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Zunzibar describes itself as a "beachy sports bar" that serves sandwiches, wings, cocktails and frozen drinks. | News4Jax
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Zunzibar seafood bar to replace Burrito Gallery in Riverside

Zunzibar describes itself as a “beachy sports bar” that serves sandwiches, wings, cocktails and frozen drinks.…

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The Greenleaf & Crosby Building is the former home of Jacobs Jewelers, which closed in March 2023. | Jacksonville Daily Record
2 hours ago

HiReformance pilates studio to open Downtown

The studio will occupy space on the ground floor of the historic Greenleaf & Crosby Building.…

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A double yellow stripe lines the center of East Forsyth Street in Downtown as part of change to 2-way traffic, as well as Adams Street one block over. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
3 hours ago

2-way traffic is back on 2 Downtown streets

City officials say the change on Adams and Forsyth streets will make them more friendly to pedestrians and businesses.…

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Paris Richardson is shown with WJCT Public Media Education Coordinator Andrew Williams during a celebration May 20, 2025, at WJCT. Richardson is the author of a children's book, "The Not-So-Perfect Garden Project." | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
4 hours ago

Authors seek to curb ‘summer slide’ amid Duval’s literacy gains

The 51 percent of Duval County third-grade students who scored a Level 3 or higher on the Florida Department of…

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The St. Augustine Airport, which is overseen by the St. Johns County Airport Authority. | St. Augustine Airport
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The story behind criminal charges at St. Augustine Airport

Three elected members of the St. Johns Airport Authority Board have been charged with Sunshine Law violations.…

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A water rescue boat moves in floodwaters at an apartment complex in Clearwater after Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10, 2024. | Mike Stewart, AP file
7 hours ago

NOAA delays cutoff of data for hurricane forecasting

Meteorologists and scientists warn of severe consequences when the satellite data ends July 31.…

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Rodman Dam, formally known as the Kirkpatrick Dam, has stood for decades despite efforts by environmental groups, Florida governors and federal bureaucrats to get rid of it. | Florida Parks
1 day ago

DeSantis vetoes money to tear down the Rodman Dam

The veto ended what appeared to be the most promising effort in years to remove the dam.…

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President Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and others tour "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Florida. | Evan Vucci, AP
1 day ago

ICE facility at Camp Blanding could house 2,000 detainees

The facility would be the second in Florida. President Donald Trump toured the first facility Tuesday in the Everglades.…

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Fireworks explode over Downtown Jacksonville. | Visit Jacksonville
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Fireworks will fly all over the First Coast

Here’s a wrap-up of some of the area’s major Independence Day events and fireworks displays.…

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Percy Golden II was nominated to serve as Jacksonville Fire Rescue Chief by Mayor Donna Deegan on Monday, June 30, 2025. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
2 days ago

Percy Golden II named Jacksonville’s new fire chief

Golden, a 21-year veteran of the department, was selected from a field of 17 candidates.…

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The Magic Beach Motel, located just minutes from the water in Vilano Beach, has been featured in several TV shows since it opened the better part of a century ago. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
2 days ago

Magic Beach Motel building gets a reprieve for now

Plans to demolish the 75-year-old building in Vilano Beach are off the table, but that could change in the next…

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Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks May 1, 2025, during a news conference about immigration enforcement at the South Florida office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Enforcement and Removal Operations in Miramar. | Rebecca Blackwell, AP
2 days ago

DeSantis signs tax cuts for businesses and shoppers

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a package eliminateding a commercial-lease tax and providing several sales tax breaks.…

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2 days ago

Gilchrist and Amy Berg give $50M to Mayo Clinic

The money will be used to accelerate global health care innovation.…

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Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook announces the arrest of a deputy on a charge of sexual battery. | News4Jax
2 days ago

Clay County deputy charged with sexual battery

Ryan Perry was accused of inappropriately touch a woman who had called to report a theft.…

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Associates from RS&H, an architecture and engineering company, talked with students about the projects they're doing and what careers are available in the industry. | Keith Richard, courtesy
2 days ago

Florida business leaders call for better math education

Many employers say it’s hard to find people with skills in critical thinking, data analysis and problem solving.…

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Tropical development possible heading into July 4th holiday

The National Hurricane Center says there’s a 20% chance of development over the next seven days.…

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The Orange County Courthouse. | Google via Central Florida Public Media
June 27, 2025

Teacher loses license after conviction for Disney exposure

Christopher Allen-Black will serve 12 months’ probation for exposing himself at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort.…

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One of the Jacksonville Transit Authority's autonomous vans makes a test run recently on Gator Bowl Boulevard. A JTA staffer sits inside to take over if necessary. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
June 27, 2025

Self-driving JTA vans hit the road Monday

Jacksonville’s autonomous people movers will begin passenger service Downtown after months of testing.…

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Protesters join Metro Gardens Association President Lydia Bell, right, on Friday, June 27, 2025, at the federal courthouse in Jacksonville. The group is seeking an injunction to stop a medical examiner's office from opening in their Brentwood community. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
June 27, 2025

Brentwood residents seek to stop medical examiner’s office

The Metro Gardens Neighborhood Association says the office threatens their health, safety and dignity.…

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Sizemore’s Coastal Kitchen is at 333 First St. N., in the former Salt Jax Beach space. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 27, 2025

Sizemore’s Coastal Kitchen opens in Jacksonville Beach

The oceanfront seafood restaurant opened at 333 First St. N., in the former space of Salt Jax Beach.…

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Edmund D. Fountain, Tampa Bay Times, file pool photo
June 27, 2025

Hundreds will get payments for reform school abuse

The program will compensate people who were subjected to abuse at the Arthur G. Dozier School between 1940 and 1975.…

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Florida's State Play, Cross and Sword, debuted 60 years ago in 1965. This performance took place in 1967. | Jacksonville Public Library
June 26, 2025

It’s been 60 years since St Augustine debuted the ‘Official State Play’

Cross and Sword became a staple at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre and ran for more than 30 years…

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Jacksonville City Hall. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 26, 2025

City Council OKs money for housing and zoo

More public money could available for residential development Downtown and affordable housing across Duval County.…

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Recently opened businesses, like Blue Hen Cafe, dot West King Street, the main commercial thoroughfare of the West City neighborhood in St. Augustine. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
June 26, 2025

St. Augustine sets its sights on neglected West City

A new Community Redevelopment Agency has a plan to bring life and money to the growing section of town.…