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July 22, 2024
SPORTS | 5 biggest questions for the Jaguars’ first week of training camp
Here are five key questions to be answered in the first week of Doug Pederson’s third camp as the head…
July 16, 2024
OPINION | Violence’s greatest hits, or don’t you remember?
The violence in Pennsylvania Saturday is merely par for the course in America. …
July 12, 2024
OPINION | What Jacksonville City Council Republicans expect from Mayor Deegan’s budget
Mayor Donna Deegan is set to present her second year’s budget proposal on Monday.…
July 11, 2024
OPINION | Summer in the city: Hotter than a match head in Downtown Jax
Jacksonville’s Downtown and its surrounding neighborhoods are in the nations top 2% for heat.…
July 9, 2024
At tea time, everybody’s aggrieved (by the price)
Jacksonville diners are experiencing sticker shock when they order a sweet tea.…
July 8, 2024
OPINION | Sorry, sheriff, Duval is Florida’s murder capital
Jaguars fans like to chant “Duuuval” for their pro football team. But when it comes to the murder rate, sheriffs…
July 1, 2024
OPINION | School choice is a lifesaver for parents of color
I am living proof that giving Black families more options, and more opportunity, is the key.…
June 30, 2024
OPINION | Why is Tom Leek all over your TV when you probably can’t vote for him?
Tom Leek’s establishment cred and big spending haven’t helped him in what’s now a three-way primary battle.…
June 27, 2024
OPINION | An alternative vision for historic Downtown Jacksonville
Our path to a more welcoming, vibrant, and distinctive historic Downtown Jacksonville offers an alternative vision to the city’s prevailing wisdom, guided…
June 25, 2024
SPORTS | Can the Jaguars return to the playoffs?
The No. 1 question for the Jaguars? Can they regain the form they showed late in 2022 and early in…
June 23, 2024
OPINION | Let’s build the cleanest, greenest stadium ever
The city of Jacksonville and the Jaguars should make every effort to build and operate the greenest sports stadium ever.…
June 20, 2024
OPINION | Gubernatorial myopia: DeSantis pencils out girls
One of the governor’s strike-throughs will have an outsized effect on Duval county’s vulnerable girls.…
June 19, 2024
OPINION | ‘School choice’ hits different for parents of color
It’s disingenuous to posit that the current assault on public education is divorced from race and class. …
June 17, 2024
SPORTS | Did the Jaguars overpay Trevor Lawrence?
When the news of Trevor Lawrence’s massive new contract with the Jaguars came out, it sent shockwaves through the NFL.…
June 16, 2024
OPINION | Duval Democrats, Republicans take different paths to August primaries
Ultimately, it’s all but certain that Duval will be represented by two Democrats and five Republicans after the fall elections.…
June 13, 2024
OPINION | ‘Multimedia stimulation’ at Riverfront Plaza?
Apparently projecting images onto outdoor surfaces is all the rage the world over.…
June 12, 2024
THE JAXSON | How the Jaguars stadium deal could support Historic Eastside revitalization
Here’s how the stadium deal’s community benefits agreement could provide tangible benefit to its adjacent urban core neighborhood.…
June 11, 2024
REVIEW | Istanbul Grill & Bakery
Istanbul Grill & Bakery on the Southside: a magical experience best enjoyed with friends.…
June 6, 2024
OPINION | Like a bad penny
Incoming City Council President Randy White blames pension changes for Jacksonville’s inability to compete for police officers, fire fighters and…
June 4, 2024
OPINION | A city of tokenism, except for the Jaguars
Jacksonville is a low-tax town that skimps on major priorities. Except for the Jaguars.…
June 3, 2024
OPINION | The art of the deal: Donna Deegan’s stadium triumph
Part of the reason the stadium deal sold itself locally is that Jacksonville leadership tethers so much importance to being…
June 2, 2024
OPINION | Don’t blame school closures on charter schools
Whenever a district school system is in trouble, charter schools and school choice options typically get the blame. Charter schools are…
May 30, 2024
OPINION | It’s half past tree time at the former Jacksonville Landing
Despite a Parks Department promise of 308 trees at the former Landing site, don’t hold your breath unless tower development…