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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

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. […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 16, 2016

On Wednesday afternoon, the Jacksonville Journey Oversight Committee convened for the first time since a wave of weekend violence left multiple people dead, including an 11-month-old infant. In that meeting, held in the wake of City Council committees scrutinizing how Journey resources are allocated, one thing that became clear was that the committee is looking […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 16, 2016

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As Melissa Nelson prepares to become 4th Circuit State Attorney in January, her administration is taking shape. Two Chief Assistant State Attorneys, Mac D. Heavener III and L.E. “Leh” Hutton, were announced on Wednesday. Both Heavener and Hutton worked at the SAO previously. Heavener currently is deputy chief of the U.S. Attorney Office in Jacksonville, while Hutton […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 16, 2016

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On Wednesday afternoon, Jacksonville City Council members convened to discuss a recurrent topic: enforcing regulations in Hemming Park. The so-called “front door to city hall” has encountered challenges of late, with the most recent narrative twist being the mayor’s office saying last week that it was time that the “Friends of Hemming Park” experiment end. […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 16, 2016

The Jacksonville Journey is in line to receive almost a million dollars in federal money, via a bill that passed Finance — the third and final Council committee to consider it — on Wednesday. This grant was first announced in the Jax Journey Oversight Committee meeting in late September. The two-year grant facilitates data analysis regarding the best way […]

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Aerial photo courtesy Jesse Biter.

Audrey Gibson announces run for Duval Democratic party chair

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

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

Jacksonville Journey: a marathon, not a sprint

4th Circuit State Attorney-elect Melissa Nelson announces leadership team

Uncertainty over Hemming Park’s future pervades discussion of park rules

Million-dollar Jax Journey grant clears final council committee