Photo Essays
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A JEA wastewater treatment plant on Jacksonville's Eastside. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
November 21, 2024

PHOTO ESSAY | What happens after Jacksonville flushes

In Jacksonville, flushing the toilet is the beginning of a journey to the St. Johns River. Before it becomes one…

By Will Brown

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Crews install decorations in the Plaza de la Constitucion in downtown St. Augustine ahead of the start of Nights of Lights this weekend. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
November 21, 2024

Nights of Lights will shine this weekend in St. Augustine

St. Augustine expects a tide of visitors as the popular Nights of Lights returns for the holidays.…

By Noah Hertz

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An illustration shows the entrance of the new Leon L. Haley Jr. Trauma and Emergency Center at UF Health Jacksonville. | UF Health Jacksonville
November 21, 2024

UF Health begins expansion of trauma center

The Leon L. Haley Jr. Emergency and Trauma Center is named for the late CEO of UF Health.…

By Dan Scanlan

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People come to Downtown Jacksonville for events like the 2024 Jax River Jams in April 2024. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
November 21, 2024

The state of Downtown Jax — good and bad

Downtown Jacksonville attracted more investment and visitors in 2024, but it lost offices and workers, a new report concludes.…

By Michelle Corum

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November 21, 2024

Anchor Glass closing century-old bottle making plant

A total of 144 Anchor Glass employees will lose their jobs in Northwest Jacksonville.…

By Khalil Maycock - News4Jax

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A judge with a gavel. | Adobe stock/Lightfield studios
November 21, 2024

Florida will pay $725K in ‘Stop WOKE’ case

Florida has agreed to pay legal fees and costs for businesses that successfully challenged part of the “Stop WOKE Act.”…

By Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida

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Hung Liu, Dandelion with Red Dragonfly (silver), 2020, mixed media, 48 x 48 inches (121.9 x 121.9 cm). Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Museum purchase, 2021.21.1. © Estate of Hung Liu. | Photo: Peter Paul Geoffrion
November 21, 2024

ARTS PICKS | Nov. 22-24

Music in a Downtown alley, a symphony program that includes a contemporary composer, nature paintings at the Cummer, and open…

By Matthew Shaw

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An aerial view of Downtown Jacksonville | Jacksonville Daily Record
November 20, 2024

More condos and apartments sought in Downtown Jax

The Downtown Investment Authority board has approved a new program designed to generate residential development in the heart of Downtown…

By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record

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Former QI Roberts Junior-Senior High School teacher Robert Grady Bush Jr. is accused of soliciting or engaging in lewd conduct with a student.
November 20, 2024

Ex-Putnam teacher accused of lewd texts with student

Former teacher Robert Grady Bush Jr. is charged with soliciting or engaging in lewd conduct with a student. He has…

By Travis Gibson - News4Jax

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A Walmart Supercenter is proposed at 3405 International Golf Parkway in St. Augustine. | Jacksonville Daily Record
November 20, 2024

Walmart Supercenter planned on International Golf Parkway

The Walmart would add to an expansion of big-box stores near World Commerce Center in St. Augustine.…

By J. Brooks Terry - Jacksonville Daily Record

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November 20, 2024

OPINION | It’s time for the Laura Street Trio’s owner to bow out

There’s one constant in each of the failed plans, false starts and continued deterioration of the Trio over the years:…

By Mike Field

Featured image for “Duval School Board’s rightward turn on display in sex ed, book discussions”
A crowd of supporters watch three new school board members get sworn in on Nov. 19, 2024. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
November 19, 2024

Duval School Board’s rightward turn on display in sex ed, book discussions

Duval’s School Board now has a conservative majority, aligning with state and incoming federal officials, who prize “parental rights” and…

By Megan Mallicoat

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The Baker County Sheriff's Office and Jail facility. | Google
November 19, 2024

Congressman seeks shutdown of Baker County ICE center

Rep. Maxwell Frost says the ICE facility houses people in conditions “that no human should live in.”…

By Dan Scanlan

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Mayor Donna Deegan is shown during an interview with Times Radio in England during her trip. | Times Radio
November 19, 2024

Audit finds no misspending during Deegan’s UK trip

After complaints from a City Council member, the Jacksonville Council Auditor’s Office reviewed the trip and found no violations.…

By Dan Scanlan

Featured image for “Allegiant Airlines announces 3 new flights from Jacksonville”
In a file photo, two Allegiant Airlines jets taxi at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. | David Becker, AP
November 19, 2024

Allegiant Airlines announces 3 new flights from Jacksonville

Allegiant Airlines will add nonstop flights from Jacksonville International Airport to Akron-Canton, Des Moines and Grand Rapids.…

By Randy Roguski

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Family Kitchen, the in-alley restaurant at Main Event on Philips Highway.
November 19, 2024

REVIEW | Jacksonville bowling alley food

Bowling alley menus are crammed with piles of fried pickles, bowls of crisped Brussels sprouts, tacos bulging with shredded pork,…

By Hanna Raskin

Featured image for “Florida pushes back in lawsuit over schoolbook removal”
Books are stacked in a school library. | SKT Studio, stock.adobe.com
November 19, 2024

Florida pushes back in lawsuit over schoolbook removal

The state disputes that a state law regulating schoolbooks violates the First Amendment.…

By Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida

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November 19, 2024

Coldest temps of the season are headed our way this week

A strong cold front will bring temperaures in the 40s on Friday morning.…

By Irene Sans - Storm Center

Featured image for “Councilman wants to raise garbage fees in Jacksonville”
A solid waste employee collects garbage in Jacksonville. | News4Jax
November 19, 2024

Councilman wants to raise garbage fees in Jacksonville

City Councilman Matt Carlucci says the cost of garbage collection is twice as much as people pay.…

By Anne Maxwell - News4Jax

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UNF men's soccer won the ASUN Tournament title with a 4-3 win over Central Arkansas on penalty kicks. | Submitted, UNF Athletics
November 18, 2024

UNF men’s soccer returns to NCAA Tournament

The UNF Ospreys beat Central Arkansas Saturday night to earn their first NCAA Tournament berth in nine years.…

By Will Brown

Featured image for “Coffee and croissants now on the menu at JTA hub in LaVilla”
Customers grab coffee, bakery goods and sandwiches Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in JTA's Regional Transportation Center at LaVIlla. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
November 18, 2024

Coffee and croissants now on the menu at JTA hub in LaVilla

Cinotti’s Bakery & Sandwich Shop and Grounds of Grace have opened in JTA’s Regional Transportation Center.…

By Dan Scanlan

Featured image for “Florida commits more money to lure back tourists after storms”
Boats sit after being pushed ashore by floodwaters from Hurricane Helene on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in St. Petersburg. | Mike Carlson, AP
November 18, 2024

Florida commits more money to lure back tourists after storms

Visit Florida has added $1 million to a campaign to convince tourists that Florida is open for business.…

By News Service of Florida

Featured image for “OPINION | Mike Waltz leaves Congress, and the fight to replace him begins”
Rep. Michael Waltz. | Ted Shaffrey, AP
November 18, 2024

OPINION | Mike Waltz leaves Congress, and the fight to replace him begins

It was only a matter of time and figuring out the right position once Donald Trump got elected president. That’s…

By A.G. Gancarski

Featured image for “Cummer closes gardens after three hurricanes”
The gardens at the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens are closed. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
November 18, 2024

Cummer closes gardens after three hurricanes

The gardens suffered damage from three back-to-back hurricanes, most recently Milton.…

By Michelle Corum