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Sporting JAX women's team falls in Gainbridge Super League playoff opener
10+ hour, 7+ min ago (172+ words) News4 JAX JACKSONVILLE, Fla. " Sporting JAX made history in its inaugural season, but the wait for a playoff win will continue. The Carolina Ascent made a goal six minutes in stand up to deny host Sporting JAX in a 1-0 game at…...
Sporting JAX women look to keep making history in Sunday's playoff opener
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (220+ words) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. " The Sporting JAX women's soccer team looks to keep right on making history. The women's club finished second in the Gain Bridge Super League standings and will host the Carolina Ascent on Sunday in the playoff semifinals on…...
Busiest US commuter rail system to resume operations as deal reached to end strike
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (498+ words) NEW YORK " Trains are set to resume rolling on the Long Island Rail Road on Tuesday after a deal was reached to end a strike that had shut down the busiest commuter rail system in the country. Commuters in the…...
New Met Gala fashion exhibit seeks to "reclaim" body types that art history has ignored
3+ week, 17+ hour ago (632+ words) NEW YORK " One of the first sights we see in "Costume Art," the new fashion exhibit to be launched at Monday's Met Gala, is a glittering column gown by Dolce & Gabbana, its shimmering gold sequins surrounding an image of Aphrodite....
Comedian Dave Landau at Comedy Zone all weekend
1+ year, 3+ week ago (233+ words) Getting his start in Detroit at the Second City's Conservatory, Dave Landau has risen to become one of the most sought-after comedic headliners today. Dave's laid-back demeanor and dark style of comedy landed him on Comedy Central's This is Not…...
Ex-NBA player Damon Jones set to plead guilty in gambling sweep that netted more than 30 arrests
3+ week, 6+ day ago (427+ words) NEW YORK " Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones is set to plead guilty Tuesday to charges he cashed in on rigged poker games and gave sports bettors nonpublic injury information about stars, including his one-time teammate Le Bron…...
Man who rammed his vehicle into Michigan synagogue was naturalized citizen from Lebanon, DHS says
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1033+ words) WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. " The armed man who rammed his vehicle into one of the nation's largest Reform synagogues Thursday has been identified as a 41-year-old naturalized citizen born in Lebanon, according to federal officials. Ayman Mohamad Ghazali was fatally shot…...
#Ask JAXTDY | How did the Brooklyn neighborhood get its name?
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (633+ words) Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today Q: Jacksonville has many community names, from Riverside and Five Points to Glynlea, Windy Hills and Sherwood Forest. Some, like Brooklyn, are names they've held for a century or longer. Jacksonville Today reader Henri M. wonders why Brooklyn,…...
Gateway Jax breaks ground on 721 N. Pearl, converting garage into 16, 000-square-foot retail anchor
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (405+ words) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. " Gateway Jax broke ground Wednesday on 721 North Pearl Street, launching work to convert an existing parking garage into a retail-oriented anchor that will help form a new pedestrian shopping corridor along Beaver Street in the Pearl Square neighborhood....
Baptist Health planning nearly $110 M hotel on Jacksonville's Southbank
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (188+ words) Ric Anderson, Jacksonville Daily Record JACKSONVILLE, Fla. " Baptist Health is planning to add a 15-story, nearly $110 million hotel to its campus on the Downtown Southbank, a representative told a Jacksonville City Council committee on Monday. According to News4 JAX partners at…...