June 5, 2025
Jacksonville’s interim Planning Director Helena Atalla Parola has been nominated as the Planning and Development Department’s permanent leader. …
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June 5, 2025
Sulzbacher secures funds to build homeless ‘workforce housing’ for men
Jacksonville-based homelessness services nonprofit Sulzbacher has secured the financing to start construction on phase I of its $37 million Enterprise…
June 5, 2025
Active shooter drill held at Mayport Middle School
An active shooter drill saw Jacksonville police and Beaches city officers join together for the first time Thursday to handle…
June 5, 2025
WHAT TO DO | Garden Walk; Red Caps ballpark night; Fernandina Pride
Negro Leagues history at the ballpark; Fernandina’s annual LGBT Pride celebration and Washington Oaks Gardens State Park are What to…
June 5, 2025
LIFT JAX selects Travis Williams as president and CEO
Travis Williams, an Eastside resident who joined the LIFT JAX in 2021, is the nonprofit’s new chief executive officer.…
June 5, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Hastings mural
A new interactive mural by acclaimed artist Kelsey Montague was unveiled in Downtown Hastings.…
June 4, 2025
OPINION | UF campus land swap is best deal on the table
Between buying the land and trading for it, the land swap is the better deal by far.…
June 4, 2025
St. Johns County teen’s death spurs federal language proficiency bill
St. Johns County is supporting an effort in Washington D.C. that would permanently require truck drivers to pass an English…
June 4, 2025
Friday’s ‘Skip Day’ could crowd the waters off Bayard Point
The annual “Skip Day” at Clay County’s Bayard Point could see upwards of 7,000 people on the water on Friday,…
June 4, 2025
UF president pick rejected
Florida’s state university system’s Board of Governors has blocked the UF Board of Trustees’ pick to lead the state’s flagship…
June 4, 2025
#AskJAXTDY | Who decides which creek gets dredged?
A Jacksonville Today reader asks what qualifies a specific creek for dredging by the city.…
June 4, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Jax theater students dominate statewide awards
Theater students at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts just won big at the Applause Awards, which recognize the most talented…
June 3, 2025
Bill advances to track city money used for undocumented immigrants
Jacksonville City Council may require organizations to report how they’re using city funds.…
June 3, 2025
St. Johns County puts the brakes on stricter e-bike rules
Instead of imposing stricter rules, the county will encourage riders to operate safely.…
June 3, 2025
Embattled St. Johns County administrator gets contract extension
County commissioners voted 3-2 to extend Joy Andrews’ contract by three years.…
June 3, 2025
Q&A | New 904Ward CEO outlines her plans amid shifting DEI landscape
Audrieanna Burgin discusses her journey, her hometown and how she envisions the organization moving forward.…
June 3, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Summer reading kick-off
The Jacksonville Public Library is helping kids get started on their summer reading with kick-off parties this week.…
June 3, 2025
UNF poll shows support for sheriff and mayor, but less for City Council
The poll also found that people consider housing the most pressing problem in Jacksonville.…
June 2, 2025
Jax Pride Month celebration altered amid drawbridge confusion
Demonstrators planned a celebration on the bridge, but the drawbridge was raised just as they approached.…
June 2, 2025
Jacksonville council members reverse course on hiring and firing DIA chief
City Council is on track to make changes to how the Downtown Investment Authority issues taxpayer incentives.…
June 2, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Jumbo Shrimp broadcaster moves to MLB
Jumbo Shrimp broadcaster Scott Kornberg will join the Marlins Radio Network to call Miami Marlins games this summer.…
May 30, 2025
60 vehicles still trapped in burned airport parking garage
No one knows when the garage will be safe enough to remove the remaining vehicles.…
May 30, 2025
St. Augustine will remove nine derelict boats
Beginning Monday, the vessels will be removed from Salt Run and the Matanzas River.…
May 30, 2025
#AskJAXTDY | What is the law about weapons at City Council meetings?
A Jacksonville Today reader asks about the regarding concealed weapons at a City Council meeting.…