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The historic Snyder Memorial building is at 226 N. Laura St. in Downtown Jacksonville, next to James Weldon Johnson Park. It appears on a list of the city's most endangered historic properties. | Jacksonville Daily Record
May 14, 2025

History Center lists most endangered historic properties

The Jacksonville History Center released its annual list of the city’s most endangered historic properties.…

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The Fifth Annual Yarden Tour is this weekend in Riverside and Avondale.
May 14, 2025

WHAT TO DO | Dancin’ in the Street; Yarden Tour; ‘Waitress’

Dancin’ in the Street at the Beaches, the annual Riverside-Avondale Yarden Tour and “Waitress” the musical are What to Do…

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Southside Estates Elementary School. | Google maps
May 14, 2025

Substitute teacher arrested with guns and ammo in car

Abdiel Badillo-Martinez was charged with taking weapons onto the campus of Southside Estates Elementary School.…

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Jacksonville City Council member Terrance Freeman | File photo
May 14, 2025

Jacksonville council asks state DOGE to review city finances

Aside from the legislation, the mayor’s office said it has been in contact with the state task force since March.…

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May 14, 2025

SWAT call ends with police killing Westside man

Police said they shot Calixto Beabenutti to prevent him from taking a hostage at a neighboring home.…

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Osprey Racing team captain Nathan Stratton looks over Swoopde13, the team's Formula SAE race car, as it is assembled prior to a race in Michigan. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
May 14, 2025

UNF’s Osprey Racing hopes to fly in international race

The team designed and built a race car that will compete this weekend at Michigan International Speedway.…

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These 5th graders were among dozens of Jacksonville students to win scholarships from the MaliVai Washington Youth Foundation. | Submitted
May 14, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Youth scholarship winners

The MaliVai Washington Youth Foundation awarded $125,000 in scholarships to Jacksonville students.…

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The air traffic control tower at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville. | Jacksonville Daily Record
May 13, 2025

Airplane maker could create 1,200 jobs at Cecil Airport

City Council will consider incentives for a project identified only as Project Bluebird.…

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A Duval Schools police officer was arrested. | Duval County Public Schools
May 13, 2025

Duval school police officer accused of domestic battery

Kevens Louis was charged with domestic battery by strangulation and false imprisonment.…

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The marquee for FIVE, the new live music venue opening this week at the former home of the Sun-Ray Cinema in Five Points. | FIVE
May 13, 2025

FIVE music venue replaces Sun-Ray Cinema in Five Points

FIVE’s grand opening was originally planned for January, but issues with construction and permits delayed it.…

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May 13, 2025

THE JAXSON | The rise, fall, and rebirth of West Adams Street

Before-and-after photos of a street that was a vital artery in Jacksonville’s LaVilla for over a century.…

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Mandarin Road at Brady Road, part of the street set to gain sidewalks. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
May 12, 2025

Mandarin residents fear loss of trees for sidewalk project

A $4.5 million project that would add 2.3 miles of sidewalk to an oak-shaded part of historic Mandarin is coming…

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Some 52,000 students are enrolled in the St. Johns County School District. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
May 12, 2025

Meet the finalists for St. Johns County school superintendent

Of four finalists, one has encoutnered controversy. Another has been a superintendent in another county.…

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Three people died in a fire in Palatka. | Palatka Fire Department
May 12, 2025

Three die in mobile home fire in East Palatka

Firefighters rescued several people. The cause of the fire has not been determined.…

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Shoppers are reflected as they walk by a TJ Maxx storefront in North Andover, Massachusetts, in May 2017. | Elise Amendola, AP
May 12, 2025

TJ Maxx will open Sunday in Jacksonville Beach

The store will open in the South Beach Regional shopping center. It will be the sixth TJ Maxx in the…

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Jacksonville City Hall | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
May 11, 2025

OPINION | Smoking gun? Firearm registry presents reputational challenge for Donna Deegan

Critics are calling it an illegal gun registry maintained at the behest of the mayor’s office. Who’s to blame?…

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Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, was joined Friday, May 9, 2025, by Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, right, and local real estate expert Jordan Hooten at Gators BBQ on West Beaver Street. | Office of Gov. Ron DeSantis
May 9, 2025

DeSantis wants ‘accountability’ on City Hall gun registry

Florida’s governor says there needs to be accountability as the controversy deepens into Jacksonville gun registry issue.…

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A reenactor guards the battlements of the newly reconstructed Fort Mose | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
May 9, 2025

Centuries later, Fort Mose finally has a fort again

A reconstructed fort opened Friday at Fort Mose Historic State Park, site of the first settlement of freed Black slaves.…

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A closeup image of a Thor Guard Lightning Prediction System shows the multiple horns mounted under its rim. | Thor Guard
May 9, 2025

Strobes and horns alert Atlantic beachgoers to lightning risk

Two new lighting alert systems on Atlantic Beach predict when lightning strikes are imminent.…

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"The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band
May 9, 2025

Parker High grad retires as drum major of president’s Marine band

Jacksonville native Duane King was the 40th drum major since the Marine Band was created in 1798.…

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Parking attendant Valerie Frazier with her Mother's Day display | Jessica Palombo, Jacksonville Today
May 9, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Jacksonville’s most festive parking garage

City parking attendant Valerie Frazier brings festive cheer to a parking garage in Downtown Jacksonville.…

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Shrimp are shown at Safe Harbor Seafood restaurant in Mayport on Tuesday,May 6, 2025. Michelle Corum/Jacksonville Today
May 8, 2025

Shrimp demand is growing, and tariffs could help local industry

Experts discussed the trends this week during a meeting in Mayport, part of a shrimping industry market study.…

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May 8, 2025

Mayport’s ferry is out of service for up to 3 months

The ferry’s boarding ramp needs repair after the ferry hit it Sunday night. The reason is still under investigation.…

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Clay County's first permanent supportive housing for veterans has opened in this classic home in Green Cove Springs. | Operation Lifeline Inc.
May 8, 2025

Veterans get a supportive home in Green Cove Springs

Clay County’s first supportive housing residence for veterans opened Thursday in a classic home on Spring Street.…