1 day agoOPINION | “Go outside and play” -Every Boomer’s motherGreen schoolyards is a movement to turn public school playgrounds into “outdoor classrooms,” with plant and vegetable gardens, trails, trees,…By Sherry Magill
July 11, 2024OPINION | Summer in the city: Hotter than a match head in Downtown JaxJacksonville’s Downtown and its surrounding neighborhoods are in the nations top 2% for heat.…By Sherry Magill
June 27, 2024OPINION | An alternative vision for historic Downtown JacksonvilleOur path to a more welcoming, vibrant, and distinctive historic Downtown Jacksonville offers an alternative vision to the city’s prevailing wisdom, guided…By Sherry Magill
June 20, 2024OPINION | Gubernatorial myopia: DeSantis pencils out girlsOne of the governor’s strike-throughs will have an outsized effect on Duval county’s vulnerable girls.…By Sherry Magill
June 13, 2024OPINION | ‘Multimedia stimulation’ at Riverfront Plaza?Apparently projecting images onto outdoor surfaces is all the rage the world over.…By Sherry Magill
June 6, 2024OPINION | Like a bad pennyIncoming City Council President Randy White blames pension changes for Jacksonville’s inability to compete for police officers, fire fighters and…By Sherry Magill
May 30, 2024OPINION | It’s half past tree time at the former Jacksonville LandingDespite a Parks Department promise of 308 trees at the former Landing site, don’t hold your breath unless tower development…By Sherry Magill
May 16, 2024OPINION | Author’s Saturday talk should be a hotter topicAuthor Jeff Goodell will speak Saturday at Jacksonville’s main library about his book, The Heat Will Kill You First.…By Sherry Magill
May 9, 2024OPINION | Riverfront Plaza’s false choiceIf we want Riverfront Plaza finished any time soon, we need to free Park East from the insanity of “Pad…By Sherry Magill
May 2, 2024OPINION | Don’t stop believing, even after Southbank storage approvalThe public engagement on this issue by San Marco residents is something of a victory. And a chance to affect…By Sherry Magill
April 25, 2024OPINION | Metro Park redesign is déjà vu all over againIf you missed the open house, it’s not too late to participate. Citizens may complete a survey about our revitalization…By Sherry Magill
April 18, 2024OPINION | Riverfront Plaza’s dizzying complicationsRedeveloping the former Landing site is overly complicated, defies common sense, is too costly, and is taking too long.…By Sherry Magill
April 11, 2024OPINION | If at first you don’t succeedIt’s tiresome for sure, this yearslong Laura Street Trio restoration project conversation.…By Sherry Magill
April 4, 2024OPINION | A pocketful of miracles: Are parks central to Northbank plan?Are parks central to plans for Downtown Jacksonville’s Northbank? Or are they an after-thought?…By Sherry Magill
March 28, 2024OPINION | The citizens who stopped, exposed the JEA schemeBefore we close the book on the JEA scandal, let’s celebrate those who stopped the behind-the-scenes sale effort and revealed…By Sherry Magill
March 21, 2024OPINION | Can’t get it out of my mindWith the federal conviction last week of JEA’s former CEO, our local morality tale about extreme self-interest at the public’s…By Sherry Magill