The Rev. Allison DeFoor, president of the North Florida Land trust, who died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. | North Florida Land Trust

LIFT Jax purchased and renovated this home on Spearing Street on the Eastside in 2025 in order to sell it as an affordable housing property. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

The Matanzas Innlet at 8805 State Road A1A S. was razed in 2017 after being severely damaged by Hurricane Matthew. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Charles Faggart died after an incident at the Duval County Jail. | Photo provided by family attorney

The lakefront dining area of Pusser's Caribbean Bar & Grille, off State Road A1A in Ponte Vedra Beach. | Pusser's/Facebook

Established in 1869, Jacksonville's historically African American neighborhood of Oakland helped shape the city's cultural identity.| General Commission on Archives and History of The United Methodist Church.

ICE arrests surged this summer in Florida.

Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk speaks at The Believers' Summit 2024 at a Turning Point Action event in West Palm Beach on July 26, 2024. | Lynne Sladky, AP file

A car plows through a flooded street in St. Augustine. | News4Jax

The Jacksonville Housing Authority board meets Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. | Elizabeth Caldwell, Jacksonville Today

A nine-person task force selected a site in St. Augustine's West Augustine community as the future home of the Florida Museum of Black History. The site was once the home of Florida Memorial University. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Daniel Vallencourt, a JTA board member. | News4Jax

Mayor Donna Deegan answers questions at the presentation of Jacksonville's first comprehensive food plan | Simone Endress, Jacksonville Today

The VyStar SkySkape entrance to the Jacksonville Zoo & Botanical Gardens. | News4Jax

A crowd walks through St. Augustine on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, as part of the annual Out of the Darkness Walk organized by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention North Florida. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

A Nor'easter and king tides caused coastal flooding at the Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve in Northeast Florida. | National Park Service

The former Kmart building at 500 Atlantic Boulevard is shown on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. | Sheldon Gardner, Jacksonville Daily Record

A roundabout at FAMU Way is seen on the Florida A&M University campus in Tallahassee on June 6, 2024. | Mark Wallheiser, AP file

The city of Jacksonville has targeted completion of the second phase of Riverfront Plaza by the end of 2027. The first phase opened in December 2025. | Special to the Jacksonville Daily Record

The University of North Florida. | News4Jax

Habitat for Humanity's Volusia Woods community is near St. Augustine's West King district. | Habitat for Humanity of St. Johns County

The Rev. Christopher McKee Jr., lead pastor of The Church of Oakland in Jacksonville's Eastside, has organized voter mobilization efforts in both Florida and Ohio since he became a pastor in 2013. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits the Lincoln Memorial University campus in Orange Park on Oct. 21, 2026. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today