February 9, 2025
The annual Battle of Olustee reenactment and festivities are Feb. 14 through 16.…
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February 3, 2025
OPINION | Jacksonville’s stadium deal: A necessary gamble for a world-class city
Bringing in the NFL to help build “a world-class city” has been a cornerstone of Jacksonville economic planning since the…
February 2, 2025
OPINION | Muzak for airports: Scenes from Reagan National
Being stuck in the airport after the plane crash felt like an apt metaphor for the banal transactional conflicts of…
January 28, 2025
THE JAXSON | How Downtown’s train station was saved
This is the story of the Station Celebration, a forgotten dispatch that rallied thousands of Jaxsons together to help save…
January 26, 2025
OPINION | The city suffers while Jaguars owner stumbles
The city needs a respected, independent evaluation of future finances, the equivalent of a financial counseling session — tough love.…
January 20, 2025
OPINION | The budget cliff is upon us
Will the mayor be able to sell fiscal austerity during her upcoming public budget town halls?…
January 15, 2025
THE JAXSON | Rehabilitated urban passenger rail stations
The Prime Osborn Convention Center could become a major mixed-use economic hub. With that in mind, here is a look…
January 14, 2025
REVIEW | Othello
If you want a glimpse of the future of dining out, check out Othello in Springfield.…
January 12, 2025
OPINION | Why we need to raise garbage fees
City Council member Matt Carlucci explains his proposed garbage fee hike.…
January 8, 2025
THE JAXSON | 3 things changing the urban landscape in 2025
In 2025, here are three predictions about the urban core that could permanently change Jacksonville for the better.…
January 6, 2025
OPINION | Garbage in, garbage out: Jax trash fee debate raises questions
A.G. Gancarski argues that Carlucci’s plan will disproportionately hurt homeowners of modest means.…
January 5, 2025
SPORTS | What will the Jaguars do next after 4-13 season?
After concluding the season with a 26-23 overtime loss to the Colts in Indianapolis on Sunday, the Jaguars finished the…
December 22, 2024
SPORTS | Thomas stars as Jaguars stumble to another loss
With the loss, and the other results around the NFL, the Jaguars are now in line to hold the third…
December 16, 2024
OPINION | Jacksonville politics 2024: Year in review — and what’s next
At least two of Mayor Donna Deegan’s early moves will go down in history. The new local Republican Party chair…
December 15, 2024
SPORTS | Jaguars lose to Jets in entertaining game
If the Jaguars had played the kind of game they did on Sunday back in September, it might have been…
December 9, 2024
In Jacksonville, a Southern sandwich capital, one standout is only available at a hospital
A local favorite chicken salad sandwich is only available at Wolfson Children’s Hospital.…
December 8, 2024
SPORTS | Jaguars trudge to win in Nashville
A win, yes, but by a poor team playing uninspiring football to end a season that isn’t going anywhere.…
December 2, 2024
OPINION | It’s time for Donna Deegan to cross party lines
December offers a chance for Mayor Donna Deegan to build relationships that she might not have wanted but that the…
December 1, 2024
SPORTS | More of the same as Jaguars drop fifth straight game
A concussion. A fight. A fifth straight loss. And the possible end of Trevor Lawrence’s season. Welcome to December, Jaguars…
November 20, 2024
OPINION | It’s time for the Laura Street Trio’s owner to bow out
There’s one constant in each of the failed plans, false starts and continued deterioration of the Trio over the years:…
November 19, 2024
REVIEW | Jacksonville bowling alley food
Bowling alley menus are crammed with piles of fried pickles, bowls of crisped Brussels sprouts, tacos bulging with shredded pork,…
November 18, 2024
OPINION | Mike Waltz leaves Congress, and the fight to replace him begins
It was only a matter of time and figuring out the right position once Donald Trump got elected president. That’s…
November 17, 2024
SPORTS | Jaguars suffer worst loss in franchise history
Shad Khan has been criticized for not feeling the concerns of Jaguars fans. If he doesn’t decide to make a…
November 10, 2024
SPORTS | Jags struggle offensively against Minnesota, fall to 2-8
Any thought that Lawrence was the cause of the Jaguars’ offensive struggles should be put to bed.…