December 7, 2021OPINION | The forgotten factor behind Downtown Jax’s strugglesAnalyses of Downtown Jacksonville’s continued struggles typically focus on factors within Downtown’s boundaries. Though generally overlooked, one external factor may…By Ennis Davis and Bill Delaney
December 6, 2021OPINION | Voting is the price of freedomToday is election day. Albeit it’s a small election, a special election to fill the seat of the late at-large…By Nikesha Elise Williams
December 5, 2021OPINION | Carlucci bails outJacksonville City Councilman Matt Carlucci surprised some people last week when he abandoned his bid for Jacksonville Mayor. Carlucci launched…By A.G. Gancarski
December 2, 2021Rising seas swamp Black, Spanish and Indigenous history in St. Johns CountyA city reliant on heritage tourism struggles to protect its most valuable assets.…By Ayurella Horn-Muller, Danielle Uliano and Brendan Rivers
December 1, 2021OPINION | Congress should get out of the marijuana businessWhen Ron DeSantis was in Congress, he wasn’t a big fan of the institution. He criticized its ineptitude while he…By Rob Bradley
November 30, 20213 local photojournalists frame up the First Coast in ‘Last Coast’The term First Coast is synonymous with Jacksonville and its four surrounding counties: Clay, Nassau, Baker and St. Johns. A…By Matthew Shaw
November 30, 2021OPINION | 5 development myths that hold Downtown Jax backDoes demolishing old buildings prime the pump for flashy ones? Is 10,000 residents the magic number necessary to enliven Downtown…By Bill Delaney
November 30, 2021Site-Scale Green Infrastructure Solutions For Shoreline ManagementThis is the first event of the “Let’s Talk About Resilience” webinar series presented in partnership with the GTM Research…By Brendan Rivers
November 29, 2021OPINION | Relief and belief in justice are not the same“Verdict watch . . . one guilty but this is stressful.” I fired off that tweet after Travis McMichael was…By Nikesha Elise Williams
November 28, 2021OPINION | Primary battles to watch in 2022We will have a few live August contests in this region next summer. While top-of-the-ticket stuff leaves some intrigue for…By A.G. Gancarski
November 23, 2021OPINION | What hotels can do for Downtown vibrancyA new Home2 Suites in Brooklyn is the latest hotel project moving forward in Downtown Jacksonville. With more hotels in…By Ennis Davis, Mike Field and Bill Delaney
November 22, 2021OPINION | My Thanksgiving wish for a less divided JacksonvilleThursday, most of us will gather together around tables in homes to share Thanksgiving dinner. I have often been struck…By Nikesha Elise Williams
November 22, 2021In ‘Age of Cognizance’ 3 Jacksonville artists explore their individual identities through collective consciousnessThe Age of Cognizance, which opened this month, is the Yellow House’s first in-person exhibit in nearly two years. A…By Matthew Shaw
November 21, 2021OPINION | Ron DeSantis doesn’t get Duval. Does he care?In 2018, Gov. Ron DeSantis didn’t win Duval County in the general election race against Andrew Gillum. It was a…By A.G. Gancarski
November 19, 2021A Florida climate scientist sees 5 ways the infrastructure bill will help protect usOne of Florida’s top climate scientists says the Biden administration’s new infrastructure bill isn’t a climate panacea but, he says,…By Brendan Rivers
November 17, 2021OPINION | Floridians want control of their life backFor over a year now, our lives have been completely upended, and it all seems terribly unfair. Family and friends…By Rob Bradley
November 16, 2021OPINION | 5 infrastructure bill projects Jacksonville should pursuePresident Joe Biden finally signed his hard-fought $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law on Monday, November 15.…By Ennis Davis, Mike Field and Bill Delaney
November 15, 2021OPINION | What are we teaching our children?City Council has withdrawn the Confederate monument legislation and may never take it up again — an act of cowardice…By Nikesha Elise Williams
November 14, 2021OPINION | Can Donna Deegan win?Fundraising isn’t everything. That is what every underfinanced candidate has said since the beginning of time. And that is also…By A.G. Gancarski
November 10, 2021Duval students are growing more diverse, so DCPS wants teachers to be, tooWhen Ingrid Carias began working in the Duval County Public School system around 2014, there were about 5,500 students the…By Sydney Boles
November 10, 2021PHOTO ESSAY | Downtown Jacksonville dresses up for Toni SmailagicIntroduction by Matthew Shaw | Photographs and captions by Toni Smailagic When Toni Smailagic brings out his camera, it seems,…By Matthew Shaw and Toni Smailagic
November 9, 2021THE JAXSON | These are the projects revitalizing Jacksonville’s Historic EastsideMany cities are looking for solutions to the issues caused by gentrification and displacement. One emerging strategy is “‘withintrification,” when…By Ennis Davis
November 8, 2021OPINION | Annoyance, Irritation, & RageI wanted to write a response to the recent stories about housing: one in this newsletter on the plan to…By Nikesha Elise Williams
November 7, 2021OPINION | Confederate CowardsThe wisdom of the Jacksonville City Council has always been a matter of debate. This is the same group that…By A.G. Gancarski