Recently opened businesses, like Blue Hen Cafe, dot West King Street, the main commercial thoroughfare of the West City neighborhood in St. Augustine. | Noah Hertz, 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.

Mayor Donna Deegan has appointed Helena A. Parola as the city's next Planning Director. | LinkedIn

St. Johns County Fire Rescue has seen an increase in house fires compared to last year. | St. Johns County Fire Rescue

Local officials celebrate the announcement that a private company had withdrawn its request to take 600 acres of conservation land in Ponte Vedra. From left are St. Johns County Commissioner Clay Murphy; Rep. Kim Kendall, R-St. Augustine; St. Augustine Beach Mayor Dylan Rumrell; St. Augustine Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline; and St. Johns County Commissioner Ann Taylor. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

Former Florida Sen. Travis Hutson. | Phil Sears, AP

Freehold Communities' Arden development in South Florida would be an agrihood with a 5-acre farm and event barn. | Freehold Communities

A drawing of the RiversEdge project under construction on the city's Southbank. It shows part of its planned riverwalk and nature trails. | RiversEdge/Toll Brothers

The Home Depot opened a new location Thursday, April 17, 2025, at the World Commerce Center in St. Augustine just off International Golf Parkway. | William Sandidge, News4Jax

Protesters chant against Gov. Ron DeSantis' plan to develop state parks with business ventures such as golf courses, pickleball courts and large hotels during a demonstration at Oleta River State Park on Aug. 27, 2024, in North Miami Beach. | Wilfredo Lee

R. Brett James has resigned as planning and development director for the city of Jacksonville. | News4Jax

Shad Khan's shipyards project, including the Four Seasons hotel and residences, is due for $25.8 million in incentives. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Water Lily would be a mixed-use development with 3,000 homes planned at County Road 214 and County Road 13 North in St. Johns County.

Some people who use the Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail are concerned about plans for a nearby housing development.

A satellite image of The Fountains at Westside site at southeast Lane Avenue and Ramona Boulevard south of Interstate 10.

The Saratoga Springs development site in Clay County is shown on the Freehold Properties website. | Freehold Properties

The Jacksonville Planning Commission endorsed a plan to rezone parcels at 901, 937 and 940 N. Main St. to allow a mix of office, commercial retail and service establishments. | Google via Jacksonville Daily Record

Traffic is shown at the intersection of International Golf Parkway and World Golf Village in St. Johns County. | News4Jax

Ann Taylor and Clay Murphy were elected on Nov. 5. | Credit: Taylor/Murphy campaigns

According to the city and the building's landlord, The Lomax project remains underway. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today

The yellow area shows where the proposed Osceola Lakes development would have been constructed. | St. Johns County