A.G. GancarskiMarch 29, 2019
4min370
Downtown money is playing both sides in this one.
Tag: Toney Sleiman
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7min1296
"...Jacksonville can consider an alternate path forward for the location of the Landing,"
A.G. GancarskiOctober 8, 2018
2min265
As September ended, a familiar narrative continued. Republican Jim Overton maintained his lead in the money race with Democrat Mia Jones for Duval County Tax Collector — even though she was the choice of almost 47 percent of voters in the August blanket primary. The latest filings to the Duval County Supervisor of Elections run through Sept. 28. Overton (a former […]
A.G. GancarskiJuly 10, 2018
2min452
More of the same in June in what is still a two-person race in Jacksonville City Council’s District 6. Rose Conry still holds the money lead over former WJCT CEO Michael Boylan, as two Republicans vie to succeed termed-out Matt Schellenberg. And cash on hand sees Conry with an almost 2-1 advantage. Conry raised $86,585 and has over […]
A.G. GancarskiJuly 5, 2018
5min362
Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has been playing hardball with Toney Sleiman, a major GOP donor, regarding his company’s management of the Jacksonville Landing. Having already moved to evict Sleiman’s group from the Landing, the city now wants Sleiman’s group to seek permits for special events held at the Landing (breaking a 30-year tradition that Landing events have not […]
A.G. GancarskiJune 15, 2018
5min276
On Thursday, the Jacksonville Daily Record broke news about a City Hall conceptual drawing of the space where the Jacksonville Landing is now. Gone: the 30-year-old riverfront mall, which has been a source of civic contention for well over a decade. In its stead: a riverfront park. Legal action continues between the city and Jacksonville Landing […]
A.G. GancarskiJune 4, 2018
2min715
Duval County Property Appraiser Jerry Holland turned heads in April with $100,000 raised. In May, he added another $10,550 to the mix. He has over $110,000 on hand, and has yet to spend money. Holland, a popular Republican in his first term on the job, faces nominal opposition in Democrat Kurt Kraft, who is largely self-financed and has […]
A.G. GancarskiJune 1, 2018
3min380
Tensions are escalating between Jacksonville’s City Hall and what was intended to be a showcase waterfront mall, one that long since has fallen into decrepitude and disrepair, a sorrowful shadow of aspirations long since lapsed. A 4th circuit courtroom will see, eventually, some attempt to resolve these issues. And City Hall would like to see […]
A.G. GancarskiMay 29, 2018
6min320
Jacksonville held another iteration of its yearly jazz festival over Memorial Day weekend, but a number of local politicians critiqued a scheduling decision for the well-attended event. City decision makers did not use the Jacksonville Landing as a location for a festival stage; a move not altogether surprising given the continued legal back and forth between […]
A.G. GancarskiDecember 15, 20172min352
On Friday, Jacksonville’s Office of General Counsel motioned to dismiss a lawsuit from Sleiman Enterprises, the owners of the beleaguered Jacksonville Landing. In November, Sleiman filed a lawsuit against the city; as WJCT reported, various breaches of contract made it impossible — per the Sleiman narrative — to run the thirty-year-old riverfront mall. Friday brought the city’s response […]