Jacksonville, Florida
Sigurd Olson “Sig” Haugdahl broke the land speed record at Daytona Beach on this date in 1922. Sig reached a speed of 180 miles per hour in a car he built named the “Wisconsin Special.” The car had an 836-cubic inch, 6-cylinder, airplane engine Read More …
“We are so excited to announce that Deesha Philyaw – Writer‘s “The Secret Lives of Church Ladies” (West Virginia University Press) has been selected as the winner of the 2021 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction!” “I’m deeply honored and thankful to receive the PEN/Faulkner Award for Read More …
It is Library Workers Day today and we would like to highlight Jacksonville native Joseph Gaskin, aka Mr. Joe. Mr. Joe has an extended history with our libraries. He would visit the Willow Branch Children’s Library as a kid and he now is the Children’s Read More …
Tune in to First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross this Thursday, April 8th at 9:00am to hear Jacksonville Human Rights Commission Executive Director Wendy Byndloss discuss the upcoming Fair Housing Symposium on April 10th. You can listen to the show online at WJCT.org, on the Read More …
Every Monday, Wednesday, & Friday Catholic Charities Jacksonville hosts a free, drive through food distribution open to everyone. If you are coming tomorrow (Friday), tickets are distributed at 8:30am, food is distributed at 10:30am. Go to https://www.ccbjax.org/food-assistance for more information on this amazing, ongoing event Read More …
Tiffany Leach, Visual Art Dept Chair and professor at Jacksonville University, has a new exhibition of ceramic art on display in the Connector Bridge and Haskell Art Gallery at Jacksonville International Airport. The exhibition runs through June 30, 2021
Animal Care and Protective Services at 2020 Forest St. says the hunt is over to find your new best friend. Dogs and cats will be available for adoption free-of-charge thanks to a sponsorship from the Petco Foundation. City license fees may apply. “Hop on in Read More …
Easter Sunrise Services – April 4, 2021 The Beaches Ministerial Association will hold its annual sunrise service at the Seawalk Pavilion Lawn (located at 75 1st St N in Jacksonville Beach) from 6 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Families will be given coffee and donuts. You’re Read More …
It’s National Take a Walk in the Park Day, which means it’s a great day to explore our parks. With more than 400 parks, there’s one near you. Visit jaxparks.com for a complete list.
The first report from the State Board of Health was released on this date in 1891. The establishment of the State Board of Health was in response to the public and political will to create a statewide agency to coordinate quarantine and disinfection efforts after Read More …
At least 500 people were arrested as a result. The riot started when a student lay in the middle of A1A and the police were forced to intervene. By the 1960s, sun, beaches, and beer made south Florida THE destination for college students on Spring Read More …
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés received his “asiento,” or settlement orders, from the Spanish government to travel to La Florida on this date in 1565. Two years earlier, Don Juan Menéndez, Pedro Menéndez’s only son, was lost in a wreck near the Bahamas and Menéndez was Read More …
12,000 years ago (10,000 B.C.E.) – Native Americans occupy Florida 16th Century – Africans arrive with Spaniards 1513 – Juan Ponce de León lands on East Coast 1521 – Juan Ponce de León returns and is mortally wounded on Florida’s SW Coast 1528 – Pánfilo Read More …
Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play baseball in the Major Leagues, played his first Minor League exhibition game with the Montreal Royals against the Brooklyn Dodgers in Daytona Beach on this date in 1946. The following season, Robinson was called up to the Read More …
St. Patrick’s Day is fast approaching and once again we will endure the controversy. No I’m not talking about whether green beer is overrated or not, there is no controversy there, it is overrated. Though I will admit, it has an interesting history. Today’s St. Read More …
For almost a year now, Catholic Charities Jacksonville has helped feed so many in our community through their free, drive through distributions. Starting on March 22nd, they are expanding their efforts to 3 days a week, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday! Visit the Catholic Charities Read More …
Next week, Sunday March 14, 2020 at 2:00 a.m., we move our clocks forward by 1 hour to 3:00 a.m. local daylight time. Our smart phones will update automatically. Daylight Saving Time is a roughly century-old practice in the U.S. centered around making better use Read More …
The keel of the USS “Florida” (BB-30) was laid during a ceremony at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on this date in 1909. It was a Florida-class dreadnought battleship which was commissioned in May of 1910. The ship had a displacement of 21,825 tons, was 521 Read More …