Jacksonville, Florida
According to the American Medical Association teen overdose deaths increased 94% in 2020, and another 20% in 2021. Drug Free Duval and Duval Co+Lab are hosting a free event Sunday, May 15th. Rising 9th-12th graders are invited to share and learn solutions to stopping this Read More …
Sales tax breaks on school clothes, diapers, hurricane supplies and more are on the way after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed them into law yesterday along with a one-month break on the state gas tax, coming this fall. Here’s a schedule of the sales tax holidays, Read More …
Protest props were removed from an affordable housing rally which brought dressers, mattresses and other furniture to the doorstep of Jacksonville City Hall yesterday. The items represented people who are evicted onto the streets. But the props didn’t last long – they were tossed out Read More …
On Wednesday, families at Cedar Hills Elementary were sent an email from the school’s principal, Marva McKinney, informing them of a rodent infestation and measures being taken to combat the issue, including shutting down the schools cafeteria. The email (courtesy of First Coast News) “Hello Read More …
The port of Jacksonville’s status as one of the East Coast’s biggest auto-handling ports got a long-term boost yesterday thanks to a new public-private deal with Southeast Toyota Distributors. The JAXPORT board unanimously approved a $210 million agreement with the distribution company to move its facility from Read More …
As a parade of speakers told the City Council at the Tuesday night meeting to let voters decide whether to remove historic monuments (including Confederate ones) from public spaces in Jax, Mayor Lenny Curry sent the council a different message by Twitter. “The Jax City 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 Black News Channel, financed heavily by Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan, is shutting down after just over two years in operation, at least for now. The independent cable channel based in Tallahassee announced Friday that it would lay off “substantially all” of its 230 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 …
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 …
Jacksonville University, along with Mayor Lenny Curry and the City have just announced plans to establish the first new law school in the State of Florida in more than 20 years. With private funding and a $5 million dollar commitment of public investment from the Read More …
The Acosta Bridge in Downtown Jacksonville will glow blue and yellow tonight in honor of the Ukrainian people : Fred Ortyl
Why are prices skyrocketing? At first, especially last year, prices went up due to supply and demand. Now, even products and services that went largely unaffected by Covid inspired shortages have seen dramatic price increases. What’s going on? Oh, that’s just corporate being corporate. They Read More …
Health insurance is a mental health issue. I can’t help a client who can’t afford to see me. Housing is a mental health issue. I can’t use therapy to help a client whose depression and anxiety come directly from sleeping in the streets. Food insecurity Read More …
Midwest grocery giant Kroger is building-out a logistics operation in North Jacksonville. The city issued a permit May 11 for Caddell Construction Co. LLC of Jacksonville to build-out the space at a cost of $205,000. That build-out is now underway. The end result will be Read More …
Climate It’s warm year-round. The climate varies from subtropical in the north to tropical in the south. The average temperature in Florida ranges from 65 to 70 degrees in the north, and from 74 to 77 degrees in the south. Ocean and Gulf temperatures can Read More …