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Atlantic Beach neighbors push to rename park named after 'infamous' dog
ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — A sign hangs in the intersection of Dewees Avenue and Coquina Place in Atlantic Beach, welcoming folks to Marvin’s Garden. One neighbor says when the sign went in, it caused a bit of a stir. “He did jump out of the second story window...
Florida marina makes unprecedented fuel offering to boaters: 'Honored to be the first'
The announcement notes the United States is home to around 12 million recreational boaters, with Florida being the top boating state. A Florida marina has taken a decisive step toward cleaning up the recreational boating sector, launching a pilot program to offer sustainable marine fuel. On July 2, the National...
COA’s THE PLAYERS Community Senior Center presents its August schedule
The following programs will be held at COA’s THE PLAYERS Community Senior Center, 175 Landrum Lane, Ponte Vedra Beach, beginning in August. Most classes are four weeks long and begin Aug. 1. If you have any questions, call the center at 904-209-3659. For more information, go to coasjc.org/ponte-vedra-center:. Lunch...
$1.8M Vilano Beach Oceanfront Park project completed
St. Johns County joined the St. Johns Cultural Council and Vilano Beach Main Street on Wednesday, July 17, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the reopening of Vilano Beach Oceanfront Park, 2752 Anahma Drive, St. Augustine, following its $1.8 million renovation. The renovation project included:. Improvements to the northern walkover...
DIA, developers discuss project proposal to build Downtown Jacksonville’s tallest skyscraper
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – What was once a parking lot in Jacksonville’s downtown could soon become high-rise condos. The project is planned for an area between the former Jacksonville Landing and the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront garage, according to the Jacksonville Daily Record. If the project goes as planned,...
News4JAX political analyst discusses key points of Biden’s Oval Office address
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Saying he reveres the office but loves his country more, President Biden gave what some may have been one of the most important speeches of his political career Wednesday night. With his family by his side in the Oval Office, the president addressed the nation for...
Group sues over ‘misleading’ financial impact statement on abortion amendment
A lawsuit was filed Wednesday over a financial impact statement that will be included alongside Florida's abortion amendment, claiming that the statement is not only misleading, but that it was unlawfully revised.
DeSantis says he’ll stay out of UF’s upcoming presidential search
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he will not be involved in UF’s search for its next president and wasn’t “involved necessarily” with the selection of Sen. Ben Sasse for the university’s top job. At a press conference at St. Petersburg College, DeSantis said he would...
11-year-old Virginia boy charged with making swatting calls to Florida schools
Authorities say an 11-year-Virginia boy is charged in Florida with calling in more than 20 bomb or shooting threats at schools. Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said Thursday that investigators were particularly motivated to find the caller before students returned to school next month. Emergency services received the first bomb threat on May 14. They continued for another week. Investigators tracked the calls to a home near Richmond, Virginia. Local deputies executed a search warrant at the home this month, and said the 11-year-old boy who lived there admitted making the Florida swatting calls.
'It’s just massive': Artist Walk Skate Park is ready to open. What will it be like?
Skaters interested in Artist Walk Skate Park won’t have to wait much longer for the gates to come down and the park to officially open for public use. City Council voted Tuesday night to approve the Florida Department of Transportation lease on all six acres of the park. The...
First sawfish in 16 years of surveying caught, tagged, and released in St. Marys River
The University of North Florida Shark Biology Program caught, tagged, and released the first sawfish recorded in its 16 years of surveying shark populations in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.
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