History

Located just west of Arlington along the St. Johns River, the private, four-year Jacksonville University originally launched in the 1930s...

The locally-based Edward Waters College boasts two noteworthy historical distinctions, being both the state’s oldest independent college as well as...

For several decades, Worman’s Bakery and Deli was among the city’s favorite destinations for a variety of tasty goods including...

In the earlier days of cinema, before multi-screen theaters rose to prominence, the hottest trend in movie-watching was the drive-in...

Though the Adeeb family is best known to the modern Jacksonville community for its leadership of the Bono’s Bar-B-Q restaurant...

Not many of Jacksonville’s single-screen, neighborhood theaters have stood the test of time. The small-but-mighty San Marco Theatre, however, has...

Sun-Ray Cinema’s building along Park Street has anchored the Five Points commercial strip for nearly 100 years. The four-story structure...

In recent years, Jacksonville has seen several of its older, less glamorous neighborhoods experience something of a renaissance. Once-struggling communities...

Long before the modern-day iteration of Stanton College Preparatory School grew to be one of the country’s top public high...

Though it’s now been vacant for nearly two decades, the Snyder Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church played an integral role in...