This Thursday, October 22nd, please join Kids Hope Alliance as they celebrate afterschool achievements with "Lights On Afterschool." This virtual performance from 11am to 2pm features Don't Miss A Beat, Inc. and Jacksonville Arts & Music School.

The Jacksonville Environmental Protection Board (JEPB), in partnership with WJCT and Jacksonville University (JU), will release the 2020 State of the River Report, Thursday, Oct. 22.

October 18-24, 2020 is the 15th annual National Friends of Libraries Week (view the proclamation here). Established in 1956, the Friends of the Jacksonville Public Library was created to encourage the support of libraries, increase awareness of public libraries in the community, and raise funds to enhance library services for the good of the public library system and the community.

Harrison Conyers III, the City of Jacksonville Military Affairs and Veterans Department (MAVD) operations manager, was honored by the U.S. Department of the Navy with the Meritorious Public Service Award, a prestigious civilian citation that is rarely given. During a ceremony at City Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 13, Captain Brian Weiss, commanding officer of Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, and Mayor Lenny Curry presented the medal to Conyers while highlighting his decades of dedication not only to active duty and retired military members, and their families, but to all of Jacksonville’s citizens.

The City of Jacksonville, through the Office of the Mayor, hosts quarterly Nonprofit Gateway Town Hall meetings to help local nonprofits better understand how to do business and partner with the City of Jacksonville. These quarterly Town Halls also give nonprofits a platform to regularly engage with representatives of key departments. This program is in partnership with the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida.  

Who:

Nonprofits & COJ department/division representatives

When: 

Tuesday, October 20, 2020
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Where:  

Online (Zoom Meeting).
Please register to receive meeting link. 
 

There's still time to register for the 9th Annual ADA Symposium. This free, virtual event will be held on October 14, 2020 via Zoom from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Georgia Bulldogs and Florida Gators to square off on Saturday, November 7

The City of Jacksonville continues the tradition and will host the annual Georgia-Florida football game on Saturday, November 7 at 3:30 p.m. at TIAA Bank Field, where the University of Georgia will take the field against the University of Florida. This annual tradition has taken place in Jacksonville since 1933 and is considered to be one of college football’s most significant rivalries.

On Monday, Oct. 12, the free walk-up testing site at the Legends Center will relocate to the Lincoln Villa Senior Center, 7866 New Kings Road – 32219.

Please join us for a socially responsible cleanup event in Downtown Jacksonville. Anyone and
everyone is encouraged to attend this free, family-friendly event as we spend a Saturday morning
working together to help care for our Riverwalk while taking in the scenic views its provides!

The AIDS Memorial mural within historic Willow Branch Park was officially unveiled on Saturday October 3,2020.

City, Jaguars, Cordish Companies Continue with Multi-Million Lot J Project Anticipated to Strengthen Local Economy, Develop Surrounding Neighborhoods

The City of Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Jaguars and The  Cordish Companies are moving forward on a catalytic project at Lot J that is expected to spur economic growth in Jacksonville, especially in neighborhoods North and East of the sports complex. The mixed-use development, dubbed the “Live! District,” will include:

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month is a time for domestic violence victims and those who serve them to speak out in a unified voice to combat domestic violence, and to challenge all people in America to support the countless programs that provide support and services to victims.

The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that 1.3 million women and 835,000 men are victims of physical violence by a partner every year.  And according to the CDC, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men will experience physical violence by their intimate partner at some point during their lifetimes.

Domestic Violence is...

• Physical Assault: Includes shoving, pushing, restraining, hitting or kicking.

• Sexual Assault: Any time one partner forces sexual acts that are unwanted or declined by the other partner.

• Psychological Assault: Includes isolation from family and friends, forced financial dependence, verbal and emotional abuse, threats,intimidation, and control over the partner’s activities.

• Attacks Against Property and Pets: Destruction of property, household objects or treasured objects belonging to the victim, or abusing or killing beloved pets. 

Please join us this month in celebrating survivors, congratulating advocates, empowering victims, and mourning the deaths of those lost to domestic violence. 

The Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) – the City of Jacksonville’s sole economic development and community redevelopment agency for Downtown – is pleased to announce the launch of its new, investor-focused website at https://investdtjax.com. The new website has been designed to offer the ultimate user-friendly experience with unique tools aimed at attracting investment and promoting Downtown Jacksonville nationwide. This City is brimming with possibilities, and https://investdtjax.com strives to be the go-to source for finding the next opportunity in Downtown Jacksonville.
 

New design honors Jacksonville’s strong Black and immigrant heritage and continues revitalization of broader LaVilla neighborhood

Today, the City of Jacksonville is pleased to reveal design plans for the highly-anticipated Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park in the historic LaVilla neighborhood. The park is located at 120 Lee Street, the birth site of Jacksonville natives James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson. The Johnson brothers wrote and composed what is now known as the Black National Anthem, “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” at their home in LaVilla between 1900 and 1905. As one of the first cultural landmarks to be developed as part of the greater LaVilla redevelopment strategy, Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park was carefully designed to honor the contributions of some of Jacksonville’s most renowned citizens, as well as encourage the next generation of artists and thought leaders to make their marks on this historic space.

Skinks, Musical Instrument, or Interactive Sculpture? New City of Jacksonville Public Art

The Art in Public Places program of the City of Jacksonville dedicates the first in a series of new public art in Jacksonville neighborhoods. The in-person and online dedication will start at 11 AM on October 2^nd  at the Cuba Hunter Park with its entrance at 3540 Bedford Rd. The interactive sculpture, created by Seattle-based public artist Matt Babcock, was designed to be a playful representation of a series of blue-tailed skinks, a lizard native to Florida. 

SONG OF THE SKINKS