February 5, 2024
The Homeless Coalition of St. Johns County hopes to use $247,000 in state money toward building 16 affordable duplexes.…
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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…
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.…
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.…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
February 1, 2024
DeSantis is sending Florida State Guard to southern border
In an appearance in Jacksonville, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the state will send the Florida State Guard to Texas to…
February 1, 2024
#AskJAXTDY l Why are firetrucks dispatched when there’s no apparent fire risk?
A Jacksonville Today reader wonders whether it’s a waste of resources to send firetrucks when there’s no fire.…
January 31, 2024
OPINION | Talking back to your betters: The difficulty of commenting at Council, School Board meetings
City Council needs to stop shielding its members from direct criticism. It also needs to provide more opportunities to receive…
January 31, 2024
Jacksonville’s trans community fears new driver’s license rule
Florida is mandating that the gender listed on a driver’s license must match a person’s sex at birth.…
January 31, 2024
Demolition permit set for burned-out apartments
The city says demolition will occur “as switly as possible” at Rise Doro apartments Downtown.…
January 31, 2024
Jax Beach services returning after ‘cybersecurity event’
Jacksonville Beach has released few details about why its information systems collapsed, but staff are restoring systems as quickly as…
January 31, 2024
ARTS PICKS | Feb. 2-4
Contemporary dance, a Nigerian painter, art about Black motherhood and a guitar quartet are this weekend’s Arts Picks.…
January 30, 2024
OPINION | James Weldon Johnson Park redesign must be informed by Bryant Park’s success
We risk backing ourselves into another 50-year corner if we don’t learn from our past and our peers and again…
January 30, 2024
Demolition looms for fire-ravaged Rise Doro complex
Firefighters continue to hose down hotspots inside the apartment complex, two days after the fire struck.…
January 30, 2024
Housing Authority CEO abruptly resigns, saying he feels forced out
President and CEO Dwayne Alexander was the third major departure from the agency in recent weeks.…
January 30, 2024
Traffic relief coming to CR 210 in St Johns County
Construction is underway on a project to widen County Road 210 in northern St. Johns County to alleviate a major…
January 29, 2024
OPINION | Will Donald Trump unite Jacksonville Republicans?
Republicans, led by the chair of the Duval County party, are being compelled to unite behind Trump weeks before the…
January 29, 2024
MOSH misses deadline, but new museum still in the works
The Museum of Science & History missed a deadline to raise $40 million for its move to the Northbank, but…
January 29, 2024
Massive fire torches Rise Doro apartments Downtown
The fire dealt a blow to Downtown development just a month before the new apartment building was set to open.…