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Atlantic Beach redesigned the lifeguard station on Ahern Street. | City of Atlantic Beach
May 22, 2025

Atlantic Beach redesigns lifeguard station

The lifeguard station was upgraded for better response, but it maintains the original design from the 1990s.…

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A closeup image of a Thor Guard Lightning Prediction System shows the multiple horns mounted under its rim. | Thor Guard
May 9, 2025

Strobes and horns alert Atlantic beachgoers to lightning risk

Two new lighting alert systems on Atlantic Beach predict when lightning strikes are imminent.…

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A coyote in the brush. | City of Atlantic Beach
May 1, 2025

Coyote found dead in Atlantic Beach; city remains cautious

The city is investigating four reported attacks on residents Tuesday and Wednesday.…

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Owner Ed Malin has put together an array of art and memorabilia in Angie’s in Atlantic Beach. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Daily Record
April 3, 2025

Angie’s opens in Atlantic Beach with some twists

Owner Ed Malin is opening Angie’s a few doors down from the former Ragtime Tavern.…

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Baseball has been America's pastime for more than a century. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
February 25, 2025

Atlantic Beach park puts youth baseball on the sidelines

Baseball players were asked Sunday to leave Jack Russell Park to make way for the farmers market.…

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January 17, 2025

Island Donuts is closing in Atlantic Beach

Island Donuts has another location in St. Augustine. The final day in Atlantic Beach will be Jan. 26.…

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Cori Bylund campaigns for mayor in Neptune Beach on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
November 6, 2024

Mayors and council members elected in the Beaches

Voters in Neptune Beach and Jacksonville Beach picked mayors — one in a close race and the other by a…

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Polling locations in Jacksonville Beach and Neptune Beach were awash with signs and candidates on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
November 6, 2024

Beaches voters approve charter changes

Voters in Jacksonville Beach and Atlantic Beach approved all changes proposed.…

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October 31, 2024

E-bikes raise concerns for Atlantic Beach commissioners

Atlantic Beach is discussing the need to regulate e-bikes, which some city commissioners consider potentially dangerous. Commissioners took up the…

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Bill Killingsworth, city manager for Atlantic Beach, explains the questions voters will see on their ballots this November at an election event hosted by Beaches Watch at the Beaches Branch Library. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
October 18, 2024

Atlantic Beach, Jax Beach voters to weigh charter questions in November

Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach ballot questions, explained. Here’s what a yes does for each of the 8 questions.…

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The Living Room Lounge is set up for comfort and relaxation. | Brandon Forschino, Out of Dust Marketing & Communications, via Jacksonville Daily Record
June 6, 2024

Coop 303 opens Living Room Lounge for older crowd

The lounge combines upscale cocktails with a small bite menu for people who don’t want to hang out with younger…

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Leaders in the Beaches communities are urging Duval County Public Schools not to make changes to schools in their communities. l Element5 Digital, Unsplash
April 16, 2024

Beaches leaders fight to preserve schools

Jacksonville Beach and Neptune Beach city councils voted to oppose the closure or consolidation of schools in their communities.…

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Atlantic Beach city commissioners approved a resolution Monday urging Duval County Schools to keep Atlantic Beach Elementary School open. | News 4 Jax
April 9, 2024

Leaders fight possible closure of Atlantic Beach Elementary

Duval County Public Schools is considering a recommendation to close 37 schools across the county.…

Featured image for “Spliff’s Gastropub identifies location in Atlantic Beach”
Spliff’s has two locations – Downtown at 100 E. Forsyth St. and, with a grand opening Oct. 14, in the Bayard area at 14985 Old St. Augustine Road in Durbin Crossing Shoppes.
December 8, 2023

Spliff’s Gastropub identifies location in Atlantic Beach

Spliff’s appears to have leased space at the Reef Retail Shopping Plaza along Mayport Road in Atlantic Beach.…

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Joan DelCogliano, vice president of the Fleet Reserve Association branch in Atlantic Beach, lays a flower during a moment of remembrance for Pearl Harbor. l Steven Ponson
December 7, 2023

Local veterans reflect on Pearl Harbor 82 years later

Dozens of veterans and active duty service members came together Thursday in Atlantic Beach to remember the lives lost on…