Paid parking spots are filled on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, four days after voters opted to kill that parking program during the primary election. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

The University of Florida's Jacksonville graduate campus is set to welcome its first students this fall, with founding programs from the College of Design, Construction and Planning and the Warrington College of Business. | Jacksonville Daily Record

FlashVote is a platform used in more than 30 states. | FlashVote

A rendering from the Jacksonville Downtown Investment Authority shows the revised interior of Bellwether restaurant. at 117 W. Forsyth St. Downtown. | City of Jacksonville

Florida state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo speaks in 2021 after being named to his post by Gov. Ron DeSantis. | Ryan Dailey, News Service of Florida

A Flock camera at the Mezza Premier Apartment complex is seen in this composite image | Elizabeth Caldwell, Jacksonville Today

Jake Thiel, left, and Timothy Homan embark on their 8-day trip to Maryland on restored 1995 Yamaha WaveRunners from Fernandina Beach's downtown marina early Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

Kevin Allen, Krista Joseph and Martin Pyszczymuka all ran campaigns that called for slowing St. Johns County's growth | Photos courtesy of the candidates

Hundreds of dogs are available for adoption at the Jacksonville shelter | Jacksonville Animal Care and Protective Services

Construction on the Sebastian Harbor Marina is scheduled to be completed in October. | News4Jax

In deals confirmed Aug. 16, Indiana-based Becovic Management Group expanded its investment in Downtown Jacksonville with the purchase of the 11 East Apartments and The Carling Apartments. | Ric Anderson, Jacksonville Daily Record

A map of Jacksonville shows where the district is searching for a new headquarters building. | Duval County School District

These are some of the new apartments that have been built in Jacksonville in the past few years, including the One Riverside complex, left, and other units on Riverside Avenue and Park Street. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville City Council member-elect Moné Holder. | File photo, Jacksonville Today

Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried. | Wilfredo Lee, AP

A Skyway monorail train pulls away from the station near the Jacksonville Transportation Authority headquarters in LaVilla. | Jacksonville Daily Record

A driver arrives at Duval County Precinct 408 on the morning of the 2026 primaries | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

Fire Station 48 at the city's Blount Island marine terminal. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

This forested land, pictured across the intracoastal waterway near Palm Valley, could be developed into homes pending a decision by the St. Johns County Commission next month | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville’s historic warehouses tell the story of a city shaped by railroads, shipping, manufacturing and commerce.

Jacksonville native Angie Nixon celebrates winning the Democratic primary nomination for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Duval County Democratic Party Chair Millie Leeds, (center) is flanked by Jacksonville City Council member-elect Moné Holder (left) and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon, following their victories on primary night, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Pay to park spots on South 7th Street in Fernandina Beach, marked with street signs and the QR code to access the system. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today