Students from Kreative Minds Academy received books about a secret seahorse, birds, and a moose and 20 mice as part of a literacy initiative from Mayor Donna Deegan’s administration on Jan. 9, 2026. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Sarah Bailey during the Saving Julington-Durbin Creek Peninsula Celebration in 2018. | Bailey Family

The Duval County Supervisor of Elections Office l Steven Ponson, Jacksonville Today

An immigration detension center in the Everglades has been dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz." | Rebecca Blackwell, AP

An illustration of a gnat from the 1863 publication "Lessons from Insect Life" | Biodiversity Heritage Library

Onlookers wave to a family fishing on the banks of the Ribault River, a Northside waterway identified by the St. Johns River Keeper as in need of remediation due to the presence of fecal coliform bacteria and heavy metals. | Amanda Rosenblatt for The Florida Trib

Tewanna Jones (aka Pink Diamond) walks in front of the entrance to a public housing community in Jacksonville on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. | Elizabeth Caldwell, Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan announces the city's down payment assistance program for home ownership. Joining her March 7, 2026, are, from left, Joshua Hicks, the city's director of affordable housing; City Council member Ju'Coby Pittman; Adam Rigel, chief financial officer of JWB Real Estate Cos.; and city Housing and Community Development Chief Travis Jeffrey. They gathered in front of a house for sale in the 1400 block of 25th Street East. | David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union

Arble Baking Co. co-founder Alonza Anderson talks about the business' part in the new credit union in the former Edgewood Bakery. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

Elon Musk departs after a welcome ceremony with President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on May 14, 2026, in Beijing. | Mark Schiefelbein, AP file

The Murray Hill music venue Hard Love first opened its doors last year. Now, after a monthslong closure due to permitting problems, the venue is set to reopen with a bang. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

The Church of Immaculate Conception after the Great Fire of 1901

U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, R-Jacksonville, says connections between his office, Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan's office and the federal Environmental Protection Agency helped secure $6.7 million in funding to remove septic tanks from the Christobel community in Northwest Jacksonville. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Two inmates planned to escape the St. Johns County jail with the help of a drone, but one of the pair ratted out the other. | Courtesy, Google

Jacksonville City Council member Ron Salem grills JEA Managing Director and CEO Vickie Cavey during a City Council Special Investigatory Committee meeting on Monday, June 22, 2026. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

A pirate statue stands outside Manly Toys and Hobbies in St. Augustine. | News4Jax

Shepard Scalf, an 23-year-old intersex man born with Swyer syndrome, says he was forced to resign from his teacher's job in St. Johns County without receiving a clear reason. | Shepard Scalf, courtesy

The Baptist SilverLeaf Medical Campus sits on St. Johns Parkway, about 3 miles north of International Golf Parkway. | Baptist Health

The Sugar Factory has closed at The Markets at Town Center. | News4Jax

Jacksonville City Council President-designate Kevin Carrico, left, and Vice President-designate Nick Howland celebrate after their elections in 2025. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

The Village of New Augustine, a 92-unit affordable housing development, is preparing to welcome its first residents. | News4Jax

More backups like this are possible on the Buckman Bridge. | FDOT via News4Jax