Featured image for “Jacksonville Housing Authority board member sues agency over loss of her own housing aid”
Jacksonville Housing Authority headquarters Downtown. | News4Jax
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Jacksonville Housing Authority board member sues agency over loss of her own housing aid

A member of the Jacksonville Housing Authority is suing the agency she oversees for terminating her housing assistance.…

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This Oct. 24, 2016 file photo shows dollar bills in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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Florida’s minimum wage increases to $15 on Wednesday

Florida workers are seeing a pay increase this month as the state’s minimum wage hits $15 per hour — the…

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Brian Wilker Orr, a Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts teacher, is facing multiple felony charges allegedly slapping a student on the buttocks and sending a disturbing email to students and school employees. | News4Jax
2 hours ago

Teacher charged after sending disturbing email, allegedly touching student at school

The Darnell-Cook School of the Medical Arts teacher faces multiple felony charges after a disturbing email and alleged student contact.…

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St. Augustine City Manager David Birchim was appointed in 2023. | City of St. Augustine
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St. Augustine City Manager David Birchim to retire

St. Augustine City Manager David Birchim will retire this year.…

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Italian American Club of Jacksonville members preparing a spaghetti dinner. They refused to reveal any details of the house recipe for meatballs and sauce | Hanna Raskin
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At the Italian American Club of Jacksonville, Ohioans bring the spaghetti-supper love

The Italian American Club of Jacksonville will host its Festa Italiana on Oct. 24. Get a taste any month at…

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Jacksonville native Brian Dawkins looks on during a Philadelphia Eagles practice on July 31, 2016. Dawkins, a nine-time Pro Bowl safety and four-time All-Pro during 16 seasons with the Eagles and Broncos, is a Jacksonville native and William M. Raines graduate. | Associated Press, Chris Szagola
4 hours ago

NFL asks Homeland Security to take down video of Jacksonville native Brian Dawkins

The NFL has asked the Department of Homeland Security to remove a video on social media showing highlights of Jacksonville native…

Featured image for “JAXPORT tenants report lower demand as global economic pressures slow shipments”
JAXPORT officials said Sept. 28 that global economic conditions, including tariffs and a drought slowing Panama Canal traffic, have contributed to a 5% year-over-year decline in container tonnage and vessel calls. | Jacksonville Daily Record
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JAXPORT tenants report lower demand as global economic pressures slow shipments

JAXPORT officials say a slowdown in shipping due to Iranian and U.S. blockades of the Strait of Hormuz has also…

Featured image for “Carrico won’t seek City Council reelection, will launch advisory firm with wife”
Jacksonville City Council member Kevin Carrico says he will not run for reelection to launch an advisory firm with his wife Daysi Jacobson Carrico. | Alignment G
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Carrico won’t seek City Council reelection, will launch advisory firm with wife

Jacksonville City Council President Kevin Carrico will not seek a third term in 2027 and will launch Alignment Global Partners.…

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A rendering from 2023 shows early plans for the Jacksonville Armada's proposed Downtown stadium, which the club has yet to build. | Jacksonville Daily Record
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Armada must pay full price for Downtown stadium land after missing deadline

Local attorney Chris Campione announced still incomplete plans in October 2025 to purchase the Armada soccer team.…

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The Florida Historic Capitol Museum and State Capitol in Tallahassee.
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New Florida laws take effect Oct. 1. Here’s what they do

The new laws cover everything from nitrous oxide sales and animal cruelty to rental fraud, specialty license plates and transportation.…

Featured image for “St. Johns County reverses decision on developments totaling 1,000-plus acres”
The St. Johns County Commission reversed course and denied two proposed developments that the board previously approved in August | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
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St. Johns County reverses decision on developments totaling 1,000-plus acres

The decision by the St. Johns County’s Board of County Commissioners bucks a new Florida law meant to fast-track rural…

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The JTA headquarters and regional transportation center.
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OPINION | The JTA board owes Jacksonville an explanation for the wreckage

Jacksonville is entitled to ask whether JTA’s directors understood the difference between supporting a CEO and supervising one.…

Featured image for “UNF poll: Property insurance bigger concern among Florida voters than property taxes”
A banner posted atop the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department's former training tower off I-10 shows opposition to Amendment 3 by the local Fraternal Order of Police and Jacksonville Association of Fire Fighters unions. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
1 day ago

UNF poll: Property insurance bigger concern among Florida voters than property taxes

As Amendment 3 awaits Florida voters on the Nov. 3 ballot, the latest UNF poll shows Floridians more concerned about…

