COMMUNITY

A local man who has been jumping rope across the country to raise awareness for those who have taken their own lives jumped his last mile Saturday in Jacksonville Beach.

Families are not the only ones struggling with inflation rates soaring. According to Feeding America, food banks across the country are buying nearly as much food as they did last year, but are paying 40% more for that food.

These are the stories of four military spouses who take this job very seriously. They are also teachers, coaches, counselors, veterans, and their biggest jobs military wives and moms. Their husbands have been deployed, at some point, leaving them behind at times that are never convenient.

Farm Share will be distributing food on Friday and Saturday to food-insecure Floridians in the Jacksonville area.

Maple Street Biscuit Company is one of 150 IDD inclusive businesses across Jacksonville participating in Shopability Saturday, which allows customers to shop and dine at the inclusive businesses, which can be found on an interactive map at https://connectablejax.com/shopability/.

A fashion show Saturday in St. Augustine is raising money for the Matanzas Riverkeeper with more than 100 models decked out in fashions created from trash.

A local food truck owner and chef is determined to keep his business going after multiple hurdles.

You might not realize that many of the neighborhoods that now make up Jacksonville were once cities themselves.

April’s Positively Jax winner is all about the community and bringing the arts to everyone. Lori Newton had the vision for a community theatre years ago after reading a book.

Hometown woman T-Neisha Tate has a pretty sweet job. She was promoted by the Jaguars from director of programs to vice president of social responsibility and impact in the summer of 2020.