February 19, 2025
Twelve local couples celebrated Valentine’s Day in a memorable way by getting married in a group ceremony in St. Augustine.…
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February 18, 2025
Top Jax area federal prosecutor announces departure
U.S. Attorney Roger Handberg is leaving the top prosecutor’s post in Florida’s Middle District, which includes Jacksonville.…
February 18, 2025
#AskJAXTDY | Who is responsible for municipal decision-making?
A Jacksonville Today reader wonders which decisions fall to the mayor and which to City Council.…
February 18, 2025
Preservationists fight to save 145-year-old Mandarin farmhouse
The Henry C. Arpen farmhouse is on the National Register of Historic Places, but the owner wants to demolish it.…
February 18, 2025
Fruit Time brings flavor of Syria to Jacksonville’s Southside
Fruit Time, a newish Southside business owned by a family from Damascus, makes elaborate fruit displays for Eid and beyond.…
February 18, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Martin Luther King Day parade
Hundreds of people participated and scores more watched along the route of the city’s 44th Martin Luther King Jr. Grand…
February 18, 2025
UNF poll finds support for Casey DeSantis as governor
Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis had a 30% favorable rating in a new poll from the University of North Florida.…
February 17, 2025
Police union accuses St. Johns sheriff of anti-union activity
Sheriff Rob Hardwick has required deputies to attend informational meetings to discuss the efforts to unionize.…
February 17, 2025
Fashion show gives a runway to petite models
A fashion show Feb. 22 in Jacksonville is geared to models 5 feet 4 or shorter.…
February 16, 2025
OPINION | The Jacksonville City Council’s lawyer problem
Multiple City Council members wish General Council Michael Fackler would resign. But they aren’t blameless in why he’s there in…
February 14, 2025
DeSantis seeks pay raises for state police and firefighters
Speaking in Ponte Vedra Beach, Gov. Ron Desantis said he will push for 20% to 25% pay raises.…
February 13, 2025
Law enforcement warns about ‘Senior Assassin’ game
Teens around the area play the game with water guns, but police say the guns can be mistaken for the…
February 13, 2025
‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ highlights Jacksonville’s past and promise
On its 125th anniversary, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” is being celebrated with five days of events and programming.…
February 13, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Valentine’s Day date with a pet
The Jacksonville Humane Society wants you to take a chance on love this Valentine’s Day weekend. Like dogs or cats…
February 12, 2025
Buried beneath Lincolnville: a 240-year-old British fort
St. Augustine archaeologists have uncovered a first of its kind on a Lincolnville lot – a small British redoubt, or…
February 12, 2025
ARTS PICKS | Feb. 14-16
Jazz in St. Augustine, surf-themed art in Jacksonville Beach, and American roots music in Fernandina Beach are this weekend’s things…
February 12, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Jax PBS Kids Writers Contest
Know a young child who loves to write? Give them a shot at $100 in spending cash (plus bragging rights)…
February 12, 2025
THE JAXSON | The Great Migration and Black Jacksonville
In honor of Black History Month, here are six ways Jacksonville reshaped the cultural demographics of the entire country.…
February 11, 2025
Jacksonville raises residents’ trash fees
The annual fee that Jacksonville residents pay for trash collection is going up, after a 12-to-7 vote by the City…
February 11, 2025
Adams and Forsyth will soon become 2-way streets again
Resurfacing could begin as early as this week as the one-way streets revert to two-way traffic.…
February 11, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Love Bites
Still no plans for Valentine’s Day? Here’s a suggestion: Grab a date and try to outrun the terrifying vampires that…
February 10, 2025
Nights of Lights needs more county funding, St. Augustine says
St. Augustine’s latest Nights of Lights set new records for attendance, and city leaders say they need more cash if…
February 10, 2025
Inductions are next week for Florida Artists Hall of Fame
Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd and St. Augustine artist Roger Bansemer will be inducted into the Artists Hall of Fame.…
February 10, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Local farmers featured in Super Bowl ad
Did you know that you’re likely eating local potatoes when you rip open a bag of Lay’s? If you caught…