Jacksonville, Florida
For over 35 years, hundreds of people have celebrated Thanksgiving in Neptune Beach at the annual “Pete’s Thanksgiving Celebration.” This year, however, COVID-19 has forced Pete’s to cancel it’s Thanksgiving event. In a post to their facebook earlier this evening the staff and management announced Read More …
Here’s what you need to know before heading to the game, tomorrow against the Colts.
Jacksonville Public Library is reopening twelve branch library locations for inside service during September and October. The locations include Beaches, Bill Brinton Murray Hill, Bradham and Brooks, Brentwood, Mandarin, San Marco, Regency Square, South Mandarin, West, Willowbranch and University Park Branch. Hours for these locations are Read More …
The Duval County Department of Health is hosting free, walk-up COVID-19 testing at two locations all week long: Town & Country Pharmacy, 939 University Blvd. N. 32211 Central Health Plaza, 515 W. 6th St. 32206 These mobile testing sites are open from 9am until 3pm. Read More …
The DeSantis administration moved Florida into Phase One on May 18, 2020. Phase One allowed Florida restaurants to operate at 50% capacity, but bars remained closed. The DeSantis administration moved Florida into Phase Two on June 5, 2020. Bars, and other vendors licensed to sell Read More …
Important message from the Florida Department of Health about COVID-19 contact tracing: Please answer phone calls from the following number: (833) 917-2880. This is part of Florida’s comprehensive contact tracing effort. If you receive a phone call from this number, it’s important that you speak Read More …
The City of Jacksonville is opening 3 new COVID-19 testing sites Monday. These sites will be open Monday to Friday from 11am to 7pm for 6 months. Oceanway Senior Center 12215 Sago Ave. W. 32218 Lane Wiley Senior Center 6710 Wiley Road 32210 Leroy D. Read More …
My take away from the school meeting I just had: 1. Classes will not be be socially distanced because we don’t have room or enough teachers 2. Students will not be socially distanced on buses and no one will be on the bus to make Read More …
MIDDLE SCHOOL OPTIONS: Details on options for middle school students are now available. Visit duvalschools.org/backtoschool to review your options and the process for registration.
DCPS is implementing new processes to adapt school to the COVID-19 environment. As DCPS prepare to get back to school, parents and guardians need to do five very important things. For more information, including important deadlines, visit duvalschools.org/backtoschool
Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran has ordered all public schools to reopen to students in-person when the new year begins, even as cases of Covid-19 continue to surge in Florida. That has teachers around the state nervous, they have many reasons to be; underlying health Read More …
JUST ANNOUNCED at 8:30 am this morning; 3 Federal COVID-19 testing sites, run by the Florida Division of Emergency Management, will open on Wednesday, July 8th for 8 days. Those sites are: *ARLINGTON: Regency Square Mall 9501 Arlington Expressway 32225 – Open 8AM to 6PM *NORTHSIDE: Read More …
Join the City of Jacksonville as we celebrate the nation’s independence with the annual Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration offering an enhanced viewing experience this year with various ways to watch. The spectacular fireworks display will begin at 9:45 p.m. all around Jacksonville with in-person Read More …
The Florida Health Department’s Mobile Testing Unit travels to different parts of the state every day offering free HIV/AIDS, COVID-19, and STD testing and they are in Jacksonville until the end of the month. Check out the schedule to see when they are coming to Read More …
JEA will resume disconnection of services starting July 7, 2020. They encourage you to act now to avoid disconnection if you have a past-due bill. For more information, including payment arrangements, extensions, and where to get help from community resources, please visit: https://www.jea.com/assistance
Minutes ago, River City Pride made the following announcement. Notice to our LGBTQIA+ Community: After much deliberation, and with heavy hearts, The River City Pride Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to CANCEL River City Pride 2020 Festival, Parade, Block Party and Mr. Read More …
A message from the Duval County Tax Collector’s Office: We are currently booking appointments for up to 14 days in advance. An additional day’s worth of appointments will be released every morning at 8:30 a.m. If you have not been able to book an appointment for Read More …
Mayor Lenny Curry announced that there will be a 4th of July fireworks show downtown. “We will also have displays in new areas throughout the city so that citizens can safely watch—socially distanced—from their own communities. We look forward to working with local TV stations Read More …