Jacksonville, Florida
Today, 121 years ago, around noon, Jacksonville caught fire. In 1901, Jacksonville was a city which consisted mainly of wooden buildings with wood shingled roofs. The city itself had been suffering under a prolonged drought, leaving the building exteriors across the city dry and fire-prone. Read More …
Protest props were removed from an affordable housing rally which brought dressers, mattresses and other furniture to the doorstep of Jacksonville City Hall yesterday. The items represented people who are evicted onto the streets. But the props didn’t last long – they were tossed out Read More …
On Wednesday, families at Cedar Hills Elementary were sent an email from the school’s principal, Marva McKinney, informing them of a rodent infestation and measures being taken to combat the issue, including shutting down the schools cafeteria. The email (courtesy of First Coast News) “Hello Read More …
Jacksonville residents may recycle scrap tires curbside – schedule in advance with 630-CITY (2489). TIRE DISPOSAL STANDARDS Up to four (4) standard vehicle tires, with or without rims. Place within five (5) feet of the curb. No oversized tires permitted. Tires need to be scheduled by Read More …
Join The Jacksonville Historical Society on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 in downtown Jacksonville for the Jacksonville Bicentennial Great Fire Run 5km. This race follows the outline of the Great Fire boundary of May 3rd, 1901. The Great Jacksonville Fire of 1901 was the largest metropolitan Read More …
As a parade of speakers told the City Council at the Tuesday night meeting to let voters decide whether to remove historic monuments (including Confederate ones) from public spaces in Jax, Mayor Lenny Curry sent the council a different message by Twitter. “The Jax City Read More …
Join MOCA for an evening of inspiring film as they present monthly screenings connecting to the themes and ideas of current exhibitions. About this event In-person | Free | This film is not rated MOCA Jacksonville is screening “Donbass” in response to current events in Read More …
The FBI in Jacksonville is warning of an uptick in reports of predators who target boys online and coerce them into producing graphic images or videos. The perpetrators pretend to be girls and then they threaten to release what the boys send them publicly if Read More …
Mayor Lenny Curry along with Dr. Alan Bliss, CEO of the Jacksonville Historical Society, and Dave Chauncey, chair of the Jacksonville Historical Society Board, announced the bicentennial events set for June 11. “As we celebrate this milestone birthday, I encourage everyone to look around and Read More …
To look up your collection schedule: https://myjax.custhelp.com/app/hauler Single-family residents can recycle all of these items curbside in their yellow lid recycle cart starting the week of April 4th: PAPER: Mail, office and school paper Newspapers, magazines, catalogs and phone books Paperback books Brown paper bags 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 …
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 …
The Jacksonville City Council last night unanimously passed a resolution in solidarity with and support of Ukraine. Though the legislation has no action attached to it, it received more than 100 comments of support from residents. About 5,000 Jacksonville residents are natives of Ukraine. Several Read More …
To the 9,000+ employees of the City of Jacksonville, on this #EmployeeAppreciationDay, we honor and recognize your hard work, effort, dedication, and sacrifice. You are what helps make this City great and for that, we say thank you!
City Councilman Rory Diamond made a twitter post earlier this evening;, “Hey, @DuvalSchools, Rat infestation continues at Neptune Beach Elementary. Parents keep complaining and rats keep running around. What are you doing with the billions we sent you to fix this?” On the post, you can see Read More …
Each year Downtown Vision, Inc., in partnership with the Downtown Investment Authority evaluates the state of Downtown Jax and collects data on how to improve the experience. If you live, work, or visit Downtown, go to https://downtownjacksonville.org/dtjax-surveys/ and fill out a survey. You will be Read More …
Downtown runners and walkers, we have great news! The Northbank Riverwalk is now open again at the end of Pearl St. between the CSX Building and the Jacksonville Performing Arts Center. Crews continue work to finish the Riverwalk section behind the Performing Arts Center. We Read More …