The Arlington Expressway, Downtown Jacksonville’s connection to East Arlington, has long been associated with blight due to old, abandoned office buildings. However, recent redevelopment efforts are bringing new hope to the neighborhood.

Improvements continue on the busy Wonderwood Expressway, which connects Arlington and Mayport.

A man is dead after a crash in East Arlington on Friday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

On This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition, we’re focused on growth and development in Arlington and examining Arlington’s business revival.

A house fire left a family of 5 with nowhere to live. It happened on Beaver Run Dr. in East Arlington near Kernan Blvd.

After a round of severe storms pushed through Duval County late Wednesday night, residents were left cleaning up Thursday morning, including multiple homes with major tree damage.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s office is investigating an armed carjacking in East Arlington.

An investigation is underway after an early morning fire ripped through a home in Jacksonville’s East Arlington area.

A family of five was able to escape an overnight house fire in their East Arlington home.

The Red Cross was called to assist a family of seven following a house fire Monday in East Arlington, News4JAX was told.

A man was killed in an ultralight aircraft crash Sunday morning in East Arlington, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – COVID-19 testing sites in East Arlington and Neptune Beach are seeing changes after city funding for the sites ran out. A city spokesperson said the city allotted a specific amount of federal funding for each vendor that operates City testing facilities. “This particular vendor [Telescope Health] exhausted the allotted funds,” the spokesperson said. The site will offer rapid, viral and antibody testing for both insured and self-pay patients with no appointment or referral necessary. The Neptune Beach site currently sees about 100 patients each day.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The City of Jacksonville is opening a new COVID-19 testing site Monday morning. The new location inside Ed Austin Regional Park in East Arlington is the first of three the city plans to open this week. The next sites will open at the beach, and Mandarin. With the added capacity from city-operated testing, as as many as 5,000 people can be tested for COVID-19 in Jacksonville everyday. Testing at Ed Austin Regional Park will happen in the Jim Fortuna Senior Center, while testing at the Beaches site will take place at the former K-Mart shopping center on Atlantic Boulevard.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. A fire broke out in a home in the Kensington residential community in East Arlington on the Fourth of July, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. Crews responded to the 1800 block of Burges Hill Drive around 11:30 p.m., Saturday night, in reference to a house on fire. Within minutes, the responding rescue workers said the house was clear. The Red Cross has been called to assist two adults and one child. Fire Command has requested the State Fire Marshall to lead an investigation into the late night house fire.

Published: May 12, 2020, 10:06 pm Updated: May 13, 2020, 7:07 amJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office have arrested a man after a deadly shooting on Tropic Drive in East Arlington. Police arrested Pedro Navarro, 48, and charged him with murder. The shooting occurred on April 24. The man shot, who was not identified, died at a hospital during emergency surgery. Anyone with additional information in the shooting was asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office or Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 23-year-old woman was arrested Sunday following the early morning stabbing death of a man in the East Arlington area, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Police said Celaine Victoria Cuartero has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the unidentified man’s death. When they arrived, according to the Sheriff’s Office, police found a man suffering from a stab wound in a parking lot. Cuartero was detained at the scene and interviewed by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit. Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Homicide detectives are investigating after a man shot several times at a home in East Arlington on Friday night died. Jacksonville officers called to Tropic Drive East before 10 p.m. found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department took the man to a local hospital, he died during emergency surgery. News4Jax spoke with a neighbor who said he was putting his child to bed when he heard at least three gunshots. Lewis said this is the first time anything like this has happened in the six years he’s lived in the neighborhood.

A new Panda Express outpost has opened for business at 11929 Atlantic Blvd. Check out the original orange chicken dish among the entrees at this chain spot. With a four-star rating out of three reviews on Yelp so far, the new arrival has made a promising start. Sara G., who was among the first Yelpers to review the new spot on Nov. 25, wrote, "The manager personally came up to us and asked about our experience and gave my son a Panda Express football and frisbee. Panda Express is open from 10:30 a.m.–10 p.m. on Monday-Thursday, 10:30 a.m.–10:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m.–9:30 p.m. on Sunday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A construction worker installing traffic signals Friday morning on North Kernan Boulevard in East Arlington was critically injured when a boom truck he was in hit a high power transmission line, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. The man operating the crane was doing electrical work for a subcontractor working on a Jacksonville Transportation Authority, tried to get off the truck but was shocked. Residents in the area heard what sounded like an explosion, smelled something burning and came outside to see what was happening. Sky4 aerials just before noon showed rescue personnel, Jacksonville police and a JEA crew were at the intersection of Kernan and Running River Road, which is north of Atlantic Boulevard. A previous News4Jax report on the JTA Mobility Works project said a 3-mile stretch of Kernan Boulevard between Atlantic Boulevard and McCormick Road was being widened, with new traffic lights, sidewalks and a bicycle path added.

News4Jax reporter Kelly Wiley was at the scene where a construction worker was shocked by a power line in East Arlington.

East Arlington is car-dependent and isn't particularly bikeable, according to Walk Score's rating system. So what does the low-end pricing on a rental in East Arlington look like these days and what might you get for your money? We took a look at local listings in East Arlington via rental sites Zumper and Apartment Guide to find out what budget-minded apartment seekers can expect to find in this Jacksonville neighborhood. 1148 Tolkien LaneListed at $1,475/month, this 1,286-square-foot three-bedroom, two-bathroom address is located at 1148 Tolkien Lane. 13755 Glass Crystal CourtHere's a three-bedroom, two-bathroom space at 13755 Glass Crystal Court, which is going for $1,495/month.

So what does the low-end rent on a rental in East Arlington look like these days and what might you get for the price? We took a look at local listings for studios and one-bedroom apartments in East Arlington via rental sites Zumper and Apartment Guide to find out what price-conscious apartment seekers can expect to find in this Jacksonville neighborhood. 1148 Tolkien LaneThis three-bedroom, two-bathroom address, situated at 1148 Tolkien Lane, is listed for $1,475/month for its 1,286 square feet. 12328 Silent Brook Trail NorthHere's a three-bedroom, two-bathroom dwelling at 12328 Silent Brook Trail North, which, at 1,255 square feet, is going for $1,490/month. This three-bedroom, two-bathroom address, situated at 11222 Monument Landing Blvd., is listed for $1,595/month.

East Arlington isn't very walkable and isn't particularly bikeable, according to Walk Score's rating system. So what does the low-end rent on a rental in East Arlington look like these days and what might you get for your money? We took a look at local listings for studios and one-bedroom apartments in East Arlington via rental sites Zumper and Apartment Guide to find out what price-conscious apartment seekers can expect to find in this Jacksonville neighborhood. 940 Mystic Harbor DriveCheck out this three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment at 940 Mystic Harbor Drive, listed at $1,600/month. This story was created automatically using local real estate data from Zumper and Apartment Guide, then reviewed by an editor.