December 2, 2022
High-tech wizardry and old-school technology blend to create a holiday light show in Mandarin. Caleb Wolfram, 19, has spent countless…
December 2, 2022
Ribault High School dean charged with child abuse
A dean of students at Ribault High School was arrested on a charge of child abuse after a confrontation with…
December 2, 2022
Pete’s bar evolves with new outdoor deck
Pete’s Bar in Neptune Beach has changed a year after it was sold, but not that much. Pete’s retains most…
December 2, 2022
Lash the gorilla dies at Jacksonville zoo
The oldest silverback gorilla at Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens has died at nearly 46. Lash had lived at the zoo…
December 1, 2022
Dish Network feud leaves Jax without World Cup, NFL and NCAA games
Cox Media affiliates are no longer showing up on Dish Network while the two media conglomerates settle a contract dispute.…
December 1, 2022
Jacksonville man imprisoned for defrauding bank with phony IDs
A Jacksonville man used phony IDs to open bank accounts and, in one case, take out a $20,000 loan, according…
December 1, 2022
2 endangered tortoises stolen from alligator farm
Two juvenile Galapagos tortoises have been stolen from the St. Augustine Alligator Farm. Farm officials are asking everyone to be…
December 1, 2022
Crime rate falls in Duval County, but details are scant
The total crime rate dropped in Duval County lasts year, mirroring a decline statewide, but exactly what type of crimes…
December 1, 2022
Free Saturdays will continue at Cummer museum
Free Saturdays will continue at Jacksonville’s Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens — even as the current program comes to…
December 1, 2022
Stage is set for judge’s decision on Jacksonville redistricting
Candidates and voters will know in the next three weeks what the boundaries will be for Jacksonville City Council districts…
December 1, 2022
ARTS PICKS | Dec. 1-4
Every Friday, Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his top 3 arts and culture picks for the weekend. Thursday-Friday…
November 30, 2022
UF quarterback Jalen Kitna booked on child porn charges
University of Florida quarterback Jalen Kitna has been arrested on charges related to child pornography. Gainesville police say Kitna was…
November 30, 2022
Duval Schools terminates contract with LGBTQ+ support organization
Duval County Public Schools has ended a 20-year relationship with JASMYN, Northeast Florida’s leading LGBTQ support organization for young people.…
November 30, 2022
Squawking PETA protest targets schools and chicken restaurants
A national animal rights group, dissuading people from eating chicken, will protest this week outside Jacksonville restaurants that serve the…
November 30, 2022
Georgia school threats among hundreds of hoaxes across US
Twelve Georgia school districts saw beefed-up police presence Wednesday morning after they received threats that turned out to be hoaxes,…
November 30, 2022
OPINION | Silence is not assent
As a child I would sometimes get in trouble in school, and then again at home, for trying to express…
November 30, 2022
Jacksonville University plans city’s first 4-year medical school
Jacksonville’s first four-year medical school program is coming to a private university on the banks of the St. Johns River.…
November 30, 2022
Growing Clay County considers new fee on homebuilders
Clay County commissioners are considering introducing a new fee that will affect builders for every new home that’s constructed as…
November 30, 2022
The Mossfire Grill in Five Points has been sold
The Mossfire Grill, a Five Points area mainstay at 1537 Margaret St., has been sold. Ben Franco bought the restaurant…
November 29, 2022
THE JAXSON | Your tabletop Christmas Village is illegal under modern zoning laws
You may think your miniature Christmas Village is a quaint tribute to the building traditions of yesteryear. However, its walkable,…
November 29, 2022
$500K idling, facilitators ghosted: A timeline of Jax Confederate monument inaction
Advocates for removing Jacksonville’s Confederate monuments are growing impatient, as two pots of money for addressing Confederate monuments on public…
November 29, 2022
Winn-Dixie builds new store from the ground up — its first in a decade
More than a decade has passed since Southeastern Grocers Inc. built a Winn-Dixie supermarket from the ground up. That lull…
November 29, 2022
DeSantis awards grant for rail improvements on Westside
Gov. Ron DeSantis was at Cecil Airport on Tuesday to award a $5.5 million grant from the Governor’s Job Growth…
November 29, 2022
Atlantic Beach enacts homeless restrictions — along with measures of help
A new ordinance in Atlantic Beach restricts where homeless people are allowed to sleep or camp out, but supporters believe…