1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (547+ words) The Alder & Oak restaurant in Jacksonville Beach opened July 15 after a friends and family event that drew more than 700 people the night before. The restaurant is at 131 First Ave. N. at the corner of Second Street North and replaced the former…...

7+ hour, 35+ min ago  (222+ words) Jacksonville Daily Record JEA’s Ricky Erixton named vice president of the Florida Municipal Electric Association board The chief electric systems officer for the city-owned utility was chosen in a July 15 vote. Ricky Erixton, JEA’s chief electric systems officer, was named…...

10+ hour, 49+ min ago  (44+ words) Jacksonville Daily Record Jacksonville Daily Record Venus Williams, Mike Massamino, David Axelrod and Karl Rove to speak in Jacksonville The four are scheduled to appear in the 2026-27 Florida Forum Speaker Series, which supports Wolfson Children’s Hospital....

12+ hour, 25+ min ago  (1551+ words) An activist shareholder says he agreed with Beazer Homes USA Inc.’s decision in May to reject a $704 million takeover bid from Jacksonville-based Dream Finders Homes Inc. But now that Dream Finders has increased its offer to about $874 million in…...

22+ hour, 18+ min ago  (1073+ words) Soon there could be more to experience in St. Johns Town Center. The city issued a permit July 15 for Activate, a Canada-based global immersive live-action game center, for a space next to Sandbox VR, itself an “immersive virtual reality experience,…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (656+ words) Citing confirmations from Jacksonville City Council members, Daily Record news partner News4Jax reported June 14 that the Culinary Institute of America has selected Jacksonville as the site of its Southeast campus. News4Jax quotes Council member Jimmy Peluso, whose District 7 includes Downtown, as saying,…...

2+ day, 53+ min ago  (552+ words) Bob’s Discount Furniture Inc., which markets its stores in “Oh My Bob!” TV advertising and mailed flyers, has identified two Jacksonville locations for its entrance into the market, possibly its first stores in Florida. The city is reviewing permits for…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (400+ words) Teso Life’s Jacksonville store opened at 11 a.m. July 10 with a line of customers wrapped halfway around the building. A line was still there at 4 p.m. New York City-based Teso Life, which calls itself a Japanese fashion casual life product department…...

3+ day, 13+ min ago  (930+ words) Responding to a news report saying Harris Teeter had abandoned plans to build up to 80 stores across Florida, the company issued a statement July 13 saying it still planned to open a store under construction in Jacksonville but would not address…...

3+ day, 37+ min ago  (561+ words) Tampa-based GTE Financial can build out one of its first two community financial centers that it plans to open in South Jacksonville. The city issued a permit July 13 for Creo Contracting LLC of Jacksonville Beach to renovate 1,983 square feet of…...