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City Councilman Rory Diamond on Oct. 22. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
June 3, 2025

Bill advances to track city money used for undocumented immigrants

Jacksonville City Council may require organizations to report how they’re using city funds.…

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The rear wheel of Ultra Motor's A2B electric bike. | Mark Lennihan, AP
June 3, 2025

St. Johns County puts the brakes on stricter e-bike rules

Instead of imposing stricter rules, the county will encourage riders to operate safely.…

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St. Johns County Administrator Joy Andrews | St. Johns County
June 3, 2025

Embattled St. Johns County administrator gets contract extension

County commissioners voted 3-2 to extend Joy Andrews’ contract by three years.…

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Audrieanna Burgin was named CEO of racial equity nonprofit 904Ward in June 2025. | Submitted
June 3, 2025

Q&A | New 904Ward CEO outlines her plans amid shifting DEI landscape

Audrieanna Burgin discusses her journey, her hometown and how she envisions the organization moving forward.…

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A young reader picks out a library book. | Jacksonville Public Library
June 3, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Summer reading kick-off

The Jacksonville Public Library is helping kids get started on their summer reading with kick-off parties this week.…

Featured image for “UNF poll shows support for sheriff and mayor, but less for City Council”
Mayor Donna Deegan speaks with City Council member Rory Diamond before signing his Heroes Act bill into law on March 29, 2024. | News4Jax
June 3, 2025

UNF poll shows support for sheriff and mayor, but less for City Council

The poll also found that people consider housing the most pressing problem in Jacksonville.…

Featured image for “Jax Pride Month celebration altered amid drawbridge confusion”
More than 100 people participated in the Pride in our Freedoms Community Bridge Lighting on Sunday, June 1, 2025, along the Acosta Bridge in Downtown Jacksonville. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
June 2, 2025

Jax Pride Month celebration altered amid drawbridge confusion

Demonstrators planned a celebration on the bridge, but the drawbridge was raised just as they approached.…

Featured image for “Jacksonville council members reverse course on hiring and firing DIA chief”
An aerial view of Downtown Jacksonville | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 2, 2025

Jacksonville council members reverse course on hiring and firing DIA chief

City Council is on track to make changes to how the Downtown Investment Authority issues taxpayer incentives.…

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People dine at outdoor cafes along Lincoln Road Mall in Miami Beach. | Lynne Sladky, AP
June 2, 2025

New law requires restaurants to warn you about fees

Beginning July 1, restaurants must notify customers upfront about automatic tips or service fees.…

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June 2, 2025

Huge plume of Saharan dust is headed toward Florida

The dust layer suppresses tropical cyclones, but it can cause health concerns among some people.…

Featured image for “Winn-Dixie converting to Aldi at Monument Pointe Plaza”
A brochure for Monument Pointe Plaza near East Arlington show “Aldi Coming Soon” at the Winn-Dixie store at 1531 Monument Road. | ISRAM Realty & Management
June 2, 2025

Winn-Dixie converting to Aldi at Monument Pointe Plaza

The store near East Arlington is the 12th Southeastern Grocers location identified for the discount format.…

Featured image for “DeSantis signs bill restricting cellphone use in public schools”
The bill revises a law that has prevented students from using cellphones during instructional time.
June 2, 2025

DeSantis signs bill restricting cellphone use in public schools

The law prohibits cellphone use throughout the school day in elementary and middle schools.…

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June 2, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Jumbo Shrimp broadcaster moves to MLB

Jumbo Shrimp broadcaster Scott Kornberg will join the Marlins Radio Network to call Miami Marlins games this summer.…

Featured image for “60 vehicles still trapped in burned airport parking garage”
Workers are seen inside the fire-damaged parking garage at Jacksonville International Airport. | Jacksonville Airport Authority
May 30, 2025

60 vehicles still trapped in burned airport parking garage

No one knows when the garage will be safe enough to remove the remaining vehicles.…

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A state conservation officer investigates a derelict boat. | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
May 30, 2025

St. Augustine will remove nine derelict boats

Beginning Monday, the vessels will be removed from Salt Run and the Matanzas River.…

Featured image for “#AskJAXTDY | What is the law about weapons at City Council meetings?”
The folding knife confiscated by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. | JSO
May 30, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | What is the law about weapons at City Council meetings?

A Jacksonville Today reader asks about the regarding concealed weapons at a City Council meeting.…

Featured image for “Former lawmaker and FSU President John Thrasher dies”
John Thrasher is shown during the 2024 Veteran's Day parade in Jacksonville. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
May 30, 2025

Former lawmaker and FSU President John Thrasher dies

Thrasher, 81, was lauded as a dedicated and honorable public servant. He died after battling cancer.…

Featured image for “Regency Square Mall is closed for good”
Rogers Jewelers is the final retail tenant inside Regency Square Mall. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record
May 30, 2025

Regency Square Mall is closed for good

The last inside tenents, Tokyo Sakura and Rogers Jewelers, closed Saturday.…

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The obelisk in the roundabout in front of Jacksonville University is the subject of a now award-winning documentary. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
May 30, 2025

BIT OF JOY | JU art highlighted in award-winning documentary

A 9-minute documentary about the glowing glass obelisk erected in front of Jacksonville University in 2023 has won four 2025…

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May 30, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | House prices trend downward

Our Number of the Week is the median price for a home in the Jacksonville metro area: about $392,000.…

Featured image for “Laura Street Trio could be auctioned this summer”
The Laura Street Trio has been deteriorating for decades. | Jessica Palombo, Jacksonville Today
May 30, 2025

Laura Street Trio could be auctioned this summer

The city of Jacksonville is pressing ahead with a foreclosure lawsuit against the Trio’s owner.…

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May 30, 2025

Florida gets stormier as cold front pushes through

There is a risk for severe storms to end the week, mainly for North Florida and the Panhandle.…

Featured image for “Next council president seeks new approach to Downtown development”
Jacksonville City Council President-designate Kevin Carrico, left, and Vice President-designate Nick Howland celebrate after their elections Tuesday night. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today
May 29, 2025

Next council president seeks new approach to Downtown development

Kevin Carrico wants to give City Council more say over the CEO of the Downtown Investment Authority.…

Featured image for “#AskJAXTDY | Do I have to trim my tree if it hangs over my neighbor’s house?”
A magnolia tree hangs over a house on the Southside of Jacksonville. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
May 29, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Do I have to trim my tree if it hangs over my neighbor’s house?

A Jacksonville Today reader wonders whether she has to trim her tree if it hangs over her neighbor’s house.…