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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jahaan Sweet, a Grammy Award-winning producer and songwriter, went from Jacksonville to The Juilliard School with a purpose to collaborate that’s earned him respect from music industry megastars. Watch the full interview with Sweet below. Sweet, who began piano at 6 and studied jazz at...

Sandbox VR, an “immersive virtual reality experience,” is a step closer to opening in St. Johns Town Center between Nordstrom and Dillard’s. The city issued a permit June 15 for Brothers Group Construction Co. of Jacksonville to renovate 4,518 square feet of space at 10275 Buckhead Branch Drive, No. 119, at a project c

Jacksonville – The community is invited to celebrate freedom under a Friday night sunset at the second annual Juneteenth in the Park. The free, family-friendly celebration takes place on the federal Juneteenth holiday, Friday, June 19, 2026, from 6 to 9 p.m., at Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park, located in historic LaVil

FILE - Antonio Espaillat, center, the owner of the Jet Set nightclub, whose roof collapse in 2025 resulted in fatalities, arrives at court for trial in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez, File) If you need help with the Public File, call (904) 393-9801. At WJXT,...

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NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. — A New Jersey man who traveled to Florida and attacked a fellow online gamer with a hammer inside the victim’s home has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to a violent felony charge. State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that Edward Kang pleaded guilty to Armed The post New Jersey Ma

Every year, the Jacksonville Daily Record offers architectural firms a chance to showcase their upcoming projects in our On the Horizon issue. In this special issue, we present Northeast Florida projects that are in the rendering phase or early stages of construction. We invite your firm to share designs of...

Southern Clay County is bracing for a growth spurt, as GreenPointe Holdings presses ahead with a massive master-planned buildout that could bring nearly 3,300 homes to the Lake Asbury and Green Cove Springs corridor. Centered on the Hyland Trail footprint, the long-range plan features multiple neighborhoods and a 5.5-a

Pending sales of single-family homes in Northeast Florida fell by nearly a third in May compared with the same month in 2025 while active inventory also dropped, the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors reported. Monthly data from NEFAR showed 1,384 pending sales in May, down from 2,023 in May 2025....

Community Hospice & Palliative Care of Northeast Florida cut the ribbon June 11 on its $6 million Dorion Family Pediatric Center, a facility built to care for children with life-threatening illnesses and to support their families. The project fulfills the dying wish of philanthropist George Dorion, who died in 2021....