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A Jacksonville Solid Waste Division worker collects recyclables in 2022. | Dennis Ho for Jacksonville Today
13 hours ago

Jacksonville raises residents’ trash fees

The annual fee that Jacksonville residents pay for trash collection is going up, after a 12-to-7 vote by the City…

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Anastasia State Park in St. Johns County was on of nine parks where the state proposed lodges, golf courses and other development last year.
18 hours ago

Lawmakers move to block development at state parks

The state last year proposed lodges, pickleball courts and other development at Anastasia State Park and eight others.…

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The former Serenata Beach Club is now called the South Ponte Vedra Ocean Club. | News4Jax
20 hours ago

Troubled Serenata Beach Club reopens under new owners

The private club, purchased by Kevin Merritt and Lynda-Culhane Merritt, is now called the South Ponte Vedra Ocean Club.…

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Adams Street, along with Forsyth Street, will soon become a two-way street. | Google
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Adams and Forsyth will soon become 2-way streets again

Resurfacing could begin as early as this week as the one-way streets revert to two-way traffic.…

Featured image for “COVID pushed kids outdoors. Now they’re into birdwatching.”
Members of the Manasota chapter of the Florida Young Birders Club watch birds through binoculars at Red Bug Slough in Sarasota on Jan. 25, 2025.
23 hours ago

COVID pushed kids outdoors. Now they’re into birdwatching.

More young birder groups are popping up for teens and tweens who enjoy getting outdoors together to gawk at wildlife.…

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1 day ago

Florida lawmakers call another special session on immigration

The latest session reflects new cooperation between the Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis.…

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Hundreds of people crowd downtown St. Augustine to see the annual NIghts of Lights. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
2 days ago

Nights of Lights needs more county funding, St. Augustine says

St. Augustine’s latest Nights of Lights set new records for attendance, and city leaders say they need more cash if…

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Iguana Investments Florida LLC, a company owned by Jaguars owner Shad Khan, now owns the Jacksonville Fairgrounds site Downtown. The fair is moving to West Jacksonville. | Jacksonville Daily Record
2 days ago

Shad Khan’s company buys Downtown fairgrounds

The fair is leaving the site near EverBank Stadium and moving to West Jacksonville.…

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Construction crews continue building Phase 1 of Riverfront Plaza. The foundations for a cafe with rooftop garden and other parts are underway. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
2 days ago

Downtown’s resurrection is on the horizon, city says

Riverfront Plaza will open late this year, one of several projects coming together on the Downtown waterfront, city officials say.…

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Lynyrd Skynyrd performs at TIAA Bank Field. | Bill Bortzfield, Jacksonville Today
2 days ago

Inductions are next week for Florida Artists Hall of Fame

Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd and St. Augustine artist Roger Bansemer will be inducted into the Artists Hall of Fame.…

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Historic cemetery bulldozed to build home in Putnam County

Local historians say cemetery headstores have been offered for sale after the landowner graded the property.…

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Winn-Dixie opened Sept. 20, 2024, at 999 University Blvd. N. in the College Park Shopping Center. | Karen Brune Mathis, Jacksonville Daily Record
2 days ago

Aldi sells Winn-Dixie chain to investor group

A consortium of private investors has acquired Southeastern Grocers, Winn-Dixie’s parent company.…

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Duval school Board members Charlotte Joyce, April Carney, and Darryl Willie debate travel on Feb. 4, 2025. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
3 days ago

What the Duval School Board’s travel spat says about shifting politics

The Duval School Board voted against sending a member to serve in a leadership role with a group others perceive…

Featured image for “Land swap for UF could bring new riverfront tower”
The Gateway Jax development would include 11 floors of residences, five floors of hotel rooms, two floors of podium parking and lobbies, a floor of public food and beverage space, and a public sky garden terrace. | Gateway Jax via Jacksonville Daily Record
February 7, 2025

Land swap for UF could bring new riverfront tower

The Downtown Investment Authority is proposing a swap of two city-owned riverfront properties with Gateway Jax.…

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February 7, 2025

Prosecutors say they discussed ‘nothing’ with witness after he alleged ‘false testimony’

Prosecutors say nothing came of a meeting with a witness who said he gave “false testimony” in the Bridegan murder…

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Inmate Dexter Barry didn’t receive his anti-rejection medications while in the Duval County jail. He died a few days after he was released. | Courtesy photo via the Tributary
February 7, 2025

Duval jail settles lawsuit for $300K in inmate’s death

Jail inmate Dexter Barry never received the medication he needed after a heart transplant. He died a few days later.…

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A Southwest Airlines plane lands at Manchester Boston Regional Airport in June 2023. | Charles Krupa, AP
February 7, 2025

Southwest and Breeze add flights at Jacksonville airport

Southwest is adding a flight to Austin, Texas, and Breeze has begun flying to New Haven, Connecticut.…

Featured image for “JAXPORT leaders project confidence amid tariff, Panama Canal uncertainty”
JAXPORT Chief Commercial Officer Robert Peek (left) chats with port CEO Eric Green during the 2025 State of the Port on Feb. 6, 2025. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
February 6, 2025

JAXPORT leaders project confidence amid tariff, Panama Canal uncertainty

Business diversity and investments in infrastructure are keeping officials optimistic at JAXPORT, Florida’s largest port by container volume.…

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Vianca Grullon in a life preserver. | Provided by attorney Judd Rosen
February 6, 2025

Couple sues after Sea-Doo pontoon flips on toddler

Fifteen-month-old Vianca Grullon was trapped under the Sea-Doo Switch after it flipped on Black Creek.…

Featured image for “Planned walking trail suddenly dead in St. Johns County”
The trail would have been built along the curvy two-lane Shore Drive, near the Matanzas River south of St. Augustine. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
February 6, 2025

Planned walking trail suddenly dead in St. Johns County

The trail south of St. Augustine died this week, a year after county commissioners approved the very same plans. …

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February 6, 2025

Trash fee increase still uncertain despite mayor’s support

Mayor Donna Deegan says she supports increasing the fee to cover the costs of collecting trash.…

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February 6, 2025

February’s rapid warmup could bring an early spring

For the next few weeks, expect warmer temperatures and drier weather across Florida.…

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February 6, 2025

Fernandina Beach rejects bioethanol plant

The plant proposed by Rayonier Advanced Materials had met significant community pushback.…

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Jacksonville Jaguars have hired Grant Udinski as its new Offensive Coordinator. | Jacksonville Jaguars
February 6, 2025

Jags hire new offensive coordinator from Vikings

The Jaguars’ new offensive coordinator is Grant Udinski, who was assistant offensive coordinator/assistant quarterbacks coach in Minnesota.…