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Ridaught: Guess who’s back, back again
Last year, two area football coaches returned to their respective schools after a brief hiatus. In 2021, Columbia (Lake City) football coach Brian Allen announced his resignation, stepping down after 10 seasons as the head coach of the Tigers. He made the postseason every year and finished with double-digit wins...
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...
‘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.
INVESTIGATES: Take 5 blamed for ‘substandard work’ on JSO cruisers; damaging vehicles across country
Take 5, a major oil change chain, is being blamed for damaging Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office vehicles as well as numerous other drivers’ cars in numerous states.
Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar targets October opening at Town Center
Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar spokesperson Jami Sharp said the Jacksonville restaurant will open this fall. “It looks like we are on track for an October opening,” Sharp said by email July 16. She did not have a specific date. The former Ida Claire restaurant at Town Center is...
Lotte Plaza Market expects early 2025 opening in old Best Buy in Regency area
Pending permits, Lotte Plaza Market will open in the first quarter of 2025 after it renovates the closed Best Buy in the Regency area of Jacksonville into a Korean- and Asian-focused grocery store. President Alvin Lee said by email July 15 that his group was scheduled to start construction earlier...
Jackson came to Jacksonville: World's biggest music star dazzled 135,000 fans 40 years ago
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It's just about impossible to get more famous than Michael Jackson was in 1984, with "Thriller” burning up the charts and his signature moonwalk dance move and one-glove fashion statement dominating MTV and Pepsi commercials. So when it was announced that Michael and his brothers...
Healthful News: UF Health North expands, Ascension Southside performs innovative surgery
UF Health Jacksonville has opened the latest expansion of UF Health North, adding a second hospital tower that doubles the facility's available bed space for patients across Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. "UF Health North has proven itself to be an integral part of this community, providing the most advanced health care possible,...
St. Augustine Clerk’s Office to hold Passport Saturday event on August 3rd
The Recording Department will be open on August 3 to process first-time passports, renewals for passports issued over 15 years ago, passports for minors under 16, and replacements for lost, stolen, or damaged passports.
Jaguars Place Arik Armstead on PUP List, 49ers Smart for Cutting Him
Now we see exactly why the 49ers released Arik Armstead this offseason. The Jacksonville Jaguars just placed Armstead on the Physically Unable to Perform List. Armstead reportedly is still recovering from offseason knee surgery.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez floats potential bid for Governor of Florida
After a short-lived push to win the Republican nomination ahead of the 2024 presidential elections, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is now shifting his focus to a potential bid for Florida Governor. Suarez, who has been the Miami Mayor since 2017, said that running for Florida's top executive office is very...
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