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Sailboats are moored on the Amelia River in Fernandina Beach's historic waterfront district. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
May 6, 2024

Amelia recognized as ‘best island’ in US 

Amelia Island was selected in a survey by Global Traveler Magazine. It topped destinations like Maui and Hilton Head.…

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Mayor Donna Deegan announces the city's new mental health initiatives on Monday, May 6, 2024. | News4Jax
May 6, 2024

Jacksonville aims to curb its mental health issues

Mayor Donna Deegan announced three new programs to address Jacksonville’s higher-than-average mental health problems.…

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Bento Asian Kitchen + Sushi has closed at 50 Riverside Ave. in the Brooklyn neighborhood and at 1198 Beach Blvd. in Jacksonville Beach. | Jacksonville Daily Record
May 6, 2024

Bento restaurants close in Riverside and Jax Beach

The Bento location at the Markets at St. Johns Town Center remains open.…

Featured image for “LaVilla Link goes green as first stretch of Emerald Trail opens”
A walker strolls over part of the 1.3-mile LaVilla Link, just after it officially opened Monday, May 6, as the first leg of the planned 34-mile-long Emerald Trail in Jacksonville. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
May 6, 2024

LaVilla Link goes green as first stretch of Emerald Trail opens

The first link in the 30-mile biking and walking trail opened Monday, the first step to connect parts of Downtown…

Featured image for “Boathouse restaurant opens in Ponte Vedra Beach”
The Boathouse restaurant is at 240 State Road A1A in Ponte Vedra Beach. It is in the former Zoes Kitchen in the Merchants Plaza shopping center. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Daily Record
May 6, 2024

Boathouse restaurant opens in Ponte Vedra Beach

The restaurant, which is in Merchants Plaza shopping center, serves upscale food in a casual setting.…

Featured image for “Related Group high-rise resurfaces on Southbank”
The Related Group is proposing a 25-story residential tower, a river-facing restaurant and a ship store at the site for the former River City Brewery on the Downtown Southbank. | Jacksonville Daily Record
May 6, 2024

Related Group high-rise resurfaces on Southbank

The plan calls for a 25-story tower with no fewer than 390 luxury units, a river-facing restaurant, a ship store…

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May 6, 2024

Hurricane Preparedness Week begins as 2024 season nears

The start of the 2024 hurricane season is less than a month away, and there are early indicators of an…

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The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. points to a bullet hole in a St. Johns County home in 1964. | Florida archives, News4Jax
May 3, 2024

House with MLK link is on the move in St. Augustine

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was photographed in the house after segregationists firebombed it and shot at it.…

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May 3, 2024

30 sailors and Marines injured off Jacksonville coast

A training incident involving two landing craft air cushions occurred about 100 nautical miles off the coast.…

Featured image for “UNF explains arrests of pro-Palestinian protesters”
Jacksonville police officers lead away some of the 16 people arrested Thursday, May 2, 2024, during a pro-Palestine protest at the University of North Florida. | News4Jax
May 3, 2024

UNF explains arrests of pro-Palestinian protesters

Sixteen pro-Palestine supporters were arrested late Thursday after ignoring school demands to leave before a 10 p.m. deadline.…

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Mahalia White, University of North Florida. | Contributed, Wendy Jade Solomon, Fresh Take Florida
May 3, 2024

Florida’s finest: College grads share their inspiring stories

Graduates from Northeast Florida and around the state tell about overcoming challenges to achieve their dreams.…

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Beaches Sea Turtle Patrol works with the Army Corps of Engineers and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to protect sea turtles during beach renourishment. l Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
May 3, 2024

#AskJAXTDY l Does beach renourishment disturb sea turtles?

A Jacksonville Today reader wonders if sea turtles are at risk when beaches are renourished during nesting season.…

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STDs in Florida are surpassing pre-pandemic levels, hitting its highest since 1990. | WUSF illustration, Image From Stock.Adobe.Com
May 3, 2024

STDs hit record high rates in Florida

Duval County recorded the highest rate of sexually transmitted diseases in Northeast Florida.…

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This Pinstripes restaurant and bowling venue is in Orlando. | Pinstripes
May 3, 2024

Pinstripes and Putshack may come to Town Center

The two national operators would offer bowling, tech-infused miniature golf, and food and drink.…

Featured image for “DeSantis signs credit union bill in Jacksonville”
Gov. Ron DeSantis came to Jacksonville to sign a bill allowing the state to deposit money in credit unions. | News4Jax
May 2, 2024

DeSantis signs credit union bill in Jacksonville

Jacksonville’s financial services industry could benefit from a bill that Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Thursday at VyStar Credit Union headquarters.…

Featured image for “Carousel might soon return in St. Augustine”
Davenport Park sits near San Carlos and San Marco avenues in St. Augustine. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
May 2, 2024

Carousel might soon return in St. Augustine

One man’s journey to restore a carousel to “Carousel Park” got a step closer to reality Thursday.…

Featured image for “Fried crustaceans will lure thousands to Fernandina”
Thousands of people are expected at this weekend's Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival. | Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival
May 2, 2024

Fried crustaceans will lure thousands to Fernandina

Some 150,000 people are expected to attend the 59th annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival this weekend in Fernandina…

Featured image for “State Road 16 to close for work in St. Augustine”
This is the crossing where Florida East Coast Railway will make safety improvements. | Google
May 2, 2024

State Road 16 to close for work in St. Augustine

The road will be closed Saturday through Tuesday between Lewis Speedway and Ponce De Leon Boulevard.…

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May 2, 2024

St. Johns County to host public budget workshops

The county aims to make its budget-setting process more transparent this year by making public workshops more accessible.…

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May 2, 2024

State defends North Florida congressional map

Attorneys say a previous plan, creating a majority Black district, was illegally based on race.…

Featured image for “Kamala Harris assails Florida abortion law in Jacksonville”
Vice President Kamala Harris visited the Prime Osborn Convention Center in Jacksonville to decry Florida's abortion laws that outlaw the procedure six weeks after conception on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
May 1, 2024

Kamala Harris assails Florida abortion law in Jacksonville

The vice president said the Heatbeat Protection Act, which took effect Wednesday, stripped 4 million women of reproductive freedom.…

Featured image for “Florida’s ‘pro-corruption’ ethics bill sits in gubernatorial limbo”
General Counsel Michael Fackler advises the Jacksonville Ethics Commission about its opposition to recently passed ethics legislation. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
May 1, 2024

Florida’s ‘pro-corruption’ ethics bill sits in gubernatorial limbo

For eight weeks, Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken no action on a bill that would make it harder to file…

Featured image for “Walmart is closing all 6 health centers on First Coast”
Walmart is closing all of its 51 health centers in five states, including six in Northeast Florida.
May 1, 2024

Walmart is closing all 6 health centers on First Coast

Overall, Walmart will close 51 health centers in five states that have not made money.…

Featured image for “St. Johns charity raises money to buy healthy food for seniors”
These are some of the custom birdhouses up for grabs as part of Pie in the Sky's For the Birds fundraiser. Proceeds will help fund the group's efforts to deliver healthy food to seniors.
May 1, 2024

St. Johns charity raises money to buy healthy food for seniors

Pie in the Sky is auctioning off artistic birdhouses in its annual For the Birds fundraiser.…