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ARTS PICKS | May 3-5

Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his arts and culture picks for the weekend. Saturday The Art of…

By Matthew Shaw

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Duval County School Board Chair Darryl Willie and interim Superintendent Dana Kriznar attend a community forum hosted by the Jacksonville NAACP at the Beaver Street Enterprise Center in New Town Tuesday. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

New Town residents question Duval Schools on proposed closures and teacher cuts

The Duval School District may need to eliminate up to 700 staff positions.…

By Will Brown

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THE JAXSON | A ride on Brightline

Operating between Miami and Orlando with a goal of potentially expanding to Tampa and Jacksonville, Brightline is the first privately…

By Ennis Davis and Daniel Herbin - The Jaxson

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The St. Augustine Beach Hotel was instrumental in the Civil Rights Movement. | St. Johns Cultural Council

St. Augustine civil rights landmark wins $750,000 grant

Wade-ins at the St. Augustine Beach Hotel contributed to the passage of the national Civil Rights Act.…

By Noah Hertz

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The Duval County jail. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Corrections officer among 17 charged in Duval jail drug ring

Sheriff T.K. Waters said investigators got a tip that corrections officer Kobe Collett was smuggling drugs into the jail.…

By Steven Ponson

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More than 700 people watched as 40 people became American citizens during a naturalization ceremony Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at First Coast High School. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville welcomes 40 new US citizens

More than 700 people watched as 40 people became American citizens during a naturalization ceremony at First Coast High School.…

By Will Brown

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

Rise plans to start rebuilding Doro apartments this summer

The CEO of Rise: A Real Estate Company said the goal is to start construction about Aug. 1 with an…

By Karen Brune Mathis - Jacksonville Daily Record

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Josue Galeano, 5, from Spring Park Elementary School, does imprint art on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at The Cummer Museum with help from volunteer Alisha Wood. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

Students, sculpture and fun come together at the Cummer

The Arts for All camp provides exceptional hands-on art experiences for students with differing abilities.…

By Dan Scanlan

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The University of North Florida will offer both graduate and undergraduate programs in fintech. | ML/Mikko Lemola/ Stock.Adobe.Com

UNF announces new fintech programs

The fintech programs will position students in one of Jacksonville’s most prominent economic sectors.…

By Randy Roguski

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Jacksonville NAACP President Isaiah Rumlin speaks Dec. 11, 2023, about Jacksonville's unified Martin Luther King Jr. breakfasts. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

NAACP sets town hall meeting to discuss school closures

The interim superintendent and School Board president will be at the town hall meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the…

By Jonathan Lundy - News4Jax

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The Dallas Graham Branch of the Jacksonville Public Library is often filled with children from nearby Durkeeville, Grand Park and Moncrief Springs in the afternoon following the end of the school day. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Duval school district rebuffs pressure to end relationship with Jacksonville Public Library

Amid the national “book ban” conversation, Duval school officials defended a longstanding connection with the Jacksonville Public Library.…

By Carter Mudgett and Will Brown

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Wells Fargo Center at 1 Independent Drive W. was built in 1975. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Wells Fargo Center is now called 1 Independent

New owners are talking with two financial institutions about the name atop the building.…

By Karen Brune Mathis - Jacksonville Daily Record

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The Duval Schools administration building. | Claire Heddles, Jacksonville Today

Duval Schools could cut 700 teachers and staff

The Duval Teachers Union will try to find positions for employees whose jobs are eliminated.…

By Jenese Harris - News4Jax

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A University of Florida police officer and a Florida Highway Patrol trooper walk a handcuffed protester away from the site on the university's campus, where law enforcement arrested nine pro-Palestinian protesters April 29, 2024. | Vivienne Serret, Fresh Take Florida

2 from Jax among protesters arrested at UF

Nine pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested late Monday after occupying a campus plaza for days.…

By Vivienne Serret - Fresh Take Florida

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Tallahassee resident Julian Boise puts a completed voter registration form in his mailbox after volunteers with the Big Bend Voting Rights Project visited his home on the city's South Side on August, 19, 2023. | Valerie Crowder

Voter registration groups scale back after new restrictions

A state law that took effect last July increased fines for voter registration groups, and some elections offices say they’ve…

By Valerie Crowder

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Florida’s 6-week abortion ban takes effect Wednesday

Until the law changes, abortions are allowed in Florida up to 15 weeks. The change has people on both sides…

By Regan McCarthy - WFSU

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Jacksonville City Council President Ron Salem is creating a special committee to investigate Downtown development. | Bill Bortzfield, Jacksonville Today

New committee seeks answers on Downtown development

Jacksonville City Council President Ron Salem is creating a special committee to examine the work of the Downtown Investment Authority.…

By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record

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Three EV race cars zip past a course worker Saturday, April 27, 2024, during a race at Florida State College at Jacksonville. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

EV racers from Florida zip around FSCJ course

With electric cars becoming more popular, automotive technology students race for fun and knowledge in the Electrathon of Florida.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Beach renourishment efforts started Monday, April 29, 2024, along Duval County's beaches. l Steven Ponson, Jacksonville Today

Beach renourishment begins along Duval shoreline

The beach restoration is the first in Duval County since 2019. The federal government pays the $32 million cost.…

By Steven Ponson

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Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant is planned for 10601 San Jose Blvd. in the Mandarin Landing shopping center. | Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant

Cooper’s Hawk applies for permit in Mandarin

Cooper’s Hawk opened its first Northeast Florida restaurant at The Markets at Town Center.…

By Karen Brune Mathis - Jacksonville Daily Record

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A sign on the Panda House building in Riverside says Tunis in coming. | Ric Anderson, Jacksonville Daily Record

Tunis appears set to replace Panda House in Riverside

Panda House has been in business 20 years but will close April 30 at Post and King streets.…

By Dan Macdonald - Jacksonville Daily Record

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A leatherback turtle leaves Crescent Beach in St. Johns County. | St. Johns County.

Sea turtle nesting season begins this week

Local governments and environmental agencies are asking people to take precautions so nesting turtles aren’t deterred.…

By Noah Hertz

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Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle Unit 4. | Georgia Power

Plant Vogtle Unit 4 goes online, providing power to JEA

JEA says about 13% of its customers’ power is now supplied from Plant Vogtle’s Units 3 and 4 in Waynesboro,…

By Dan Scanlan

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To pilots, especially ones in mortal danger, air traffic controllers are voices at the end of a lifeline. | Illustration by Sydney Johnson, Fresh Take Florida

When private pilots falter, air controllers are saviors of skies

On the ground, air traffic controllers are average people, exposed to the threat of emotional trauma in one of the…

By Lauren Brensel - Fresh Take Florida