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September 11, 2024

Judge to weigh putting Florida meat law on ice

A federal judge will hear arguments next month about whether he should block a new Florida law that bars the…

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The Kings Head British Pub on U.S. 1 near St. Augustine. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
September 11, 2024

After 32 years, iconic British pub in St. Augustine to close Sunday

The King’s Head British Pub owner says a drop-off in customers means she can’t cover her costs some days.…

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Jacksonville's Eastside neighborhood sits in the shadows of EverBank Stadium. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
September 10, 2024

Jacksonville City Council approves community benefits agreement with Jaguars 

Countywide spending approved in the community benefits agreement will be $40 million over 15 years, with $40 million additionally for…

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Michael Rogers (standing at back right), president of the Longleaf Homeowners Association, was one of many who came out to Argyle Branch Public Library Monday night to voice concerns about property value impacts from a liquor store under construction across from the subdivision. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
September 10, 2024

Westside residents steamed over liquor store coming soon near OakLeaf

The planned 11,000-square-foot Shores Liquors would be the third package store within a mile — and within walking distance of…

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The back side of the Laura Street Trio, as seen July 10, 2024. | Jessica Palombo, Jacksonville Today
September 10, 2024

Committee chair: New developer ‘in the driver’s seat’ in Laura Street Trio project

A new player is taking a lead role in the effort to revive the Laura Street Trio in Downtown Jacksonville,…

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(From left:) Commissioner Barbara Blonder, Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline, Bill Dudley and his wife, and Commissioners Jim Springfield, Cynthia Garris and Roxanne Horvath | City of St. Augustine
September 9, 2024

Veterans’ advocate Bill Dudley given St. Augustine’s highest honor

Longtime military veterans’ advocate Bill Dudley was honored Monday with St. Augustine’s most prestigious award.…

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September 9, 2024

Jax coding program graduates first class, who created city services dashboard

Twenty-two teens and young adults are now graduates of the city’s new Jax Code 4 Change program, aimed at harnessing…

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A 30-second PSA posted by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration was posted to X Monday | AHCA via X, screenshot
September 9, 2024

DeSantis defends abortion information posted by state agency: ‘not electioneering’

With Democrats accusing the state Agency for Health Care Administration of improper politicking, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday described as…

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The Beatles speak on Sept. 11, 1964, at Jacksonville's George Washington Hotel, where they did not book rooms in protest of the hotel's segregation policy. They had also refused to perform at the Gator Bowl until they were assured that the audience would not be segregated by race at the concert. | Vern Barchard, via Florida State Archives
September 9, 2024

The Beatles integrated their Jacksonville concert 60 years ago this week. An event gives a look back

On Thursday, Sept. 12, a tribute cover band and two noted historians will revisit what was the first major racially…

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One of the new trash cans stands on Park Street in Five Points. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
September 6, 2024

#AskJAXTDY | When will the city replace Five Points trash cans?

A Jacksonville Today reader says trash cans in the Five Points area are still causing problems.…

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Craig Seabrooks posted this image of his unfinished home in Hilliard on his GoFundMe page. The contractor on the home, Nassau County builder Michael Chad Reed, was arrested on 12 charges related to construction fraud, according to his arrest warrant. | GoFundMe
September 6, 2024

Nassau County contractor indicted on fraud charges

A contractor from Hilliard has been arrested on a 12-count indictment that alleges he failed to complete homes that customers…

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Christina McNair will serve as one of the educators for the James Weldon Johnson ASALH chapter's Freedom School. McNair is a retired science teacher and educator who has lived in Jacksonville for nearly 50 years. | Will Brown, Jacaksonville Today
September 6, 2024

Black historical society creates Freedom School to close knowledge gaps in Jacksonville

Freedom School is designed to help school-aged children, and their families, learn about Black history.…

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City crews work to clear storm drains after flooding on Old St. Augustine Road at San Jose Boulevard on Friday morning, Sept. 6, 2024. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
September 6, 2024

Flooded San Marco worries about what’s next

In some ways, residents say, the flooding this week was worse than a hurricane.…

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Beaches in Anastasia State Park were included in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' beach renourishment project. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
September 6, 2024

Beach renourishment done in St. Augustine Beach

There’s tons of new sand on St. Augustine Beach now that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has finished up…

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Josh Hines-Allen (41) and Roy Robertson Harris (95) lead the Jaguars onto the field during a Monday Night Football game on Monday, Dec. 4, 2024. The Jaguars lost in overtime to the Cincinnati Bengals. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
September 6, 2024

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Jacksonville Jaguars fun facts

Add up all of Trevor Lawrence’s passing yards and you get roughly the distance from EverBank Stadium to the jaguar…

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Only around 20 copies of the book showcasing the first ever written reference to Florida are known about today. | Sky Lebron, WUSF
September 6, 2024

500-year-old map shows first written reference to Florida

If you visit the Touchton Map Library at the Tampa Bay History Center, you’ll see lots of maps depicting Florida’s…

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Nuclear power could include large nuclear plants, it also could involve small reactors that might be used by the military or industries. | vencav, stock.adobe.com
September 6, 2024

Florida looks to add more nuclear power

While utilities continue to build solar facilities, nuclear power could be important in meeting future needs.…

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Flooding swamped the San Marco area this week. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
September 5, 2024

More flooding threatens waterlogged First Coast

Bands of heavy rain could bring additional flooding in soggy Jacksonville over the next several days.…

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Riverfront Plaza is one of three riverfront parks planned in Downtown Jacksonville. | Jacksonville Daily Record
September 5, 2024

Riverfront parks funding trimmed by $20 million

City Council’s Finance Committee objected to cost increases for three riverfront parks.…

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Red mangroves line the shore at Oleta River State Park on Aug. 22, 2024, in North Miami Beach. | Marta Lavandier, AP
September 5, 2024

PolitiFact FL: State parks proposal was further along than DeSantis let on

Statements by Gov. Ron DeSantis about developing state parks like Anastasia State Park in St. Augustine ignore critical facts, PolitiFact…

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Edward Waters University has been located in Jacksonville's New Town neighborhood since 1904. The university has called Jacksonville home since 1982. | Ben Brown, Special to Jacksonville Today
September 5, 2024

Edward Waters University faces trial over union shutdown

The National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint against Edward Waters University for shutting down its faculty union.…

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This is the two-story film set building on Commerce Street when Eagle Studios used it. The building also had an outdoor film stage, as seen in this early 1900s image, as well as a pool, now buried along Arlington Road. | Norman Studios Silent Film Museum
September 5, 2024

Last piece added at Norman Studios silent film site

Jacksonville has purchased a two-story film stage at the Norman Studios museum, preserving one of the last fully intact silent…

Featured image for “Jacksonville lands Florida’s first autonomous vehicle plant”
Henning von Watzdorf, CEO of Holon, announces plans for an autonomous vehicle plant on Jacksonville's Northside. The Holon autonomous vehicle is shown on the left. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
September 5, 2024

Jacksonville lands Florida’s first autonomous vehicle plant

Holon, a German company, will build autonomous vehicles that will be used on Jacksonville’s Ultimate Urban Circulator.…

Featured image for “How climate change shapes the home insurance crisis”
Maria Lopez, 75, is a homeowner in Tampa who was bounced around from home insurer to home insurer and is considering the possibility of one day going without coverage. | Jessica Meszaros, WUSF
September 4, 2024

How climate change shapes the home insurance crisis

For more and more people, home insurance is changing their decision about where they should live.…