July 30, 2024
The $8.8 million skate park will open in early August between Riverside Avenue and Park Street, but skateboarders are already…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
July 29, 2024
Duval teachers can get help buying school supplies
The Jacksonville Public Education Fund is offering financial assistance to 15 Duval County schoolteachers.…
July 29, 2024
SPORTS | Jaguars saying all the right things as training camp enters second week
Unlike last year, when the Jaguars were the hunted, this year, they can return to the mentality of being the…
July 29, 2024
Bartaco gets permit to replace Black Sheep in Riverside
The taco and margarita restaurant will occupy the ground floor and rooftop of the four story building in Five Points.…
July 29, 2024
Aviator’s remains identified 79 years after WWII crash
Alfred Hamwey of Jacksonville was shot down in 1945 while fighting Japanese forces in New Guinea.…
July 29, 2024
St. Johns County offers free sandbags to residents
With hurricane season in full swing, St. Johns County will offer free sandbags to residents on Wednesday.…
July 29, 2024
Federal judge permanently blocks part of ‘Stop WOKE Act’
Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker granted a permanent injunction against a part of the law that restricted workplace training.…
July 29, 2024
Tropical depression could form this week on path to Florida
Forecasters say an area of disturbed weather has a 50-50 chance of developing over the next seven days.…
July 28, 2024
OPINION | The presidential election is a #jaxpol proxy war and the stakes are high for both sides.
Much is at stake in this election, not least of which for local political figures, many of whom have a…
July 26, 2024
Republicans look to shore up support among Black conservatives in Jacksonville
A Black woman may be leading the presidential ticket of a major political party for the first time, but for…
July 26, 2024
Wells Fargo to lay off 74 in Jacksonville
The company said it will exit the global operations business unit and lay off employees at an office on Philips…
July 26, 2024
#AskJAXTDY | Does the city’s resilience office have any power?
A Jacksonville Today reader asks whether the city’s Office of Resilience is purely advisory and is City Hall listening?…
July 26, 2024
Baptist Health campus under review for Silverleaf
The medical campus would open in early 2026 with an emergency room, office space, maintenance building and later a helipad.…
July 26, 2024
Florida Supreme Court asked to reject abortion statement
Floridians Protecting Freedom contends a statement that will appear on the ballot with Amendment 4 is inaccurate and political.…
July 26, 2024
Back-to-school sales tax ‘holiday’ starts Monday
Floridians can save on clothes, school supplies, computers and more beginning Monday.…
July 25, 2024
Duval School Board District 1 forum: Ebri alone as Ricardo calls out sick
Nadine Ebri was one of five Teacher of the Year finalists in Duval County in 2020-21. Tony Ricardo taught at Andrew…
July 25, 2024
OPINION | ‘Go outside and play’ -Every Boomer’s mother
Green schoolyards is a movement to turn public school playgrounds into “outdoor classrooms,” with plant and vegetable gardens, trails, trees,…
July 25, 2024
1,100 fewer Duval students qualify for buses this school year
Previously, the district bused all students who lived outside a mile-and-a-half radius of their assigned school.…
July 25, 2024
Highway 17 North Heritage Trail celebrates local icons
The trail will preserve the legacies of Augusta Savage, A. Philip Randolph, and brothers James Weldon and J. Rosamond Johnson.…
July 25, 2024
Enchantment Con will beguile Jax on Saturday
Enchantment Con will wrap together sci-fi, fantasy and cosplaying for lovers of all things fantastic.…