City of Jacksonville

The JSEB Marketplace returns to James Weldon Johnson Park next Thursday, September 5th from 11am to 1pm. Stop by and shop from several JSEB certified small businesses, as well as learn how your small business can get involved. For more information, visit our Jacksonville Small and Emerging Business page here: https://lnkd.in/e-mQh3Ws

How is your hurricane supply kit looking? If you can use a couple of items, now is a good time to take advantage of the second Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday. Save $$$ on several dozen items from portable generators to pet supplies from now until next Friday, September 6th. For complete details, including a list of qualifying items, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gESNt5df

Last week, the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville unveiled the newest public art installation in Stockton Park. "Allison's Wings" beautifully honors the memory of Allison Brundick Haramis and her love of dance and the arts. We appreciate the efforts of the Cultural Council, Main Made Studios, and the Angels for Allison Foundation for sharing her memory through this sculpture. Angels for Allison's mission is to help families with funeral costs after losing a loved one. To learn more about Allison's legacy and the amazing work of her foundation, please visit: https://lnkd.in/e8yFXxei

- Jacksonville Small & Emerging Businesses - ✅Get Certified ✅Get Educated ✅Get Capital ✅Get Contracts - G. Grant, JSEB Administrator - Learn more: https://lnkd.in/enRUy-Y4

We want to send a big shoutout to all of the volunteers, Keep Jacksonville Beautiful, and Phade for your efforts in hosting and participating in a beach clean up last weekend. They removed 630lbs. of litter from Jacksonville Beach! Thank you so much for keeping our beaches clean and pristine. If you and your family want to participate in one, save September 21st on your calendar for the annual International Coastal Cleanup. There will be dozens of sites around Duval County - stay tuned for locations and start times.

Join us this Thursday, August 29th at the Jacksonville Public Library Main Branch for the "Comprehensive Climate Action Plan Kickoff." Attendees can review the Regional Priority Climate Action Plan, receive updates on implementation grants, and discuss local survey results and strategies. This event outlines the timeline to complete Northeast Florida's first Regional Comprehensive Climate Action Plan and Greenhouse Gas Inventory, due to the EPA in 2025. For more information, and to register to attend this free event, please visit: https://lnkd.in/daaG6dbr

64 years ago today we commemorate Ax Handle Saturday. What began as a peaceful sit-in protest by the NAACP Youth Council at a whites-only lunch counter turned violent when the white supremacists waiting outside with Ax Handles and baseball bats attacked them. Today we take a moment to remember those who were injured, traumatized, and brave enough to protest. #AxHandleSaturday #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory

Today marks one year since Angela Carr, A.J. Laguerre Jr. and Jerrald Gallion were taken from their families and our community in a racist mass shooting at the Dollar General in Newtown. Yesterday, we gathered with heavy hearts and with a shared sense of resolve at the new Kings Road Memorial Park. The City of Jacksonville, together with 904Ward, hosted a soil collection ceremony and unveiled a memorial marker to be placed in the park. Thank you for taking a moment to reflect on that day and what it means to our community one year later.

It's a big day for Downtown Jacksonville as Jacksonville University officially cut the ribbon on the permanent home for their College of Law at 121 West Forsyth Street. The new law school campus is yet another catalyst to bring in more people to learn, work, live, and play downtown. "Our strategy is to attract more students, workers, and residents downtown, as well as businesses from target industries," said Mayor Donna Deegan during the ribbon cutting ceremony Monday morning. "Having a law school here will allow us to do both. It’s also necessary to develop an experienced legal workforce to support the increasing number of people and businesses choosing Jacksonville to be their home." For more information on the Jacksonville University College of Law, please visit their website here: https://lnkd.in/ezdhSxGc

Happy National Dog Day from our Animal Care and Protective Services team 🐶 What a perfect day to visit some good doggos at our ACPS shelter located at 2020 Forest St. in Riverside. Go to jacksonville.gov/pets to see all of the pets up for foster or adoption, as well as information on volunteering too!