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Melissa RossJune 1, 2016

Fans of skateboarding are mixing it up on Facebook with Jacksonville City Councilman Bill Gulliford. After Gulliford proposed legislation to ban skateboarding downtown, foes of the measure quickly took to social media to denounce the idea — and Gulliford himself. You can check out one such lively exchange here, on the Facebook page of MetroJacksonville’s Stephen Dare. […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 1, 2016

Chevara Orrin, a “chief creative catalyst” with We Are Straight Allies, is a dynamo of social justice activism. Jacksonville residents know well her tireless passion and advocacy. And increasingly, Orrin is getting a national profile. Wednesday, for example, finds Orrin in Washington, D.C., giving a speech to, of all groups, the National Security Agency. “June […]

Ryan RayJune 1, 2016

Tampa businesswoman Rebecca Smith snagged an endorsement in her race for House District 60 on Wednesday, courtesy of the Florida Architects’ Political Action Committee. “FAPAC is honored to offer its support and endorsement of Rebecca Smith to become the District 60 Representative to the Florida State Legislature,” said Mickey Jacob, an AIA Florida member and past president of the […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 1, 2016

In 2014, Holiday Hill Elementary on Jacksonville’s Southside began a tradition that carries through to this day: the Morning Mile. Each morning during the school year, students, teachers, parents and administrators run or walk a mile … an important physical component, especially given that physical education is a once-a-week activity in school. PTA mom Amy […]

Scott PowersJune 1, 2016

Laborers’ Union Local 517 has endorsed Democrat Val Demings bid in Florida’s 9th Congressional District, her campaign announced Wednesday. The Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 517 represents, among others, a variety of Orange County public employees ranging from cooks and janitors to auto mechanics and equipment operators. “I’ve known Chief Val Demings for […]

Scott PowersJune 1, 2016

Democrat Susannah Randolph has picked up another endorsement in her bid for Florida’s 9th Congressional District, this one from Democratic U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler of New York. Nadler serves as vice-chair of the House of Representatives LGBT Equality Caucus, and is the second-highest-ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee. “Susannah has worked tirelessly to safeguard […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 1, 2016

Criticism is mounting of the Aug. 30 Jacksonville pension tax referendum, which would, if passed, extend the half-cent infrastructure sales tax from 2030 until 2060, or whenever current pension debt is retired. The mayor of Neptune Beach, Harriet Pruette, emailed Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry in May, hoping to ensure the beach communities aren’t left out in the […]

Scott PowersJune 1, 2016

A planned Saturday launch of a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral has been postponed. The delay comes at the request of the payload’s owner, the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. United Launch Alliance had scheduled the launch of the Delta IV Heavy, the nation’s most powerful rocket, to carry an NRO communications satellite into […]

Scott PowersJune 1, 2016

Belle Isle interim city manager, Apopka consultant and lobbyist Richard Anderson turned himself in to authorities yesterday after being charged with a hit-and-run case that hospitalized another driver back in April. After investigating the Lake County case, the Florida Highway Patrol sought and received an arrest warrant for Anderson Tuesday, according to FHP spokeswoman Sgt. Kim Montes. […]

Drew WilsonMay 31, 2016

Republican House District 27 candidate Will McBride announced Tuesday he had gathered enough petition signatures to qualify for the ballot. “I want to thank our team of incredibly hard working volunteers who burned through some shoe leather helping us get these petitions signed,” McBride said. “The groundswell of support we are gaining from our grassroots […]

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That time Bill Gulliford got into it with his critics on Facebook — over skateboarding

Tears, real talk at ‘straight allies’ meeting in NW Jax

State architects group endorses Rebecca Smith in HD 60

Lenny Curry joins Jax schoolkids on ‘Morning Mile’

Laborers’ Union local 517 backs Val Demings in CD 10 race

Susannah Randolph picks up U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler’s endorsement in CD 9

Jax Mayor Lenny Curry answers the pension tax critics

Delta IV Heavy rocket launch postponed

Lobbyist Richard Anderson jailed for April hit-and-run

Republican Will McBride qualifies by petition in HD 27