Bakery manager Linda Holfinger consults her Pie Chart in the kitchen of The Pie Heaven Bakery Cafe in Atlantic Beach. The bakery is offering free chicken pot pies to those working without pay during the government shutdown. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today

The collapsed gangway at the Sapelo Island Visitors center is shown just after seven people died there. | Lewis M. Levine, AP

Jacksonville City Council members Ron Salem, Raul Arias and Jimmy Peluso are members of the city of Jacksonville’s Special Committee on the Community Benefits Agreement 2.0, which will determine the governance structure of the city's $40 million investment in the Eastside. A town hall meeting about Eastside Community Benefits Agreement funding featured bickering and disagreement among Eastside residents and members of the Jacksonville City Council on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. | Will Brown, Jacksonville