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March 6, 2023

Jacksonville gives a boost to Black and Hispanic businesses

Nearly a dozen Black and Hispanic-owned companies in Jacksonville will be enrolled in a program aimed at helping small businesses…

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March 6, 2023

Another Broken Egg coming to Mandarin Landing

Landlord Regency Centers Corp. is reconfiguring the shopping center along San Jose Boulevard, north of Interstate 295 in Jacksonville.…

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March 6, 2023

Michael Kors is closing at St. Johns Town Center

Michael Kors and Chico’s will be replaced at St. Johns Town Center by a larger Lululemon, which is moving from…

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March 6, 2023

Record crowd fills The Amelia concours d’elegance

Spectators gazed at 260 classics, race cars and other four-wheeled motorcars at the 28th annual The Amelia classic car event.…

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Songwriter and guitarist Gary Rossington has died at age 71.
March 6, 2023

Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist, dead at 71

Rossington, who had a history of heart problems, was the last living founder of the Jacksonville-based rock band.…

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Claire Heddles, Jacksonville Today
March 5, 2023

Unlike GOP donor Kent Stermon, most of JSO’s ‘Sheriff’s Circle’ barely used special access 

All used the special badge access far less frequently than Kent Stermon — the influential Republican donor who died last…

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March 3, 2023

Protesters feel threatened over Confederate monuments

Take ‘Em Down Jax, which is fighting Confederate monuments on public property, held its weekly picket line Friday despite threats…

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March 3, 2023

Jacksonville identifies industries ripe for growth

The Jax Chamber’s economic development arm has established a five-year regional plan focused on agribusiness, biomedical research and corporate operations.…

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March 3, 2023

One more time: Sugar Factory delays opening

The restaurant blamed permitting delays for its seventh rescheduled opening. Sugar Factory originally said it would open Dec. 26.…

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March 3, 2023

Twin Peaks begins work on East Arlington restaurant

Twin Peaks, based in Dallas, is opening its first sports bar in Northeast Florida, in the former Cinco de Mayo…

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March 3, 2023

Early voting starts Monday in Duval County

All registered voters, regardless of party affiliation, will be able to vote for mayor, property appraiser and at-large City Council…

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March 3, 2023

Arlington Expressway in line for resurfacing

The public can get details about the Arlington Expressway resurfacing during an open house on Thursday.…

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March 2, 2023

UNF students soundly oppose slashing diversity programs

A student government poll found that the vast majority of students oppose Gov. Ron DeSantis’ efforts to eliminate diversity, equity…

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March 2, 2023

New task force combats trafficking and child sex exploitation

Local sheriffs joined the FDLE and Department of Homeland Security to announce a new public-private partnership called INTERCEPT.…

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A girl reads a book after school. | Kristina Barke, for Kaiser Health News
March 2, 2023

Clay County considers new policy on schoolbooks

The Clay County School District could soon have a new policy for reviewing books and other materials, in response to…

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March 2, 2023

Retired NFL player bringing Slim Chickens to town

Former linebacker Angelo Crowell and his wife, Kimberly, bought property for the Slim Chickens franchise in Glen Kernan Park.…

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March 2, 2023

V Steak restaurant on hold in Ponte Vedra Beach

V Pizza owners said they could not reach a deal to buy the former Lulu’s Waterfront Grille.…

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March 2, 2023

NASCAR great Jeff Gordon roars into The Amelia

Multiple charities will benefit from the 28th annual classic car event held this weekend at and around the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia…

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March 2, 2023

Dozens of roads closing for Gate River Run

Thousands of runners will hit the roads Saturday when the Gate River Run winds through Downtown and into parts of…

Featured image for “FPL proposes lower fuel costs that could trim electric bill hikes”
Florida Power & Light Co. crews work on lines.
March 2, 2023

FPL proposes lower fuel costs that could trim electric bill hikes

FPL filed a petition at the state Public Service Commission that would trim increases proposed to take effect in April.…

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The Union Terminal Warehouse is a 330,000 square foot former grocery warehouse on Jacksonville's Eastside that is being converted into a residential, retail and commercial space that is being renovated by Atlanta-based Columbia Ventures. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today.
March 1, 2023

How the Union Terminal Warehouse connects with the Eastside community

The developer remaking the warehouse on Jacksonville’s Eastside has worked with residents to integrate the project into the community.…

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March 1, 2023

Rooftop bar and music venue planned for Bay Street

Developers of “Decca” will receive city loans for the historic property next to Justice Pub.…

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March 1, 2023

Feel like a warm winter? February was the hottest in history

The average daily high last month in Jacksonville was 79.4 degrees, almost 11 degrees warmer than normal.…

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The Vestcor Cos. is developing Lofts at Cathedral. This illustration shows the new apartment building that will be added at the site. (Vestcor Cos.
March 1, 2023

Loans approved for workforce housing Downtown

Jacksonville City Council has signed off on loans to renovate a historic building into the Lofts at Cathedral, a development…