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What happens to clinics after a state bans abortion? They fight to survive.
Voters in several states will likely have the chance to reverse their states’ abortion bans this November — but the election results could come too late for clinics that have been forced to scale back or even shut down while those bans were in effect. A measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution […] The post What happens to clinics after a state bans abortion? They fight to survive. appeared first on Louisiana Illuminator.
#AskJAXTDY l What’s being built at Lem Turner Road and I-295?
Q. A Jacksonville Today reader, Judy J., wanted to know what’s under construction at the corner of Lem Turner Road and Interstate 295 in Northwest Jacksonville. A. It’s a business park called Airport 295 Logistics Park. The complex is under construction on 42 acres there.
INVESTIGATES: Florida nursing students are failing state exam required to enter the workforce
Recruiting and retaining nurses throughout the state has become more difficult. Action News Jax Investigates found part of the problem is Florida’s pass rates for the state exam are below the national average.
Jacksonville's Jewish Community Alliance named best of North American peers
The Jewish Community Alliance in Jacksonville, which provides physical, recreational, educational, social and cultural opportunities for all faiths, outshined its peers in all of North America in a recent survey. The Manhattan-based Jewish Community Centers Association of North America conducted a third-party survey of its membership in 2023. The results showed that the Jacksonville center, which...
SPOTLIGHT: Jazz Festival returns to Jacksonville for Memorial Day weekend
The Jacksonville Jazz Festival is back this Memorial Day Weekend, and is returning to its roots at Metropolitan Park and unveiling a fresh experience at Daily’s Place. The festival will begin on Thursday, May 23, with the Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition at the Florida Theatre, followed by three days of free live music at Met Park and Daily’s Place. Thursday, May 23: Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition - 7:00 pm - Florida Theatre Boeing Boeing - Starts May 23 - June 6 - Alhambra Theater and Dining
Jacksonville History Center releases list of endangered buildings
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — May is known as the "National History Preservation Month" to some; to the Jacksonville History Center, it's an opportunity to educate residents and showcase their annual list of endangered historic buildings. The history center's CEO, Dr. Alan Bliss, believes taking care of the past creates a...
Operations at Duval beaches renourishment project on pause for mechanical issues
The federal government stepped in to pour tens of millions of dollars into beach renourishment along Duval’s coastline, but the work is already on hold after the contractor experienced mechanical issues.
USACE Jacksonville awards $9.6 million contract for maintenance dredging in Nassau County
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District has awarded a $6.9 million contract to Southwind Construction of Evansville, Indiana, for maintenance dredging of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) near Sawpit Creek, Nassau County.
ARTS PICKS | May 24-26
Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his arts and culture picks for the weekend. After a Thursday evening Symphony in 60 performance , the Jacksonville Symphony will once again be joined by dancers from the Florida Ballet and the Jacksonville Dance Theatre for At the Ballet II , a matinee performance on Friday at 11, as part of the Symphony’s popular coffee series. Tickets and more info .
Jacksonville to open 26 pools for Memorial Day, hire 72 more lifeguards than in 2023
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — After condemnation over community pools closed last year, the city of Jacksonville will open 26 community pools for Memorial Day weekend. In 2023, nearly half of the city's public pools were closed, primarily due to staffing issues and maintenance problems. There have been 72 lifeguards hired...
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