Jacksonville, Florida
This morning, Mayor Lenny Curry and the COVID-19 Shelter Taskforce announced the Pathway to Home Program. Through a collaboration with Sulzbacher, Mental Health Resource Center, Changing homelessness, additional area homeless providers, Downtown Vision, Inc. and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, individuals living in unsheltered areas will Read More …
Earlier today Edward Waters College hosted a ribbon cutting and grand opening of the newly named and renovated Bishop Adam J & Connie S. Richardson Residence Hall. EWC’s largest residence hall now has 176 beds and includes new furnishings throughout the entire facility including a Read More …
Hear ye, hear ye! Our pet food bank is out of cat food and your help is needed to stock the shelves. You can drop donations at our door, 8464 Beach Blvd., or ship to us with our new Chewy wish list! Chewy: https://www.chewy.com/…/jacksonville-humane-society… Or Read More …
The City of Jacksonville’s Downtown Investment Authority (“DIA”) Board voted unanimously to pass a resolution adjusting on-street parking rates as recommended by the 2019 Downtown Parking Strategy and Implementation Plan prepared by Tim Haahs and Associates (“Haahs”). The Plan recommends the elimination of on-street parking Read More …
Feeding Northeast Florida is hosting a free, drive through food distribution Thursday, January 21st. at Redemption Church 2000 Lane Avenue S. Jacksonville, FL 32210. Begins at 10am. They ask that everyone please stay in your vehicle for your safety and that of the volunteers. Read More …
March 8, 1965, the day after Bloody Sunday, when civil rights protesters were attacked and beaten by police on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr gave the following sermon at a church in Selma, Alabama. :Deep down in our non-violent creed is the Read More …
January 15, 1929 was Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is observed on the third Monday of January each year, this year, January 18. King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which successfully protested racial Read More …
The City of Jacksonville invites you to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the 34th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast presented by Florida Blue. The 34th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast presented by Florida Blue will feature Read More …
This Friday, January 15th, Lutheran Social Services of NE Florida and Feeding Northeast Florida will distribute free food from 10am-12pm to the first 200 households. Bring your ID, and please note that NO MORE THAN TWO households will be served per car. Can’t make it this Friday? Their Read More …
Today is #WearBlueDay! Bring out your blue, post a picture with #WearBlueDay, and share why you are raising awareness to end trafficking. ~U.S. Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign In July 2010, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched the Blue Campaign – a first-of-its-kind Read More …
Join Beaches Museum for a discussion with the groundbreaking female mayors of the Beaches, past and present. The Mayors will discuss their service to the community and the stories behind their motivation to run for office. Learn what it takes to not only survive, but Read More …
This year fireworks will be launched from a barge on the St. Johns River between the Hyatt and DoubleTree hotels and high above the St. Johns River from the Acosta Bridge. These locations are able to be viewed from both the North and South banks Read More …
Today’s the day, the kick off of Silent Night! When we imagine Christmas Day around here, we visualize that “not a creature is stirring, not even a mouse”. Along with The Jacksonville Humane Society, we want total peace and silence because that means all of Read More …
Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States, anytime, about any type of crisis. A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from a secure online platform. The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a hot moment to a Read More …
For over 35 years, hundreds of people have celebrated Thanksgiving in Neptune Beach at the annual “Pete’s Thanksgiving Celebration.” This year, however, COVID-19 has forced Pete’s to cancel it’s Thanksgiving event. In a post to their facebook earlier this evening the staff and management announced Read More …
Canaveral Harbor, on the east coast of Florida in central Brevard County, was dedicated on this date in 1959. Canaveral Harbor, now known as Port Canaveral, is a cruise, cargo, and naval port which has also supported NASA operations since the 1960s, including the Mercury, Read More …
One hundred women signed the Declaration of Sentiments at the 1848 Women’s Rights Convention, only one lived to see the day that women could legally vote, Charlotte Woodward Pierce. That day was November 2, 1920, one hundred years ago, today. Warren G. Harding, a Republican Read More …
The Ritz Theatre and Museum is the premier African American arts facility in the historical LaVilla area of downtown Jacksonville. The beautiful facility houses a 400-seat theatre and a museum and gallery which features a permanent collection and traveling exhibits from around the country. The Read More …