Jacksonville, Florida
Join the Mayor’s Community Based Crime Reduction Program at the Annual New Town Success Zone Back to School Bash Giveaway next Saturday, July 24th from 9am to Noon at 1401 Grunthal Street. This community engagement extravaganza will include free groceries, school supplies, and bookbag giveaways Read More …
Jacksonville’s Downtown Investment Authority unanimously voted Wednesday to approve releasing city-owned land for Jaguars owner Shad Khan’s plan for a Four Seasons hotel development on the downtown riverfront. The deal would sign over Kids Kampus to Khan’s development group for its use and leaves questions Read More …
This summer, kick-start your weekends with the Cummer every Friday night July through September 3, 2021. Come take a moment this summer in the beautiful backyard (aka the Cummer Gardens), where you’ll enjoy live music, beverages and small bites, lawn games, and art and culture Read More …
Timucuan Parks Foundation and JaxParks are hosting a summer volunteer opportunity at the Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail on Wednesday, July 7. Volunteers should meet at the Otis Road trailhead of the Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail at 1380 Otis Rd. at 9 a.m. to assist with the maintenance Read More …
The 4th of July Throwback Baseball Game is back for its 12th year. This local tradition is where Historic Springfield’s residents battle it out on the baseball field for bragging rights on whether the Westside or Eastside are the true champions. Come enjoy the day Read More …
MOSH”S adored Alligator snapping turtle, Tonca, is turning 55 on Saturday, July 10. Tonca has been MOSH’s unofficial mascot since 1994. This is the only day of the year Tonca is removed from MOSH’s Hixon Native Plant Courtyard. Come celebrate with MOSH. Help support Tonca Read More …
The Jacksonville Public Library has announced that they have extended their opening and closing hours at many of their branches. Go to https://jaxpubliclibrary.org/locations for more information and to see the new hours.
The Acosta Bridge Centennial Celebration begins today as the San Marco Preservation Society, Jacksonville Historical Society, and the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) host a historical presentation by local author and historian Wayne Wood at the Southside Baptist Church located at 1435 Atlantic Blvd. The presentation begins at 6pm. For Read More …
Searching for fun things to do for this year’s Fourth of July? Here are some exciting things happening in #DTJax this 2021 Fourth of July Weekend! Independence Day Celebration with The Jumbo Shrimp July 3, 2021: 6 – 9 p.m. at 121 Financial Ballpark Join Read More …
Sylvia Ray Rivera (born in New York, New York) was a transgender activist and founding member of both the Gay Liberation Front and the Gay Activists Alliance. With her close friend Marsha P. Johnson, Rivera co-founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), a group dedicated Read More …
If you ask Sheriff Mike Williams, whose department is set to split $16.8 million with JFRD, I’m sure he would say it was clearly a reallocation. This is the same Sheriff Mike Williams who recently submitted a $513 million dollar budget proposal to that Read More …
Saturday, June 26. A new business featuring interactive photo-op exhibits is coming to Jacksonville! Selfie Wrld Jacksonville is holding its grand opening this Saturday from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. “Welcome to the #1 trending selfie museum in the WRLD” “Experience many unique themes knowing 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 …
Timucuan Parks Foundation and the Beaches Museum will host the second in a series of Boardwalk Talks at its “Celebrate & Explore Our Wilderness Parks” exhibition on Thursday, June 17. Fine Artist and TPF Board Member Kathy Stark will be discussing her work featured in Read More …
Timucuan Parks Foundation together with their JaxParks partner will be offering volunteer opportunities this summer in local parks and preserves throughout Jacksonville to maintain and clean up these natural spaces. The first service event is June 9 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Bulls Read More …
“Lots of exciting things coming up, but the one I’m most excited for is Duval County Queer Pride! The Cabaret Hour is putting on a one of a kind floor show for you June 18th at The Volstead! $10 gets ya in for a night Read More …
It is unclear when and where Memorial Day began. More than two dozen U.S. cities claim to the be the “Birthplace of Memorial Day.” There’s Macon, Ga., and Richmond, Va. And Columbus, Miss., which claims women there decorated the graves of both Union and Confederate Read More …
The Museum of Science & History, Jacksonville is celebrating World Turtle Day on Sunday and invites you to join them Join MOSH for a Turtlely Awesome Shellebration for World Turtle Day! Learn all about our native turtle species found in Northeast Florida during our Turtles, Read More …