A Facebook reel shows sharks swimming near the St. Johns County Ocean Pier in St. Augustine Beach. County officials and experts urge beachgoers to follow lifeguards and check updates.

The June, a members-only club in the restored Federal Reserve building, says renovations are wrapping up and a soft opening is planned this summer.

A pre-dawn fatal crash closed all northbound lanes of I‑95 at Old St. Augustine Road on April 1, diverting traffic onto SR‑9B and snarling the morning commute.

Permit filings show Keke’s Breakfast Cafe plans a nearly 5,000‑sq‑ft build‑out at River City Marketplace on Jacksonville’s Northside, a move that would be its seventh Northeast Florida location.

A woman in her 30s was shot Monday night in Jacksonville’s Springfield neighborhood and taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police say a suspect was detained at the scene.

ENCORE Research Group is enrolling in Jacksonville for an early trial testing a potential one‑time gene‑editing treatment that aims to permanently lower LDL for people with inherited high cholesterol.

A Jacksonville electrical contractor bought a one‑acre site in Lackawanna and will expand its headquarters to about 20,000 square feet to support a growing team and a new climate‑services arm.

Franchise veterans are opening Boost Coffee & Energy this spring — a compact dual‑lane drive‑thru that pairs fresh‑roasted coffee with cleaner energy drinks.

A local coalition says Mayor Donna Deegan’s Eastside board picks give LIFT JAX too much influence over $40M in community benefits funds. City and council leaders say nominees will be vetted before any money is awarded.

Local restaurateurs Jeff McCusker and Bob Fleckenstein filed permits to convert the former Ragtime site at 299 Atlantic Blvd into Grafton & Fleck’s Steakhouse with rooftop seating.

A Jacksonville Beach man was arrested after a North Florida ICAC investigation that began with a tip to NCMEC. Police executed a search warrant and say forensic review is ongoing.

A 23-year-old man died after his sedan left SR 26, struck a sign and trees and overturned near SR 21 in Putnam County. The Florida Highway Patrol says the crash is under investigation.

A 1913 Jacksonville warehouse was converted into 228 apartments and mixed‑use spaces and has won a 2026 CoStar Impact Award, highlighting preservation‑led development on the Eastside.