Editorial StaffNovember 1, 2018 –On October 23, 2018, city council president Aaron Bowman held a noticed public meeting to discuss the need for a task force to study Jacksonville’s flooding issues. Rather than act, Bowman, according to minutes of the 20-minute...
Editor’s Note: The St. Johns Riverkeeper mission is to be an independent voice that defends, advocates, and activates others to protect and restore the St. Johns River. They develop and provide high quality educational resources and programs...
Lynn Skapyak HarlinEditor’s Note: Hurricanes Matthew (2016) and Irma (2017) should have served as a wakeup call for Jacksonville’s political and business leaders. As we watch Florence (2018) flood our neighbors in the Carolina’s, local leaders seem determined...
I’ve been writing about the extremes of Northeast Florida’s climate for years. Since I’m trying to capture/reproduce the city in intricate snapshots in my writing, I have to write about Jacksonville’s tornados, hurricanes, lightning strikes and...