses get their say on Nights of Lights”
The Plaza de la Constitución is lit up during Nights of Lights in downtown St. Augustine. l St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra, and The Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau
May 16, 2025

Residents and businesses get their say on Nights of Lights

St. Augustine will host public workshops to get feedback on how to run Nights of Lights more smoothly.…

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Former Florida Sen. Travis Hutson. | Phil Sears, AP
May 15, 2025

St. Johns County hires former Sen. Travis Hutson

Hutson reached his term limit in the Senate, but he has a new job working in the St. Johns County…

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Renovation is beginning on EverBank Stadium. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
May 15, 2025

Who will manage stadium agreement’s $40M on Eastside?

A tentative plan calls for a nine-member board to oversee the Community Benefits Agreement with the Jaguars.…

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City Council member Michael Boylan, left, presents information about a planned 2.3-mile sidewalk project on part of Mandarin Road during a meeting Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at the Mandarin Community Club. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
May 15, 2025

Sidewalk proposal presented to packed Mandarin crowd

More than 200 people gathered Wednesday to learn about a sidewalk plan that some fear will destroy trees.…

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Mayor Donna Deegan, left, listens as Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Chief Keith Powers speaks during a news conference Nov. 30, 2023. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
May 15, 2025

Jacksonville Fire Chief Keith Powers announces retirement

Powers will retire June 30 after 29 years in the department, including six as its leader.…

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The Guana Wildlife Management Area is a state-owned conservation area north of St. Augustine where visitors can walk on paths and enjoy the great outdoors, but also hunt for waterfowl. | Flickr, Justin Ellenberger
May 15, 2025

St. Johns conservation land could be developed under proposed land swap

The state could swap 600 acres in the Guana River Wildlife Management Area in exchange for non-contiguous parcels, at the…

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Vivianna Rivera, left, and Netsury Lominy are two members of the Thrive Scholars Jacksonville high school class of 2025. The two announced their intentions to attend the University of Central Florida and the University of North Florida, respectively, during a celebration Tuesday, May 13, 2025, inside the Jessie Ball duPont Center. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
May 15, 2025

How one nonprofit helps Jacksonville scholars thrive

Thrive Scholars Jacksonville helps students from underserved and underrepresented backgrounds prepare for undergraduate life.…

Featured image for “History Center lists most endangered historic properties”
The historic Snyder Memorial building is at 226 N. Laura St. in Downtown Jacksonville, next to James Weldon Johnson Park. It appears on a list of the city's most endangered historic properties. | Jacksonville Daily Record
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.…

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The Fifth Annual Yarden Tour is this weekend in Riverside and Avondale.
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…

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Southside Estates Elementary School. | Google maps
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.…

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Jacksonville City Council member Terrance Freeman | File photo
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.…

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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.…

Featured image for “UNF’s Osprey Racing hopes to fly in international race”
Osprey Racing team captain Nathan Stratton looks over Swoopde13, the team's Formula SAE race car, as it is assembled prior to a race in Michigan. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
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.…

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These 5th graders were among dozens of Jacksonville students to win scholarships from the MaliVai Washington Youth Foundation. | Submitted
May 14, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Youth scholarship winners

The MaliVai Washington Youth Foundation awarded $125,000 in scholarships to Jacksonville students.…