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January 31, 2024

Home building gets back to normal in Northeast Florida

Building permits for single-family homes declined in 2023, but they outpaced the years before the pandemic.…

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Let Down Reflex, 2023, video still. Commissioned by Wellcome Collection for “Milk” Exhibition.
January 31, 2024

ARTS PICKS | Feb. 2-4

Contemporary dance, a Nigerian painter, art about Black motherhood and a guitar quartet are this weekend’s Arts Picks.…

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January 30, 2024

OPINION | James Weldon Johnson Park redesign must be informed by Bryant Park’s success

We risk backing ourselves into another 50-year corner if we don’t learn from our past and our peers and again…

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The fire-ravaged Rise Doro shows where parts of the seventh floor walls collapsed due to damage from the fire that hit it late Sunday. | Dan Scanlan, WJCT News 89.9
January 30, 2024

Demolition looms for fire-ravaged Rise Doro complex

Firefighters continue to hose down hotspots inside the apartment complex, two days after the fire struck.…

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Dwayne Alexander resigned as president and CEO of the Jacksonville Housing Authority. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
January 30, 2024

Housing Authority CEO abruptly resigns, saying he feels forced out

President and CEO Dwayne Alexander was the third major departure from the agency in recent weeks.…

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Some St. Johns County residents are worried that development will gobble up their county's rural character. l Steven Ponson, Jacksonville Today
January 30, 2024

Traffic relief coming to CR 210 in St Johns County

Construction is underway on a project to widen County Road 210 in northern St. Johns County to alleviate a major…

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Jennie McKeon, WUWF Public Media
January 30, 2024

Proposal would make it harder to amend state Constitution

Under the proposal, constitutional amendments would need support from 66.67% of voters to pass, up from the current 60%.…

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January 30, 2024

Florida may ban people from sleeping on public property

Rep. Sam Garrison of Fleming Island sponsored a bill that prevents cities and counties from letting people sleep or camp…

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Angie’s Subs, based in Jacksonville Beach, has opened a quick-service restaurant at Jacksonville International Airport. | Jacksonville International Airport
January 30, 2024

Angie’s Subs opens at Jacksonville airport

The restaurant has opened with limited hours on Course A, beyond the security checkpoint, in order to train staff.…

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Capt. Sandy Yawn | Jacksonville Daily Record
January 30, 2024

Capt. Sandy Yawn buys Nocatee home for $1.6 million

Yawn appears on the Bravo series “Below Deck Mediterranean.” She also has planned a restaurant in LaVilla.…

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Former President Donald Trump stands on stage at the Republican Party of Florida Freedom Summit on Nov. 4, 2023, in Kissimmee. | Phelan M. Ebenhack, AP
January 29, 2024

OPINION | Will Donald Trump unite Jacksonville Republicans?

Republicans, led by the chair of the Duval County party, are being compelled to unite behind Trump weeks before the…

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MOSH is planning a $100 million museum on the Northbank in Downtown Jacksonville. | MOSH
January 29, 2024

MOSH misses deadline, but new museum still in the works

The Museum of Science & History missed a deadline to raise $40 million for its move to the Northbank, but…

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January 29, 2024

Judge tosses out FAMU discrimination case

U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle rejected a lawsuit that alleged the state has discriminated against Florida A&M University in funding…

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January 29, 2024

Pizza concept now planned for San Marco Theatre

Restaurateur Al Mansur stepped back from plans for a Flying Iguana there, but he will be an investor in the…

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More than 100 firefighters battle a fire Jan. 29, 2024, at the Rise Doro apartments. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
January 29, 2024

Massive fire torches Rise Doro apartments Downtown

The fire dealt a blow to Downtown development just a month before the new apartment building was set to open.…

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January 29, 2024

One-fifth of Florida’s farmland could be paved over by 2070

Much of Florida’s history has been defined by what we grow. But a new study says development could threaten much…

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Beach erosion by storm waves leaves this house ready to fall. |
January 29, 2024

Climate migration affects Florida’s aging population

As the Sunshine State grows older and larger, sea level rise is prompting people, especially younger workers, to move inland.…

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Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke watches players warm up before the team's Dec. 17 game against the Baltimore Ravens. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
January 28, 2024

SPORTS | A disconnect with Jaguars leadership?

Two men continue to be in the crosshairs of disgruntled Jags fans: offensive coordinator Press Taylor and general manager Trent…

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Statues that decorated the monument to the Women of the Confederacy were removed from Springfield Park in Jacksonville and placed in storage in December. | Jacksonville Today
January 26, 2024

#AskJAXTDY l What happens with the money set aside to remove Confederate monuments?

There was already money in the budget for the removal of the Confederate statues at Springfield Park. A reader asked…

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January 26, 2024

How to change your party affiliation ahead of an election

The deadline to register to vote or change your party affiliation ahead of the March primary is coming up Feb…

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Contractors install construction fencing Friday around the city's planned Riverfront Plaza. | Dan Scanlan, WJCT News 89.9
January 26, 2024

Riverfront Plaza construction is about to begin at Landing site

Fences have been erected as work begins to transform the fomer Jacksonville Landing into a waterfront park.…

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The Kerr-McGee Superfund site is along the St. Johns River and Talleyrand Avenue. | Multistate Environmental Response Trust
January 26, 2024

Meetings planned on Kerr-McGee Superfund cleanup

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the property owner, Multistate Trust, will discuss air monitoring and other safety measures.…

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Work on the Shands Bridge has been completed. | The Jaxson
January 26, 2024

Shands Bridge to close for 3 weekends starting tonight

The bridge linking Clay and St. Johns counties will be closed for grating replacement.…

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The Florida Department of Transportation plans to replace the seawall in St. Augustine. | News4Jax
January 26, 2024

Residents concerned about seawall project in St. Augustine

Residents this week voiced their concerns about the cost of the project and how the changes would affect downtown St.…