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Local

Amelia Island's 8 Flags: How a 13-Mile Island Near Jacksonville Changed Hands So…

Jacksonville, Fla. - Amelia Island, a 13-mile-long island in Nassau County, has flown eight different flags since 1562....

Oct. 24, 2026

Local

Jacksonville Zoo by the Numbers

Jacksonville, Fla. - The Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens has grown from a single red deer fawn in 1914 into a 122...

Oct. 24, 2026

Arts & Culture

Jacksonville's Florida Theatre at 99

Jacksonville, Fla. - The Florida Theatre in downtown Jacksonville is 99 years old, and its history includes a 1956 stand...

Oct. 24, 2026

Local

St. Augustine Lighthouse: 165 Feet Tall, First Lit in 1874, and 10 Milestones in Its…

St. Augustine, Fla. - The St. Augustine Lighthouse has stood 165 feet tall since it was first lit in October 1874. Its s...

Oct. 24, 2026

Local

St. Johns River by the Numbers

Jacksonville, Fla. - The St. Johns River stretches 310 miles across Florida, flows north instead of south and drops less...

Oct. 24, 2026

Politics

Nassau County Voter Guide

Early voting is underway in Nassau County for the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, with five locations open daily from 9...

Oct. 24, 2026

Politics

Clay County Voter Guide: 7 Early Voting Sites, Key Races and What to Know Before…

Early voting is underway in Clay County for the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, with seven locations open daily from 9 a...

Oct. 24, 2026

Politics

St. Johns County Voter Guide

Early voting is underway in St. Johns County, with 10 locations open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Saturday, Oct....

Oct. 24, 2026

Local

Phase III Water Restrictions

Jacksonville, Fla. - Most of Northeast Florida is limited to watering lawns one day a week under a Phase III Extreme Wat...

Oct. 23, 2026

Local

Stay Out of the Ocean This Weekend

Jacksonville, Fla. - Stay out of the ocean this weekend. The National Weather Service expects breaking waves of 7 to 11...

Oct. 23, 2026

Local

Coastal Flood Warning for Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Fla. - A coastal flood warning is in effect for Jacksonville and the Northeast Florida coast from 5 a.m. S...

Oct. 23, 2026

Real Estate

Duval vs. St. Johns, Clay, Nassau and Baker Counties

Jacksonville, Fla. - St. Johns County has the highest median household income and fastest population growth among five N...

Oct. 23, 2026

Sports

Jacksonville Jaguars History by the Numbers

Jacksonville, Fla. - The Jacksonville Jaguars have played 31 NFL seasons since 1995. They've posted a franchise-best 14-...

Oct. 23, 2026

Local

Hurricane Dora Hit St. Augustine With 110 MPH Winds in 1964

Jacksonville, Fla. - Hurricane Dora came ashore about 6 miles north of St. Augustine at 12:20 a.m. on Sept. 10, 1964, ac...

Oct. 23, 2026

Arts & Culture

Jacksonville Had More Than 30 Silent Film Studios.

Jacksonville, Fla. - Before Hollywood, there was Jacksonville. By 1916, the city's telephone directories listed more tha...

Oct. 23, 2026

Food

33 Jacksonville Fast-Food Chains Ranked by Health Inspections

Jacksonville, Fla. - Five Guys had the fewest health inspection violations among 33 fast-food and chain restaurant brand...

Oct. 23, 2026

Arts & Culture

St. Augustine Artist Dara Dodson Paints 'A Land Remembered,' With Shows at the…

St. Augustine, Fla. - Cattle drives at sunset, a mule turning a cane grinder, a boy and his horse outside a palmetto-sha...

Oct. 23, 2026

Health

Florida Telemedicine Owner Gets 20 Years in $46.2 Million Medicare Fraud Case

Jacksonville, Fla. - A Fort Lauderdale telemedicine company owner was sentenced Friday, Oct. 23, to 20 years in prison f...

Oct. 23, 2026

Local

Jacksonville's Fort Caroline Memorial Is Moving to Higher Ground

The National Park Service is moving the Fort Caroline memorial exhibit in Jacksonville to higher ground after Hurricane...

