June 29, 2023
Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his arts and culture picks for the weekend. Saturday Heat Fest Intuition…
June 29, 2023
Historic Ford Motor Co. assembly plant is demolished
The almost 100-year-old Talleyrand structure along Jacksonville’s waterfront is gone, and the site is being cleared.…
June 29, 2023
Al Letson appointed as interim host of ‘First Coast Connect’
The announcement marks a homecoming of sorts for Letson, who grew up in Northeast Florida and remains both a familiar…
June 28, 2023
Jacksonville NAACP raises alarms about Duval superintendent search
The civil rights group is concerned that the job could be offered to former Hillsborough Superintendent Addison Davis, without community…
June 28, 2023
Jax-based Swisher invests in Emerald Trail project
The tobacco manufacturer donated $500,000 to a 30-mile walking and biking pathway that will connect neighborhoods around Jacksonville’s urban core.…
June 28, 2023
New fire station will boost response on Westside
Fire Station 75 on Firestone Road houses a new Critical Care rescue unit and will help multiple overloaded stations.…
June 28, 2023
Self-storage building is a no-go for Southbank corner
Jacksonville City Council narrowly defeated a proposed multiuse building after intense opposition from the community.…
June 28, 2023
New JEA budget includes base rate increase
Despite the increase, customers’ bills could fall because JEA is paying less for fuel to operate power plants.…
June 27, 2023
THE JAXSON | 5 sites from LGBTQ history in Jax’s Urban Core
Jacksonville’s LGBTQ history has always been rich and colorful, if often overlooked. Here’s a tour of five sites across the…
June 27, 2023
Community activist Ben Frazier: ‘His legacy lives on’
More than 150 people gathered Tuesday for a candlelight vigil to remember the founder of the Northside Coalition, who died…
June 27, 2023
Black startup founders face venture capital headwinds
Venture capital is putting the highest priority in companies they have already invested in. Most of those are owned by…
June 27, 2023
Construction nearing for affordable senior apartments
The city has issued a permit for The Vestcor Cos. Inc. to develop Melissa Grove, 90 apartments in West Jacksonville…
June 27, 2023
Homeless survey underway in Northeast Florida
More than 100 volunteers are striving this week to count the number of homeless people in Duval, Clay and Nassau…
June 27, 2023
It’s sweltering outside, and we better get used to it
Nonstop rainfall in May and June relieved the drought in Northeast Florida and brought down the temperature. Now we’re heading…
June 27, 2023
Miami company seeks rezoning for New Springfield arts district
Future of Cities wants to create the Phoenix Arts & Innovation District, or PHX JAX, a community of residents, artists,…
June 26, 2023
New chief takes over at St. Johns County Fire Rescue
The department also has a new logo — created by a staff member — to mark its 25th anniversary.…
June 26, 2023
Construction set for Hilton Hotel at Mayo Clinic
The $70 million, eight-story hotel will contain 252 guest rooms, a fitness center, a restaurant and indoor and outdoor meeting…
June 26, 2023
Volunteers sought for service projects in Jacksonville preserves
The Timucuan Parks Foundation and JaxParks have targeted five sites for park beautification between late June and early August.…
June 26, 2023
American Airlines schedules nonstop service from Jacksonville to Phoenix
The daily flight will begin Nov. 5, linking two cities with Mayo Clinic campuses.…
June 26, 2023
Mandola’s Italian Kitchen sets opening date in Jacksonville
The Jacksonville restaurant will be Mandola’s fourth in Florida. The chain operates three in the Tampa area and four in…
June 26, 2023
Judge blocks ‘drag show’ law sponsored by Jacksonville lawmaker
A Hamburger Mary’s restaurant filed a legal challenge over the law, which was sponsored by Republican Sen. Clay Yarborough of…
June 25, 2023
OPINION | End of an era: Lenny Curry exits stage right
The Curry era, unlike any other in Jacksonville history, was one in which partisan Republicanism prevailed.…
June 25, 2023
Jacksonville civil rights activist Ben Frazier dies at 73
Ben Frazier, once a trailblazing journalist who became an advocate for racial justice, has died.…
June 23, 2023
EverBank name may return to Jaguars’ stadium
TIAA Bank is seeking to rename TIAA Bank Field as EverBank Stadium beginning Sept. 10.…