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Allan DeVault and Laura Phillips Edgecombe worked at the agency to revitalize Downtown since 2021.

Proposed tax on Jacksonville businesses would bring funding for programs to aid homeless people

Jacksonville residents and visitors to the area could soon see the price of their drinks and meals at restaurants and hotels increase slightly if the proposed legislation clears the finish line.

HB 1497 would target these areas for a reduction in the number of seats and square footage the state requires for on-site liquor sales.

05:00 AM EST Share He coordinated the system to help distribute money that was part of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. In recognition of his leadership when the Jacksonville Bar Association volunteered to administer financial aid appropriated by the city for residents facing eviction or foreclosure, Christian George is the 2021 Jacksonville Daily Record Lawyer of the Year. The award was presented by Daily Record Editor Karen Brune Mathis at the JBA...

JaxCares helps hundreds of residents, but more remain in limbo Published:  Updated:  Tags:  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – More than $2 million in JaxCares grant money has been paid out to help keep Jacksonville businesses and renters from being evicted. But hundreds more say they’re waiting on their landlords to uphold their end of the deal. The doors to Bellwether restaurant in Downtown Jacksonville have been back open for months. But even since reopening, the restaurant’s owners say business ...