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Voodoo Brewing Co. at 1974 San Marco Blvd. | Jacksonville Daily Record
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More than $75K unpaid and a ‘sour’ ending for Voodoo Brewing Co.

Voodoo leaves Jacksonville’s bar scene amid financial troubles and a lawsuit over unpaid rent.…

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Developed during the early years of Florida’s great land boom, the Panama Gardens neighborhood represented an early attempt to combine suburban living with the benefits of country life. | The Jaxson
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THE JAXSON | Before the city arrived: The story of Panama Gardens

North of Downtown Jacksonville, the Panama Gardens neighborhood preserves a century-old vision of suburban life that was remarkably ambitious for…

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Jacksonville City Council member Kevin Carrico has resigned from his position with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
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City Council member Kevin Carrico leaves Boys & Girls Clubs executive role

Carrico served in executive roles with the Northeast Florida nonprofit children’s group for nearly 11 years.…

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Jacksonville City Council member Will Lahnen, right, who chairs the Finance Committee, has found $30 million in cuts, much of which could end up paying for public-safety projects. That falls well short of the hundreds of millions city officials would have to carve out in future years if voters approve Amendment 3 in November. | City of Jacksonville
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Is Jacksonville prepared for the $200M shortfall if Amendment 3 passes? Short answer, no.

City Council’s Finance Committee found $30 million in cuts, but that’s far less than needed if Amendment 3 passes.…

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Dog bite victim Roland Moore stands in his family's driveway on Marquis Drive on July 10, 2026. | Simone Endress, Jacksonville Today
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Does ‘no-kill’ shelter policy leave dangerous dogs on Jacksonville’s streets?

No-kill is designed to save animals’ lives, but critics say it can lead to devastating consequences.…

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Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonsville, stages a sit-in at the office of Gov Ron DeSantis on May 15, 2026. | Douglas Soule, WUSF
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Rep. Angie Nixon to resolve Capitol arrest case without guilty plea

Nixon will pay $250 and complete 15 hours of community service for protesting outside the governor’s office.…

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Publix CEO Kevin Murphy was among 70 employees who sorted canned food and other items on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. Publix announced it will donate $25 million to combat food insecurity and hunger across its eight-state footprint. Feeding Northeast Florida will receive $1.1 million of the money. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
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Publix touts $25M food insecurity donation at Feeding Northeast Florida

The Publix donation includes $1.1 million for Feeding Northeast Florida in Jacksonville.…

Featured image for “Jacksonville City Council approves $2B budget, restores affordable housing trust fund”
Jacksonville City Council Finance Chair Will Lahnen, left, speaks to Council member Jimmy Peluso during the 2026 budget debate as Council President Nick Howland looks on. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today
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Jacksonville City Council approves $2B budget, restores affordable housing trust fund

City lawmakers restored some of what was stripped or held back from the mayor’s budget proposal to prepare for Amendment…

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Hope McMath and her attorney, John Phillips, speak at a news conference about the case against her teaching license on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
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Judge backs Duval teacher punished for Charlie Kirk posts

The state’s Education Practices Commission will now decide if Hope McMath can keep her teaching license.…

Featured image for “A reissue revived Robert Lester Folsom’s music; Jacksonville musicians bring it to the masses”
The touring outfit for Jacksonville-based singer songwriter Robert Lester Folsom (center) is made up of (from left): Jeremy Marshall Blanton, Landon Gay, Owen Barrett, Brooke Garwood, Jeremy Prince and Kevin Peacon | Tyler Valley
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A reissue revived Robert Lester Folsom’s music; Jacksonville musicians bring it to the masses

Backed by a group of Jacksonville musicians half his age, Robert Lester Folsom is reaching new audiences.…

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Each year Cumberland Island hosts 25% to 30% of the loggerhead nests in Georgia | Center for Biological Diversity
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New mansions could be built on Cumberland Island

A proposed land exchange would allow up to eight homes on Cumberland Island, some as large as 15,000 square feet.…

