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Neighborhoods: Lakewood

Lakewood is located in Jacksonville's Southside. It is a predominantly post-World War II residential area with a number of streets named after major colleges and universities, such as Clemson, Cornell, Fordham and Emory. Read More

Jaxlore: Alpha Paynter, ghost of TacoLu

Jaxlore is a column by Bill Delaney on the folklore, urban legends and local traditions of Jacksonville and the First Coast. In honor of spooky season, today's edition looks at the history and folklore behind one of Northeast Florida’s best known haunted buildings. Before it was TacoLu, the iconic log cabin off Beach Blvd. in Jacksonville Beach was the famed Homestead restaurant, and according to widespread local tradition, its founder Alpha Paynter never left even in death. Read More

Scenes from the 2022 NAS Jacksonville Air Show

Naval Air Station Jacksonville is the birthplace of the Blue Angels and the host of some of the world's most epic aviation demonstrations. Jacksonville photographer Marcelo Murillo shares scenes from 2022 NAS Jacksonville Air Show on October 22 and 23. Read More

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