Jacksonville City Council President Ron Salem is creating a special committee to investigate Downtown development. | Bill Bortzfield, Jacksonville Today

Three EV race cars zip past a course worker Saturday, April 27, 2024, during a race at Florida State College at Jacksonville. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

Beach renourishment efforts started Monday, April 29, 2024, along Duval County's beaches. l Steven Ponson, Jacksonville Today

Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant is planned for 10601 San Jose Blvd. in the Mandarin Landing shopping center. | Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant

A sign on the Panda House building in Riverside says Tunis in coming. | Ric Anderson, Jacksonville Daily Record

A leatherback turtle leaves Crescent Beach in St. Johns County. | St. Johns County.

Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle Unit 4. | Georgia Power

To pilots, especially ones in mortal danger, air traffic controllers are voices at the end of a lifeline. | Illustration by Sydney Johnson, Fresh Take Florida

The Jaguars drafted LSU's Maason Smith, a defensive tackle, seen here at the NFL scouting combine in February. | (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

The Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, pictured this year. When it reopens next year, it will look different on the outside and will accommodate more people. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

Audience members bow their heads in prayer Friday, April 26, 2024, as nine workers who died on the job last year in North Florida are remembered. Their names are displayed on cards on the empty row of chairs at the Northeast Florida Safety Council's Workers’ Memorial ceremony. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

These solar panels on David Byers' home in Springfield face the east and the morning sun. A matching set is installed on the western roof for the afternoon sunlight. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers.

This was the plan for a fuel storage and rail depot on a 101-acre property in Dinsmore.

Metropolitan Park as seen in April 2024 | Dan Scanlan

The U.S. Justice Department building in Washington, D.C, | Alex Brandon, AP

St. Augustine, including the iconic St. Augustine Lighthouse, as seen from the air. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

Mayor Donna Deegan welcomes Vice President Kamala Harris to Jacksonville on July 21, 2023. | Claire Heddles, Jacksonville Today

Trucks line up at Jaxport. | Jaxport

This redistricting plan pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis eliminated the old Congressional District 5, a Black-majority district that stretched from Jacksonville to west of Tallahassee.

Wells Fargo Center in Downtown Jacksonville. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Manuel Vazquez, owner of Coya's artisan ice cream, poses for a photo as he carries a tray of ice pops in the kitchen of his shop in Fort Myers on Feb. 26, 2024. | Marco Bello for NPR