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The Duval County Courthouse. | Cyd Hoskinson, WJCT News 89.9
September 3, 2024

Activist could face $130,000 bill over public records lawsuit

Curtis Lee sued prosecutors over public records and lost. Now the State Attorney’s Office says he should pay their costs.…

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Tim Robinson puts a Lionfish into a ZooKeeper while underwater in Curacao on Sunday, April 21, 2024. | Courtesy of ZooKeeper
September 3, 2024

On the hunt to kill the invasive lionfish on Florida reefs

A Jacksonville man is a leader among hundreds of divers who are trying to capture the beautiful but destructive lionfish.…

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Cartoon used with permission of the artist
September 2, 2024

OPINION | Clay County primary election turnout was appallingly low

The 2024 Primary Election Day started with little fanfare and fizzled out with barely more than 18% turnout. In this…

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Someone discarded a sofa along Butler Boulevard in Jacksonville. | Florida Department of Transportation
August 30, 2024

FDOT wants us to stop trashing our roads

A new campaign called “Litter Less Live More” is trying to educate drivers about the damage caused by littering.…

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Redesigned library cards are part of St. Johns County's new initiative to get people using the libraries. | St. Johns County
August 30, 2024

New deals for St. Johns County library cardholders

The library’s Community Connections program is part of a monthlong push to sign up people for library cards.…

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Former University of Florida President Ben Sasse.
August 30, 2024

UF staffers racked up travel costs while working remotely

Senior staff hired by former UF President Ben Sasse piled up hundreds of thousands of dollars in travel expenses while…

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August 30, 2024

Your JEA utility bill will cost more if you pay by credit card

Beginning in September, JEA will charge a vendor service fee to pay your utility bill by credit or debit card.…

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An FAA simulation of what a laser shot at an aircraft cockpit looks like. | FAA
August 30, 2024

Laser strikes threaten aircraft in Jacksonville

Pilots have reported at least 65 laser strikes at Jacksonville International Airport this year.…

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Amanda Darrow, director of youth, family and education programs at the Utah Pride Center, poses with books that have been the subject of complaints from parents on Dec. 16, 2021, in Salt Lake City. | Rick Bowmer, AP
August 30, 2024

Top publishers sue over Florida’s book ban law

The law, HB 1069, sparked hundreds of book bans from school libraries across Florida.…

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Construction will begin soon on a cafe at Riverfront Plaza — but not yet on a separate waterfront restaurant there. | City of Jacksonville
August 29, 2024

OPINION | Jax’s DIA, Parks, and Public Works have ‘some ‘splainin’ to do’

The finance committee has an enormous opportunity to simplify the former Landing site park’s problems, maybe save some public money,…

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Opponents rallied Tuesday in Tallahassee against a plan to put golf courses, lodges and pickleball courts in state parks. | Jim Turner, News Service of Florida
August 29, 2024

Facing uproar, state withdraws park development plan

The “Great Outdoors Initiative” had called for a 350-room lodge, pickleball courts and a disc golf course at Anastasia State…

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August 29, 2024

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Jacksonville Jobs

See where people in the Jacksonville area voted most in this week’s local elections.…

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Ashantae Green, Jacksonville’s sustainability manager, speaks at a meeting Thursday to kick off Jacksonville's Comprehensive Climate Action Plan. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
August 29, 2024

Climate action plan begins to form in Jacksonville

A roundtable discussion Thursday began months of groundwork to create a Clean Air Northeast Florida Climate Action Plan. More ideas…

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August 29, 2024

St. Johns superintendent makes pitch for school taxes

St. Johns County Schools Superintendent Tim Forson makes the case for proposed new taxes that would help fund schools.…

August 29, 2024

Which Jax Bridge Are You?

No excerpt…

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JEA headquarters is at 225 N. Pearl St. | Jacksonville Daily Record
August 29, 2024

Two JEA managers move on under new workplace rules

The supervisors, who live out of state, decided to leave the utility rather than work at least one day a…

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The Jacksonville Jaguars are shown in a game against the Houston Texans on Sept. 24, 2023. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
August 29, 2024

Jaguars climb ranking of most valuable NFL franchises

Forbes said the Jaguars franchise is valued at $4.6 billion, up from $4 billion a year ago. That ranked the…

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August 29, 2024

Another Douglas Anderson teacher accused of misconduct

The teacher has been reassigned after allegations they engaged in inappropriate communication with a student during the 2022-23 school year.…

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The Florida Housing Coalition's latest report says record-high housing and living costs are driving some people out of their homes.
August 29, 2024

Millions of Floridians need affordable housing, report says

The Florida Housing Coalition says at least 2.4 million families in Florida are cost burdened.…

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Some of Mark Creegan's past work. LEFT: Standing (handles up), acrylic paint and mediums on tennis racquets and wood, 29. 5” x 5”, 2022. RIGHT: Syllabus, acrylic on panel, 12” x 12”, 2015
August 28, 2024

ARTS PICKS | Aug. 30-Sept. 1

Jazz, an art opening and the launch of a book about a legendary local rock club are the Labor Day…

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Florida State Parks Development
August 28, 2024

Park development plan ‘half-baked,’ DeSantis says

Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state will reconsider plans that included a lodge and pickleball at Anastasia State Park in…

Featured image for “#AskJAXTDY | Is the city fixing the smashed fence at Memorial Park?”
A new support wall was being laid Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, at Memorial Park. The metal fence damaged in a vehicle crash remained to be fixed. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
August 28, 2024

#AskJAXTDY | Is the city fixing the smashed fence at Memorial Park?

A Jacksonville Today reader asks about repairs she saw at Memorial Park – now underway by the city.…

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August 28, 2024

THE JAXSON | Memory lane: The Chitlin’ Circuit’s famed Two Spot Club

Moncrief’s Two Spot was said to be the finest dance palace in the country owned by an African American during…

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The former JEA headquarters campus is at 21 W. Church St., 421 Laura St. and 21 E. Church St. | Jacksonville Daily Record
August 28, 2024

JEA’s old headquarters will go on the market

The JEA board declared the 2.47-acre campus to be surplus property and authorized the CEO to sell all of parts…