September 26, 2022 Taking a page from Orlando’s book, Jax advocates call for a housing emergency declarationJacksonville’s $1.5 billion budget is going to be finalized on Tuesday night. Though it will include funding aimed at helping…By Will Brown
September 14, 2022 OPINION | Jax’s next sheriff should build bridge with City HallIt’s September in Jacksonville, which brings some potential relief from brutal summer heat, a heightened focus on tropical weather activity,…By Jack Webb
August 23, 2022 Waters, Burton advance to sheriff runoff; Clark-Murray clinches council seat; Gaffney Jr. favored in November raceTuesday’s municipal special elections narrowed the field in races for sheriff city council and decided another council seat.…By Raymon Troncoso
July 10, 2022 OPINION | Have Democrats lost the Jax mayoral race already?For the first time in many years, two serious Democratic candidates are running for Jacksonville mayor. And for backers of…By A.G. Gancarski
June 26, 2022 OPINION | ‘Discipline and punish’: the Duval wayTo the best of my knowledge, French philosopher Michel Foucault never made it to Duval County. And he likely never…By A.G. Gancarski
June 21, 2022 OPINION | Resolving the Downtown self-storage warsDevelopers want to lift a ban on self-storage facilities in Downtown Jacksonville, but building such facilities could stifle streets and…By Bill Delaney and Ennis Davis
June 13, 2022 OPINION | Bet on Black womenMy heart was glad when I saw the announcement that term-limited Democratic state Sen. Audrey Gibson was entering the Jacksonville…By Nikesha Elise Williams
June 12, 2022 To fight violent crime, Jacksonville offering Rise Up grants for nonprofitsShontae Jackson does not need to be told how devastating it can be when a family member’s life is shockingly…By Will Brown
June 1, 2022 OPINION | Where the sheriff lives mattersOne of my least favorite fictions about our region is that Jacksonville and the rest of Northeast Florida are the…By A.G. Gancarski
May 22, 2022 OPINION | Corrine Brown’s pyrrhic victoryMonths back, I pleaded to the federal government in this column space to stop prosecuting Corrine Brown. Last week, they…By A.G. Gancarski
May 12, 2022 EXPLORE: How much did rent go up in your neighborhood?Rent prices in the Jacksonville metro area have increased by more than 30% since the start of the pandemic —…By Claire Heddles
May 8, 2022 OPINION | ‘Ain’t nothin’ goin’ on but the rent’Not too many years ago, it was possible to eke out a living on the fringes of society and maintain…By A.G. Gancarski
May 3, 2022 PHOTO ESSAY | Hauling ItA driver shortage in Jacksonville triggered missed garbage pickups by the thousands. Through it all, the men and women who…By Dennis Ho and Ric Anderson
May 1, 2022 OPINION | Al Ferraro is driving the narrativeAl Ferraro knows how to read a room. People should finally realize that much and give him the credit he’s…By A.G. Gancarski
April 10, 2022 OPINION | Confederacy of dunces“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” That’s a line from William Faulkner, but it’s also an apt…By A.G. Gancarski
March 20, 2022 OPINION | Confederate monuments are here to stay The Jacksonville City Council is set for yet another of its masochistic explorations of what would, in a 21st Century…By A.G. Gancarski
February 27, 2022 EXPLORE: Is your voting precinct one of Jax’s highest-turnout? Or the lowest?Plus, 5 takeaways from the City Council election Republican Nick Howland will be sworn in on Jacksonville’s City Council Wednesday,…By Claire Heddles
February 21, 2022 OPINION | What are you so afraid of?The definition of democracy is “government by the people.” It’s “a form of government in which the supreme power is…By Nikesha Elise Williams
January 9, 2022 OPINION | Ben Frazier makes his pointA week ago, the world hadn’t heard of Ben Frazier. The president of the Northside Coalition was known locally, but…By A.G. Gancarski
December 12, 2021 OPINION | Polson’s problemThe First Election of the Jacksonville City Council At Large Group 3 race is in the books, and nobody won.…By A.G. Gancarski
December 6, 2021 OPINION | 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
November 15, 2021 OPINION | 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, 2021 OPINION | 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 7, 2021 OPINION | 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