Woman shot in NW Jacksonville and other top stories.

• Woman shot in NW Jacksonville

  

  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that left one woman injured. The shooting happened around 9 p.m. Sunday on Wilson Street, not far from Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. Police said a man drove the woman to UF Health Jacksonville. Police did not say where the woman suffered the gunshot wound to, but she is expected to be OK.JSO officers searched the area and found shell casings. At this time they don't have a suspect description. Anyone with infor..

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• Sarah Boone performs cabaret to help relieve stress of running ...

  Life running a small nonprofit arts organization can be stressful. The staff is small, the resources limited and there is a constant quest to find new ways to raise money. “All of us wear 50 different hats,” said Sarah Boone, executive director of Theatre Jacksonville since 2000. “The stress involved, it’s a lot. If you can find your outlet it really helps.” Boone’s outlet is cabaret. Saturday night she will present an evening of cabaret, “The Double Threats: A Celebration of Composer/Lyricists..

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• Jacksonville nonprofit to bring help to troubled teens via smart phones

  

  On any given day in the United States, about 1,575 troubled teens will try to commit suicide. Twelve will succeed, according to Project SOS, which works in many area schools to help youth make healthy decisions. The Jacksonville-based nonprofit wants to get those teens help before they hurt themselves. Armed with national studies about teen suicide rates and others that show teens spend an estimated nine hours a day online, the 23-year-old organization is developing a technologically savvy meth..

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• Jacksonville not getting flights to Cuba — yet

  

  But for Jacksonville International Airport — and other airports, for that matter — it's up to the airlines who apply to the federal government for the routes to decide ...

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• Black History Month Calendar

  Programs in celebration of Black History Month during February: MONDAY Black History Moments, 11:45 a.m., Oceanway Senior Center, 12215 Sago Ave. (904) 696-4331. African-American Film Fest Double-Feature, 2-6 p.m., Graham branch library, 2304 Myrtle Ave. N. Features “A Raisin in the Sun” starring Sydney Poitier based on the play by Lorraine Hansberry; and “Say Amen, Somebody,” documentary that stresses the importance of gospel music and its transforming effect in the present. (904) 630-0922 or..

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• Jacksonville mayor brings fresh produce to city's food deserts

  

  Jacksonville mayor brings fresh produce to city's food deserts Anthony Austin 3:15 PM. EST February 21, 2016 Mayor Lenny Curry at city's first "Farm to Faith" event. Jacksonville, Fla -- Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is on a mission to make sure everyone in our community, no matter where they live, has access to healthy food. The mayor kicked off his first "Farm to Faith" event Sunday morning at The Bethel Church downtown.   "It's my goal that every zip cod..

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