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September 25, 2025

Tropical Storm Humberto forms as another storm threatens

Humberto is the eighth named storm of the season, and another may form in the next few days.…

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Experience the GTM Reserve with Estuary Fest
September 24, 2025

WHAT TO DO | Jacksonville Symphony opens; Mandarin Fall Festival; Estuary Fest

The Jacksonville Symphony’s season opener, a fall festival in Mandarin and Estuary Fest in Ponte Vedra Beach are What to…

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Citizens attend a Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission hearing while wearing T-shirts opposing a bear hunt, May 21, 2025, in Ocala. | John Raoux, AP
September 24, 2025

More than 160,000 apply for Florida bear hunt

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will award 172 bear hunt permits by random lottery.…

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UF Health Jacksonville broke ground Wednesday on its fourth emergency and urgent care center. | UF Health
September 24, 2025

UF Health begins construction of 4th urgent care center

The UF Health facility will open in just over a year on Atlantic Boulevard near the Intracoastal Waterway.…

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Part of an office chair and other garbage litter the Fuller Warren Bridge, next to the bridge's mixed-use path. | Google
September 24, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | How can we stop litter blowing off the Fuller Warren Bridge?

A Jacksonville Today reader says litter blows off the bridge into the river and onto roads down below.…

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Hundreds of people crowd downtown St. Augustine in November 2024 to see the annual Nights of Lights. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
September 24, 2025

Porta-potties flushed at Nights of Lights

The City Commission is reducing the number of portable bathrooms it had hoped to provide at Nights of Lights.…

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Amid widespread debate and questions about COVID-19 vaccines, the Florida Board of Pharmacy said pharmacists are able to provide the vaccines to patients.
September 24, 2025

Florida pharmacists get OK to give COVID-19 vaccines

Publix and Walgreens said they would be offering the vaccine without a prescription to eligible recipients.…

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September 24, 2025

As Hurricane Gabrielle moves on, what’s coming next?

As Hurricane Gabrielle moves toward Europe, Invest 93 and Invest 94 are showing signs of organization.…

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The vote to pass the city budget was 15 in favor, two opposed, with two abstained from voting. | City of Jacksonville
September 24, 2025

City Council passes tax cut, ends budget battle by cutting divisive amendment

Jacksonville city lawmakers stripped a divisive amendment from the proposed city budget early Wednesday morning to break a stalemate and…

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The Maceo Elks Lodge No. 8 at 712 W. Duval St.
September 23, 2025

THE JAXSON | The Maceo Elks Lodge No. 8: LaVilla’s Jewish and Black history link

The Maceo Elks Lodge No. 8 is the last surviving institution in LaVilla connected to Jacksonville’s early Jewish community.…

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September 23, 2025

State denounces Clay teacher for Charlie Kirk comments

State Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas said teachers who “encourage violence” will be investigated.…

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Florida East Coast rail lines as seen from the Baymeadows Road overpass. | Google
September 23, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Does the city regulate noise near rail lines?

A neighbor of the Florida East Coast rail line hears constant beeping every morning. She’s not sure where it comes…

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A "Rays Up" sign outside Steinbrenner Field on March 24, 2025, ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays' season opener.
September 23, 2025

MLB owners approve sale of Tampa Bay Rays to Jax group

A group led by Jacksonville developer Patrick Zalupski is expected to close on the Rays purchase this week.…

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September 23, 2025

Fall arrives, but temperatures rebound to summer levels

Much of Florida is starting the season warmer than average.…

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Duval Schools considered the Suddath Building at 815 S. Main St. under a land swap offer that the superintendent rejected. | Google Maps
September 22, 2025

Southbank building swap was among offers in Duval Schools’ HQ sale

One of the 10 offers for the sale of the Duval Schools headquarters was a trade for the Suddath building…

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An illustration shows Keane's Tavern, a new Irish pub coming to the Elbow district.
September 22, 2025

Irish pub will open Halloween weekend on Bay Street

Keane’s Tavern will open in the former Justice Pub and Mark’s bar, near several new entertainment spots.…

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Cars parked on American Beach. | News4Jax
September 22, 2025

American Beach will remain open to beach driving

Nassau County settled a lawsuit by a group called Save Historic American Beach, which wanted to end beach driving.…

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A red-light camera hangs on a pole in Orange Park. | Tommy Garcia, News4Jax
September 22, 2025

Red-light cameras raise $1.1M for Orange Park

The town’s eight red-light cameras captured 19,545 violations in a year — more than 53 per day.…

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The parking lot of the Orange Park Mall was filled when the property opened Sept. 24, 1975. | Duval County Public Library
September 22, 2025

Orange Park Mall will celebrate 50th anniversary this week

The mall will celebrate its anniversary with remarks from local leaders, a marching band and a time capsule.…

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Trash lies in the Riverview area near Lem Turner Road. | Lindsey Kilbride, WJCT News
September 22, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Why is there still trash on the highways?

State and local governments spend a lot of money to clean up roadways. But a lot of trash remains.…

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September 22, 2025

Two storm systems brewing behind Hurricane Gabrielle

Hurricane Gabrielle is not expected to affect Florida, but two other disturbances in the Atlantic bear watching.…

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Odille Thomas is a nurse with Ascension St. Vincent's who helped new and expectant parents understand a PURPLE cry during a Brighter Beginnings workshop on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. Brighter Beginnings is a program that was created in 2009 to help reduce Duval County's infant mortality rate. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
September 21, 2025

Infant mortality efforts in Jacksonville face local funding cut, federal policy changes

The Jacksonville City Council is cutting funding to fight the city’s high infant mortality rate, as doctors also bemoan federal…

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An illustration shows a renovated room at the future Dune House Hotel & Spa. | Jacksonville Daily Record
September 19, 2025

One Ocean to be ‘reimagined from the ground up’ 

One Ocean Resort & Spa in Atlantic Beach will be renovated into Dune House Hotel and Spa.…

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September 19, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Jax budgets: Proposed vs. passed

Our number of the week is $26,749,757: the amount of money the Council stripped from Deegan’s proposal so far.…