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Franklin Sheriff AJ "Tony" Smith places a bags over a Flock automated license plate reader on Sept. 1, 2026. Smith learned the cameras continued to take pictures despite unplugging them.
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Why only Flock, and not police, can remove the controversial cameras

The cameras belong to Flock, so only Flock can remove them. Some police have covered the cameras instead.…

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Flooding from overloaded storm sewers in northern Hillsborough County from Hurricane Milton in October 2024.
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A ‘super’ El Niño could bring severe winter weather to Florida

The trade-off from a quiet hurricane season could be the most severe winter weather ever recorded in Florida.…

Featured image for “Jacksonville Civic Council comes out against Amendment 3 tax cut”
Jacksonville Civic Council President and CEO Dennis Whittle speaks Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, at Jacksonville City Hall. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today
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Jacksonville Civic Council comes out against Amendment 3 tax cut

Business Group the Jacksonville Civic Council worries the property tax cut would reduce city and local services.…

Featured image for “Redeveloped FBI building in Arlington in line for $1.5M tax break”
A rendering of the completed Interra Apartments, formerly the FBI headquarters, in Arlington. | Interra Apartments
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Redeveloped FBI building in Arlington in line for $1.5M tax break

The once-dilapidated office building in Arlington has reopened as Interra Apartments.…

Featured image for “Former JEA CEO Aaron Zahn released from prison”
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
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Former JEA CEO Aaron Zahn released from prison

Zahn is staying at a halfway house in Orlando with a listed release date of Jan. 12, 2027.…

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A statewide government watchdog group issued its "2026 Florida TaxWatch Voter Guide to Florida's Constitutional Amendments" on Friday, September 18, 2026.
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Florida TaxWatch urges ‘no’ vote on Amendment 3

TaxWatch says Amendment 3 would shift more of the burden to non-homesteaded properties.…

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Baptist Health is opening a new emergency room at its recently opened medical campus in Silverleaf | Baptist Health
September 18, 2026

Growing hospital offerings in growing St. Johns County

UF Health and Baptist Health will open hospitals and medical facilities next week, with more expansion ahead.…

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Jacksonville Area Legal Aid CEO Jim Kowalski announces a new tool Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, to help renters spot housing violations. | News4Jax
September 18, 2026

New registry helps Jacksonville renters research housing violations

Renters can use a new tool from Jacksonville Area Legal Aid to search code enforcement records.…

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Florida's soon-to-be $15 minimum wage will be adjusted for inflation in the future.
September 18, 2026

Florida’s minimum wage is about to rise to $15

Read more about the new minimum wage — and why it might actually rise more.…

Featured image for “Facing shortfall, JTA will cuts jobs, reduce bus service and halt Skyway and NAVI”
JTA Interim CEO Cleveland Ferguson III speaks to news reporters Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, at the transit agency's headquarters in LaVilla. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today
September 17, 2026

Facing shortfall, JTA will cuts jobs, reduce bus service and halt Skyway and NAVI

The transit agency could cut up to 194 jobs and halt some people movers to fill a $39 million budget…

Featured image for “St. Augustine builds its first green stormwater system”
St. Augustine's first green stormwater project features bioswales that will capture and filter rainwater before it drains back to the Matanzas River | Simone Endress, Jacksonville Today
September 17, 2026

St. Augustine builds its first green stormwater system

An area called a bioswale uses native plants to filter pollutants from stormwater before it drains into the Matanzas River.…

Featured image for “St. Johns County OKs $125K for Black History Museum”
A historical display stands at the future site of the Florida Museum of Black History in West Augustine. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
September 17, 2026

St. Johns County OKs $125K for Black History Museum

County commissioners voted to spend on the museum despite uncertainty about property tax revenues.…

Featured image for “UNF selects Michael Shannon to become next president”
Michael Shannon was selected by the board of trustees as the next president of the University of North Florida. | Special to the Daily Record
September 17, 2026

UNF selects Michael Shannon to become next president

Shannon’s appointment as president is subject to confirmation by the Florida board of governors.…