Jacksonville offers a range of free events including yoga, dance classes, movie nights, photography walks, and art classes to engage the community in downtown public spaces.

St. Johns County offers to extend fishing pier passes for each month the pier is closed due to beach renourishment works, ensuring no financial loss for pass-holders.

A 3-year-old gorilla named Kevin at Jacksonville Zoo died from a Shigella infection, making it the fourth loss in a bacterial outbreak affecting the facility's primates.