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🌱 How shifting housing trends are reshaping buying and selling near the beach.

Jacksonville Beach, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hey hey Jacksonville Beach! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How shifting housing trends are reshaping buying and selling near the beach.
  • Top women surfers are headed to Jacksonville Beach this November.
  • What’s changed in the high-profile Jacksonville Beach Bridegan murder case?

Also on today's calendar: Sunset Silent Disco on the Pier and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 85, low: 75.
  • Monday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Northeast Florida housing market looking more balanced (pontevedrarecorder.com) — Northeast Florida’s housing market is cooling into a more balanced phase, with more inventory and longer listing times that directly affect buyers and sellers in Jacksonville Beach. Duval and St. Johns counties are seeing modest price shifts and changing affordability, so local homeowners and hopeful buyers may need sharper pricing, preparation and timing strategies to compete.
   

2. Jewish 'Super Girls' take to the water and the weather (heritagefl.com) — Jacksonville Beach will host the Super Girl Surf series this November, bringing top women surfers to town for a key World Surf League qualifying stop. Two rising Jewish surfers, Israeli standout Hila Cohen and American Kaikora Nauenberg, are chasing points at these events as they work toward bigger pro tours and, for Cohen, a shot at the 2028 Olympics.
   

3. More developments evolve in Jared Bridegan murder trial (jacksonville.com) — A major update in the Jared Bridegan case directly affects Jacksonville Beach, as prosecutors have consolidated the trials of Shanna Gardner and Henry Tenon and reduced some of the charges tied to the 2022 killing outside Gardner’s Jacksonville Beach home. Child-abuse counts were dropped, but both still face first-degree murder and conspiracy allegations, with trial dates now uncertain after earlier scheduling and judicial-recusal disputes.
   

4. What was Jacksonville like in 1995? These photos tell the story (jacksonville.com) — A nostalgic photo collection looks back at Jacksonville in 1995, including a snapshot of teens hanging out just before a Saturday night curfew that Jacksonville Beach enforced for those under 17. The images capture everything from the Jaguars’ first season to neighborhood events, local schools and favorite hangouts that longtime beach residents may remember vividly.
   

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  • 4M Building Solutions posted a job opening for Day Matron/Porter in Ponte Vedra Beach. Apply here.
  • Marriott International posted a job opening for Night Auditor & Hotel Operations in Jacksonville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Jacksonville Beach here.

Ok Jacksonville Beach! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Jacksonville Beach

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Jacksonville Beach

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.