Gay rights advocates may be close to enacting Jacksonville LGBT ...
Gay rights advocates may be closer than ever to enacting LGBT discrimination protections in Jacksonville and earning a hard-fought victory in a battle that’s loomed over the city for a half-decade. The legislation earned support from 10 council members last week during committee reviews of the legislation — the minimum majority it needs to pass — leaving supporters cautiously optimistic the bill will pass when it comes to a final vote Tuesday. Still, there’s no certainty the fragile majority t..>> view originalJacksonville police investigating death of man reportedly found near ...
Jacksonville police were investigating the death of a man found shot early Sunday in the street reportedly near Stanton College Preparatory School. The 20-year-old victim, whose name wasn’t released, died at UF Health Jacksonville shortly before 3:30 a.m. Two people told detectives they had picked up the victim at West 13th Street and Payne Avenue then brought him to the hospital, said Sgt. Jay Farhat of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit. Police were unable to locate a crime sc..>> view originalJacksonville's Human Rights Ordinance: The People Must Decide
A Jacksonville Human Rights Ordinance (HRO) -- a City Council proposal that would expand anti-discrimination protections to the LGBT community for housing, employment, and public accommodations -- is not, by nature, based on an accurate understanding of human rights violations. The language in the proposed bill was specifically chosen to market a controversial issue and also attempt to obscure the real motive for it. (Have a look at the proposed bill in the attachment at the end of this column.)..>> view originalJacksonville restaurant offers first responders free slices of pizza all ...
Jacksonville restaurant offers first responders free slices of pizza all week by: Brittney Donovan, Action News Jax Updated: Feb 12, 2017 - 10:33 PM Mama Q's Facebook A Jacksonville restaurant is showing its thanks for first responders by offering them a free slice of pizza this week. Mama Q's Pizza is inviting all police officers, firefighters and EMTs/paramedics with badge identification to come get a free slice of pizza at the location 10550 Old St. Augustine Road. Mama Q's..>> view originalJSO dive teams help search for missing UNF student in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fl. - University of North Florida police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a 20-year-old student who is missing. George Louissaint, Jr. was last seen at The Flats at UNF apartments early Sunday morning. Louissaint’s father told Action News Jax his son had been seen leaving a party there around 3 a.m. “His friend said he turned around and George disappeared and that was the last they’d seen or heard of him,” said George Louissaint, Sr. According to an alert issued by t..>> view originalSinger Al Jarreau, a Jacksonville Jazz Festival favorite, dies at 76
Grammy-winning jazz singer Al Jarreau, who transcended genres over a 50-year career, died at a Los Angeles hospital Sunday, just days after announcing his retirement from touring because of exhaustion. His official Twitter account and website say he died surrounded by his wife, son and a few other family members and friends. He was 76. Jarreau was hospitalized earlier in the week and was said to have been improving slowly. The cause of his death was not revealed, but he had experienced a numb..>> view originalScenes from the finish line at Sunday's Donna Marathon
The annual running of the Donna Marathon and Half Marathon was held Sunday, February 12, 2017 with thousands of runners taking part in the event which started near The Players parking lot off ATP Tour Blvd. in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, weaving it's way through the Jacksonville beaches communities before finishing at Mayo Clinic.|Buy Photos>> view originalCall Box: Barton-Sligh's had Paris style for 80 years
Dear Call Box: What can you tell me about Barton-Sligh’s, which had a shop downtown for many years? K.H., Southside Dear K.H.: With its winding marble staircase, six antique glass-front cupboards and elegant display cases, Barton-Sligh’s was fashioned after a Paris dress salon. Ornate brass moldings trimmed its door and windows while the interior was painted a soothing green. The shop, described by a French architectural designer as “a little jewel box,” imported ready-to-wear designs from Eu..>> view originalGators, Seminoles control their NCAA Tournament destinies
The University of Florida and Florida State are on a path to the NCAA Tournament that could well lead them both to Orlando on March 16-18 for opening-round games. With both teams at the 20-victory barrier and playing their best basketball of the season, no outside help is required. The Gators and Seminoles merely need to continue taking care of business. But in a season filled with upsets on a weekly basis, neither can afford to stumble at this point — especially FSU, which lost at Notre Dame..>> view original4 apartments damaged in Jacksonville fire
4 apartments damaged in Jacksonville fire by: Amber Krycka, Action News Jax Updated: Feb 12, 2017 - 11:42 PM Four apartments were damaged Sunday in an early-morning fire in Jacksonville, firefighters said. Flames began at the Preserve Apartments on Old New Kings Road just after 5 a.m. When firefighters arrived, huge flames were shooting out of the building. “The whole bottom is completely full of flames. They were rolling out of the bottom floor,” Patrick Cockcroft, a neighbor, sa..>> view original
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