Initiative Seeks to Bring Healthy Food Options and Awareness to Food Deserts in Jacksonville

March is National Nutrition Month and the City of Jacksonville is celebrating with Farm to Faith, a Journey to One initiative developed by the City of Jacksonville to address food deserts and health disparities in communities throughout the city. Following the 7:30 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. services at Abyssinia Missionary Baptist Church, the Clara White Mission, will make its White Harvest Farms’ fresh fruits and vegetables available to congregants. This is the second time the City of Jacksonville has partnered with the Clara White Mission, and UF Extension office for Farm to Faith. At last year’s event, more than 1,500 pallets of fresh fruits and vegetables were sold at Bethel Baptist Institutional Church. This event culminates a weekend of health activities hosted by the Duval County Health Department and National Diabetes Office.

Did you know that you can access your waste collection schedule online?

Governor Rick Scott announced today that Jacksonville area businesses created 17,900 new private-sector jobs over the year in January. The area’s unemployment rate was 5.2 percent in January. Florida businesses created 260,600 new private-sector jobs across the state in the last year, bringing the total number of jobs created since December 2010 to 1,343,100.

Governor Rick Scott announced today that Jacksonville area businesses created 17,900 new private-sector jobs over the year in January. The area’s unemployment rate was 5.2 percent in January. Florida businesses created 260,600 new private-sector jobs across the state in the last year, bringing the total number of jobs created since December 2010 to 1,343,100.

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The City of Jacksonville Environmental Quality Division reminds Duval County residents that as they set their clocks forward one hour Sunday for daylight saving time, they should once again set lawn and landscape irrigation schedules to no more than two days per week. 

National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) is a time to help people understand their consumer rights and make well-informed decisions about money.

This morning, Mayor Lenny Curry joined Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) to announce the first program in the state to provide a debt-free pathway to college completion. FSCJ Promise is leading the College Promise initiative in Florida to provide more access and opportunity to eligible students in Duval and Nassau counties who otherwise might not be able to attend.

Continued Conversation on Teen Concerns and Challenges in Jacksonville

FDOT-funded study to examine downtown access, safety, and bike/pedestrian features

Following a meeting with Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced it will conduct a $250,000 study of downtown access to and from the Hart Bridge. Mayor Curry has championed the prospect of upgrading the 50 year old bridge by replacing its ramps.