Jacksonville, Florida
Health screenings and back-to-school supplies will be available at a North Jacksonville Health and Wellness Fair hosted by Florida Blue, River City and PROTalks on Saturday, July 30th from 10am-2pm! Enjoy a fun filled afternoon of family friendly activities, Back to School supplies (while supplies Read More …
Jacksonville has a new fire station. Fire Station 74 opened yesterday in the fast-growing E-Town community off I-295 on the Southside. Work began last fall on the $5.5 million station, shortly before the October 2021 opening of a station on Gate Parkway near the St. Read More …
For the sixth time in seven years, Mayo Clinic’s Jacksonville health center is Florida’s best hospital as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. The publication’s annual “Best Hospitals” rankings also place Mayo among the top 50 hospitals nationwide in seven specialties. Among other rankings, Baptist Medical Center Read More …
Mayor Lenny Curry is taking another shot at removing the remaining Confederate monuments from public spaces. Curry’s proposed budget includes $500,000 for the removals, which will force the City Council to revisit the issue when it begins discussing Curry’s recommended budget this summer. Last month, Read More …
Only four metros in the U.S. outpace Jacksonville in home construction, new research shows. Jax ranked only behind Austin; Nashville; and Raleigh, North Carolina, according to the Inspection Support Network, a property-inspection software company. Jacksonville permitted 34.6 new homes per 1,000 existing residences in 2021; Read More …
Wednesday morning at 10am, Mayor Lenny Curry and City of Jacksonville Beach-Government Mayor Christine Hoffman will host a ribbon cutting ceremony to re-open the Jacksonville Beach Pier. Watch or listen to your local news stations as they carry the event live.
LED street lighting isn’t good for baby sea turtles: Hatchlings confuse it for the moonlight that attracts them to the water. To help keep the turtles from being lured in the wrong direction, Beaches Energy Services is installing new lighting which has a different output than standard streetlights. Read More …
Ascension St. Vincent’s will open a new hospital next Wednesday to serve fast-growing St. Johns County. The $175 million hospital, which has been under construction since 2020 along Interstate 95 at County Road 210, will provide an eight-bed intensive care unit and 56 total beds. A medical Read More …
Organizers of the annual July 5th Beaches Cleanup are encouraging volunteers to put the event on their calendars. Last year, 221 volunteers picked up 3,000 pounds of debris — that’s roughly the weight of a compact car — at Jacksonville, Neptune and Atlantic beaches. Hours Read More …
Should Internet cafes be legalized and regulated in Jacksonville, three years after the city declared them illegal gambling spots and shut them down? Councilman Garrett Dennis thinks so, saying “adult arcades” are operating underground and should be regulated. His bill on the topic goes before the Neighborhoods, Read More …
Duval and the surrounding area is now the 904 — and the 324! The Florida Public Service Commission has approved the new area code for Jacksonville and surrounding areas, where it is now being assigned to new customers (if you have a 904 number already, you’ll Read More …
Longtime state legislator Audrey Gibson is running for mayor of Jacksonville. Gibson, a Democrat who spent 20 years in the Florida House and Senate before being term-limited out this year, announced her candidacy this week. Her competition so far includes Donna Deegan, currently the only other Read More …
The Jacksonville City Council will take its first step toward replacing Sheriff Mike Williams today when it meets at noon to set a special election to choose the next sheriff. What happens from there? It’s a little complicated, and includes the possibility that three new sheriffs could serve Read More …
Despite concerns that federal oversight would limit the Jacksonville Transportation Authority’s ability to display different lighted color schemes on the Acosta Bridge, including Pride lights honoring the LGBTQ+ community, the agency says rainbow lights are a go for this coming week. From June 6 through 10, Read More …
Congratulations to newly-elected City Council President Terrance Freeman and Vice President Ron Salem. Both were unanimously voted in by their fellow City Council members Tuesday afternoon. We look forward to their leadership, guidance, and hard work for the citizens of this great City when they Read More …
With three major military installations, and thousands of active-duty service members, veterans, and civilian employees, there is no doubt that Jacksonville is a military town. That was further cemented this morning as Mayor Lenny Curry and members of the Veterans Council of Duval County as Read More …
VyStar Credit Union said earlier today it was working around the clock to restore online and mobile banking services, which went offline Friday for what was scheduled to be a two-day technical upgrade. The credit union advised members to visit one of its brick-and-mortar locations Read More …
A new dock that’s set to open next month will allow boaters on the St. Johns River to tie up for the day in Riverside. Post Street Day Docks, located four blocks away from Five Points, will offer public slips plus one for water taxis. There’ll Read More …