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Recent Flagler graduates Gem Hansen and Emily Lacour painted this very St. Augustine mural at the St. Augustine Premium Outlets. | Submitted
June 30, 2025

BIT OF JOY | New St. Augustine mural unveiled

A new mural by recent Flagler College graduates Gem Hansen and Emily Lacour was unveiled last week at the St.…

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Associates from RS&H, an architecture and engineering company, talked with students about the projects they're doing and what careers are available in the industry. | Keith Richard, courtesy
June 30, 2025

Florida business leaders call for better math education

Many employers say it’s hard to find people with skills in critical thinking, data analysis and problem solving.…

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June 30, 2025

Tropical development possible heading into July 4th holiday

The National Hurricane Center says there’s a 20% chance of development over the next seven days.…

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The Orange County Courthouse. | Google via Central Florida Public Media
June 27, 2025

Teacher loses license after conviction for Disney exposure

Christopher Allen-Black will serve 12 months’ probation for exposing himself at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort.…

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One of the Jacksonville Transit Authority's autonomous vans makes a test run recently on Gator Bowl Boulevard. A JTA staffer sits inside to take over if necessary. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
June 27, 2025

Self-driving JTA vans hit the road Monday

Jacksonville’s autonomous people movers will begin passenger service Downtown after months of testing.…

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Protesters join Metro Gardens Association President Lydia Bell, right, on Friday, June 27, 2025, at the federal courthouse in Jacksonville. The group is seeking an injunction to stop a medical examiner's office from opening in their Brentwood community. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
June 27, 2025

Brentwood residents seek to stop medical examiner’s office

The Metro Gardens Neighborhood Association says the office threatens their health, safety and dignity.…

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Sizemore’s Coastal Kitchen is at 333 First St. N., in the former Salt Jax Beach space. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 27, 2025

Sizemore’s Coastal Kitchen opens in Jacksonville Beach

The oceanfront seafood restaurant opened at 333 First St. N., in the former space of Salt Jax Beach.…

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June 27, 2025

Hundreds will get payments for reform school abuse

The program will compensate people who were subjected to abuse at the Arthur G. Dozier School between 1940 and 1975.…

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Florida's State Play, Cross and Sword, debuted 60 years ago in 1965. This performance took place in 1967. | Jacksonville Public Library
June 26, 2025

It’s been 60 years since St Augustine debuted the ‘Official State Play’

Cross and Sword became a staple at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre and ran for more than 30 years…

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Jacksonville City Hall. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 26, 2025

City Council OKs money for housing and zoo

More public money could available for residential development Downtown and affordable housing across Duval County.…

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Recently opened businesses, like Blue Hen Cafe, dot West King Street, the main commercial thoroughfare of the West City neighborhood in St. Augustine. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
June 26, 2025

St. Augustine sets its sights on neglected West City

A new Community Redevelopment Agency has a plan to bring life and money to the growing section of town.…

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An illustration shows the mixed-use building Corner Lot plans to build at 102 Sixth Ave. N. in the Town Center district of Jacksonville Beach. It is across the street from the Casa Marina Hotel. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 26, 2025

Corner Lot redevelops Casa Marina in Jax Beach

The Jacksonville developer will preserve the historic hotel and build a new mixed-use building across the street.…

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EnClave at WGV calls for 52 townhomes to start with, and 16 of those would be reserved for workforce housing. | News4Jax
June 26, 2025

St. Johns County considers World Golf Village townhomes

EnClave at WGV would start with 52 townhomes, and 16 of those would be reserved for workforce housing.…

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A Rivian service and demo center. The company plans to open one in the IGP/I-95 Logistics Park at 3405B International Golf Parkway in St. Johns County. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 26, 2025

EV automaker Rivian is expanding in St. Johns County

The electric vehicle manufacturer plans to open a service and demo center in St. Augustine in early 2026.…

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Send a letter to a veteran in hospice care through the new Mail Call program. | Submitted
June 26, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Mail Call

A new program encourages the Jax community to send letters to veterans in hospice care.…

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Johna Daniels, grants and project officer for the Early Learning Coalition of Duval, says federal funding cuts will have an effect on the organization. The coalition serves nearly 17,000 children from low-income families in Jacksonville. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
June 25, 2025

Jacksonville NAACP hears outlook on academic funding

The local NAACP and Upsilon Lambda chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity hosted a town hall on education.…

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The new University of Florida campus in Jacksonville will include the Florida Semiconductor Institute.
June 25, 2025

Deal for UF graduate campus sails through City Council

The incentives deal for the graduate campus in Downtown Jacksonville is headed to Mayor Donna Deegan for her signature.…

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June 25, 2025

WHAT TO DO | ‘Murder on the Orient Express;’ ‘Flow;’ Black Music Month ‘Pop-Out’ concert

A murder mystery play in Fernandina, Academy Award-winning film ‘Flow’ Downtown and a Black Music Month concert in LaVilla are…

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Mayor Donna Deegan, left, listens as Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Chief Keith Powers speaks during a news conference Nov. 30, 2023. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
June 25, 2025

New Jacksonville fire chief could be selected by Monday

The search to replace retiring Chief Keith Powers is down to five finalists.…

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The entrance to Camp Blanding. | Google Maps
June 25, 2025

Camp Blanding considered for ICE detention center

Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state is looking to create detention facilities across Florida and Camp Blanding has the space.…

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Seven Bridges Grille & Brewery in Tinseltown permanently closed Monday, June 23. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 25, 2025

Seven Bridges Grille & Brewery closes in Tinseltown

Seven Bridges is owned by Kelly Cos. of Southern California, which closed Ragtime Tavern in Atlantic Beach in January.…

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Jax-based trio Meat Wizard performs at The Walrus in September 2024. Watching a local band is one of the many ways to have fun in Jacksonville. | Heather Henderson, Jacksonville Today
June 25, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Jacksonville Today readers love Jacksonville

Jax Today readers disagree with a recent study that named Jacksonville America’s most boring city.…

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On Sunday, June 22, Betty Osceola called on Love The Everglades Movement and Friends of the Everglades along with other locals to protest a proposed immigrant detention center inside Big Cypress National Preserve. | Andrea Melendez, WGCU
June 25, 2025

Florida fast-tracks immigrant detention center in Everglades

Environmentalists are raising alarms about “Alligator Alcatraz,” a detention center on a partially-built airstrip in the Everglades.…

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June 25, 2025

THE JAXSON | Jacksonville’s wholesale baking legacy

While Jacksonville is associated with pungent paper mills and roasted coffee, much of the city was once defined by a…