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Orange Park's New Akino Japanese Cuisine Puts a Made-to-Order Spin on All-You-Can-Eat

A new restaurant on Wells Road is rethinking what all-you-can-eat Japanese food looks like in Orange Park. Akino Japanese Cuisine, located at 1754 Wells Road, has opened its doors with a menu built around sushi, hibachi and made-to-order dishes delivered straight to the table rather than piled onto a buffet line.

Orange Park, FL · 2d

Action News Jax

Former restaurant worker sues Jacksonville operator in federal court, alleging forced labor

A former restaurant worker is suing a Jacksonville restaurant operator in federal court.

Action News Jax

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Clay County District Schools confirms ‘unexpected’ death of Paterson Elementary School principal

Clay County District Schools is mourning the “unexpected” death of one of its elementary school principals.

Clay County, FL · 2d

First Coast News

Cold front sweeps in Friday, bringing a chilly weekend for the First Coast

Jacksonville, FL · 16h

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Clay County narrows fire chief search to three finalists

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – Clay County has selected three finalists in its search for a new fire chief, following the upcoming retirement of longtime leader Lorin Mock. Mock has led Clay County Fire Rescue since 2009 - a tenure spanning nearly 17 years - and his retirement set off a nationwide search for his successor.

Clay County, FL · 2d

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Locals Can’t Stop Raving About This Riverside Pizza Favorite Spot In Jacksonville, Florida

Open Sun–Thu, 11 AM–9 PM; Fri–Sat, 11 AM–10 PM. Jacksonville knows pizza, and Carmines Pie House in Riverside has been proving it since 2011 🍕. Add a mac-and-cheese menu that takes itself very seriously, and you can see why this place keeps filling up 😋.

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The Florida Times-Union

Another sandwich chain is coming to Jacksonville. Here’s where

This story first appeared in Dining Notes, the free weekly restaurant newsletter from the Times-Union's Gary Mills delivered to your email inbox each Wednesday. Sign up now . Nearly six months after Chicago-based Potbelly Sandwich Works opened its first Jacksonville location, another national sandwich chain is preparing to join Northeast Florida's busy sandwich scene. California-based Sourdough & Co. plans to open one of its first Florida locations on Jacksonville's Southside at Ash Properties' Palms at Gate Parkway retail center at 7540 Gate Parkway, No. 114, according to plans recently filed with state's Division of Business & Professional Regulation. There, the restaurant known for its sandwiches, flatbreads, wraps, soups and salads, plans to join a growing lineup of restaurants, including neighbor Sip N Smash , V Pizza, Nomu Izakaya, Guanabana, Foxtail Coffee Co., decadent dessert cafe Chocolate Bar and 14 Prime , the upscale chef-driven chophouse that opened 18 months ago. A building permit application for buildout of the 1,045-square-foot space is in the works, according to documents on file with the city. More restaurant openings, closings: Sign up for Dining Notes, our free weekly newsletter for the latest restaurant news in Jacksonville The restaurant is one of three in the

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From cleaning bathrooms to owning the block: Meet Miss Pearlie Graham, the heart of Jacksonville’s Eastside

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – When I visited Jacksonville’s historic Eastside — known affectionately to locals as “OutEast” — my social media community had one resounding message for my next stop: You have to talk to Miss Pearlie Graham. A beloved cornerstone of the neighborhood, Graham’s...

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Gaffney Jr. blames ‘computer malfunction’ for Gateway Jax/Publix non-vote; Council says no issues

Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney Jr. tells Action News Jax’s Ben Becker a “computer malfunction” caused his vote on the controversial Gateway Jax incentive package not to register initially Tuesday night. But City Council officials say there were no indications of any problems with the voting system.

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JTA’s former CEO’s $219K travel expenses draw investigators’ attention

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Expensive hotel stays, costly airline tickets and thousands of dollars in travel expenses — all billed during the tenure of Jacksonville Transportation Authority’s former CEO Nat Ford — are now in the hands of investigators. Three separate investigations into JTA’s finances are currently...

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Jacksonville Council Clears Path for Publix Revival at Normandy and Chaffee

11351 Normandy Blvd. — Approximate Site of Proposed Grocery Development. Jacksonville City Council voted 16-0 to approve a rezoning that puts a grocery-anchored shopping center back on the table for a stretch of West Jacksonville, undoing a 2022 plan that had allowed apartments on the site. The vote covers the property at 11351 Normandy Blvd., where the new entitlements are expected to pave the way for a Publix-anchored development near Chaffee Road.

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Parker’s Kitchen Enters Florida With Store In Metro Jacksonville

Parker’s Kitchen opened its first Florida store Nov. 11 in Yulee, serving the fast-growing metro Jacksonville market from 75970 William Burgess Blvd., near the intersection of I-95 and Highway 200. The Savannah, Georgia-based convenience store and foodservice company’s 118th store marks its third state, extending a footprint built over...

Yulee, FL · 1d

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Pared-back downtown Jacksonville Publix project approved with narrow votes

The Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday backed a scaled-down taxpayer subsidy package for a private developer’s plans to build an apartment high-rise and Publix downtown. But the high-stakes decision, which involved a direct multimillion-dollar grant to the builders, required two separate and closely divided votes. The incentive package initially...

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Jacksonville men charged in alleged $51M health care fraud scheme involving HIV drugs

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Federal prosecutors announced charges against two men accused of taking part in a Jacksonville health care fraud scheme involving more than 20,000 claims for HIV medication and about $51 million in alleged losses. U.S. Attorney Gregory Kehoe said the scheme targeted Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers...

Jacksonville, FL · 20h

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‘You can hear them in the walls’: Tenants speak out on ongoing mice infestation in Lake Forest Hills

Tenants at the Lake Park Colonial Apartments on Edgewood Avenue in Jacksonville’s Westside are speaking out about a persistent mice infestation in their building.

Jacksonville, FL · 16h

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Shady Rays Opens First Florida Store at St. Johns Town Center This Friday

Shady Rays is opening its first Florida store and ninth location nationwide at St. Johns Town Center, with the grand opening set for Friday morning at 9:40 a.m. The Kentucky-founded sunglasses brand is skipping a traditional ribbon-cutting in favor of a celebration built around local groups, including a youth fishing program it plans to support with a cash donation.

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High school football ‘26: Playoff glance for Class 1A-3A postseason games

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The high school football playoffs begin in full this week. Here’s a glance at State Series playoff games in Classes 1A-3A as those games approach. Breakdowns for games in the Open division, Classes 4A-6A and independent football will be published Thursday. Class 1A-3A State Series...

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U.S. Attorneys say Jacksonville pharmacy owner bilked insurers $51M in meds scheme

A Jacksonville pharmacy owner faces federal charges in an alleged $51 million health care fraud scheme that started with offers of free cellphones. Prosecutors said Thursday that Charlie Griffin III used insurance information collected through the promotions to bill for HIV medications backed by fake diagnoses.

Jacksonville, FL · 17h

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