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Chart by Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
January 17, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Concealed weapon permits

See what percentage of each Florida county’s residents have concealed weapons permits.…

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January 17, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Free museum fun on Martin Luther King Day

Monday is Martin Luther King Day, and if you have the day off, perhaps you’ll want take in the Cummer…

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January 16, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Your favorite restaurants

Your favorite restaurants! Here are Jacksonville Today newsletter readers’ recommendations for where to eat.…

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The Anastasia Mosquito Control District. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
January 16, 2025

Mosquito Board commissioner threatens slander suit

T.J. Mazzotta has filed suit against Catherine Brandhorst, his predecessor on the Mosquito Control Board.…

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January 16, 2025

School start times up in the air in Duval County

A new state law requires later starting times — a requirement that could upend the schedules for tnes of thousands…

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The double-decker bus is loaded onto a transporter early Thursday afternoon. | Photo courtesy of Rick Ambrose
January 16, 2025

Pub’s iconic double-decker bus finds a new home

The future of a 72-year-old double decker bus that marked the now-closed Kings Head British pub for 32 years was…

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January 16, 2025

Another polar vortex will soon blast North Florida

The polar vortex is forecast to plunge arctic air deep into the Deep South by early next week.…

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Principal Christopher E. Begley celebrates winning the Principal of the Arts Award on Jan. 13. | Khalifa Dieye
January 16, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Principal of the Arts Award

The local nonprofit Cathedral Arts Project has selected Christopher E. Begley, principal of Samuel Wolfson School for Advanced Studies, to…

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The 31-acre cleanup site is next to Jaxport. | Greenfield Environmental Multistate Trust LLC
January 15, 2025

Superfund cleanup about to start at Kerr-McGee site

Cleanup will begin within eight weeks at the Superfund site between the St. John’s River and Talleyrand Avenue.…

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All three buildings in the Laura Street Trio were built in the early 20th century. | The Jaxson
January 15, 2025

Laura Street Trio to be sold, raising hopes of redevelopment

Live Oak Contracting says it has an agreement to buy the historic Laura Street Trio from SouthEast Development.…

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A new effort has emerged to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida. | CannabisMD TeleMed via Wikimedia Commons
January 15, 2025

There’s a new effort to legalize marijuana in Florida

The new marijuana proposal addresses objections raised when Issue 3 failed two months ago.…

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Workers make repairs to the facade of the Parker Tower Condo in Hallandale Beach on Dec. 5, 2024. | Marta
January 15, 2025

Fleming Island senator seeks to refine condo law

Sen. Jennifer Bradley said lawmakers need to clarify a condo inspection law enacted after the Surfside collapse in 2021.…

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Photographs from the collection of May Pang – whose relationship with John Lennon spanned the famed Beatle’s “Lost Weekend” – will be on view at Gallery 725.
January 15, 2025

ARTS PICKS | Jan. 17-19

John Lennon photos in Atlantic Beach, the Star Wars score performed by the Jax Symphony and classical guitar in Amelia…

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January 15, 2025

THE JAXSON | Rehabilitated urban passenger rail stations

The Prime Osborn Convention Center could become a major mixed-use economic hub. With that in mind, here is a look…

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The kindergarten vaccination rate in Florida dropped to 88.1%, one of the lowest in the nation. | uri Arcurs peopleimages.com/Nia L/peopleimages.com - stock.adobe.com
January 15, 2025

Fewer Florida children are receiving routine vaccinations

Vaccinations are declining as misinformation spreads and hesitancy increases.…

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A Meridian Waste garbage truck. | Meridian Waste
January 14, 2025

City Council overrides mayor’s veto of pay hike for trash hauler; mayor vows not to pay

“If it needs to go to a legal action, then that’s what we will have to do,” said Deegan. “We…

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Hundreds of people crowd downtown St. Augustine to see the annual NIghts of Lights. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
January 14, 2025

St. Augustine says Nights of Lights may be getting too big

“We’re dangerously close to overtourism,” Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline said about Nights of Lights.…

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Two homeless men sleep in a doorway on Monroe Street. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
January 14, 2025

Homeless advocate threatens to sue Jacksonville

Attorney A. Wellington Bartow notified the city that he will sue over the city’s response to a new state homeless…

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Lamb at Othello | Hanna Raskin
January 14, 2025

REVIEW | Othello

If you want a glimpse of the future of dining out, check out Othello in Springfield.…

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The Jacksonville Housing Authority is moving toward hiring a new CEO.
January 14, 2025

Jacksonville Housing Authority lands second CEO pick

Cheron Corbett Waller accepted the position after the Housing Authority’s first pick backed out.…

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Miller Electric Co. | Google
January 14, 2025

Miller Electric Co. sold to Emcor Group for $865M

The 97-year-old Miller Electric will remain headquartered in Jacksonville with its current leadership.…

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January 14, 2025

Neighbors oppose townhomes near World Golf Village

Residents fear the 52 townhomes would lead to overcrowded schools and traffic congestion.…

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The Florida Blue office complex in Brooklyn. | Jacksonville Daily Record
January 14, 2025

Sheriff’s Office may move most staff to Florida Blue Tower

The agency would vacate the deteriorating Police Memorial Building in favor of leasing at the Florida Blue complex.…

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Lou floats underwater in his home at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Sarasota.
January 14, 2025

Florida manatees won’t be listed as endangered species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the manatee’s numbers have not fallen enough to change their status from “threatened.”…