Staff ReportsJune 10, 2020
28min352
It was a historic day in Jacksonville,
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28min865
Jacksonville leaders hope the rioting has stopped, for now.
Staff ReportsMay 20, 2020
41min897
Small businesses could soon get another lifeline.
Drew WilsonMarch 26, 2019
5min389
Both bills would get scooters off the sidewalk and onto the asphalt.
Staff ReportsNovember 9, 2018
36min263
Electing Ron DeSantis to the top office in the state (pending recount, that is) is a capital-g “Game Change” moment for Duval. DeSantis’ base is Jacksonville though he lives in Ponte Vedra. Everyone reading this knows that despite a county line, the money easily flows over borders. Pols from both Duval and Clay validated him, […]
Staff ReportsOctober 5, 2018
32min644
This week in City Hall, a time capsule containing artifacts from 1960 was opened. Being it’s the 50-year anniversary of Consolidation, city leaders are (understandably) in a sentimental mode. But 50 years from now? One wonders if such sentimental pulls will prevail. What kind of letters would current City Council members write to those who […]
Staff ReportsSeptember 28, 2018
32min368
Five decades ago, Jacksonville consolidated city and county services. For 50 years since people have been arguing about whether it was a good idea. We saw it last week: a mayoral forum involving Mayor Lenny Curry and his five living predecessors (look for the replay Sunday on This Week in Jacksonville). Curry, seeking re-election, sounded […]
Staff ReportsSeptember 21, 2018
34min503
Inside seven weeks until Election Day, and it’s just a few weeks from the start of vote by mail. What that means: It’s getting late. It’s getting late for statewide candidates who come to Jacksonville and try to define themselves, struggling for attention from an indifferent media. And time is short for some candidates who […]
Staff ReportsSeptember 14, 2018
36min256
The primaries are now well behind us. The parties have unified. Ops for losing candidates have moved into other campaigns (or endeavors). If you pay attention, there is — at times — a crispness in the morning air. And while that coolness may be fleeting, it’s an augury of the inevitable march of time. The […]
Staff ReportsAugust 24, 2018
38min219
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” Those of a certain age will recall the Semisonic earworm “Closing Time.” It is also where we stand in primary season. We already know what races we are tracking election night. In some, there is enough confidence in the results to have a sense of what […]