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The first Shake Shack in Jacksonville was at St. Johns Town Center. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Daily Record
January 8, 2025

Jacksonville’s 2nd Shake Shack is coming to Jax Beach plaza

Shake Shack is shown on a site plan for the South Beach Regional shopping center in Jacksonville Beach.…

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Photo by National Police Dog Foundation
January 8, 2025

Court restricts vehicle searches when police dog sniffs pot

The court threw out a search because the dog could not differentiate between medical marijuana and illegal pot.…

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Baptist Medical Center plans to expand its emergency department with a 110,000-square foot addition and renovation of its existing emergency services building. | Jacksonville Daily Record
January 8, 2025

Baptist plans expansion of emergency department

Baptist proposes a 110,000-square-foot, four-story expansion at its Downtown campus.…

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A rabbit curls up in a crate after rescue on New Year's Day. | Bebette’s Bunny Rescue
January 8, 2025

12 abandoned rabbits rescued at Timucuan Preserve

Bebette’s Bunny Rescue is caring for the domesticated rabbits after they were abandoned in the woods.…

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Douglas Anderson School of the Arts on Jan. 7, 2025 | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
January 7, 2025

Duval School Board approves $365K settlement in latest Douglas Anderson lawsuit

The latest lawsuit brings the district’s spend on Douglas Anderson settlements to nearly $2 million.…

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A holographic version of Mayor Donna Deegan welcomes travelers at Jacksonville International Airport — as the real Deegan watches on the left. The technology was unveiled Dec. 19, 2024. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
January 7, 2025

Council members push back on ‘Holo-Donna’ at airport

City Council members are questioning whether money was misued for a hologram-like image of Mayor Donna Deegan.…

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A person sits near their tent in an empty lot near Ashley and Clay streets in Downtown Jacksonville on March 8, 2024. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
January 7, 2025

Council members decry that Beaches cities left out of homeless relocation program

A city program to transport homeless people back to their hometowns to be closer to personal support systems, can’t be…

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The Duval County jail. | Jacksonville Daily Record
January 7, 2025

Defense attorney accused of smuggling drugs into Duval jail

Nathan Samuel Williams, 37, was charged with slippping drug-soaked paper to inmates in the jail.…

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The columns supporting the Fuller Warren Bridge between Riverside and San Marco are no longer lighted. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
January 7, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Will lights ever shine again on Fuller Warren Bridge?

A Jacksonville Today reader remembers when the Fuller Warren Bridge used to light up the Downtown skyline.…

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An oil derrick in the Gulf of Mexico. | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
January 7, 2025

Environmentalists applaud ban on oil drilling off Florida’s coast

President Biden made oil and gas drilling off-limits off Florida’s Gulf Coast.…

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St. Johns County owns the World Golf Hall of Fame building and IMAX Theater and is trying to find someone to run the theater. | Jacksonville Daily Record
January 7, 2025

Plans for World Golf stall in St. Johns County

The county rejected the only bidder to oversee the World Golf IMAX theater.…

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A Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department drone shows the Rise Doro fire at its height. after the roof had burned out and floors collapsed inside. | Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department
January 6, 2025

Cause ‘undetermined’ in massive Rise Doro fire

A year after the Rise Doro fire, a state investigation could not identify a definitive cause.…

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Coach Sherri Anthony cuts the ribbon during the ceremony dedicating Nease High School's basketball court in her name. | Courtesy of Sherri Anthony
January 6, 2025

Nease High School honors longtime basketball coach

Allen D. Nease High School has named its basketball court after former girls basketball Coach Sherri Anthony.…

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January 6, 2025

Jacksonville Jaguars fire Head Coach Doug Pederson

Updated at 4:12 p.m. Monday. The Jacksonville Jaguars have fired Head Coach Doug Pederson after a disappointing 4-13 season. Owner…

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The St. Augustine campus of St. Johns River State College. | St. Johns River State College
January 6, 2025

3 appointed to board at St. Johns River State College

Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed three new faces to the board of trustees at St. Johns River State College.…

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The NOC Rucks walking group is the subject of a trademark complaint. | News4Jax
January 6, 2025

Nocatee developer challenges walking group over its name

A developer of Nocatee alleges that the name of the NOC Rucks walking group violates the company’s trademark.…

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Work on San Pablo Road included new traffic lanes, sidewalks, crosswalks and bike lanes. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
January 3, 2025

JTA completes San Pablo Road improvements

The work — including new traffic lanes, crosswalks and bike lanes — is expected to make San Pablo Road safer.…

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Lockers in a St. Johns County school. | News4Jax
January 3, 2025

Nassau and St. Johns schools score among best in state

St. Johns County schools ranked second in the state in 2024 and Nassau third, both with “A” grades.…

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Photographer Lydia Ritter snaps a photo during the Analog Club’s film photography pop-up event in St. Augustine Dec. 13. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
January 3, 2025

Analog photography is back. St. Augustine photogs develop community around film 

A new club in St. Augustine is celebrating photography the old fashioned way.…

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Manatees and tourists crowd the Three Sisters Spring at Crystal River, Florida, on a cold morning. | Courtesy Thomas Pluckhahn
January 3, 2025

Study finds manatees may be ‘recent immigrants’ to Florida

Results from archaeological digs have shown few manatee bones in Native American settlements in Florida.…

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An illustration shows the Jacksonville Armada soccer stadium in Downtown Jacksonville. The team plans to break ground on the stadium this year and begin play there in 2025. | Jacksonville Daily Record
January 3, 2025

Jacksonville Armada buys land for Downtown stadium

The Jacksonville Armada Football Club bought 34 vacant properties from the city for $1.…

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January 3, 2025

Series of cold fronts will bring arctic blast to Florida

The coldest air of the season will likely affect much of Florida, if not all of it, during the next…

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January 2, 2025

Sexual assault victims get more help in St. Johns County

The Betty Griffin Center will expand services for sexual assault victims at Ascension St. Vincent’s St. Johns hospital.…

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Jacksonville City Council member Matt Carlucci is proposing to raise garbage fees while protecting low-income residents against fee increases.
January 2, 2025

Higher garbage fees proposed in Jacksonville

City Council member Matt Carlucci is proposing to raise garbage fees while protecting low-income residents against fee increases.…