December 20, 2022
Suzanne Pickett is headed to the Super Bowl. The president and CEO of the Historic Eastside Community Development Corporation was…
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December 20, 2022
Power company money flows to news sites that attack critics
NPR’s David Folkenflik reported this story with Mario Ariza and Miranda Green of Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the…
December 20, 2022
Luxury is hot for Jacksonville shoppers
Despite concerns about inflation and economic outlook, shoppers don’t seem to be losing any interest in luxury and premium goods.…
December 20, 2022
Rain this week and a cold blast for the holiday
Two storm systems will bring a lot of wet weather to Florida this week and some very chilly temperatures this…
December 19, 2022
Judge hands Jacksonville major defeat in redistricting case
A federal judge has imposed a new Jacksonville City Council map for upcoming 2023 municipal election and handed the city…
December 19, 2022
Safety improvements done on Jacksonville’s West 5th Street
The ribbon was cut early Monday to officially open on one of the final Jacksonville Transportation Authority MobilityWorks projects that…
December 19, 2022
Sunburn Cannabis opens its doors in Jacksonville
The first of a planned wave of renewed medical marijuana retail sites in Florida has opened in Jacksonville Beach. Sunburn…
December 19, 2022
Baptist Health opens six-story hospital in Fleming Island
Baptist Medical Center Clay opened a hospital in Fleming Island on Monday, the most recent — and largest— addition to…
December 19, 2022
JEA considering $106.6 million solar deal
The JEA board of directors is considering a $106.6 million agreement to buy 150 megawatts of solar power produced by…
December 19, 2022
New North Florida judges drew legal challenges
Moving quickly after a Florida Supreme Court ruling, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday made appointments to four seats on a…
December 19, 2022
Rowe’s IGA sold for $47 million
A holding company based in Trinidad and Tobago says it has bought Rowe’s IGA Supermarkets, which operates seven Jacksonville stores,…
December 19, 2022
Jacksonville Children’s Chorus prepares to move Downtown
The ring of hammers and the staccato of power saws greets those who take a peek at the future home…
December 16, 2022
JEA may raise electric rate, but bills could fall anyway
A JEA rate increase proposed in April for the “base rate” portion of electric bills would fall heaviest on customers…
December 16, 2022
MOSH’s move to Northbank takes a step forward
The Museum of Science & History is a step closer to completing a site plan for its proposed relocation to…
December 16, 2022
Ex-cop admits he tried to entice teenage boy
Former Jacksonville police officer Alejandro Carmona-Fonseca has pleaded guilty to attempted online enticement of a teenage boy he had met…
December 15, 2022
Just for them: Kids with special needs get customized new wheels
Blake Barber was hanging with Santa Claus on Thursday at the Jacksonville Association of Firefighters hall when the jolly old…
December 15, 2022
Record-tying cargo ship joins Jacksonville rotation
A container ship tying the record for the largest to visit Jacksonville arrived at JAXPORT this week, the Jacksonville Port…
December 15, 2022
Neighbors push back against townhomes near downtown Fernandina
A proposal to tear down four homes and make way for townhouses just steps away from historic downtown Fernandina Beach…
December 15, 2022
HomeSense plans second Florida store in Mandarin
HomeSense, one of The TJX Companies Inc. off-price retail banners, is expected to open in spring 2023 in the former…
December 14, 2022
JSO blames software issue for missing Kent Stermon access logs
Influential Republican donor Kent Stermon, who died last week, used a personal badge to access Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office buildings more…
December 14, 2022
Jacksonville firefighters honor those who have died in the line of duty
Beth Rodgers admits there are still some sad times 22 years after her fire lieutenant husband died from a heart…
December 14, 2022
New Winn-Dixie may be different than you think
Southeastern Grocers had not built a new Winn-Dixie grocery store in about a decade until it completed the Grand Cypress…
December 14, 2022
City Council approves $10.1 million for Paysafe headquarters
The Jacksonville City Council has approved a bill awarding global online payment provider Paysafe Processing Solutions LLC $10.1 million in…
December 14, 2022
Activist Ben Frazier arrested while protesting Confederate monuments
A Jacksonville civil rights leader was pulled out of the City Council chambers and arrested Tuesday night as he and…