The John E. Mathews Bridge has for 71 years carried cars, trucks and buses across the St. Johns River from downtown Jacksonville to the Arlington neighborhood.
3 months ago

The bridge's namesake, John E. Mathews, was quoted in 1920 as saying: “This is a white man's country and government."
3 months ago

The Gingerbread Extravaganza includes 25 cookie and candy creations on display through Dec. 28 at Old St. Andrews Church.
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The Brentwood branch of the Jacksonville Public Library is displaying a traveling poster exhibition titled “A Place for All People,” provided by the...
10 months ago

Jacksonville History Center CEO Alan Bliss recounts the military service of James and John Craig, two local brothers killed during World War II.
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The $4.7 million Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing Park honors the Jacksonville natives who created the Black national anthem and their neighborhood, LaVilla.
5 months ago

The Sun-Ray Cinema is part of a long history of entertainment spaces at 1028 Park St. in Riverside, though its future has become a topic of concern.
7 months ago

A new task force is working to address what some see as a loophole in the city's historic preservation policies: the issue of “demolition by neglect.”
1 month ago

The Florida Casket Co. building closed in on a new life March 12 when the Jacksonville City Council approved $2.02 million to resurrect it as the...
9 months ago

They spent decades transforming the neighborhood into one of Jacksonville's most popular and diverse places to live, with restored historic houses and a...
3 months ago