1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (387+ words) Jacksonville's Students in the Arts Alliance will oversee the annual Deck the Chairs holiday lights exhibit, a flagship program to expand year'round arts programming while elevating student artists across Northeast Florida. The new alliance, formed by the nonprofit Deck the…...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago  (153+ words) Jacksonville Today is a free local news service delivering original journalism, community stories, and essential updates that help Northeast Florida residents stay informed and engaged. From city government and development to culture, education, and events, jaxtoday.org offers trusted reporting…...

21+ hour, 57+ min ago  (278+ words) BestBet Jacksonville is being accused of failing to offer accommodations to pregnant employees. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit pointing to incidents in January and February when, the EEOC says, two pregnant women were forced to quit…...

22+ hour, 49+ min ago  (94+ words) Jacksonville Today is a free local news service delivering original journalism, community stories, and essential updates that help Northeast Florida residents stay informed and engaged. From city government and development to culture, education, and events, jaxtoday.org offers trusted reporting…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (191+ words) Lanes on the Buckman Bridge will be closed again this weekend, but in the opposite direction of past weeks. Two of the four northbound lanes of Interstate 295 " from Mandarin to the Westside " will close at 10 p.m. Friday and reopen by 4 a.m. Monday…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (647+ words) Paintings, sculptures and other works of art will shine this weekend as the 58th annual Mandarin Art Festival gets underway on the oak-shaded grounds of the 154-year-old Mandarin Community Club. Jacksonville's longest-running art festival includes a children's art show, bake sale…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (142+ words) A hike on Fort George Island, an Easter weekend tradition in St. Augustine, and the Mandarin Art Festival are What to Do this weekend in the Jacksonville area. Fort George Island Cultural State Park | Jacksonville 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | 11241 Fort George Road | Free…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (751+ words) Bob Hayes under the spotlight was the ultimate catch-22. The track and field at Matthew Gilbert Middle School was renamed Tuesday afternoon in honor of the one Panther whom no one could catch " Robert "Bullet Bob" Hayes. His classmates, teammates,…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1253+ words) Every week for the past year, Elaine Healy has visited the Petco store in south St. Augustine. Actually, she visits behind the Petco store." Healy, along with a group of other cat lovers, feed and keep an eye on a…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (962+ words) Gov. Ron DeSantis wasted little time signing a bill that will rename Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald Trump. A little more than a year after the two clashed over the Republican presidential nomination, DeSantis on Monday signed legislation…...