This category is used to mark original articles created by Jacksonville Today that is distributed to NewsBreak and other platforms. Do not put aggregated news in this category.
Featured image for “Flag football booming as Jaguars invest in girls sports”
Courtney Brown is a senior flag football player at Stanton College Prep who was named 'most athletic' by her peers in the senior class. She plays flag football and soccer for the Blue Devils. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
February 9, 2024

Flag football booming as Jaguars invest in girls sports

Every public high school in Duval County fields a flag football team, and Florida is one of seven states with…

Featured image for “New Boeing facility will bring hundreds of jobs”
Local, state and Boeing leaders cut the ribbon, officially opening the new maintenance and repair facility at Cecil Airport on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. | Carter Mudgett, Jacksonville Today
February 9, 2024

New Boeing facility will bring hundreds of jobs

The maintenance facility at Cecil Airport will help Boeing serve military customers including the U.S. Navy and U.S Air Force.…

Featured image for “Earthquake rumbles off the East Coast of Florida”
An earthquake struck just over 100 miles east of Cape Canaveral. | U.S. Geological Survey
February 8, 2024

Earthquake rumbles off the East Coast of Florida

The magnitude 4.0 earthquake registered a little more than 100 miles east of Cape Canaveral, just before 11 p.m. Wednesday.…

Featured image for “OPINION | Jacksonville Classical Academy changes course after learning lessons”
February 7, 2024

OPINION | Jacksonville Classical Academy changes course after learning lessons

Jacksonville Classical Academy charter school has pivoted in its approach in the three years since founder John Rood opened it…

Featured image for “Sheriff’s officer accused of giving information to criminals”
Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters announces the arrest of police officer Christopher Barr during a news conference Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2024 l Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
February 7, 2024

Sheriff’s officer accused of giving information to criminals

Christopher Barr is accused of sharing information from police databases with people that Sheriff T.K. Waters described as criminals.…

Featured image for “Planetarium illuminates ‘Matches Made in the Heavens’”
“Matches Made in the Heavens” will start at 7 p.m. Friday at MOSH. | Museum of Science and History
February 7, 2024

Planetarium illuminates ‘Matches Made in the Heavens’

The Museum of Science & History will help viewers see cosmic couplings of binary stars and merging galaxies in a…

Featured image for “Rip rap questioned at HGTV Dream Home in St. Augustine”
This rip rap was constructed behind HGTV's Dream Home on Anastasia Island. | St. Augustine Planning and Zoning Board
February 7, 2024

Rip rap questioned at HGTV Dream Home in St. Augustine

The St. Augustine Planning & Zoning Board is delaying a decision about the retaining wall, which was built without approval.…

Featured image for “ARTS PICKS | Feb. 9-11”
February 7, 2024

ARTS PICKS | Feb. 9-11

Jazz in St. Augustine, storytelling in Riverside and Yellow House founder Hope McMath’s first solo show are this weekend’s Arts…

Featured image for “THE JAXSON | 6 Black cultural heritage sites to visit in town”
February 6, 2024

THE JAXSON | 6 Black cultural heritage sites to visit in town

In honor of Black History Month, here are six historic African American cultural heritage destinations in Jacksonville to visit.…

Featured image for “Norwegian Gem will become Jax’s 2nd cruise ship”
The Norwegian Gem will begin sailing from Jacksonville in November 2025. | Jaxport
February 6, 2024

Norwegian Gem will become Jax’s 2nd cruise ship

The Norwegian Gem will offer seasonal cruises — from November to April — to the Bahamas and the eastern Caribbean…

Featured image for “Remembering Harriet Beecher Stowe in her former community”
A photograph of Harriet Beecher Stowe and her family in front of their Mandarin Road cottage. | Mandarin Community Club
February 6, 2024

Remembering Harriet Beecher Stowe in her former community

A pavilion along Mandarin Road will mirror the architecture of the long-gone cottage where one of Mandarin’s most historic figures…

Featured image for “The open road: Shands Bridge work is done”
Work on the Shands Bridge has been completed. | The Jaxson
February 6, 2024

The open road: Shands Bridge work is done

The Shands Bridge won’t close next weekend after all. Roadwork that shut down the bridge the past two weekends has…

