January 20, 2025
Local people reflect on the simultaneous MLK Day holiday and inauguration of President Donald Trump.…
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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…
January 14, 2025
REVIEW | Othello
If you want a glimpse of the future of dining out, check out Othello in Springfield.…
January 13, 2025
Former officers of Duval teachers’ union charged with fraud
The former president and vice president of Duval Teachers United are each alleged to have stolen more than $1.2 million…
January 12, 2025
OPINION | Why we need to raise garbage fees
City Council member Matt Carlucci explains his proposed garbage fee hike.…
January 10, 2025
Duval students earned diplomas at record rate in 2024
Duval County Public Schools saw its graduation rate spike to a record high of 90.9% last year.…
January 10, 2025
St. Augustine’s airport wants its old name back
The Northeast Florida Regional Airport wants to return to its simple name of the past: St. Augustine Airport.…