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September Digi Horoscopes
Words by Ambar Ramirez & Carmen Macri Aries It is time for a total body and mind reset, Aries. Virgo season is moving through your health, work and routine realm, gently guiding you to do a deep Sunday clean with your life. Out with the old and in with the new. It’s time to throw…

September New Music Releases
By Ambar Ramirez Sept. 4 Adéla “PRIMA” If you know the girl group phenomenon Katseye, then you probably know the Netflix docuseries “Popstar Academy,” where the group was formed, and only then do you know who Adéla is. Or maybe you recognize her as the opener from Demi Lovato’s…

The People Who Actually Make Our City Cool
Jacksonville has a strange hobby. We love this city, but apparently, we don’t want anybody else to know it. Ask Jacksonville residents where they’re from, and they’ll proudly say “Jacksonville.” Give them another five minutes, and they’ll provide a detailed PowerPoint…

MOSH unveils new exterior designs for Northbank museum
Construction is expected to begin in early 2027 for the new five-story museum in the Shipyards.

City Council president establishes special committee on drowning prevention
The action comes after two children with autism drowned in Jacksonville ponds in August.

$20M Fund Targets Jacksonville’s Affordable Housing Gap
A private-philanthropic partnership between five investors has launched the long-awaited Jacksonville Growth and Affordability Partnership Fund, or the Jax GAP Fund – a $20 million private-philanthropic loan fund aimed at […]

HairPeace at 30
Still making the cut Thirty years in business is measured in more than calendars. It is measured in haircuts, conversations, changing styles, loyal clients, growing friendships and, in Bruce Musser’s […]

Local Folks: Katie Bauman
Every year on Jan. 1, Katie Bauman’s family – parents, sibling, cousins, aunts and uncles – gather at the Avondale home of the family matriarch, Sarah Van Cleve, to set […]

Otto Aerospace plans to start construction at Cecil Airport in 2028
Otto will make a new generation corporate jet at Cecil beginning in 2030, according to the Jacksonville Aviation Authority.

Florida sheriffs begin dropping license plate readers as DeSantis warns against ‘surveillance state’
Ron DeSantis insists no Florida governor has given law enforcement more tools to fight crime than he has, but he wants them aimed at criminals, not citizens who have done nothing wrong. Speaking in Jacksonville Monday, the governor said he’s certain that nearly every sheriff in…

Florida’s summer 2026: The heat and drought in the rearview
We look back at a summer marked by relentless heat and a striking lack of rain across the state.

Donalds and Jolly call for Hope Florida reforms after scathing grand jury report
Gubernatorial candidates Byron Donalds and David Jolly pledge to work with the Legislature on Hope Florida reforms.