Florida News (Page 119)

Due to inclement weather, the ‘Longest Table’ event was shifted to the Prime Osborn Center.  The annual event invited local business owners, housewives’, corporate executives and your average neighbor to dine alongside individuals who met for the first time at the longest table. Hundreds convened at the tables for conversation delvingContinue Reading

The Florida Black Excellence Festival, a popular community empowerment event, returns February 10, 2024 at EverBank Stadium. The 2024 Florida Black Excellence Fest Kick-Off and Media announcement will be on Tuesday, November 21, 2023. This event is sponsored by Manifest Distilling and DuBlase Whiskey. The events to follow will includeContinue Reading

Jacksonville, FL – 20 November 2023 –  In anticipation of a busy Thanksgiving holiday weekend for air travel, the Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) advises passengers to arrive at Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) at least two hours prior to their departure time to find parking, check bags and navigate through security. On peak travelContinue Reading

By DwighBrownInk.com/NNPA News Wire/ – He was the man behind the man. Martin Luther King’s chief lieutenant. Why is he only getting attention now? Bayard Rustin (Colman Domingo, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) was gay at a time in the ‘60s when he was shunned by MLK’s other associates. He regainedContinue Reading

JACKSONVILLE, FL (Nov. 15, 2023) – JEA ranked highest in business customer satisfaction for service among mid-size utilities in the South in the 2023 J.D. Power Electric Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study, J.D. Power announced today. The study measures electric utilities based on surveys from customers. The rankings are a result ofContinue Reading

Highly Anticipated Private Fitness Studio, unveiled in Avondale Jacksonville, November 14, 2023 — The Jeff Effect, a leading personal training company specializing in transformative fitness journeys, is thrilled to announce the Open House of their state-of-the-art fitness studio, Jeff’s Gym, on December 1st at 2pm. Located at 3675 Park Street, theContinue Reading

By Stacy M. Brown / NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent / @StacyBrownMedia – FBI agents confiscated electronic devices belonging to New York City Mayor Eric Adams earlier this week, intensifying a criminal inquiry into potential collaboration with the Turkish government, among others, in an alleged scheme to funnel funds into Adams’Continue Reading

Are you planning for how you’re going to work extra hard in 2024 to make your nonprofit a success? If you answer yes, we ask you to consider a different, more feasible course of action. We suggest you get to work immediately identifying people who can help you meet yourContinue Reading

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By  BlackPressUSA – Rasheeda S. Liberty, International Grand Basileus of Sigma Gamma Rho stated, “Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated is grateful for the opportunity to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s work to find cures and help save the lives of children all over the world. Support from organizationsContinue Reading