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AVONDALE


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Trying the Zen Lounge facelift technique to tighten skin and drain sinuses

Read full article: Trying the Zen Lounge facelift technique to tighten skin and drain sinuses

The Zen Lounge in Jacksonville is a locally owned and operated day spa and Pilates studio situated at 4578 St. Johns Ave in the Avondale neighborhood.

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PGA Tour rookies Isaiah Salinda and Kevin Velo remain atop Zurich Classic leaderboard

Read full article: PGA Tour rookies Isaiah Salinda and Kevin Velo remain atop Zurich Classic leaderboard

PGA Tour rookies Isaiah Salinda and Kevin Velo shot a 3-under 69 in alternate-shot play Friday to remain atop the leaderboard in the Zurich Classic, and leave defending champions Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry six strokes back.

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Masters champion Rory McIlory and teammate Shane Lowry 6 back in Zurich Classic title defense

Read full article: Masters champion Rory McIlory and teammate Shane Lowry 6 back in Zurich Classic title defense

Rory McIlroy, playing for the first time since winning the Masters, teamed with Shane Lowry to shoot an 8-under 64 in better-play Thursday in the Zurich Classic, leaving the Irish defending champions six shots behind leaders Isaiah Salinda and Kevin Vetlo.

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A rare spotting of good luck: White squirrel pops out in Avondale

Read full article: A rare spotting of good luck: White squirrel pops out in Avondale

It’s often called a rare sighting that’s a sign of good luck when a white or albino squirrel is spotted.

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Avondale residents call for road safety improvements after truck hits home, knocks out power to 200+ customers

Read full article: Avondale residents call for road safety improvements after truck hits home, knocks out power to 200+ customers

People who live in part of the Avondale neighborhood are asking drivers to be more careful when passing through.

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Motorcyclist dies, car overturns in crash in Jacksonville’s Avondale neighborhood

Read full article: Motorcyclist dies, car overturns in crash in Jacksonville’s Avondale neighborhood

A motorcyclist died Sunday after crashing into a car on Roosevelt Boulevard, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

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Federal judge denies NASCAR's motions to dismiss antitrust lawsuit involving two race teams

Read full article: Federal judge denies NASCAR's motions to dismiss antitrust lawsuit involving two race teams

A federal judge has denied NASCAR’s motions to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed against the stock car series.

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‘It’s a health hazard’: ‘Eyesore’ Avondale home condemned, deemed unsafe after partial wall collapse

Read full article: ‘It’s a health hazard’: ‘Eyesore’ Avondale home condemned, deemed unsafe after partial wall collapse

A home in Avondale has been condemned after a portion of the house collapsed.

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Design Additions in Avondale

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Design additions in Avondale is the perfect place to kick off your new year in style. From unique decor to grab and go gifts, they have everything you need to wake up your space and elevate your celebrations.

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State attorney says JEA board did not violate Florida’s Sunshine Law

Read full article: State attorney says JEA board did not violate Florida’s Sunshine Law

Jacksonville’s state attorney said there’s no evidence that members of the JEA violated Florida’s “Sunshine Law” with discussions surrounding the resignation and replacement of former CEO Jay Stowe.

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Justin Allgaier wins 1st NASCAR Xfinity title, capping comeback by passing Hill and Custer late

Read full article: Justin Allgaier wins 1st NASCAR Xfinity title, capping comeback by passing Hill and Custer late

Justin Allgaier won his first NASCAR Xfinity season championship Saturday night at Phoenix Raceway, making a stunning comeback after falling a lap down midway through the race.

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NASCAR trucks driver Ty Majeski fined $12,500 for missing media session to vote in Wisconsin

Read full article: NASCAR trucks driver Ty Majeski fined $12,500 for missing media session to vote in Wisconsin

NASCAR Truck Series championship contender Ty Majeski was fined $12,500 for missing his media session to go vote in his home state of Wisconsin on Election Day.

