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A.G. GancarskiAugust 8, 2017

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and City Councilman Garrett Dennis agree that more money is needed for Duval County’s after-school programs. However, they are on what Dennis called “different pages” regarding how much is needed. A need for resolution looms and will be provided at Council Tuesday night. And that resolution looks likely to come out of one-time, […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 8, 2017

Have the promises made when the city of Jacksonville consolidated with Duval County half a century ago been fulfilled? That’s an open question, and one with a spectrum of answers ranging from “nope” to “things have actually gotten better for most of the city.” On Tuesday, members of the Jacksonville City Council convened to discuss […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 31, 2017

Jacksonville City Council President Anna Brosche is settling into the role, having wrapped her first Council meeting as presiding officer last week. In that role, she is responsible for more than just presiding over Council meetings. Among other duties, she is chair of Jacksonville’s Tourist Development Council — which likewise met last week. As well, […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 27, 2017

The Thursday meeting of the Duval County Tourist Development Council included a discussion of next fiscal year’s media plan, which will be carried forward by the well-connected Dalton Agency in partnership with Visit Jacksonville. By and large, the discussion would be familiar to anyone who has ever been involved in online marketing. Dalton made a […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 24, 2017

Jacksonville City Council President Anna Brosche met with her immediate predecessor, Councilwoman Lori Boyer, on Monday. The topic: tourism, and Jacksonville’s vehicle for driving tourist traffic: the Tourism Development Council. The Boyer Presidency saw a revision in the funding model for the TDC, yet tourism marketing is still very much a work in progress for Jacksonville, a city […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 28, 2017

Jacksonville City Council President Lori Boyer gaveled out her last meeting Tuesday, one with its share of contentious moments on a couple of bills, contention that reflected the aftermath of a power struggle on Council related to the race to replace her. However, before all of that, Boyer had quite a year. On her watch, the […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 27, 2017

Just as there are some who look at a tranquil lake and assume the depths are likewise tranquil, there are those who look at a change of leadership in Jacksonville’s City Council and assume a similar tranquility. For the previous two years, that was true. When Greg Anderson in 2015 and Lori Boyer in 2016 took over […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 26, 2017

Jacksonville City Council President Lori Boyer will gavel out her last meeting Tuesday evening; on Wednesday, she will speak to constituents. The scene: a lunchtime meeting at the Southside Business Men’s Club, held at the San Jose Country Club. For Boyer, this year as City Council President has been one full of accomplishments that will be […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 22, 2017

At the end of June, Jacksonville City Council President Lori Boyer will pass the gavel to one of two people running to replace her. The city will have accomplished two major things on her watch: expansion of the city’s Human Rights Ordinance and comprehensive pension reform. Yet there is one more significant hurdle to clear: the […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 18, 2017

Jacksonville is flush with first-rate local breweries, and at least one world-class local distillery. And if a new bill passes the Jacksonville City Council, the local liquor scene downtown will flourish even further. Ordinance 2017-399, filed by Council President Lori Boyer at the request of the Downtown Investment Authority, would permit distilleries and breweries throughout the entire […]

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After-school funding showdown looms in Jax City Council

Did Jacksonville’s Consolidation work? Or is it a work in progress?

Being Jacksonville City Council President suits Anna Brosche

For Duval County tourism, it’s Marketing 101 time

Jax tourism marketing: A struggle for City Council presidents

Lori Boyer looks back on a consequential Jax Council Presidency

Will the Anna Brosche era be trouble for Lenny Curry?

Lori Boyer to address Southside Business Men’s Club Wednesday

Lori Boyer talks Jax Council President race

More downtown drinking to come to Jacksonville?