Jacksonville Beach News

The following is a compilation of reports from Beaches-area police department: ATLANTIC BEACH - A machine used to mix and apply stucco for home construction was stolen between Jan.

BOB MACK/Staff Hundreds lined up outside the new Chick-fil-A restaurant at 590 Marsh Landing Parkway before 6 a.m. Wednesday for the chance to camp out and win 52 combo meal certificates.

Special Cathy plays the trumpet to welcome those entering a new Pensacola location.

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Provided by Chris Saliba Charlene Maroney shows her Italian greyhound, Buckley, to the children at Little Stars Preschool in Ponte Vedra Beach to teach them about pet therapy.

While Bold City Brewery and Intuition Ale Works have plans for Rosselle Street, two other business are looking to expand the Jacksonville beer scene in other locations.

Shorelines Ninth Street in Jacksonville Beach is often used as an alternate to busy Florida A1A, but the construction project won't widen the two-lane road because traffic counts don't justify it.

The following is a compilation of reports from Beaches-area police departments: ATLANTIC BEACH - A 29-year-old woman was arrested and charged with resisting an officer with violence, battery on a law enforcement officer and disorderly conduct after a dispute about 6 p.m. Sunday in the 500 block of Mayport Road.

The Duval Delegation held its annual pre-session meeting Monday in City Council Chambers.

The following is a compilation of reports from Beaches-area police departments: ATLANTIC BEACH - Three people were stabbed during a melee about 2 a.m. Sunday outside the Voo Swar Bar at 51 Robert St.

Infractions at a Beach Boulevard restaurant illustrate the City Council's frustration in trying to control alcohol sales at some eateries.

The Police Department plans to keep its employees in better physical shape with the help of $23,254 seized from illegal drug deals.

Provided by Fighting Records Whole Wheat Bread, a Jacksonville trio that mixes punk with hip-hop, has been touring extensively.

CAREN BURMEISTER/Staff A new traffic camera on Florida A1A just north of Butler Boulevard is the precursor of a more advanced traffic management system that will synchronize traffic lights and reduce traffic congestion and time spent waiting at red lights.

A longtime effort to decriminalize marijuana possession in Jacksonville Beach has expanded to Atlantic Beach, as well as to Orlando and Tallahassee.

Some Beaches officials have chastised John Meserve's judgment for accepting $105,000 in real estate commissions tied to Mayport land deals.

The City Council will be busy Tuesday considering ways to regulate alcohol sales downtown and reviewing contracts to repave South Beach Parkway and install a natural gas system.

Engine 15 Brewing Co., the first brewing-on-premises business in North Florida, has the city's permission to open in the Boulevard shopping center on Beach Boulevard.

MAGGIE FITZROY/Staff Hundreds dash into the Atlantic Ocean on New Year's Day morning for the 17th annual Wavemasters Polar Plunge in Jacksonville Beach.

The following is a compilation of reports from Beaches-area police departments: ATLANTIC BEACH - A 56-year-old man was charged with illegally discharging a firearm when a 12-gauge shotgun was fired three times about 11 p.m. Friday at a home in the 600 block of Paradise Lane.