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Wasabi Con this year includes a cosplay competition. | Wasabi Con via Facebook
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WHAT TO DO | Wasabi Con; Filipino Pride Day Festival; Arlington Mod home tour

The Wasabi Con anime festival in Downtown Jax, a Filipino cultural festival and “Jacksonville’s grooviest home tour” in Arlington are…

Featured image for “Jacksonville City Council member Tyrona Clark-Murray appeals suspension from teaching job”
City Council Member Tyrona Clark-Murray addresses the School Board on March 3, 2026. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
1 hour ago

Jacksonville City Council member Tyrona Clark-Murray appeals suspension from teaching job

Tyrona Clark-Murray was suspended without pay for 10 days but says she’ll appeal the decision to the state.…

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Former Jacksonville City Council member Gwendolyn Chandler has died at age 87. | Chandler family
4 hours ago

Former Jacksonville City Council member Gwendolyn Chandler dies at 87

Gwendolyn Chandler was the city’s first Black professional librarian at the Haydon Burns Main Library.…

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The JAX Chamber in Downtown Jacksonville. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record
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JAX Chamber comes out against Amendment 3 tax referendum

The chamber said Florida needs more comprehensive tax reform to benefit everyone, not just homeowners.…

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The track of Oct 6, 2026: 5pm track of future Isaias by the NHC.
7 hours ago

Isaias could become season’s first hurricane as it heads for Gulf Coast

Florida faces continued heavy rain and flooding concerns as Isaias moves through the Gulf.…

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Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan speaks on Sept. 22 about JTA and other topics. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today
20 hours ago

Mayor Donna Deegan subpoenaed in state attorney general’s JTA investigation

In addition to documents linked to a former JTA board member, the state subpoena asks the mayor to appear in…

Featured image for “Council punts on incentives for Downtown Publix until after Amendment 3 vote”
An artist's rendering of the planned 31,000-square-foot Publix at 119 W. Beaver St., part of a new building that will also include a 15-story residential tower and 400 parking spaces. | Gateway/Pearl Square
1 day ago

Council punts on incentives for Downtown Publix until after Amendment 3 vote

A Jacksonville City Council committee deferred the Publix vote amid concerns over mounting cash grants.…

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River Restaurant Group plans to open The Wharf in the former Santa Maria restaurant building at 135 Avenida Menendez in St. Augustine. | Zach Gardner
1 day ago

Wharf restaurant planned this year on St. Augustine waterfront

River Restaurant Group plans to launch the Wharf with a seafood focus in time for Nights of Lights.…

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Vehicles plow through flooded streets in San Marco. | News4Jax
1 day ago

LaSalle Street drainage project completed to ease flooding in San Marco

A new pump station and larger stormwater pipes have been installed in a neighborhood that floods routinely.…

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Winter storm damage. | Complete & Hover Check Aerial
1 day ago

El Niño’s Florida flip: A wetter, stormier winter?

A strengthening El Niño could bring a higher risk of flooding, squall lines and tornadoes this winter.…

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Land near State Road 208 in St. Johns County. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
2 days ago

Unleashed by Florida lawmakers, landowners move to convert farms into subdivisions

A new farmland development law is one of a string wresting power over development away from local government.…

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From left, Aoife Lewis, Shannialia Perez Montero and Nicole Jiang were the winners of the Duval County Public Schools Hispanic Heritage Month essay contest. The trio were celebrated during a luncheon at the Schultz Center on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
2 days ago

Duval Schools and Jaguars Foundation celebrate students for Hispanic Heritage Month

The school district honored winners of its annual Hispanic Heritage Month essay contest.…

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Elaine Seaver heads up research on a small species of marine worm at the University of Florida's Whitney Lab in Marineland. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
2 days ago

Getting up close and personal with worms at Marineland’s Whitney Lab

Researchers are studying a marine worm that can regenerate body parts. Might the worm benefit humans?…

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Martin Kabaki stands with 132-pound sacks of Kenyan coffee beans that he roasts in Downtown Jacksonville. | Simone Endress, Jacksonville Today
2 days ago

Café Nairobi roasts Kenyan coffee in Jacksonville

Martin Kabaki has expanded his Kenyan coffee line from farmers markets to Fresh Market — and he hopes to grow…

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The Paysafe Envision Formula E race car was unveiled Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, at The Block in Jacksonville. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
2 days ago

Formula E race team showcases new sponsor: Paysafe in Jacksonville

Paysafe unveils its sponsorship of a 200-mph Formula E race car just blocks from its Gate parkway office.…

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Rainfall totals forecast through Saturday morning, left, and the area where there could be tropical development later this week.
2 days ago

Forecasters are monitoring the Gulf for possible tropical development

Gradual development of a tropical system is possible this week, and Jacksonville is in for heavy rain.…

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Hooters on San Jose Boulevard was the last remaining location in Jacksonville. | News4Jax
October 4, 2026

Last remaining Hooters location in Jacksonville permanently closes its doors

The last remaining Hooters restaurant in Jacksonville has permanently closed.…

Featured image for “Rep. Wyman Duggan announces run for mayor in challenge to Donna Deegan”
State Rep. Wyman Duggan, R-Jacksonville, filed his intention to run for Jacksonville mayor on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, at the Duval County Supervisor of Elections office. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
October 2, 2026

Rep. Wyman Duggan announces run for mayor in challenge to Donna Deegan

Duggan cited affordability and turmoil at the city’s independent authorities as campaign priorities.…

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Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters speaks with Jacksonville Today on Thursday, July 9, 2026. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
October 2, 2026

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters files to seek reelection

Waters is touting lower crime and reduced gang violence since he won the office in November 2022.…

Featured image for “Developers offer first look at plans for Hard Rock Hotel in Jacksonville”
The proposed Hard Rock Hotel includes a disc-shaped 18th-floor nightclub that developer Michael Munz described as a “record album floating out of the hotel.” | Downtown Development Review Board
October 2, 2026

Developers offer first look at plans for Hard Rock Hotel in Jacksonville

The Hard Rock on Bay Street would include a 350-key hotel and 152 residences, plus restaurants and event space.…

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Periods of heavy rain can obstruct visibility on the road and make driving dangerous.
October 1, 2026

Florida forecast: Much-needed rain on the way, too much?

Florida finally has a meaningful opportunity to put a dent in its drought, but the same prolonged wet pattern that…

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Purple flags are planted on the lawn of the Duval County Courthouse to represent injunctions filed in domestic abuse cases. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
October 1, 2026

Domestic abuse killed more people in Duval County last year

Prosecutors and social service providers released new data to recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month.…

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Janelle Cox, a Venetia Elementary parent, tells district officials she's looking forward to a rebuilt school at a community meeting on Sept. 29, 2026, as School Board member Reggie Blount and district COO Jim Culbert look on. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
October 1, 2026

New Venetia Elementary plan a prototype for future Duval elementary schools

It was standing room only at Hyde Grove Elementary on Tuesday, with 100 people packed into the cafeteria, sitting in…

Featured image for “Grafton & Fleck’s steakhouse will soon replace Ragtime Tavern in Atlantic Beach”
The design for the rooftop lounge at Grafton & Fleck’s includes views of the beach community. | Charlene Shirk Public Relations
October 1, 2026

Grafton & Fleck’s steakhouse will soon replace Ragtime Tavern in Atlantic Beach

The steakhouse, with a rooftop lounge, broke ground Wednesday. It is expected to open by summer 2027.…