Featured Past Events

Public Meeting: City of Jacksonville & the Police and Fire Pension Fund

May 08, 2014 10 a.m.

City Hall - St. James, Lynwood Roberts Room
117 West Duval Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32202 10 a.m.

Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, May 8, 2014 at 10 A.M., the City of Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund will hold a meeting to discuss retirement reform issues in the Lynwood Roberts Room located on the first floor of City Hall/St. James Building at 117 West Duval Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202.

Public Meeting: City of Jacksonville and the Police & Fire Pension Fund

May 06, 2014 10 a.m.

City Hall - St. James, Lynwood Roberts Room
117 West Duval Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32202 10 a.m.

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at 10:00 A.M., the City of Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund will hold a meeting to discuss retirement reform issues in the Lynwood Roberts Room located on the first floor of City Hall/St. James Building at 117 West Duval Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202.

World of Nations Celebration

May 01, 2014 - May 04, 2014

Metropolitan Park
1410 Gator Bowl Boulevard
Jacksonville, Florida 32202

As you travel through the World of Nations Celebration, experience the cuisine, artistry and customs from lands near and far. Admission is $5 (One Day Ticket) or $8 (Two Day Ticket). Children ages 3 and under are free. Grab your passport and join us for a great trip!

Jacksonville Human Rights Commission, Fair Housing Festival

April 26, 2014 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Hemming Plaza (directly across from City Hall)
117 West Duval Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32202 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

The theme of this year’s event is “Fair Housing is Your Right. Use It.” Mini presentations and vendor tables will be available for citizens throughout the day.

Donate Life Month Workplace Partnership Donor Drive

April 24, 2014 - April 24, 2014 11:00 - 11:30 AM

City Hall, St. James Building Atrium
117 W. Duval Street - 32202 11:00 - 11:30 AM

April is National Donate Life Month. This month-long celebration honors the generosity of organ & tissue donors and their families and commemorates all transplant recipients in the United States. If you haven’t done so already, consider joining the state registry today. Log on to www.donatelifeflorida.org for more information or to register.

Ribbon-Cutting for Lincoln Villa Senior Center & Kickoff for National Community Development Week

April 21, 2014 10 a.m.

Lincoln Villa Senior Center
7866 New Kings Rd.
Jacksonville, Florida 32219
10 a.m.

Mayor Alvin Brown will join Councilman Reggie Brown, HUD Jacksonville Director of Community Planning and Development Gary Causey and community stakeholders on April 21 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the re-opening of the Lincoln Villa Senior Center, and to kick off local efforts recognizing National Community Development (NCD) Week, April 21 – 26.

Mandarin Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event

April 12, 2014 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Mandarin Park
14780 Mandarin Road
Jacksonville, Florida 32223
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The City of Jacksonville Solid Waste Division is hosting a free household hazardous waste and electronic waste collection event at Mandarin Park this Saturday for Duval County residents.

Victims' Rights Week Press Conference

April 07, 2014 11:30 a.m.

City Hall - St. James, Atrium
117 West Duval Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32202 11:30 a.m.

Mayor Alvin Brown will be joined by local victim advocates and victims of crimes and their families for a press conference to kick off the annual Jacksonville Victims’ Rights Week. Special guests include Captain Roy C. Undersander, commanding officer, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Commander Pat Pickard, executive officer, Naval Station Mayport, and State Attorney Angela Corey, Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida.

City of Jacksonville & City Council Tire and Sign Buyback

April 05, 2014 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

EverBank Field, Lot J
1 EverBank Field Drive
Jacksonville, Florida 32202 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The City of Jacksonville, supported by City Council, will host a tire and sign buy-back event at EverBank Field on Saturday, April 5, as part of efforts to curb neighborhood and urban blight.

GradNation Community Summit

April 04, 2014 - April 04, 2014

Jacksonville Public Library, Main Branch
303 N. Laura St. -- 32202

Join America’s Promise Alliance and Mayor Alvin Brown for a GradNation Community Summit featuring Alma Powell, the chair of America’s Promise Alliance, nationally recognized education experts Dr. Howard C. Stevenson, professor of education and Africana studies from the University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Robert Balfanz, co-director of the Everyone Graduates Center and a researcher at the Center for Social Organization of Schools at Johns Hopkins University.

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