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The St. Johns River Ferry. | File

Mayport’s ferry will sail again Friday after ramp repairs

The ferry has been out of service since hitting a ramp while departing Mayport Landing in May.…

By Dan Scanlan

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WHAT TO DO | Alex Trendler Reads Your Mind; Amp farmers market; Batty bike tour

A mentalist show, the Amp’s farmers market and a batty bike tour are What to Do this weekend, June 13-15.…

By Amy Garrett

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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a measure that changes the name of the Northeast Florida Regional Airport back to the St. Augustine Airport. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

St. Augustine Airport takes back its old name

The Northeast Florida Regional Airport is returning to the name it had 15 years ago: the St. Augustine Airport.…

By Noah Hertz

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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.

#AskJAXTDY | Why is Amazon blocking Atlantic Boulevard?

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

By Dan Scanlan

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

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.…

By Kaia Wright

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

Mayo Clinic in Jax offers groundbreaking cancer therapy

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

By Dan Scanlan

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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

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…

By Mike Mendenhall

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See these and more creative bras at The BRAject art exhibit at JU. | Submitted

BIT OF JOY | The BRAject

The BRAject is an art exhibit that opens tomorrow at Jacksonville University. If you go, you’ll see more than 100 bras designed…

By Heather Henderson

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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.…

By News Service of Florida

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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

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…

By Mike Mendenhall

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Dr. Edward Alexander Welters | Jerry Urso

THE JAXSON | Jacksonville dentist E.A. Welters took tooth powder and justice to Chicago

Dr. Walters created one of the earliest Black-owned antiseptic tooth powders in the U.S.…

By Jerry Urso

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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

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…

By Mike Mendenhall

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Brooke Curry | Gov. Ron Desantis via Facebook

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. …

By Michelle Corum

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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.…

By Noah Hertz

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Support local breweries and celebrate clean water with the 25 Taps challenge. | Southern Swells via Instagram

BIT OF JOY | 25 Taps for the St. Johns

The St. Johns Riverkeeper is celebrating its 25th year with a local beer challenge.…

By Heather Henderson

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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

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…

By Ric Anderson

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

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…

By Dan Scanlan

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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

Travis Hunter buys $3.275 million 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…

By Karen Brune Mathis - Jacksonville Daily Record

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BIT OF JOY | Free mobile planetarium shows

A break from school doesn’t have to mean a break from learning. Jax-based company Space Travel STEM is bringing its…

By Heather Henderson

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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

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…

By Ric Anderson

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Jacksonville City Council member Rory Diamond, shown here in a 2023 photo | Jacksonville Daily Record

OPINION | The illegal immigration distraction

A common enemy isn’t enough to change voters’ minds. …

By A.G. Gancarski

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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

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…

By Tiffany Salameh - News4Jax

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

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…

By Noah Hertz

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

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…

By Will Brown