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The St. Johns County Clerk’s Office will host a passport event Saturday. l St. Johns County Clerk of Courts.
August 1, 2024

St. Johns County makes it easier to get a passport

The St. John’s County Clerk’s Office will host Passport Saturday this weekend to help people who can’t get to weekday…

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Primer has 16 microschools in South Florida with three more to launch this year in Miami Shores as a result of HB1285. | Primer
August 1, 2024

More locations open to private and charter schools

Schools can now open in libraries, museums, theaters, cinemas, arts venues and others regardless of zoning rules.…

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The former JCPenney building at Gateway Town Center will be converted into a two-story, 100,000-square-foot indoor climate-controlled self-storage building. | Karen Brune Mathis, Jacksonville Daily Record
August 1, 2024

Gateway Town Center in line for redevelopment

Global Building LLC, a developer based in California, plans retail, self-storage and affordable housing.…

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August 1, 2024

Jet pilots arriving to train at NAS Jacksonville

Residents should expect more noise as pilots train for the next few weeks at Naval Air Station Jacksonville.…

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The late Ben Frazier speaks in mid-January 2023, pressing City Council members to get rid of the city’s Confederate monuments. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
August 1, 2024

Downtown street could be renamed to honor Ben Frazier

Legislation before Jacksonville City Council would rename Confederate Street as Frazier Place.…

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July 31, 2024

AUG. 20 VOTER GUIDE | Compare Congress and Florida Legislature candidates

Compare the Northeast Florida primary candidates for state Legislature and Congress with our Candidate Comparison Tool.…

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July 31, 2024

AUG. 20 VOTER GUIDE | Compare Duval County candidates

Compare the Duval primary candidates for Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach, state Legislature and Congress with our Candidate Comparison Tool.…

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July 31, 2024

AUG. 20 VOTER GUIDE | Compare St. Johns County candidates

Compare the St. Johns primary candidates for local races, state Legislature and Congress with our Candidate Comparison Tool.…

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July 31, 2024

AUG. 20 VOTER GUIDE | Compare Clay County candidates

Compare the Clay primary candidates for Sheriff, School Board, state Legislature and Congress with our Candidate Comparison Tool.…

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July 31, 2024

AUG. 20 VOTER GUIDE | Compare Nassau County candidates

Compare the Nassau primary candidates for state Legislature and Congress with our Candidate Comparison Tool.…

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OneBlood continues to operate despite a ransomware attack. l OneBlood.
July 31, 2024

Ransomware attack slows OneBlood operations

The not-for-profit blood bank was assessing whether donors’ personal information was compromised.…

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Aldi bought Southeastern Grocers Inc., the parent company of Winn-Dixie. | Jessica Palombo, Jacksonville Today
July 31, 2024

#AskJAXTDY | Are Winn-Dixie stores still becoming Aldis?

A Jacksonville Today reader wonders when Aldi will convert Winn-Dixie and Harveys stores to the Aldi brand.…

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Fire Station 22 firefighters salute as the station's flag is raised for the first time on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
July 31, 2024

Newest fire station opens on Lenox Avenue

The latest Jacksonville fire station replaces a 58-year-old facility that originally opened for volunteers.…

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An illustration shows the 24,000-square-foot medical office that ShareMD plans to build at 841 Prudential Drive on the Downtown Southbank. | ShareMD
July 31, 2024

Medical office planned on Downtown Southbank

ShareMD will open the first non-hospital medical office development Downtown in more than 20 years.…

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Duval-bred, Grammy-winning drummer Ulysses Owens Jr. (pictured) hosts the final installment of the Jazz Jam at Wildcrafters on Sunday. | Credit: Felicia Bass, courtesy of the artist (cropped)
July 31, 2024

ARTS PICKS | August 2-4

Jazz, comedy, film, visual art. There’s something for everyone in this week’s Arts Picks, hand curated by Arts and Culture…

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District 5 candidates Hank Rogers (left) and Nahshon Nicks prepare to debate at a forum on July 30, 2024. Reggie Blount did not attend. | JPEF, screenshot
July 30, 2024

District 5 School Board candidates – minus Blount – face off

Duval School Board District 5 candidates Nahshon Nicks and Hank Rogers answered questions Tuesday night.…

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Four employees at McGraw, (from left): Chip McGraw, James Higbee, Taylor Ohntrup and Weston Ferguson, are either running for St. Johns County Commission or are related to candidates, none of whom are actively campaigning. | Images: McGraw's website
July 30, 2024

‘Ghost candidates’ in St. Johns Commission races? 

Four of the most quiet candidates in the hotly contested races for St. Johns County Commission have connections to each…

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Former JEA CEO Aaron Zahn leaves federal court after his guity verdict on March 15, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
July 30, 2024

Former JEA CEO Aaron Zahn sentenced to 4 years in prison

Zahn faced up up to nine years in prison for a scheme to sell JEA. His atttorneys said he had…

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July 30, 2024

New hours in effect for military food assistance

Jacksonville’s Food Farmacy program will distribute free food to active-duty military on the second and fourth Thursday of every month.…

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Despite "no trespassing" signs, skateboarders try out the Artist Walk Skatepark in Riverside on Monday, July 29, 2024. The skate park will open in early August. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
July 30, 2024

New skate park is ready to roll under Fuller Warren Bridge

The $8.8 million skate park will open in early August between Riverside Avenue and Park Street, but skateboarders are already…

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July 30, 2024

THE JAXSON | 5 urban core districts erased by urban renewal

In many U.S. cities, governments used urban renewal to erase marginalized communities from existence. Here are five examples of neighborhoods…

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Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse in Jacksonville. | Charlie McGee, The Tributary
July 30, 2024

‘Computer error’ blamed for wrongful Medicaid denials

A “computer error” and bad data from third-party vendors led Florida to wrongfully strip Medicaid coverage from residents, court testimony…

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Former President Donald Trump stands on stage at the Republican Party of Florida Freedom Summit on Nov. 4, 2023, in Kissimmee. | Phelan M. Ebenhack, AP
July 30, 2024

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, according to a new poll from…

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Charles Jones, also known as Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio. | News4Jax
July 29, 2024

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

The rapper was ambushed outside a hotel in Tampa while celebrating his 26th birthday.…