Curry Administration seeks to privatize Metropolitan Park
Here’s What . . . we’re hearing On today’s First Coast Connect 89.9, Melissa Ross and the Media Roundtable reviewed the current status of Confederate monuments in Duval County, You will remember that Mayor Lenny Curry removed the Confederate...
Editorial StaffPrimary early voting starts today
Riverfront Parks Now calls for Jacksonville to develop iconic riverfront park.
Sherry MagillNonprofits urge strengthened government partnership as they struggle with pandemic
Early this morning, City Council President underwent “successful” lung transplant surgery at Mayo Clinic. According to a news release made by the Hazouri team, “…the attending physician characterized the procedure as a...
In what is arguably one of Jacksonville’s most extraordinary examples of civic collaboration, Groundwork Jacksonville recently published its design plans for the Emerald Trail, which will, when completed in 2029, connect, encompass and link 30 miles...
Our national and local conversation about whether or not to remove monuments, symbols, memorials, plaques and names celebrating the Confederacy is tough. Really tough. It is at once emotional and academic, local and national, historic and...
Claire GoforthIt was drizzling steadily on June 6 when one of the largest civil rights protests in Jacksonville, Florida, history began amassing in front of the courthouse. The rain stopped by the time protesters took to the streets, flanked by peacekeepers and...