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January 25, 2023

Dawgs fans: You can now get a Florida license plate

The University of Georgia has met Florida’s presale requirement for a speciality license plate. The plate will go into production…

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January 24, 2023

Student injured in two-story fall at St. Johns County high school

A student fell from a second-story walkway at Pedro Menendez High School. It’s unclear why the person fell.…

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January 24, 2023

Electricity bills are on the way up, but not as much this time

A JEA rate increase this spring might be offset by a lower fuel cost — meaning bills shouldn’t rise as…

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A. Philip Randolph Boulevard is the commercial hub of the Eastside. Some of the commercial buildings here are among the oldest in Jacksonville because they were not destroyed during the Great Fire of 1901. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
January 24, 2023

Out East Jacksonville takes big step toward national historic designation

The Eastside Historic District is one step closer to joining the National Register of Historic Places following a decision from…

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January 24, 2023

Anejo Cocina Mexicana fills last space at East San Marco

The East San Marco shopping center on Hendricks Avenue is now fully leased.…

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January 24, 2023

Jacksonville airport will add parking as terminal expands

Jacksonville International Airport plans to add a third parking garage and renovate its security checkpoint.…

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January 24, 2023

TaxSlayer extends Gator Bowl sponsorship through 2027

TaxSlayer is the longest-running title sponsor of the Gator Bowl, the nation’s sixth-oldest bowl game.…

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Jacksonville's chief resilience officer, Anne Coglianese, works at her desk.
January 23, 2023

Community meetings are next step for Jax chief resilience officer

“We’re going to be really guided by the data. But also, it’s so important for that data to be grounded…

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January 23, 2023

DeSantis comes to Jacksonville with plan for teacher pay raises

Gov. Ron DeSantis is proposing sweeping education changes including a Teachers Bill of Rights, limits on unions and partisan school…

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January 23, 2023

Strings Sports Brewery plans second location in Jax Beach

Strings, a popular craft brewery in Springfield, will expand into the former Terry’s Country Store on Penman Road in Jacksonville…

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January 23, 2023

How many people are homeless on the First Coast? We’ll soon know.

Volunteers will scatter across Duval, Clay and Nassau counties Wednesday to complete the Point-in-Time Count of people living unsheltered on…

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January 20, 2023

It’s time to request vote-by-mail ballots for March election

New Florida laws require voters to file for a mail ballot each election cycle — even if they’ve gotten one…

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January 20, 2023

UNF spends $3.5 million on diversity and inclusion

The University of North Florida — like other universities — had to report its diversity expenses as the state fights…

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January 20, 2023

Jacobs Jewelers: The end of a landmark in Downtown Jacksonville

Roy and Delorise Thomas bought Florida’s oldest jewelry store in 1986. Now they’re retiring.…

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January 20, 2023

Big changes coming to Jacksonville’s concert venues

Renovations are planned at the Florida Theatre and Ponte Vedra Concert Hall that will force each to close for several…

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January 20, 2023

68 jobs affected as St. Vincent’s Riverside ends maternity care

Ascension filed a notice with the state saying employees will be let go starting March 19 when the hospital discontinues…

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The Duval Schools administration building. | Claire Heddles, Jacksonville Today
January 19, 2023

Enrolling your child in Duval County Public Schools | JAX TODAY GUIDE

If you’re looking to enroll a first-time student in Duval Schools for this coming fall, here’s what you need to…

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U.S. Representative John Rutherford (right) was the first sheriff to grant Republican donor Kent Stermon badge access to JSO buildings.
January 19, 2023

Republican donor Kent Stermon had JSO access for nearly a decade as part of “the sheriff’s circle”

Kent Stermon, the donor who was under investigation when he died, was issued 5 separate badges giving him JSO access,…

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January 19, 2023

USS Orleck could move to new home by March 31

The Jacksonville Downtown Investment Authority board this week advanced a 10-year licensing agreement for the floating naval museum.…

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January 19, 2023

Jacksonville’s airport among Florida’s worst for seized guns

Jacksonville’s airport had the state’s highest rate of confiscated guns last year, during a record year for weapon seizures nationwide,…

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January 19, 2023

Dueling bills seek to prohibit hate speech in Jacksonville

Two Jacksonville City Council members have filed identical bills that seek to prohibit the projection of messages onto buildings.…

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January 19, 2023

St. Johns County teachers take hard line on pay

Teachers plan to protest their pay by working only 7.5 hours a day, the amount of time they’re paid for.…

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The State Board of Education, travels to sites around the state for its monthly meetings and met in Nassau County Wednesday. | Claire Heddles, Jacksonville Today
January 18, 2023

Florida Ed Board OKs school book rules, rejects trans student protections and applauds ‘anti-woke’ state colleges 

The State Board of Education signed off on measures in alignment with the priorities of Governor Ron DeSantis.…

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January 18, 2023

Jacksonville may outlaw hate speech displays

A proposed law would ban anyone from projecting images onto someone else’s building — a response to several antisemitic displays…