State Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonville, speaks with a megaphone on the House floor during a debate about a redistricting bill on April 29, 2026. | Mike Stewart, AP

Winn-Dixie Co's headquarters is on Jacksonville's Westside. | Jacksonville Daily Record

An illustration shows the proposed beer garden and restaurant in Riverfront Plaza's second phase. Another restaurant is planned on the western end of Riverfront Plaza. | City of Jacksonville/Perkins & Will

The Shands Bridge, which will be closed from Friday to Sunday for maintenance. | Florida Department of Transportation

Work to stabilize the historic Edwin M. Stanton High School in LaVilla could soon resume after an $143,710 appropriation from the Jacksonville City Council. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier speaks during a meeting between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Cabinet at the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee on March 5, 2025. | Rebecca Blackwell, AP

Seven Pines Island homeowner William "Jake" Jacobs stands on his dock off Hogpen Creek on Monday, May 11, 2026, near the Intracoastal Waterway. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today.

This view of 103rd Street shows heavy traffic at a stop light at Firestone Road. | Google Maps

JEA CEO Vickie Cavey and Board Chair MG Orender preside over a board workshop April 14, 2026. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

The 2026 Florida legislative session ended March 13. | Douglas Soule, WUSF

Jacksonsville City Council member Tyrona Clark-Murray was removed from classroom duties in the Duval County Public Schools. | Campaign website for Tyrona Clark-Murray

The USS Mason, based at Naval Station Mayport, is patrolling the Strait of Hormuz with other U.S. Navy ships in Operation Freedom. | U.S. Central Command

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan announces the city's down payment assistance program for home ownership. Joining her March 7, 2026, are, from left, Joshua Hicks, the city's director of affordable housing; City Council member Ju'Coby Pittman; Adam Rigel, chief financial officer of JWB Real Estate Cos.; and city Housing and Community Development Chief Travis Jeffrey. They gathered in front of a house for sale in the 1400 block of 25th Street East. | David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union

Jacksonville City Council member Rory Diamond at the Duval DOGE Committee hearing on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

A mock-up of Florida driver's license shows the changes front and rear. | Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Jacksonville City Council member Ron Salem after a Duval DOGE Committee meeting on May 5, 2026. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

Fans that are part of a cooling system are seen on the roof of a data center April 27, 2026, in Hillsboro, Oregon. | Jenny Kane, AP

Skyway cars move into the LaVilla station of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

A cursive handwriting practice sheet. The Florida Legislature passed a bill that mandates cursive instruction for grades three through five. | Photo illustration by Kaley Mantz

The bed in the execution room. | Florida Department of Corrections

Gateway Jax Inc. wants to build 100,000 square feet of office space in its $750 million Pearl Square development Downtown. | Gateway Jax Inc.

A Downtown Investment Authority committee voted 3-0 on Thursday to move forward with plans for a restaurant at Riverfront Plaza on the Downtown Northbank. | The Choptank via Jacksonville Daily Record

The Mag’s Cafe building is one of two historic building renovations projects the Jacksonville City Council awarded incentives on Tuesday. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Daily Record