August 12, 2024
Florida primary elections are a reminder that the most partisan and least moderate candidates often prevail and shape our laws.…
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August 11, 2024
SPORTS | What we learned from the Jaguars’ preseason opening win
If the Jaguars are going to return to the playoffs, they’ll need to play better than they did in the…
August 8, 2024
OPINION | Don’t Blow It: Jacksonville’s Special Committee on the Future of Downtown
Let’s rethink our understanding of and approach to reinvigorating Jacksonville’s historic Downtown urban core.…
August 7, 2024
THE JAXSON | West Palm Beach: A redevelopment example for Jacksonville’s historic Eastside
Here’s are eight Northwest West Palm Beach projects that would also be appropriate for Jacksonville’s historic Eastside.…
August 6, 2024
REVIEW | Gemma Fish + Oyster
Reviewer Hanna Raskin writes, “Gemma is a restaurant where style is prized so highly above substance that when diners at…
August 5, 2024
SPORTS | Jaguars defense shining as preseason opener approaches
When new Jaguars defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen was hired, he promised to instill an attacking defensive approach. So far, he…
August 1, 2024
OPINION | Jacksonville’s disheartening Downtown development discourse
Just when we thought the former Landing site development puzzle couldn’t get more complicated, along comes site number 2.…
July 29, 2024
SPORTS | Jaguars saying all the right things as training camp enters second week
Unlike last year, when the Jaguars were the hunted, this year, they can return to the mentality of being the…
July 28, 2024
OPINION | The presidential election is a #jaxpol proxy war and the stakes are high for both sides.
Much is at stake in this election, not least of which for local political figures, many of whom have a…
July 25, 2024
OPINION | ‘Go outside and play’ -Every Boomer’s mother
Green schoolyards is a movement to turn public school playgrounds into “outdoor classrooms,” with plant and vegetable gardens, trails, trees,…
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.…