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The Beatles integrated their Jacksonville concert 60 years ago this week. An event gives a look back
On Thursday, Sept. 12, a tribute cover band and two noted historians will revisit what was the first major racially integrated concert in the Southeast almost exactly 60 years ago, when the Beatles took the stage at Jacksonville’s Gator Bowl.
SPORTS | Jaguars squander second-half lead, lose opener in Miami
The Jaguars wilted in the second half in Miami in a 20-17 loss to the Dolphins. The warning signs were there in the first half. The Jaguars led 17-7 at the break despite several sloppy penalties and mistakes. The worst exchange came late in the third quarter. With the Jaguars leading 17-7 and driving for what could have been a game-sealing victory, Travis Etienne had the ball knocked out of his hands at the 2-yard line. The ball bounced into the endzone and was recovered by the Dolphins. On Miami’s next snap, Tua Tagovailoa hit Tyreek Hill on a deep cross that Hill turned into an 80-yard touchdown to draw Miami to within a field goal at 17-14.
NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Jacksonville Jaguars fun facts
The Jaguars kick off their 30th season on Sunday at the Miami Dolphins. Sunday will mark Trevor Lawrence’s fourth year as the Week 1 starting quarterback – an accomplishment only surpassed by Mark Brunell and Blake Bortles. The 24-year-old is rapidly approaching franchise records set by both.
#AskJAXTDY | When will the city replace Five Points trash cans?
Q: Jacksonville Today reader Stacy K. is waiting for the city to replace trash cans in the Five Points area. “Y’all reported on this a bit ago and (I) hoped to see some changes, but the old ones are still causing issues in the area,” Stacy says.
Flooded San Marco worries about what’s next
After two days of flooding on San Marco Boulevard, Jessica Eilbeck and her employees at The Row House exercise studio hauled sand bag material inside Friday to keep the water out and fans to dry out what had been soaked over recent days.
Nassau County contractor indicted on fraud charges
A contractor from Hilliard has been arrested on a 12-count indictment that alleges he failed to complete homes that customers paid for. Michael Chad Reed, 39, owner of The Reed Group Elite Homes, was arrested Thursday. He is charged with organized fraud, five counts of misapplication of construction funds and six alleging grand theft, an affidavit said.
Black historical society creates Freedom School to close knowledge gaps in Jacksonville
This week, four Jacksonville children will learn about the Tulsa Race Massacre because of a Grammy-nominated funk group. That was Christine McNair’s challenge to the students during the orientation of a local Black History Freedom School.
Beach renourishment done in St. Augustine Beach
There’s tons of new sand on St. Augustine Beach now that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has finished up a beach renourishment project that began earlier this year. The Army Corps says the 2.5 million cubic yards worth of sand will protect the shoreline from damage and give beachgoers more space to spread out.
More flooding threatens waterlogged First Coast
Bands of heavy rain could bring additional flooding in soggy Jacksonville over the next several days. Areas like San Marco, Riverside and the Railyard District near Downtown will be prone to flooding , says Al Sandrick of the National Weather Service office in Jacksonville.
Jacksonville lands Florida’s first autonomous vehicle plant
Florida’s first autonomous vehicle manufacturer will break ground in about six weeks on a factory that could employ more than 1,000 people on Jacksonville’s Northside. Germany’s Holon will begin construction of a 491,000-square-foot plant to build autonomous, 15-seat electric people movers. The Jacksonville Transportation Authority will be the fist American customer to use the driveless vehicles when it launches a shuttle service known as the Ultimate Urban Circulator, or U2C.
AccuWeather scales back its 2024 hurricane forecast
A surprisingly slow year for tropical storms and hurricanes has led AccuWeather to back off its initial projections for an “explosive” year , but only slightly. The weather company cited the unusual lack of tropical activity in the Atlantic basin in August, as well as the first Labor Day weekend without a named storm in decades.
ARTS PICKS | Sept. 6-8
Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his arts and culture picks for the Labor Day weekend. The Jessie Ball duPont Center | Downtown Jacksonville. The latest Moving the Margins’ Artist-in-Residence, Jacksonville-bred acrylics specialist Marcus Williams unveils Un-American Gods, a site-specific exhibition of new works examining European colonization on African development and its repercussions on Black people in America. The exhibit is on view through Feb. 12 at the Corner Gallery inside The Jessie in Downtown Jax. An opening reception is held on Saturday from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. It’s free to attend. More info .
THE JAXSON | The fascinating history of Black Hammock Island’s Cedar Point Preserve
A natural getaway within the city limits of Jacksonville, Cedar Point Preserve is located on Black Hammock Island at 9023 Cedar Point Road. Home to more than 30 miles of natural surface trails, Black Hammock Island is a popular destination for nature seekers looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
Duval School Board OKs employee ethics policies aimed at keeping kids safer
The Duval County School Board unanimously and with little discussion Tuesday approved new employee ethics and professional standards policies. Tuesday’s vote proved timely, just days after yet another teacher was removed from his classroom at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts because of allegations of misconduct involving a student — the sixth teacher to be reassigned or fired from the school under investigation in the last couple school years.
Eastside Debs Store reopens with credit union and career center
Joe Debs leaned against the counter on Tuesday between a pair of registers and the memories returned. A smile did as well. After 13 years of effort and exasperation, his family’s Eastside staple will return on Wednesday. This time, a new nonprofit called The Corner at Debs Store will be more than just a grocery store.
Workforce housing project rejected in St. Johns County
Citing traffic concerns in the existing neighborhoods west of St. Augustine Shores, the St. Johns County Commission on Tuesday denied the proposed Osceola Lakes development. The project would have led to the construction of more than 600 homes on 145 acres of land.
OPINION | Clay County primary election turnout was appallingly low
The 2024 Primary Election Day started with little fanfare and fizzled out with barely more than 18% turnout. In this election, slightly more than 28,000 Clay County voters (out of the 150,000+ registered voters) took the opportunity to cast a ballot. That means 122,000+ voters (81+%) deemed that this election was not worthy of their attention. Approximately 28,000 voters decided the representation for everything from U.S. Senate to local School Board.
FDOT wants us to stop trashing our roads
You name it, road crews have probably scooped it off interstates and state roads. Couches, ladders, burger wrappers, plastic straws …. In fact, the Florida Department of Transportation collected more roadside junk in 2023 in Duval County than in Broward County — and Jacksonville has fewer miles of roads, department officials said.
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