Jacksonville Beach City Council approved a plan Monday to expand sidewalk dining permits for restaurants.

The Jacksonville Beach City Council will discuss a measure to control crowds after two weeks have passed with no arrests announced in the three separate shootings in the bar district.

The Jacksonville Beach City Council heard from more than a dozen residents Monday night who all expressed concerns about public safety after three separate shootings Sunday night prompted a lockdown of the downtown bar district.

After being closed for three days due to stormy weather, Deck The Chairs is back Tuesday evening to illuminate Latham Plaza Park with its amazing holiday displays.

Adventure Landing is here to stay a little for a little while longer.

Efforts to convert the site of the amusement park into housing started in June 2021.

It was standing room only Wednesday evening inside the meeting of the Jacksonville Beach City Council meeting, where a sea of supporters called for the city to keep the Volunteer Life Saving Corps.

Bad news for fans of water parks, miniature golf, go-karts and laser tag: Adventure Landing is closing its Westside doors on Sunday and its Jacksonville Beach location by fall, according to our news partner, Jacksonville Daily Record.

The City of Jacksonville Beach is asking for input from the community on the topic of a potential name change.

Police are preparing for a popular festival that has its sights set on Jacksonville’s beaches.

The Jacksonville Beach city attorney facing removal over his arrest in a sex crime case offered to resign Wednesday rather than be fired.

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – During a special meeting Wednesday evening, the Jacksonville Beach City Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution to terminate the city attorney who was recently accused of a sex crime. Christopher Ambrosio, 48, was arrested by the Atlantic Beach Police Department on a charge of lewd and lascivious molestation of a minor. He has the right to reply to the resolution, and if requested, the Council will fix a time for a public hearing. AdCouncil also approved termination of Ambrosio’s additional pay, which is effective April 1. It also approved termination of the attorney’s health, dental, vision and life insurance benefits, which is effective June 1.

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – Jacksonville Beach City Attorney Chris Ambrosio has been arrested and accused of lewd and lascivious molestation of a minor, court records show. AdIn February, according to the report, Ambrosio and the alleged victim texted each other and Ambrosio invited them over for a sleepover. Ambrosio told police he was the attorney for the City of Jacksonville Beach and that he knows lots of police, according to the report. The city administration and the Jacksonville Beach City Council sent out a statement saying they are aware of the arrest and saying the council will hold a special meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday to talk about the arrest. Ambrosio was appointed a little over a year ago as City Attorney to all city departments, including Beaches Energy Services and the Jacksonville Beach Police Department and serves as general counsel to the City Council and boards.

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. During a Monday evening meeting of the Jacksonville Beach City Council, leaders discussed whether to mandate having people wear face masks in public, which health experts have said help thwart the spread of the virus. Jacksonville Beach Mayor Charlie Latham said its been to lead by example and strongly encourage everyone to wear face masks. Other Council members seemed to agree when the mayor who said its not a good move to make wearing face masks mandatory. Mandatory face masks, at this point, seem rash especially with the lawsuits that are going on, Latham said. He was referring to lawsuits, particularly in Central and South Florida, where people are suing several counties for forcing the public to wear masks -- calling government mandates over what a person wears a violation of privacy.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department has officially taken over fire and emergency services for Jacksonville Beach. The merger had been in the works for months, starting when it was approved by the Jacksonville Beach City Council in May, and then the Jacksonville City Council in September. As part of the transfer, a new Advanced Life Support Rescue Unit will be put into service at the South Beach Parkway fire station. That unit will double the number of rescues assigned to Jacksonville Beach. The consolidation was designed to standardize the quality of service, reduce duplication of services and speed up response time.