Staff ReportsJune 25, 2020
29min349
Republicans need to see that the “check engine” light is on.
Tag: Hemming Park
Staff ReportsJune 25, 2020Staff ReportsJune 17, 2020
31min442
Lenny Curry has learned, in his second term, that it is better to lead from in front than behind.
A.G. GancarskiJune 17, 2020
4min393
Jacksonville's historical reconsideration continues.
Staff ReportsJune 10, 2020
28min352
It was a historic day in Jacksonville,
A.G. GancarskiAugust 21, 2017
9min433
Last week in Jacksonville politics, it was the Anna Brosche show. She was at the center of every news cycle for a provocative proposal to mothball Confederate monuments. There are some who would say that, just as Jacksonville was set to experience a solar eclipse Monday afternoon, there was a commensurate eclipse of political capital for […]
A.G. GancarskiAugust 14, 2017
8min896
In the wake of the violence in Charlottesville this weekend, which included one person killed by a domestic terrorist, protesters in Jacksonville renewed calls to remove Confederate monuments in the city. Such calls have increased in intensity in recent weeks, with interesting contretemps at Jacksonville City Council meetings between Confederate enthusiasts and progressives who believe […]
A.G. GancarskiApril 11, 2017
4min1135
A Jacksonville protest against military action in Syria went ugly Friday evening; many protesters were arrested, with one getting medical treatment. Meanwhile, counter-protester Gary Snow, a fixture for almost a year at left-leaning Jacksonville protests, as well as political events on the right, escaped without charges. However, Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams told us Tuesday that Snow, […]
A.G. GancarskiApril 7, 2017
3min221
Thursday evening saw cable news broadcasts offering Strange New Respect for President Donald Trump after the bombing of a Syrian military base. The bombing, a response to the Syrian regime’s alleged use this week of Sarin gas in its ongoing civil war, was framed as a humanitarian measure by President Trump. “Assad choked out the lives […]
A.G. GancarskiMarch 6, 2017
3min177
The major bill discussed in the Jacksonville City Council’s Neighborhoods, Community Investments, & Services Committee Monday ended up being withdrawn. 2016-559 sought a historic designation of the Coquina Road and Confederate monument structures in Hemming Park as “landmarks”. Council President Lori Boyer described the bill as a “can of worms,” likening council confusion on it to where the […]
A.G. GancarskiMarch 6, 20178min325
The Jacksonville City Council launches into committees this Monday. A number of bills merit tracking, including measures related to historic Hemming Park and the Ability Housing settlement. Hemming Happening: Neighborhoods, Community Investments, and Services kicks off Monday morning with a consideration of a historic designation of the Coquina Road and Confederate monument structures in Hemming […]