A year after its launch, Mayor Lenny Curry joined Sunil Joshi, M.D. (Co-Chair, 904 Mission One Million) to celebrate the first anniversary of 904 Mission One Million at a news conference to reveal the weight loss results achieved by Jacksonville citizens during the first year of the program, as well as share an exciting announcement as the program enters its second year.

Mayor Lenny Curry introduced pension reform legislation to the members of City Council at a workshop on Thursday, April 6, 2017.

Fair housing means that every person can live free in communities that are open and welcoming, free of discrimination and hostility.

The annual Robert Wood Johnson overall health outcomes results were recently released. While Jacksonville has seen some improvement, there is room for more as our city continues its Journey to ONE.

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Jacksonville has the opportunity to earn thousands for park improvements through the National Recreation and Park Association, and Walt Disney Company's "Meet Me at the Park" initiative.

Each April, the nation recognizes the lives lost to crime during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.

In celebration of Public Art Week (April 3 - 7), the City of Jacksonville wants the public to become the artists.

The movement to end sexual violence in northeast Florida took center stage in Downtown Jacksonville as Mayor Lenny Curry and representatives from the City of Jacksonville, law enforcement, the State Attorney’s office, Jacksonville University, the Women's Center of Jacksonville’s Rape Recovery Team, and other advocates kicked-off Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM).

There's no denying the beach is a favorite for locals and visitors alike. Find out why this resident craves the ocean breeze. 

What place matters to you? This year’s National Preservation Month (May 2017) theme, “This Place Matters,” hopes to answer this through the National Trust for Historic Preservation's nationwide photo campaign encouraging people to celebrate the places in their communities that are most meaningful to them. 

Mark your calendars. This Saturday there will free food, performances, panel discussion, workshops and much more taking place at City Hall and Hemming Park as part of the Jax Youth Improvement Movement event presented by the Mayor's Young Leaders Advisory Council.

Governor Rick Scott announced today that the Jacksonville area added 25,200 new private-sector jobs over the year in February. The area’s unemployment rate was 4.5 percent in February, down 0.1 percentage point from one year ago. In the last year, Florida businesses created 239,800 new jobs, bringing the total number of new jobs added since December 2010 to 1,346,200.

Initiative Seeks to Bring Healthy Food Options and Awareness to Food Deserts in Jacksonville

March is National Nutrition Month and the City of Jacksonville is celebrating with Farm to Faith, a Journey to One initiative developed by the City of Jacksonville to address food deserts and health disparities in communities throughout the city. Following the 7:30 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. services at Abyssinia Missionary Baptist Church, the Clara White Mission, will make its White Harvest Farms’ fresh fruits and vegetables available to congregants. This is the second time the City of Jacksonville has partnered with the Clara White Mission, and UF Extension office for Farm to Faith. At last year’s event, more than 1,500 pallets of fresh fruits and vegetables were sold at Bethel Baptist Institutional Church. This event culminates a weekend of health activities hosted by the Duval County Health Department and National Diabetes Office.

Did you know that you can access your waste collection schedule online?