April 3, 2024
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April 3, 2024
THE JAXSON | What does ‘withintrification’ look like? Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard
Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard in New Orleans is a model for withintrification that can be easily replicated along Jacksonville corridors…
April 2, 2024
Duval consolidates 2 elementary schools, but gives parents extra year to prepare
R.V. Daniels Elementary in Northwest Jacksonville will be consolidated with R.L. Brown Gifted and Talented Academy after the 2024-25 school…
April 2, 2024
St. Johns County spends big on parks
One of Florida’s fastest growing counties is making a big investment in new parks and trails.…
April 2, 2024
Advocates bring awareness to rampant sexual violence
Dozens of community leaders gathered Tuesday to kick off Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Jacksonville.…
April 2, 2024
Jax Beach decides against moratorium on events
City Council rejected an ordinance that would have put a moratorium on special event permits in response to three shootings…
April 2, 2024
After 28 years, the murder of a Jacksonville mom is solved
A man in North Carolina has been arrested in the slaying of 31-year-old Valerie Ames in 1996.…
April 1, 2024
OPINION | Will she or won’t she: Is State Attorney Melissa Nelson running for re-election?
Voters have a right to know if State Attorney Melissa Nelson is running for re-election in the judicial circuit covering…
April 1, 2024
Tell St. Johns County what’s on your mind
St. Johns County and the St. Augustine Police Department want residents to share their opinions this month in two online…
April 1, 2024
ARC opens home for people with intellectual disabilities
The ARC Jacksonville created The Lodges to provide independent living along with mental health support.…
April 1, 2024
Sheriffs tout arrests by sex trafficking task force
A multicounty sex crimes task force has made 31 arrests and investigated hundreds of tips since it was created a…
March 29, 2024
Jacksonville Zoo elephant recovering after dental surgery
Ali, an African elephant once owned by musician Michael Jackson, had complex surgery to move the last part of his…
March 29, 2024
Mayor signs Heroes Act to help city employees in military
The Heroes Act triples the amount of time the city wil pay employees who are called for duty overseas.…
March 28, 2024
OPINION | The citizens who stopped, exposed the JEA scheme
Before we close the book on the JEA scandal, let’s celebrate those who stopped the behind-the-scenes sale effort and revealed…
March 28, 2024
UF graduate campus gets green light in Jacksonville
The Florida Board of Governors approved plans for a University of Florida graduate campus Downtown.…
March 28, 2024
Jacksonville police officer jailed in sex case involving teen
Josue Garriga III is the same deputy who was cleared in the fatal shooting of Jaime Johnson in 2019.…
March 27, 2024
Marine fire station opens in renovated Mandarin home
Marine Fire Station 68 is situated in an area that has needed marine and shoreline fire protection for years.…
March 27, 2024
ARTS PICKS | March 29-31
Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his arts and culture picks for the weekend.…
March 27, 2024
City’s oldest art festival returns this weekend in Mandarin
The Mandarin Art Festival has been an Easter weekend tradition in Jacksonville for more than five decades.…
March 27, 2024
JEA raises rates, but bills could fall
Although electric rates are rising, bills could fall because the cost of fuel for power plants has declined.…
March 26, 2024
PHOTO ESSAY | Jacksonville Alumnae Chapter welcomes first new Deltas in a decade
After 10 years, the Jacksonville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta welcomed new members in front of a cross section…
March 26, 2024
USS Orleck celebrates 2nd anniversary as Jax Naval Museum with historic refit
Two years after the 79-year-old destroyer found its new home on the St. Johns River, the Orleck has new displays…
March 26, 2024
MOSH gets $10 million boost from CSX for new museum
The donation is the largest yet in a campaign to build a new Museum of Science & History on the…
March 26, 2024
Sex offender who hacked Jumbotron gets 220 years
Samuel Arthur Thompson was sentenced for hacking into the Jaguars’ Jumbotron, possessing child pornography and failing to register as a…