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Inaugural ‘Music Tour’ coming to Riverside/Avondale area in October

Read full article: Inaugural ‘Music Tour’ coming to Riverside/Avondale area in October

A musical event celebrating Riverside and Avondale’s rich musical history is coming to Jacksonville in October.

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Rory McIlroy won't rejoin PGA Tour board, says others were 'uncomfortable' with his potential return

Read full article: Rory McIlroy won't rejoin PGA Tour board, says others were 'uncomfortable' with his potential return

Rory McIlroy won’t be returning to the PGA Tour board.

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Avondale residents concerned with constant crashes urge drivers to slow down before someone is killed

Read full article: Avondale residents concerned with constant crashes urge drivers to slow down before someone is killed

Avondale neighbors near the corner of Dancy Street and Roosevelt Boulevard are fed up with the amount of crashes that happen from drivers speeding and losing control.

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Former BYU teammates Patrick Fishburn and Zach Blair lead Zurich Classic of New Orleans

Read full article: Former BYU teammates Patrick Fishburn and Zach Blair lead Zurich Classic of New Orleans

Former BYU teammates Patrick Fishburn and Zach Blair shot a 12-under 60 in better-ball play Saturday to take the third-round lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the PGA Tour’s only team event.

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First Coast Gems: Historic neighborhood market & butcher shop turned deli

Read full article: First Coast Gems: Historic neighborhood market & butcher shop turned deli

Pinegrove Deli, a historic neighborhood market and butcher shop turned deli, has been a beloved family-owned and operated establishment in Avondale and Riverside for over 60 years.

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Highlighting local volunteer at the Joy Spotlight event

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Iguana on Park is a Latin Fusion Restaurant serving the greater Jacksonville community from the Avondale neighborhood in Riverside.

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‘It’s super frustrating’: Recent rash of auto thefts has Riverside neighbors worried

Read full article: ‘It’s super frustrating’: Recent rash of auto thefts has Riverside neighbors worried

A recent rash of auto thefts and burglaries has left many people in the Riverside, Five Points and Avondale neighborhoods wondering if they will be the next victims.

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‘It’s so peaceful here’: Avondale neighbors are shocked after man was found dead on St. Johns Avenue

Read full article: ‘It’s so peaceful here’: Avondale neighbors are shocked after man was found dead on St. Johns Avenue

A man is dead after a shooting in Jacksonville’s Avondale neighborhood. It happened Saturday on St. Johns Avenue near Montgomery Place.

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Man found shot to death in Jacksonville’s Avondale neighborhood

Read full article: Man found shot to death in Jacksonville’s Avondale neighborhood

One man was found shot to death in Jacksonville's Avondale neighborhood Saturday night.

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Ryan Blaney fastest of NASCAR title contenders in lone practice ahead of championship

Read full article: Ryan Blaney fastest of NASCAR title contenders in lone practice ahead of championship

Ryan Blaney was fastest of NASCAR’s championship contenders in the only practice session ahead of the title-deciding season finale at Phoenix Raceway.

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NASCAR defends drama-free final four and vows to do a better job promoting its young stars

Read full article: NASCAR defends drama-free final four and vows to do a better job promoting its young stars

NASCAR says Sunday’s championship finale has plenty of pizzazz.

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Riley, Hardy capture first PGA Tour wins at Zurich Classic

Read full article: Riley, Hardy capture first PGA Tour wins at Zurich Classic

Nick Hardy and Davis Riley birdied four of their final six holes to give both players their first PGA Tour victory at the Zurich Classic.

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Clark-Hossler maintain 1-shot lead in Zurich Classic

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Wyndham Clark and Beau Hossler shot a 10-under 62 in better-ball play Saturday to maintain a one-shot lead through three rounds at the Zurich Classic.

