Jacksonville, Florida
Hospitals in Jacksonville are facing a critical blood shortage, and donors of all types are asked to help meet the need. LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, which serve over 70% of our area’s hospital beds, are hosting drives across the region and are offering $20 gift Read More …
Downtown Jacksonville’s Intuition Ale Works has a new beer in the works, with proceeds going to provide humanitarian aid including food, water, psychosocial support, and cash assistance to those affected by the Russian invasion. The Belgian-style tripel is called HPGFY, or “Hey, Putin, Go F*** Yourself!” Intuition’s Chief Operating Officer Brad Read More …
Jacksonville Culhane’s Irish Pub — owned by four genuinely Irish sisters — has two locations in the Jacksonville area, and they don’t hold back when it comes to St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. They’ll set up a tent outside both the Atlantic Beach and Southside pubs to handle all Read More …
Attention pet owners – Our Animal Care & Protective Services team is proud to join The Jacksonville Humane Society and First Coast No More Homeless Pets for a great community event this Saturday, March 19th. Dogs and cats can receive free vaccines courtesy of Petco Read More …
Pi Day is on March 14, and any day that combines fun, education, and pie is a day worth celebrating! Pi, also known by the Greek letter “π,” is a constant value used in math that represents the ratio of a circumference of a circle Read More …
Congratulations to Sonia Sanchez, who has been awarded the 2022 MacDowell Medal. Sanchez, considered one of the most important writers from the Black Arts Movement, is the author of more than twenty books of poetry, children’s stories, and plays. Read more about Sanchez, plus poems, here.
Read all the poems published in Enough Rope (Boni & Liveright, 1926) by Dorothy Parker, now available in the public domain, as well as “The Algonquin Hotel: Summer 1927,” the introduction to the comprehensive biography Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell Is This? (Penguin Books, 1989), by Marion Meade. “Epitaph for Read More …
The Florida Historical Society 2022 Public History Forum and the 33rd Annual Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society Conference are being presented together May 19-21, at the Hilton Conference Center in Gainesville. Registration for the conference is now open at myfloridahistory.org where you will also find a Read More …
Sixteen Jacksonville Fire and Rescue personnel are among those from around the state who are helping battle three fast-moving wildfires in the Florida Panhandle’s Panama City area. Together, the fires had burned more than 10,000 acres as of last night, and more than 1,100 homes and Read More …
The Jacksonville City Council last night unanimously passed a resolution in solidarity with and support of Ukraine. Though the legislation has no action attached to it, it received more than 100 comments of support from residents. About 5,000 Jacksonville residents are natives of Ukraine. Several Read More …
Big news for Jacksonville International Airport travelers, Breeze Airways are coming with 7 new non-stop destinations like Las Vegas, New Orleans, Hartford, CT, Columbus, OH, Providence, RI, Richmond and Norfolk, VA! Mayor Lenny Curry: “The addition of more low-cost, direct flights to Jacksonville International Airport Read More …
Today in 1948 – President Harry S. Truman attended the dedication ceremony of the Charles O. Andrews Causeway, bisecting Lake Estelle in Orlando.. Andrews represented Florida in the U.S. Senate from 1936 until his death in 1946. He was born in Ponce de Leon on Read More …
International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women’s achievements or rally for Read More …
Today is the day, Berkman Plaza II is coming down. It is a go for 10am this morning. Downtown road closures are in effect, you can see those along with the exclusion zone in the map below.
Emily Sisson and Nico Montanez scored convincing wins today at the 45th Gate River Run in Jacksonville, Fla. Sisson, who represents New Balance, successfully defended her 2021 title in 47:28, collecting her fifth national title across all distances and surfaces. Montanez, who trains with the Read More …
To the 9,000+ employees of the City of Jacksonville, on this #EmployeeAppreciationDay, we honor and recognize your hard work, effort, dedication, and sacrifice. You are what helps make this City great and for that, we say thank you!
City Councilman Rory Diamond made a twitter post earlier this evening;, “Hey, @DuvalSchools, Rat infestation continues at Neptune Beach Elementary. Parents keep complaining and rats keep running around. What are you doing with the billions we sent you to fix this?” On the post, you can see Read More …
Free food distribution schedule for this Friday and Saturday: Lutheran Social Services: Friday 3/4 at 4615 Philips Hwy starting at 10am Catholic Charities Jacksonville: Friday 3/4 at 1470 W. 13th St starting at 8:30am Feeding Northeast Florida: Saturday 3/5 at Church of Christ Odessa 854 Read More …