Jacksonville, Florida
Black Restaurant Week was founded in 2019, since then it has expanded to 15 different areas across the country, including Jacksonville. From Nov. 12 through 21, residents are encouraged to check out all our Black-owned restaurants have to offer. A list of local Black-owned restaurants Read More …
Several Jacksonville-area restaurants are offering free meals to veterans and active-duty military on Veterans Day, Thursday, Nov. 11. Please note that restaurants may require proof of service to redeem offers. Another Broken Egg Cafe: Free Patriot French Toast Combo and coffee on Nov. 11. Dine-in Read More …
In 1562, French explorers landed on Florida’s northeast coast and traveled up the St. Johns River into present-day Jacksonville. Two years later, on June 29, 1564, French colonists led by Captain René Goulaine de Laudonnière (1529-74) constructed one of the first European forts in what Read More …
Residents of Jacksonville experienced tremors from a small magnitude earthquake on this date in 1900. At 11:15 a.m. residents reported seismic activity that lasted no more than 10 seconds and caused little damage to city buildings. Although earthquakes are rare in Florida, a few quakes Read More …
Marie Louise Gato was the 19-year-old daughter of Jacksonville cigar factory owner Gabriel Hidalgo Gato. At the time of her death Jacksonville was home to 15 cigar manufacturing companies, her father’s company, Modelo Cigar Manufacturing, was the largest. She was shot five times as she Read More …
The residents of Washington Irving’s Sleepy Hollow had their Albany Post Road, which the Headless Horseman rode upon. Jacksonville has Greenbriar Road. Greenbriar Road runs from Mandarin toward Fruit Cove and Switzerland. It was a dirt road for many years, sand actually. The road wasn’t Read More …
There are woods filled with ancient oaks across the street from Fernandina Beach High School. Those woods hold the burial site of a young girl. A girl who was executed for witchcraft hundreds of years before the school was built. Some spins on the legend Read More …
Yesterday, the Singleton Senior Center hosted its Grand Re-Opening event. During COVID, the center underwent extensive aesthetic and functional renovations and Saturday was a celebration of all the hard work that has gone into the center. The seniors heard the history of Mary L. Singleton, Read More …
Congratulations to the U.S. Navy celebrating their 245th birthday today. Thank you for upholding the tradition of serving with Honor, Courage, and Commitment. We appreciate your service!
Apollo 7 was launched from Cape Canaveral on this date in 1967. Apollo 7 was the first manned mission in the United States Apollo space program, and the first manned U.S. space flight after a cabin fire killed the crew of what would have been Read More …
Florida folk musician Gamble Rogers died on this date in 1991. While Rogers was camping at Flagler Beach, a young girl ran to him, begging him to help her father, who was in trouble in rough surf. Despite suffering from spinal arthritis that had been Read More …
Edward William Bok (born Eduard Willem Gerard Cesar Hidde Bok) was born in Den Helder, Netherlands, on this date in 1863. He immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1870 when he was only six years old. Bok became a world-renowned editor and Read More …
French corsair (privateer) Louis-Michel Aury, along with Scottish adventurer Gregor MacGregor, raised the flag of the revolutionary republic of Mexico over Amelia Island in northeast Florida on this date, in 1817, beginning a brief occupation of the island. The occupation did not last long and Read More …
Banned Books Week (September 26- October 2, 2021) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. It brings together the entire book community Read More …
The Miami Seaquarium opened its doors on this date in 1955. The 38-acre facility, located on Virginia Key in Miami, is the oldest oceanarium in the United States. The Seaquarium is home to fish, sharks, sea turtles, birds, and manatees, as well as other marine Read More …
The Title & Trust Company of Florida Building is a historic site in Jacksonville, Florida. It is located at 200 East Forsyth Street. On February 23, 1990, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. From the Florida Division of Historical Resources: Read More …
Happy 74th birthday to both the United States Air Force and the United States Air National Guard. We are proud to be the home of the 125th Fighter Wing Air National Guard. The 125th Fighter Wing (125 FW) is a unit of the Florida Air Read More …
The Treaty of Moultrie Creek between the Seminole Indians and the U.S. government was signed on this date in 1823 as a result of the U.S. acquisition of Florida two years earlier. Terms stipulated in the treaty included the concentration of the Seminoles onto a Read More …