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A.G. GancarskiFebruary 19, 2015

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Last night, at the Ballots and Brews event hosted by the Jacksonville Young Voters Coalition at Intuition Ale Works in Riverside, I ran across Mayor Alvin Brown … very briefly. Most of the politicians and staff people there had time for extended chats, which was because they were there to message and network, even if off the record. Mayor Brown? Not […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 19, 2015

The Campaign of Jacksonville Mayoral Candidate Lenny Curry announced plans for his “Duval Door Brawl” event earlier this week, an event described by Campaign Manager Brian Swensen as follows: “The rules are simple: organize a group and start knocking doors. Whichever group can walk the most doors in one day will win a VIP invite for a personal […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 19, 2015

The Campaign of Jacksonville Mayoral Candidate Lenny Curry announced plans for his “Duval Door Brawl” event earlier this week, an event described by Campaign Manager Brian Swensen as follows: “The rules are simple: organize a group and start knocking doors. Whichever group can walk the most doors in one day will win a VIP invite for a personal […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 17, 2015

Today at EverBank Field, as the highlight of the annual Jacksonville Jaguars State of the Franchise address, Jaguars owner Shad Khan and team president Mark Lamping presented a vision for Shipyards development which is designed to turn the long-beleaguered 48 acre Northbank downtown property into a vibrant entertainment and leisure district. In Jacksonville, the Jaguars […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 17, 2015

Today at EverBank Field, as the highlight of the annual Jacksonville Jaguars State of the Franchise address, Jaguars owner Shad Khan and team president Mark Lamping presented a vision for Shipyards development which is designed to turn the long-beleaguered 48 acre Northbank downtown property into a vibrant entertainment and leisure district. In Jacksonville, the Jaguars […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 13, 2015

With complications from the Liberty Street collapse in Jacksonville still a major news story, the Lenny Curry campaign issued a statement regarding its take on what it perceives to be a “failure to lead” by the Alvin Brown Administration. “The lack of urgency displayed by the mayor’s office after the Liberty Street collapse is irresponsible,” Curry claimed. “Brown’s absence of a plan […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 13, 2015

With complications from the Liberty Street collapse in Jacksonville still a major news story, the Lenny Curry campaign issued a statement regarding its take on what it perceives to be a “failure to lead” by the Alvin Brown Administration. “The lack of urgency displayed by the mayor’s office after the Liberty Street collapse is irresponsible,” Curry claimed. “Brown’s absence of a plan […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 12, 2015

The mailpieces keep coming from the Lenny Curry PAC. Yesterday we covered an attack on “liberal” Bill Bishop, and today, the subject is the Democratic incumbent, Mayor Alvin Brown, who according to the Together for a Greater Jacksonville mailing, “sure can tell a good story” but “isn’t telling the whole truth.” The Jacksonville Campaign is starting to heat up. […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 12, 2015

With a proposal for a half-cent sales tax increase advocated by Mayoral Candidate Bill Bishop and made by City Councilman Bill Gulliford during the Council Meeting this week, Mayoral Candidate Lenny Curry drew a line of demarcation between himself and Republicans who support tax hikes today, via an unambiguously worded press release in which he proposed an […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 12, 2015

With a proposal for a half-cent sales tax increase advocated by Mayoral Candidate Bill Bishop and made by City Councilman Bill Gulliford during the Council Meeting this week, Mayoral Candidate Lenny Curry drew a line of demarcation between himself and Republicans who support tax hikes today, via an unambiguously worded press release in which he proposed an […]

Tag: Mayor Alvin Brown

Alvin Brown navigates a triangulation strategy

Jeff Atwater at Lenny Curry’s “Duval door brawl” kickoff Saturday

Jeff Atwater at Lenny Curry's "Duval door brawl" kickoff Saturday

Shad Khan’s Jacksonville Shipyards proposal: “mojo in action”

Shad Khan's Jacksonville Shipyards proposal: "mojo in action"

Lenny Curry charges Alvin Brown with “failure to lead” in “Liberty Street crisis”

Lenny Curry charges Alvin Brown with "failure to lead" in "Liberty Street crisis"

Lenny Curry and Alvin Brown campaign war of words over Jax PAC mailpiece

Lenny Curry slams calls for tax hikes in "times of crisis", advocates emergency audit of Jax finances

Lenny Curry slams calls for tax hikes in “times of crisis”, advocates emergency audit of Jax finances