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Kelly Frazier attends a memorial service for her father in June 2023. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
August 3, 2023

Ben Frazier’s daughter assumes reins of Northside Coalition

Kelly Frazier has been a member of the Northside Coalition since her father founded it.…

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About 75 people attended a public meeting on plans to open The Local restaurant and bar in Riverside. | Drew Dixon, Jacksonville Daily Record
August 3, 2023

The Local restaurant and bar faces opposition in Riverside

The restaurant operators are making a second attempt to transform the former Deluxe Laundry and Dry Cleaners De Luxe Launderette…

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The Mandarin Museum will reopen Saturday after three years of renovations.
August 3, 2023

Expanded Mandarin Museum will reopen Saturday

The museum includes new exhibits on the community’s history, the Civil War-era Maple Leaf shipwreck and the story of Black…

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From the Jazz Jam photo collection on view at the Main Branch Public Library through late September | Felicia Bass
August 3, 2023

ARTS PICKS | Aug. 4-6

A comedy and film fest, a Civil Rights exhibit and photos of the pandemic’s early days are this weekend’s local…

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Student Transportation of America school buses in Duval County.
August 2, 2023

School bus delays likely when Duval Schools start back

The district still has a dire shortage of drivers, but a new app is coming later this fall for parents…

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A teenage child gets vaccinated for tetanus, meningitis and chickenpox. l Lindsey Kilbride, WJCT News
August 2, 2023

Immunizations and supplies offered as students return to school

Health Departments will provide immunizations, and school supplies will be distributed at events along the First Coast.…

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Elias Ishak and Jason Malih show off some of the menu items they will be serving at Talkin’ Tacos in Jacksonville Beach. | Jacksonville Daily Record
August 2, 2023

Talkin’ Tacos to open Friday in Jacksonville Beach

The franchise location is the first for the Miami-based Mexican restaurant, with a second planned at the St. Johns Town…

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A largemouth bass is shown near eel grass in the St. Johns River. | St. Johns Riverkeeper
August 2, 2023

St. Johns Riverkeeper studies dying river grasses

The Riverkeeper is surveying the river from Doctors Lake in Clay County to Lake George in Putnam County, looking for…

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Record heat has made conditions tougher inside Florida's prisons.
August 2, 2023

Florida prisons grapple with ‘oppressive’ heat

Sen. Jennifer Bradley of Fleming Island says conditions are brutal inside prisons without air conditioning.…

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August 1, 2023

THE JAXSON | The story of the Downtown Southbank

Now considered part of Downtown Jacksonville, the waterfront district between the St. Johns River and I-95 has a deceptively long…

Featured image for “Jacksonville teacher who resigned over African American history standards is leading a charge to change them ”
R.L. Gundy is the pastor of Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church in Springfield. He also taught at Ribault Middle School before resigning his position following the Florida Department of Education's social studies standards that were released on July 19, 2023. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
August 1, 2023

Jacksonville teacher who resigned over African American history standards is leading a charge to change them 

Teacher/pastor R.L. Gundy is leading a protest movement against the state’s new Black history standards.…

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Florida State College at Jacksonville has a new aircraft maintenance apprenticeship program at Naval Air Station Jacksonville. | Toiete Jackson, U.S. Navy
August 1, 2023

FSCJ partners with Navy for apprenticeship program

Students earn wages and benefits while learning a skilled trade at Naval Air Station Jacksonville.…

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August 1, 2023

#AskJAXTDY | Why is the Southbank Riverwalk restroom closed? 

Q: Ruth N., a Jacksonville Today newsletter reader, was recently walking along the Southbank Riverwalk near the Lone Sailor statue when…

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August 1, 2023

TIAA Bank sale completed; EverBank name is back

The office building Downtown and the Jacksonville Jaguars stadium soon will take on the EverBank name.…

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August 1, 2023

Now you can pay for JTA rides with Cash App

JTA says it is the first transit agency in the country to offer Cash App for mobile ticketing.…

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Mayo Clinic Jacksonville was among the local hospitals receiving an "A" grade.
August 1, 2023

Mayo Clinic Jacksonville rated best hospital in Florida

This is the seventh time in eight years that Mayo has taken the top spot in the “Best Hospitals” rankings…

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August 1, 2023

A new report details obstacles to maternity care in Florida

Nearly 11% of Floridians have no birthing hospital within a 30-minute drive, and 13 Florida counties are considered maternity care…

Featured image for “Heat wave fires up city plan for cooling centers”
Jacksonville's chief health officer, Sunil Joshi, describes how the number of Southeast U.S. heat related emergency room visits for two weeks of July has more than doubled since two years ago. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
July 31, 2023

Heat wave fires up city plan for cooling centers

Jacksonville’s plan calls for using buses, city libraries and community centers as cooling centers when extreme heat is forecast.…

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Artist Walk rendering
July 31, 2023

Jacksonville’s newest park under construction in Riverside

Artist Walk — including a skate park and artistic displays — will lie between Riverside Avenue and Park Street under…

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July 31, 2023

MOSH money adding up for new Northbank museum

A $1 million donation this week from the Harden Family Foundation put the MOSH Genesis capital campaign close to $20…

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The Plant Vogtle nuclear facility is in Waynesboro, Georgia. | Jacksonville Daily Record
July 31, 2023

Nuclear Plant Vogtle begins delivering power to JEA

Unit 3 of Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Georgia, entered commercial service at 10 a.m. Monday.…

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Parker's Kitchen is a gas station and convenience store chain that offers Southern comfort food.
July 31, 2023

Why Parker’s Kitchen is starting its Florida expansion in Jacksonville

The Georgia-based gas station and convenience store chain plans sites in North and West Jacksonville.…

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The Greenleaf & Crosby Building at 208 N. Laura St. is the former home of Jacobs Jewelers, which closed in March 2023.
July 31, 2023

Former Jacobs Jewelers building could get historic designation

The Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission voted to designate the 96-year-old Greenleaf & Crosby Building as a Jacksonville landmark.…

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Twin Peaks is completing construction at 11892 Atlantic Blvd. | Karen Brune Mathis, Jacksonville Daily Record.
July 31, 2023

Twin Peaks postpones opening in Jacksonville

The sports bar and restaurant says it will open Sept. 4, just in time for football season.…