It’s September in Jacksonville, which brings some potential relief from brutal summer heat, a heightened focus on tropical weather activity, renewed hopes for the Jaguars to return to respectability and an opportunity to bust out college colors, whether red and black, orange and blue, or garnet and gold. It also means a return to the Silly Season. What is the
Founded in 1822, Jacksonville is home to 107 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Of this number, seven are officially recognized as National Register historic districts. The most recent addition, the campus of Edward Waters University, was listed on the National Register on Aug. 8th of this year. Here is a look into the history
The 2022 primaries taught us a lot about how surprises are possible in local politics, even if some things stay constant. The biggest surprise of all was in Congressional District 4, where in the Democratic primary, LaShonda “LJ” Holloway edged out Tony Hill, a former state senator and district aide to redistricted-out Congressman Al Lawson. Holloway is proof of the
With the August primary in the books, and most races going to runoff elections November 8, the Jacksonville Today team is answering your voting questions. About 29% of Duval voters cast a ballot in the primaries this week, and 53% of those voters agreed to increase property taxes to fund teacher pay raises, arts and athletics in Duval Schools. But
As humans, we have an average of 6,000 thoughts per day. We are also flooded with as much as 34 GB of information a day. These messages worm their way into our consciousness, settle into our subconscious and form our thought patterns. These thoughts shape our perspective and mold our world view. They create deep narratives tied to how we
John Rutherford will return to Congress for a fourth term in the House of Representatives. The Jacksonville congressman defeated challengers Mara Macie and Luna Lopez to represent Congressional District 5. As of 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, Rutherford won 65.7% of the vote. Because there is not a Democrat or write-in candidate in the race, Rutherford will be sworn for a fourth
Two Jacksonville City Council members fell short in their bids to springboard to seats in the state Legislature in Tuesday’s primaries, while other candidates for the statehouse punched their tickets to Tallahassee. Voters chose former state lawmaker Kimberly Daniels over Jax Councilman Garrett Dennis in the Democratic primary for state House District 14 by a 47% to 33% margin, while
Tuesday’s municipal special elections narrowed the field in races for sheriff city council and decided another council seat.
The Duval school district is getting another financial boost from voters. With 53% of the vote, Duval voters on Tuesday signed off on a four-year, 1-mill property tax increase to go toward teacher pay, arts and athletics. Also on Tuesday, two Duval School Board candidates endorsed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis won their races. Incumbent Charlotte Joyce beat challenger Tanya
As the 2022 primary draws to a close, several storylines have emerged at the local, state and federal levels: Former state Rep. Lake Ray is a mild-mannered candidate who is asking voters to go with experience and a steady hand. Ray raised a respectable amount of campaign dollars. Then three weeks ago, Gov. Ron DeSantis threw a hand grenade into