A grand opening for the Lifesouth Community Blood center on Baymeadows Way is held in July 2018 in Jacksonville. Photo courtesy of Lifesouth

St. Augustine officials hope nights are quieter under a new noise ordinance passed on June 23, 2025. | Vicki Palombo Kirby

Jaxport CEO Eric Green celebrates harbor deepening on May 23, 2022. Green has received a five-year contract extension from the port authority board. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Unemployment Florida’s unemployment rate held steady in May, after inching up earlier in the year. | File photo

Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks on May 9, 2023. | Rebecca Blackwell, AP

Lenny Curry discusses his campaign in a May 12, 2015, TV appearance. | AP Photo, Brendan Farrington

Jacksonville City Council is considering a bill that would set aside $3 million to invest in an affordable housing fund. | Darryl Brooks/dbvirago, stock.adobe.com

Setting your thermostat at 78 to 80 degrees can save a lot on cooling bills. | JEA

Marva Johnson interviews with members of FAMU's board of trustees. | Glenn Beil, used with permission

Live every day like it's Pi Day at one of the country's best pie shops. | Mixed Fillings via Facebook

A Florida panther goes under a highway overpass along the Florida Wildlife Corridor in southwest Florida. | Carlton Ward Jr., Wildpath

The Ritz Chamber Players present Juneteenth: Voices of Freedom

The St. Johns County School Board Auditorium before a public hearing Tuesday, June 17, 2025 | Kaia Wright, Jacksonville Today

Colin Tarbert, president and CEO of the Baltimore Development Corp., has been selected to be the next CEO of the Jacksonville Downtown Investment Authority.

Hurricane Milton shredded the roof of Tropicana Field on Oct. 10, 2024. |

Parking along Centre Street in Fernandina Beach is currently free. | Google

Karma Automotive Dealer Principal Vladimir Ranguelov joins Karma Automotive President Marques McCammon at the opening of the Jacksonville dealership in March 2024. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

Student Emily Hoeflich, left, and Lucas Meers, director of JU’s Sea Turtle Program, gather near a newly found loggerhead turtle nest Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Mickler’s Landing public beach in Ponte Vedra. The nests are marked off with orange tape and “Do not disturb” signs. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today

I'm A Star Foundation students include the four who created the Empower Me app. (Front row, from left): Kenya Robinson, Calleigh Buchanan, Jamie Edwards, Jhi'nema Philyaw, Mari Dawson and Zamari Brown. (Back row, from left): Kristion Thompkins, Jordan Sanders, Jackson Sanders, Myles McLaughlin, William Heard and Aiden Wright. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

The Danone manufacturing plant is at 2198 W. Beaver St. in Northwest Jacksonville and has been in operation since 1948.