Jacksonville working to better allocate gas tax money for bike, pedestrian safety
According to city code, 20% of the city’s portion of the six-cent local option gas tax must go to bike and pedestrian safety projects. 🗞️ Créditos: Noticia traducida automáticamente de First Coast News.
‘They told me they weren't going to pay’: St. Augustine cleaner says she’s owed more than $2,400
Summer James says a payment dispute with a real estate company left her struggling to keep her small cleaning business afloat. She turned to Anthony Austin for help. 🗞️ Créditos: Noticia traducida automáticamente de First Coast News.
Green Cove Springs 'digging in' to solve wild hog problem
The City of Green Cove Springs is bringing in trappers to help address an issue of yards dug up by wild hogs. 🗞️ Créditos: Noticia traducida automáticamente de First Coast News.
Tony Moore appointed inaugural CEO of Jax Riverfront Alliance
Jax Riverfront Alliance, the nonprofit begun in 2022 to amplify public investment in Jacksonville’s riverfront, has its inaugural CEO. Tony Moore joins the alliance as it begins a 10-year agreement with the city to complement the work of its parks department. The alliance works with the city and other public, private and community partners to […]
Jacksonville icon Johnnetta Betsch Cole celebrates 90th with A.L. Lewis gala
College presidents, American presidents and philanthropists will celebrate the 90th birthday of Jacksonville native Johnnetta Betsch Cole on Friday night in Downtown Jacksonville. The dinner is a fundraiser for the A.L. Lewis Black Opportunity & Impact Fund. Since its public launch in August 2023, the fund has awarded nearly $670,000 to close health disparities, improve […]
JTA interim chief says ‘buck stopped with CEO’ in agency’s financial crisis
Jacksonville Transportation Authority Interim CEO Cleveland Ferguson III made it clear Wednesday whom he holds responsible for the decisions that led to JTA’s $39 million budget shortfall. “Chapter 349 of the Florida statute has one employee in the statute — the executive director. And everyone else works for the executive director. And the only employee […]
FLÁVIO BOLSONARO LLEGA A FLORIDA TRAS HUIR DE LA JUSTICIA DE BRASIL
El senador brasileño Flávio Bolsonaro, aliado político del expresidente Donald Trump, arribó al estado de Florida junto a su familia tras salir de su país. La mudanza se registra pese a que el Supremo Tribunal Federal de Brasil había alertado sobre su riesgo de fuga por investigaciones de corrupción en curso y ordenara retirar sus […]
CADENA FIREHOUSE SUBS LANZA PELUCHES DE PERROS DE RESCATE REALES EN HONOR A PRIMEROS INTERVINIENTES
Para celebrar el Día Nacional de los Primeros Intervinientes esta semana, la cadena Firehouse Subs, fundada en Jacksonville, ha lanzado una colección de peluches inspirados en perros policía reales. Los tres peluches están basados en Echo, un pastor alemán que trabaja con la policía en Minnesota para detectar posibles amenazas; Ember, una dálmata que trabaja […]
CANDIDATOS A LA JUNTA ESCOLAR DE DUVAL: QUÉ DEFIENDEN; QUIÉN LOS APOYA
A medida que se acercan las elecciones en el condado de Duval, los votantes de los Distritos 2, 4 y 6 elegirán a nuevos representantes de la Junta Escolar (Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Duval – DCPS). Uno de los temas centrales del debate es la extensión del impuesto sobre la propiedad de 1 mil […]
LÍDERES DE SEGURIDAD PÚBLICA EN JACKSONVILLE SE UNEN PARA PEDIR EL VOTO EN CONTRA DE LA ENMIENDA 3
Asociaciones de bomberos y cuerpos de la ley, respaldados por autoridades locales, se concentraron en Jacksonville para manifestar formalmente su rechazo a la Enmienda 3. Aunque la medida promete un alivio fiscal en los impuestos a la propiedad para los dueños de viviendas, los rescatistas y primeros respondedores advierten que la consecuente pérdida de ingresos […]
PROTEGE A TUS HIJOS ESTE HALLOWEEN: GUÍA PASO A PASO PARA RASTREAR TU RUTA Y EVITAR DEPREDADORES SEXUALES
¡Tu seguridad y la de tu familia es lo primero este Halloween! 🎃👶🏼 Este año la noche de Halloween coincide con el fin de semana, por lo que se espera una gran cantidad de niños en las calles buscando dulces. Si vas a salir a pedir golosinas en tu comunidad o en tu zona favorita, es […]
One man killed, another injured in shooting on Hart Street in Jacksonville
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said two men were shot as they walked by a group of people at the intersection of Hart and Barnett Streets. The suspect is unknown. 🗞️ Créditos: Noticia traducida automáticamente de First Coast News.
Interim JTA CEO Cleveland Ferguson will no longer seek permanent position, agency says
JTA said that Ferguson will instead focus on addressing the agency’s ongoing budget crisis, which has drawn city and state-level investigations. 🗞️ Créditos: Noticia traducida automáticamente de First Coast News.
Free Park & Ride shuttles return for Nights of Lights 2026
St. Johns County will again offer free parking options for people wishing to take a shuttle into downtown St. Augustine for Nights of Lights. 🗞️ Créditos: Noticia traducida automáticamente de First Coast News.
Allison DeFoor, president of North Florida Land Trust, dies at age 72
The Rev. Allison DeFoor, president and CEO of the North Florida Land Trust, has died at age 72. DeFoor died Tuesday after a brief illness. He was a longtime conservation advocate who joined the land trust in 2018 and assumed its leadership in 2023. City Council member Matt Carlucci remembered DeFoor as a gentle man […]
WHAT TO DO | ‘Phantom of the Opera’; ‘Nosferatu’;’Feeding Beatrice’; Persimmon Festival
Two silent classic horror films with live musical scores, a “spine-chilling gothic tale” on stage, and Eat Your Yard’s Persimmon Festival are What to Do in the Jacksonville area this weekend. The Phantom of the Opera (1925) silent film with live organ/ Nosferatu (1922) silent film with live score Friday/ Saturday Jacoby Symphony Hall/Friday Musicale […]
Duval School Board candidates: What they support; who supports them
Teachers stand to lose $8,668 per year each if voters on Tuesday opt not to extend a special property tax levied by Duval Schools since 2022 to support teacher salaries and arts and athletics programs. In addition to voting yes or no in the Duval County School District Ad Valorem Millage Election, voters in three […]
Missing 12-year-old reported in Jacksonville
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says that the 12-year-old was last seen possibly wearing a dark grey hoodie with blue jeans. 🗞️ Créditos: Noticia traducida automáticamente de First Coast News.