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Toasted Yolk plans to open in the second phase of The Fountains at St. Johns. | Toasted Yolk
December 27, 2024

Toasted Yolk plans first location in St. Johns County

The Toasted Yolk will be the second in Northeast Florida. The first opened in Fleming Island in November.…

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Shacura Pray high-fives her daughter Symphoni Pollard, while her son, Shamar Pollard, rides his first bicycle. Shamar received the bike as part of a holiday toy drive Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, sponsored by Bethsaida Temple Ministries in the heart of Jacksonville's Moncrief community. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
December 27, 2024

Church shares holiday spirit with Moncrief community

A Christmas Eve toy drive at Bethsaida Temple Ministries was the biggest yet for the church in Moncrief.…

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A for-sale sign is posted outside a single-family home in Miami-Dade County in December 2024, advertising that the seller is willing to pay a commission to real estate agents representing buyers. | Tom Hudson. WLRN
December 27, 2024

It may be a little cheaper to buy a home — not because of prices

The commissions paid to homebuyers’ agents are slowly declining under new rules for how Realtors are paid.…

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A pyramid of water-skiers performs at the Cypress Gardens theme park in Winter Haven in 1968. | Florida Memory, State Archives of Florida
December 27, 2024

Iconic water ski show is ending in Winter Haven

Legoland will end the water ski shows and competitions in 2025 to focus on new projects.…

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December 27, 2024

Hurricanes may have spread invasive species across Florida

The U.S. Geological Survey says 222 possible nonnative species spread in Florida and Georgia after Hurricane Helene.…

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A February 2023 fire at a municipal trash incinerator in Miami-Dade County burned for nearly three weeks, releasing smoke and pollution into the surrounding community. | Miami-Dade Fire Rescue
December 26, 2024

Trash incinerators do most harm to communities of color

Six of nine incinerators in Florida are in places with higher percentages of Black and Hispanic people.…

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Police investigate a shooting that killed two people Christmas night in Palatka. | News4Jax
December 26, 2024

Christmas night shooting kills 2 in Palatka

Police said two people were killed and one critically injured after a party in St. Johns County spilled over into…

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Rep. Michael Waltz. | Ted Shaffrey, AP
December 26, 2024

Special election coming for some St. Johns County voters

Voters will decide who will replace U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, who is in line to become national security adviser.…

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More than 100 firefighters battle a fire Jan. 29, 2024, at the Rise Doro apartments. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
December 26, 2024

#AskJAXTDY | When will Rise Doro apartments rise again after fire?

The developer of the Rise Doro apartment building says reconsruction is “imminent.”…

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EverBank is headquartered at 301 W. Bay St. in Jacksonville. | Karen Brune Mathis, Jacksonville Daily Record
December 26, 2024

EverBank seeks to acquire 25 Sterling branches in California

Shareholders of Sterling Bancorp Inc. have approved the sale of Sterling Bank and Trust to EverBank.…

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Volunteers with the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation perform a nest inventory after baby turtles hatched in August 2022. | Courtesy of Jack Brzoza
December 24, 2024

Sea turtles, a conservation success story, face new threat

Warming temperatures and stronger hurricanes raise questions about the future of sea turtles.…

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Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown, vice chairman of the NTSB.
December 24, 2024

Former Mayor Alvin Brown named vice chair of NTSB

Brown was Jacksonville’s first Black mayor from 2011 to 2015. President Joe Biden picked him for the NTSB role Friday. …

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Venezuelan immigrant Grecia Pacheco, a senior at Florida International University, spent four months in Washington, D.C., reporting on the presidential election for the school's news venue Caplin News. Having arrived in the U.S. as an asylum seeker, she now faces an incoming president determined to deport people like her. | Courtesy of Grecia Pacheco
December 24, 2024

When will I be good enough to stay in America?

Grecia Pacheco, a journalism student at Florida International University, describes the anxiety gripping thousands of immigrants like her.…

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Randy Fine
December 24, 2024

Randy Fine files controversial bills as he runs for Congress

Brevard Republican state Sen. Randy Fine says he intends to push his proposals as long as he’s in the state…

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The former Black Knight building is at 601 Riverside Ave.
December 23, 2024

#AskJAXTDY | How does city win by giving incentives to ICE?

A Jacksonville Today reader wonders how the city benefits by giving a company $21 million in incentives.…

Featured image for “Q&A | Jax native leads Eastside nonprofit focused on community revitalization”
Nigelle Kohn is the executive director of Florida Avenue Main Street, a new nonprofit meant to connect residents, business owners and property owners on the Eastside with the wider Jacksonville community. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
December 23, 2024

Q&A | Jax native leads Eastside nonprofit focused on community revitalization

Florida Avenue Main Street’s inaugural Executive Director Nigelle Kohn grew up in Washington Estates on the city’s Northside.…

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December 23, 2024

Development moves ahead at Jones Bros. Furniture building

A permit has been issued to convert the vacant Jones Bros. building into apartments and co-working space.…

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The Party City on Atlantic Boulevard is one of four local stores that will close. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
December 23, 2024

Party City will close all stores, including 4 in Northeast Florida

The bankrupt Party City will close about 700 stores across the country.…

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December 23, 2024

Drought worsens in Florida; outlook doesn’t look good

Most of Northeast Florida is experiencing a moderate drought, and precipitation deficits are ramping up across the state.…

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Las Vegas Raiders running back Ameer Abdullah (8) scores a touchdown as he gets past the Jacksonville Jaguars defense, including cornerback Tyson Campbell (3), during the second half of the game on Dec. 22, 2024, in Las Vegas. | AP Photo/John Locher
December 22, 2024

SPORTS | Thomas stars as Jaguars stumble to another loss

With the loss, and the other results around the NFL, the Jaguars are now in line to hold the third…

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Former JEA CEO Aaron Zahn walks out of the Bryan Simpson United States courthouse in Downtown Jacksonville after being convicted of conspiracy and wire fraud on March 15, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
December 22, 2024

PHOTO ESSAY | Jacksonville 2024 in 24 images

Jacksonville Today’s Will Brown chose his favorite 24 images he captured in 2024.…

Featured image for “#AskJAXTDY | Will stalled Lomax restaurant be fined in Five Points?”
Construction is shown on a two-story restaurant to be named The Lomax at Lomax and Oak streets in Five Points. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today file
December 21, 2024

#AskJAXTDY | Will stalled Lomax restaurant be fined in Five Points?

Will the The Lomax suffer any penalties for stalled construction in Five Points? The short answer is no. but its…

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Former Putnam County teacher Gus Devereaux is shown after his arrest Friday morning. | Putnam County Sheriff's Office
December 20, 2024

Former Putnam teacher jailed over nude student photos

Police said Gus Devereaux was arrested after photos of a former student were found on his laptop computer.…

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Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
December 20, 2024

State flags license of accused Douglas Anderson teacher

The Florida Department of Education took action against Corey Thayer, a former teacher accused of sexual acts against a student.…