July 29, 2024
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.…
July 25, 2024
#AskJAXTDY l Can you really receive a digital vote-by-mail ballot?
A Jacksonville Today reader wants to know whether voters can receive a digital version of their vote-by-mail ballot.…
July 25, 2024
Suspected serial rapist arrested after three decades
Advances in DNA testing led to the arrest of Calvin Dumas, 68. Police said he attacked women in their homes…
July 25, 2024
ARTS PICKS | July 26-28
Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw couldn’t pick just three Arts Picks this week. His FIVE picks include a new…
July 25, 2024
NIL deals approved for high school athletes
The Florida Board of Education allowed high school athletes to make money through endorsements and other kinds of deals.…
July 25, 2024
New high-rise could become Jacksonville’s tallest building
Cross Regions Group is working with the Downtown Investment Authority on a condo tower next to Riverfront Plaza.…
July 24, 2024
Mixed Fillings Pie Shop is closing in Five Points
Owners said it was “time for a new chapter in our journey.” Preorders can still be placed for July and…
July 24, 2024
Southbank high-rise headed to council
Jacksonville City Council will consider $58.79 million in incentives for The Related Group project.…
July 24, 2024
Prosecutors seek years in prison for former JEA CEO
Aaron Zahn will be sentenced July 30 for conspiracy and wire fraud in a scheme to sell JEA.…
July 24, 2024
#AskJAXTDY | Can a judicial candidate advertise herself as ‘conservative’?
A Jacksonville Today reader wonders why a judicial candidate can advertise as a conservative in a nonpartisan race.…