May 30, 2025
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May 30, 2025
Former lawmaker and FSU President John Thrasher dies
Thrasher, 81, was lauded as a dedicated and honorable public servant. He died after battling cancer.…
May 30, 2025
Regency Square Mall is closed for good
The last inside tenents, Tokyo Sakura and Rogers Jewelers, closed Saturday.…
May 30, 2025
Laura Street Trio could be auctioned this summer
The city of Jacksonville is pressing ahead with a foreclosure lawsuit against the Trio’s owner.…
May 30, 2025
Florida gets stormier as cold front pushes through
There is a risk for severe storms to end the week, mainly for North Florida and the Panhandle.…
May 29, 2025
Next council president seeks new approach to Downtown development
Kevin Carrico wants to give City Council more say over the CEO of the Downtown Investment Authority.…
May 29, 2025
#AskJAXTDY | Do I have to trim my tree if it hangs over my neighbor’s house?
A Jacksonville Today reader wonders whether she has to trim her tree if it hangs over her neighbor’s house.…
May 29, 2025
More opposition arises over land swap for UF campus
A former development official and a group known as Riverfront Parks Now both favor other options.…
May 29, 2025
Florida plans for hurricane season with less help from feds
The season is only a few days away, but questions remain about how the Trump administration will reshape FEMA.…
May 28, 2025
City Hall security under review after arrests at council meeting
Mayor Donna Deegan says officials will review security options after a protester sneaked a knife into a meeting.…
May 28, 2025
Black history museum hits hurdle in Legislature, but it isn’t dead
A measure to back a state-run Black history museum in St. Augustine got sidetracked during budget discussions.…
May 28, 2025
Maxwell House plant will be upgraded in Jacksonville
Kraft Heinz Co. is upgrading all 30 of its U.S. plants, including the one on East Bay Street.…
May 28, 2025
It’s almost hurricane season; get these documents ready
You could be ineligible for FEMA assistance after a storm if your documentation is inadequate.…
May 27, 2025
Jax Council finalizes city’s first garbage fee increase since 2010
City lawmakers’ move to increase Jacksonville’s garbage fee for the first time in 15 years is meant to tackle a…
May 27, 2025
Jax library board nominee Elizabeth Andersen voted down
Andersen, the former Duval School Board chair, couldn’t shake a years-old controversy over comments she made about Moms for Liberty…
May 27, 2025
UF trustees vote to hire Santa Ono as president
The former University of Michigan president was approved unanimously despite opposition from some conservatives.…
May 27, 2025
Deaths reach 70 on Jacksonville’s roads this year
Deaths this year are in line with last year’s, but Memorial Day weekend was particularly deadly in Jacksonville.…
May 27, 2025
As St. Johns County grows, house fires are increasing
House fires, including one on Memorial Day, have grown 6.5% this year in St. Johns County.…
May 27, 2025
Burned Ace Hardware in Orange Park will rebuild
Hagan Ace Hardware went up in flames Friday. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.…
May 27, 2025
Eastside park rededicated as symbol of community commitment
Residents, community leaders, nonprofits and even the Jaguars Foundation helped restore Buster Ford Checkerboard Park.…
May 27, 2025
Gypsy Cab Co. will close in St. Augustine after 42 years
Gypsy Cab Co. will close June 5, and Purple Olive restaurant will move into the space.…
May 23, 2025
MOSH opens its archives before crossing the river
MOSH is exhibiting part of its 40,000-piece collection before moving to a new, larger building on the Northbank.…
May 23, 2025
Politics get ugly after mayor’s death in tiny Marineland
The mayor’s death in a town of only nine people left questions about who runs the local government.…
May 23, 2025
Calico Cactus will replace Maple Street in Murray Hill
Scott Moore, founder of Maple Street Biscuit Co., has signed a lease to open his second Calico Cactus.…