February 13, 2025‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ highlights Jacksonville’s past and promiseOn its 125th anniversary, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” is being celebrated with five days of events and programming.…By Will Brown
February 13, 2025Jacksonville considers funding for ASUN basketball tourneyCity Council will consider spending $100,000 per year to host the Atlantic Sun Conference basketball championships.…By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record
February 13, 2025What the latest data shows about Florida’s abortion banAbortions in Florida have declined for the first time since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.…By Siena Duncan - Fresh Take Florida
February 13, 2025February brings 40 more minutes of daylightDays have been growing longer since Dec. 21, but the increase will accelerate quickly this month.…By Leslie Hudson - Storm Center
February 12, 2025Buried beneath Lincolnville: a 240-year-old British fortSt. Augustine archaeologists have uncovered a first of its kind on a Lincolnville lot – a small British redoubt, or…By Dan Scanlan
February 12, 2025FDLE officer shoots teen as he plays ‘Senior Assassin’Teens play the game using water guns to “assassinate” one another. The FDLE officer thought the gun was real.…By Dan Scanlan
February 12, 2025DeSantis wants to stop ‘intrusive’ checks on boatersGov. Ron DeSantis says FWC officers use boat safety inspections as a pretense to pull over boaters.…By News Service of Florida
February 12, 2025San Sebastian Winery plans marketplace with restaurantThe proposal includes a restaurant, retail building and additional surface parking adjacent to the winery..…By J. Brooks Terry - Jacksonville Daily Record
February 12, 2025Legislators reject ‘bailouts’ for condo ownersCondo owners shouldn’t expect the state to pay for complying with new state laws after the Surfside collapse.…By Jim Turner - News Service of Florida
February 11, 2025Jacksonville raises residents’ trash feesThe annual fee that Jacksonville residents pay for trash collection is going up, after a 12-to-7 vote by the City…By Michelle Corum and Jessica Palombo
February 11, 2025Lawmakers move to block development at state parksThe state last year proposed lodges, pickleball courts and other development at Anastasia State Park and eight others.…By Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
February 11, 2025Troubled Serenata Beach Club reopens under new ownersThe private club, purchased by Kevin Merritt and Lynda-Culhane Merritt, is now called the South Ponte Vedra Ocean Club.…By Tiffany Salameh - News4Jax
February 11, 2025Adams and Forsyth will soon become 2-way streets againResurfacing could begin as early as this week as the one-way streets revert to two-way traffic.…By Dan Scanlan
February 11, 2025COVID pushed kids outdoors. Now they’re into birdwatching.More young birder groups are popping up for teens and tweens who enjoy getting outdoors together to gawk at wildlife.…By Kerry Sheridan - WUSF
February 11, 2025Florida lawmakers call another special session on immigrationThe latest session reflects new cooperation between the Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis.…By Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
February 10, 2025Nights of Lights needs more county funding, St. Augustine saysSt. Augustine’s latest Nights of Lights set new records for attendance, and city leaders say they need more cash if…By Noah Hertz
February 10, 2025Shad Khan’s company buys Downtown fairgroundsThe fair is leaving the site near EverBank Stadium and moving to West Jacksonville.…By Dan Macdonald - Jacksonville Daily Record
February 10, 2025Downtown’s resurrection is on the horizon, city saysRiverfront Plaza will open late this year, one of several projects coming together on the Downtown waterfront, city officials say.…By Dan Scanlan
February 10, 2025Inductions are next week for Florida Artists Hall of FameSouthern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd and St. Augustine artist Roger Bansemer will be inducted into the Artists Hall of Fame.…By Dan Scanlan
February 10, 2025Historic cemetery bulldozed to build home in Putnam CountyLocal historians say cemetery headstores have been offered for sale after the landowner graded the property.…By Tiffany Salameh - News4Jax
February 10, 2025Aldi sells Winn-Dixie chain to investor groupA consortium of private investors has acquired Southeastern Grocers, Winn-Dixie’s parent company.…By Monty Zickuhr - Jacksonville Daily Record
February 9, 2025What the Duval School Board’s travel spat says about shifting politicsThe Duval School Board voted against sending a member to serve in a leadership role with a group others perceive…By Megan Mallicoat
February 7, 2025Land swap for UF could bring new riverfront towerThe Downtown Investment Authority is proposing a swap of two city-owned riverfront properties with Gateway Jax.…By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record
February 7, 2025Prosecutors 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…By Anne Schindler