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The state of Florida is considering building a lodge and recreation areas in Anastasia State Park on Anastasia Island. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
August 22, 2024

Opponents protest Anastasia State Park plans

Conservation groups and others oppose the state’s plan to add a lodge and other recreation areas to Anastasia State Park.…

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August 22, 2024

State offers credit monitoring after cyberattack

The Florida Department of Health says it is notifying people whose personal data might have been affected.…

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A mariachi band played at the opening of Chili’s at Jacksonville International Airport on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. | J. Brooks Terry, Jacksonville Daily Record
August 21, 2024

Expanded Chili’s opens at Jacksonville airport

The expansion at the airport’s top-grossing restaurant adds about 50% more space, including additional bar seating.…

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A sign at the Legends Center in Northwest Jacksonville advises people how to report problems on Election Day, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
August 21, 2024

#AskJAXTDY l Can people hand out political fliers near polling locations?

A Jacksonville Today reader wants to know whether political groups can pass out pamphlets near polling sites.…

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Roger Handberg, U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Florida, joins local and federal law enforcement officials to announce the indictment of two Jacksonville men. | News4Jax
August 21, 2024

2 indicted in drug-related shooting on I-95

The two Jacksonville men are suspected of running a large drug operation between California and Jacksonville.…

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Anastasia State Park/ | Florida Department of Environmental Protection
August 21, 2024

Lodge and pickleball proposed at Anastasia State Park

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is considering similar developments around the state to expand access to parks.…

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August 21, 2024

ARTS PICKS | Aug. 23-25

The Jacksonville Caribbean Carnival, free art museum visits, and a performance honoring a Latin-jazz great are this week’s Arts Picks.…

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August 21, 2024

THE JAXSON | The history of Jacksonville’s Lakeshore neighborhood

Lakeshore has a history and built environment shaped by housing booms, bubbles and busts of early 20th century Jacksonville.…

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St. Johns County's entryway on State Road A1A. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
August 20, 2024

2 incumbents lose seats on St. Johns County commission

Roy Alaimo and Henry Dean lose to challengers Ann Taylor and Clay Murphy, who are promising to slow growth in…

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August 20, 2024

Ashley Wells Cox wins 4th Circuit judge seat

Ashley Wells Cox was elected to the 4th Judicial Circuit Court bench, beating Nancy Cleaveland.…

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Former Jacksonville City Council member Brenda Priestly Jackson challenged state Rep. Angie Nixon. D-Jacksonville, in the Democratic primary. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
August 20, 2024

Nixon trounces Priestly Jackson in House District 13

With most of the vote counted, state Rep. Angie Nixon amassed more than 80% over Brenda Priestly Jackson in the…

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Cindy Pearson (seen here speaking at a board meeting on May 23, 2024) was reelected by a margin of less than 300 votes. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
August 20, 2024

Duval School Board: 2 Moms for Liberty candidates elected; Pearson wins narrowly

The Duval County School Board will have a Moms for Liberty majority in the fall.…

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Voters trickled into the Legends Center in Northwest Jacksonville throughout primary Election Day on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
August 20, 2024

Aug. 20 primary election results for Northeast Florida

Voters decided Tuesday on races for school board, county commission, judges, legislators and others.…

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August 20, 2024

OPINION | Florida GOP muzzles ‘independent’ Republican groups

The Republican Party of Florida is threatening to sue Florida Republican Assembly chapters over using “Republican” in their names.…

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Jacksonville at-large Councilman Matt Carlucci speaks during a meeting he hosted at City Hall Monday, August 19, 2024, to allow advocates of an affordable housing financing plan to explain it to council members. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
August 20, 2024

Advocates hope to revive affordable housing plan

An affordable housing plan that could add 1,000 reasonably priced homes to Jacksonville is hanging in limbo.…

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Federal investigators raided the Kamiya restaurant last week. | News4Jax
August 20, 2024

Restaurant owners charged after immigration raids

Hua Yao Ke and Ping Ping Zheng are accused of harboring undocumented workers after raids at Kamiya 86 in Ponte…

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FCC Environmental Services took over trash pickup in St. Johns County on Aug. 1, 2024. | FCC Environmental Services
August 20, 2024

St. Johns County tosses new trash company

After only three weeks on the job, FCC Environmental is out as St. Johns County’s trash and recycling hauler.…

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People camp in Downtown Jacksonville on March 12, 2024. | Jessica Palombo
August 19, 2024

OPINION | The ‘dangerous homeless person’ myth

Last week, several media outlets, reported that a large employer is moving out of Downtown due to safety concerns.…

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Jacksonville's planning staff is recommending against a new cellphone tower near Nocatee, partly because it would be an eyesore for nearby homeowners. | City of Jacksonville
August 19, 2024

Nocatee residents fight Jacksonville cell tower

Residents have collected nearly 1,500 signatures opposing the tower, which they consider an eyesore and health hazard.…

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"On Allison's Wings" was dedicated Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at Stockton Park. | Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville
August 19, 2024

New public artwork offers peace to grieving families

“On Allison’s Wings” was dedicated to 15-year-old Allison Brundick Haramis and Angels for Allison, the nonprofit formed in her memory.…

Featured image for “Patients wait as Baptist Health and Florida Blue battle over costs”
Baptist Health and Florida Blue are Northeast Florida's largest health care system and health insurance provider. The two have served Jacksonville for a combined 149 years. | Florida Blue; Baptist Health
August 19, 2024

Patients wait as Baptist Health and Florida Blue battle over costs

If the two do not come to an agreement, as many as 50,000 people will be forced to find new…

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DLP Capital Partners acquired this Vilano Beach property on the west side of State Road A1A. | Jacksonville Daily Record
August 19, 2024

Ocean Club RV park planned in Vilano Beach

DLP Capital Partners submitted plans for an RV park on almost 4 acres split by State Road A1A.…

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FCC Environmental Services will take over Clay County garbage collection on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. | FCC Environmental Services
August 19, 2024

Decision due on St. Johns County’s trash troubles

St. Johns County may toss its new trash collector this week after a meeting with the company Monday.…

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Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar closed Sunday, according to its Facebook page. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record
August 19, 2024

Boston’s sports bar closes in North Jax after 15 years

The bar and restaurant at River City Marketplace called itself “the home of the gourmet pizza.”…