Jacksonville, Florida
The Bacardi Bottling plant on the Northside has shifted all of their production from rum to hand sanitizer and will make more than 24,000 gallons to be distributed to healthcare workers and emergency responders all over Florida. They delivered a large batch to JaxReady earlier Read More …
A note from The Florida Theatre President Numa C. Saisselin. “Hi Friends, When nobody is in the theatre, there is a light that is placed on the stage, and left turned on. It is called the Ghost Light. It’s almost always a bare bulb on a five-foot high Read More …
Hope at Hand released the following statement concerning the 5th Annual Jax Poetry Fest. **CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS** In light of the recent pandemic, Hope at Hand has shifted the 5th Annual Jax Poetry Fest to a virtual event. Want to participate? Please consider submitting a Read More …
A message from Italy: The Italian novelist Francesca Melandri, who has been under lockdown in Rome due to the Covid-19 outbreak, has written a letter to fellow Europeans “from your future”, laying out the range of emotions people are likely to go through over the Read More …
The St. Augustine City Council passed an ordinance on this date in 1832 authorizing the creation of tax-supported free schools in the city. This was one of the earliest such ordinances in the American South and in the nation. St. Augustine is the oldest continuously Read More …
Duval County Public Schools are now providing dinner for students. The school district is now serving dinner to students at 71 participating schools, district spokesperson Laureen Ricks announced in a news release Monday afternoon. Dinners may be picked up curbside at participating schools between 11 Read More …
School districts across the state started sharing the news of the extended closures Monday afternoon. Districts say schools will be closed until at least Friday, May 1.
SCAM ALERT: DO NOT BUY home testing kits for COVID-19. They don’t exist! Fraudulent test kits are being sold online and elsewhere. If you have symptoms, free testing is available at Lot J or through Telescope Health. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department Telescope Health Read More …
Effective as of 3/27, COVID-19 pre-screenings on the Telescope Health app are now $0 for Duval County patients. You must enter promo code HERE4YOU at the payment screen AND be a Duval County resident to receive a $0 COVID-19 pre-screening. Please note that if you are not Read More …
TESTING UPDATE: Starting tomorrow at the federal COVID-19 testing site at Lot J, patients will no longer need to have a fever of 99.6° or higher to qualify for testing. However, patients MUST be experiencing respiratory symptoms such as a dry cough or shortness of Read More …
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 emergency, Chief Judge Mark Mahon has issued Administrative Order 2020-09 restricting access to the Duval County Courthouse until April 10, 2020. No member of the general public will be able to enter the Courthouse except under the limited circumstances Read More …
Message from the Duval County Tax Collector about property taxes: By executive order EO 20-52, the property tax payment deadline has been extended from March 31, 2020 to April 15, 2020. The payment will be considered on time as long as it is received electronically Read More …
Perry was commanding the U.S. schooner “Shark” and, having received his orders in February, proceeded to visit Key West and erect a flagpole flying the United States flag. The event was witnessed by local residents of the small community. Families had been moving to the Read More …
The Duval County Public Schools Grab and Go free lunch/snack program not only continues, but it gets bigger and better. Students can still go to any district-managed school from 11am to 1pm and pick up a free lunch. You go not have to go to the school Read More …
All over our city, we are seeing people helping one another in many situations looking out for those in need. And while we encourage being there for one another, we remind neighbors, faith-based groups, and non-profit organizations to adhere to the guidance we’ve been sharing Read More …
WTVJ-TV, Miami’s first television station, aired its first broadcast at noon on this date in 1949. It was the first television station in Florida and only the sixteenth in the entire country. The station was originally owned by Wometco Enterprises and carried all four major Read More …
The free federally-sponsored drive-thru COVID-19 testing site will open Saturday, March 21, at TIAA Bank Field in parking lot J. The site will operate seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for as long as supplies last. While a doctor’s order and Read More …
Mayor Lenny Curry has just announced that effective 5pm today, all Duval County beaches will close. Police and lifeguards will patrol the beaches for enforcement, violators will face trespassing violations. Mayor Curry: “We know people aren’t going to like it, but we have to operate Read More …