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...
Consolidation of the City of Jacksonville with Duval County in 1968 matched, mostly, the city’s limits with the county’s borders. It is arguably the First Big Thing that makes Jacksonville distinctive: it is the largest city in the contiguous United...
Ron LittlepageThe celebrations leading up to the 50th anniversary in October of Jacksonville’s consolidated form of government will extol its successes. The warts and unfulfilled promises are just as important to remember. Two sons of members of the first City...
Elizabeth FurdellEditor’s Note: In spring of 2018, the JEA board and Mayor Lenny Curry’s administration raised the question of selling JEA, arguably the city’s most valuable asset. We asked retired UNF professor Elizabeth Furdell to review The Public Wealth...