22 hours agoMobile food pantry at Downtown Jacksonville church Saturday afternoonThe First Union Methodist Church on East Duval Street in Downtown Jacksonville is hosting its first mobile food pantry Saturday afternoon in partnership with Feeding Nort...
3 days agoPFLAG of Jacksonville offering $2,000 scholarship to LGBTQ+ students in Northeast FloridaPFLAG of Jacksonville is awarding up to $2,000 in scholarships for out lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer+ students.
St. Augustine hosts recycling event for Earth DayThe city of St. Augustine will host a special, free community recycle event on Friday, April 23, with document shredding, oil and e-waste disposal.
Target’s annual car seat trade-in program is back in contactless formTarget is once again offering coupons for people who bring in old car seats to recycle.
Hunting for an idea? Here’s a list of Easter activities in the Jacksonville areaEaster is on Sunday, April 4, and we have some fun events you and your family can participate in this year.
JTA’s ‘Green Line’ will connect Clay County riders with Middleburg VA clinicThe Jacksonville Transportation Authority will cut the ribbon Thursday on the Clay Community Transportation Green Line, which will provide direct transportation from Keys...
Local woman’s fight to be with husband in pandemic makes Positively Jax difference for whole stateFor every one of us who has missed being with loved ones during this pandemic, Mary Daniel has made a Positively Jax difference.
Melanie Lawson inspires next generation at Girls Inc. Celebration LuncheonGirls Inc. of Jacksonville has been serving girls in grades K-12 who attend Title I Duval County Public Schools for 50 years.
Jacksonville Symphony offers free tickets to active U.S. military members, veteransThe Jacksonville Symphony and Black Knight are offering free Symphony tickets to active members of the U.S. military and veterans.
$379 million of proposed gas-tax revenue would fund Skyway extensionMore than one-third of the money raised from the proposed 6-cent hike in Jacksonville’s gas tax would be used to expand the Skyway -- the underutilized automated downtown...
Staples will laminate your COVID-19 vaccine card for freeThe business is offering to laminate the paper cards for free.
The Players recognizes Ronald McDonald House Jacksonville as charity of dayThe Players Championship tournament partner Grant Thornton selected the Ronald McDonald House Charities Jacksonville chapter to be the charity of the day on Saturday.
The Players invites dozens of First Tee families a day to enjoy tournamentThanks to sponsor Optum, The Players Championship is providing 75 tickets for participants and families from First Tee – North Florida for each day of the tournament.
St. Johns County collecting pet food, bedding at 3 library branchesThe St. Johns County Public Library is hosting a St. Johns CARES, Inc. pet food and bedding collection drive at three branch library locations through March 26.
Meet the contestants: North Florida’s top spellers of 2021The best 5h- through 8th-grade spellers from 14 counties in Northeast and North Central Florida will compete later this month in the First Coast Spelling Bee.
Jacksonville Icemen to hold ‘Lizard Kings’ throwback nightDo you remember the Jacksonville Lizard Kings?
National Sheriff’s Association recognizes Florida’s only current woman sheriff: Michelle CookSheriff Michelle Cook got a shout out from the National Sheriff's Association in honor of Women's History Month.
New Downtown Jacksonville rooftop restaurant, bar opening soon Estrella Cocina is a Baja-SoCal-Mexican specialty restaurant underway on the rooftop of the VyStar Credit Union building at 100 W. Bay Street.
Jacksonville featured on list of best places to liveJacksonville is listed as No. 99 on Livability’s ’2020 Top 100 Best Places To Live’ list.
IKEA Jacksonville donates teddy bears, VR glasses to Ronald McDonald House Each child served by Ronald McDonald House Charities of Jacksonville is welcomed with a brand-new teddy bear with a special message of comfort attached to it.
City crews clear homeless camp from Downtown Jacksonville propertyThe city of Jacksonville wasted no time Tuesday morning as a deadline arrived for people to move out of the camp, which has been referred to as “tent city.”
Final night of tent city before Jacksonville moves homeless into nearby shelterThe fences are up surrounding a tent city on Union Street downtown and the city of Jacksonville plans to move the homeless living in the camp into a nearby, indoor shelte...
Fanning the flames: Jacksonville Historical Society hosts ‘The Great Fire Run’ The Jacksonville Historical Society is hosting the Great Fire Run of 2021.
