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A officer from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission blocks traffic in a westbound lane of Atlantic Boulevard as Amazon delivery trucks exit the new facility. | Image courtesy of Jacksonville Today reader Pablo S.
June 11, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Why is Amazon blocking Atlantic Boulevard?

A Jacksonville Today reader says a westbound lane is sometimes blocked, leading to traffic backups.…

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Historic Hastings High School is located at 6195 S.W. Main St. | St. Johns County School District
June 11, 2025

Old Hastings High to soon become First Coast Technical College campus 

Originally built in 1924, Hastings High School is on the National Register of Historic Places.…

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The new 228,000-square-foot Duan Family Building at Jacksonville's Mayo Clinic campus. | Mayo Clinic
June 11, 2025

Mayo Clinic in Jax will offer groundbreaking cancer therapy

A new Mayo Clinic facility will be the first in North America to treat aggressive cancers with carbon ion therapy.…

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Otto Aviation's production corporate jet the Phantom 3500 that it hopes to build at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville | Jacksonville Aviation Authority
June 11, 2025

Airplane maker tax break, Downtown board independence, air-quality study pass City Council

The Jacksonville City Council had a full slate Tuesday night which included a $20 million incentives agreement to bring start-up…

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June 11, 2025

State approves conservation deals in North Florida

The state will spend nearly $118 million to conserve about 76,000 acres, including land in Baker, Clay and Putnam counties.…

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Protesters gather in front of Jacksonville City Hall on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 against a Jacksonville City Council ordinance targeting spending on undocumented residents. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
June 11, 2025

Undocumented immigrants shouldn’t benefit from city grants, Jax Council votes

Mayor Donna Deegan “has concerns” about legislation passed by City Council that adds requirements to city grants to identify funding…

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The city land swap deal approved Tuesday by City Council would see this 1-acre site next to the Main Street Bridge used for a 17-story mixed-use tower. | Downtown Investment Authority
June 10, 2025

Land swap for UF campus paves way for riverfront development

The city is acquiring a LaVilla office building for the University of Florida while giving a developer 1 acre at…

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Brooke Curry | Gov. Ron Desantis via Facebook
June 10, 2025

Brooke’s Law, named for former Mayor Curry’s daughter, among laws DeSantis signs

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed four bills into law at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement regional operations center in Jacksonville.  …

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June 10, 2025

Warning of property fraud, St. Johns Clerk pushes email alerts

How to sign up for alerts that could save your home in the event of property fraud.…

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Colin Tarbert, president and CEO of the Baltimore Development Corp., has been selected to be the next CEO of the Jacksonville Downtown Investment Authority | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 10, 2025

Downtown Investment Authority board selects Baltimore’s Colin Tarbert as new CEO

Colin Tarbert, the longtime Maryland development executive picked to be the Downtown Investment Authority’s new CEO said the Jacksonville job…

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A Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department rescue unit. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
June 9, 2025

Duval DUI death sparks $10.5M in damages to family

The driver who hit and killed an FSCJ student in early 2023 must now pay a $10.3 million settlement to…

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Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft pick Travis Hunter bought an 8,125-square-foot, two-story, five-bedroom, seven-bathroom home in Deerwood Country Club. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 9, 2025

Travis Hunter buys $3.275M home in Deerwood Country Club

The Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft pick Travis Hunter joins several team veterans buying a home in the city’s first gated…

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Pearl Square looking at the building in Block N4, now called 425 Beaver St. The building will include 286 multifamily units, nearly 20,000 square feet of retail space and on-site parking. Gateway Jax broke ground on the project May 29. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 9, 2025

Pearl Square in Downtown Jacksonville evolves, expands

Developer Gateway Jax says its Pearl Square project, now encompassing nine properties, will provide “everything an individual may need on…

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Officials with the Jacksonville Housing Authority and the city break ground Friday on new affordable housing in Durkeeville. | City of Jacksonville
June 6, 2025

Jacksonville officials break ground on new affordable housing in Durkeeville

Groundbreaking on five new affordable homes in Jacksonville’s Durkeeville neighborhood Friday comes on the heels of a new UNF poll…

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St. Augustine restaurateurs Genie and Jeff McNally | Mallory Aussem, Evergold Photography
June 6, 2025

St. Augustine restaurateurs to open two new eateries this summer

St. Augustine restaurant owners Genie and Jeff McNally are launching two new eateries while construction is underway on the new…

Featured image for “Jacksonville Journey Forward seeks $3 million budget for literacy, chronic absenteeism”
The school library at R.V. Daniels Elementary in February 2024. Duval County Public Schools closed the school at the end of hte 2025 academic year. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
June 6, 2025

Jacksonville Journey Forward seeks $3 million budget for literacy, chronic absenteeism

The Jacksonville Journey Forward board made budgetary suggestions for the 2025-26 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 during its monthly…

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Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown, recently removed as vice chairman of the NTSB by the administration. | NTSB
June 6, 2025

Brown sues Trump administration for ‘illegal’ removal as NTSB vice chair

Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown is suing President Donald Trump’s administration in federal court, challenging what the suit calls his…

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As If! 90s Fest | WJXT News4Jax
June 6, 2025

As If! 90s Fest in St. Augustine sees third postponement

As If 90s Fest, scheduled for June 21, announced Wednesday it would be postponed for a third time and ticket…

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Statues that decorated the monument to the Women of the Confederacy were removed from Springfield Park in Jacksonville and placed in storage in December. | Jacksonville Today
June 5, 2025

Appeals court hears bid to revive Jacksonville Confederate monuments lawsuit

A Jacksonville civil rights attorney asks a federal appeals court to allow his suit against Confederate monuments to go ahead.…

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The Florida Legislature passed a bill aimed at keeping children under age 16 off social media platforms. | JackF, Adobe Stock
June 5, 2025

State appeals social media ruling

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier quickly appealed after a federal judge Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking a…

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Mayor Donna Deegan has appointed Helena A. Parola as the city's next Planning Director. | LinkedIn
June 5, 2025

Deegan appoints 27-year city employee as planning director

Jacksonville’s interim Planning Director Helena Atalla Parola has been nominated as the Planning and Development Department’s permanent leader. …

Featured image for “Sulzbacher secures funds to build homeless ‘workforce housing’ for men”
Rendering of Sulzbacher Enterprise Village to be completed by the end of 2026. | Sulzbacher
June 5, 2025

Sulzbacher secures funds to build homeless ‘workforce housing’ for men

Jacksonville-based homelessness services nonprofit Sulzbacher has secured the financing to start construction on phase I of its $37 million Enterprise…

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Police officers rush into Mayport Middle school on Thursday, June 5, as part of an active shooter drill. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
June 5, 2025

Active shooter drill held at Mayport Middle School

An active shooter drill saw Jacksonville police and Beaches city officers join together for the first time Thursday to handle…

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Travis Williams | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 5, 2025

LIFT JAX selects Travis Williams as president and CEO

Travis Williams, an Eastside resident who joined the LIFT JAX in 2021, is the nonprofit’s new chief executive officer.…