March 21, 2024
More than 300 Jacksonville area families are going to receive $20,000 apiece as part of a regional bank’s settlement with…
March 20, 2024
THE JAXSON | The legacy of Eartha Mary Magdalene White
Born in Jacksonville in 1876, Eartha Mary Magdalene White dedicated her life to improving living conditions for the city’s poor…
March 7, 2024
Jacksonville devotes $2 million to help homebuyers with down payments
The city will provide up to $25,000 in down payment assistance to qualified first-time homebuyers. …
February 1, 2024
Kerr-McGee Superfund cleanup set for major step forward
The next stage of cleanup will begin in the spring on 31 acres of contaminated land along Tallyrand Boulevard and…
November 29, 2023
1 Foxy Lady: Springfield eatery earns first Blue Zones approval
1 Foxy Lady is the first restaurant approved by Blue Zones Jacksonville, an organization that fosters healthy lifestyles in five…
November 28, 2023
Jax Eastside joins National Register of Historic Places
Dating back to the end of the Civil War, the Eastside neighborhood is one of Jacksonville’s last cohesive urban core…
November 3, 2023
Jacksonville Armada will join new league, play in new stadium
The Jacksonville Armada will join the MLS Next Pro league in time for the 2025 season, and the club will…
October 19, 2023
Ameris Bank cited for blocking Black and Hispanic borrowers in Jacksonville
The U.S. Justice Department says the bank denied or discouraged home loan applications in mostly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods.…
October 10, 2023
THE JAXSON | 13 historic Eastside photographs
A photographic journey into the history of Jacksonville’s Eastside, one of its oldest urban neighborhoods and now home to the…
August 16, 2023
Jacksonville promises to tame those overgrown lots
Mayor Donna Deegan is proposing a 95% increase in the amount of money allocated to the city’s Mowing and Landscaping…
June 20, 2023
OPINION | Jags’ plans present an opportunity to revitalize the Eastside
A. Philip Randolph could become a commercial district complementary to the proposed stadium district, with a 1-mile stretch of continuous…
June 13, 2023
THE JAXSON | Getting to know the Phoenix neighborhood
Here are five facts about Phoenix, the historic Jacksonville neighborhood named in honor of the city’s rise from the ashes…
March 1, 2023
How the Union Terminal Warehouse connects with the Eastside community
The developer remaking the warehouse on Jacksonville’s Eastside has worked with residents to integrate the project into the community.…
January 24, 2023
Out East Jacksonville takes big step toward national historic designation
The Eastside Historic District is one step closer to joining the National Register of Historic Places following a decision from…
August 31, 2022
Eastside gearing up for renaissance on its terms
Bobby Graham doesn’t trust the city of Jacksonville. The lifelong Eastside resident has seen too many promises go unfulfilled to…
January 4, 2022
OPINION | Changing the urban landscape in 2022
Jacksonville’s Urban Core is growing again after decades of decline, the Emerald Trail has broken ground, and the Downtown Northbank…