Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated each year from September 15 to October 15. It began as a week-long celebration in 1968 under President Johnson. Paying tribute to the generations of individuals and families who helped shape the city's history, culture and society, The Jaxson highlights a few buildings that were used for Cuban cigar making factories in the late 19th and early 20th century. Read More
Here’s a photographic journey into the history of various sites in Jacksonville’s Durkeeville neighborhood. Dating back to the late 19th century, Durkeeville was named after Joseph H. Durkee. Durkee was a New York native and former United States military officer. During the early 20th century, the greater Durkeeville community became a segregation-era hub of Black culture, business, and social life in Jacksonville. Read More
Covering nearly 875 square miles, Jacksonville is a diverse community with a wide collection of neighborhoods appealing to different lifestyles. Located a short drive from the urban core lies a ring of post-World War II neighborhoods characterized today by their mature developed landscape, American Ranch and Mid-century Modern residential architecture. Here are five neighborhoods that developed rapidly on the outskirts of the city of Jacksonville, prior to consolidation. Read More
Jaxlore is a column by Bill Delaney on the folklore, urban legends and local traditions of Jacksonville and the First Coast. In honor of spooky season, today's column brings together a list of the region's best known ghosts, cryptids, mysterious metal orbs and everything else that goes bump in the night. Read More
