'Moana' will be shown in Atlantic Beach Saturday

The city of Atlantic Beach will host a Blockbuster Beach Movie with the showing of the family film “Moana” at 8 p.m. Saturday at Bull Park. The event is free and open to the public. Bring your lawn chair, blanket, snacks and bug spray in a celebration of summer fun at 716 Ocean Blvd.

Neptune Beach swears in city manager

Richard Pike was sworn in as Neptune Beach City Manager June 20 by Mayor Elaine Brown. Pike was unanimously appointed by the Neptune Beach City Council. He served as chief of police of Neptune Beach from 2016 to 2023, starting his career with the city in 1984 with a total of 38 years of service.

Ukranian man honored after dying while saving family in Neptune Beach

A young Ukranian man was laid to rest this week after an ocean rescue cost him his life. Friends and family gathered June 12 at Arlington Park to honor Mykhailo Myroshnychenko, 19, who drowned June 6 while saving a local family from dangerous surf in Neptune Beach.

Jax Beach instituting Customer Code of Conduct Policy

A series of preventative measures will help safeguard city employees from hostile public encounters in Jacksonville Beach.

Teenager paralyzed after knife attack in Ponte Vedra

Two Ponte Vedra men are being lauded as heroes for their efforts to stop an attempted murder-suicide that left a young high school student paralyzed. Kennedy Armstrong and Jimmy Stepp arrived at Mr. Chubby’s Wings on Palm Valley Circle around 4:30 p.m.

'Burn This' opens in Jacksonville Beach

All Beaches Experimental Theatre celebrates the opening of Lanford Wilson's “Burn This” this weekend on the Players by the Sea main stage. The production is staged at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, at 106 N. 6th St. in Jacksonville Beach.

St. Johns County receives record $59 million for transportation and coastal protection

St. Johns County announced it received $59 million in appropriations from the state of Florida after Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget into law. It is the largest amount of state appropriations the St. Johns County government has ever received, surpassing the $12.

Group shares vision of growth for Carver Center

The Community Involvement and Resources Committee was created to assist residents with issues and make a difference in the South Pablo Beach neighborhood of Jacksonville Beach.

St. Johns Cultural Council receives grant

The St. Johns Cultural Council was recently awarded a $60,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support a new local program, Arts for All. The program will provide funding for individual artists and cultural organizations in St.

Jacksonville Beach eyes stiff penalties for pier jumpers

Jacksonville Beach officials are looking at tightening the penalties against thrill seekers who jump off the fishing pier. On June 5, the City Council approved on its first reading an amendment to the city’s ordinance regarding prohibited activities on and around the beach.