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JEA is advising certain customers to boil water for drinking and food preparation or to use bottled water.
The utility issued the advisory as a precaution Tuesday afternoon after a water main break. The notice will remain in effect until after the problem has been repaired and after “two consecutive days of satisfactory bacteriological results have been obtained.”
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Members of Duval County’s School Board Tuesday rejected Superintendent Nikolai Vitti’s latest set of academic goals for strategic planning, saying his numeric targets for the next three years are not aggressive enough.
One board member called his projections for proficiency depressing.
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JEA is advising certain customers to boil water for drinking and food preparation or to use bottled water.
The utility issued the advisory as a precaution Tuesday afternoon after a water main break. The notice will remain in effect until after the problem has been repaired and after “two consecutive days of satisfactory bacteriological results have been obtained.”
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NBA in Jax isn’t rebounding to Jacksonville this year.
The city hosted NBA pre-season games from 2013 to 2015, dubbing the games NBA in Jax. But the city decided not to pursue an NBA game this pre-season.
City spokeswoman Tia Ford said the decision was based on wanting to “bring in other events.”
“It is a continual goal to diversify the portfolio of events at the arena,” she said.
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Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan will campaign in Northeast Florida for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Wednesday and Thursday.
Kwan will speak on college campuses about Clinton’s college affordability plan, which according to the campaign would allow 175,000 Florida students to obtain a four-year college degree with no tuition.
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The Jacksonville Sports Council is honoring members of the military by providing a game-day experience for 3,000 to 5,000 heroes and their families for the Nov. 5 football game at EverBank Field between Navy and Notre Dame.
Although the Naval Academy is playing in the game, all branches of the military will be eligible for the ticket packages, said Rick Catlett, president and CEO of the Sports Council.
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Get ready for a restructuring in the coming years in how transportation projects are paid for, which could lead to a return to toll roads and an overhaul of the gas tax, a panel of transportation experts said Tuesday at a luncheon of the Commercial Real Estate Women of Jacksonville.
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Scaffolding will cover the stone facade of the historic Florida Theatre in downtown Jacksonville for approximately six months as the building undergoes a long-awaited restoration on its terracotta finishes.
Despite the construction, shows will go on and business will not be impacted. According to the performing arts center, more than 50 events are scheduled at the theatre during the expected construction period.

Marilyn McGuire is so appreciative of Hart Felt Ministries that she offered to stand on a street corner wearing a clown outfit and holding up a sign promoting the nonprofit.
A person doesn’t have to spend much time with the boisterous McGuire, 84, to know she would actually do that.
Hart Felt, a faith-based nonprofit that has about 730 volunteers helping Jacksonville-area seniors, has done repairs around her Atlantic Beach-area home and is working on fixing some electrical issues.

WASHINGTON — Americans finally got a raise last year after eight years of stagnating incomes.
The Census Bureau says the typical U.S. household's income rose 5.2 percent in 2015 to $56,516. That is still below the median household income of $57,423 in 2007, when the Great Recession began. The median is the point where half of households fall below and half are above.
The proportion of Americans in poverty also fell sharply last year, as 2.4 million more people found full-time, year-round jobs.