JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --  Showers in the area will continue racing eastward as warm front lifts north. Then some isolated showers on Thursday before a cold front brings in t-storms(some strong) on Friday.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Five Points businessman is upset over a city ruling that is ordering him to remove some recent storefront improvements because they are inappropriate.

Jayson Evans has owned the Blu Hair Salon on Post Street for eight years. He recently added some aluminum to...more the walls outside his storefront and painted them silver to " give the place some pop" and "to attract attention" he said.

"I have received no complaints, in fact the opposite", said Evans. "People have told me it looks awesome. It makes the place look better."

Jackleen Akel manages Gina's Deli next door and said she likes it.

"I don't have a problem with it, there is nothing wrong with it, to me it stands out and brings attention. It brings the customers in."

But the city has ordered Evans to take it down.

"I don't understand why they don't think this wouldn't be correct. This is an eclectic area. We have lizards on the wall on the other side of

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville City Council's Land Use and Zoning Committee will meet today to discuss a controversial restaurant expansion plan in Riverside.

The owners of Kickbacks Gastropub would like to add an additional restaurant and bar next door to make room for their...more growing popularity with customers.

However, some people who live in the area, including members of Riverside Avondale Preservation, believe the project does not provide enough parking for the number of people it would draw. 

The Land Use and Zoning Committee will meet today at 5:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers located on the first floor of City Hall. 

There will be a seperate meeting at 1:30 this afternoon to discuss parking problems in Riverside, which will focus on the King Street corridor. 

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Duval County's graduation rate took a hit following the calculation of federal rules now being used to determine the percentage of students who graduate in four years.

In December, the Florida Department of Education released statewide numbers that put the...more state's graduation rate at 80%, but the federal calculation drops the number to 70%.

The federal graduation rate counts students who receive standard diplomas within four years.  The state had counted students who received special diplomas.

In Duval County the calculation change resulted in an 8% drop with the federal formula lowering the graduation rate to 63%. In December, the state graduation figure gave Duval its highest percentage ever with 71%.

Duval County school board chairperson Betty Burney was not upset with the federal formula.

"I think what they are trying to do is get everybody uniform," said Burney.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Kickbacks Gastropub is planning a large scale expansion on King Street in Riverside, but all is not going according to plan.

The Riverside Avondale Preservation Society has raised some serious concerns with the construction, and neither side is backing...more down.

For the past four years Jymmie O'Connell has served the growing crowd at Kickbacks restaurant and bar.

"It's a little bit like Mardi Gras. Trying to get through Bourbon Street at the height of Fat Tuesday," said O'Connell.

It's so busy they can barely serve everyone who walks through the doors.

"We have a lot of people who love this place, and we just can't serve them properly because we can't expand to meet the demand," he said.

There is a plan in place to expand Kickbacks to an additional restaurant and bar, but they're getting significant push back from the Riverside Avondale Preservation Society about the already crowded parking problems on

 
Jacksonville artist and Florida painter Jim Draper is using Kickstarter as an alternative funding source for his creative project. He is trying to fund the design of a collaborative artistic, philosophical, and environmental digital book that will be in conjunction with his exhibition...more at the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens titled Feast of Flowers. He is trying to meet his goal of $10,000 by the 29th of February and is offering wonderful one-of-a-kind incentives for various contributions!

More than 50 works by renowned artists such as Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Mary Cassatt and John Singer Sargent will be on display at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens from February 16 through May 6, 2012 as part of the exhibit: Impressionism and Post Impressionism...more from the High Museum of Art.  The exhibit illustrates the emergence of Impressionism in France during the 1870s, the movement's evolution to Post-Impressionism, and its later influence on American artists.  “This progressive look provides a unique perspective of one of the most controversial, significant and ultimately widely popular artistic movements,” said Hope McMath, Director of the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens. “We're thrilled to bring this must-see collection to The Cummer and the city of Jacksonville.” 
 

 A fundraising campaign conducted by Sailormen, Inc. at Popeyes restaurants in Northeast Florida and across the Southeast will provide customers with valuable discounts while garnering support for the Muscular Dystrophy Association's worldwide research and services programs. 

Mayor Alvin Brown announced an exciting lineup of activities for the 2012 Jacksonville Jazz Festival. The annual tradition will be held on Thursday, May 24 - Sunday, May 27. Some of this year’s confirmed performers include Sonny Rollins; Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White Trio; Patti...more Austin with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra; Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue; Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band featuring Terence Blanchard; and Karrin Allyson.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Four sisters are breaking their silence 10 years after they endured sexual abuse as children.

A trusted family friend is now locked up for what he did to them.

"As much as I want to say that it has not affected my life, it has. It's a huge part of...more my life and I think about it every day," said Tasha Walker.

Walking down Post Street in Riverside, it's hard for her to look at the house she was sexually abused in for years in the late 90's.

"It's really really gruesome everything that happened there, and it is hard to look at it," she said.

Even though her attacker is behind bars and no longer lives here, revisiting the site of the attack is painful.

"Me and my sisters and brother, we were searching for that kind of relationship with an adult, someone we could trust. And our entire lives we were searching for someone we could trust," she said.  

Harvey Duncan was it.

A married,