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WEATHER ALERT

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BICENTENNIAL


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Looking back at the Blue Angels’ history

Read full article: Looking back at the Blue Angels’ history

As many locals know, the Navy's Blue Angels formed right here in Jacksonville in 1946.

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🔒 How DUUUVAL are you? Take the Jax200 Insider quiz

Read full article: 🔒 How DUUUVAL are you? Take the Jax200 Insider quiz

See how many facts you can get straight about the River City.

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Jacksonville celebrates 200 years with once-in-a-lifetime birthday bash

Read full article: Jacksonville celebrates 200 years with once-in-a-lifetime birthday bash

The city of Jacksonville was founded in 1822, so this year marks 200 years since the River City came into existence, and city leaders decided that was something worth celebrating!

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‘Pub Walk’ kicks off event-filled weekend to highlight 200 years of Jacksonville

Read full article: ‘Pub Walk’ kicks off event-filled weekend to highlight 200 years of Jacksonville

Participants learned about the founder of Jacksonville -- Isaiah Hart.

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Jacksonville history-makers: How influencers like Eartha White, A. Philip Randolph shaped the city

Read full article: Jacksonville history-makers: How influencers like Eartha White, A. Philip Randolph shaped the city

As Jacksonville celebrates 200 years of history, we are remembering some of the city's most influential people from Eartha M.M. White to A. Philip Randolph.

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Bicentennial art exhibit includes performance, paintings and more

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Jacksonville celebrates its Bicentennial this Saturday. The energy has been building for an epic party with events popping up all over town. The Jacksonville Artist’s Guild and the Art Center Cooperative, Inc. presents their Bicentennial Art Exhibition: Jacksonville Past and Present at the Downtown Library and James Weldon Johnson Park. Attendees will see paintings and creations from artists who incorporated Jacksonville’s history into their projects. They will also have the opportunity to have history lessons from members of “The Imposters”, a collective of performing artists who portray characters integral to Jacksonville’s history.

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City’s bicentennial inspires look to future of Jacksonville’s riverfront

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As Jacksonville celebrates 200 years -- including lots of changes to the look of the riverfront -- we look ahead to more changes coming along the city’s iconic St. Johns River.

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In case you missed it: Jax200 Bold City Bicentennial

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Take a trip back in time to look at the City of Jacksonville's history ahead of it's 200th birthday.

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Safety first: Security to ramp up around downtown Saturday for Jacksonville’s Bicentennial celebration

Read full article: Safety first: Security to ramp up around downtown Saturday for Jacksonville’s Bicentennial celebration

Brown said to expect uniformed and plain-clothed officers all over the area.

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River City native excited to recount her distant relative’s role in lasting legacy of ‘Jacksonville’

Read full article: River City native excited to recount her distant relative’s role in lasting legacy of ‘Jacksonville’

From childhood memories at Neptune Beach to college life at the University of North Florida, Sheril Whitehouse is deeply rooted in the River City.

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A look back: The toll Jacksonville’s toll system had on the city’s history

Read full article: A look back: The toll Jacksonville’s toll system had on the city’s history

If you live in Jacksonville long enough, you’re sure to complain about the traffic. It’s basically a River City right of passage. But those who lived and drove in the area from the 1950s to the 1980s remember a different source of traffic complaints: Tolls.

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Jacksonville’s bicentennial celebration is today! 🎉

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Mayor Lenny Curry, along with the Jacksonville Historical Society and Airstream Ventures, on Thursday will announce the plans for the official Jacksonville Bicentennial Celebration.

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RULES: Celebrate Jacksonville’s birthday with a VIP experience

Read full article: RULES: Celebrate Jacksonville’s birthday with a VIP experience

A city only gets one bicentennial.

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🔒 Celebrate Jacksonville’s birthday with a VIP experience

Read full article: 🔒 Celebrate Jacksonville’s birthday with a VIP experience

A city only gets one bicentennial.

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NAS Jacksonville: Amid world conflict, base trained generation of Navy pilots for battle

Read full article: NAS Jacksonville: Amid world conflict, base trained generation of Navy pilots for battle

Naval Air Station Jacksonville is the largest Naval base in the Southeast region and the third-largest in the United States.

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A stench in time: How Jacksonville’s stink played a role in the city’s history

Read full article: A stench in time: How Jacksonville’s stink played a role in the city’s history

Newer residents might not know, but the River City once had a reputation for a pretty nasty smell that was so bad it could make you sick to your stomach.

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Did you know Jacksonville’s Florida Theatre is behind one of Elvis’ most iconic looks?

