January 22, 2025
Commissioner Krista Joseph moved to oust County Administrator Joy Andrews, but her attempt did not get enough votes.…
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January 22, 2025
BIT OF JOY | St. Augustine’s poet laureate
St. Augustine just appointed a new poet laureate: Ann Browning Masters. She succeeds the city’s previous (and first) poet laureate,…
January 21, 2025
Northeast Florida battens down for rare blast of winter
Public officials encourage people to stay off the roads as a winter storm coats the area with freezing rain and…
January 21, 2025
Officer could be fired for accidentally shooting driver
Jacksonville Officer Mindy Cardwell is accused of accidentally shooting a man while removing a gun from his holster.…
January 21, 2025
BIT OF JOY | West Augustine Day of Service
The West Augustine Nature Society and the West Augustine Improvement Association held a Day of Service cleanup yesterday in honor…
January 20, 2025
Jacksonville reflections on King’s legacy, Trump’s inauguration
Local people reflect on the simultaneous MLK Day holiday and inauguration of President Donald Trump.…
January 20, 2025
OPINION | The budget cliff is upon us
Will the mayor be able to sell fiscal austerity during her upcoming public budget town halls?…
January 17, 2025
Brutally cold forecast delays Jacksonville’s MLK parade
Organizers fear that wind chills in the 20s could be dangerous for MLK marchers.…
January 17, 2025
Atlantic Coast High student dies after being hit by car
The student was crossing Old Kings Road South toward a school bus stop when she was hit.…
January 17, 2025
Mayor Donna Deegan announces 6 town halls
The mayor plans six town hall meetings to update residents on budget priorities and city projects.…
January 17, 2025
100 EV charging stations coming to Jax
The city, JEA and Florida State College at Jacksonville are getting nearly $3 million in grants to put in electric…
January 17, 2025
NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Concealed weapon permits
See what percentage of each Florida county’s residents have concealed weapons permits.…
January 17, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Free museum fun on Martin Luther King Day
Monday is Martin Luther King Day, and if you have the day off, perhaps you’ll want take in the Cummer…
January 16, 2025
Jax Today readers’ favorite local restaurants
Your favorite local restaurants! Here are Jacksonville Today newsletter readers’ recommendations for where to eat.…
January 16, 2025
Mosquito Board commissioner threatens slander suit
T.J. Mazzotta has filed suit against Catherine Brandhorst, his predecessor on the Mosquito Control Board.…
January 16, 2025
School start times up in the air in Duval County
A new state law requires later starting times — a requirement that could upend the schedules for tnes of thousands…
January 16, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Principal of the Arts Award
The local nonprofit Cathedral Arts Project has selected Christopher E. Begley, principal of Samuel Wolfson School for Advanced Studies, to…
January 15, 2025
Superfund cleanup about to start at Kerr-McGee site
Cleanup will begin within eight weeks at the Superfund site between the St. John’s River and Talleyrand Avenue.…
January 15, 2025
Laura Street Trio to be sold, raising hopes of redevelopment
Live Oak Contracting says it has an agreement to buy the historic Laura Street Trio from SouthEast Development.…
January 15, 2025
ARTS PICKS | Jan. 17-19
John Lennon photos in Atlantic Beach, the Star Wars score performed by the Jax Symphony and classical guitar in Amelia…
January 15, 2025
THE JAXSON | Rehabilitated urban passenger rail stations
The Prime Osborn Convention Center could become a major mixed-use economic hub. With that in mind, here is a look…
January 14, 2025
City Council overrides mayor’s veto of pay hike for trash hauler; mayor vows not to pay
“If it needs to go to a legal action, then that’s what we will have to do,” said Deegan. “We…
January 14, 2025
St. Augustine says Nights of Lights may be getting too big
“We’re dangerously close to overtourism,” Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline said about Nights of Lights.…
January 14, 2025
Homeless advocate threatens to sue Jacksonville
Attorney A. Wellington Bartow notified the city that he will sue over the city’s response to a new state homeless…