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When the local news said that four homeowners who moved sand around on the beach to create a sand barrier in front of their homes included t...

What do World Water Day and St. Johns River Cleanup Day have in common? Both of them were mentioned in my JEA bill flyer that I received on ...

I saw and ad for a local news channel's Woman of the Week (which got me to wondering if there's a Man of the Week), and the woman wh...

I know there are local Jacksonville names for bridges, parks, streets, and probably all kinds of other things I have yet to figure out. One ...

This is a specific problem you might run into if you purchased a home with an alarm system and hard-wired smoke alarms, and if you went and ...

Everyone wants to live in St. Johns County. Just like where I'm from, those people all say it's because of the schools. But that was...

What in the world is going on with Jax city government that we need code words for potential business development? As a naturally cynical pe...

I was at an HOA meeting tonight, and it surprised me when I asked about the widening of Kernan that the HOA did not seem to agree with one...

I was watching Paternity Court, which is bad enough, but then the woman who was trying to prove the man in court was the man who made her a ...

I was looking at some traffic data to see how busy my area of Jacksonville is when I came across the FDOT data for the area. After some play...

If you're from out of town or live near me, the 295 is an important road. Here are the traffic cams from the Dames Point Bridge south to...

I've seen a lot of people who tell news reporters to leave them alone, and many others who won't show their faces in interviews. Som...

So the Interior Department of our federal government is spending $139k for new doors for an office suite. That's a lot of money for new ...

We had a 100% zoo membership card when we moved to Jacksonville from another zoo. What that means is that some zoos would reciprocate 100% ...

The title of this article is the exact same one used by local news. I don't want to make light of the killing of a human being. However,...

The news was feeding me a good-news story about JSO giving out random gift cards to people, and the anchor mentioned that one of the recipie...

A guy with a local business was arrested for having both grenades and moonshine inside his establishment. I am not sure about the legality o...

I bet there's some local kid from Jacksonville right now who's good with design skills and wants to build websites for a living. It...

Let's assume we put huge tariffs on steel from China. It might mean pricier cars, soda cans, and other items that use cheap Chinese stee...

Hooray for me. It's Jury Duty Season in Jacksonville, and I have received my summons. It's right on the heels of seeing a news repor...

I went to look for where my kids could play soccer in Jacksonville, but I realized the main website that I was led to has not been updated...

When it comes to tickets for events, I like the face-to-face interaction of going to a ticket office. I only use Ticketmaster when no othe...

I've played baseball for most of my life. The last couple decades have been in leagues where sponsors help the teams to defray costs in ...

I kind of feel sorry for the NRA and its political action group known as Republicans. I am sure the NRA thought that mass shootings would ju...

I think this is perfectly legal for Jacksonville to do, and it's an idea that could save the city billions of dollars over the next gene...

The European Street Cafe in Jacksonville (Beach and University) is like if you took a street cafe from Europe, made the food bland for Ameri...

I know there are all kinds of rules about sweepstakes. That companies have to allow people to NOT purchase items to enter, etc. And I also k...

I know I’ve been raising my concerns about a gas station going in at McCormick and Kernan because it might detract from the neighborhood, ...

For fast-food vets, this is not a surprise. Two for $6 Whoppers does not translate to each single Whopper costing $3. I saw a guy storming ...

I thought I'd identified the formula for news reporting in Jacksonville, but then it took a turn for the stupid. A recent story about a ...

When I was looking into the possibility of moving to Jacksonville, I relied on Sperling's Best Places . The overall impression portray...

I don't make mistakes very often, if ever, but I misheard a story about Jacksonville's new slogan as being Jacksonville Beach's....

I have used Progressive's Snapshot three times now in order to get a lower insurance rate for myself and my wife. One of my most popular...

We've lived in Jacksonville for over six months. Geese are annoying here, like they were in Milwaukee. The main difference is that the g...

I clicked on an article in my feed that talked about the living wage needed in all 50 states. The purpose was to show that some states requi...

This is a series New Jax Witty is undertaking in order to learn more about local history through the names used in public places around to...

I don't know for sure if this is the best deal, but it felt like it, anyhow. The last time I needed a propane exchange, I went to Walgre...

The Jacksonville IKEA was shut down because of a bomb threat that resulted in police spotting a suspicious garbage bag in the parking lot. I...

I was looking through my Jacksonville neighborhood on the statisticalatlas.com website when I saw something that was different from other ne...

Someone was shot in the Sans Souci area of Jacksonville. I don't know if that's normal or not. What surprised me about the story was...

The news tonight said there had been almost 350 guns stolen in the first 10 months of 2017 in Jacksonville. A little math implies over 400 g...

I guess I should have expected something like this existed around here, but it was still surprising to hear about it. Sunday Funday. It'...

When I as looking for houses in Jacksonville, I mentioned to my realtor that people here didn't seem to understand the simple formu...

If you're reading this Sunday night before your kids need to attend a new school because Arlington Country Day School closed last week, ...

If you have an older foreign car, there are never too many options for getting the car fixed. Youtube  and forums have helped me quite a b...

"I think the city's lacking a lot of jobs right now. We have a lot of jobs in one industry or the other." In a story on Ac...

I've built all kinds of websites, and I've even targeted some specifically at other countries. However, New Jax Witty was built fo...

Here's a thought. What if St. Augustine asked just regular people to help add the "context" that the city has deemed necessa...

When it comes to sports, I'm more of a realist than a pessimist. There's a difference, but both philosophies point to the distinct...

It's pretty bold to claim you coined a phrase, especially one that has suddenly become more popular because the Jags have figured out ...

