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Spirit Christmas to open 4 stores in Florida this holiday season

FLORIDA - The company behind Spirit Halloween is bringing its Christmas concept to Florida this holiday season. Some vacant stores in Florida are about to get into the holiday spirit. Spirit Christmas, the spin-off concept from the company behind Spirit Halloween, is expanding to Florida this year with four stores.

Florida · 10-02

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College Park Plans Swim School, Lego Shop and Other Tenants

Four new tenants are planned at Jacksonville's College Park, alongside a separate shell space. They include a swim school with an indoor pool, a Lego resale shop, a tabletop gaming store and a coffee shop. The new tenants include Fish N Flips Swim School, which will occupy 5,717 square feet...

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Hard Rock Jacksonville: Inside the 2027 timeline and how city money could factor into the project

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After nearly two decades of stalled development on a prominent piece of Jacksonville’s riverfront, the developer behind a proposed Hard Rock Hotel says he wants construction to begin in a matter of months. But before a 30-story tower can rise from the long-vacant site at...

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Jacksonville Home Prices Slip as Fewer Homes Hit the Market

Jacksonville sellers cut prices faster than the nation, yet shrinking inventory kept buyers competing for fewer homes.

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JEA Takes Over Normandy Village Utility, Cuts Bills for 1,315 Customers

JEA formally took over water and sewer service for Normandy Village on Thursday, folding 1,315 customers in the Jacksonville neighborhood into the utility's system after a year of emergency management amid critical system deficiencies. The switch means lower bills and gives residents a new operator. The Normandy Village Utilities Co-Op...

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CPAP Medical Supplies and Services Agrees to Pay Up to $500K to Resolve Data Breach Lawsuit

CPAP Medical Supplies and Services, a Jacksonville, Florida-based provider of durable medical equipment for treating sleep apnea, has agreed to pay up to $500,000 in benefits to individuals affected by a December 2024 cyberattack and data breach. The cybersecurity incident was identified in late December 2024, and the forensic investigation...

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Unleashed by Florida lawmakers, landowners move to convert farms into subdivisions

Florida developers are racing to take advantage of a fast-track approval process for turning rural land into subdivisions, a process that state lawmakers expanded this year in their latest move to shift control over Florida’s sprawling growth from local governments to Tallahassee. Since July, at least 17 landowners have...

Florida · 09-30

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Construction Starts on ‘Garrett at EverRange’ at 12331 Ever Range Parkway, Jacksonville, Florida

Construction has started on the first phase of a multi-family housing community in Jacksonville. Garrett at EverRange is set to feature 275 apartments divided among five four-story buildings. Layout plans include 101 one-bedroom, 140 two-bedroom, and 34 three-bedroom units, and they would range from 770 to 1,345 square feet. In-unit features will include stainless steel appliances, integrated smart home technology, and vinyl plank flooring.

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A Jacksonville Homeowner's AC Quotes Kept Climbing. The Final $11,000 Deal Included a Water Heater and Warranty.

A homeowner in Jacksonville, Florida, was looking to replace a 15-year-old AC system in a thread from February 2025. The first quote came in at $8,919 for a single-stage system.

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Bricks & Minifigs Coming to Jacksonville’s College Park

LEGO fans will have another place to hunt for sets, minifigures and loose bricks as Bricks & Minifigs prepares to open a new Jacksonville location at College Park. The store is planned for 3,450 square feet at 923 University Blvd. N., according to the Jacksonville Daily Record, which reported that city officials are reviewing permits for tenant improvements.

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The Florida Times-Union

Watch live: SpaceX crewed launch lifting off from Florida

After a quiet month for Florida rocket launches, a significant crewed SpaceX rocket launch lifted off from Florida this morning, and it might have been visible from parts of Jacksonville. At 11:10 a.m. ET today, Thursday, Oct. 1, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a crewed mission , with two NASA astronauts, a Canadian Space Agency astronaut and a Roscosmos cosmonaut, to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. And the launch had a northeast trajectory, so it could have been visible in parts of Northeast Florida . Though rockets here launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, people can sometimes see this phenomenon far beyond the launch pad. Watch NASA+ content with Amazon Prime Video Below is more information on today's crewed rocket launch from Florida, suggestions on where to watch launches from Jacksonville, how to watch some launches with NASA+ on Prime Video and the Florida Today livestream of the launch . For questions or comments, email USA TODAY Network Space Reporters Rick Neale at rneale@floridatoday.com, Brooke Edwards at bedwards@floridatoday.com or Eric Lagatta at elagatta@usatoday.com. For more space news from the USA TODAY Network, visit floridatoday.com/space . Live updates: NASA's SpaceX

