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After a commercial vehicle collided with an overpass, the northbound lanes on I-95 near Airport Road have partially reopened

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After a commercial vehicle collided with an overpass, the northbound lanes on I-95 near Airport Road have partially reopened

JACKSONVILLE, Florida. – The northbound lanes of Interstate 95 near the Airport Road/Duval Road exit ramp were partially reopened Tuesday evening following an accident. The exit ramp to Airport Road remains closed, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. It is unclear how long this area will be closed. Police also closed traffic under I-95 at […]

Home repair program helps longtime Jacksonville, Florida residents stay in their homes » Yale Climate Connections

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Home repair program helps longtime Jacksonville, Florida residents stay in their homes » Yale Climate Connections

New parks and green spaces can improve the quality of life in a community and help protect against flooding in the event of global warming. However, this attractiveness can also lead to rising rents, higher taxes and the emergence of developers looking to buy up dilapidated properties. When residents of the North Riverside neighborhood in […]

Southside Middle School algebra teacher receives $1,000 grant for teaching

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Southside Middle School algebra teacher receives ,000 grant for teaching

JACKSONVILLE, Florida. – A Jacksonville teacher was surprised with a $1,000 scholarship Friday morning as part of the Most Valuable Teacher (MVT) program, which honors the best educators in Northeast Florida each week during football season. In 2021, the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, in partnership with FIS and the College Football Playoff Foundation, launched the MVT […]

Goats are on the loose in Hanna Park to help clear vegetation for an environmental project with the city

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Goats are on the loose in Hanna Park to help clear vegetation for an environmental project with the city

JACKSONVILLE, Florida. – You have to see this! You have to see it! A team of about 55 goats is providing extra hooves to permanently remove nuisance vegetation in Hanna Park. It is part of a program with the City of Jacksonville and Goats on the Go Jacksonville Northwest. Nikki Gunter, owner of Goats on […]

Chili’s is (baby) back (ribs) at Jacksonville International Airport with renovated restaurant

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Chili’s is (baby) back (ribs) at Jacksonville International Airport with renovated restaurant

JACKSONVILLE, Florida. – Welcome to Chili’s! Chili’s Grill & Bar at Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) has officially reopened after expansion and renovations. The new Chili’s celebrated its reopening on Wednesday with a ceremonial ribbon cutting and a live mariachi band. “With expanded seating, a new look and the fast Bottoms Up Draft Beer system, it’s […]

The seaside restaurant “Salt Jax Beach” closes in Jacksonville Beach

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The seaside restaurant “Salt Jax Beach” closes in Jacksonville Beach

What are the best restaurants in Florida? Here are 15 of our favorites. Discover the best restaurants in Florida, recommended by USA TODAY Florida Network food journalists for 2024. After twelve years, Salt Jax Beach is closing. In a social media post on Monday, the Oceanfront Bar and Grill announced that it would be closing […]

Alewife craft beer store closing in Jacksonville’s Five Points

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Alewife craft beer store closing in Jacksonville’s Five Points

What are the best restaurants in Florida? Here are 15 of our favorites. Discover the best restaurants in Florida, recommended by USA TODAY Florida Network food journalists for 2024. A decade ago, Kelly Pickard and Jamie Burket moved to Jacksonville and opened a craft beer bottle shop and tasting room in Five Points. They opened […]

Affordable housing initiative to create 1,000 new rental apartments in Jacksonville suffers another setback

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Affordable housing initiative to create 1,000 new rental apartments in Jacksonville suffers another setback

JACKSONVILLE, Florida. – An ambitious affordable housing initiative that would potentially create 1,000 new rental apartments in Jacksonville has suffered another setback. The Community Foundation of Northeast Florida and the Jessie Ball duPont Fund have pushed for the creation of the Jacksonville Affordable Housing Fund, which calls for $10 million in investments to combat the […]

Don’t build a skyscraper at Riverfront Plaza, finish the park

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Don’t build a skyscraper at Riverfront Plaza, finish the park

A few weeks ago, while I was working on a column about the construction of the Independent Life building 50 years ago, one of the people involved said something I had never heard before. Larry Denny, who worked for KBJ Architects, said that when Independent Life agreed to build the 37-story building — which was […]

Nearly half of Jacksonville property managers are offering discounts as the rental market cools. What have you observed?

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Nearly half of Jacksonville property managers are offering discounts as the rental market cools. What have you observed?

JACKSONVILLE, Florida. – A housing boom in Duval County is offering renters more options and better deals. A new report from Zillow found that 45.6% of rentals in the Jacksonville metropolitan area received a discount in July, up from just 27.8% a year earlier. The typical asking rent is $1,769, up 0.8% from last year. […]