Oct. 23, 2026

Local

Jacksonville Small Claims Court in 2026

Jacksonville residents can sue for up to $8,000 in small claims court, not counting court costs, interest and attorney f...

Oct. 23, 2026

Local

Jacksonville Jury Duty in 2026

Jurors in Jacksonville and St. Augustine are paid $15 a day for the first three days if they aren't receiving their regu...

Oct. 23, 2026

Finance

Jacksonville Car Registration in 2026

Jacksonville drivers registering or titling a vehicle in 2026 can run into fees from a $2.95 online credit card charge t...

Oct. 23, 2026

Finance

Jacksonville vs. St. Augustine Sales Tax in 2026

Jacksonville shoppers pay 7.5% sales tax on most taxable purchases, compared with 6.5% in St. Augustine and the rest of...

Oct. 23, 2026

Business

St. Augustine and Jacksonville's Crypto Scene

Northeast Florida's bitcoin fans aren't just watching charts. At Jacksonville Beach, they race 400 meters at Oceanfront...

Oct. 22, 2026

Local

Jacksonville's 228-Year-Old Plantation House

Jacksonville is home to a 228-year-old plantation house and the remains of 25 historic slave cabins at Kingsley Plantati...

Oct. 22, 2026

Business

Starting a Business in Jacksonville in 2026

Starting a limited liability company in Jacksonville costs $125 in mandatory Florida state filing fees, but legally open...

Oct. 22, 2026

Community

St. Augustine and Jacksonville Weddings in 2026

Getting married in Jacksonville or St. Augustine costs $86 for a regular Florida marriage license, or $61 if both applic...

Oct. 22, 2026

Local

Jacksonville Area's 10 Biggest Cities in 2025

Jacksonville has surpassed 1 million residents, reaching an estimated 1,017,689 people as of July 1, 2025, according to...

Oct. 22, 2026

Jobs

Jacksonville's New $15 Minimum Wage

Jacksonville workers earning minimum wage must now receive at least $15 an hour, following Florida's latest increase on...

Oct. 22, 2026

Local

Jacksonville's St. Johns River Ferry

Jacksonville's St. Johns River Ferry has roots dating to 1874, and the crossing between Mayport Village and Fort George...

Oct. 22, 2026

Community

St. Augustine Passports in 2026

St. Augustine and St. Johns County residents can apply for a new U.S. passport at three St. Johns County Clerk of Court...

Oct. 22, 2026

Finance

St. Augustine Parking in 2026

Parking in St. Augustine costs $20 per entry at the downtown garage during regular daytime hours, but registered St. Joh...

Oct. 22, 2026

Business

Jacksonville Airport's 11 Airlines Ranked

Jacksonville International Airport lists 11 passenger airlines serving 50 nonstop destinations, with Allegiant Air leadi...

Oct. 22, 2026

Community

Jacksonville's 21 Public Libraries

Jacksonville has 21 public libraries across Duval County, and a free library card gives eligible residents access to muc...

Oct. 22, 2026

Local

Fire Destroys Golf Carts of St. Augustine Building on U.S. 1

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - A fire Wednesday night, Oct. 21, destroyed the main building at Golf Carts of St. Augustine, a gol...

Oct. 22, 2026

Local

Jacksonville Cruises in 2026

Jacksonville, Florida, has two cruise lines sailing from JAXPORT in 2026: Carnival Cruise Line operates year-round Baham...

Oct. 22, 2026

Local

Jacksonville's 22 Career Fields Ranked by Pay in 2026

Jacksonville, Florida, workers earned an average of $31.59 an hour in the latest metropolitan occupational wage report,...

Oct. 22, 2026

Local

Jacksonville and St. Augustine State Parks

Jacksonville and St. Augustine residents can visit several Northeast Florida state parks for $3 to $8 per vehicle, while...

Oct. 22, 2026

Local

JAXPORT by the Numbers: Jacksonville Port's Last 5 Years Ranked

Jacksonville, Florida, handled its largest cargo volume of the past five completed fiscal years in 2023, when 10,352,713...

Oct. 22, 2026

Local

St. Augustine's 2 Spanish Stone Forts

St. Augustine, Florida, has two surviving Spanish stone fortifications built 70 years apart for different purposes: Cast...

