December 13, 2022
Navy veteran Mandie Marron was stationed in Jacksonville almost two decades ago. She joined Twitter mostly to keep up on…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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:…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
December 9, 2022
A bill would provide tax relief for property owners affected by Hurricanes Ian and Nicole
Nearly 50,000 property owners forced from their homes for more than a month by Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole could…
December 9, 2022
JSO was investigating prominent local political donor found dead
A prominent Northeast Florida businessman and political donor has died. Atlantic Beach police said they found Kent Stermon, 50, late…
December 9, 2022
Florida legislator, who sponsored ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law, resigns amid federal fraud charges
A Republican Florida lawmaker, who authored the controversial law dubbed “Don’t Say Gay,” resigned Thursday, the day after he was…
December 8, 2022
USS Orleck causes riverfront hotel ‘significant’ financial hit; Council poised to move it
Efforts to move an historic warship parked on Jacksonville’s Downtown waterfront to its permanent home accelerated during City Council committee…
December 8, 2022
Jacksonville city shelter stops taking dogs after virus case
Jacksonville’s city-run shelter is refusing most new dogs for at least two weeks after pneumovirus was detected. While just one…
December 8, 2022
Is your kid’s teacher a Duval Teacher of the Year finalist?
The Jacksonville Public Education Fund on Thursday announced the finalists for the VyStar Duval County Teacher of the Year for…
December 8, 2022
Disagreements surface over the training of public school librarians in Florida
With a Jan. 1 deadline looming, a state Department of Education workgroup is crafting a training that all school-library workers…