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November 30, 2022

Squawking PETA protest targets schools and chicken restaurants

A national animal rights group, dissuading people from eating chicken, will protest this week outside Jacksonville restaurants that serve the…

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November 30, 2022

Georgia school threats among hundreds of hoaxes across US

Twelve Georgia school districts saw beefed-up police presence Wednesday morning after they received threats that turned out to be hoaxes,…

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November 30, 2022

Jacksonville University plans city’s first 4-year medical school

Jacksonville’s first four-year medical school program is coming to a private university on the banks of the St. Johns River.…

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November 30, 2022

Growing Clay County considers new fee on homebuilders

Clay County commissioners are considering introducing a new fee that will affect builders for every new home that’s constructed as…

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November 30, 2022

The Mossfire Grill in Five Points has been sold

The Mossfire Grill, a Five Points area mainstay at 1537 Margaret St., has been sold. Ben Franco bought the restaurant…

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Jacksonville's Women of the Confederacy monument was no longer covered in a tarp, as of Nov. 29, 2022.
November 29, 2022

$500K idling, facilitators ghosted: A timeline of Jax Confederate monument inaction

Advocates for removing Jacksonville’s Confederate monuments are growing impatient, as two pots of money for addressing Confederate monuments on public…

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November 29, 2022

Winn-Dixie builds new store from the ground up — its first in a decade

More than a decade has passed since Southeastern Grocers Inc. built a Winn-Dixie supermarket from the ground up. That lull…

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November 29, 2022

DeSantis awards grant for rail improvements on Westside

Gov. Ron DeSantis was at Cecil Airport on Tuesday to award a $5.5 million grant from the Governor’s Job Growth…

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November 29, 2022

Atlantic Beach enacts homeless restrictions — along with measures of help

A new ordinance in Atlantic Beach restricts where homeless people are allowed to sleep or camp out, but supporters believe…

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November 29, 2022

Veterans can get free advice to start small businesses

An event Friday will help veterans and their families start and build small businesses. Seventy spots remain open for Jacksonville’s…

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November 29, 2022

Rents are stabilizing, but they still challenge lower-income workers

Predictable seasonal slowdowns, an influx of new inventory as well as lifestyle changes should keep rents somewhat stable through the…

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November 29, 2022

Josphine restaurant opens this week in Avondale

Avondale will host a new Italian-American restaurant Nov. 30 when Josephine opens at 3563 St. Johns Ave. in the former…

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November 28, 2022

Jacksonville gets more help for rent and utilities

Jacksonville is getting an additional $3.3 million from the federal government to help people pay for rent and utilities, on…

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Clay County
November 28, 2022

Clay County buses: How much do you know?

Survey says: Are you aware of JTA’s Clay Community Transportation services? Then the JTA’s new community questionnaire on its Clay…

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Mikynzi Alexander recites Useni Eugene Perkins' poem "Hey Black Child" during a ribbon cutting for Becoming Collegiate Academy. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
November 28, 2022

2 new Northwest Jacksonville schools mix HBCU culture with elementary curriculum

Mikynzi Alexander spoke with confidence as she recited Useni Eugene Perkins’ poem “Hey, Black Child” at her school’s ribbon-cutting last…

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November 28, 2022

FDOT hearings give the lowdown on upcoming road projects

Information on major state road projects that could affect residents all over the First Coast will be presented at two…

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November 28, 2022

Mayo Clinic starts foundation work on oncology building

The city has issued a construction permit for the $76.27 million foundation and shell of the $233 million Mayo Clinic…

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November 28, 2022

Airplane flies Confederate banner over TIAA Bank Field

Before the start of the Jacksonville Jaguars game on Sunday, an airplane flew over TIAA Bank Field with a banner…

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November 23, 2022

Disney-themed clothing sets recalled over lead

That cute Disney outfit you bought your child may be hazardous to their health. The Bentex clothing group is recalling…

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November 23, 2022

St. Johns County teachers vote down pay raise because it wasn’t enough

St. Johns County teachers have rejected a proposed pay raise, with many saying the raise wasn’t big enough. The fact…

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November 23, 2022

Jacksonville’s homegrown stores seek local love on Small Business Saturday

They are open in Avondale and Atlantic Beach, as well as San Marco, Riverside and all over shopping districts in…

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A crowd attends a 2021 Melanin Market on Jacksonville's Eastside.
November 23, 2022

The ‘Real Black Friday’: Jacksonville’s Melanin Market

There’s Black Friday — and then there’s the Real Black Friday.   That’s what organizers of Jacksonville’s Melanin Market are…

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November 23, 2022

With COVID waning, JTA ends free rides for health workers

Jacksonville health care workers who ride city buses for free will have to start paying for those trips next month.…

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Julia “Jenny” Perez, 54, of St. Augustine, is shown after a motorcycle crash in April 2019 with a St. Johns County Sheriff's Office deputy. The deputy was found to be at fault.
November 23, 2022

Homeless, broken woman seeks $15 million for crash with deputy

Julia “Jenny” Perez says her life was destroyed by a sheriff’s deputy who slammed his cruiser into her motorcycle and…