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April 7, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Haiku contest winners

The St. Johns Cultural Council announced the winners of its 5th annual Haiku Contest.…

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Lotus Noodle Bar's ground duck ramen "brimmed with exuberance," Hanna Raskin says.
April 6, 2025

CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK | St. Augustine restaurant and bar scene

These were the standouts from food writer Hanna Raskin’s visits to St. Augustine.…

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Jacksonville City Council members Nick Howland, left, and Jimmy Peluso discuss a local immigration law on The Florida Roundup on Friday, April 4, 2025. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
April 4, 2025

Two Jax lawmakers square off on immigration law

City Council members Nick Howland and Jimmy Peluso debated the new immigration law Friday on the Florida Roundup.…

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St. Johns County Superintendent Tim Forson was a guest on The Florida Roundup on Friday, April 4, 2025. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
April 4, 2025

St. Johns superintendent warns against ending property taxes

Superintendent Tim Forson says a proposal to eliminate property taxes would be “very,very tough” for public schools.…

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The Cathedral District Apartments would be part of a seven-story residential and retail complex at East Duval and Newnan streets. 
April 4, 2025

More development planned in Downtown Jacksonville

Downtown could add affordable housing in the Cathedral District and retail and a restaurant in Brooklyn.…

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Student drivers from Florida high schools and colleges compete in last year's Electrathon race at Florida State College at Jacksonville’s Downtown campus. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
April 4, 2025

Student-built electric race cars will square off at FSCJ

Drivers in 160-pound race cars will compete in the Electrathon racing series on Saturday at FSCJ Downtown.…

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South Carolina Aquarium volunteers and a Little Talbot Island State Park ranger carried some of the recuperated sea turtles back into the ocean on Wednesday morning. | South Carolina Aquarium
April 4, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Sea turtles released

Five rehabilitated sea turtles were released at Little Talbot Island this week.…

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Go-kart racers tackle the winding 103rd Street Sports Complex in 2024. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
April 3, 2025

Wheel-to-wheel go-kart action aids spina bifida charity

For more than two decades, a go-kart race at the city’s only track has raised money for Spina Bifida of…

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Jacksonville City Hall
April 3, 2025

Duval DOGE launches web page to track committee’s work

The DOGE committee plans to deliver a report by June 23 about the city’s services, finances and government.…

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UniverSoul Circus is in Jax until April 20. | Tim Pethel
April 3, 2025

BIT OF JOY | A fair, a circus and a festival

The Clay County Agricultural Fair and the UniverSoul Circus start Thursday.…

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April 2, 2025

WHAT TO DO | UNF Astronomy Night, ‘Madama Butterfly,’ Gallery Brunch Hop

Stargazing with powerful telescopes, taking in an opera in Amelia Island and hopping from art gallery to art gallery in…

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Mayor Donna Deegan announces Wednesday, April 2, 2025, that she is allowing a controversial immigration bill to take effect without her signature. | News4Jax
April 2, 2025

Deegan lets immigration bill take effect without her signature

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan praised the city’s immigrants and said she would not sign a bill she found objectionable.…

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Duval School Board member Tony Ricardo is one of the six who voted to remove the book Identical. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
April 2, 2025

Duval School Board removes district’s first challenged book, ‘Identical’

With a 6-1 vote, the Duval County School Board voted to permanently remove a book called Identical from its libraries.…

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The CAP String Orchestra took home awards from a the Music in the Parks competition in Orlando last month. | Submitted
April 2, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Student musicians win big

Local students in the Cathedral Arts Project’s String Orchestra, made up of students in grades 4-12, recently took their act…

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Randy Fine speaks at the Florida Capitol in 2022 | AP Photo/Phil Sears
April 1, 2025

Randy Fine cruises to Congress in special election win

Republican Randy Fine will represent parts of St. Johns, Flagler and Putnam counties in Congress after claiming victory in Tuesday…

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April 1, 2025

City Council asked to choose land swap over purchasing building for UF campus in LaVilla

The developer Gateway Jax is asking city lawmakers to fully consider a land-swap before deciding whether to buy the property…

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April 1, 2025

UF Health Flagler settles 8-month stalemate with Aetna

UF Health Flagler announced it will be back in network with Aetna, meaning lower costs for patients.…

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Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan speaks during an observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at Jacksonville City Hall. | City of Jacksonville
April 1, 2025

Sexual assaults reach ‘alarming’ levels on First Coast

The number of sexual assaults in Clay County has risen, but it could be partly a result of more awareness.…

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American Beach residents say beach driving could harm loggerhead and green sea turtles. Residents plan to sue to block driving on the beach. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
April 1, 2025

American Beach residents want Nassau County to ban beach driving

Residents say beach driving puts wildlife at risk and makes it harder for dunes to recover from storms.…

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Ponte Vedra defeated Nease 21-1 in a FHSAA boys lacrosse Region 1-2A semifinal on April 26, 2023. The Sharks (16-5) advanced to the regional final for the second straight year. Nease ended its season 15-5. | Will Brown
April 1, 2025

Ponte Vedra High on track for new turf athletic field

The high school could be the first in the county with a turf field, but experts warn that artificial turf…

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April 1, 2025

THE JAXSON | When the machines stopped: Jacksonville’s forgotten industry

Here is a look at seven major industrial structures that were demolished, marking the end of an era in Jacksonville’s…

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April 1, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Jax Poetry Fest

The 10th annual Jax Poetry Fest starts April 1 and runs all month long.…

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Crowds line the Clay County Fair's midway during a recent event. | Clay County Fair
March 31, 2025

The Clay County Fair is back … and so is the traffic

The Clay County Fair’s 11-day run brings big concerts, pig racing, new rides and irritating traffic jams.…

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Chief Alan Parker, left, speaks about a shooting Sunday night. March 30, 2025, at an apartment complex on Toledo Road. Joining him is Undersheriff Shawn Coursey. | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
March 31, 2025

Man dies after police shoot him at Toledo Road apartments

Jacksonville police said Alquan V. Suydam, 28, pointed a gun at them after they were called to a domestic disturbance.…