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The Duval County Public Schools administration building, with a bronze statue of children reading in front of it. | Claire Heddles, Jacksonville Today
February 7, 2023

Most Florida school districts aren’t requiring teachers to hide classroom libraries. Duval is.

Duval Schools says media specialists have reviewed about 2,000 of the 1.6 million titles in the district.…

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February 7, 2023

City Council members assail JEA committee as ‘very, very scary precedent’

Five Jacksonville City Council members took issue Tuesday with a special committee investigating fellow member LeAnna Cumber.…

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More people are commuting to work on bicycles.
February 7, 2023

Feds help Jacksonville try to end bicyclist and pedestrian deaths

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in traffic safety grants to Jacksonville, Atlantic Beach…

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February 7, 2023

Disc golf is taking flight in St. Johns County

A public meeting is set for Monday to review plans for a new 18-hole disc golf course alongside the St.…

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February 7, 2023

University of Florida explores campus in Downtown Jacksonville

A possible UF graduate campus in Downtown Jacksonville would focus on innovative programs in medicine, business and engineering.…

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February 7, 2023

Inmates get help to succeed on the outside

Operation New Hope is partnering with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office to set up the nationally recognized Ready4Work program.…

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February 7, 2023

TPC Sawgrass hustles to prepare for Players Championship

Here’s what new at the Players as the tournament prepares to tee off in less than a month.…

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The North Florida Land Trust has obtained property adjacent to the River Brand Islands Preserve and across the Intracoastal from the city of Jacksonville’s Castaway Island and Dutton Island preserves.
February 7, 2023

Land Trust buys nearly 219 acres along Intracoastal Waterway

The North Florida Land Trust obtained four pieces of property to preserve along Atlantic and Butler boulevards.…

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February 6, 2023

LeAnna Cumber fires back over JEA investigation

Cumber said the investigation is “blatant weaponization” of city government, and she blasted ads by election opponent Daniel Davis.…

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February 6, 2023

Hear what’s in the works for Downtown Jacksonville

A public meeting, “Riverfront 2025: A Look Ahead,” will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Jacksonville…

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February 6, 2023

Housing authority approves plan for two home developments

The Jacksonville Housing Authority will work with two private developers to create more affordable housing.…

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February 6, 2023

Aiden Fucci pleads guilty in murder of classmate Tristyn Bailey

Tristyn Bailey was found dead on Mother’s Day 2021. Aiden Fucci pleaded guilty just before jury selection began in St.…

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February 6, 2023

Jaguars training center on track for summer opening

Jacksonville Jaguars fans should be able to watch 2023 training camp practices at the new Miller Electric Center.…

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February 3, 2023

Thunderbird Hotel demolition approved on Arlington Expressway

The crumbling Thunderbird Hotel once was described as “an extravagant Polynesian and American Indian-themed hotel” that hosted a number of…

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February 3, 2023

UF Health and Flagler Health+ work toward merger

The two health systems have entered into a nonbinding letter of intent that would expand the services of Flagler Health+.…

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February 3, 2023

Few diversity changes necessary, FSCJ says

Officials who pledged to remove critical race theory from coursework and policies found almost nothing to change at Florida State…

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February 3, 2023

City Grille & Raw Bar prepares for spring opening

The former Wine Cellar restaurant is being renovated into City Grille & Raw Bar on Jacksonville’s Downtown Southbank.…

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February 2, 2023

Council members appointed to investigate LeAnna Cumber in JEA deal

The committee will meet Wednesday to begin considering whether Cumber deceived anyone about her husband’s involvement in the JEA proposal.…

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February 2, 2023

Fleming Island senator wants home sellers to disclose flooding

Sen. Jennifer Bradley has filed a bill that would require home sellers to disclose whether a property was ever damaged…

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February 2, 2023

Rural communities get millions for broadband in Northeast Florida

Communities in Clay, Putnam and St. Johns counties will receive state grants to improve broadband internet access, part of $144…

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February 2, 2023

Shad Khan’s sports holdings grow to $5.95 billion

Shad Khan’s sports holdings grew, but the Jacksonville Jaguars owner slipped in Forbes’ ranking of sports empires.…

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February 2, 2023

Mayo Clinic in Florida adding 210-acre North Campus

Property donated by the Davis family will allow Mayo Clinic to grow across 602 acres over several decades.…

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February 2, 2023

Neptune Beach residents fume about ‘green monster’ water tank

Residents Neptune Beach say a new water tank is an eyesore that could hurt their property values.…

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February 1, 2023

Councilwoman LeAnna Cumber under investigation regarding JEA sale

City Council is reviving a special committee to determine whether Cumber deceived investigators about her husband’s role in the failed…