Featured image for “Duval school closures weigh on parents ahead of Venetia Elementary meeting”
Venetia Elementary, seen here on June 24, 2026, is set to be torn down and replaced with a larger building on the same site. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
2 days ago

Duval school closures weigh on parents ahead of Venetia Elementary meeting

The School Board this month voted to pause its plans to rebuild Venetia Elementary — and to change the process…

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Council President Nick Howland talks on budget night, Sept. 22, 2026. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today
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OPINION | Good vibes only: What a clean Jacksonville budget means for 2027 elections

As compared to the shambolic budget vote last year, this year’s 18-1 ratification of Jacksonville’s $2 billion general fund budget…

Featured image for “JEA board selects Jody Brooks as interim CEO; Vickie Cavey steps down”
The JEA board of directors appointed Jody Brooks as interim CEO on Sept. 25, 2026. | JEA
September 25, 2026

JEA board selects Jody Brooks as interim CEO; Vickie Cavey steps down

Board members for Jacksonville’s city-owned utility appointed Brooks interim CEO the same day they accepted Cavey’s resignation.…

Featured image for “Jacksonville’s e-bike crackdown: Lower speed, stiffer standards”
An e-bike sits along a bike path in Santa Monica, Calif., on Aug. 10, 2026. |AP Photo/Jae C. Hong
September 25, 2026

Jacksonville’s e-bike crackdown: Lower speed, stiffer standards

The Jacksonville City Council has approved a 15 mph speed limit and other new rules for e-bike and e-scooter riders.…

Featured image for “Free shuttle service to expand to Anastasia Island, St. Augustine Beach”
St. Augustine's free STAR Circulator shuttle is expanding its reach to Anastasia Island and St. Augustine Beach | St. Augustine
September 25, 2026

Free shuttle service to expand to Anastasia Island, St. Augustine Beach

St. Augustine will expand its free STAR Circulator shuttle service to stops on Anastasia Island and in St. Augustine Beach.…

Featured image for “WHAT TO DO | Evidence of Life; Jazz on the Ave; Talbot Tidewater Celebration”
Rodney L. Hurst Sr. speaks at a previous Placemaking Jax event. The group, along with Yellow House, hosts Evidence of Life at Main Street Park this Saturday. | Placemaking Jax
September 24, 2026

WHAT TO DO | Evidence of Life; Jazz on the Ave; Talbot Tidewater Celebration

A celebration of Downtown that’s also an interactive art show, a jazz festival on the Eastside, and an outdoor festival…

Featured image for “Exotic, classic cars expected at Downtown’s Endless Summer Showcase car show”
A lineup of cars including, left to right, a Maserati, 1960's Pontiac convertible and a BMW, are displayed at one of Staker Productions' recent car shows. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
September 24, 2026

Exotic, classic cars expected at Downtown’s Endless Summer Showcase car show

Endless Summer Showcase 4 moves from Latham Plaza to Downtown Jacksonville’s Ford on Bay this Saturday.…

Featured image for “Recently released from prison, Aaron Zahn could be entitled to damages from JEA, arbitrator rules”
Former JEA CEO Aaron Zahn is surrounded by family and supporters as he leaves the Bryan Former JEA CEO Aaron Zahn walks out of the Bryan Simpson U.S. courthouse in Downtown Jacksonville after being convicted of conspiracy and wire fraud March 15, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
September 24, 2026

Recently released from prison, Aaron Zahn could be entitled to damages from JEA, arbitrator rules

JEA might owe ex-CEO Aaron Zahn damages and attorneys fees for what an arbitrator deemed a breach of his original…

Featured image for “Architect to oversee rehab of Springfield’s Horace Drew mansion”
JAA Architects released this rendering of what the restored Horace Drew Residence in Springfield could look like after its renovation for SPAR. | JAA Architects
September 24, 2026

Architect to oversee rehab of Springfield’s Horace Drew mansion

An historic, and rundown mansion in Springfield has a new architect to oversee its renovation into what owner Springfield Preservation…

Featured image for “Clay County ends JTA transportation contract, seeks scaled-back agreement”
One of the JTA's Clay Community Transportation shuttle buses. | JTA
September 24, 2026

Clay County ends JTA transportation contract, seeks scaled-back agreement

Clay County officials drop a JTA contract for three transit services as a new agreement is under discussion.…

Featured image for “JTA takes first steps with city to solve financial troubles”
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority board approved a plan Wednesday to use $30 million in previously appropriated funds to pay down debt, part of a broader effort to address the authority's financial challenges. | Jacksonville Daily Record
September 23, 2026

JTA takes first steps with city to solve financial troubles

The JTA board approved a plan to pay down its debts with $30 million appropriated for major projects.…