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Aldi bought Southeastern Grocers Inc., the parent company of Winn-Dixie. | Jessica Palombo, Jacksonville Today
March 7, 2024

Aldi completes purchase of Winn-Dixie stores

Aldi acquired Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarkets from Jacksonville-based Southeastern Grocers. A “significant number” of the stores will be converted to…

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The Lucas Stabiliser, designed to look like a semi-truck, will compete with Linsey Read at the helm among 11 other monster trucks at Monster Jam. | Monster Jam
March 7, 2024

Monster Jam will mean monster traffic this weekend

Monster Jam will roar into EverBank Stadium on Saturday, bringing up to 70,000 fans on a busy night of Downtown…

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MOSH plans a 100,000-square-foot museum on the Northbank of Downtown Jacksonville.
March 7, 2024

Davis family donates $1.5 million for new MOSH museum

The money will go toward MOSH’s Genesis campaign, an effort to build a new, larger museum on the Northbank of…

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March 6, 2024

ARTS PICKS | March 8-10

Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his arts and culture picks for the weekend.…

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A design drawing shows the new First Station 2 in Fernandina Beach. | Passero Associates
March 6, 2024

New fire station to open next to Fernandina Beach airport

The new $5 million station will replace an outdated station that sits in a flood-prone spot a block from the…

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March 5, 2024

St. Johns Commission OKs divisive waterfront trail

The commission approved a roughly $1.8 million bid to construct the 8-foot-wide trail connecting two boat ramps on Shore Drive…

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This rip rap was constructed behind HGTV's Dream Home on Anastasia Island. | St. Augustine Planning and Zoning Board
March 5, 2024

Decision delayed on HGTV Dream Home in St. Augustine

St. Augustine’s Planning and Zoning Board will wait until next month to consider a retaining wall that builders installed without…

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Neptune Beach will add speed cameras to school zones. | News4Jax
March 5, 2024

Neptune Beach cameras will catch speeders in school zones

The city has decided to install automatic cameras in school zones. Speeders will receive $100 tickets in the mail.…

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Wanyonyi Kendrick, chief information officer for the city of Jacksonville, describes the features of the city's new Transparency Dashboards. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
March 5, 2024

Jacksonville creates dashboards to share data on permitting, animals and more

The Mayor’s Transparency Dashboards show a variety of information about animal control, public works, permitting and the city’s children’s reading…

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March 5, 2024

Low-income residents get help to reduce energy bills

Jacksonville has received a $845,350 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to conduct energy audits and make home improvements.…

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March 5, 2024

THE JAXSON | The madams of Jacksonville’s red light district

In honor of Women’s History Month, here is a look at Jacksonville’s most well-known madams from LaVilla’s red light district…

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Edward Waters University has been located in Jacksonville's New Town neighborhood since 1904. The university has called Jacksonville home since 1982. | Ben Brown, Special to Jacksonville Today
March 4, 2024

Edward Waters president battles old HBCU perceptions as university grows

For Faison, outdated impressions of Edward Waters are especially irksome as he leads the university through historic firsts.…

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Sulzbacher has started a catering service to benefit its two kitchens and workforce development. l Inside the Box via X.
March 4, 2024

Sulzbacher launches catering service to benefit homeless

The service, called Inside the Box, will support Sulzbacher’s two kitchens and help people develop food service skills.…

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The Jacksonville University College of Law is moving into the historic former Atlantic Bank Building at 121 W. Forsyth St.
March 4, 2024

JU law school obtains provisional accreditation

Accreditation from the American Bar Association makes students eligible to take the bar exam.…

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A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO race car, left, owned by David MacNeil won Best of Show-Concours de Sport. Dana Mecum's 1947 Delahaye 135MS Narval Cabriolet earned Best of Show-Concours d'Elegance. | Dan Scanlan, WJCT News 89.9
March 4, 2024

Historic Ferrari and curvaceous Delahaye win at The Amelia

Thousands of people braved the threat of rain for the 29th iteration of The Amelia concours d’elegance.…

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A bus stops in Northwest Jacksonville on Friday, march 1, 2024. | Carter Mudgett, Jacksonville Today
March 1, 2024

Improvements coming to bus stops in Northwest Jacksonville

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority plans improved shelters, more lighting, bike racks and other improvements.…

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New playground equipment has been installed at Ringhaver Park on Jacksonville's Westside. l Kim Clontz, Friends of Jax Playgrounds.
March 1, 2024

New Ringhaver playground embraces all children

The renovated playground at Ringhaver Park was designed to be more inclusive for children with limited abilities.…

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Whiskey Jax Kitchen & Cocktails posted this notice about its closing. | Whiskey Jax, Instagram
February 29, 2024

Whiskey Jax closing in Atlantic Beach

Sunday will be the last day for the gastropub and live music venue. The location in the Baymeadows area will…

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Capt. Gregory deWindt speaks after his appointment as commanding officer of Naval Air Station Jacksonville on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. | Master at Arms Scottie Coombs, U.S. Navy
February 29, 2024

Naval aviator takes the reins at NAS Jacksonville

Executive Officer Capt. Greg deWindt took over command of the sprawling base on Roosevelt Boulevard after a ceremony Thursday. He…

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Three Malayan tiger cubs are ready to strut for the public at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens this week. l News4Jax.
February 29, 2024

Three Malayan tiger cubs ready for debut at zoo

The cubs born at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens in November will join their mother Friday in the Land of…

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Runners cruise past the finish line at the Gate River Run. | Gate River Run
February 29, 2024

Thousands will hit the roads Saturday for Gate River Run

Some 16,000 runners will cruise through Downtown, the Southside and Arlington in one of the best-known 15K races in the…

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February 28, 2024

What else could proposed stadium money buy?

The Jacksonville Jaguars are negotiating with the city to split the cost of a $1.4 billion stadium remodel. What does…

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A new video board has been installed in the outfield at 121 Financial Ballpark. The stadium's renovation project is called Project Next. | Steven Ponson, WJCT News 89.9
February 28, 2024

121 Financial Ballpark in line for major makeover

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp plan a new multilevel building in right field, a new center field main entrance and enhanced…

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Some of the thousands of fans who flocked to The Amelia concours d'Elegance check out a row of rare Denzel sports cars built in Austria. | Dan Scanlan, WJCT News 89.9
February 28, 2024

The Amelia draws thousands for classic cars and racing stars

The region’s largest automobile event hits Amelia Island this weekend for the 29th time as The Amelia rumbles in with…