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The Boo Hag: A Ghost Story from 1930s Jacksonville

In the 1930s, folklorist and Episcopal priest Harry Middleton Hyatt traveled city streets and backcountry byways with a dictation machine, recording folklore and hoodoo traditions from hundreds of Black Americans from all walks of life. In July 1937, Hyatt’s travels took him to Jacksonville’s Wynn Hotel, where one informant told him possibly the eeriest stories in the whole collection. Here’s the story of a Jacksonville family’s terrifying encounter with a life-draining witch from Gullah Geechee lore: the boo hag. Read More

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UF Jacksonville Campus LaVilla Neighborhood Workshop planned for Tuesday

Be part of the conversation about honoring LaVilla's past while helping shape its future. Read More

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LaVilla's 318 Broad Street headed to DDRB

A project to rehabilitate LaVilla's former Progress Furniture building at 318 Broad Street seeks approval from the Downtown Development Review Board on October 8, 2026. Here is a look at what's proposed. Let us know what you think! Read More

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Sugar Hill: Images of a Lost Jacksonville Neighborhood

Historic photographs from the General Commission on Archives and History of The United Methodist Church offer a rare glimpse into Sugar Hill, once one of Jacksonville’s most prominent African American neighborhoods. Read More

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Kill NAVI first: Jacksonville deserves an honest conversation about the Skyway’s future

Jacksonville is once again being asked to decide the future of the Skyway. Read More

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