F-15 Eagles honored, celebrated service members during local flyover Four F-15 Eagles flew over various Northeast Florida locations on Tuesday to honor and celebrate service members, bringing the “Sound of Freedom” to the entire community ...
Infants born the week of The Players getting special treatmentAs The Players Championship approaches, local newborns are already getting into the spirit of golf.
PGA champion helping children learn golf, positive life skillsAs competitors from all over the world arrive on the First Coast for our biggest week of golf -- The Players Championship -- a PGA Tour champion is focusing attention on ...
Annual Military Job Fair highlights need, value in hiring veteransA local veteran and an organizer of Saturday's annual Military Job Fair at TPC Sawgrass shared with News4Jax why it's important to hire veterans and what they can bring t...
Creating buzz: Electric scooters, bikes rev up in Downtown JacksonvilleThe City of Jacksonville officially launched a one-year pilot program for e-scooters, e-bicycles and dockless bicycles in Downtown Jacksonville on Thursday.
Duval County Teacher of the Year surprised with tickets to Players tourney, moreJim Schmitt, who teaches history and global perspectives and research at Mandarin High School, was named the 2021 VyStar Duval County Teacher of the Year.
Positively Jax: Local company collects water for Texas after winter disasterPaul Davis Restoration of North Florida is holding a water drive for Texas after it was hit by a massive winter storm that left millions without power and safe drinking w...
Farm Share serves over 500 families in need at Northside food giveawayFarm Share’s latest food giveaway Saturday served more than 500 local families in need at Abyssinia Missionary Baptist Church on Interstate Center Drive in Jacksonville.
Local children open up about Black history in their communitiesNews4Jax spoke with members of The Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida NFL YET center about what Black History Month meants to them.
Teens join effort to honor enslaved voices of Kingsley PlantationA new generation is honoring the voices of their ancestors at the annual Kingsley Heritage Celebration through “The 400 Project – Honoring the Enslaved Voices of Kingsley...
Positively Jax: Operation New Uniform helps veterans transition careersTheir mission is to ensure that all this nation’s veterans make a successful transition from life in the military to the civilian world.
Local families rally for 8-year-old ball player in cancer battleFamilies across Northeast Florida are coming together to lift up an 8-year-old St. Johns County baseball player and his family.
‘Disney on Ice: Dream Big’ begins in Jacksonville!Your favorite Disney Characters are returning to Jacksonville for Disney on Ice!
Girls Inc. has helped empower girls at one Duval County school for 50 yearsA half-century ago, Girl’s Inc. began empowering Jacksonville’s girls at a Title One school in Duval County to be confident and responsible. They're not in six schools.
Positively Jax: Volunteers rake in the trash at beaches clean-upsVolunteers gathered at 9 a.m. Saturday to start picking up litter at three sites throughout our community, and some of what they found was surprising!
Paws & Stripes program for veterans, shelter dogs gets $30K donationThe Farah & Farah law firm and the Jacksonville community raised nearly $30,000 for the Paws & Stripes program for FIVE STAR Veterans Center and the Jacksonville Humane S...
‘Kindness Kabinet’ in Atlantic Beach: Leave what you can, take what you needThe Kindness Kabinet sits out in front of the Wine Warehouse of Atlantic Beach on Atlantic Blvd.
State-of-the-art surgery center celebrates groundbreaking in JacksonvilleJax Spine and Pain Centers, in collaboration with UF Health Jacksonville, has begun work on a multispecialty surgery center and medical office building.
Winn-Dixie showers health care workers with random acts of kindnessWinn Dixie celebrated "Random Acts of Kindness Day" on Wednesday by giving back to some of the community's essential health care workers.
Positively Jax: Miss Clay County Teen’s platform brings attention to rare diseaseClay County teen Erica Carnegie is working to make a Positively Jax difference by showcasing something that is very personal.
St. Johns County Fire Rescue welcomes adorable new memberThe St. Johns County Fire Rescue (SJCFR) welcomed a new (and adorable) member on Wednesday.
Small wonders: Construction underway for 1st HabiJax tiny homes projectConstruction is underway for a new housing community in Jacksonville's Westside, featuring 50 tiny homes.
