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Tipsy McFly’s first month of operation in the Brunswick Golden Isles Airport terminal has been a very educational experience. Brandon Murphy, kitchen manager of the new location, said it’s been a different experience than when its sister location Tipsy McSway‘s opened 10 years ago in downtown Brunswick.

Chantell Miles has been named executive director of Pace Center for Girls Jacksonville after working for parts of the agency for 10 years, most recently leading the Pinellas location. Pace is a nationally recognized model that provides education, counseling, training and advocacy for girls and young women. Jacksonville is one...

Butch Frazier is about to bring his Frazier Jewelers store to a close after 45 years as a neighborhood institution in the Ortega area of Jacksonville. “Going out of business” and “Doors closing forever” signs hang from the windows and walls of the store that has been operating for more than four decades at 2925 Corinthian Ave., sitting among other shops in a tree-lined business plaza near the St. Johns River.

The Jacksonville City Council signed off on a $2.38 million grant for Kelco Brooklyn LLC’s proposal to build a Home2 Suites by Hilton on a vacant lot along Park Street in Brooklyn. Council voted 15-4 to approve the incentive for what the developer told the city will be a...

A proposed straw ballot in November on the future of Confederate monuments in Jacksonville met defeat Tuesday by the City Council. Council member Al Ferraro proposed the non-binding referendum on whether voters wanted to move historic structures off city-owned property. “All this does is put on record what the community...

There were some mornings in May when I stepped outside, felt a surprisingly cool breeze, and thought two things. This is really nice and it can’t last. It didn’t. Summer still is officially more than a month away, but the heat has arrived, along with its oppressive Florida sibling, humidity.

The father of Jacksonville rapper Ksoo will testify against his son in the 23-year-old’s upcoming first-degree murder trial. First Coast News reports Abdul Robinson Sr., 51, has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in the murder trial involving his son Hakeem Robinson, who goes by the stage name Ksoo. Back...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The bulk of the Jacksonville Jaguars’ roster building is, for the most part, complete, so it’s time to evaluate how it has been put together:. Outlook: The Jaguars are counting on Lawrence making a big jump in his second season after the addition of wide receivers Zay Jones and Christian Kirk and tight end Evan Engram. It’s hard to really know just how much last season’s dysfunctional atmosphere under former coach Urban Meyer really impacted Lawrence’s development, but hiring former quarterback Doug Pederson as its next coach should make a significant difference.

Pattillo Industrial Real Estate applied to the city to build a second speculative distribution center, called Building 3, along Imeson Road in West Jacksonville. Pattillo wants to build an almost 298,000-square-foot shell building and its foundation at 5800 Imeson Road at a combined construction cost of almost $15 million. Vice...

Boyd & Jenerette added attorney Carla Newman as a senior associate in the firm’s Jacksonville office. Newman’s practice areas are auto liability defense, insurance defense and general litigation. She previously was a senior trial attorney for an insurance company, defending motor vehicle claims and facilitating settlement of civil...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A St. Johns County educator will be riding in style this summer. Mirona Kaczmarczyk, a kindergarten teacher who has been helping young children at Cathedral Parish School for 21 years, is the winner of the Hyundai Hometown Heroes car giveaway. For four weeks, News4JAX Insiders were...

The city is reviewing a plan for Chipotle Mexican Grill to build-out 2,425-square-feet of space at 5801 Beach Blvd. in Boulevard Crossing at an estimated cost of $300,000. The 62-seat location will comprise 42 interior and 20 patio seats at northwest Beach and University boulevards. Dunkin’ remodeling near Jacksonville International...

Jacksonville, Fl — A 22-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man were killed in a multi-vehicle accident late Tuesday on I-95 in Flagler County. Florida Highway Patrol reports four motorcycles were traveling north on I-95 approaching mile marker 296 around 9:30 pm in the left lane when an SUV approached in the center lane.

To date, 82,217,041 Americans are confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19 — and over 1 million have died as a result. On a per capita basis, the U.S. has one of the highest known infections rates in the world. In the Jacksonville metropolitan area, located in Florida, a total of 409,612 COVID-19 cases have […]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office reported that a shooting injured two adults Tuesday night in the Commonwealth area. STORY: Texas school shooting live updates: 3rd of 19 slain children identified by family members. At approximately 10:40 p.m., officers responded to Chatham Street and located two victims...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Providence School’s longtime baseball coach Mac Mackiewitz is no longer with the program after several violations among the school’s financial and accounting policies and practices were uncovered and found to pertain to Mackiewitz. In an email sent to parents, the school said that the...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In a 6-to-13 vote, the city council decided to deny a referendum that was proposed by Councilman Al Ferraro. His proposal could have allowed voters to decide if monuments should be removed. If it had been approved, the referendum would have been a straw ballot. Officials...

A group of four Jacksonville motorcyclists who had been at a bike meet in Palm Coast crashed on I-95 near the Old Kings Road overpass as they were riding home Tuesday evening. They were each on his or her own motorcycle. All four were ejected. Two of the four riders were killed, including a 22-year-old woman–a competitive bike racer–and a 29-year-old man. A 36-year-old man and a 25-year-old man sustained minor injuries.

There was a holdup Saturday at the Sonic Drive-In, but not the type for which police are typically called. Employees gave a menacing description of the suspect, but this was no robbery. The holdup in this case was strictly supply-side — no employee would set foot back inside the building as long as that thing was still behind the deep fryer, said Brunswick Police Department Lt. Matthew Wilson.