Featured image for “Duval parents groups file no objections to textbooks”
The Duval County Public Schools administration building, with a bronze statue of children reading in front of it. | Claire Heddles, Jacksonville Today
February 5, 2024

Duval parents groups file no objections to textbooks

Moms for Liberty and the Public School Defenders both reviewed science and social studies textbooks approved by Duval County Public…

Featured image for “Brew flows again at Intuition Ale Works after fire shutdown”
The demolition at the fire-ravaged Rise Doro apartment building can be seen behind Intuition Ale Works, which has reopened a week after the fire. | Dan Scanlan, WJCT News 89.9
February 5, 2024

Brew flows again at Intuition Ale Works after fire shutdown

Life is slowly returning to normal around the fire-ravaged Rise Doro apartment complex as demolition continues.…

Featured image for “More affordable housing planned in St. Johns County”
The Homeless Coalition of St. Johns County wants to build more housing on its campus in St. Augustine. l Google
February 5, 2024

More affordable housing planned in St. Johns County

The Homeless Coalition of St. Johns County hopes to use $247,000 in state money toward building 16 affordable duplexes.…

Featured image for “Visit St. Augustine unveils Black history app”
An Emancipation Proclamation parade proceeds through St. Augustine circa 1922. | St. Augustine Historical Society
February 5, 2024

Visit St. Augustine unveils Black history app

Visit St. Augustine announced the app Monday in an effort to spotlight the extensive history of African-descended people in the…

Featured image for “Jax ranked among best cities for Gen Z homebuyers”
Jacksonville's credit rating has improved. l Steven Ponson, Jacksonville Today
February 5, 2024

Jax ranked among best cities for Gen Z homebuyers

Jacksonville ranked 15th of 100 cities as a place where Generation Z might have luck buying a home.…

Featured image for “Friendship Fountain will glow again on Feb. 15”
City crews conducted a test run on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, of Friendship Fountain's new synchronized water, light and music program. | News4Jax
February 2, 2024

Friendship Fountain will glow again on Feb. 15

The fountain, under renovation for two years, will return during the next Sip and Stroll on the Southbank.…

Featured image for “St. Augustine Beach renourishment will start soon”
A section of St. Augustine Beach will undergo a beach renourishment project starting in mid-February l Army Corps of Engineers
February 2, 2024

St. Augustine Beach renourishment will start soon

A project starting in mid-February will add about 2.5 million cubic yards of sand from the ocean floor along the…

Featured image for “Meet Mina, the new tiger cub at the Jacksonville Zoo”
The public chose the name Mina for the new tiger cub at the Jacksonville Zoo. | Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
February 2, 2024

Meet Mina, the new tiger cub at the Jacksonville Zoo

The zoo just announced Mina’s name, which was chosen in a public vote over two weeks.…

Featured image for “#AskJAXTDY | Does it matter that an FDOT secretary doesn’t attend JTA meetings?”
A JTA electric bus.
February 2, 2024

#AskJAXTDY | Does it matter that an FDOT secretary doesn’t attend JTA meetings?

An FDOT secretary sits on the JTA board but has not attended JTA meetings since 2018. A Jacksonville Today reader…

Featured image for “Rise Doro’s walls start tumbling down”
A crane from ELEV8 tears pieces of wall off the Rise Doro facade on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. Kitchens with stoves and cabinets are visible inside. | Dan Scanlan, WJCT News 89.9
February 2, 2024

Rise Doro’s walls start tumbling down

Demolition of the burned-out apartment building Downtown is expected to take eight to 10 weeks. The developer, Rise: A Real…

Featured image for “Westside apartment complex first Jax Housing Authority purchase with bond sale”
February 1, 2024

Westside apartment complex first Jax Housing Authority purchase with bond sale

By issuing revenue bonds, the Jacksonville Housing Authority expects to raise enough funding to buy Westwood Apartments off Normandy Boulevard.…

Featured image for “Kerr-McGee Superfund cleanup set for major step forward”
The Kerr-McGee Superfund site is along the St. Johns River and Talleyrand Avenue. | Multistate Environmental Response Trust
February 1, 2024

Kerr-McGee Superfund cleanup set for major step forward

The next stage of cleanup will begin in the spring on 31 acres of contaminated land along Tallyrand Boulevard and…