Oct. 22, 2026

Local

Jacksonville Is Overdue for Its First 50-Degree Night

Jacksonville typically gets its first 50-degree night by Oct. 19, based on 35 years of National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

Oct. 21, 2026

Finance

Duval County Property Taxes 2026

Duval County property tax bills go out in November, and homeowners who pay during November receive a 4% discount on thei...

Oct. 21, 2026

Local

Jacksonville vs. Tampa, Orlando and Miami

Jacksonville has the lowest typical home values, lowest rents, shortest average commutes and highest median household in...

Oct. 21, 2026

Local

Jacksonville's 10 Tallest Buildings

Jacksonville, Fla. - Jacksonville's tallest building is the Bank of America Tower, at 50 N. Laura St. It stands 617 feet...

Oct. 21, 2026

Real Estate

59 Jacksonville-Area ZIP Codes Ranked by Home Value

Jacksonville's typical home value was $350,574 in September 2026, down 0.1% from a year earlier and 5.4% below its Septe...

Oct. 21, 2026

Local

The Great Fire of 1901: How a Pile of Spanish Moss Burned Down Jacksonville in 8…

Jacksonville, Fla. - On May 3, 1901, a spark from a kitchen fire landed on piles of Spanish moss drying at a mattress fa...

Oct. 21, 2026

Local

Jacksonville Is the Biggest City in the Lower 48

Jacksonville, Fla. - Jacksonville is the largest city in the contiguous United States by area. It covers 874.5 square mi...

Oct. 21, 2026

Real Estate

Duval vs. St. Johns County

St. Johns County is the more expensive place to live: the typical home is worth about $185,700 more than in Duval County...

Oct. 21, 2026

Finance

What Jacksonville Earns: Median Household Income in Every Duval and St. Johns ZIP…

The typical household in the city of Jacksonville earns $69,872 a year, a little less than the Florida median of $74,568...

Oct. 21, 2026

Entertainment

12 Free Things to Do in Jacksonville, From a 250-Year-Old Oak to a French Fort and…

Jacksonville has more free things to do than most people realize, starting with two national park sites that don't charg...

Oct. 21, 2026

Local

12 Famous People From Jacksonville

Jacksonville gave the country the Black National Anthem, the man who made King Kong, the founders of Southern rock and a...

Oct. 20, 2026

Jobs

Jacksonville's 25 Biggest Employers in 2026

Baptist Health is the biggest employer in Northeast Florida, with about 15,000 workers, according to the latest list fro...

Oct. 20, 2026

Food

Mayport Shrimp: A Jacksonville Guide to the Village, the Shrimp, and the Rules for…

At the mouth of the St. Johns River, between the Navy base and the water, sits Mayport, one of the oldest fishing villag...

Oct. 20, 2026

Local

Gone but Not Forgotten: 8 Jacksonville Places We Still Miss, From the Landing to the…

Every city has places that live on mostly in memory. In Jacksonville, that list includes a riverfront mall, an arena whe...

Oct. 20, 2026

Arts & Culture

How Jacksonville Built Southern Rock

Forty-nine years ago today, on Oct. 20, 1977, a plane carrying Lynyrd Skynyrd crashed in the woods near Gillsburg, Missi...

Oct. 20, 2026

Local

St. Johns Is Florida's Fastest-Growing County

St. Johns County is the fastest-growing county in Florida. It added about 13,000 people in a single year, roughly 36 new...

Oct. 20, 2026

Food

Jacksonville Restaurant Inspections

State inspectors ordered three Jacksonville restaurants to close for emergency fixes during the week of Oct. 11 to 17, a...

Oct. 20, 2026

Community

Jacksonville Veterans Day Parade 2026

Jacksonville's Veterans Day Parade steps off at 11:01 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, in downtown Jacksonville. The city calls...

Oct. 20, 2026

Entertainment

Jacksonville Fair 2026 Guide

The Jacksonville Fair runs Thursday, Nov. 5, through Sunday, Nov. 15, at the fairgrounds at 13601 Normandy Blvd. on the...

Oct. 20, 2026

Sports

Jaguars vs. Colts Game-Day Guide

The Jacksonville Jaguars host the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, Nov. 1, at EverBank Stadium, with kickoff at 1 p.m. The...

Oct. 20, 2026