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Melissa RossMay 12, 2015

He’s a retired optometrist, but Wayne Wood is a bold-faced name in Jacksonville for pursuits that go far beyond medicine. Wood is the founder of Riverside Avondale Preservation and the Riverside Arts Market. He’s the driving force behind the new Friends of Hemming Park. And he’s a noted author and local historian. Described by some political observers […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 8, 2015

Lenny Curry opened his Avondale campaign office Thursday, and everyone who was everyone in Curry World was there. Behind-the-scenes guys, such as Peter Rummell and Michael Munz, and former adversaries, such as state Reps. Paul Renner and Jay Fant (who had a contentious GOP primary for the Avondale/Westside seat not too long ago) along with two former mayors with 16 […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 8, 2015

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All politics is local. Except for the Jacksonville mayoral race, in which the Florida Democratic Party has taken a lead in messaging since the First Election in March and the subsequent “amicable” departure of Deputy Campaign Manager Fabien Levy, a Louisiana operative who handled most of the media outreach up until that point. These days, Campaign Manager Isaiah […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 30, 2015

Just a week ago, as the Jacksonville First Election approached, I was hearing from people regarding the question of whether or not Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown could clear 50 percent against Lenny Curry, Bill Bishop and Omega Allen. There was a school of thought that his campaign was surging at exactly the right time, and that Jacksonville […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 30, 2015

Just a week ago, as the Jacksonville First Election approached, I was hearing from people regarding the question of whether or not Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown could clear 50 percent against Lenny Curry, Bill Bishop and Omega Allen. There was a school of thought that his campaign was surging at exactly the right time, and that Jacksonville […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 17, 2015

Hot on the heels of Jake Godbold endorsing Mayor Alvin Brown for re-election comes an endorsement from yet another two-term former mayor — this time going Lenny Curry’s way. John Peyton Tuesday endorsed Curry via a written statement. “Today, I proudly endorse Lenny Curry to be Jacksonville’s next mayor,” wrote Peyton, who added that he believes Curry is […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2015

The skeptics doubted Lenny Curry. They doubted him when he announced that he was thinking about running for Mayor. They doubted him when he announced. They doubted him when the first TV ads aired. And some of them are still doubting him now. They are mistaken. Those who still need evidence that the Curry campaign […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2015

The skeptics doubted Lenny Curry. They doubted him when he announced that he was thinking about running for Mayor. They doubted him when he announced. They doubted him when the first TV ads aired. And some of them are still doubting him now. They are mistaken. Those who still need evidence that the Curry campaign […]

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Wayne Wood endorses Alvin Brown: “We cannot afford to hire a rookie”

John Delaney, John Peyton shred Alvin Brown

Email Insights: Florida Democratic Party attacks “Party Boss” Lenny Curry

Loser of the week? Notes on Alvin Brown’s perception problem

Loser of the week? Notes on Alvin Brown's perception problem

John Peyton endorses Lenny Curry for Jacksonville mayor

Lenny Curry Women’s Coalition luncheon fundraiser draws hundreds of supporters

Lenny Curry Women's Coalition luncheon fundraiser draws hundreds of supporters