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A.G. GancarskiAugust 12, 2016

Wes White, the 4th Circuit State Attorney candidate, is low on funds and running off personal loans, but that didn’t stop him from hiring Denise Hunt. Hunt, an outspoken activist for many causes, has been involved most recently in public demonstrations at the federal courthouse in Jacksonville, arguing that Congresswoman Corrine Brown has become the subject of a […]

Melissa RossMarch 30, 2016

News that problems still persist at Jacksonville’s troubled Eureka Garden public housing complex has local activists such as Denise Hunt steaming. “I’m disgusted. I was assured these problems would be solved, and I even offered a case management plan of action to help solve some of the inequities out there. I feel like I got […]

Melissa RossOctober 27, 2015

A chastened Tennessee pastor and nonprofit CEO has promised to make a laundry list of fixes at a troubled Jacksonville Section 8 housing complex after media reports uncovered deplorable conditions at the city’s notorious Westside Eureka Garden complex. “I am not a slumlord,” said the Rev. Richard Hamlet during an appearance on WJCT’s First Coast Connect. […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 5, 2015

Other than FloridaPolitics.com, there was no media at the initial nighttime “First Thursday” event held by the Jacksonville Urban League. And that’s a shame. In terms of productive, candid, no holds barred conversation among civic leaders and the dozen or so residents who were in attendance, the First Thursday event had no rival. As the headline suggests, […]

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Wes White hires Denise Hunt for stretch run

Persistent problems at Eureka Garden complex outrage Jax activists

Eureka Garden chief: “I am not a slumlord”

Jacksonville Urban League “First Thursdays”: real talk about sustainable solutions