Q: Tonca, an American alligator snapping turtle, was the unofficial mascot of the Museum of Science & History in Jacksonville. He made a memorable impression on many who saw him through the years. That leaves many children and their parents curious about what’s become of the massive turtle.

Food assistance could dry up Saturday for millions of people who need it, a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown. Now many generous people are asking how they can help by donating goods to their local food pantry.

Neighbors in the San Jose community are perplexed about the replacement of pipes along Hernando Road. Jacksonville Today reader Michelle N. says she has "no clue what the real issue is" and wants answers.

Road projects are part of life for people in Jacksonville. But they can be a baffling part. Jacksonville Today reader Lois B. questions why some road construction projects take so long.

Elizabeth M. asks about garbage falling off Interstate 95 and the Fuller Warren Bridge.

Michelle lives on the western side of Old Kings Road, so she’s not backed up to the railroad. But she wonders: “Is there a noise ordinance for the constant beeping of some type of machine?”

Jacksonville Today reader Tracie E. was under the impression that Mayor Donna Deegan had increased funding to maintain roadways. “But, here we are two years later, and the trash on the highways, and especially the Buckman Bridge, is ridiculous,” Tracie writes.

Jacksonville Today reader Ricardo F. wrote in to ask why it sounds like St. Johns County and Jacksonville have similar budgets despite the wide disparity in size and population.

Cars are now blocked on a street in Neptune Beach. Jacksonville Today reader Kathy H wants to know "how a public street can be blocked off and if it’s even legal.”

With no word in more than a year from the owners, Jacksonville Today reader Phyllis T. wants to know what’s happening with The Bread & Board restaurant and Provisions market in VyStar Credit Union’s Bay Street building Downtown.

As the public parks at the new Southbank neighborhood prepare to open, a $2.87 million sculpture, The Pearl, will soon stand at its Central Park. Kenny L. wants to know who is paying for The Pearl.

When a traffic signal malfunctions, it can be chaos for drivers. And a signal on Southside Boulevard apparently breaks down a lot. Jacksonville Today reader Daniel B. says about once a week, the light malfunctions. No one comes to fix it, and no police show up to direct traffic.

People in the Metro Gardens Neighborhood Association have been battling the new Duval County Medical Examiner’s Office since construction began over two years ago next to their neighborhood.

Pablo S., a Jacksonville Today reader, asks why a vehicle with flashing lights is blocking a westbound lane of Atlantic Boulevard at General Doolittle Drive.

As the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season kicks off, concerns about flooding along Duval County’s dozens of creeks during storms resulted in this question from Jacksonville Today reader Tessa D.

Three people were arrested after a disturbance at a City Council meeting, and one of them was charged with possessing a concealed weapon at the meeting. The incident has led to a review of security at City Hall, but it left a Jacksonville Today reader with a question: “What exactly is the law here regarding this?”

Even the most friendly neighbors can have questions about the spaces where their lives overlap. Consider the trees near your property line.

Jacksonville Today reader Nancy H. notes that walking Downtown has become difficult because it requires multiple crossings at busy intersections.

The city approved James W. Brinkley’s plans for a new carousel last May. Brinkley said then that the ride could be up and running as soon as that summer. Jacksonville Today reader Greg D. wonders why it isn’t.

Jacksonville Today reader Karen F. says people in her office have been discussing the stretch of Interstate 95 in the construction zone. Several co-workers relate that they have had “dangerous close calls at a new ‘unmarked merge” while heading northbound after Emerson Street.

The site of a former JEA power station on the Southbank is being redesigned into RiversEdge, a huge mixed-use development with homes, hotels, retail, restaurants and four public parks. Jacksonville Today reader D.U. notes that many of the public roads appear done. You just aren’t supposed to drive on them, D.U. says.

Jacksonville Today reader Mark L. wonders how much revenue from the Florida Lottery is supporting public education, like proponents promised it would.

Jacksonville Today reader Susan A. is curious how the local immigration ordinance works, and whether police can use it to stop anyone and demand proof of citizenship.

Mayor Donna Deegan’s AI pilot does not include the largest part of the city budget — the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Jacksonville Today reader Johnathon A. wonders why.

There’s the long-running redesign of Interstate 95/Interstate 295 on the Northside. There’s the addition of lanes on I-95 north of Emerson Street. Then there’s the widening of Interstate 10 on the Westside. That’s the one that irritates Jacksonville Today reader Christopher N.

According to the city of Jacksonville, the Baldwin Rail Trail is part of a nationwide “Rails to Trails” program designed to turn abandoned railroad lines into “linear parks.” But Jacksonville Today reader Alan C. has noticed signs implying that something needs to be done to “Protect the Trail.”

Jacksonville Today reader Audrey M. has a question about the work on San Pablo Road. She says that new street lights on San Pablo at Drakes Point Drive — the entrance to the Villages of Pablo neighborhood — are still not working.

Ellen M. asks whether a person can qualify for both the stormwater exemption and the solid waste exemption at the same time.

Q: Jacksonville Today reader Stacy K. is waiting for the city to replace trash cans in the Five Points area.

Q: Jacksonville Today reader Stacy K. asks about a damaged fence at Memorial Park on the curve of Riverside Avenue.

Q. A Jacksonville Today reader, Courtney S., wants to know whether it’s legal for political groups to hang out near polling locations and hand out pamphlets to voters.

Q: Jacksonville Today reader K. C. wants to learn more about the races for Republican state committeeman and state committeewoman.

Jacksonville Today reader Gina K. is wondering what it means to “run” for office as a write-in candidate. She figured the writing-in was solely up to voters.

A Jacksonville Today reader, Frank N., wants to know if the Jack in the Box fast food restaurant plans to bring a location to Northeast Florida.

German grocery store company Aldi bought Winn-Dixie and Harveys grocery stores last year from Southeastern Grocers, the parent company based in Jacksonville.

Q: Jacksonville Today reader Alice K. has multiple questions about Jacksonville’s 3-year-old Office of Resilience. Does the resilience office have more than advisory power? she asks. If not, how serious is the mayor about actually listening to the office’s advice? And is the resilience office “part of the debate about what to do with the Downtown/river corridor?

Q. A Jacksonville Today reader, Carol B., wants to know whether a digital vote-by-mail ballot is a real voting option in Florida.

Jacksonville Today reader Henry T. received a political mailer that caught his eye in late June. In Henry’s eyes, its message against District 3 Duval County School Board incumbent Cindy Pearson was “over-the-top scaremongering.” A second anti-Pearson card soon followed. Henry wrote to us, asking for info on who sent the mailers, which is listed on them as a political action committee called Educated Professionals for Jacksonville.

Q: Florida recently enacted a law prohibiting local governments from requiring heat protections for workers, after Miami-Dade County last year ended a push to protect outdoor workers like agricultural and construction laborers.

“Do you know if the new city morgue on Golfair Boulevard will have a crematory?”

Q: With a deal reached between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the city on splitting the cost of an estimated $1.4 billion “Stadium of the Future” renovation, Jacksonville Today reader Paul N. asks what taxpayers are getting for their money when it comes to investing in EverBank Stadium.