Read full article: Did you know Jacksonville’s Florida Theatre is behind one of Elvis’ most iconic looks?

The Florida Theatre, which has been anchored in downtown Jacksonville for nearly a century, is behind one of Elvis Presley's most iconic looks.

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Jacksonville’s historic role in the founding of Southern rock

Read full article: Jacksonville’s historic role in the founding of Southern rock

Their names are world-famous: Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band, 38 Special, Molly Hatchet. Not as well known, however, is that those bands are among several who together pioneered a new kind of music nearly 60 years ago in Jacksonville. As the city celebrates its bicentennial, Southern rock endures and still thrives today.

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Meet one of the first Black students to attend Ribault High School in Jacksonville

Read full article: Meet one of the first Black students to attend Ribault High School in Jacksonville

Many are surprised today to learn that Ribault High School in Northwest Jacksonville was a white-only school in the 1960s. Patricia Pearson, whose father was iconic civil rights leader Rutledge Pearson, helped change that.

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‘I think we’re onto something here’: Looking back at the Blue Angels’ history

Read full article: ‘I think we’re onto something here’: Looking back at the Blue Angels’ history

As many locals know, the Navy's Blue Angels formed right here in Jacksonville in 1946.

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Remembering Capt. Chuck Hiett: The Blue Angels’ first Marine Corps pilot

Read full article: Remembering Capt. Chuck Hiett: The Blue Angels’ first Marine Corps pilot

Every year, millions of people take in the world-famous Blue Angels spectacle. The air shows have become a thrilling American pastime. But when Jacksonville resident Lynne Kelly sees the Blue Angels, she sees her beloved grandfather.

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A look at the underground tunnels that once connected downtown Jacksonville

Read full article: A look at the underground tunnels that once connected downtown Jacksonville

More than 100-year-old tunnels once connected downtown Jacksonville, and you can still see some of them for yourself today.

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Legendary meteorologist describes Jacksonville during his childhood in the 1940s

Read full article: Legendary meteorologist describes Jacksonville during his childhood in the 1940s

As we mark the 200th anniversary of Jacksonville, we turn to a longtime resident to take us back in time to the Jacksonville he remembers. George Winterling moved to our area in 1941. He was just a boy; his father moved the family from New Jersey when Winterling was about 10 years old.

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Jacksonville brewery hosts ‘Great Fire of 1901′ historical tour on Tuesday

Read full article: Jacksonville brewery hosts ‘Great Fire of 1901′ historical tour on Tuesday

Bold City downtown alongside Gary Sass, a Jacksonville walking tour guide, will be hosting a 1901 Great Fire-themed tour.

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The Great Fire of 1901: Downtown Jacksonville burned to the ground 121 years ago

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Jacksonville burned to the ground 121 years ago Tuesday in the Great Fire of 1901 that destroyed 90% of downtown.

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Bicentennial Spotlight: Jacksonville’s LaVilla neighborhood played vital role in music idustry

Read full article: Bicentennial Spotlight: Jacksonville’s LaVilla neighborhood played vital role in music idustry

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

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An important time period for Jacksonville that’s not 200 years old: The era of the Jaguars

Read full article: An important time period for Jacksonville that’s not 200 years old: The era of the Jaguars

One of the most monumental achievements for Jacksonville is when it became an NFL city and got the Jaguars.

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Jacksonville group criticizing city for not including more African Americans in Bicentennial celebration planning

Read full article: Jacksonville group criticizing city for not including more African Americans in Bicentennial celebration planning

Jacksonville’s celebration of its 200th birthday this June has many remembering important events that shaped our city.

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Blast from the past: Jacksonville Historical Society celebrates city’s 200th anniversary with old photos

Read full article: Blast from the past: Jacksonville Historical Society celebrates city’s 200th anniversary with old photos

The Jacksonville Historical Society is celebrating the city’s bicentennial with photos and information from the archives on Jacksonville’s past.

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Bicentennial Bell: Special landmark could be heading to Jacksonville

Read full article: Bicentennial Bell: Special landmark could be heading to Jacksonville

The team trying to bring it here has narrowed the list of possible locations down to five.

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City announces plans for Jacksonville’s bicentennial

Read full article: City announces plans for Jacksonville’s bicentennial

Mayor Lenny Curry, along with the Jacksonville Historical Society and Airstream Ventures, on Thursday will announce the plans for the official Jacksonville Bicentennial Celebration.

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Jacksonville Bicentennial: Let the celebration begin!

Read full article: Jacksonville Bicentennial: Let the celebration begin!

The city of Jacksonville is gearing up to celebrate and commemorate its bicentennial.

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