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A.G. GancarskiNovember 15, 2016

At a press availability Tuesday afternoon across the street from the Cleveland Arms apartment complex, a group of Jacksonville City Council members united to declare that enough is enough when it comes to gun violence. To that end, they are proposing solutions to an epidemic that has seen multiple people shot — most in Northwest Jacksonville […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 15, 2016

A weekend of gunplay in Jacksonville, with multiple murders, found its sorriest lowlight with the killing of an infant near the Cleveland Arms apartment complex Sunday. On Tuesday morning, the Baptist Ministers Alliance held a presser at that complex, addressing the murders over the weekend. Cleveland Arms is no stranger to violence or community demonstrations after […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 14, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and senior staffers had another meeting this week with the potential buyer for some of the city’s most beleaguered HUD properties, and it went well, says the mayor’s office. In September, Curry confirmed the interest of Millennia Housing Management of Cleveland, Ohio, —which has specialized in the low-income housing market for over two decades […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 24, 2016

A review of City of Jacksonville emails reveals new ownership might be on the way for Global Ministries Foundation properties. Bart Lloyd, general counsel for Preservation of Affordable Housing, emailed senior staff in the mayor’s office to let them know they may be acquiring the GMF portfolio. “We are a national nonprofit and own about […]

Melissa RossApril 1, 2015

Calling himself the most experienced candidate in the race, Republican Mike Williams says the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office “needs to do more” to reach out to communities in Jacksonville that don’t trust or cooperate with the police. Williams came in second in the March 24 First Election to Democrat Ken Jefferson, the agency’s former PIO. He’s […]

Melissa RossMarch 31, 2015

Taking a veiled swipe at the current JSO leadership, Ken Jefferson says that if he’s elected sheriff he won’t “govern from behind the desk.” “I want to re-introduce the Police Department back to the community,” said Jefferson, the Democratic candidate in the race to replace outgoing Sheriff John Rutherford. “What I’m finding out from […]

Melissa RossMarch 31, 2015

Taking a veiled swipe at the current JSO leadership, Ken Jefferson says that if he’s elected sheriff he won’t “govern from behind the desk.” “I want to re-introduce the Police Department back to the community,” said Jefferson, the Democratic candidate in the race to replace outgoing Sheriff John Rutherford. “What I’m finding out from […]

Tag: Cleveland Arms

Jacksonville City Council members grapple with recent wave of gun violence

Ministers talk weekend violence at Cleveland Arms presser

Sale of Jacksonville HUD properties making progress, says mayor’s office

New owners for Eureka Garden, Washington Heights, Cleveland Arms?

Mike Williams: I have the track record to fight crime

Ken Jefferson: No more “drive-by cops” in Jax if elected

Ken Jefferson: No more "drive-by cops" in Jax if elected

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