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Get wild at the Orange Park Mall's Friday Night Safari. | Submitted
January 15, 2026

BIT OF JOY | Friday Night Safari

Encounter wild animals at the Orange Park Mall’s Friday Night Safari.…

By Heather Henderson

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Greenscape of Jacksonville is giving away free trees this Saturday. | Greenscape of Jacksonville
January 14, 2026

BIT OF JOY | Great Tree Giveaway

Greenscape of Jacksonville is hosting its Great Tree Giveaway this Saturday.…

By Heather Henderson

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A patient at Wolfson Children's Hospital (left) enjoys a gift from Buffalo, and a patient at Golisano Children's Hospital of Buffalo enjoys a gift from Jacksonville. | Submitted
January 12, 2026

BIT OF JOY | Hospital gift exchange

Children’s hospitals in Jacksonville and Buffalo did a gift exchange to celebrate the Jaguars and Bills playoff game Sunday.…

By Heather Henderson

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You could win a trip to the Super Bowl to cheer on a team that may or may not be from Jacksonville. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
January 8, 2026

BIT OF JOY | Win a Super Bowl trip

The Red Cross is giving blood donors a chance to win a trip to Super Bowl LX.…

By Heather Henderson

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BEAM Thrift was voted best thrift store at the Beaches. | Submitted
January 7, 2026

BIT OF JOY | Best Beaches thrift store

BEAM Thrift was voted best thrift store at the Beaches.…

By Heather Henderson

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(From left) Leila Warren, Jayden Giselle Register and Eiana Claire Nova are three of six Douglas Anderson School of the Arts students selected as 2026 YoungArts honorees. | Submitted
December 24, 2025

BIT OF JOY | 2026 YoungArts honorees

Six students from Jacksonville’s Douglas Anderson School of the Arts are 2026 YoungArts honorees.…

By Heather Henderson

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December 23, 2025

BIT OF JOY | St. Johns Reads

The “One Book, One Community” celebration, part of the St. Johns County Library’s St. Johns Reads program, begins in January.…

By Heather Henderson

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December 22, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Edible St. Augustine Lighthouse

A replica of the St. Augustine Lighthouse made of canned food won a big prize for charity.…

By Heather Henderson

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Mayor Donna Deegan (third from left) with the team who won the second Jax Litter League challenge | Wes Lester, city of Jacksonville
December 18, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Jax Litter League winners

A team from the Northside won the 2nd Jax Litter League contest.…

By Heather Henderson

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More than 90 people took the oath of citizenship during halftime of yesterday's contest between the Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
December 15, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Naturalization ceremony

Nearly 100 people became U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony during Sunday’s Jaguars game.…

By Heather Henderson

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