October 4, 2022
A monthslong, multi-agency investigation named “Operation: Heavyweights” has resulted in 54 arrests and the seizure of hundreds of pounds of…
October 4, 2022
Downtown targeted for $4.63 billion in projects
There is $4.69 billion in Downtown projects under construction, in review or proposed for Downtown Jacksonville, according to the 2022…
October 4, 2022
1928 Cuban Bistro is expanding again
Owners of 1928 Cuban Bistro intend to open their fifth location in January on Amelia Island in Nassau County. The…
October 4, 2022
Court rules against Celebration Church founders
A Jacksonville judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit that Celebration Church’s founders filed over a church report accusing its former…
October 3, 2022
Domestic violence killed 19 people last year in Duval County
Nineteen times last year, domestic violence ended in a homicide in Duval County, according to a report released Monday to…
October 3, 2022
Wine and whiskey bar will be a first in Clay County
Corks & Barrels, believed to be the first of its kind in Clay County, is preparing to open on Fleming…
October 3, 2022
Fleeing suspect dies in plunge from Dames Point Bridge
A man is dead after shooting a Jacksonville police officer and leading law enforcement officers on a 20-mile chase Sunday…
October 3, 2022
Ian victims get help in St. Johns and Putnam counties
St. Johns and Putnam counties have been added to the list of counties where residents and businesses affected by Tropical…
October 3, 2022
Hurricane Ian could cost all insurance customers
Northeast Florida was spared the devastation wrought by Category 4 Hurricane Ian in other parts of the state, but that…
October 3, 2022
College Park project behind schedule at Town & Country mall
Previously undiscovered structural deterioration has slowed construction for the revitalization of the nearly 70-year-old former Town & Country outdoor shopping…
October 2, 2022
OPINION | Why are we giving our water away?
For the most part, Duval County dodged a bullet with Hurricane Ian. Many prayers go out to our fellow Floridians…
September 30, 2022
Vilano Beach house declared unsafe after Ian washes away sea wall
A two-story house is perched precariously over Vilano Beach after storm surge and tide during Tropical Storm Ian washed away…
September 30, 2022
Ex-Jacksonville teacher Thomas Hazouri Jr., son of late mayor, sentenced in child porn case
A former Mayport Elementary School teacher and son of a past mayor was sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty…
September 30, 2022
Devastated Southwest Florida calls for volunteers after Ian
Florida emergency management is calling on volunteers from across the state who can donate their time to hurricane cleanup in…
September 29, 2022
UPDATED: School closures announced during Hurricane Ian
As Hurricane Ian gains strength and approaches Florida, school districts and colleges are announcing school closures for this week. Duval,…
September 29, 2022
Jacksonville City Council approves Mayor Curry’s $1.55 billion budget
The Jacksonville City Council has approved Mayor Lenny Curry’s eighth and final budget — a $1.55 billion plan that includes…
September 27, 2022
OPINION | Eastside deserves national historic designation
The history and heritage of Jacksonville’s many Gullah Geechee descendants have been largely overlooked, with little recognition given to the…
September 27, 2022
#AskJAXTDY | Answering your local Hurricane Ian questions
The Jacksonville Today team is answering storm prep questions ahead of Hurricane Ian making landfall on Florida’s west coast tomorrow.…
September 26, 2022
Taking a page from Orlando’s book, Jax advocates call for a housing emergency declaration
Jacksonville’s $1.5 billion budget is going to be finalized on Tuesday night. Though it will include funding aimed at helping…
September 26, 2022
ADAPT | A Q&A with Jay Stowe, CEO of JEA
Stowe fills us in on skyrocketing electricity bills, a failed solar project, JEA’s future energy mix and the status of…
September 25, 2022
OPINION | Auditing Lenny Curry’s budget legacy
If Jacksonville hadn’t faced budget crunches for years coming out of the 2008 crash, Mayor Lenny Curry might never have…
September 21, 2022
State law should protect Nassau Gullah/Geechee cemeteries, but lawmakers didn’t close loopholes
This is Part 2 of a two-part Jacksonville Today series. Read Part 1. For decades, Madelyn Dinkins-Smith’s family members have…
September 21, 2022
OPINION | Battle for the best of us
Over the weekend, I visited the Cummer Museum for the opening of the Deborah Roberts exhibition I’m. On a large…
September 20, 2022
Gullah/Geechee families fight to protect burial sites in Nassau County’s Wildlight development
This is Part 1 of a two-part Jacksonville Today series. Read Part 2. Deep in the woods of Nassau County, on…