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Then-named Alltel Stadium decked out for Super Bowl 2005 | City of Jacksonville
February 4, 2025

THE JAXSON | When Jacksonville became a Super Bowl city

These are the lasting effects on Jacksonville of hosting the Super Bowl in 2005.…

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February 4, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Black History Month proclamation

Last night, the city of St. Augustine Beach acknowledged February as Black History Month for the first time since the…

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Black History advocate Greg White thanks the St. Augustine Beach City Commission for formally acknowledging Black History Month on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
February 4, 2025

St. Augustine Beach recognizes Black History Month for first time

St. Augustine Beach had never issued a formal proclamation recognizing Black History Month until Monday night.…

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Jaguars owner Shad Khan hugs Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan on June 26, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
February 3, 2025

OPINION | Jacksonville’s stadium deal: A necessary gamble for a world-class city

Bringing in the NFL to help build “a world-class city” has been a cornerstone of Jacksonville economic planning since the…

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Former Jacksonville Jaguars lineman Tony Boselli is honored with Jaguars owner Shad Khan during halftime of a game Oct. 9, 2022. | Phelan M. Ebenhack, AP
February 3, 2025

Tony Boselli hired as Jaguars’ executive vice president

The Hall of Famer had been involved in the Jaguars’ search for a new head coach.…

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Lee Smith, Executive Director for THE PLAYERS Championship, joined by other members of THE PLAYERS Championship staff and Red Coats, surprised John Bertram Lancaster and his family with a dream trip to Lake Tahoe. THE PLAYERS Championship is sponsoring John Bertram's dream. | Submitted
February 3, 2025

BIT OF JOY | 5,000 dreams come true

Northeast Florida organization Dreams Come True, which is dedicated to fulfilling the dreams of local children battling life-threatening medical conditions,…

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Students walk outside the Board of Governors meeting on Jan. 30, 2025, at the University of North Florida | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
February 2, 2025

UNF faculty protest as Florida limits what qualify as ‘core classes’

Florida’s college general education courses can not teach “identity politics” or that systemic racism is inherent.…

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Speed zone cameras are coming soon to three school zones in Neptune Beach, police said. | News4Jax
February 2, 2025

Cameras will soon catch speeders in 3 Neptune Beach school zones

Neptune Beach will soon install speed zone cameras near three schools.…

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A passenger walks past a flight information board displaying several canceled flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. | AP Photo, Stephanie Scarbrough
February 2, 2025

OPINION | Muzak for airports: Scenes from Reagan National

Being stuck in the airport after the plane crash felt like an apt metaphor for the banal transactional conflicts of…

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January 31, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Visiting Jacksonville

The Number of the Week reflects the effect of the 8 million people who visited Jacksonville last year.…

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A chorus of 500 local children will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" on its 125th anniversary. | Submitted
January 31, 2025

BIT OF JOY | 500 voices needed

Jacksonville natives James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson’s iconic song “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” often called the Black…

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Joined by members of his family, Jon DePreter swears in as the newest member of the St. Augustine City Commission in December. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
January 30, 2025

New St. Augustine Commissioner Jon DePreter: Flooding, mobility are top of mind

St. Augustine’s newest city commissioner says he wants to maintain St. Augustine’s charm while making the city safer.…

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MOSH curator Ryan Enger talks about the museum's new MindWorks exhibit, on the second floor through May. | Dan Scanlan, Florida Today
January 30, 2025

New MOSH exhibit MindWorks gets inside your head

The latest MOSH exhibit – MindWorks – brings ideas like decision-making, memory and emotion to life through interactive displays.…

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The title of the song written by James Weldon Johnson and his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson, stand tall on one end of the park honoring the men at their birthplace in Jacksonville's historic LaVilla community. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
January 30, 2025

‘Lift Every Voice’: February festival will celebrate Black National Anthem written in Jacksonville

Perhaps the most famous song ever written in Jacksonville was a call to action when it was written. Sharon Coon…

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Council President Ron Salem listens as Jacksonville General Counsel Michael Fackler responds to Salem's questioning about the surprise removal of a Confederate monument in January 2024. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
January 30, 2025

Jacksonville Bar Association defends General Counsel in battle with City Council

The Jacksonville Bar Association is defending Jacksonville General Counsel Michael Fackler after City Council members introduced a resolution Tuesday expressing…

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Author Carl Hiaasen signs books at last year's Festival of Stories & Songs. | Submitted
January 30, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Festival of Stories & Songs

The four-day Amelia Island Festival of Stories & Songs begins tonight. The event hosted by the Story & Song Center…

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In "Objects of Innocence," Jacksonville artist Elena Øhlander uses mixed-media illustrations to explore the influence of objects. The show closes this weekend.
January 29, 2025

ARTS PICKS | Jan. 31- Feb. 2

The Melanin Market celebrates Black history at RAM, a mixed-media art show closes at Emerald Station, and three choreographers debut…

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Trenton Green, Amaia Arteta and Felicity Roussakies. | Submitted
January 29, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Local Military Child of the Year semifinalists

Three local teens are among 105 national semifinalists for Operation Homefront’s Military Child of the Year award: The award honors…

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Randy Fine
January 28, 2025

Primary tees up state senator vs. teacher for Congressional District 6

A special primary election set the stage for an April congressional race between a state lawmaker and a teacher.…

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A drawing shows Baptist Health's planned new, four-story emergency tower on Prudential Drive. | Baptist Jacksonville, Hoefer Welker
January 28, 2025

Baptist Health unveils details of new ER tower

The addition on Baptist’s main campus will include two distinctive emergency rooms for adults and children.…

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Superintendent Chris Bernier hosts a town hall at duPont Middle School on Jan. 23, 2025. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
January 28, 2025

Duval Schools town halls tackle district budget woes; last town hall is Thursday

Budget cuts could affect busing, class schedules, and more in Duval County public schools.…

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Food service assistant Brenda Bartee gives students breakfast at Washington Elementary School in Riviera Beach in August 2021. | Wilfredo Lee, AP
January 28, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Why is Florida refusing federal food aid for children?

Florida says the USDA’s SUN Bucks food program has too many strings attached. But what are they?…

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January 28, 2025

THE JAXSON | How Downtown’s train station was saved

This is the story of the Station Celebration, a forgotten dispatch that rallied thousands of Jaxsons together to help save…

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The University of North Florida presented this watercolor painting of the Silverfield College of Education and Human Services to donors Gary and Laine Silverfield. | UNF
January 27, 2025

UNF names education college for Gary and Laine Silverfield

UNF celebrated the Silverfield College of Education and Human Services in honor of the longtime donors.…