Jacksonville, Florida
SLS TOUR QUALIFIER* (Pre-Season): Jul. 31 | Primitive Skatepark *Closed door event. Livestream available. STOP ONE: Aug. 27-28 | Salt Lake City, UT STOP TWO: Oct. 29-30| Miami, FL SUPER CROWN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Nov. 13-14 | Jacksonville, FL Visit streetleague.com for Championship Tour updates.
Starting tomorrow 7/16, FDOT Northeast Florida will begin permanent repairs to the Southbound lanes of the Buckman Bridge. The permanent repair will take place over six consecutive weekends to reduce the impact to drivers. Crews will implement double lane closures on the southbound lanes of the bridge Read More …
The Duval County Preparedness and Response Guide highlights life-saving information for residents in all times of disaster. PDF Version Download PDF version of the 2021-2022 by clicking on this link. Public Safety Information Basic First Aid Active Shooter Response Important Alert Systems Disease Outbreak Cleaning Read More …
The improvements to the North bank floating docks are complete and ready for everyone to use.
Join Feeding Northeast Florida at two free drive-through food distribution locations tomorrow, July 13th: 10am – Regency Mall with The Church of Eleven22 8am – Pleasant Grove Church – 5644 Trout River Blvd. (For households with children) For more information on these and other food Read More …
For those interested in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, the Duval County Health Department offers Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson for free at their immunization centers: South Jacksonville: 3225 University Blvd. S. Pearl: 5322 N. Pearl St. For times and more information, please visit: http://duval.floridahealth.gov/…/COVID-19/index.html
“Jax-it’s time for a serious conversation. Your city shelter is full. In addition to dealing with normally high summer intake we have been working several cases that will result in ACPS caring for the animals for an extended period of time. We need your help Read More …
Jacksonville’s Downtown Investment Authority unanimously voted Wednesday to approve releasing city-owned land for Jaguars owner Shad Khan’s plan for a Four Seasons hotel development on the downtown riverfront. The deal would sign over Kids Kampus to Khan’s development group for its use and leaves questions Read More …
This summer, kick-start your weekends with the Cummer every Friday night July through September 3, 2021. Come take a moment this summer in the beautiful backyard (aka the Cummer Gardens), where you’ll enjoy live music, beverages and small bites, lawn games, and art and culture Read More …
The “Gainesville Sun” was first published on this date in 1876. Originally called the “Gainesville Times,” it was bought and sold a number of times over the course of the next few decades, and was known at different points as “The Gainesville Sun and Bee” Read More …
On the 76th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Frederick Douglass was invited to address the citizens of his hometown, Rochester, New York. Rather than acknowledge and celebrate the accomplishments of the young nation, Douglass used the occasion to remind all that Read More …
Timucuan Parks Foundation and JaxParks are hosting a summer volunteer opportunity at the Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail on Wednesday, July 7. Volunteers should meet at the Otis Road trailhead of the Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail at 1380 Otis Rd. at 9 a.m. to assist with the maintenance Read More …
Jaws, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, and Murray Hamilton. An insatiable great white shark terrorizes the townspeople of Amity Island. The police chief, an oceanographer and a grizzled shark hunter seek to destroy the bloodthirsty beast. Read More …
The 4th of July Throwback Baseball Game is back for its 12th year. This local tradition is where Historic Springfield’s residents battle it out on the baseball field for bragging rights on whether the Westside or Eastside are the true champions. Come enjoy the day Read More …
It was 121 years ago that Jacksonville brothers James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson created and performed the anthem, “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing.” Lift Every Voice and Sing – often called “The Black National Anthem” – was written as a poem by NAACP leader Read More …
Fireworks will launch at 9:45 p.m. at the following locations: Downtown Jacksonville, St. Johns Town Center, Ed Austin Regional Park, Trinity Baptist Church, The Avenues Mall and FSCJ North Campus.
Just because school is out, that doesn’t mean kids should go without breakfast or lunch. Summer BreakSpot helps provide free meals to kids age 18 and under at dozens of sites like libraries, schools and community centers around Jacksonville. To find a site near you, call 211, Read More …
Did you know that as little as 1 bottlecap of water standing for 5 days is enough for mosquitoes to develop? It’s National Mosquito Control Awareness Week – Prevent mosquito populations from increasing in your community by eliminating all standing water. https://www.coj.net/…/national-mosquito-control