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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 13, 2017

Hurricane Irma left its mark on Jacksonville: massive floods in low-lying areas, wind damage, and other impacts. And Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry — now fully in what he calls “recovery mode” — seeks to ensure that impacted Northeast Floridians have what they need to defray immediate impacts and recover their lives. On Wednesday at the Legends […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 27, 2016

Note: a previous version of this piece asserted a connection between the family of Jacksonville CAO Sam Mousa and J.B. Coxwell. That connection was limited to Mousa having been an employee in the past. No current connection exists. We regret the error. Duval County and Jacksonville were spared the absolute worst of Hurricane Matthew’s fearsome […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 11, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is going to address the Jacksonville City Council Tuesday on hurricane damage and recovery. He will have no shortage of subject matter, as hurricane mitigation and recovery has been the signature test of his administration so far. After Hurricane Matthew’s impact on Jacksonville, there are known knowns and known unknowns. A known […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 10, 2016

The First Coast Relief Fund has half a million dollars to start, but the smart money says that it will have much more than that in the end. The fund begins with $500,000 in seed money from the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, and is a collaboration between the United Way of Northeast Florida, the United Way of St. […]

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Lenny Curry rolls out Irma relief fund

Jacksonville continues ‘aggressive’ approach to post-Matthew cleanup

Days after Matthew, a ‘resilient’ Jacksonville soldiers toward recovery

First Coast Relief Fund launched for Hurricane Matthew recovery