July 30, 2024
Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, according to a new poll from…
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July 29, 2024
4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio
The rapper was ambushed outside a hotel in Tampa while celebrating his 26th birthday.…
July 29, 2024
Duval teachers can get help buying school supplies
The Jacksonville Public Education Fund is offering financial assistance to 15 Duval County schoolteachers.…
July 29, 2024
SPORTS | Jaguars saying all the right things as training camp enters second week
Unlike last year, when the Jaguars were the hunted, this year, they can return to the mentality of being the…
July 29, 2024
Aviator’s remains identified 79 years after WWII crash
Alfred Hamwey of Jacksonville was shot down in 1945 while fighting Japanese forces in New Guinea.…
July 29, 2024
St. Johns County offers free sandbags to residents
With hurricane season in full swing, St. Johns County will offer free sandbags to residents on Wednesday.…
July 28, 2024
OPINION | The presidential election is a #jaxpol proxy war and the stakes are high for both sides.
Much is at stake in this election, not least of which for local political figures, many of whom have a…
July 26, 2024
Republicans look to shore up support among Black conservatives in Jacksonville
A Black woman may be leading the presidential ticket of a major political party for the first time, but for…
July 26, 2024
#AskJAXTDY | Does the city’s resilience office have any power?
A Jacksonville Today reader asks whether the city’s Office of Resilience is purely advisory and is City Hall listening?…
July 25, 2024
Duval School Board District 1 forum: Ebri alone as Ricardo calls out sick
Nadine Ebri was one of five Teacher of the Year finalists in Duval County in 2020-21. Tony Ricardo taught at Andrew…
July 25, 2024
OPINION | ‘Go outside and play’ -Every Boomer’s mother
Green schoolyards is a movement to turn public school playgrounds into “outdoor classrooms,” with plant and vegetable gardens, trails, trees,…
July 25, 2024
1,100 fewer Duval students qualify for buses this school year
Previously, the district bused all students who lived outside a mile-and-a-half radius of their assigned school.…
July 25, 2024
Highway 17 North Heritage Trail celebrates local icons
The trail will preserve the legacies of Augusta Savage, A. Philip Randolph, and brothers James Weldon and J. Rosamond Johnson.…
July 25, 2024
Enchantment Con will beguile Jax on Saturday
Enchantment Con will wrap together sci-fi, fantasy and cosplaying for lovers of all things fantastic.…
July 25, 2024
#AskJAXTDY l Can you really receive a digital vote-by-mail ballot?
A Jacksonville Today reader wants to know whether voters can receive a digital version of their vote-by-mail ballot.…
July 25, 2024
Suspected serial rapist arrested after three decades
Advances in DNA testing led to the arrest of Calvin Dumas, 68. Police said he attacked women in their homes…
July 25, 2024
ARTS PICKS | July 26-28
Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw couldn’t pick just three Arts Picks this week. His FIVE picks include a new…
July 24, 2024
#AskJAXTDY | Can a judicial candidate advertise herself as ‘conservative’?
A Jacksonville Today reader wonders why a judicial candidate can advertise as a conservative in a nonpartisan race.…
July 24, 2024
Members sought for first LGBTQ+ Advisory Board
Applications are open until Aug. 9 for the mayor’s inaugural LGBTQ+ Advisory Board…
July 23, 2024
Intracoastal West residents face $4,500 annual tax that many say was a surprise
Opponents say what started as a petition to “explore” dredging Hogpen Creek for boating now threatens to price them out…
July 23, 2024
THE JAXSON | 6 Jacksonville expressway names you likely did not know
Here are a few Jacksonville expressways you may not have heard of, despite being one of the thousands who drive…
July 23, 2024
St. Augustine residents may get higher tax bills
City commissioners are proposing to leave the tax rate the same, but rising property values would lead to higher taxes.…
July 22, 2024
Jacksonville unveils 12-point plan to battle homelessness
The city’s plan attacks homelessness on multiple fronts and carries out a new state law that bans camping on public…
July 22, 2024
SPORTS | 5 biggest questions for the Jaguars’ first week of training camp
Here are five key questions to be answered in the first week of Doug Pederson’s third camp as the head…