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St. Augustine's marquee Hotel Alcazar building glitters during the annual Nights of Lights event. | City of St. Augustine
February 10, 2026

Nights of Lights judged a success, but cost still a concern

City officials think they solved several problems with Nights of Lights, but more work remains.…

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The Brooks Rehabilitation Neuro Recovery Center on University Boulevard South, showing some of the equipment and services expected at the Baptist Health location. | Brooks Rehabilitation
February 10, 2026

Baptist Health teams up with Brooks to add rehab unit

Baptist Health will build its first inpatient rehabilitation center at its San Marco campus. Brooks Rehabilitation will run it.…

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Teresa Brady and her husband, Mark, follow one of her lawyers out of the courthouse after she was sentenced to 27 months in prison on February 9, 2026. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
February 9, 2026

Teachers’ union leaders sentenced to prison for stealing $2.5M

The two former Duval County teachers’ union officers who together embezzled more than $2.5 million were sentenced Monday to prison.…

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier at a news conference Feb. 9. 2026, in Green Cove Springs. | Facebook
February 9, 2026

State subpoenas Jacksonville over immigration enforcement

The Deegan administration says it will comply with the immigration probe and is confident the city “acted lawfully.”…

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EverBank Center is at 301 W. Bay St. in Downtown Jacksonville. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record
February 9, 2026

EverBank seeks $10M to keep headquarters Downtown

EverBank wants taxpayer incentives to make up for the cost of operating Downtown instead of the suburbs.…

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Publix Pours offers pizza, burritos, beer, wine and coffee inside the store. | Jacksonville Daily Record
February 9, 2026

2 Publix in Northeast Florida will include wine bars

Publix Pours will sell beer and wine, smoothies and expanded deli menus in Silverleaf and Fernandina Beach.…

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Celebrate books and ice cream with a special book-inspired flavor at Mayday. | Submitted
February 9, 2026

BIT OF JOY | Book-inspired ice cream

Mayday Ice Cream and the St. Johns County Public Library created a special ice cream flavor for Library Lovers’ Month.…

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February 6, 2026

Strong winds and dry air bring wildfire warnings

Wildfire alerts — known as “red flag warnings” — are in effect from east-central Florida to the First Coast.…

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Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference Aug. 12, 2025, in Tampa. | Chris O'Meara, AP file
February 6, 2026

Lawsuit challenges special session for redistricting

Voting rights advocates say Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn’t have the authority to call a special session on redistricting.…

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Law enforcement officers guard outside an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview on Nov. 21, 2025. | Nam Y. Huh, AP
February 6, 2026

Parents insist ICE is watching schools; superintendent says no

A Jacksonville parents group says at least 40 children are not attending school because of ICE activity.…

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George H. Hodges Field on the Bolles Upper School Campus. | The Bolles School
February 6, 2026

Bolles receives $8M donation to maintain Hodges field

The gift from the estate of Kernan and George H. Hodges Jr. is Bolles’ largest gift ever.…

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A former assistant police chief in St. Augustine has been arrested after an investigation into financial discrepancies at the Police Benevolent Organization. | St. Augustine Police Department
February 6, 2026

Former assistant police chief arrested in St. Augustine

Anthony Cuthbert is accused of taking thousands of dollars from the Police Benevolent Organization.…

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February 6, 2026

Impact Church sues new owner of Regency Square mall

Impact Church has filed two court complaints against mall owner Blackwater Regency since late 2025.…

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Ability Housing has opened Village at Cedar Hills, an affordable housing complex on Jacksonville’s Westside. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
February 6, 2026

#AskJAXTDY | How affordable is ‘affordable housing’?

An apartment listed as “affordable housing” may not seem affordable at all. Here’s why.…

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UF Health Hospital in Gainesville. | Lauren Witte, Fresh Take Florida
February 6, 2026

UF reports measles on campus; cases spread in North Florida

New state data shows five measles cases in Duval County — all among children — and one in St. Johns.…

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Angela Garcia Falconetti has been selected as interim president at the University of North Florida. | UNF
February 5, 2026

UNF picks Polk State president as interim leader

Angela Garcia Falconetti is a Jacksonville native and two-time graduate of UNF.…

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Mount Ararat Baptist Church on Myrtle Avenue North will become part of the U.S. Civil Rights Trail. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
February 5, 2026

Jacksonville sites added to U.S. Civil Rights Trail

The civil rights sites include Mount Ararat Baptist Church, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke in 1961.…

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A rendering of Normandy Cove. | Housing Trust Group
February 5, 2026

New housing community will serve the ‘missing middle’

Housing Trust Group is developing Normandy Cove, an affordable housing community on the Westside.…

Featured image for “#AskJAXTDY | Who’s supposed to maintain the Southbank?”
Curbing at a Riverplace Boulevard crosswalk median is damaged, as are nearby bricks. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
February 5, 2026

#AskJAXTDY | Who’s supposed to maintain the Southbank?

A Jacksonville Today reader says areas on the Southbank need repairs. Who’s responsible for that? she asks.…

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St. Johns County Schools are bracing for a budget deficit. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
February 5, 2026

St. Johns County Schools braces for budget shortfall

The school district projects a deficit between $10 million and $15 million for the 2026-2027 school year.…

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Music Under the Oaks returns to Mandarin this weekend.
February 4, 2026

WHAT TO DO | Rock the Dock; LaVilla Black History Market; Music Under The Oaks

A riverfront music festival in Fairfax; a LaVilla celebration of Jacksonville’s Black history, and an afternoon of acoustic music and…

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Hard Pressed Burgers is slated to take over a space on Hendricks Avenue in San Marco where Good Dough donuts once operated. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
February 4, 2026

Popular burger food truck plans San Marco restaurant

Hard Pressed Burgers will open its first brick and mortar location, but the food trucks will continue to roll.…

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U.S. Attorney Gregory Kehoe announces charges Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, against 11 people in a scheme to obtain military access. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
February 4, 2026

11 charged in scheme to obtain military access

The 11, mostly Chinese nationals, are accused of marriage fraud and a scheme to obtain access cards for military facilities.…

Featured image for “JU and Mayo Clinic to offer new nursing program”
Jacksonville University’s Keigwin School of Nursing and Mayo Clinic in Florida will begin a Direct Entry Master of Science in Nursing program beginning in fall 2026.
February 4, 2026

JU and Mayo Clinic to offer new nursing program

The master’s degree program will help people with a bachelor’s degree transition into nursing.…