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A.G. GancarskiAugust 19, 2015

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Another day, another departure of an Alvin Brown political appointee. Wednesday’s edition: Melody Bishop, the wife of one-time mayoral candidate Bill Bishop, from the Downtown Investment Authority board. In a letter to Jordan Elsbury, the Director of Appointments and Special Projects for the Lenny Curry administration, Bishop, “with heavy heart,” offers her resignation “effective immediately.” She wanted the opportunity to meet […]

Melissa RossJuly 22, 2015

The public will have another chance Wednesday night to sound off on their vision for a redeveloped Jacksonville Landing, and the man leading the redesign project says this “charrette” process is key. “We want to hear from the community,” said Aundra Wallace, CEO of the city’s Downtown Investment Authority. “What’s their vision for the Jacksonville […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 23, 2015

This past week, there were four days of Lenny Curry Transition Team Budget Reviews, helmed by new Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa. There are three more days of them this week, running Tuesday through Thursday afternoons, but there already is ample opportunity to gauge the winners, and losers, so far. Winner: Mousa. The “Godfather” has gotten laudatory coverage […]

Melissa RossJune 15, 2015

Could the iconic downtown Jacksonville Landing be torn down and a rebuild started from the ground up? That question will be on the table Tuesday night at a workshop on the Landing’s future sponsored by the city’s Downtown Investment Authority. “We are starting from scratch,” DIA board member Doris Goldstein says. Goldstein spoke during an […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 1, 2015

One of the most significant events in Jacksonville’s public sphere is the One Spark festival, now in its third year. The event takes place this year from April 7-12, and is a draw locally and across the region. It is one of the events that the Alvin Brown administration is most closely identified with, and today’s event […]

Tag: Downtown Investment Authority

Melody Bishop leaves Downtown Investment Authority, pledges “support” to Curry

“You have to get it right,” says Aundra Wallace of Jacksonville Landing

Winners, losers from first week of Lenny Curry budget reviews

City “starting from scratch” on Jacksonville Landing, downtown investment board member says

Alvin Brown highlights partnerships ahead of One Spark