Jacksonville Beach Joe’s Swapped For Bubba Gump As Crab Shack Chain Keeps Shrinking
Landry's is converting the Jacksonville Beach Joe's Crab Shack into a Bubba Gump, leaving the chain with about 14 U.S. locations. The closure underscores years of retrenchment at the casual-dining seafood brand.
Mega Data Farm Outside Fort Pierce Slams Brakes As AI Crackdown Looms
A proposed 1,200‑acre data‑center campus near Fort Pierce is on hold as Florida advances bills to curb hyperscale AI facilities, leaving local leaders and developers waiting.
Tallahassee Cops Snare Alabama Man In Undercover Teen Sex Sting
A federal jury in Tallahassee convicted Israel Ramos Portillo of attempting to entice a minor; sentencing is scheduled for May 19, 2026. The case grew out of a spring 2025 undercover sting.
Cops Say Jacksonville Trap House Was Stocked With 100K Fentanyl Doses and a Kilo of Coke
JSO arrested a man and seized fentanyl, about a kilogram of cocaine, firearms and cash during warrants at two Jacksonville residences. Authorities say the fentanyl could equal tens of thousands of lethal doses.












