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Jacksonville City Hall. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 26, 2025

City Council OKs money for housing and zoo

More public money could available for residential development Downtown and affordable housing across Duval County.…

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Recently opened businesses, like Blue Hen Cafe, dot West King Street, the main commercial thoroughfare of the West City neighborhood in St. Augustine. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
June 26, 2025

St. Augustine sets its sights on neglected West City

A new Community Redevelopment Agency has a plan to bring life and money to the growing section of town.…

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An illustration shows the mixed-use building Corner Lot plans to build at 102 Sixth Ave. N. in the Town Center district of Jacksonville Beach. It is across the street from the Casa Marina Hotel. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 26, 2025

Corner Lot redevelops Casa Marina in Jax Beach

The Jacksonville developer will preserve the historic hotel and build a new mixed-use building across the street.…

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EnClave at WGV calls for 52 townhomes to start with, and 16 of those would be reserved for workforce housing. | News4Jax
June 26, 2025

St. Johns County considers World Golf Village townhomes

EnClave at WGV would start with 52 townhomes, and 16 of those would be reserved for workforce housing.…

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A Rivian service and demo center. The company plans to open one in the IGP/I-95 Logistics Park at 3405B International Golf Parkway in St. Johns County. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 26, 2025

EV automaker Rivian is expanding in St. Johns County

The electric vehicle manufacturer plans to open a service and demo center in St. Augustine in early 2026.…

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Johna Daniels, grants and project officer for the Early Learning Coalition of Duval, says federal funding cuts will have an effect on the organization. The coalition serves nearly 17,000 children from low-income families in Jacksonville. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
June 25, 2025

Jacksonville NAACP hears outlook on academic funding

The local NAACP and Upsilon Lambda chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity hosted a town hall on education.…

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The new University of Florida campus in Jacksonville will include the Florida Semiconductor Institute.
June 25, 2025

Deal for UF graduate campus sails through City Council

The incentives deal for the graduate campus in Downtown Jacksonville is headed to Mayor Donna Deegan for her signature.…

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Mayor Donna Deegan, left, listens as Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Chief Keith Powers speaks during a news conference Nov. 30, 2023. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
June 25, 2025

New Jacksonville fire chief could be selected by Monday

The search to replace retiring Chief Keith Powers is down to five finalists.…

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The entrance to Camp Blanding. | Google Maps
June 25, 2025

Camp Blanding considered for ICE detention center

Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state is looking to create detention facilities across Florida and Camp Blanding has the space.…

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Seven Bridges Grille & Brewery in Tinseltown permanently closed Monday, June 23. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 25, 2025

Seven Bridges Grille & Brewery closes in Tinseltown

Seven Bridges is owned by Kelly Cos. of Southern California, which closed Ragtime Tavern in Atlantic Beach in January.…

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On Sunday, June 22, Betty Osceola called on Love The Everglades Movement and Friends of the Everglades along with other locals to protest a proposed immigrant detention center inside Big Cypress National Preserve. | Andrea Melendez, WGCU
June 25, 2025

Florida fast-tracks immigrant detention center in Everglades

Environmentalists are raising alarms about “Alligator Alcatraz,” a detention center on a partially-built airstrip in the Everglades.…

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Mayor Donna Deegan speaks to reporters about her veto of a local immigration bill Tuesday at City Hall. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today.
June 24, 2025

Mayor Deegan vetoes bill tracking spending on undocumented immigrants

A City Council effort to override the mayor’s veto fell short, allowing it to stand.…

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Appellate attorney Bob Norgard shows Charles Jones the affidavit he signed last week admitting that he lied on the witness stand in Michael Bell’s 1995 trial. | News4Jax
June 24, 2025

Duval judge denies new trial for Death Row inmate scheduled for execution

Duval County Circuit Judge Jeb Branham on Tuesday refused to grant a new trial or resentencing hearing for a Jacksonville…

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Willy Cooper Sr. and Lisa Lewis at the Pinehurst and San Sebastián cemeteries | Kaia Wright, Jacksonville Today
June 24, 2025

More than 90 unmarked graves ID’d in St. Augustine cemeteries, thanks to state grant

The West Augustine Improvement Association is using state funds to locate unmarked graves in the historic San Sebastian and Pinehurst…

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A fire engine, rescue unit and tanker are housed in Fire Station 76 near the Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park. | Eric Prosswimmer/JFRD
June 24, 2025

Northside fire station opens in Pumpkin Hill Creek area

Jacksonville’s growing Northeast corner gained the city’s news fire station after Tuesday’s ribbon cutting.…

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Burrito Gallery closed in Brooklyn on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. | Rachel Corum
June 24, 2025

Burrito Gallery closes in Brooklyn, ending local chain’s 20-year run in Jacksonville

Burrito Gallery was known in Jacksonville for its fast-casual Southwestern menu, which it described as “Jax Mex.”…

Featured image for “JEA board approves one-time $40M bump in contribution to city coffers”
JEA headquarters is at 225 N. Pearl St. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 24, 2025

JEA board approves one-time $40M bump in contribution to city coffers

JEA’s budget next year will include a $178 million contribution to the city’s general fund.…

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A grand opening for the Lifesouth Community Blood center on Baymeadows Way is held in July 2018 in Jacksonville. Photo courtesy of Lifesouth
June 24, 2025

Give blood, get a free A1c test this summer

The nonprofit community blood center LifeSouth is offering free A1c test this summer to entice more people to give blood.…

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St. Augustine officials hope nights are quieter under a new noise ordinance passed on June 23, 2025. | Vicki Palombo Kirby
June 23, 2025

St. Augustine’s new noise ordinance is louder and clearer about enforcement

New rules in St. Augustine will make it easier for police to crack down on loud and disruptive noises at…

Featured image for “JAXPORT CEO receives 5-year contract extension with $550K base pay”
Jaxport CEO Eric Green celebrates harbor deepening on May 23, 2022. Green has received a five-year contract extension from the port authority board. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
June 23, 2025

JAXPORT CEO receives 5-year contract extension with $550K base pay

Eric Green, who has served as JaxPort’s CEO for eight years, will have another five years at the helm with…

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Unemployment Florida’s unemployment rate held steady in May, after inching up earlier in the year. | File photo
June 23, 2025

Florida jobless rate stays at 3.7%

State officials say that Florida’s economy doesn’t show “signs of concern” after the state’s unemployment numbers remained unchanged May from…

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Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks on May 9, 2023. | Rebecca Blackwell, AP
June 23, 2025

Gov. DeSantis signs condo relief bills

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills Monday that make changes to the regulation of condos and cooperatives and increase…

Featured image for “A second chance? Jacksonville could invest in affordable housing fund”
Jacksonville City Council is considering a bill that would set aside $3 million to invest in an affordable housing fund. | Darryl Brooks/dbvirago, stock.adobe.com
June 20, 2025

A second chance? Jacksonville could invest in affordable housing fund

A City Council bill would set aside $3 million to invest in a Jacksonville Affordable Housing Fund.…

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Setting your thermostat at 78 to 80 degrees can save a lot on cooling bills. | JEA
June 20, 2025

How to cut your bills during the coming heat wave

The heat index could surpass 100 degrees over the next week, the National Weather Service says.…