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Another surfer hits the waves.

Local pros and surf “groms” compete in Void PRO/AM surf competition

Kevin Beaugrand | Jul 30, 2018

Correction* 8/2 10:19 a.m.: The original publication of this article stated that the retro "fish" board were supplied by the Surfboard Warehouse. However, the were actually supplied by the Surf Boardroom. Hundreds...

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Graphic by Sam Chaney

Opinion: The usefulness of principled nonpartisanship

Tamlynn Torchon | Jul 30, 2018

Today in U.S. society, there have been extreme shifts that people are either blindly following or fighting against. What you might constantly hear is the bantering from the left or right, Democrats...

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Professor Jenny Hager and her husband, Lance Vickery.

UNF professor collaborates to create a better world

Kevin Beaugrand | Jul 29, 2018

UPDATE:** 7/31/18 9:06 a.m.: The original version of this article did not credit Coral Lambert as the artist that Jenny Hager collaborated with on the iron furnace volcano project. Her name has since been...

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The boardwalk of Jacksonville Beach. Photo courtesy of Inside Florida.

Jacksonville Beach mayor introduces proposal to potentially make certain beach restaurants close at midnight

Alan Vargas and Kevin Beaugrand | Jul 29, 2018

*Correction 8/2: The public workshop will be held on Wednesday, August 8 at 6 p.m., not 5 p.m. Mayor Charlie Latham of Jacksonville Beach has proposed closing certain restaurants at midnight in...

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‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ dazzles with epic real-life stunts

‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ dazzles with epic real-life stunts

Andy Moser, Features Editor | Jul 28, 2018

Possible. That word’s threshold is rarely ever pushed and stretched to its potential the way it is when it comes time to make another Mission Impossible movie. Fallout, the sixth entry in the series,...

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Graphic by Rachelle Keller

Police Beat: Accidental injury and a returned wallet

Sam Chaney, Managing Editor | Jul 28, 2018

Accidental Injury University of North Florida Police Department was dispatched to Lot 2 on Wednesday, July 25 in response to a report of an accidental injury. The victim, a UNF employee, told...

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Preparation for vigil with lit candles, signs, and inspirational t-shirt.

Vigil held in honor of black and transgender victims of gun violence

Sam Chaney, Managing Editor | Jul 28, 2018

Just after Parkland students and other survivors of gun violence spoke to the Jacksonville community at the Road to Jax: Town Hall event on July 27, activists proceeded to gather in the center of the John...

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Student and activists on the panel answering questions and motivating others to get involved.

Road to Change reaches Jacksonville: A discussion on guns, law enforcement, respect in the community

Sam Chaney and Alan Vargas | Jul 28, 2018

After 17 of their classmates and teachers were murdered in the Parkland mass shooting on Feb. 14, survivors and recent graduates of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School decided to take the gun control...

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The March for Our Lives: Road to Change tour stopped in Jacksonville on Friday, July 27.

Road to Change Jax: Parkland students hold a rally outside of the Jacksonville Landing

Aisling Glocke, Kevin Beaugrand | Jul 27, 2018

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students and volunteers gathered at the Jacksonville Landing on Friday, July 27 to support the March For Our Lives: Road to Change bus tour. The March for Our...

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Members of the March For Our Lives campaign were at the Jacksonville Landing.

Parkland town hall tonight: What you need to know

Hannah Lee, Editor-in-Chief | Jul 27, 2018

In the main ballroom of the John A. Delaney Student Union, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students and local Jacksonville activists will be speaking to the Jacksonville community about their experience...

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Man on the Street: Students respond to Parkland students coming to Jacksonville

Man on the Street: Students respond to Parkland students coming to Jacksonville

Kevin Beaugrand | Jul 27, 2018

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEFJis-5_O4[/embedyt] Video by Hunter Horstman — For more information or news tips, or if you see an error in this story or have any compliments or concerns,...

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Stunning doc ‘Three Identical Strangers’ proves some things are too wild to make up

Stunning doc ‘Three Identical Strangers’ proves some things are too wild to make up

Andy Moser, Features Editor | Jul 27, 2018

Listen up everybody who loves a shocking documentary about a story that’s just too wild to be true with sudden dark twists and turns and ultimately leaves you questioning your entire life afterwards!...

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