First Coast

The suggestion by state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis that the summer Olympics be moved from Tokyo to Florida is providing fodder for ‘Late Show’ host Stephen Colbert.

Jacksonville City Councilman Rory Diamond plans to introduce a bill that would remove council members’ salary increases from the annual budget bill.

City Council member Aaron Bowman said at the close of the Council meeting Jan. 26 that the new Westside Amazon.com center will be a $40 million project that creates 200 jobs.

Jacksonville City Council approved a $3.5 million city-backed construction completion grant for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Inc.’s Brooklyn parking garage at 800 Forest St.

Duval County reported Florida’s highest number of hepatitis A cases in 2020, according to the News Service of Florida. 

St. Johns County has received an allotment of 3,900 Pfizer coronavirus vaccines from the state. 

Wednesday is Holocaust Remembrance Day and Jewish Family & Community Services in Jacksonville is offering virtual tours of its gallery on Jan. 27 to mark the occasion.

The United States Postal Service is commemorating the historic Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine with a new stamp. 

Spectators will return to THE PLAYERS Championship at Sawgrass this year.

Guests will be on "island time" as soon as they arrive at the Margaritaville Beach Hotel in Jacksonville Beach.

The director of the Duval County Public Schools Police Department has resigned.

City Council will review a resolution that would authorize a $260,000 city-backed tax incentive for an undisclosed national pharmaceutical and medical device distributor.

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis has sent a letter to the International Olympic Committee, encouraging the body to consider relocating the 2021 Olympics from Japan to Florida.

The Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) board chair is calling on Gov. Ron DeSantis to make teachers and other school workers a priority in the next phase of COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

The coronavirus vaccine will have been offered to every resident of Florida’s 4,000 long-term-care facilities by the end of this month, according to Gov.  Ron DeSantis. 

First Coast area drivers who use Florida’s toll roads but don’t want to worry about those transponders that go on the windshield now have another option.

If you’ve been on social media over the past few days, you’ve seen the Bernie Sanders mittens meme.

JEA halted its search for a master developer for 2,000 acres, including the St. Johns River Power Park and surrounding parcels, as the utility’s CEO plans to reengage JAXPORT officials and other community leaders about redeveloping the property. 

Mayor Lenny Curry has extended Duval County’s mask mandate through at least Feb. 25.

The Jacksonville City Council’s Special Committee on Resiliency is getting close to wrapping up its work as members are scheduled to vote on and finalize recommendations during their next meeting.

Jacksonville University ordered anyone on campus to immediately evacuate Friday afternoon, citing a threat that was made. 

Adding a furry friend to your family will only cost you a bag of pet food this Sunday.

Laura Street Trio developer SouthEast Development Group LLC has released its latest designs for a two-phase redevelopment of the Downtown property.

The Jacksonville area’s unemployment rate was 4.8% last month, down from a pandemic high of over 11% last April. 

Construction is set to begin next week on an affordable housing project on Jacksonville’s Westside. 

COVID-19 vaccination appointments at Publix supermarkets in St. Johns County and across Florida were fully booked Friday morning, shortly after becoming available.

The city of Jacksonville announced Friday morning it has finishing distributing its allotted supply of the first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine.