June 13, 2022
My heart was glad when I saw the announcement that term-limited Democratic state Sen. Audrey Gibson was entering the Jacksonville…
June 12, 2022
To fight violent crime, Jacksonville offering Rise Up grants for nonprofits
Shontae Jackson does not need to be told how devastating it can be when a family member’s life is shockingly…
June 12, 2022
OPINION | Will DeSantis get his Duval revenge?
In the final analysis, Gov. Ron DeSantis may be the big winner of the Jacksonville sheriff’s race in 2023. Consider…
June 8, 2022
OPINION | DeSantis’ vetoes gut Legislature’s priorities
Two months ago in this column, I predicted that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ veto list for this year’s state budget would…
June 7, 2022
THE JAXSON | 5 moments that shaped Jacksonville history
As Jacksonville celebrates its 200th birthday this week, here are five moments that made the city what it is today:…
June 6, 2022
Jacksonville’s Small Business Equity Fund is stimulus for overlooked companies
Dara Davis started All Construction Group, a company she operates out of her home on Jacksonville’s Northside, in March of…
June 6, 2022
OPINION | A toast to brighter futures
Saturday, the city of Jacksonville will mark its 200th birthday with a jam-packed bicentennial celebration schedule. It’s also my daughter’s…
June 5, 2022
OPINION | Have Democrats already lost the governor’s race?
Democrats are in a bad position vis-a-vis Ron DeSantis, and it seems to have them hamstrung as time starts to…
June 3, 2022
Undercurrents: Cultures of Climate Change
On June 2nd, ADAPT partnered with Flagler College and the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum for “Undercurrents: Cultures of Climate Change,” an…
June 1, 2022
OPINION | Where the sheriff lives matters
One of my least favorite fictions about our region is that Jacksonville and the rest of Northeast Florida are the…
June 1, 2022
Local leaders respond to Sheriff Mike Williams’ move out of Jacksonville
Jacksonville’s office of general counsel is set to weigh in by 2 p.m. Thursday on whether Sheriff Mike Williams should…
May 31, 2022
OPINION | Between the cheerleaders and cynics
The Jaxson team is often accused of being cheerleaders for Jacksonville who don’t do enough to acknowledge our city’s problems.…
May 31, 2022
Jacksonville isn’t letting ‘a single grant opportunity slip by’ for resilience
Jacksonville has secured millions in funding for resilience projects and the city expects to get a lot more by the…
May 30, 2022
OPINION | The answer to gun violence? Abolish guns
Last week, I dropped off and picked up my son from school for the last time until the next school…
May 26, 2022
Former Jax area Wells Fargo SVP says he was fired for objecting to fake interviews for non-white candidates
A Jax Today Q&A with Joe Bruno Joe Bruno, a former executive at Wells Fargo, claimed this month in The…
May 25, 2022
OPINION | To stabilize property insurance, focus on resilience
There is a reason why very few people lived in Florida until the middle of the 20th Century. It’s often…
May 24, 2022
#AskJAXTDY | Why doesn’t Florida have rent control?
The Jacksonville Today team is answering your housing questions, as rents in the region have climbed by more than twice…
May 24, 2022
THE JAXSON | Uncovering Jewish heritage sites in Jacksonville
May is recognized as Jewish American Heritage Month. Jacksonville has a long Jewish history, with a Jewish community dating as…
May 23, 2022
OPINION | Symptoms of a broken system
Imagine for a moment it’s a Sunday afternoon. You’ve just left church or brunch or finished a morning run or…
May 22, 2022
OPINION | Corrine Brown’s pyrrhic victory
Months back, I pleaded to the federal government in this column space to stop prosecuting Corrine Brown. Last week, they…
May 18, 2022
SPORTS | Jags’ turnaround hinges on defense
Of all the statistics showing how bad the Jaguars franchise has been in the 21st Century, perhaps one data point…
May 17, 2022
OPINION | 4 local solutions to help fight Jacksonville’s housing crisis
With a shortage of available homes and prices spiking dramatically, Jacksonville is the midst of a full-blown housing crisis. Fortunately,…
May 17, 2022
What Duval Schools is cutting from its LGBTQ+ Support Guide
In response to Florida’s new, critic-dubbed “Don’t Say Gay” law, Duval County Public Schools plans to slash the district’s decade-old…
May 17, 2022
Some Black groups say they were left out of Jacksonville’s bicentennial, so they’re holding their own events instead
Celebrating the city’s two centuries of history – warts and all – was the challenge the Jacksonville Historical Society was…