January 16, 2025
The polar vortex is forecast to plunge arctic air deep into the Deep South by early next week.…
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…
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.…
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.…
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.…
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.…
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…
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…
January 15, 2025
Fewer Florida children are receiving routine vaccinations
Vaccinations are declining as misinformation spreads and hesitancy increases.…
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…
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.…
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…
January 14, 2025
REVIEW | Othello
If you want a glimpse of the future of dining out, check out Othello in Springfield.…
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.…
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.…
January 14, 2025
Neighbors oppose townhomes near World Golf Village
Residents fear the 52 townhomes would lead to overcrowded schools and traffic congestion.…
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.…
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.”…
January 13, 2025
Former officers of Duval teachers union charged with fraud
The former president and vice president of Duval Teachers United are each alleged to have stolen more than $1.2 million…
January 13, 2025
DeSantis calls for special session over immigration
Gov. Ron DeSantis wants lawmakers to mesh Florida’s immigration policies with a crackdown by President-elect Donald Trump.…
January 13, 2025
Deegan vetoes extra money for trash hauler
Mayor Donna Deegan vetoed a bill that would have given Meridian Waste a 29% financial increase without additional trash services.…
January 13, 2025
Drought persists in North Florida despite recent rains
Recent rains have made a small dent in some areas where the drought was worsening, but North Florida is not…
January 13, 2025
Fountains at Westside proposed in West Jacksonville
The Fountains at Westside would include retail, restaurants, health care and hospitality at the former Westside Plaza site.…
January 13, 2025
‘Agrihood’ community planned in Clay County
Freehold Capital Management plans up to 4,489 homes in an agrihood development in Green Cove Springs.…