Featured image for “100 EV charging stations coming to Jax”
An electric vehicle charger is shown Downtown near Florida State College at Jacksonville. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
January 17, 2025

100 EV charging stations coming to Jax

The city, JEA and Florida State College at Jacksonville are getting nearly $3 million in grants to put in electric…

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Professors at the University of Florida, Florida International University and Florida State University are plaintiffs in the lawsuit. | Fresh Take Florida
January 17, 2025

Professors sue over Florida’s diversity restrictions

The professors say diversity, equity and inclusion restrictions are punishing people with disfavored viewpoints.…

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The Anastasia Mosquito Control District. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
January 16, 2025

Mosquito Board commissioner threatens slander suit

T.J. Mazzotta has filed suit against Catherine Brandhorst, his predecessor on the Mosquito Control Board.…

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January 16, 2025

School start times up in the air in Duval County

A new state law requires later starting times — a requirement that could upend the schedules for tnes of thousands…

Featured image for “Pub’s iconic double-decker bus finds a new home”
The double-decker bus is loaded onto a transporter early Thursday afternoon. | Photo courtesy of Rick Ambrose
January 16, 2025

Pub’s iconic double-decker bus finds a new home

The future of a 72-year-old double decker bus that marked the now-closed Kings Head British pub for 32 years was…

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January 16, 2025

Another polar vortex will soon blast North Florida

The polar vortex is forecast to plunge arctic air deep into the Deep South by early next week.…

Featured image for “Superfund cleanup about to start at Kerr-McGee site”
The 31-acre cleanup site is next to Jaxport. | Greenfield Environmental Multistate Trust LLC
January 15, 2025

Superfund cleanup about to start at Kerr-McGee site

Cleanup will begin within eight weeks at the Superfund site between the St. John’s River and Talleyrand Avenue.…

Featured image for “Laura Street Trio to be sold, raising hopes of redevelopment”
All three buildings in the Laura Street Trio were built in the early 20th century. | The Jaxson
January 15, 2025

Laura Street Trio to be sold, raising hopes of redevelopment

Live Oak Contracting says it has an agreement to buy the historic Laura Street Trio from SouthEast Development.…

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A new effort has emerged to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida. | CannabisMD TeleMed via Wikimedia Commons
January 15, 2025

There’s a new effort to legalize marijuana in Florida

The new marijuana proposal addresses objections raised when Issue 3 failed two months ago.…

Featured image for “Fleming Island senator seeks to refine condo law”
Workers make repairs to the facade of the Parker Tower Condo in Hallandale Beach on Dec. 5, 2024. | Marta
January 15, 2025

Fleming Island senator seeks to refine condo law

Sen. Jennifer Bradley said lawmakers need to clarify a condo inspection law enacted after the Surfside collapse in 2021.…

Featured image for “Fewer Florida children are receiving routine vaccinations”
The kindergarten vaccination rate in Florida dropped to 88.1%, one of the lowest in the nation. | uri Arcurs peopleimages.com/Nia L/peopleimages.com - stock.adobe.com
January 15, 2025

Fewer Florida children are receiving routine vaccinations

Vaccinations are declining as misinformation spreads and hesitancy increases.…

Featured image for “City Council overrides mayor’s veto of pay hike for trash hauler; mayor vows not to pay”
Jacksonville's general counsel ruled that a 29% rate increase for Meridian Waste was invalid. | Meridian Waste
January 14, 2025

City Council overrides mayor’s veto of pay hike for trash hauler; mayor vows not to pay

“If it needs to go to a legal action, then that’s what we will have to do,” said Deegan. “We…

Featured image for “St. Augustine says Nights of Lights may be getting too big”
Hundreds of people crowd downtown St. Augustine to see the annual NIghts of Lights. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
January 14, 2025

St. Augustine says Nights of Lights may be getting too big

“We’re dangerously close to overtourism,” Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline said about Nights of Lights.…

Featured image for “Homeless advocate threatens to sue Jacksonville”
Two homeless men sleep in a doorway on Monroe Street. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
January 14, 2025

Homeless advocate threatens to sue Jacksonville

Attorney A. Wellington Bartow notified the city that he will sue over the city’s response to a new state homeless…

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The Jacksonville Housing Authority is moving toward hiring a new CEO.
January 14, 2025

Jacksonville Housing Authority lands second CEO pick

Cheron Corbett Waller accepted the position after the Housing Authority’s first pick backed out.…

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Miller Electric Co. | Google
January 14, 2025

Miller Electric Co. sold to Emcor Group for $865M

The 97-year-old Miller Electric will remain headquartered in Jacksonville with its current leadership.…

Featured image for “Neighbors oppose townhomes near World Golf Village”
Townhomes near World Golf Village would be would be 2,000 square feet with four bedrooms and three bathrooms. | Matthews, DCCM
January 14, 2025

Neighbors oppose townhomes near World Golf Village

Residents fear the 52 townhomes would lead to overcrowded schools and traffic congestion.…

Featured image for “Sheriff’s Office may move most staff to Florida Blue Tower”
The Florida Blue office complex in Brooklyn. | Jacksonville Daily Record
January 14, 2025

Sheriff’s Office may move most staff to Florida Blue Tower

The agency would vacate the deteriorating Police Memorial Building in favor of leasing at the Florida Blue complex.…

Featured image for “Florida manatees won’t be listed as endangered species”
Lou floats underwater in his home at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Sarasota.
January 14, 2025

Florida manatees won’t be listed as endangered species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the manatee’s numbers have not fallen enough to change their status from “threatened.”…

Featured image for “Former officers of Duval teachers union charged with fraud”
Duval Teachers United President Teresa Brady speaks with School Board members in 2017. | Duval County Public Schools
January 13, 2025

Former officers of Duval teachers union charged with fraud

The former president and vice president of Duval Teachers United are each alleged to have stolen more than $1.2 million…

Featured image for “DeSantis calls for special session over immigration”
Gov. Ron DeSantis called for a special legislative session to deal with immigration, condo law and other issues. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
January 13, 2025

DeSantis calls for special session over immigration

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants lawmakers to mesh Florida’s immigration policies with a crackdown by President-elect Donald Trump.…

Featured image for “Deegan vetoes extra money for trash hauler”
Jacksonville's general counsel ruled that a 29% rate increase for Meridian Waste was invalid. | Meridian Waste
January 13, 2025

Deegan vetoes extra money for trash hauler

Mayor Donna Deegan vetoed a bill that would have given Meridian Waste a 29% financial increase without additional trash services.…

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January 13, 2025

Drought persists in North Florida despite recent rains

Recent rains have made a small dent in some areas where the drought was worsening, but North Florida is not…

Featured image for “Fountains at Westside proposed in West Jacksonville”
A satellite image of The Fountains at Westside site at southeast Lane Avenue and Ramona Boulevard south of Interstate 10.
January 13, 2025

Fountains at Westside proposed in West Jacksonville

The Fountains at Westside would include retail, restaurants, health care and hospitality at the former Westside Plaza site.…