Jacksonville, Florida
The Black News Channel, financed heavily by Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan, is shutting down after just over two years in operation, at least for now. The independent cable channel based in Tallahassee announced Friday that it would lay off “substantially all” of its 230 Read More …
It’s an arrival more than a decade in the making. The USS Orleck, the most decorated post-World War II ship, sailed into Downtown Jacksonville to great fanfare on Saturday. The destroyer is expected to open in a couple of months as the floating Jacksonville Naval Museum, showcasing the “U.S. Read More …
Three churches near Five Points in Jacksonville’s Riverside area have been vandalized in the past several weeks, two of them over this weekend. In each case, a piece of concrete was thrown through a window. The Five Points Chapel and Gardens is offering a $1,000 reward for Read More …
The community is invited to the Inaugural 7 Creeks Fest, a celebration and exploration of the 7 Creeks Recreation Area. The free family-friendly event is Saturday, April 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with activities planned throughout the day. Guests can enjoy a variety Read More …
Take the first step in making a difference in our community by attending the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Job Fair on Saturday, March 26th. At the event, you will have the opportunity to talk with current employees and learn more about the opportunities available at the Read More …
Vietnam Veterans of America chapters from Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties invite the public to join in Northeast Florida’s only Vietnam War Veterans Day recognition event, Saturday morning at 10 a.m. at the TAPS Monument, at 915 Walnut St. in Green Cove Springs. The monument Read More …
JSO is trying to locate whoever made a bomb threat earlier this morning that shut down streets in the around Baptist Hospital and Wolfson Children’s Hospital Downtown. The hospitals were not evacuated as police searched Baptist’s nearby One Call building, the specific target of the Read More …
Next Monday, March 28th, the Duval County Clerk of Courts will be hosting another Operation Green Light event. This is a special program that allows individuals who have overdue traffic tickets and criminal fees to pay while waiving the 30% collection fee. Operation Green Light Read More …
A first for Jacksonville, a new “diverging diamond” interchange opens Monday morning at Butler Boulevard and San Pablo Road, near the Mayo Clinic. The interchange, which takes drivers onto to the opposite side of the road rather than make them wait for a left-hand turn, Read More …
Art in the Park, Northeast Florida’s ONLY Chalk Drawing competition, returns to James Weldon Johnson Park on Saturday, March 26th, Noon – 5PM. The theme for 2022 will be “My Wish for Jacksonville – Celebrating The Next 200 Years” in honor of Jacksonville’s upcoming bicentennial Read More …
34th Annual Jacksonville Gem & Mineral Society Jewelry, Gem, Mineral, Fossil, Bead Show & Sale. 50 Vendors from around country. Fantastic one of a kind jewelry, rare and beautiful minerals and fossils from around the world. Jewelry and lapidary supplies, Faceted Gem Stones, Cabochons, Beads, Read More …
Hospitals in Jacksonville are facing a critical blood shortage, and donors of all types are asked to help meet the need. LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, which serve over 70% of our area’s hospital beds, are hosting drives across the region and are offering $20 gift Read More …
Downtown Jacksonville’s Intuition Ale Works has a new beer in the works, with proceeds going to provide humanitarian aid including food, water, psychosocial support, and cash assistance to those affected by the Russian invasion. The Belgian-style tripel is called HPGFY, or “Hey, Putin, Go F*** Yourself!” Intuition’s Chief Operating Officer Brad Read More …
Jacksonville Culhane’s Irish Pub — owned by four genuinely Irish sisters — has two locations in the Jacksonville area, and they don’t hold back when it comes to St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. They’ll set up a tent outside both the Atlantic Beach and Southside pubs to handle all Read More …
Attention pet owners – Our Animal Care & Protective Services team is proud to join The Jacksonville Humane Society and First Coast No More Homeless Pets for a great community event this Saturday, March 19th. Dogs and cats can receive free vaccines courtesy of Petco Read More …
Pi Day is on March 14, and any day that combines fun, education, and pie is a day worth celebrating! Pi, also known by the Greek letter “π,” is a constant value used in math that represents the ratio of a circumference of a circle Read More …
Viola Muse, a Jacksonville hair salon owner and writer with the Negro Writers’ Division of the Florida Federal Writers Project conducted interviews in the Jacksonville Black Community during the 1930’s and 1940’s. Her interviews detailed the lives of children, former slaves and everyday people in Read More …
Congratulations to Sonia Sanchez, who has been awarded the 2022 MacDowell Medal. Sanchez, considered one of the most important writers from the Black Arts Movement, is the author of more than twenty books of poetry, children’s stories, and plays. Read more about Sanchez, plus poems, here.