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Jacksonville adds state roads to its huge debris collection effort
NewsMetroThe city of Jacksonville will expand its storm debris cleanup by adding state-maintained roads to the collection effort that has picked up 1.25 million cubic yards of debris so far — an amount...
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Questions continue in death of 3-year-old in septic tank that’s supposed to...
NewsMetroA week after 3-year-old Amari Harley was found dead inside an underground septic system tank in Bruce Park, information is scant about the lid that was supposed to provide a child-proof...
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Scott proposes record environmental budget, but nothing yet for St. Johns River
NewsMetroThe Trout River rippled in the background as Gov. Rick Scott touted his proposal to ramp up spending on Florida’s environment, but the St. Johns River and its tributaries weren’t among the...
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Downtown board backs $3.4 million for proposed apartments
NewsMetroVestcor’s drive to build more apartments in downtown’s LaVilla neighborhood got backing Tuesday from the Downtown Investment Authority as it favored almost $4.4 million in financial assistance...
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JEA’s long-term role in Puerto Rico power restoration unclear, CEO says
NewsMetroForty-one JEA workers who went to hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico last month are set to arrive back home Tuesday as the utility rotates 45 fresh workers to the island amid talks about...
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Monthly inspection of Bruce Park’s tanks hadn’t been done yet before...
NewsMetroA company contracted by the city of Jacksonville to inspect Bruce Park’s septic-tank system had not yet completed its monthly inspection when a 3-year-old boy on a family outing was found dead...
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Civil-rights organizations won’t participate in MLK Breakfast
NewsMetroTwo organizations with longstanding ties to the civil rights movement won’t participate in Jacksonville’s upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast, citing a lack of a “real seat at the...
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Scott rolls out proposed budget during Jacksonville stop
NewsMetro With shelves of chain saws and power generators behind him, Gov. Rick Scott stopped Tuesday in Jacksonville to unveil his proposed $87.4-billion budget that would cut taxes by $180 million...
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Groups say city sidelined them in selecting this year’s MLK speaker
NewsMetroThe leaders of two local civil-rights organizations said Wednesday the city’s decision to select a keynote speaker for the Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast without seeking their input typifies...
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JEA ends Puerto Rico aid, waits to be paid
NewsMetroJEA linemen are returning for good from Puerto Rico where upheaval continues in restoring power to the beleaguered island, casting uncertainty over when JEA will get paid for millions of...
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JEA resolves to explore privatization
NewsMetroJEA will determine what the market value is for the city-owned utility and give that information to city leaders for them to consider privatizing the electric and water utility. Read more...
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FEMA money running a hurricane behind
NewsMetroThe pounding waves that battered the floating docks at The Jacksonville Landing are a distant memory, but a sign there is a reminder of a hurricane’s power. Read more...
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Protest at courthouse says home foundations are sinking because neighborhood...
NewsMetroFairway Oaks residents took their long-running protest Thursday to the steps of the Duval County Courthouse where they chanted for “economic justice” and called attention to a suit that...
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Renew Arlington takes time to get the ‘new’ into Arlington
NewsMetroThe new in Renew Arlington is beginning to take shape. Read more david.bauerlein@jacksonville.com Photos David Bauerlein
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Southbank apartment project moves forward, and perhaps to court
NewsMetroThe Downtown Development Review Board on Tuesday approved a planned apartment building on Jacksonville’s Southbank, rejecting an appeal from the owner of a next-door office tower that...
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With auto imports on a roll, JaxPort shifting cruise-passenger parking
NewsMetroCruise passengers sailing from Jacksonville will park at a new lot next fall as part of a realignment at JaxPort’s terminals aimed at expanding space for shipping automobiles through here....
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City expects $85 million tab for Irma-related costs
NewsMetroHurricane Irma delivered an $85 million hit to the city of Jacksonville, according to the city’s most recent cost estimates. Read more david.bauerlein@jacksonville.com Photos David Bauerlein
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JTA opens test track to future for self-driving transit shuttles
NewsMetroThe self-driving vehicle starts moving as silently as the computer that operates it and the electric battery that powers it. Read more david.bauerlein@jacksonville.com Photos David Bauerlein
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Curry eyes new entertainment district for sports complex
NewsMetroIf developing 70 acres of riverfront for The Shipyards and Metropolitan Park wasn’t enough, Mayor Lenny Curry also is eyeing “an entire entertainment district” for the sports complex. Read...
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Eastside neighborhood taking steps toward revitalization
NewsMetro“Daily’s to Dailey.” That’s how affordable-housing developer Ed Gaston describes the connection that he says would give the long-struggling Eastside neighborhood a shot in the arm. Read more...
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