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Officials with the Jacksonville Housing Authority and the city break ground Friday on new affordable housing in Durkeeville. | City of Jacksonville
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Jacksonville officials break ground on new affordable housing in Durkeeville

Groundbreaking on five new affordable homes in Jacksonville’s Durkeeville neighborhood Friday comes on the heels of a new UNF poll…

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St. Augustine restaurateurs Genie and Jeff McNally | Mallory Aussem, Evergold Photography
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St. Augustine restauranteurs to open two new eateries this summer

St. Augustine restaurant owners Genie and Jeff McNally are launching two new eateries while construction is underway on the new…

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The school library at R.V. Daniels Elementary in February 2024. Duval County Public Schools closed the school at the end of hte 2025 academic year. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
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Jacksonville Journey Forward seeks $3 million budget for literacy, chronic absenteeism

The Jacksonville Journey Forward board made budgetary suggestions for the 2025-26 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 during its monthly…

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Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown, recently removed as vice chairman of the NTSB by the administration. | NTSB
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Brown sues Trump administration for ‘illegal’ removal as NTSB vice chair

Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown is suing President Donald Trump’s administration in federal court, challenging what the suit calls his…

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As If! 90s Fest | WJXT News4Jax
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As If! 90s Fest in St. Augustine sees third postponement

As If 90s Fest, scheduled for June 21, announced Wednesday it would be postponed for a third time and ticket…

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Statues that decorated the monument to the Women of the Confederacy were removed from Springfield Park in Jacksonville and placed in storage in December. | Jacksonville Today
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Appeals court hears bid to revive Jacksonville Confederate monuments lawsuit

A Jacksonville civil rights attorney asks a federal appeals court to allow his suit against Confederate monuments to go ahead.…

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The Florida Legislature passed a bill aimed at keeping children under age 16 off social media platforms. | JackF, Adobe Stock
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State appeals social media ruling

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier quickly appealed after a federal judge Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking a…

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Mayor Donna Deegan has appointed Helena A. Parola as the city's next Planning Director. | LinkedIn
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Deegan appoints 27-year city employee as planning director

Jacksonville’s interim Planning Director Helena Atalla Parola has been nominated as the Planning and Development Department’s permanent leader. …

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Rendering of Sulzbacher Enterprise Village to be completed by the end of 2026. | Sulzbacher
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Sulzbacher secures funds to build homeless ‘workforce housing’ for men

Jacksonville-based homelessness services nonprofit Sulzbacher has secured the financing to start construction on phase I of its $37 million Enterprise…

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Police officers rush into Mayport Middle school on Thursday, June 5, as part of an active shooter drill. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
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Active shooter drill held at Mayport Middle School

An active shooter drill saw Jacksonville police and Beaches city officers join together for the first time Thursday to handle…

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Travis Williams | Jacksonville Daily Record
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LIFT JAX selects Travis Williams as president and CEO

Travis Williams, an Eastside resident who joined the LIFT JAX in 2021, is the nonprofit’s new chief executive officer.…

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Connor Dzion | The Law Firm of Pajcic & Pajcic
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St. Johns County teen’s death spurs federal language proficiency bill

St. Johns County is supporting an effort in Washington D.C. that would permanently require truck drivers to pass an English…

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Hundreds of boats and thousands of boaters attended 2023's Skip Day at Clay County's Bayard Point. | News4Jax
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Friday’s ‘Skip Day’ could crowd the waters off Bayard Point

The annual “Skip Day” at Clay County’s Bayard Point could see upwards of 7,000 people on the water on Friday,…

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University of Michigan President Santa Ono prepares to toss T-shirts into the crowd during the second half of a football game against Oregon on Nov. 2, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. | Jose Juarez, AP
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UF president pick rejected

Florida’s state university system’s Board of Governors has blocked the UF Board of Trustees’ pick to lead the state’s flagship…

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Deep Bottom Creek is overgrown with trees as it passes under Scott Mill Road, just a few hundred feet before it empties into the St. Johns River. | Google
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#AskJAXTDY | Who decides which creek gets dredged?

A Jacksonville Today reader asks what qualifies a specific creek for dredging by the city.…

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City Councilman Rory Diamond on Oct. 22. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
June 3, 2025

Bill advances to track city money used for undocumented immigrants

Jacksonville City Council may require organizations to report how they’re using city funds.…

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The rear wheel of Ultra Motor's A2B electric bike. | Mark Lennihan, AP
June 3, 2025

St. Johns County puts the brakes on stricter e-bike rules

Instead of imposing stricter rules, the county will encourage riders to operate safely.…

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St. Johns County Administrator Joy Andrews | St. Johns County
June 3, 2025

Embattled St. Johns County administrator gets contract extension

County commissioners voted 3-2 to extend Joy Andrews’ contract by three years.…

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Audrieanna Burgin was named CEO of racial equity nonprofit 904Ward in June 2025. | Submitted
June 3, 2025

Q&A | New 904Ward CEO outlines her plans amid shifting DEI landscape

Audrieanna Burgin discusses her journey, her hometown and how she envisions the organization moving forward.…

Featured image for “UNF poll shows support for sheriff and mayor, but less for City Council”
Mayor Donna Deegan speaks with City Council member Rory Diamond before signing his Heroes Act bill into law on March 29, 2024. | News4Jax
June 3, 2025

UNF poll shows support for sheriff and mayor, but less for City Council

The poll also found that people consider housing the most pressing problem in Jacksonville.…

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More than 100 people participated in the Pride in our Freedoms Community Bridge Lighting on Sunday, June 1, 2025, along the Acosta Bridge in Downtown Jacksonville. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
June 2, 2025

Jax Pride Month celebration altered amid drawbridge confusion

Demonstrators planned a celebration on the bridge, but the drawbridge was raised just as they approached.…

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An aerial view of Downtown Jacksonville | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 2, 2025

Jacksonville council members reverse course on hiring and firing DIA chief

City Council is on track to make changes to how the Downtown Investment Authority issues taxpayer incentives.…

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People dine at outdoor cafes along Lincoln Road Mall in Miami Beach. | Lynne Sladky, AP
June 2, 2025

New law requires restaurants to warn you about fees

Beginning July 1, restaurants must notify customers upfront about automatic tips or service fees.…

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June 2, 2025

Huge plume of Saharan dust is headed toward Florida

The dust layer suppresses tropical cyclones, but it can cause health concerns among some people.…