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December 14, 2022

ARTS PICKS | Dec. 16-18

Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his top 3 arts and culture picks for the weekend. Friday Print…

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The Confederate statue is seen in Springfield Park prior to its removal in December 2023.
December 14, 2022

OPINION | Remember, reconcile, repair

“Take ‘Em Down!” is an ineffectual narrative strategy to effect change.  Is it a demand of adamance? Absolutely.  A passionate…

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December 14, 2022

Jacksonville firefighters honor those who have died in the line of duty

Beth Rodgers admits there are still some sad times 22 years after her fire lieutenant husband died from a heart…

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December 14, 2022

New Winn-Dixie may be different than you think

Southeastern Grocers had not built a new Winn-Dixie grocery store in about a decade until it completed the Grand Cypress…

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December 14, 2022

City Council approves $10.1 million for Paysafe headquarters

The Jacksonville City Council has approved a bill awarding global online payment provider Paysafe Processing Solutions LLC $10.1 million in…

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December 14, 2022

Activist Ben Frazier arrested while protesting Confederate monuments

A Jacksonville civil rights leader was pulled out of the City Council chambers and arrested Tuesday night as he and…

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Jacksonville activists Ben Frazier, center, and Bob Rutter, right, are removed from the chambers by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Tuesday night. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
December 14, 2022

PHOTO ESSAY | ‘Take them down!’

Activists with the Northside Coalition and other civil rights groups implored the Jacksonville City Council Tuesday to remove the Confederate…

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Mayor Lenny Curry on Nov. 29, 2022 at Cecil Airport. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
December 13, 2022

Mayor Lenny Curry could be violating the First Amendment on Twitter 

Navy veteran Mandie Marron was stationed in Jacksonville almost two decades ago. She joined Twitter mostly to keep up on…

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Jacksonville City Hall
December 13, 2022

OPINION | 4 myths about Jacksonville’s city government

Jacksonville City Hall provides no shortage of things to criticize, but there are some common complaints that don’t stand up…

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State Board of Education member Ryan Petty expressed “grave concerns” about whether certain parts of some district support-guide documents ran afoul of state law.
December 13, 2022

State to scrutinize Duval Schools’ LGBTQ support guide

The State Board of Education is slated this week to scrutinize LGBTQ support guides and bathroom policies for transgender students…

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Nearly half of the multi-unit apartments in Jacksonville are offering incentives to rent, Zillow says.
December 13, 2022

Affordable senior apartments proposed in West Jacksonville

The Vestcor Cos. Inc. is proposing 90 affordable apartments in West Jacksonville for adults age 55 and over. Jacksonville-based Vestcor…

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December 13, 2022

Costs rise for Shad Khan’s Four Seasons project

The costs of Shad Khan’s office and hotel development on the riverfront have increased substantially, City Council members learned this…

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December 13, 2022

Rents are actually starting to decline in Jacksonville

Relief may be coming for long-suffering renters in Jacksonville. Two new studies show that rent increases are slowing. The asking…

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December 13, 2022

Damaging wind and tornadoes are possible midweek

A strong cold front is forecast to move through the state and could lead to severe storms capable of producing…

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December 12, 2022

Gunman critical after police shooting; second man found dead inside home

Jacksonville police said they shot a man who pointed a gun at them Monday and then found another man dead…

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St. Marys City Councilman-elect Danny Riggins.
December 12, 2022

St. Marys Councilman-elect Danny Riggins dies

One of the new members of the St. Marys City Council has died before he could take office. The city…

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December 12, 2022

Budweiser Clydesdales will trot across the First Coast

The famed Budweiser Clydesdales are coming to Northeast Florida. Two of the giant horses will appear at five Winn-Dixie stores:…

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December 12, 2022

Sugar Factory sets opening date at Markets at Town Center

There’s now a date for Jacksonville customers looking for $46 tropical cocktails, Instagrammable walls and couture lollipops. Sugar Factory American…

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The lowest gas prices in Northeast Florida are in Clay County.
December 12, 2022

Gas prices plunging as holiday travel arrives

As the busy holiday travel season begins, gas prices are now 11 cents lower than a year ago, and they…

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Redistricting maps presented at a Jacksonville City Council meeting. | The Tributary
December 12, 2022

Jacksonville redistricting process raises questions of Sunshine Law violations

According to the version of events that Jacksonville’s city lawyers told a federal court, the City Council passed a redistricting…

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December 12, 2022

Final Hurricane Nicole cleanup begins in St. Johns County

Scraps of wood and other materials are still scattered along St. Johns County’s beaches about a month after Hurricane Nicole…

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Whole Foods will anchor the retail building at 1 Riverside Ave. in Brooklyn.
December 12, 2022

Whole Foods design approved despite traffic concerns

Traffic concerns again led Downtown Development Review Board debate Dec. 8 over the design of the Whole Foods Market-anchored retail…

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December 12, 2022

Maple Street Biscuit Co. adding locations with caution

Maple Street Biscuit Co. opened three new restaurants during parent company Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.’s first quarter. However,…

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City Council President Terrance Freeman | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
December 11, 2022

How should Jax address housing and health care? Ideas head to City Council

Jacksonville could soon take steps to address homelessness, a lack of affordable housing and inequitable access to healthcare.  That’s after…