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Clark-Hossler team keeps slim lead at Zurich Classic

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Wyndham Clark and Beau Hossler shot a 5-under 67 in alternate-shot play to maintain a one-shot lead through the second round of the Zurich Classic.

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Byron wins 2nd straight Cup race, beats Larson at Phoenix

Read full article: Byron wins 2nd straight Cup race, beats Larson at Phoenix

William Byron won his second straight NASCAR Cup Series race, taking advantage of a pair of late cautions to give Hendrick Motorsports a victory in overtime at Phoenix Raceway.

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Jacksonville’s best happy hour: The Blue Fish Restaurant and Oyster Bar

Read full article: Jacksonville’s best happy hour: The Blue Fish Restaurant and Oyster Bar

This year’s winner for Jacksonville’s best happy hour takes us to the Avondale neighborhood, where you’ll find The Blue Fish Restaurant and Oyster Bar.

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Riverside roads flood during Ian — but nothing compared to Irma

Read full article: Riverside roads flood during Ian — but nothing compared to Irma

Everyone remembers the images of devastating flooding in Northeast Florida, including in the Riverside and Avondale area, during Hurricane Irma in 2017.

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Flooding concerns heightened for some Avondale residents as tropical system rolls toward Florida

Read full article: Flooding concerns heightened for some Avondale residents as tropical system rolls toward Florida

Residents in low-lying neighborhoods, like Avondale, keep an especially close eye on the tropics this time of year due to the threat of extreme flooding during a storm.

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Avondale homeowners believe aging infrastructure is causing area to flood

Read full article: Avondale homeowners believe aging infrastructure is causing area to flood

There’s frustration among Avondale homeowners every time heavy rains cause significant flooding on Challen Avenue near Park Street.

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Greenhouse Bar owners say mobile plant shop trailer was stolen

Read full article: Greenhouse Bar owners say mobile plant shop trailer was stolen

A Jacksonville family is devasted after their greenhouse trailer was allegedly stolen from in front of their home Saturday in the Avondale neighborhood.

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Golfers put aside 'reprehensible' Saudi moves to join series

Read full article: Golfers put aside 'reprehensible' Saudi moves to join series

Graeme McDowell says he accepts it is “incredibly polarizing” to join the Saudi-funded rebel golf tour.

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Neighborhood crime alert: Residents say security cameras caught suspected thief in Miramar, Avondale

Read full article: Neighborhood crime alert: Residents say security cameras caught suspected thief in Miramar, Avondale

Residents of Miramar and Avondale told News4JAX that their security cameras recorded what appears to be the same man breaking into homes in both neighborhoods.

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Cantlay, Schauffele shatter 54-hole mark, take 5-shot lead

Read full article: Cantlay, Schauffele shatter 54-hole mark, take 5-shot lead

Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele played the back nine in 8-under 28 and shot a 12-under 60 in best-ball play Saturday to shatter the Zurich Classic three-round record at 29 under and stretch their lead to five strokes.

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Cantlay, Schauffele maintain 1-shot lead in Zurich Classic

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Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele shot a 4-under 68 in alternate-shot play Friday at windswept TPC of Louisiana to maintain a one-stroke lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

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Cantlay and Schauffele open with 59 to lead Zurich Classic

Read full article: Cantlay and Schauffele open with 59 to lead Zurich Classic

Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele are a good team even when they’re playing for cash instead of a flag.

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Tree topples into Park Street at Boone Park during Thursday’s rains

Read full article: Tree topples into Park Street at Boone Park during Thursday’s rains

A large tree fell down on Thursday, blocking Park Street at Boone Park in Avondale.

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Jacksonville’s best family-friendly park: Boone Park

Read full article: Jacksonville’s best family-friendly park: Boone Park

The park is the perfect location for kids ready to play or for a family picnic.

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As Elsa moves closer, angst over flooding is high in some Duval County neighborhoods

Read full article: As Elsa moves closer, angst over flooding is high in some Duval County neighborhoods

Concern over flooding in some Duval County neighborhoods remained high as Elsa on Tuesday moved closer to Florida’s west coast.

