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Eastside revitalization gets a kickstart with the launch of Florida Avenue Main Street Inc.

Who are these people and why are they saying these things? In advance of next week’s start of the Florida lawmaking session, we’ll help you figure out what’s going on; Whatever lawmakers do, the governor usually has the last word. Sometimes well in advance; As a citizen, how do you let lawmakers know what you want? We’ll tell you how to go about that; You’ll get a quick primer on how the committee process works; Florida dreamers could find an affordable path to higher education blocked as a result of one bill already filed in the legislature; And we remember Geraldine Thompson, the Orlando lawmaker for whom the preservation of history was a sacred duty.

Jacksonville native and Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Kevin Sack discusses his new history of the storied Charleston church.

It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from a push to unmask ICE to the attorney general's MLK Day rollback of “race-based” laws.

The Jacksonville utility earned poor marks in the Sierra Club's "Dirty Truth Report" for its continued embrace of coal and slow transition to renewables.

Local schools must make way as a charter school network prepares to occupy dozens of existing school buildings in Duval and around the region.

How race, identity and weight shape patient care — and what happens when medical professionals get it wrong.

Erin Patterson hosted four of her estranged husband's relatives for lunch in July 2023. Three of them died of death cap mushroom poisoning. A jury found her guilty this July, after a nine-week trial.

The film tells the true story of Richard Phillips, whose container ship was hijacked by Somali pirates in 2009. Navy SEAL sharpshooters eventually freed the captain from the small lifeboat where he was held hostage for five days. Tom Hanks stars in the film, which is directed by Paul Greengrass.

Chains like H&M and Forever 21 turn out new styles so quickly that they've been dubbed "fast fashion" retailers. While the stores reap big profits, many say the business model has hidden costs, like encouraging poor labor practices and churning out cheaply made products that quickly end up in landfills.