Will the Paris Olympics leave the city's poorer sections improved? One college professor has doubts about the benefits of hosting major sporting events for the populace of a host city.
'With this agreement, UF and the Jacksonville Jaguars are demonstrating our shared commitment to the vitality of both the Jacksonville community and the state of Florida.'
After the Jacksonville city council voted to approve a funding plan to renovate EverBank Stadium, the team called it a touchdown. A day later, Mayor Donna Deegan, negotiator Mike Weinstein, Jaguars owner Shad Khan and team president Mark Lamping gathered for the political version of spiking the football.
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