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Geezer Dog Rescue takes in 16-year-old dog abandoned in Westside dumpster

Read full article: Geezer Dog Rescue takes in 16-year-old dog abandoned in Westside dumpster

Geezer Dog Rescue has taken in a 16-year-old dog that was abandoned in a Westside dumpster.

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Aussies Leishman and Smith win Zurich Classic in a playoff

Read full article: Aussies Leishman and Smith win Zurich Classic in a playoff

Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman outlasted Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel to win the Zurich Classic in a playoff that capped a tight and tense final round Sunday.

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Martin Truex Jr. wins NASCAR Cup race at Phoenix Raceway

Read full article: Martin Truex Jr. wins NASCAR Cup race at Phoenix Raceway

AVONDALE, Ariz. – Joey Logano has won a few times at Phoenix Raceway and knows a good restart when he feels one. Truex blew past Logano on the final restart and pulled away for his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season and 28th overall. Logano — who led 143 laps — won the second stage after leading the final 35 laps during a long stretch of green-flag racing. But he couldn't hold back Truex, who won his ninth race with JGR. Hamlin was fast early in the race, leading for 31 laps until the competition caution midway through the first stage.

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MLB has 0.3% positive COVID-19 rate during intake testing

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(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)NEW YORK – Thirteen of 4,336 tests for COVID-19 were positive during intake for Major League Baseball's spring training, a rate of 0.3%The commissioner's office said Friday that nine positive samples involved players and four involved staff. After the intake screening, there were no new positives among 2,298 monitoring test samples. All players on 40-man rosters and players with minor league contracts invited to big league training camp are screened. In the final figures released last year, MLB said it had collected 172,740 samples and that 91 had been positive, or 0.05%. Fifty-seven of 91 positives have been players, and 21 of the 30 teams have had a person covered by the monitoring test positive.

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AP source: MLB slightly deadening ball amid HR surge

Read full article: AP source: MLB slightly deadening ball amid HR surge

Major League Baseball has slightly deadened its baseballs amid a years-long surge in home runs. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)NEW YORK – Major League Baseball has slightly deadened its baseballs amid a years-long surge in home runs. Five teams also plan to add humidors to their stadiums, raising the total to 10 of 30 MLB stadiums equipped with humidity-controlled storage spaces. The makeup of official Rawlings baseballs used in MLB games has come under scrutiny in recent years. In an effort to better center the ball, Rawlings has loosened the tension on the first of three wool windings within the ball.

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Cactus League asks MLB to delay spring training due to COVID

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The Cactus League and Arizona community leaders have asked Major League Baseball to delay the start of spring training due to coronavirus concerns just over three weeks before pitchers and catchers are supposed to report. The Cactus League made the request in a letter to Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred obtained by The Associated Press on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)The Cactus League and Arizona community leaders have asked Major League Baseball to delay the start of spring training due to coronavirus concerns just over three weeks before pitchers and catchers are supposed to report. The Cactus League made the request in a letter to Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred obtained by The Associated Press on Monday. The Cactus League hosts 15 MLB clubs.

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AP Exclusive: MLB suspends political donations after DC riot

Read full article: AP Exclusive: MLB suspends political donations after DC riot

The National Football League said it will reconsider its donations but did not commit to suspending them. “We are re-evaluating our political giving policies through the Gridiron PAC,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told the AP in a statement Wednesday. Others, like MLB, have postponed political giving to both political parties altogether. The Office of The Commissioner of Major League Baseball Political Action Committee has donated $669,375 to Senate and House candidates since the 2016 election cycle, with 52.4% of that money going to Republican candidates, according to The Center for Responsive Politics. Since the 2016 election cycle, MLB has made contributions to two senators and nine representatives who were among those opposing certification of Biden's victory.

