Jacksonville, Florida
Mayor Lenny Curry held a press conference on the steps of City Hall this morning, hours after city workers removed a Confederate monument from Hemming Park. “Yesterday there was Confederate monument in this park. It’s gone. And the others in this city will be removed Read More …
City work crews advanced on Hemming Park before sunrise. They caught the last Confederate within the park by surprise. The Confederate Monument that has stood since 1898, a sentinel to a heritage of hate and racism has fallen. The monument was donated to the State Read More …
Despite what you may have seen or heard from multiple media outlets, the Saturday afternoon protest in downtown Jacksonville did not “turn violent”. Then why the inaccurate headlines and commentary from some media outlets? They are cut from the same cloth as the media that Read More …
Jacksonville Community Action Committee, a black led, grassroots organization created to fight for justice and liberation, invites all of Jacksonville to participate in their Justice For George Floyd and all Police Victims Caravan. On May 30th there will be protests all over the country. In Read More …
Thank you Jacksonville. You are making a difference and saving lives. Mayor Lenny Curry will appear on Fox News at 7pm tonight. They requested this interview because Jacksonville is a fine example of a City working together to flatten the curve. We still have work Read More …
Congratulations to Jacksonville’s own Harold Carmichael on his selection to the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2020. The William M. Raines High School graduate from the class of 1967 played 14 seasons in the NFL, 12 with the Philadelphia Eagles. He was selected Read More …
The Supreme Court has upheld protections for people who sleep or camp outdoors, after refusing to hear a case over whether cities could criminalize homelessness. The Supreme Court’s refusal to hear the case leaves in place an appeals court ruling that says the Constitution does Read More …
Join Groundwork Jacksonville and City of Jacksonville Urban Foresters as they celebrate the completion of several projects along the biodiversity corridor and work to create a more inclusive and sustainable community. RSVP Here. Friday, December 13th S-Line Urban Trail 2429 Davis St. Jacksonville, FL 32209
Jacksonville, take a look at the public art additions in downtown Jax! Today the “DUUUVAL” sculpture and bike racks was unveiled at 15 N. Ocean Street, (between Bay Street and Forsyth Street in the Elbow District) in downtown Jacksonville by the Cultural Council. Eleven separate Read More …
If you didn’t care about blue lives before black lives mattered, you really don’t care about blue lives, you just can’t stand the idea of black lives mattering. If you didn’t care about white history before black history month, you really don’t care about white Read More …
Jacksonville Public Library Director Tim Rogers has avoided, and or outright refused, all comment since cancelling the Storybook Pride Prom. The Prom was for LGTBQ Youth and was to be held this Friday at Willowbranch Library. All information from him has been posted on JPL’s Read More …
Who is Tim Rogers? His previous position was as executive director with The Metropolitan Library in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Jacksonville hired him after they fired him. The Metropolitan Library Commission voted Thursday August 25, 2017 to end its employment of executive director Tim Rogers effective Read More …
Most of Jacksonville remembers the crash that shut down the northbound lanes of Interstate 295 at the Dames Point bridge and left part of a tractor-trailer truck dangling over the edge of the bridge. That was over 5 weeks ago. The trailer eventually fell into the Read More …
The historic “Derby” building in 5 Points has been leased by Chad Munsey and Michael Schmidt, owners of The Bearded Pig in San Marco and the Rec Room, also in Five Points. The duo plan a mid-April opening for their Derby House Diner. They also Read More …
This year’s winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere falls on Friday, Dec. 21st. The winter solstice is extra special this year as the upcoming December full moon, named the Cold Moon, will be visible in the night sky along with the Ursid meteor shower. The Read More …
Early next month the Urban Rest Stop will open downtown, inside the main campus of the Sulzbacher Center. The Sulzbacher is Jacksonville’s largest provider of services for the homeless. The Sulzbacher recently opened up Sulzbacher Village for women and children. That addition created surplus space Read More …
As the most vulnerable in our community, children face many inequities in housing, education, health care, food security, transportation, and recreation. Speakers for the fourth installment of PB&J Jam Sessions Mark Douglas McCombs is a Jacksonville native, product of Duval County Public Schools, a mechanical engineer, Read More …
Jacksonville PorchFest is a free event held in Historic Springfield, a community just north of downtown Jacksonville, Florida on the first Saturday of November. During the afternoon, they’ll have over 20 performers on 20 porches throughout this beautiful neighborhood, followed by an evening concert in Read More …