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R.L. Brown Gifted and Talented Academy has operated on the Eastside since 1953. The Duval County School Board will hear a proposal to close Long Branch Elementary and merge it with R.L. Brown during its meeting Dec. 1, 2025. | Will Brown
November 21, 2025

Past, present, proposed: How Duval school closures have created community skepticism

Duval school closures will considered on the Eastside and in Mayport during a School Board meeting Dec. 1.…

By Will Brown

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Eartha M.M. White Park in Oakland on the city's Eastside | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
October 22, 2025

New nonprofit would mete out Eastside community benefits funds

The nonprofit would manage the $40 million in public funds the Eastside will receive under the stadium community benefits agreement.…

By Will Brown

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Jacksonville City Council members Ron Salem, Raul Arias and Jimmy Peluso are members of the city of Jacksonville’s Special Committee on the Community Benefits Agreement 2.0, which will determine the governance structure of the city's $40 million investment in the Eastside. A town hall meeting about Eastside Community Benefits Agreement funding featured bickering and disagreement among Eastside residents and members of the Jacksonville City Council on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. | Will Brown, Jacksonville
October 20, 2025

Eastside benefits agreement structure set for City Hall vote

Eastside investment through Jacksonville’s Community Benefits Agreement funding will be considered in an on Oct. 22 meeting at City Hall.…

By Will Brown

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