April 21, 2025
City Councilman Jimmy Peluso will introduce a resolution Tuesday calling on the mayor to establish a landlord registry.…
March 18, 2025
#AskJAXTDY | Is development threatening the Baldwin Rail Trail?
Signs have appeared saying “Protect the Trail.” A Jacksonville Today reader wonders what’s going on.…
March 11, 2025
‘Granny flats’ would be allowed everywhere under Florida housing proposal
As Florida continues to struggle with a lack of affordable housing, lawmakers are looking at “granny flats” to help address…
February 18, 2025
UNF poll finds support for Casey DeSantis as governor
Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis had a 30% favorable rating in a new poll from the University of North Florida.…
January 21, 2025
‘Missing middle’ plan would allow more multifamily housing
City Council legislation would allow housing such as duplexes and triplexes in established neighborhoods.…
September 11, 2024
‘Agrihood’ would bring 3,300 homes to St. Johns County
Boston-based Freehold Communities, the developer of Shearwater in St. Johns County, is working with St. Augustine landowners on a new…
August 23, 2024
Residents and businesses say no to row houses in Riverside
Despite concerns about a parking “nightmare,” the city’s Planning Commission backed the project.…
August 12, 2024
Jacksonville Housing Authority picks another interim CEO
Roslyn Mixon-Phillips, a former Housing Authority commissioner, was selected as interim CEO during a search for a permanent CEO.…
May 15, 2024
$400k a ‘low budget’ in Northeast Florida housing hot spots
Families are getting priced out of high demand and higher-priced real estate hot spots in Duval County and St. Johns…
April 22, 2024
Why some retired Floridians are returning to work
Many seniors are finding they must work to keep up with inflation, house prices, insurance rates and home maintenance costs.…
April 21, 2024
One benefit of ‘attainable housing’ in St. Johns? Less traffic
High home prices are forcing St. Johns County workers to live further from where they work. That inflates traffic, experts…
March 18, 2024
OPINION | Affordable housing in Northern St. Johns faces familiar opposition
This affordable housing project is being used as a scapegoat for the previous sins in St. Johns County. …
March 15, 2024
First residents move into new LaVilla townhomes
The arrival of homeowners to Johnson Commons at LaVilla marks a milestone in the revitalization of the historic neighborhood.…
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 28, 2024
City Council resolution would decry housing discrimination
City Councilman Jimmy Peluso is crafting a resolution that would denounce redlining practices that have existed in the city for…
February 19, 2024
Amid turmoil, Jax Housing Authority making moves
Before three high-profile departures, the agency’s former board chair decried “lack of direction” and “clarity about responsibilities.” …
February 19, 2024
Upperclassmen anxious as UNF restructures on-campus dorms
Freshmen and rising sophomores have a month’s head start on upperclassmen when it comes to applying for limited housing.…
December 20, 2023
Mayo pledges $5 million toward Sulzbacher campus
Mayo Clinic Florida will provide medical services in Northwest Jacksonville, an area in desperate need of health care.…
December 10, 2023
Jacksonville City Council set to vote on eviction diversion program
The Jacksonville City Council will vote Tuesday on a diversion program to keep the number of evictions down.…
November 2, 2023
City sues two apartment complexes as ‘nuisances’
The city claims lack of maintenance and trash removal are endangering public health at Northwoods Apartments and Colonial Forest Apartments.…
October 17, 2023
More Jacksonville tenants are signing out-of-reach leases, case workers say
Local rental-aid and social service organizations are seeing worrying trends as the number of eviction notices climbs in the Duval…
October 2, 2023
With Duval evictions on the rise, the evicted often face a more pricey path forward
What it’s like to be one of the 14,000 Jacksonville families evicted in 2022, and which landlords are evicting the…
September 20, 2023
OPINION | Jacksonville should act to reverse the legacy of racist housing policies
The U.S. government created ghettoes. Government action produced racially segregated communities in the U.S., including in Jacksonville. This was no…
July 25, 2023
On housing, homelessness and health care, Jax committee passes learnings to new Council
Jacksonville’s Critical Quality of Life Committee has presented its final report to guide policy for helping low-income people.…