September 20, 2022
Although it hasn’t always been accessible or maintained, Exchange Club Island is an official city park and one of Jacksonville’s…
September 18, 2022
PHOTO ESSAY | Jaguars win home opener shutout
The Jaguars thumped Indianapolis 24-0 on Sunday afternoon in their 2022 home opener. The paid attendance of 58,360 may have…
September 16, 2022
First Coast Hispanic Chamber of Commerce kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month
Celebrate. Appreciate. Educate. The First Coast Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and numerous others in the region, will do all three…
September 15, 2022
Jacksonville Sheriff debate: Waters highlights experience and Burton champions change
Jacksonville sheriff candidates Lakesha Burton (D) and T.K. Waters (R) answered questions about crime, police misconduct, money and more during…
September 14, 2022
OPINION | Jax’s next sheriff should build bridge with City Hall
It’s September in Jacksonville, which brings some potential relief from brutal summer heat, a heightened focus on tropical weather activity,…
September 13, 2022
THE JAXSON | The 7 historic districts of Jacksonville
Founded in 1822, Jacksonville is home to 107 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Of…
September 11, 2022
OPINION | Crowded field could mean chaos for Jax mayoral race
The public phase of the mayoral campaign of Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce CEO Daniel Davis, who didn’t quit his day…
September 8, 2022
Jaguars, NFL kick off with newfound commitment to coaching diversity
The NFL realizes it has a coaching diversity problem and the Jaguars are actively addressing it. When the Jaguars kick…
September 8, 2022
What’s next for the vacant MedMen in Five Points?
The vacant MedMen building in Five Points could be on the verge of sparking back to life, ending years of…
September 7, 2022
OPINION | The 7-hour solution for work-life balance
Why isn’t the school day as long as the work day? That’s the thought that’s been running through my mind…
September 6, 2022
OPINION | Jax should apply for the Reconnecting Communities grant
The new federal Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program offers cities funding for projects that restore neighborhoods split and disrupted by highways…
September 5, 2022
UNF alum leads Diversity in Business program to recruit more Black students
A Jax Today Q&A with Audrieanna Burgin Audrieanna Burgin could not resist coming home. Burgin is a Jacksonville native and…
August 31, 2022
OPINION | Government can work. Here’s proof
Spend a lot of time browsing social media or watching Fox, CNN or MSNBC, and it would be easy to…
August 31, 2022
PHOTO ESSAY | Eastside Jax ‘on the right path’
Photos and captions by Dennis Ho | Editing by Matthew Shaw | Intro by Jessica Palombo The Eastside, or Out…
August 31, 2022
Eastside gearing up for renaissance on its terms
Bobby Graham doesn’t trust the city of Jacksonville. The lifelong Eastside resident has seen too many promises go unfulfilled to…
August 30, 2022
THE JAXSON | 6 First Coast beach stories
Jacksonville and the rest of the First Coast are home to some of the best, most accessible beaches in a…
August 28, 2022
Civil rights conference faces Jacksonville’s past, present and future: ‘It’s in your hands’
The inaugural Jacksonville Civil Rights Conference this past weekend explored how the city can move beyond its segregated history and…
August 28, 2022
OPINION | What we learned from the August elections
The 2022 primaries taught us a lot about how surprises are possible in local politics, even if some things stay…
August 26, 2022
#AskJAXTDY | Why wasn’t the school tax referendum during the general election when more people vote?
With the August primary in the books, and most races going to runoff elections November 8, the Jacksonville Today team…
August 25, 2022
5 takeaways from Tuesday’s elections in Jacksonville
Voters across Florida cast ballots Tuesday in the state’s first primary elections after redistricting changed the lines for Congress and…
August 24, 2022
OPINION | Advocating for humanity is not indoctrination
As humans, we have an average of 6,000 thoughts per day. We are also flooded with as much as 34…
August 24, 2022
JEA ready for peak hurricane season despite supply chain challenges
JEA and FPL say they’re ready to restore power quickly no matter what happens this hurricane season, but the Florida…
August 23, 2022
Rutherford, Cammack, Bean roll in Republican primaries; Holloway leads by tiny margin in D4 Dem contest
John Rutherford will return to Congress for a fourth term in the House of Representatives. The Jacksonville congressman defeated challengers…
August 23, 2022
THE JAXSON | 8 Jacksonville industrial heritage sites ripe for tourism
Industrial tourism — visiting places linked to the industries most common in a particular place — is a growing interest…