Jacksonville, Florida
MOSH”S adored Alligator snapping turtle, Tonca, is turning 55 on Saturday, July 10. Tonca has been MOSH’s unofficial mascot since 1994. This is the only day of the year Tonca is removed from MOSH’s Hixon Native Plant Courtyard. Come celebrate with MOSH. Help support Tonca Read More …
The Jacksonville Public Library has announced that they have extended their opening and closing hours at many of their branches. Go to https://jaxpubliclibrary.org/locations for more information and to see the new hours.
ARC Gloria arrived at Naval Station Mayport for a scheduled port visit this morning. While in port, the crew of Gloria will engage with military leaders and the local community to strengthen the ties and partnership between the United States and Colombian navies. The ship Read More …
For the first time in Jacksonville history, our City Council will be led by two African-American members. Congratulations to new Council President Sam Newby and new Vice President Terrance Freeman. We are looking forward to your leadership and guidance in the coming year.
The Acosta Bridge Centennial Celebration begins today as the San Marco Preservation Society, Jacksonville Historical Society, and the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) host a historical presentation by local author and historian Wayne Wood at the Southside Baptist Church located at 1435 Atlantic Blvd. The presentation begins at 6pm. For Read More …
Searching for fun things to do for this year’s Fourth of July? Here are some exciting things happening in #DTJax this 2021 Fourth of July Weekend! Independence Day Celebration with The Jumbo Shrimp July 3, 2021: 6 – 9 p.m. at 121 Financial Ballpark Join Read More …
Sylvia Ray Rivera (born in New York, New York) was a transgender activist and founding member of both the Gay Liberation Front and the Gay Activists Alliance. With her close friend Marsha P. Johnson, Rivera co-founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), a group dedicated Read More …
If you ask Sheriff Mike Williams, whose department is set to split $16.8 million with JFRD, I’m sure he would say it was clearly a reallocation. This is the same Sheriff Mike Williams who recently submitted a $513 million dollar budget proposal to that Read More …
Saturday, June 26. A new business featuring interactive photo-op exhibits is coming to Jacksonville! Selfie Wrld Jacksonville is holding its grand opening this Saturday from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. “Welcome to the #1 trending selfie museum in the WRLD” “Experience many unique themes knowing Read More …
Scum_FL “Those street punks from the 904.” I first heard SCUM play at Rain Dogs, back in 2019. The other bands, Forsaken Profit$, Some Kind Of Nightmare, The Wastedist, and Charlie Shuck I had experienced before. SCUM was new, new to me at least. That was Read More …
State and local news media have been abuzz with stories about the Orange Crush Festival for the last few weeks. “Controversial Orange Crush Festival” “Heavy police presence planned for Orange Crush Festival” “Businesses close ahead of the Orange Crush Festival” Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office emptied out Read More …
Did you know that 1 in 3 bites of food you eat are provided by pollinators? These bees, birds, bats, butterflies, beetles, and more carry pollen between flowers which leads to fertilization. This helps them to produce fruits, seeds, and new plants—many of which we Read More …
JUNETEENTH is the oldest celebration in the nation to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, officially freeing slaves. However, word of the Proclamation did not reach many parts of the country right away, Read More …
Alan L. Hart (birthplace – Halls Summit, Kansas) was an influential American physician, radiologist, and tuberculosis researcher. Hart’s was the first documented transgender male transition in the United States. His surgery occurred in 1917–18 at the University of Oregon Medical School and he lived the Read More …
Sally Ride became the first American woman in space aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger on this date in 1983. The flight (STS-7) lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 11:33 UTC and flew over 2.5 million miles in six days. During this historic flight, the crew Read More …
Today is the first day of the Orange Crush Festival. The festival is expected to draw 20,000 people with party events around Jacksonville and its beaches. The majority of local businesses and citizens see this as a welcome economical boost to Jacksonville and the Beaches. Read More …
1871 – James Weldon Johnson, African American author, composer, lawyer, teacher and civil rights activist, was born in Jacksonville on June 17, 1871. In his early years in Jacksonville, Johnson was educated first by his mother, but later graduated from the Edwin M. Stanton School Read More …
“Let’s celebrate #Juneteenth becoming a federal holiday by recognizing the generations of enslaved Black people who fought so hard for their freedom. And one of the best ways to do that is by fortifying our sacred right to vote. Right now, we have the opportunity to Read More …