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Jacksonville Lifestyle News

Lifestyle in Jacksonville runs on cultural trends, family dynamics, hobbies and the everyday choices that shape daily life, and coverage here follows all of it. Reporting takes in the routines and habits that define the region.

STEAM Workshop Inspires Jacksonville Middle School Girls

STEAM Workshop Inspires Jacksonville Middle School Girls

First Coast American Heart Association's annual event gave about 150 girls hands-on exposure to science, technology, engineering, arts and math careers.

Live Poll

Should local schools and employers do more to encourage girls toward STEM careers?


Real Estate

Live Poll

Should Jacksonville use public money to restore historic downtown buildings like this church?

Commercial

City Seeks Proposals to Redevelop Historic Church

Jacksonville's downtown authority is soliciting bids for the former Snyder Memorial Methodist Church on North Laura Street.

City Seeks Proposals to Redevelop Historic Church

Pets

Wildlife

Jacksonville Zoo Welcomes Baby Bonobo

Kimia gave birth to the zoo's first bonobo in 10 years, a rare arrival for an endangered great ape.

Jacksonville Zoo Welcomes Baby Bonobo

Family

Special Needs

Jacksonville Families Feature in Times Square Down Syndrome Video

The National Down Syndrome Society's 2026 video includes Jacksonville-area residents alongside a local marathon record for an athlete with Down syndrome.

Jacksonville Families Feature in Times Square Down Syndrome Video

Food and Drink

Live Poll

Do you support using city funds to help private restaurants open in your downtown area?

Dining Out

Jacksonville Approves Funding for Oak Steakhouse

The Downtown Investment Authority authorized a $400,000 loan to bring a new restaurant to The Greenleaf building.

Jacksonville Approves Funding for Oak Steakhouse

Home

Home Repair

Jacksonville Family Displaced After Electrical House Fire

A family of five is seeking to rebuild after an electrical fire severely damaged their home on Ramona Boulevard.

Jacksonville Family Displaced After Electrical House Fire

More in Lifestyle

Day to day, that means local cultural shifts, family and relationship patterns, housing trends and recreational habits. It reaches across the city and the communities around it. Changing economic conditions often drive these everyday shifts as residents adjust their priorities and spending. New residential developments and the social spaces that emerge within them are recurring themes in the coverage.