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April 27, 2023

ARTS PICKS | April 28-30

Live local music in Jax Beach, new art Downtown and a musical to bring you back to highschool are this…

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April 27, 2023

Open more than a decade, Black Sheep is closing in Five Points

Black Sheep represented the start of a new era of dining in the historic neighborhood. The restaurant will close May 27.…

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April 26, 2023

Duval School Board to hire Fort Lauderdale law firm in Douglas Anderson scandal

The board is hiring an outside law firm, which moves legal discussions outside the public eye and into meetings protected…

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JEA HQ | Enam Edwards for Jacksonville Today
April 26, 2023

JEA sets 2030 energy goals, will co-host public meeting with ADAPT

JEA’s board has approved 2030 goals that include more solar and other clean energy — and the public is invited…

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April 26, 2023

Tourism agency flips the script on Jacksonville

Visit Jacksonville has unveiled a new marketing campaign designed to position the city as a decidedly different take on the…

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April 26, 2023

Immigration bill sparks alarm among religious and Hispanic leaders

A bill in the Florida Legislature would make it a felony to transport people who may be in this country…

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April 26, 2023

Imaginations run wild at reopened Eastside park

Flossie Brunson Eastside Park is named after longtime community activist Flossie Brunson. The renovation is believed to be the first…

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April 26, 2023

Severe weather threat stretches from Jax to Miami

Strong storms are likely late this afternoon and evening. Most of the peninsula has at least a slight risk for…

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April 25, 2023

6 lost towns within Jacksonville’s borders

Some of the neighborhoods that now make Jacksonville were once towns in their own right. Here’s the story of 6…

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April 25, 2023

Historic Ford assembly plant in Talleyrand is preserved in images

The property owner and the Jacksonville Historical Society document the factory planned for demolition.…

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April 25, 2023

State threatens to slash Duval superintendent’s salary

Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. chastised the district for what he called a failure to report incidents of teacher misconduct…

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April 25, 2023

Jacksonville’s first fallen firefighter honored — 130 years later

Members of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department discovered that the grave of Henry J. Bradley had no headstone. So…

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April 25, 2023

Top cops and staff get awards at Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office

Awards included a detective who solved the murder of a Coast Guard officer and a computer expert who protected the…

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April 25, 2023

‘Beyond Van Gogh’ is ending; King Tut is up next

“Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience” will open June 9 at the NoCo Center, the same spot that has hosted…

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Supporters of Duval Schools Superintendent Diana Greene rally outside school district headquarters on Monday, April 24, 2023.
April 25, 2023

Supporters rally for Duval Schools superintendent

More than 50 people rallied over fears that Diana Greene could be ousted as superintendent over the scandal at Douglas…

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April 24, 2023

Teacher negotiations stall again in St. Johns County

Pay and bonuses remain a point of contention as the two sides submit their proposals to a mediator.…

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April 24, 2023

Families share their pain as Jax observes Crime Victims’ Rights Week

City officials and other community leaders kicked off the local observance of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week on Monday, April…

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April 24, 2023

Behind the scenes of Florida’s efforts to purge schools of books deemed improper

By state law, books in school libraries must be certified by a media specialist. They also must comply with the…

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April 24, 2023

$440 million manufacturing plant considered on Westside

Cosentino Group wants to buy 330 acres of the Cecil Commerce Center. The company makes kitchen countertops and other architectural…

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April 24, 2023

#AskJAXTDY | Why did Jacksonville police kill a man who threatened a police K9 with a knife?

A reader asks: Why did the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office use deadly force on a man who raised a knife at…

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April 24, 2023

Trees could be swamped when water rises in Lake Geneva

Environmentalists fear a lakebed forest could be at risk when a new pipeline carries water from Black Creek to shrunken…

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April 24, 2023

Clay County wants to spruce up Wells Road

A town meeting focused on beautification, safety and other enhancements is planned from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday at the…

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Then-General Counsel Jason Teal sets up proposed maps at a 2022 redistricting meeting after a federal court ordered the Jacksonville City Council to redraw its district maps. | Andrew Pantazi, The Tributary
April 21, 2023

Jacksonville may settle redistricting lawsuit — and pay $100,000

Jacksonville City Council will consider whether to accept a court-ordered map and pay the plaintiffs’ legal fees.…

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April 21, 2023

MAY VOTER GUIDE | Duval Property Appraiser 

Jason Fischer and Joyce Morgan are vying for property appraiser, which leads the office that establishes values.…