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A.G. GancarskiNovember 4, 2015

The JEA Board is taking shape, and Lenny Curry is bringing two big time players to the game. One of them is a longtime Democratic City Councilman. A Tuesday morning email from Director of Appointments and Special Projects Jordan Elsbury signals the administration’s intention to advance Warren Jones and Ed Burr on an expedited emergency cycle […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 4, 2015

Not every Jacksonville City Council member could make it to Monday’s public notice meeting where Councilman Bill Gulliford faced down the Police and Fire Pension Fund Board of Trustees Chairman Larry Schmitt. With that in mind, the PFPF (courtesy of hourly consultant John Keane) sent an email to the previous City Council group email list […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 4, 2015

The case of 507 missing debit cards from the Alvin Brown administration continues to be investigated in Jacksonville’s City Hall… and Mayor Lenny Curry wants action. In an email sent Tuesday afternoon, Curry directed his Inspector General, Thomas Cline, to “look into the debit card issue and to connect w State Attorney as appropriate,” also […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2015

The cash strapped St. Johns County School Board can anticipate some relief coming in the very near future. St. Johns County’s half cent sales tax referendum, which was polling with 53 percent approval in September, toppled resistance to pass by a resounding margin. For the first time in more than a quarter century, St. Johns County […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2015

Jacksonville finally is on the verge of having a Charlotte’s Web bill, addressing cultivation, processing, and dispensing of low-THC cannabis. It comes after a tortuous process that spanned two classes of Jacksonville’s City Council, encompassed five months and two moratoriums, and took three joint workshops between Land Use and Zoning and the Planning Commission this fall. The […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2015

Jacksonville residents often see the cutely titled Kismet on the Riverwalk. That’s Shad Khan‘s yacht: the embodiment of the new Gilded Age, gleaming from end to end, with brass rails reflecting the unrelenting Jacksonville sun like a smile from God himself. However, relatively few have access to the Kismet. This writer has yet to be […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2015

Tuesday’s meeting of the Jacksonville City Council Rules Committee drew a less robust crowd than the one two weeks ago, both in terms of interested parties and interested media. The highlight: Jacksonville Ethics Commission Chairman Joe Jacquot came to discuss the pending legislation barring texting during Council meetings. Jacquot noted that, during the Ethics Commission […]

Melissa RossNovember 3, 2015

Airline passengers in Naples took their first direct flight in decades to Havana on Monday. It’s just the latest example of a Florida city jumping on opportunities to do business in Cuba. The fast-changing relationship between the U.S. and the Communist island nation follows up on December’s announcement by President Barack Obama and Cuban President […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2015

In the circles of those who care the most, there’s a lot of talk about Jacksonville’s HD 12 race to replace termed-out Lake Ray. Richard Clark, with just over $50,000 in fundraising (with no October numbers filed yet), assured FloridaPolitics.com that he’s still in the race, despite getting a six-figure job with JTA recently. Others are […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2015

A hand-delivered demand letter from a Jacksonville law firm representing one of Jacksonville’s solid waste hauling companies, Republic Services, to Jacksonville’s solid waste division and office of General Counsel charges that the city of Jacksonville has collected “in excess of $600,000 in payments to which it is not entitled” from the city since June, 2015. In […]

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This exhibit celebrates late-blooming artistry, proving it’s never too late for bold creativity.

Warren Jones, Ed Burr to JEA Board

Jax Police and Fire Pension Fund countermessages forensic audit

Lenny Curry enlists legal eagles on Alvin Brown era Debit-gate

Ground game carries St. Johns Sales Tax referendum to resounding victory

Jacksonville holds final Charlotte’s Web workshop

How much does it cost to party on Shad Khan’s yacht?

Ethics Commission chairman talks texting ban with Jax City Council Rules Committee

Is Jacksonville missing opportunities in Cuba?

End of an era? HD 12 Don Redman raises $0 for second straight month

Republic Services, Jacksonville in contract squabble