June 6, 2024Historic Beach Bowl will reopen this monthThe bowling alley on Beach Boulevard has been renovated and expanded since closing in 2019.…By Steven Ponson
June 5, 2024No meaningful objections arise as City Council considers stadium dealIn its first workshop to discuss a proposed stadium agreement, the Jacksonville City Council on Wednesday seemed poised to approve…By Casmira Harrison
June 5, 2024Controversial Chick-fil-A moves ahead in OceanwayA City Council committee approved the proposal over residents’ objections. The full City Council is expected to vote June 11.…By Steven Ponson
June 5, 2024Boater Skip Day floats into Bayard Point on FridayHundreds of boaters will skip work Friday and party on the St. Johns River in Clay County.…By Dan Scanlan
June 5, 2024St. Johns weighs $107,000 incentive for office developerSt. Johns County says it needs more flexible office space, and it’s considering an incentive for a developer to help…By Noah Hertz
June 5, 2024THE JAXSON | 6 stories from Jacksonville’s LGBTQ historyFrom Timucua two-spirits to bisexual blues musicians to today’s River City Pride, Jacksonville has a storied LGBTQ history.…By Bill Delaney
June 5, 2024Pizza restaurant submits plans at San Marco TheatreElectric Dough Pizza Co. could open in the former San Marco Theatre building by the end of the year.…By Randy Roguski
June 4, 2024OPINION | A city of tokenism, except for the JaguarsJacksonville is a low-tax town that skimps on major priorities. Except for the Jaguars.…By Mike Clark
June 4, 2024Jacksonville is doing a better job of recyclingThe rate of contaminated recycling in the city has dropped nearly 22% due to efforts to educate the public.…By Steven Ponson
June 4, 2024Police test bodycams in Clay CountyAlmost six years after the first police bodycams arrived in Northeast Florida, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office is adopting them.…By Dan Scanlan
June 4, 2024Are cell towers safe? RiverTown residents are worriedMore than 500 people have signed a petition opposing construction of a cell tower in St. Johns County’s RiverTown neighborhood.…By Noah Hertz
June 4, 2024Popular Silkie’s restaurant closes in SpringfieldThe owner, former Top Chef contestant Kenny Gilbert, blamed reduced customers, inflation and employee turnover.…By Steven Ponson
June 4, 2024How the city wants to pay for the ‘Stadium of the Future’The city plans to pay for its $625 million construction portion by redirecting revenue from a half-penny sales tax, passed…By Casmira Harrison
June 3, 2024Before Duval superintendent pick’s sudden resignation, a whistleblower complaint Before he resigned as Lee superintendent, Chris Bernier was the subject of a whistleblower complaint that alleged “bullying” and “racial…By Megan Mallicoat
June 3, 2024OPINION | The art of the deal: Donna Deegan’s stadium triumphPart of the reason the stadium deal sold itself locally is that Jacksonville leadership tethers so much importance to being…By A.G. Gancarski
June 3, 2024Land deal preserves 855 acres in Putnam CountyA family who has owned the property for nearly a century agreed to preserve it forever.…By Randy Roguski
June 2, 2024OPINION | Don’t blame school closures on charter schoolsWhenever a district school system is in trouble, charter schools and school choice options typically get the blame. Charter schools are…By Committee for Responsible Governance Board
May 31, 2024Former Mayport commander had classified material at homeGregory Edward McLean has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for distributing child sexual abuse material and possessing classified…By Dan Scanlan
May 30, 2024Unbridled Mustang: Mandarin grad hungry to change his hometownL.J. Valenzuela is an activist for LGBTQ rights who loves Jacksonville and plans to return after he earns his degree…By Will Brown
May 30, 2024#AskJAXTDY l Why spend more money on another septic tank study?A Jacksonville Today reader questions a proposed $200,000 study of septic tanks in Jacksonville.…By Dan Scanlan
May 29, 2024Blue Cypress Golf Course adding 3 holes and clubhouseThe city-owned course in Jacksonville’s University Park area will add three par-3 holes to the nine-hole layout.…By Steven Ponson
May 29, 2024THE JAXSON | 6 major urban core adaptive reuse projectsIn honor of National Preservation Month, here are six examples of adaptive reuse projects currently under construction in the city’s…By Ennis Davis
May 29, 2024Grit and gain: How Duval Schools looks to curb chronic absenteeismMore than 27% of Duval County Public Schools students have missed at least four weeks of class this academic year.…By Will Brown
May 28, 2024St. Johns restricts schoolbooks, including ‘Slaughterhouse Five’Only the oldest students in St. Johns County Schools will have access to “Slaughterhouse Five” and three other books.…By Noah Hertz