Funkadelic Food Shack moved from a food truck to a poolside brick-and-mortar at Ocean Grove RV Resort, serving brunch, burgers and live music.

Brothers Jeff and Bob Phelps are expanding Jet’s Pizza in Jacksonville with a new Beach Blvd location. The chain’s store finder lists 5617 Beach Blvd as coming soon.

Crews broke ground on a new Pickett Elementary on Jacksonville’s Northside, a nearly $35M project funded by the half‑cent sales surtax and slated to open in August 2027.

Family attorney John Phillips says he will file a wrongful-death suit after the State Attorney ruled Joe Starkey’s Dec. 10 Sandalwood death justified.

JSO says a woman shot a man inside a business on Atlantic Boulevard early Tuesday; the victim is stable and investigators are asking for tips and surveillance footage.

Redfearn Capital secured a $48M refinance for an eight-building Jacksonville industrial portfolio, freeing cash for leasing and upgrades.

Dream Finders is reported to have offered $25.75 a share — a roughly $704 million all‑cash bid for Beazer that could be announced this week. The move would reshape the mid‑tier homebuilder landscape.

Two people were found dead inside a Westside Jacksonville home after a welfare check; homicide detectives are investigating. Anyone with information is asked to contact JSO tip lines.

A 21-year-old Jacksonville corrections officer was arrested in Manatee County on an attempted sexual battery charge and has resigned; investigators say the case is ongoing.

A Jacksonville councilmember and DCPS ESE coach was reassigned after an alleged kicking incident at duPont Middle; the district is investigating.

DeSantis signed five bills on May 6, 2026 that change small‑project permitting, speed plat approvals and overhaul septic and stormwater rules across Florida. The package shifts timelines and adds provisional pathways for environmental credits.

A new city bill would let planners approve administrative zoning deviations faster and cut neighbor notice. Supporters say it speeds housing; critics say it narrows public input.

Jacksonville will host its first full-distance IRONMAN on Saturday, May 16 — a 140.6-mile course that starts in the St. Johns River and finishes at Riverfront Plaza.