August 21, 2023
Wawa will open one store on Baymeadows Road and another on Cassat Avenue, west of Normandy Village.…
August 21, 2023
Hearing set this week on North Florida redistricting
A judge will decide whether state lawmakers must reinstate Congressional District 5, a Black majority district that included Jacksonville.…
August 21, 2023
Duval jail faulted for ‘minimal’ review of deaths
A national accrediting agency found the jail took too long to review deaths and failed to meet national standards.…
August 21, 2023
Distribution center would bring 100 jobs to Northside
An unidentified company proposes to build a 400,000-square-foot building at an estimated $57 million.…
August 21, 2023
Five tropical systems likely to produce at least 1 hurricane
Tropical Storm Gert was named just after midnight, making it the eighth named storm of the season…
August 20, 2023
#AskJAXTDY | What’s being developed in Jax Beach, the Westside?
Questions about pending developments in the Jacksonville area are answered in this #AskJAXTDY.…
August 18, 2023
Publix will no longer make hurricane cakes
The grocery store chain received criticism for the cakes last year as Hurricane Ian battered Southwest Florida.…
August 18, 2023
Etienne football brothers sign deal with Ellianos Coffee
The star running backs for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Florida Gators will be featured in upcoming marketing campaigns.…
August 18, 2023
Daily’s in LaVilla is scheduled for vote next week
A development review board will consider final approval Thursday for a three-story Daily’s and Bold City Brewery near the Duval…
August 18, 2023
Signs may go up soon at newly named EverBank Stadium
The Downtown Development Review Board is scheduled next week to review a request to change the signs from TIAA Bank…
August 18, 2023
Beekeepers huddle as their vital insects face threats
Bees are critical to the world’s food supply, but they are threatened with parasites, pesticides and climate change. …
August 17, 2023
Homelessness panel lays a plan — and looks for ways to fund it
Jacksonville’s homelessness subcommittee must make recommendations to Mayor Donna Deegan by Sept. 5.…
August 17, 2023
Ex-wife indicted in Jared Bridegan’s ambush killing
Businessman Jared Bridegan was shot to death in Jacksonville Beach in February 2022 as he drove his young daughter home.…
August 17, 2023
Infamous ‘blue house’ in Vilano Beach finally torn down
The demolition was delayed after a sea turtle nest was found under the home on State Road A1A.…
August 17, 2023
$4.97 million loan approved for Greenleaf & Crosby Building
Jacksonville’s Downtown Investment Authority approved a forgivable loan package to finance improvements at the historic landmark.…
August 17, 2023
Committee gets organized to study need for new jail
A special Jacksonville City Council committee created five subcommittees to study short-term needs for the jail and police headquarters Downtown.…
August 17, 2023
Fewer tourists are coming to Florida as other states recover
The number of people traveling to Florida during the second quarter of 2023 decreased compared with a year earlier.…
August 16, 2023
Jacksonville promises to tame those overgrown lots
Mayor Donna Deegan is proposing a 95% increase in the amount of money allocated to the city’s Mowing and Landscaping…
August 16, 2023
More mental health teams hit Jacksonville’s streets with cops
The “co-responder” teams at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office try to get help for mentally ill people rather than send them…
August 16, 2023
Forecasters watch three areas in the tropics
Two tropical waves in the central and eastern Atlantic have become more organized today.…
August 16, 2023
William may need a form for his teacher to call him Bill
A new Florida law requires a parent’s permission for students to use alternative names and pronouns. In some districts, that…
August 16, 2023
Aldi to buy Jacksonville-based Winn-Dixie and Harveys
The discount grocer is buying all shares of Winn-Dixie’s parent company, Southeastern Grocers Inc. Some stores could be converted to…
August 16, 2023
#AskJAXTDY | Why are machines running 24/7 on San Pablo Road?
Why are pumps running 24 hours a day during road construction on San Pablo Road, a reader asks. JTA and…
August 16, 2023
Mom says 4-year-old wandered away from Clay County school
Dariel Stockman said her daughter wandered miles away from Argyle Elementary School in Orange Park before a good Samaritan found…