Jacksonville, Florida
This Saturday, April 23rd, Join Groundwork Jacksonville, the Arbor Day Foundation, and TD for an Earth Day celebration of family fun on the Emerald Trail. Come on over to 2335 N. Davis Street from 10am to 1pm as we celebrate with activities for the kids, Read More …
TONIGHT! Jax River Jams Presented by VyStar Credit Union! Who: CMA’s Female Artist of the Year Carly Pearce with alt-country/Americana band Dean Winter and the Heat & genre-defying and cinematic instrumental group Jon Stickley Trio Where: Riverfront Plaza (Former site of the Jacksonville Read More …
This Saturday, April 23rd, join the Jacksonville Human Rights Commission for the annual Fair Housing Symposium. From 9am to 3pm at the Jacksonville Public Library Main Branch Downtown, learn and discuss how COVID-19 has affected so many aspects of housing and how to protect your Read More …
Lutheran Social Services: Every Monday though Friday from 10am to Noon (Tuesdays from 2pm-4pm) at 4615 Philips Hwy. Catholic Charities Jacksonville: Every Wednesday and Friday starting at 8:30am at 1470 W. 13th St. Feeding Northeast Florida: Saturday, 4/23 with the Jim Dotson Foundation at 3754 Read More …
Saturday, April 23, The Child Care and Early Educator Job Fair hosted by the Early Learning Coalition of Duval, will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at two locations: CareerSource Northeast Florida: Gateway Career Ctr. 5000 Norwood Ave Florida State College at Jacksonville: 11901 Read More …
Jacksonville Beach’s volunteer lifeguards are suing the city for cutting longstanding ties with them this month. The Volunteer Life Saving Corps, which worked with the city for more than 110 years, says Jax Beach violated its agreement by taking over all lifeguarding operations at the beach and Read More …
The Florida Department of Education has rejected more than 50 math textbooks from next year’s curriculum, saying the books included references to critical race theory and other prohibited topics, including social emotional learning and Common Core. The state threw out 54 of the 132 books submitted Read More …
Explore Florida’s Wildlife Management Areas through a unique scavenger hunt experience! On the weekends of April 22-24 and April 29-May 1, 2022, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will host a series of scavenger hunts on select Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) throughout the state. Read More …
Portions of Mickler’s Landing Beachfront Park in St. Johns County will reopen to the public soon, after being used as a staging site for a FEMA dune enhancement project. Officials say the parking lot and beach will reopen by May 20th. With the dune project Read More …
The FBI in Jacksonville is warning of an uptick in reports of predators who target boys online and coerce them into producing graphic images or videos. The perpetrators pretend to be girls and then they threaten to release what the boys send them publicly if Read More …
Should voters decide the fate of Jacksonville’s Confederate monuments, or should the City Council handle the matter itself? Tonight, council members will consider both options: Councilman Matt Carlucci’s proposal to spend $500,000 to move the Tribute to the Women of the Confederacy monument out of Springfield Read More …
NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert has returned, offering thousands of unsigned musical artists the chance to perform before an international audience in front of the legendary tiny desk. This year, more than a dozen artists from in and around Jacksonville have submitted videos to the contest. The Read More …
Mayor Lenny Curry along with Dr. Alan Bliss, CEO of the Jacksonville Historical Society, and Dave Chauncey, chair of the Jacksonville Historical Society Board, announced the bicentennial events set for June 11. “As we celebrate this milestone birthday, I encourage everyone to look around and Read More …
This weekend, Riverside Avondale Preservation’s annual Home Tour returns after a two-year hiatus. The 10 properties on the tour include Riverside’s oldest home, built in 1857, two churches and a renovated Spanish Mission-style bungalow. Tickets are $25 (get them here) and are good for both Read More …
Another above-normal Atlantic hurricane season could be coming at us. AccuWeather forecasters on Wednesday predicted 16 to 20 named storms this year, with six to eight becoming hurricanes. There’s also a “high chance” that a storm will develop before hurricane season officially begins on June 1, Read More …
It’s going to be eggs-elent this Saturday, April 9th. Join our JaxParks team at Boone Park’s South Playground from 11am-1pm for a free Easter Eggstravangaza for the whole family featuring games, crafts, and Easter egg hunts! We hope to see everyone there!
Jacksonville officials are moving forward on a plan for a heritage trail in the historically African American community of LaVilla — a cultural hub once known as the Harlem of the South. The path would include historical markers at the Richmond Hotel, Old Stanton High School, Read More …
5 p.m. April 7, 14, 21 and 28 at Riverfront Plaza. Free. The free after-work Jax River Jams concert series launched last year returns for a second season to Riverfront Plaza, the downtown lawn where the Jacksonville Landing once stood. Like last year, each show pairs a Read More …