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Elliott too fast for Hamlin, Logano, Keselowski

Read full article: Elliott too fast for Hamlin, Logano, Keselowski

Brad Keselowski (2) and Denny Hamlin (11) race side by side through Turn 4 during the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Phoenix Raceway, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)AVONDALE, Ariz. – Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski got a big head start on Chase Elliott. Hamlin, Logano and Keselowski never got the caution flag they needed to catch up, with Keselowski finishing second, Logano third and Hamlin fourth. “I would have liked to have one of those late-race yellows like we saw in the Truck race and the Xfinity race,” Keselowski said. Hamlin won the season-opening Daytona 500 and had seven victories this year — two behind leader Kevin Harvick. “As an organization we have got to get a little better, especially on the short tracks,” Hamlin said.

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Elliott drives from back of the field to first NASCAR title

Read full article: Elliott drives from back of the field to first NASCAR title

The Elliotts joined Lee and Richard Petty and Ned and Dale Jarrett as just the third father-son combination to win a NASCAR Cup title. Elliott passed Joey Logano with 42 laps remaining and pulled away in a race Elliott controlled even as the four title contenders ran 1-2-3-4 most of the afternoon. Elliott had charged through the field during the first stage to clump the four contenders in the winner-take-all season finale. Elliott's win at Martinsville last week not only locked him into the final four, but eliminated regular-season champion Harvick. On the cool-down lap, Johnson pulled up alongside Elliott and fist-bumped the new face of Hendrick, of Chevrolet and of NASCAR.

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Jacksonville business owner wants everyone to feel welcome at her boutique

Read full article: Jacksonville business owner wants everyone to feel welcome at her boutique

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Bryanetta Humphrey, the owner of the Talk of the Town boutique in Avondale, says she can find the perfect outfit for anyone. Her boutique sells clothes among many other things“I believe I was born to own the Talk of the Town,” Humphrey said. But she admits being a Black business owner in a predominately white community is not easy. Because we’re a Black-owned business.”A year and a half after first opening the doors of the boutique, Humphrey started to feel more comfortable in her role as the face of the business. I paused long enough for her to wonder, ’Why did you hesitate?’ And she asked me, ’Why did you hesitate?’” Humphrey said.

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Flooding on Jacksonville’s Westside raises questions about city’s response

Read full article: Flooding on Jacksonville’s Westside raises questions about city’s response

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After heavy rains pelted Jacksonville and caused some flash flooding across part of the Westside on Monday night, many are questioning the city’s response. People like Jim Williams have been complaining about major flooding since retention ponds were covered and replaced with pipes. The flooding issue is something that the Jacksonville City Council is working on. A resiliency committee has been meeting about the flooding problems and is scheduled to meet again on Wednesday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is also working with the city to buy up flood-prone property.

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Best local romantic dinner: The Casbah Café

Read full article: Best local romantic dinner: The Casbah Café

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It’s one of Jacksonville’s top Middle Eastern bistros, and the Casbah Café is also the JaxBest choice for best local romantic dinner! Located in Avondale, the Casbah is casual and quaint, and along with a long list of hookah flavors, the Café gives an authentic cultural experience. During your meal, you’ll likely witness some traditional Middle Eastern belly dancing among the lively crowd. On the menu, you’ll also find a variety of local and imported artisanal wine and beer! Head over to the Casbah’s website for a closer look.

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Residents concerned thieves are targeting their cars

Read full article: Residents concerned thieves are targeting their cars

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Residents in the Avondale, Fairfax and Riverside neighborhoods said Wednesday they're being targeted in the middle of night by people trying to break into cars. Barbara Hitell, a Fairfax resident, said she got surveillance footage of two men outside her home. "Two guys creeping across my front lawn, running over to my cars. Each of them walked up to one of the cars ... then they creep over the next house -- they were hitting every house on the street," Hitell said. She said her surveillance cameras have twice caught people targeting her cars within two weeks.

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