1 day agoGrant funds partnership to expand equine therapyFunds will help Jacksonville Equestrian Center achieve its goals of implementing a large-scale program, starting with mental health therapies and therapeutic riding.
1 day agoFlorida Blue helps members with rides to vaccine appointmentsWith the COVID-19 shot becoming widely available throughout the state, Floridians can now get rides to and from their vaccine appointments if they’re covered by Florida B...
1 day agoTEDxJacksonville Conference to return to Downtown this fall at new venueCOVID canceled a lot last year, including our chance to hear local TEDx speakers share their innovative ideas live on stage. But they're back this fall in a new Downtown ...
3 days agoHigh-tech cultural center coming to NocateeRaghu Misra is the mastermind behind The Link, a $6.5 million, 22,000-square-foot state-of-the-art cultural center being built in Nocatee.
4/22 - 5 Points Earth Day cleanupJoin Ilegal Mezcal in cleaning up the city of Jacksonville at the 5 Points park and the surrounding area.
4/22 - Celebrate Earth Day at an urban farmA day of farming and learning to grow your own healthy produce at the New Town Success Zone’s urban farm, where the motto is “Building and Replenishing the Soil.”
10 simple actions to care for our planetWhen a community works together to make the planet a better place, we all benefit. Here are some suggestions for people who want to help keep the Earth healthy.
4/23 - St. Augustine hosts Earth Day recycling eventThe city of St. Augustine will host a special, free community recycle event on Friday, April 23, with document shredding, oil and e-waste disposal.
Richard ready to ride for Jacksonville’s ‘Light the City’ eventThe Weather Authority’s Richard Nunn will be out at Adamec Harley-Davidson on Baymeadows on Friday morning getting ready for the ride.
Cummer Museum debuts new race and representation photography exhibitionAn internationally renowned exhibition that explores embracing the black experience is on display in Jacksonville.
4/24 - Lullaby of the Rivers FestivalBob Patterson’s award-winning song “Lullaby of the Rivers” is the inspiration for this music festival that offers regional performers and an Earth Day resources fair.
March Sweetness! Memorial Hospital welcomes 3 newborns for Sweet 16Memorial Hospital had some fun with March Madness when it welcomed three newborns just in time for the Sweet 16.
Local woman’s fight to be with husband in pandemic makes Positively Jax difference for whole stateFor every one of us who has missed being with loved ones during this pandemic, Mary Daniel has made a Positively Jax difference.
Melanie Lawson inspires next generation at Girls Inc. Celebration LuncheonGirls Inc. of Jacksonville has been serving girls in grades K-12 who attend Title I Duval County Public Schools for 50 years.
Jacksonville Symphony offers free tickets to active U.S. military members, veteransThe Jacksonville Symphony and Black Knight are offering free Symphony tickets to active members of the U.S. military and veterans.
$379 million of proposed gas-tax revenue would fund Skyway extensionMore than one-third of the money raised from the proposed 6-cent hike in Jacksonville’s gas tax would be used to expand the Skyway -- the underutilized automated downtown...
Staples will laminate your COVID-19 vaccine card for freeThe business is offering to laminate the paper cards for free.
Diamond D Ranch to hold ‘Diamonds in the Rust’ vintage market The “Diamonds in the Rust” semiannual vintage market will be held at Diamond D Ranch this weekend.
Clay County nonprofit resumes free lunch programA Clay County nonprofit is back open, serving free lunches to those in the community who are food insecure.
Hundreds come out for 26th annual St. Johns River cleanupThe city of Jacksonville and Keep Jacksonville Beautiful hosted the 26th annual cleanup for the Saint Johns River Celebration. Hundreds participated at more than 35 diff...
Join the News4Jax team in supporting the fight against ALSWe would like to continue raising money in Sharon’s name, in hopes of finding a cure for ALS.
Otterly adorable: City worker rescues young otter from storm drainA city worker in Atlantic Beach helped rescue a young otter after it became stuck in a storm drain.
First St. Patrick’s Day parade held in St. Augustine The first St. Patrick’s Day parade in the world was held in St. Augustine 420 years ago today.
