Jacksonville, Florida
The good people at Catholic Charities Jacksonville, Farm Share, and the Jessie Ball duPont Fund continue to provide food for families every Tuesday and Thursday from Noon to 6pm at the Jessie Ball duPont Building (40 East Adams Street). They have fed more than 2,000 Read More …
A message from the Duval County Tax Collector’s Office: We are currently booking appointments for up to 14 days in advance. An additional day’s worth of appointments will be released every morning at 8:30 a.m. If you have not been able to book an appointment for Read More …
By 1845 Almost half the state of Florida’s population were enslaved African-Americans working on large cotton and sugar plantations in the north-central part of the state. Slave labor accounted for 85% of the state’s cotton production. Black slaves used to be rounded up to work Read More …
Mayor Lenny Curry announced that there will be a 4th of July fireworks show downtown. “We will also have displays in new areas throughout the city so that citizens can safely watch—socially distanced—from their own communities. We look forward to working with local TV stations Read More …
The City of Jacksonville will launch the Small Business Relief Program on Monday, June 8, at 9 a.m. to provide support to local businesses impacted by COVID-19. In addition to providing financial assistance for those who have lost revenue due to the pandemic, the program was Read More …
ART CONTEST Get pumped for a month-long Virtual Art Scroll by joining us in a logo art contest! In case you haven’t noticed our website, DTJax.com, got a makeover and we’re encouraging everyone to recreate our new logo. From simply filling in the lines, watercolor, Read More …
The Hubbard House, Inc. Outreach Center is open again for walk-ins! Survivors of domestic violence can stop by to talk with an advocate without an appointment. Hours: 10 am-4 pm, Mon.- Fri. 6629 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville 32216 Note: Masks are required & will be provided if the Read More …
School is out for the summer but that doesn’t mean children should go hungry without lunch. Summer Break Spot – Free Lunch Program is helping provide meals for kids during the summer break. Visit https://www.summerbreakspot.org/, call 2-1-1, or text FOODFL to 877-877 for locations
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 …
The First Amendment protects your right to assemble and express your views through protest. However, police and other government officials are allowed to place certain narrow restrictions on the exercise of speech rights. Make sure you’re prepared by brushing up on your rights before heading 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 …
TRAYVON MARTIN (Walking home with iced tea and Skittles. Shot by George Zinneman, who was found not guilty.) KEITH SCOTT (Sitting in car, reading. Shot by police officer, who was not charged.) ATATIANA JEFFERSON (Looking out her window, shot by police officer, who is still Read More …
The City of Jacksonville released the following message concerning our annual memorial Day Service. With the second largest memorial wall in the nation and installations from nearly every military branch calling Jacksonville home, it is no secret that Memorial Day is a big deal here. Read More …
The National Moment of Remembrance, established by Congress and signed by President Clinton: asks all Americans, wherever they are at 3 p.m., local time, on Memorial Day, to pause in an act of national unity for a duration of one minute. The time 3 p.m. Read More …
Mitch Hemann, Senior Archivist with the Jacksonville Historical Society would like you to join the Jacksonville Historical Society in preserving Jacksonville History during the Covid-19 Pandemic. A little more than a century ago, Jacksonville citizens faced loss in many ways from a series of events Read More …
Henry Morrison Flagler, founder of the Standard Oil Company and the Florida East Coast Railroad and Hotel Company, died at his home in West Palm Beach at the age of eighty-three on this date in 1913. Flagler facilitated and greatly accelerated the development of Florida Read More …
The bald eagle population is increasing in Florida, which continues to be one of the top spots in the U.S. for bald eagles to nest and raise their young. 2020 marks the first year that nests have exceeded 1500 in the state of Florida, since Read More …
Governor Ron DeSantis announced Jacksonville and most of Florida will go to full Phase 1 starting Monday, May 18th from today’s press conference at Ascension St. Vincents Hospital. Restaurants, Retail may operate at up to 50% capacity Gyms can open at 50% capacity Museums and Read More …