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Lynyrd Skynyrd performs at TIAA Bank Field. | Bill Bortzfield, Jacksonville Today
February 10, 2025

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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February 10, 2025

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
February 10, 2025

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
February 9, 2025

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…

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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.…

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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.…

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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.…

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Jared Bridegan | Jacksonville Beach Police Department
February 6, 2025

Star witness recants testimony in Bridegan murder case

Henry Tennon stated during a court hearing that he wanted to recant his testimony in the high-profile slaying of Jared…

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A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. | Alex Brandon, AP
February 5, 2025

Duval school officials respond to fears over federal immigration rules

ICE agents have not come to local schools, but local officials are thinking about how to respond.…

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The Mayport lighthouse stands inside a fence at Naval Station Mayport. | Mayport Lighthouse Association
February 5, 2025

Historic Mayport lighthouse may get a new home

The Mayport Lighthouse Association wants to move the 166-year-old lighthouse from the naval base to Mayport Village.…

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An artist rendition of the Dorion Family Pediatric Center at the Mandarin campus of Community Hospice and Palliative Care. | Community Hospice & Palliative Care
February 5, 2025

Pediatric center coming to palliative care facility

Community Hospice & Palliative Care has begun construction of the Dorion Family Pediatric Center in Mandarin.…

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A crowd fills A. Philip Randolph Boulevard during a Melanin Market in 2023. | LIFT JAX
February 5, 2025

Main Street program sparks historic Eastside corridor

Florida Avenue Main Street aims to transform A. Philip Randolph Boulevard into a bustling business district.…

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Despite rising costs, Jacksonville residents have paid the same amount for trash collection for 15 years.
February 5, 2025

Higher trash fees headed for final City Council vote

Three of four City Council committees voted in favor of the proposed increase.…

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The former Park View Inn at 901 N. Main St., bordered by Main, State, Ocean and Orange streets. | Jacksonville Daily Record
February 5, 2025

Gateway Jax takes step toward expanding into Springfield

A City Council committee approved legislation to facilitate a mixed-use development on North Main Street.…

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February 5, 2025

Data breach exposes student data in St. Johns County

The breach at PowerSchool, an educational service company, included students’ names, contact information and dates of birth.…

Featured image for “USS Orleck’s new interactive displays re-create life at sea”
A mannequin in a crewmember's jacket seems to point to a handmade model of the USS Orleck in a former berthing area of the veteran Navy destroyer. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
February 4, 2025

USS Orleck’s new interactive displays re-create life at sea

An extensive display of artifacts and information about Jacksonville’s museum ship will be unveiled Saturday.…