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OPINION | Northeast Florida voters want authenticity in state legislative candidates
What to make of the just-concluded primary elections?. Voters may not have shown up in Duval to the degree that analysts say they want, but the ones who did made it clear yet again that they value authentic candidates.
Soil collection ceremony marks 1-year anniversary of Dollar General shooting
On Sunday, a year after a Clay County man drove to their neighborhood to target Black people, the three victims of the mass shooting in Northwest Jacksonville were remembered by their family, friends, loved ones and the wider community.
SPORTS | What we learned from the Jaguars’ preseason
We could start with the big takeaways from Friday’s Jaguars preseason finale, but because the Falcons did not play their starters, there isn’t a lot we can use from the game to project to the regular season. But we can make some predictions based on the entire preseason body of work by the Jaguars.
Salary for city’s stadium negotiator comes under fire
The salary for chief stadium negotiator Mike Weinstein came under threat at a City Council budget session Friday. The motion by District 13 Councilman Rory Diamond to cut the $292,006 salary from Mayor Donna Deegan’s proposed budget stemmed from what Diamond and others contend was a lack of communication about the position’s role.
Jacksonville Zoo gorilla dies unexpectedly at age 35
Staff and visitors at the Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens are mourning the unexpected loss of a 35-year-old female gorilla due to an illness. The zoo said in a post on Facebook on Thursday that the gorilla named Bulera died unexpectedly due to shigella. Shigella is a bacteria that mainly affects the intestines and can cause digestive complications.
Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence featured in EverBank ads
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence is the new brand ambassador for EverBank. The quarterback will be the focus of nationwide marketing campaigns for the bank. Fans will see him in online content, newspaper ads and TV spots, particularly during football games.
OPINION | Feelings about the franchise and Jacksonville voters
One must be living under a rock to not know we’re entering the last stretch of the 2024 federal and state horserace season. Seems already endless, with media of all kinds — print, broadcast, mainstream, right-wing, left-wing, for-profit, nonprofit, social — providing minute-by-minute updates on some meaningless minuscule something, and what feels like hourly polling of some potential voter opining somewhere on how he or she feels in the moment about that meaningless minuscule something.
High school football kicks off Friday in Northeast Florida
For most schools across Northeast Florida, high school football kicks off on Friday night. The schedule includes rivalry games, intriguing contests, and an official debut for KIPP Bold City. The Greyhounds, who earned that nickname because the school is on the site of the former Jacksonville Kennel Club, host Jackson at 6:30 p.m. Friday.
Opponents decry Anastasia State Park plans
Opponents are lining up against plans to add a lodge and other recreation areas at Anastasia State Park, part of a statewide effort to attract more people to state parks. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection this week announced the Great Outdoors Initiative, which includes a 350-room lodge, pickleball courts and a disc golf course on the barrier island near St. Augustine.
#AskJAXTDY l Can people hand out political flyers near polling locations?
Q. A Jacksonville Today reader, Courtney S., wants to know whether it’s legal for political groups to hang out near polling locations and hand out pamphlets to voters. A. Yes, as long as they’re at least 150 feet from the entrance to a polling location and they’re not harassing or threatening voters.
ARTS PICKS | Aug. 23-25
Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his arts and culture picks for the weekend. As ever, there’s a lot on view at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens. And on Friday, visitors to the revered Riverside institution enjoy free admission from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Free Fourth Friday. Of note: Check out the museum’s newest exhibition, Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories ; as well as a series of movie posters from Jacksonville’s historically important Norman Studios; and some of the museum’s most-delicate pieces, Works on Paper from the Cummer Museum’s Collection . Also on Friday, Artist William McMahan hosts a drawing class ($25 for members, $35 for non-members). The museum is open from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. on Friday (free after 4 p.m.). More info .
2 incumbents lose seats on St. Johns County commission
Two sitting members of the St. Johns County Commission will lose their seats to political newcomers who are promising to slow down the pace of the county’s growth. Clay Murphy unseated incumbent Roy Alaimo by a 6% margin, and Ann Taylor narrowly outpaced incumbent County Commissioner Henry Dean by just 2% — roughly 800 votes.
Nixon trounces Priestly Jackson in House District 13
Angie Nixon’s mammoth margin of victory over Democratic challenger Brenda Priestly Jackson in Florida House District 13 surprised even her. According to unofficial results, Nixon earned more than 80% of the vote in Tuesday’s primary to advance to November’s election, where she faces Terrance Jordan, a write-in candidate who has not raised a dime in support of their campaign. Nixon will be a heavy favorite to return to the Legislature for a third term.
Duval School Board: 2 Moms for Liberty candidates elected; Pearson wins narrowly
The Duval County School Board will have a Moms for Liberty majority in the fall, with two of the conservative group’s endorsed candidates winning Tuesday. Tony Ricardo and Melody Bolduc won their races in District 1 and District 7, respectively, against Nadine Ebri and Sarah Mannion. The District 5 race will go to a run-off between Moms for Liberty-endorsed Reggie Blount and Hank Rogers in November. Nashon Nicks took more than 19% of the vote in District 5, according to a preliminary total from the Duval Elections Supervisor.
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