New Town Success Zone

Wednesday on First Coast Connect featured guest host Charlene Shirk. She was joined by Alex Rudnick from Generation U.S, Phyllis Martin from United Way of…

A Jacksonville Councilman wants to reopen a tuition-reimbursement program to all city employees. The benefit wasn’t always limited to police and…

Wednesday on First Coast Connect, we spoke with the first female ringmaster for Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus Kristen Michelle Wilson. We…

Residents of the Fairway Oaks neighborhood on Jacksonville’s Northside said the city should not give more money to HabiJax without first fixing the homes…

The nonprofit HabiJax is building its 2,000th home in Jacksonville this week since it started building homes for low-income people in the late…

Low-income families living in Jacksonville’s New Town Success zone are getting a state cash infusion after Governor Rick Scott signed off Tuesday on close…

Habitat for Humanity kicked off its nationwide, week-long building blitz in Jacksonville’s New Town community on Monday morning. Why Jacksonville?…