Out of all states, Florida has the most homes for sale, study finds In Florida, there was an average of 118,165 active listings per month in 2020. Altogether, there were 248 active listings per 10,000 owner-occupied homes, compared to the...
Lutheran Social Services to host first weekend food giveawayLutheran Social Services, in partnership with Helping Florida and Clear Health Alliance, will host a mobile food pantry from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday at its office at ...
Florida gas prices spike to highest level in 3 years; $3 per gallon soon possibleThe price of gasoline continues to climb across Florida and the country.
New Downtown Jacksonville rooftop restaurant, bar opening soon Estrella Cocina is a Baja-SoCal-Mexican specialty restaurant underway on the rooftop of the VyStar Credit Union building at 100 W. Bay Street.
Jacksonville featured on list of best places to liveJacksonville is listed as No. 99 on Livability’s ’2020 Top 100 Best Places To Live’ list.
IKEA Jacksonville donates teddy bears, VR glasses to Ronald McDonald House Each child served by Ronald McDonald House Charities of Jacksonville is welcomed with a brand-new teddy bear with a special message of comfort attached to it.
City crews clear homeless camp from Downtown Jacksonville propertyThe city of Jacksonville wasted no time Tuesday morning as a deadline arrived for people to move out of the camp, which has been referred to as “tent city.”
Final night of tent city before Jacksonville moves homeless into nearby shelterThe fences are up surrounding a tent city on Union Street downtown and the city of Jacksonville plans to move the homeless living in the camp into a nearby, indoor shelte...
Fanning the flames: Jacksonville Historical Society hosts ‘The Great Fire Run’ The Jacksonville Historical Society is hosting the Great Fire Run of 2021.
F-15 Eagles honored, celebrated service members during local flyover Four F-15 Eagles flew over various Northeast Florida locations on Tuesday to honor and celebrate service members, bringing the “Sound of Freedom” to the entire community ...
Infants born the week of The Players getting special treatmentAs The Players Championship approaches, local newborns are already getting into the spirit of golf.
PGA champion helping children learn golf, positive life skillsAs competitors from all over the world arrive on the First Coast for our biggest week of golf -- The Players Championship -- a PGA Tour champion is focusing attention on ...
Annual Military Job Fair highlights need, value in hiring veteransA local veteran and an organizer of Saturday's annual Military Job Fair at TPC Sawgrass shared with News4Jax why it's important to hire veterans and what they can bring t...
Farm Share distributing food at 4 events around Jacksonville area SaturdayFarm Share, one of Florida’s leading food nonprofits, is distributing food to food-insecure Floridians in the Jacksonville area on Saturday.
‘Safer Together’ explores how mentally ill are treated by policeOf the 2,466 inmates at the Duval County jail, 119 of them have a known mental illness, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Whiskers & Waves free adoption event in Jacksonville BeachDogs and cats will be available for adoption free-of-charge thanks to a sponsorship from the Petco Foundation.
Going to Saturday’s Military Job Fair at The Players? See this firstThe Players Championship hosts an annual Job Fair for veterans, active duty members, spouses and retirees to help them find a perfect fit in a new or continuing career.
Clay County Strawberry Festival offers family fun this weekendThe 5th Annual Strawberry Festival will be a sweet, family fun event this weekend at the Clay County Fairgrounds in Green Cove Springs!
Shopability Saturday event highlights Jacksonville’s inclusive businessesA local organization is working to highlight the positive contributions people with intellectual developmental differences make in the workforce and community through a n...
Positively Jax: Volunteers rake in the trash at beaches clean-upsVolunteers gathered at 9 a.m. Saturday to start picking up litter at three sites throughout our community, and some of what they found was surprising!
Paws & Stripes program for veterans, shelter dogs gets $30K donationThe Farah & Farah law firm and the Jacksonville community raised nearly $30,000 for the Paws & Stripes program for FIVE STAR Veterans Center and the Jacksonville Humane S...
‘Kindness Kabinet’ in Atlantic Beach: Leave what you can, take what you needThe Kindness Kabinet sits out in front of the Wine Warehouse of Atlantic Beach on Atlantic Blvd.
