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Fernandina Beach's Poe Pinson rides her skateboard to 'surreal' Paris Olympic experience
Dressed in all black from head to toe in the scorching heat of mid-July, Poe Pinson mounts the ramp, skateboard in hand, on an afternoon that sends many a 19-year-old scurrying for the surf of the Atlantic Ocean half a block away. Is this a comfortable way to spend a...
JFRD battling fire at church on Yellow Bluff Road
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department is on the scene of a fire that broke out at a church Monday night on Yellow Bluff Road. According to JFRD, no one was taken to the hospital. The cause of the fire is unclear. News4JAX is working to...
Eastside business owners push for help as special committee begins work on $94 million CBA
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Monday, a City of Jacksonville special committee held its first meeting to discuss how to best use $94 million from a community benefits agreement carved out of the Jaguars stadium deal. The first meeting lasted three hours and included presentations from organizations doing work on Jacksonville's...
Special Committee on the Future of Downtown hears latest proposal for Laura Street Trio incentives
Developer Steve Atkins returned to City Hall on July 22 to discuss his latest proposal to restore the Laura Street Trio with the Special Committee on the Future of Downtown. The new deal includes $18.3 million in city loans and $67.47 million in development grants totaling $85.77 million. Development costs total $188.67 million.
City could create two boards to consider ‘Stadium of the Future’ community benefits agreement spending
The City Council Special Committee on the Community Benefits Agreement related to the city’s commitment to build the “Stadium of the Future” in partnership with the Jacksonville Jaguars had its first meeting July 22 at City Hall. The agenda included establishing its schedule of work and hearing...
PM Pediatric Care acquires Jacksonville urgent care center
PM Pediatric Care says it acquired 10 pediatric urgent care centers from Pediatrix Medical Group, including one in Jacksonville. The Night Lite Pediatrics at 1140 Beach Blvd. will be renamed PM Pediatric Urgent Care, the company said in a July 22 news release. It is the third owner in two...
Jacksonville prepares for new state law making it illegal to sleep in public spaces
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Mayor Donna Deegan addressed the a new Florida state house bill which will make it illegal to sleep in public spaces Monday. With just about three months until House Bill 1365 goes into effect, the mayor and city leaders are coming together to prepare. They have developed a 12 step plan that was released by the mayor’s office.
‘Unprofessional behavior:’ Mayor’s Office reprimand of ex-grants chief Audrey Gibson reveals rocky 10-month tenure
Action News Jax’s Ben Becker has learned City of Jacksonville ex-grants chief Audrey Gibson was accused of “unprofessional behavior” and creating a “toxic work environment” in a written reprimand before her sudden resignation from the Mayor’s Office in June.
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