Acosta Bridge lights up for Christmas
This week, check out our Christmas colors on the Acosta Bridge! The lights are on nightly from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. courtesy of JTA.
A Short History of Christmas
The history of Christmas dates back over 4000 years. Many of our Christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before the Christ child was born. The 12 days of Christmas, the bright fires, the yule log, the giving of gifts, carnivals(parades) with floats, carolers who sing while Read More …
Home for the holidays, a free pet adoption event
Happening today! The Animal Care & Protective Services team will be at PetSmart Regency for a 1-day only FREE adoption event – City license fee may apply. PetSmart Regency 356 Monument Rd. 10am-3pm ACPS 2020 Forest St 10am-6pm To see all of the available shelter Read More …
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
How The Grinch Stole Christmas presented by CSX is coming to The Florida Theatre in 2 DAYS! Join us on December 19 at 2 PM for a FREE showing of Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! Admission is a canned good for Feeding Northeast Read More …
Ten Duval high schools recognized among best in nation
Not everyone can say that they’re among the best in the nation. But Team Duval is celebrating 10 district high schools that can, in fact, make that claim. The distinction? They are ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s Best High Schools in the nation. Read More …
John Ringling’s palace in Sarasota
The home of John Ringling opened to the public on this date in 1946. Ringling was one of five brothers who owned and operated the Ringling Brothers Circus, known at the time as “The Greatest Show on Earth.” John Ringling became one of the wealthiest Read More …
My Ride 2 School pilot program
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) and Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) announced the My Ride 2 School pilot program to provide free bus trips to middle and high school students starting January 4, 2022. Read more:
Willie Browne’s gift
Willie Browne lived alone in a cabin on 361 acres of land his father purchased in 1884. This pristine patch of woods overlooked the marshes east of the Fort Caroline National Memorial. Browne continually resisted the urging of developers to sell the property, and upon Read More …
Jacksonville’s The Flying Ace inducted into the Library of Congress National Film Registry
Today, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced the annual selection of 25 films into the Library of Congress National Film Registry. Films are selected based on their cultural, historic and/or aesthetic importance, and must be at least 10 years old. The 2021 National Film Registry Read More …
Santa Claus and his many names
“He had a broad face and a round little belly, That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly, He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself” Clement Moore, “A Read More …
Henry Van Dyke, “Keeping Christmas”
There is a better thing than the observance of Christmas day, and that is, keeping Christmas. Are you willing… to forget what you have done for other people, and to remember what other people have done for you; to ignore what the world owes you, Read More …
A Visit from Saint Nicholas (‘Twas the night before Christmas) by Clement Clark Moore
A Visit from Saint Nicholas (‘Twas the night before Christmas) by Clement Clark Moore photo credit: via flickr ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with Read More …
Apollo 17
Apollo 17, the final manned mission to the moon and the first night launch of a U.S. manned spacecraft, lifted off from Cape Canaveral on this date in 1972. Astronauts Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans, and Harrison Schmitt spent twelve days in space, three of which Read More …
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, December 7
December 7, 1941 marks the day that the Empire of Japan attacked the U.S. Army and Navy in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack at the base also officially marked U.S. involvement in World War II. Today, December 7th is known as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, as Read More …
YES, VIRGINIA, THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS, by Francis Pharcellus Church
Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become history’s most reprinted newspaper editorial, appearing in part or Read More …
Florida Constitution of 1838
On this date in 1838 delegates from around Florida met at St. Joseph to draft a constitution and bill of rights for the Territory of Florida on this date. Robert R. Reid, future governor of the territory, presided over the convention. Delegates were broken into eighteen Read More …
Local food resources
This is our list of local food resources for those in need. The list is continuously being updated and especially during Covid-19 hours, availability and procedures change frequently so please call before going to ensure a fruitful trip. Farm Share: Farm Share is a nonprofit Read More …
Crisis Text Line
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 cool Read More …