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December 3, 2023

REVIEW | Abstrakt Filipino Essence

Restaurant Review of Abstrakt Filipino Essence in Jacksonville Beach.…

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December 1, 2023

Court backs DeSantis on North Florida redistricting

The 1st District Court of Appeal upheld the elimination of a majority-Black district stretching from Jacksonville to Tallahassee.…

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Eastside High School is in the Alachua County School District in Gainesville. | Fresh Take Florida
December 1, 2023

Alachua school district returns LGBTQ book to shelves

The school district determined that a complaint about the book came from a woman who did not live in the…

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December 1, 2023

$5 million gift helps Bolles build Center for Innovation

Dr. Dana Fender and his wife, Hope, have committed to match a $5 million gift from Frank Sanchez.…

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December 1, 2023

JEA seeks 100-plus drivers for study on EV charging

The year of research will record how people charge their electric vehicles, when they do it and where.…

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Goodwill Industries has multiple stores in Northeast Florida. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record
December 1, 2023

Goodwill growing with new store and headquarters

Goodwill Industries of North Florida intends to build a 22,000-square-foot St. Augustine store, donation drive-thru and career center next year.…

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The FBI Jacksonville is encouraging the public to report hate crimes. l Steven Ponson
December 1, 2023

Law enforcement renews push against hate crimes

The FBI Jacksonville and other agencies are encouraging the public to report hate crimes, which are increasing in Florida and…

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Cherish Perrywinkle and Donald Smith. | News4Jax
December 1, 2023

Child killer returns to court to put his attorneys on defense

Donald Smith was sentenced to death for the rape and murder of 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle. He claims his attorneys represented…

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The Florida Supreme Court building in Tallahassee. | Katalina Enriquez, Fresh Take Florida
December 1, 2023

Marsy’s Law doesn’t shield names, Supreme Court rules

The court said police involved in fatal shootings cannot not withhold their names — nor can crime victims.…

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Mayor Donna Deegan, left, listens as Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Chief Keith Powers speaks during a news conference Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. | Dan Scanlan, WJCT News 89.9
November 30, 2023

Fire department reorganized to increase diversity

The staff of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department will be reorganized to make it more diverse and better trained,…

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November 30, 2023

Above-normal hurricane season comes to an end

Twenty named storms formed in the Atlantic this season, tied for the fourth-most ever. Seven became hurricanes.…

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Former Jacksonville Jaguars running back Fred Taylor acknowledges the crowd as he is inducted into the Pride of the Jaguars on Sept. 30, 2012. | Phelan M. Ebenhack, AP
November 30, 2023

Former Jags star Fred Taylor joins soccer ownership group

Taylor, the Jaguars’ career rushing leader, joins fellow University of Florida alumnus Tim Tebow as an owner for JAXUSL.…

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Dan Manjack and Jessica Rodriguez oversee the construction and renovation of First Gear Coffee shop at the College Park shopping center in Arlington. | Drew Dixon, Jacksonville Daily Record
November 30, 2023

College Park contractor bets on Arlington’s renewal

Veteran contractor Dan Manjack was so impressed with the area that he moved from Clearwater to Northeast Florida and invested…

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An estimated 2,000 people attended an abortion rights rally in front of the Duval County Courthouse on May 4, 2022. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
November 30, 2023

UNF poll finds support for legal pot and abortion rights

Florida voters largely support proposed constitutional amendments to legalize recreational marijuana and to protect abortion rights, the poll shows.…

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The menu at One Foxy Lady Cafe features a vegan sandwich, breakfast gyro, grits and vegan sausage combination as well as an anti-inflammatory drink. The dishes were created by Jacksonville native Shandon Benjamin Fox. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
November 29, 2023

1 Foxy Lady: Springfield eatery earns first Blue Zones approval

1 Foxy Lady is the first restaurant approved by Blue Zones Jacksonville, an organization that fosters healthy lifestyles in five…

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The Sun-Ray Cinema in Five Points. | Jacksonville Daily Record
November 29, 2023

Sun-Ray Cinema is expanding to Daytona Beach

Sun-Ray also is hoping for an eventual location at the Beaches or Mandarin.…

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A truck plows through floodwaters in St. Augustine.
November 29, 2023

First Coast counties unite in fight against climate threats

Seven counties are participating in the Resilient First Coast Collaborative, a attempt to jointly battle the effects of climate change.…

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Road improvements are among Clay County's goals. | Zac Gudakov on Unsplash
November 29, 2023

Clay County charts a path for next five years

The county is creating a long list of plans to improve health and safety, development, infrastructure, quality of life and…

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Residents protest plans for a liquor store in Brentwood. | News4Jax
November 29, 2023

Jacksonville approves plan to stop Brentwood liquor store

The city plans to buy land in Brentwood that was set to become a liquor store next to a school…

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The Downtown Investment Authority wants the city to allow open consumption of alcoholic beverages along the Northbank and Southbank Riverwalks. | Jacksonville Daily Record
November 29, 2023

Mayor’s panel approves alcohol consumption on Riverwalks

City Council still must approve the proposal, which would allow open consumption along the Northbank and Southbank Riverwalks.…

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UNF graduate student Dylan Jones works on his electrolysis system, which turns water into hydrogen gas to power fuel cells. | Dan Scanlan, WJCT News 89.9
November 28, 2023

UNF lab develops solar power, hydrogen fuel cells and more

The JEA Sustainable Solutions Lab, financed by the utility, could create greener ways to generate electricity — and could lead…

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Barrels line the Town Center Parkway exit off I-295, part of a project by the Florida Department of Transportation. | Dan Scanlan, WJCT News 89.9
November 28, 2023

#AskJAXTDY | Why is there a major bottleneck on I-295 on the Southside?

A Jacksonville Today reader says orange barrels in the area are creating a traffic hazard.…

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Mayo Clinic Jacksonville was among the local hospitals receiving an "A" grade.
November 28, 2023

Seven Jacksonville hospitals get A’s for safety

Of the 14 hospitals in the Jacksonville area, seven received A’s from The Leapfrog Group, a health care watchdog organization.…

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The Jacksonville Eastside has been accepted to the National Register of Historic Places. | LIFT JAX
November 28, 2023

Jax Eastside joins National Register of Historic Places

Dating back to the end of the Civil War, the Eastside neighborhood is one of Jacksonville’s last cohesive urban core…