Is a city having a sponsor a thing? You know, like Everbank Field, only a whole city rather than a measly stadium. Actually, is there a re...

Example of an abandoned website If you're a member of a Florida LCMS church, you'll want to check yourself out on this list . I...

When you move to a brand new community, you will have unexpected expenses that are generally hidden from your accounting. While the...

I read two very long articles recently about power in Florida, and it gave me a better understanding of the state of the state, though I...

COJ's GIS has all kinds of incomprehensible new features in its new Civil Planning Map. I'll focus on only a few right now, since I...

Welcome home to the new Magnolia Grove subdivision on McCormick and Kernan in Jacksonville. KB Home has begun marketing the subdivision, w...

New Jax Witty has made it to 100 posts, give or take. Some are drafts or unpublished, but the idea is that it's roughly 100. No, you d...

I don't love getting paid per hour for editing. I have more fun co-writing something, or just writing side-by-side with someone else w...

Link to Slideshow (Jacksonville.com) Jacksonville is not immune to snow. It can happen, just like direct-hit hurricanes. But snow is ra...

AT&T Fiber is fast. If you have access to it, look into it. Fast is good. Fast is not what happens if you need service or want your gi...

Back when we had a German intern living with us, I remember asking what New Year's was like over there. She mentioned fireworks. We sa...

Moving to Florida has provided me with new information all the time. One thing I could not understand is why my neighbor has been running...

I told my wife that she should look into a meetup in order to do something outside of the house. I have MABL baseball, and I will also eve...

Florida's sun can be unrelenting. If you are planning on renting a giant slide like the one pictured here, you will need to figure out ...

When we exited our Christmas Eve church service this year, the walkways were lined with paper bags with candles inside. One of the other c...

I thought it was just a fluke when I showed up to Woodstock Park and it looked like a farm field fit for a concert rather than a baseba...

I saw my first Amazon Locker at a Speedway on Merril by the 295, and I was wondering what these electronic lockers are for. Instead of ...

I was searching for this website by using terms that had to do with funny news stories in Jax, but then I realized that I'd never rea...

I'm not sure who Artesians are, but they played a role in building the newest ship that will be stationed at Mayport. Perhaps they are p...

I don't think I'm currently licensed in Wisconsin as a teacher anymore. However, I'm not entirely sure, since Governor Scott W...

A local news story goes something like this: girl is injured in gym class; girl gets ice for her wrist; girl shows up at home hours later;...

Someone reading New Jax Witty, and maybe even perusing some of my other content online, might ask whether this is all for real. Am I just ...

Ah, Rome. I was there back in 1999, and it was a treasured three days. The architecture, the art, the history, and the awful smell of air ...

I've made my argument against pit bulls . I don't like the dogs, and I don't like them living near me. Kind of like alligators...

I've seen plenty of cars with fog lights burned out, and a decent number with headlights out. Maybe fewer with brake lights out, but y...

I've written about how we don't need another gas station on Kernan and McCormick. I've even suggested a few options that woul...

I read a lot of news online. I'm not unique, either. People are always reading their news feeds for weather, traffic, sports, and othe...

A street in Jax - No driveway and no alley I can't say definitively that there are no alleys in Jacksonville, but I spent nearly 15 ...

I really hope the police find the woman from the area who has gone missing. What I have wondered about is the description of her as having...

Turn signals, flashers, turn indicators, directionals, signal lamps--whatever you call them, they do serve an actual purpose, so I am plea...

I'm always trying to come up with new ways to sell my stories. I've written two movies, a musical play, and I'm still working ...

Someone was complaining on the Nextdoor site about FEMA workers going door to door. She said there's no way FEMA does that. Then some ...

I found this cool book about human psychology that talked about vocal minorities. The authors argued that fringe groups were able to get h...

This is a fairly simple customer service story. Just in case any of you are business owners in the Jacksonville area, I wanted to share it...

I'm not going to call out anyone specifically in Jacksonville. I know one newscaster I watch misspeaks more than any mainstream newscast...

I recently wrote an article about why renting from Penske cost a lot more in the long run. While Penske's competitors both rented me...

No, I'm kidding. At least I'm pretty sure we're safe around here, but I thought it would be interesting to revisit the program...

OK, I don't know if bird ownership is higher in Florida than any other state. One website called that information a premium statistic...

The new FCC rules relax some rules for local stations. From what I can tell, the two that might affect Jacksonville the most would be thes...

I don't want to antagonize any Nazis, especially those with assault rifles. That's certainly not the intent of this article. I just...

Crime and perception of crime are basically the same thing to an outsider. Since I don't know the area near Duval's Fairgrounds, w...

My sister is a life coach, so if I needed one, I'd ask her. I built her a life-coaching website that she has yet to use, and I decided ...

When it comes to housing and economic development, NIMBY is often the word used. It means Not In My Back Yard, and you've probably felt ...

Today at around 11:40am, I saw two Jacksonville Sheriff vehicles either responding to a crime or committing ones, but I'm not really sur...

I stand and cover my heart for the pledge and the anthem. I think it's stupid to do otherwise. The US Constitution protects the right ...

I know, you're not really supposed to give yourself titles, but it's a way to get your name out there. Like if you were the King of ...

I keep telling myself that it's going to work out. I know what I'm supposed to do to get noticed online, I know how to get Google to...

The Florida Library Association has presented Jacksonville's Public Library with the Library of the Year award, so I wanted to see what ...

I was thinking about the last two articles I wrote, and I realized that I needed a puff piece. I needed a "Better Tomorrows" kind ...

This past week led me to consider who should have guns, assuming we want to limit the ownership to some degree. I assume most of us would ag...