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A.G. GancarskiNovember 18, 2016

The U.S. Department of Labor announced the disbursment of over $111 million in “America’s Promise” grants Friday, with over $4 million headed to Florida. Florida State College — Jacksonville will get $1.804 million; the Brevard Workforce Development Board will get $2.38 million. These awards stem from a competition held earlier in 2016, in which the White House […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 18, 2016

Over 500 families can count on having a better Thanksgiving this year, thanks to a group of Jacksonville politicians who will host a farm share event Saturday. The food giveaway is on a first come, first serve basis, and kicks off at 9 a.m. at parking lot 4 of Florida State College — Jacksonville’s downtown campus. The […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 18, 2016

In St. Augustine for his monthly jobs numbers presser, Florida Gov. Rick Scott took questions about his meeting with President-elect Donald Trump and discussed the 2018 political landscape. Scott said he had a “great meeting yesterday with President-elect Trump” lasting roughly 45 minutes. When asked if he might be part of one of Trump’s “landing teams,” designed to help […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 17, 2016

Sen. Audrey Gibson has been looking at running for chair of the Duval County Democratic Party for months now, and this week she made her move. In an email sent out just after midnight to officers and members of the Duval Democratic Executive Committee Thursday, Gibson announced her candidacy, “a decision made after several months of thought, […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 17, 2016

Jacksonville’s Carlucci family is inextricably linked with Jacksonville history. Joe Carlucci was a councilman from the days of consolidation. Matt Carlucci carried on the family’s tradition of public service, serving three terms on the council, including a stint as president. Now Carlucci is the chairman of the Florida Commission on Ethics. Yet his time there is nearing an […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 17, 2016

When asked about Sen. Tim Kaine during the presidential campaign, Sen. Marco Rubio never had a negative word. Though Kaine eventually took aim at Rubio on behalf of Patrick Murphy, that clearly was just campaign rhetoric. On Thursday, Rubio and Kaine came together to introduce an important bill in the United States Senate taking aim at anti-Semitism in Europe. […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 17, 2016

On Thursday, the North Florida Land Trust announced it acquired a Jacksonville Spanish-American war fort that was almost lost forever. The fort will be added to the Fort Caroline memorial, and will become part of the National Park Service’s educational programming. The property had been purchased at a tax deed sale, and the buyer had considered […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 17, 2016

Laura Thompson, the head of the 206-unit Plaza Condominium Board of Directors, expressed concerns this week in a letter to Mayor Lenny Curry about continued blight at the stalled out Berkman II project on Bay Street in Jacksonville. The Plaza has 360 residents, and is just a block away from the Berkman project, where construction halted […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 17, 2016

A bill the Jacksonville City Council will consider Tuesday makes real changes to the Tourist Development Plan for the first time since Hans Tanzler was mayor. The Tourist Development Council had its say on the measure Thursday. However, Council President Lori Boyer did most of the talking. Boyer noted there was “some consternation” among TDC board members about the […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 17, 2016

Reinhart Foodservice, a Chicago-based company which has plants throughout the East and Central time zones, announced plans to close its Jacksonville plant in a letter to the mayor’s office this week. The closure will take place during the first quarter of 2017; 66 jobs will be lost in total, with layoffs beginning on Jan. 22. […]

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Buccaneers QB Teddy Bridgewater. Image via AP.

$4M in Labor Department grants earmarked for Florida

Farm share giveaway to brighten Jacksonville Thanksgiving dinners

Rick Scott on Donald Trump: ‘I’ll do everything I can to help him be successful’

Audrey Gibson announces run for Duval Democratic party chair

Matt Carlucci ‘seriously considering’ another run for Jacksonville City Council

Marco Rubio, Tim Kaine file bill combatting European anti-Semitism

Jacksonville’s Spanish-American war fort has been saved

Downtown residents express concerns about Berkman II blight

Duval TDC discusses revisions to Tourist Development Plan

Reinhart Foodservice to close Jacksonville plant