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Unrecognized no-hitter vs. Cubs in 19th Century By JohnW53 on May 26, 2021, 4:56am CDT + During each game thread, when the Cubs make their first hit, moderator The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street sends a tweet, copied to the thread, extolling the latest addition to the "The Streak" -- the number of games since the Cubs last were no-hit. "The Streak" is comfortably past 800 games, but that is barely 10 percent of the Major League-record 7,920 games that the Cubs went without being held hitless until Cole Hamels of the Phillies did it at Wrigley Field on July 25, 2015. That was just 46...

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After months of watching civil rights demonstrations through the country and on the streets of Jacksonville — at times even participating themselves — the students were surprised when in February the school district didn't seize the opportunity to use Black History Month as an education tool to drive lessons about local racial justice movements and Black history. Instead, the school district launched its own inaugural month-long campaign for mental health and suicide awareness called You Matter Month. While that campaign had its own issues because it encouraged students to #TakeOffYourMas...

Black History Month looked a little different in Jacksonville schools this year.  That's because 2021 marked the first time since the coronavirus pandemic struck that celebrations would have to be altered to accommodate social distancing, some students not being on campus at all and even school closures. Still, teachers and faculty found ways to get creative. On Thursday, Duval Schools sent the Times-Union examples of Black History Month celebrations special to specific schools and classes. Here's a roundup: 1. Landmark Middle School Landmark Middle hosted a week-long celebration including ...

If these walls could talk … That expression came to mind the other day while standing outside J.P. Small Park, the baseball stadium at the corner of 8th Street and Myrtle Avenue in Durkeeville. If walls could talk, which ones in Jacksonville would you want to hear speak? It’s tempting to say the walls of the Florida Theatre, with all their stories of Elvis and others who’ve passed through. Or maybe some of the crumbling walls of ruins in the Timucuan Preserve, with stories of the people who lived there. Or perhaps the restored walls of the old St. James Building, now City Hall. (I imagi...