May 17, 2022
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…
May 16, 2022
OPINION | First us, then you
Restricting access to abortion is about control. Restricting access to the ballot is about control. Gerrymandering districts at any level…
May 16, 2022
‘It all boils down to one paragraph.’ Duval Schools could change its LGBTQ support guide Tuesday
The Duval County School Board is set to meet Tuesday morning to discuss an update to its LGBTQ support guide,…
May 15, 2022
OPINION | Byrd’s the word
The great unanswered question of the 2022 election cycle for Northeast Florida Republicans was what Cord Byrd would end up…
May 13, 2022
Calling for stricter pollution control, advocates urge JEA to phase out Northside Generating Station
More than 90% of all greenhouse gas emissions from large facilities in Jacksonville can be traced back to JEA and…
May 12, 2022
EXPLORE: How much did rent go up in your neighborhood?
Rent prices in the Jacksonville metro area have increased by more than 30% since the start of the pandemic —…
May 11, 2022
Hello, I’m Jacksonville Today Reporter Will Brown
The first time I truly understood the power, the potential and grace of journalism was when I screwed up. I…
May 10, 2022
THE JAXSON | Uncovering Jacksonville’s Asian American story
Since 1990, May has been recognized as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, celebrating the achievements, history, culture and…
May 9, 2022
OPINION | Pro-birth is not the same as pro-life
This body carried two children. My son to 41 weeks and one day. My daughter to 40 weeks and a…
May 8, 2022
OPINION | ‘Ain’t nothin’ goin’ on but the rent’
Not too many years ago, it was possible to eke out a living on the fringes of society and maintain…
May 4, 2022
OPINION | Roe leak changes politics as we know it
“It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives…This is what…
May 3, 2022
THE JAXSON | 5 Jacksonville bicycle history facts
In honor of National Bike Month, The Jaxson has five Jacksonville bicycle history facts and sites: Built in 1925 for…
May 3, 2022
PHOTO ESSAY | Hauling It
A driver shortage in Jacksonville triggered missed garbage pickups by the thousands. Through it all, the men and women who…
May 2, 2022
OPINION | The miseducation of Florida’s future
The summer after my freshman year at Florida State University, I worked as an intern at Pearson. As in the…
May 1, 2022
OPINION | Al Ferraro is driving the narrative
Al Ferraro knows how to read a room. People should finally realize that much and give him the credit he’s…
May 1, 2022
Independent Florida water providers are shutting down. American Beach’s doesn’t want to be next.
Construction will begin soon on a new water and sewer system in American Beach, the historically African American community in…
April 26, 2022
THE JAXSON | Jacksonville’s 6 most distinctive foods
All across Jacksonville and the First Coast, restaurants pride themselves in serving up fresh Mayport shrimp. This isn’t a particular…
April 26, 2022
UNF program pairs tomorrow’s environmental leaders with today’s challenges
The Environmental Leadership Program at the University of North Florida is preparing students to be future environmental leaders through training…
April 25, 2022
OPINION | Say goodbye, or stay put?
There is a big difference between perception and reality. For example, the perception the United States has of itself and…
April 24, 2022
OPINION | Can DeSantis overplay his hand?
In the week since my column last ran in Jacksonville Today, Gov. Ron DeSantis got everything he wanted from the…
April 20, 2022
OPINION | DeSantis Republicans run the show
It’s pretty clear that much of the Tallahassee Establishment – the TE – still doesn’t get it. This detachment from…
April 19, 2022
THE JAXSON | 7 historic Arab American sites in Jacksonville
Arab Americans have a long history in Jacksonville tracing back to the 19th century. Between 1890 and 1920, hundreds of…