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Melissa RossFebruary 25, 2015

Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown is fond of the phrase “next level.” It’s the way he describes his vision for where he wants to take the city. Despite taking some ribbing for frequently using the term in most of his stump speeches, Brown has adopted it as his catchphrase. And now, he’s putting it into a […]

Melissa RossFebruary 25, 2015

Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown is fond of the phrase “next level.” It’s the way he describes his vision for where he wants to take the city. Despite taking some ribbing for frequently using the term in most of his stump speeches, Brown has adopted it as his catchphrase. And now, he’s putting it into a […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 25, 2015

One of the more exciting developments of the 2015 Jacksonville elections has been the increased discussion of issues that matter to the LGBT community. The Northeast Florida LGBT Leadership PAC, a nine-member political action committee, announced its formation Monday with a news release promoting Tuesday’s endorsements. “The committee plans to target specific races and push […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 25, 2015

As the 2015 Florida legislative session prepares to commence, we have reached out to legislators in the House and Senate to get their responses to a series of questions. Today’s installment from Northeast Florida features Republican power broker Sen. Aaron Bean. He represents Nassau County and parts of Duval as well, and serves on myriad […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 25, 2015

For the last few weeks, the Lenny Curry campaign has slammed the Alvin Brown Administration for a reduction in police on the streets and an uptick in crime. That argument, which was launched during a January joint press conference with Curry and Sheriff John Rutherford, reached its zenith recently, with a hard-hitting ad from the Together for a Greater Jacksonville PAC […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 24, 2015

The war of words that has characterized the 2015 Jacksonville Mayoral Campaign continues without any sign of an armistice, as the Lenny Curry Press Team has sent out a lengthy email attacking Mayor Alvin Brown on two fronts. The first point of attack: that Brown is a Democrat. To that end, the email offers a David Letterman style Top […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 24, 2015

One of the hot shares among a certain subset of social-media savvy Jacksonville residents the other day was a Miami Herald piece (“Jacksonville’s Reinvented Downtown Flares with Fun”) extolling the virtues of a rejuvenated downtown Jacksonville. The downtown renaissance has been one of the signature achievements of the Alvin Brown administration. With that in mind, a […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 24, 2015

When state Rep. Charles McBurney called me yesterday from his law office in Jacksonville, the North Florida Republican let me know why it had taken him so long to get back to me. “The week before session is crazy,” he said — and that’s especially true for one of the power players in the Florida House of […]

Melissa RossFebruary 23, 2015

In a rare media appearance, Jacksonville mayoral candidate Omega Allen drew voluminous commentary on social media Monday morning after saying on the air she believes homosexuality is “a choice.” Allen was a guest on the program I host, WJCT’s First Coast Connect. After fielding several calls and emails about her position on the city’s human […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 23, 2015

It appears that the Jacksonville City Council will not be deliberating the pension deal as an entire body until two weeks from tomorrow, given that health-related scheduling conflicts have pushed the requisite deliberation by the Rules Committee back twice now. When last we checked in on this, the agreement had gotten through two committees. Ordinance 2015-54 […]

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Alvin Brown uses catchphrase “next level” to push social media campaign

Alvin Brown uses catchphrase "next level" to push social media campaign

NE Florida LGBT leadership PAC endorses Bill Bishop, Tracie Davis, myriad council candidates

Previewing the 2015 legislative session with Aaron Bean

Alvin Brown campaign attacks Lenny Curry PAC ad

Email insights: Lenny Curry campaign slams Alvin Brown for being a Democrat, not being a lawyer

Alvin Brown campaign takes my advice, trumpets Miami Herald article on downtown Jax

Previewing the 2015 Legislative Session with Charles McBurney

Jacksonville mayoral candidate: Homosexuality is "a choice"

Jax public pension deal will not be on City Council agenda until March