February 13, 2023
The 6,800-square-foot home on Crane Island, featured in 2019, is on the market including furniture, a boatlift and a Boston…
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February 13, 2023
Duval Schools looks for help reviewing books
Members of the public can apply to serve on a committee to review schoolbooks and supplemental materials.…
February 13, 2023
Corner Lot’s name now towers over Riverside
Signs have been installed on the nine-story Corner Lot Center, home to the River and Post restaurant and Florida law…
February 13, 2023
Jacksonville Beach pier casts a wide net for amenities
Businessman Curtis DeWitt has plenty of ideas on how to make the pier a destination — with food trucks, children’s…
February 13, 2023
Jacksonville’s panhandling ban set for vote despite opposition
Jacksonville City Council will vote Tuesday on a bill that blocks people from soliciting at intersections. Opponents say it criminalizes…
February 13, 2023
Duval Schools cancels youth risk survey after state’s complaint
At the “strong urging” of the state, the school district says it will no longer participate in the federal CDC…
February 10, 2023
City Council candidate under fire for ‘disparaging’ MLK parade video
A group of pastors says City Council District 7 candidate Jimmy Peluso posted a video that demeaned Black women and…
February 10, 2023
Fort Mose reconstruction could begin in fall
The Florida State Parks Foundation has released an illustration of the 1738 Fort Mose, the first free Black community in…
February 10, 2023
Capt. Sandy Yawn can demolish 109-year-old building Downtown
Reality TV star Sandy Yawn plans to demolish a crumbling building in Downtown Jacksonville and build a replica and restaurant.…
February 10, 2023
Jacksonville mayoral candidates share views at Interfaith Center
LeAnna Cumber, Donna Deegan and Audrey Gibson discussed crime, faith and culture wars during a forum at the Interfaith Center…
February 9, 2023
Athletic board drops questions about students’ menstrual cycles
The Florida High School Athletic Association voted to remove questions about athletes’ menstrual history from a form required to participate…
February 9, 2023
VOTER GUIDE | Duval Property Appraiser
Three candidates are running to be Duval County Property Appraiser: Danny Becton, Jason Fischer and Joyce Morgan…
February 9, 2023
Electric Avenue: A showcase for electric vehicles in Jacksonville
Electric cars and trucks will take center stage at Jacksonville’s largest monthly hot rod and classic car cruise-in on Saturday…
February 9, 2023
Mayoral candidate LeAnna Cumber rebuffs panel investigating her
Jacksonville mayoral candidate LeAnna Cumber is under investigation in connection with a privatization proposal for JEA in 2019.…
February 8, 2023
Fear and hopelessness growing among Duval students
The 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey in Duval Schools showed some improvement, but it also found higher suicide risk, hopelessness,…
February 8, 2023
Florida Black Expo returns to Jax Thursday
The Florida Black Expo returns to Jacksonville on Thursday, February 9, 2023.…
February 8, 2023
Daniel Davis sues TV stations over ‘defamatory’ ads
Davis sued the parent companies of three Jacksonville television stations over ads supporting election opponent LeAnna Cumber.…
February 8, 2023
Special committee sets next steps in JEA investigation
The Special Investigatory Committee on JEA Matters will ask City Council colleague LeAnna Cumber to voluntarily speak with them.…
February 8, 2023
Supreme Court ruling could be final blow for Spaceport Camden
The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld election results from last year in which voters overwhelmingly rejected the project.…
February 8, 2023
First Coast homeowners eligible for storm erosion grants
Florida has begun taking applications for repairing coastal erosion from Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole in Duval, Nassau and St.…
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.…
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.…
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…
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.…