Florida · 10-01

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MINISO Set to Open Fourth Jacksonville Store at River City Marketplace

MINISO is planning to open a new store at River City Marketplace in North Jacksonville, bringing its mix of lifestyle goods, collectibles and everyday finds to Space 46 at 12884 City Center Blvd. The 4,263-square-foot storefront would sit between Uniform-T and DTLR inside the shopping center, which is anchored by HomeGoods and Old Navy.

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Trailer Bridge signs three-year tug agreement with Curtin Maritime

Trailer Bridge, Jacksonville, Fla., has signed a three-year agreement with Curtin Maritime, Long Beach, Calif., to provide towing services for its two load-on, load-off barges operating between Jacksonville, Fla., and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Curtin’s Corinne C currently tows one of the barges. The Mabel C is scheduled to join...

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St. Johns County Yanks Approval for 15,000-Home Heritage Projects Near I-95

St. Johns County commissioners voted 3-2 on Monday to strip approval from two massive housing developments south of Florida 207, reversing a decision they made just five weeks earlier. The properties, known as Heritage Development East and West, sit near Interstate 95 and together could have supported as many as 15,000 homes.

St Johns County, FL · 09-29

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MINISO Coming to River City Marketplace in North Jacksonville

MINISO is bringing its colorful mix of lifestyle goods, collectibles and everyday finds to North Jacksonville, with a new store planned for River City Marketplace. The store is planned for 12884 City Center Blvd., where River City Marketplace landlord Kimco Realty lists MINISO as the tenant for Space 46, a 4,263-square-foot storefront located between Uniform-T and DTLR. The space sits in the portion of the shopping center anchored by HomeGoods and Old Navy.

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The Coconut Mama

Popular brewpub brand closes Jacksonville location after $75,000 rent dispute

A Jacksonville brewery has quietly poured its final beers, bringing an end to a local taproom that had been part of the city’s growing craft beer scene. The closure comes…

Jacksonville, FL · 09-29

The St. Augustine Record

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New townhome community coming to St. Johns County

The Northeast Florida Division of PulteGroup will build 295 townhomes between Parkland Trail and I-95 near International Golf Parkway. According to a news release, the Canopy Cove townhomes will offer four open-concept floor plans between 1,396 square feet and 1,889 square feet on 18-, 20- and 24-foot homesites with water and preserve views. The townhomes will also include one- and two-car garages. Model homes, which are currently under construction, will be completed in January. “Canopy Cove will become PulteGroup’s first-ever townhome community in St. Johns County, one of the most sought-after housing locations in Northeast Florida,” said Justin Cook, PulteGroup’s president of the Northeast Florida Division. “The community will offer brand new floorplans in a highly desirable and convenient location near World Golf Village, I-95, downtown St. Augustine and area beaches.” Canopy Cove will be PulteGroup’s first townhome community in St. Johns County. Canopy Cove will have HOA fees and no CDD fees. The new development will go in a sliver of land between the Parkland Preserve community of single-family homes and I-95, north of International Golf Parkway. For more information, go to https://www.pulte.com/homes/florida/jacksonville/st-augustine/canopy-cove-211756 . This article originally appeared on St. Augustine Record: New townhome community coming to St. Johns

St Johns County, FL · 09-29

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A Jacksonville Homeowner Priced a 3-Ton AC Replacement. The Variable-Speed Option Reached $22,000.

In Jacksonville, Florida, a homeowner wanted to replace a 3-ton AC before summer. In a thread from January 2024, they asked what others had recently paid for the job. The number they had was $16,000 for a single-stage replacement. The same company offered a variable-speed option for $22,000. That gave the homeowner two prices, but little in the post to show what, beyond the equipment choice, accounted for the higher one.