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Many books and articles on local history feature the Timucua town of Ossachite. There’s just one problem: It never existed.

Here are five large shipyards that once laid down vessels on Jacksonville’s working waterfront.

The debate over demolishing the old Ford plant in Talleyrand missed a key point: It wasn’t demolish or reuse. It could have been both.

Some of the neighborhoods that now make Jacksonville were once towns in their own right. Here’s the story of 6 of them.

Do you know these 5 facts about Murray Hill, one of urban Jacksonville’s emerging historic neighborhoods?

Besides the Fuller Warren Bridge’s new shared-use path, here are 5 more major shared-use paths under construction in the Jacksonville area.

A decade ago, concerned residents demanded a better transportation solution. As a result, the Fuller Warren Bridge shared-use path opens this week.

In much writing about urban development, the pro-density Yes In My Backyard movement and historic preservation are often presented as opposing philosophies. In Jacksonville’s case, however, YIMBYs and preservationists are natural allies in the fight to revitalize struggling neighborhoods and resolve the housing crisis.  Yes in my backyard Standing for “Yes In My Backyard,” the YIMBY movement is the antithesis

In honor of Women’s History Month, here are a few sites and stories associated with women who transformed our community and nation. May Mann Jennings Known as the “Mother of Florida Forestry,” May Mann Jennings was one of the most influential people in Florida during the 20th century. After being the First Lady of Florida from 1901 to 1905, Jennings

Here’s a look back at the decisions that led to “Lenny’s Lawn” and what the future may hold for the former Jacksonville Landing site.