Debra Joshua was among the scores of people who participated in the 45th Martin Luther King Jr. Grand Parade through Downtown Jacksonville on Jan. 19, 2026. Joshua says equity is an ideal that is needed more in 2026. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Duval Schools' headquarters building on March 3, 2026. The School Board wants voters to renew a property tax that helps pay teachers. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

Jessica and her sister way back in the 1900s. | Palombo family archives

The Florida Legislature is considering the elimination of property taxes, and a majority of voters support it, a UNF poll found.

Two homeless men sleep in a doorway on Monroe Street. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today

Photo of yellow pollen.

A new pirate statue carved by Jett Paxton will soon grace Fernandina Beach's new waterfront park.

A proposed path path along Shore Drive in St. Augustine South is officially off the table. St. Johns County officials had proposed building a trail to get pedestrians and cyclists out of the winding two-lane road. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

Dry grass and sandy soil show some effects of the water shortage brought on by lack of rain, water management district officials said. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

An illustration shows the planned Breezy Jazz House and Restaurant in Downtown Jacksonville. | Special to the Jacksonville Daily Record

The rooftop terrace and pool at Vandeveer. | Gateway Jax

Beaches Habitat for Humanity volunteers work in October 2017 to build homes for families who receive no-interest loans to purchase them. | Pete Havens

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier holds a news conference on Feb. 9. 2026, in Green Cove Springs. | Attorney General's Office via Facebook

Students at the school soon to be known as Jacksonville STEM Academy at Eugene Butler. | Courtesy of Duval Schools

Plants bloom in Tallahassee. | Florida State University

Sporting Jax released a rendering of its mixed-used stadium project slated for the Southside. Team officials expect Sporting Jax to play soccer matches at the facility in 2028. | Submitted, Sporting Jax

JEA Board Chair Joe DiSalvo and Vice Chair Rick Morales at a committee meeting on Monday, March 2, 2026. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

Single-seat race cars built by universities around the world line up during a recent national competition at Michigan International Speedway. | Formula SAE

Ya Habibi on the Southside is one of Jacksonville's global pizza kings, but what you want there is a calzone, Hanna Raskin writes. | Hanna Raskin

The Florida Supreme Court rejected a petitition seeking to challenge Gov. Ron DeSantis push for redistricting. | Tom Urban, News Service of Florida

Sen. Clay Yarborough (seen here as a member of the Florida House of Representatives), is sponsoring a "medical freedom" bill in 2026. | Florida House