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The Winn-Dixie store in Shores Village Plaza in St. Augustine will become an Aldi.
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Winn-Dixie store in St. Augustine will convert to Aldi

The store in Shores Village Plaza will close Aug. 17 to convert to the Aldi format.…

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The two-story Pour Taproom focuses on self-service for its beer, wine and specialty cocktails at 80 taps. | J. Brooks Terry, Jacksonville Daily Record
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Taproom and pizza restaurant will open soon Downtown

Pizza Dynamo and Pour Taproom could open the first week of June in the VyStar Credit Union parking garage.…

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The Florida C. Dwight Memorial Playground in LaVilla has been renovated to include new jungle gyms and play equipment. It is part of the LaVilla Link, the first segment of the Emerald Trail project. The 30-mile walk and pathway project will connect 14 neighborhoods and 21 parks. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
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Jacksonville’s park system rises in national ranking

The U.S. Trust for Public Land ranked Jacksonville’s parks 64th of the 100 biggest cities in the country.…

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Flooding in Fernandina Beach | City of Fernandina Beach
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Fernandina seeks residents’ input on flood plan

The city is asking residents to take an online survey to help create “a more resilient Fernandina Beach.”…

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Let's Ride Brass Band performs at 1904 Music Hall during a previous Jazz Fest After Dark. | Downtown Vision
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BIT OF JOY | A weekend of jazz

The annual Jacksonville Jazz Fest returns tomorrow, bringing more than a dozen acts to Jacksonville’s Eastside through the weekend. The…

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The Baker County Sheriff's Office
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Investigation continues into Baker Sheriff’s Office

Gov. Ron DeSantis extended the appointment of State Attorney Melissa Nelson to investigate the department.…

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Students from Sandalwood and KIPP Bold City high schools compete in the Minecraft New Jax City Build Challenge Finals on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at WJCT Studios. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
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Students design a sustainable Jax — with a Minecraft twist

Teams from local schools used an educational version of the Minecraft game to rethink Downtown Jacksonville.…

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THE JAXSON | From bacon to BUBBA Burgers to Peterbrooke: Jones-Chambliss meat packers

For nearly a century, Jones-Chambliss Meat Packing was a major employer and smelly beehive of activity in Jacksonville’s Mixon Town.…

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Casey DeSantis speaks during a campaign event for Gov. Ron DeSantis on June 2, 2023, in Lexington, South Carolina. |
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Prosecutors open investigation related to Hope Florida

The program, led by Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis, has been under scrutiny in connection with a Medicaid settlement.…

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Florida remains hot. When will rain and storms return?

The forecast shows some breaks, but more heat will return for Memorial Day.…

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Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan, right, listens to Toni Bingham, center, and Marlena Smalls, right sing during a rememberance of Florida's Emancipation Day on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
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Jacksonville celebrates Florida’s Emancipation Day

Jacksonville’s Emancipation Day celebration came less than a week after the U.S. Supreme Court heard an argument for overturning birthright…

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Jacksonville at-large councilman Ron Salem, who chairs the City Council Finance Committee. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
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Duval DOGE says it’s found $20M in unspent funds

City Council member Ron Salem’s Duval DOGE committee says its savings is nearing $20 million as it starts a review…

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Revlon closing Westside plant and cutting 127 jobs

Layoffs will begin July 18 and continue for three months, the company said.…

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Local officials celebrate the announcement that a private company had withdrawn its request to take 600 acres of conservation land in Ponte Vedra. From left are St. Johns County Commissioner Clay Murphy; Rep. Kim Kendall, R-St. Augustine; St. Augustine Beach Mayor Dylan Rumrell; St. Augustine Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline; and St. Johns County Commissioner Ann Taylor. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
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Lawmaker promises more steps to protect lands like Guana

State Rep. Kim Kendall wants to stop deals like one that would have traded away 600 acres of conservation land.…

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Brennan Asplen is the next superintendent of St. Johns County Schools. | St. Johns County School District
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St. Johns Schools finds new superintendent close to home

The School Board on Tuesday chose Deputy Superintendent Brennan Asplen as its next superintendent.…

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A car passes Wicked Barley on Baymeadows Road, where a man and his child were killed on Friday, May 16, 2025. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
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Councilman pushes safety upgrades on Baymeadows

City Councilman Joe Carlucci is pressing for improvements after a teacher and his son died crossing the street.…

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Dorami stands out as a kid-friendly food truck option | Hanna Raskin
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3 new Jacksonville food trucks that stand out from the wheeled-eatery crowd

These food trucks are some of the highlights among recent arrivals to the scene in Jacksonville.…

Featured image for “#AskJAXTDY | When will the Northbank Riverwalk reopen?”
A JB Coxwell video about the McCoys Creek project shows part of the Northbank Riverwalk and pedestrian crossover dismantled for the time being. | JB Coxwell
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#AskJAXTDY | When will the Northbank Riverwalk reopen?

City projects have closed several sections of the Riverwalk, but the work could wrap up before long.…

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A federal judge ordered the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to take steps to protect manatees.
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Judge orders more help for Florida’s ailing manatees

A federal judge required the state to go through a permitting process and to block new septic tanks.…

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Oyster boats float on Apalachicola Bay. | Rob Diaz de Villegas, WFSU
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No more random boat inspections in Florida

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Monday that requires probable cause for law enforcement to stop and search boats.…

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Protesters line State Road A1A on Saturday, May 17, 2025, near the site of the proposed land swap in St. Johns County. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
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Proposal withdrawn for Guana conservation land swap

The state says a proposed land swap deal that could have led to the development of conservation land near Ponte…

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Tony Cugno, chief operating officer of the Jacksonville Aviation Authority, provides an update Monday, May 19, 2025, about vehicles trapped in a burned parking garage at the airport. | Mike Mendenhall Jacksonville Today.
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Cars to be released Wednesday from burned airport garage

About 1,200 vehicles were trapped after a fire Friday that spread to 50 cars and collapsed part of the garage.…

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Mitchell Patch and his 1-year-old son Everett were killed while crossing Baymeadows Road on Friday, May 16, 2025. | GoFundMe via News4Jax
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Teacher and his 1-year-old son killed while crossing road

Mitchell Patch, a math teacher at Bayview Elementary School, was killed trying to cross Baymeadows Road.…

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Tim Johnson, the volunteer chairman of the A.L. Lewis Black Opportunity & Impact Fund, listens to Sharon Coon during a reception May 15, 2025, celebrating the 40 organizations that received funding from the fund this year. Coon is the founder of the Friends of Brentwood Library, a nonprofit that will use funding from the Lewis fund to sponsor a writer's festival this summer. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
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A.L. Lewis fund expands grants as nonprofits face uncertainty

The A.L. Lewis Black Opportunity & Impact Fund will award two rounds of grants this year.…