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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 […]

Peter SchorschNovember 3, 2015

It’s Election Day in Miami Beach and two of the three vacant commission seats could come down to the wire – put Mayor Philip Levine down as a lock for re-election, though. The only question in that race is how much he runs up the score on challenger David Weider. Commission Group 4 is completely up […]

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 […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2015

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In its sixth year, Jacksonville’s Riverside Arts Market has come to serve many purposes. It anchors the community, giving residents of Riverside, and beyond, a destination on Saturdays, where they can buy local produce, crafts, and more, and listen to local music while they do so. It also provides employment opportunities for the hundreds of […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2015

On Tuesday morning, the Jacksonville Recreation, Community Development, Public Health and Safety Committee handled a number of bills. One such: 2015-428, a bill from the Capital Improvement Project committee, which Councilwoman Lori Boyer discussed. “The real reason this particular bill was referred to RCDPHS,” said Boyer, was that it “provides that the administration in the […]

Drew WilsonNovember 3, 2015

Last week, Republican SD1 candidate George Gainer batted down accusations that he was “standing alone in the mirror” in his Senate campaign. This week, he’s keeping the full-court press on his opponent, Shalimar Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz. Gainer, fresh off a major fundraiser for his campaign that reportedly brought in a six-figure sum, announced Monday that his […]

Peter SchorschNovember 2, 2015

When Jack Latvala isn’t pulling in a six-figure monthly haul for his political committee, it would appears he’s hard at work pulling in a six-figure monthly haul for his re-election campaign. Latvala’s campaign has pulled in $172,752 in the first 19 days it was in operation, and only spent $6,090, leaving his campaign account with $166,662 cash […]

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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

Election Day in Miami Beach; some races close, others not so much

Republic Services, Jacksonville in contract squabble

Riverside Arts Market facing permitting trouble?

Jax RCDPHS committee OKs capital improvement bill, LEAP $, Riverside dog park funds

George Gainer drops first ad in Senate campaign vs. Matt Gaetz

Jack Latvala raises more than $172K in first 19 days of re-election campaign