Jacksonville FL

The University of Florida has chosen a lead developer for the first phase of its proposed graduate campus in Downtown Jacksonville. In an April 13 news release, UF said it chose Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate to head the $287.5 million initial phase after a competitive process that drew interest from development teams nationwide.

A Jacksonville City Council member is calling for the State Attorney’s Office to expand its subpoena into JEA.

Jacksonville – As a retired educator from Atlanta, where he dedicated 30 years to serving students and families in the public school system Dr. Willie Swain, II returns to Jacksonville. It was in Atlanta that he originally launched Uncle Willie’s Southern Bistro. However, his vision was always to return...

Jacksonville-based Corner Lot is exploring development of its Atlantic Boulevard and Arletha Road, near Art Museum Drive, multifamily property with a hotel, retail strip center and restaurants. City utility JEA is reviewing a service-availability determination request for Corner Lot’s nine vacant parcels that total 7.07 acres called the St. Nicholas...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Buddy Check 12 founder Jeannie Blaylock is home recovering from a mastectomy after being diagnosed with stage zero breast cancer earlier in 2026. The very program she created to save others, helped save her own life. Jessica Clark stopped by for a visit at her home....

VyStar Credit Union is loaning executive Lysa Barbano to serve as executive director of the Museum of Science & History during the institution’s transition to a new site on the Downtown Northbank. “Lysa is an accomplished executive whose expertise in partner alignment, operational strategy, and large‑scale project execution make...

Farewell to the Regency Square Mall’s food court and, for those who remember the closed 59-year-old Arlington retail center, memories of Mr. Dunderbak’s German deli and the Lillie Rubin women’s dress boutique. The closed mall’s east wing is in review for demolition as owners prepare to redevelop...

City officials have signed off on civil engineering plans that clear the way for Phase II of Boeing’s South Yard expansion at Cecil Airport in West Jacksonville. The approval moves the project beyond early paperwork and into the heavy site work phase, including grading, drainage systems and utility lines that must be in place before any new hangars can rise. Boeing’s ongoing buildout at...

JACKSONVILLE, Florida - A Sumterville man has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for leading a drug trafficking organization that distributed methamphetamine and fentanyl. Aaron Jarvis McGhee, a 40-year-old from Sumterville, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Timothy Corrigan for conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. Alongside McGhee, Johnny Angelo Pack, 51, Shikita...

The city of Jacksonville is considering granting up to $12 million in incentives for The Winn-Dixie Co. LLC, as the Jacksonville-based grocer considers investing in its headquarters and adding 200 full-time jobs to its headquarters workforce.