Jax

A.G. GancarskiApril 8, 2015

Wednesday saw a rare feat: a trifecta of emails aiming at Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown from The Duval County Republican Party and the Lenny Curry campaign. In a week that has been surprisingly fast moving in terms of the campaign narrative, the Curry Camp and the Duval Republicans are messaging hard. The first email on Wednesday, from […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 8, 2015

A fascinating little subplot has emerged in the Jacksonville mayor’s race. It involves incumbent Democrat Alvin Brown and his team’s recent skirmish with Action News Jax over what is “campaign time” and what is “city time.” The discussion matters right now given that Brown, in service to the news cycle and the exigencies of endorsements and scheduling, has […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 8, 2015

One of the most controversial protest actions in recent Jacksonville history occurred in December on the Hart Bridge one chilly afternoon, in the wake of the Ferguson verdict and the footage of the choke-out death of Eric Garner going viral and enraging protesters around the country. As happened in cities across the country, Jacksonville protesters […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 7, 2015

On a humid Tuesday afternoon in Jacksonville at the Baseball Grounds, Republican Rob Schoonover formally endorsed Democratic Sheriff’s candidate Ken Jefferson. Schoonover finished sixth in March’s First Election. Mark Kerrin, who opened a campaign account but did not actually run, also appeared. Along with Jimmy Holderfield, who endorsed Jefferson last week, the joint appearance of the four created […]

Melissa RossApril 7, 2015

A certain city in Texas is known by three simple words: “Keep Austin Weird.” Chicago is the Second City. New Orleans, post-Katrina, is still music and fun and good times. Even little ol’ Chattanooga, Tennessee is making strides in creating a definable brand. In other words, cities across the country know the value of branding (just as […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 7, 2015

On a sunny Tuesday morning in Springfield, Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown came together with community leaders for a groundbreaking on a 14-unit apartment building on West Eighth Street, in an area city leaders have been trying to revitalize for decades. The multifamily apartment building, called the Dozier apartments (named after architect Henrietta Dozier) was designed […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 7, 2015

The Cold War between Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown and Action News Jax had a second heated skirmish in the past 24 hours. The contretemps occurred Tuesday morning during a question-and-answer period after a ceremonial Renew Jax groundbreaking in Springfield. Action News reporter Lorena Inclán questioned Brown about a previous campaign incident, when he told her, “I don’t […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 7, 2015

The big news in recent days in the Jacksonville political world has been Lenny Curry‘s attempts to get Alvin Brown to debate him by any means necessary. Curry, though, isn’t the only Duval politician having a tough time getting a debate. In Jacksonville City Council District 2, Democrat Lisa King has been trying to debate Republican Al Ferraro the […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 7, 2015

As a Democratic candidate running to be the next sheriff of Jacksonville, one might not expect Ken Jefferson to keep accruing endorsements from defeated Republican opponents. However, The Florida Times-Union reported Tuesday morning that Jefferson scored another one, courtesy of Rob Schoonover, in advance of a publicized event on Tuesday afternoon at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville where […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 7, 2015

Jacksonville sheriff candidate Ken Jefferson has promised another endorsement at a significant local venue will come at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Last week, Jefferson held such an event at Memorial Park in Riverside where he delivered the most significant cross-party endorsement of this runoff season from Republican Jimmy Holderfield. On Tuesday, Jefferson has set the stage for a […]

Jax
Image via AP.

Email Insights: Duval GOP and Lenny Curry hit Alvin Brown three times in one day

“City time” versus “campaign time” dispute ratchets tension in Jax mayor’s race

Diallo Sekou’s, 2 other “Jax 19” defendants’ trial to start

2 more GOP apostates endorse Democrat Ken Jefferson

One Spark: Jacksonville’s big branding opportunity

Alvin Brown holds Renew Jax groundbreaking in Springfield

Alvin Brown to Action News Jax: “I don’t want to answer your questions”

Will Al Ferraro debate Lisa King in Jax council race?

Another Republican opponent endorses Ken Jefferson for sheriff

Ken Jefferson’s latest endorsement coming at home plate