Deadly January again casts spotlight on homicide in Jacksonville
As the Jacksonville homicide toll climbed in January, ending with the deaths of an angelic-faced 22-month-old boy and the separate killing of a 62-year-old cabbie looking for a soft landing to his life, there seemed no way to stem the blood from flowing. The sheriff and mayor said determined efforts are underway to confront everything from random shootings to gang-fueled slaughter as others in the city shook their heads in bewilderment and disgust. While the 14 January deaths in Jacksonville fa..>> view originalJacksonville among possible locations for NBA D-League team
Jacksonville will make a pitch to bring the Orlando Magic’s NBA Development League team to the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena for the 2017-18 basketball season. The city notified the Magic last week it would submit a proposal to bring the minor league franchise to town. The NBA team wouldn’t reveal the other cities that also sent letters of intent. The process involves providing necessary amenities for a 50-game season, Orlando CEO Alex Martins said. “We have two primary goals: First, the..>> view originalWilliam O. 'Bill' Birchfield: 1935-2016
William O. Birchfield, a Jacksonville attorney who was instrumental in the construction of the Dames Point bridge, the Skyway and Butler Boulevard, died Friday. He was 80. During a five-decade career, Mr. Birchfield served on the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, the Jacksonville Port Authority and in the Legislature. As a member of JTA for eight years, Mr. Birchfield was a part of the group that pushed to construct the Dames Point bridge despite detractors who said the bridge wasn’t neces..>> view originalStudy: Jacksonville among top global cities for startup businesses
Jacksonville ranks among the top cities and regions in the world in fostering successful startup businesses and that’s no idle boast from local cheerleaders. Really. It’s no joke. Even researchers were scratching their heads when Jacksonville popped up as a leading global entrepreneurial city. According to the results of a two-year study released this month, Jacksonville is more conducive to startup business success than many cities such as Moscow, Miami, Atlanta and Tel Aviv, Israel. The analy..>> view originalArea Golf Notebook: Herb Peyton honored by Northern Chapter
Peyton honored by local chapter The Ponte Vedra Inn and Club golf courses have been the traditional site for the Gate Petroleum PGA Invitational and the Gate Senior Invitational, two of the biggest stroke-play events on the First Coast. Herb Peyton, the retired CEO of Gate (which owns the Ponte Vedra Club) opened the resort courses those six days to area amateurs and club professionals — as well as for other events such as the Northern Chapter Senior Championship and the Jacksonville Amateur Ch..>> view originalSunday Business Notebook: Another Daily's planned at San Jose ...
Daily’s is planning yet another convenience store on San Jose Boulevard. First Coast Energy, Daily’s parent, paid $4.25 million for the building housing Bailey’s Gym at 9545 San Jose Blvd., at Sunbeam Road. It’s a big piece of property, right at 5 acres with frontage on both San Jose and Sunbeam. Keith Daw, counsel for the company, said the plan is to put a convenience store and gas station in front of the building. There’s still plenty of room behind it and on the Sunbeam side, he said, for pa..>> view originalPanthers or Broncos? Super Bowl 50 predictions
WHO WILL WIN? Super Bowl 50 predictions: Greg Bedard, Sports Illustrated: Carolina 22, Denver 19. Peyton Manning has been much better this season with rest, and he’s had two weeks to prepare. Chris Berman, ESPN: Denver 23, Carolina 20. My gut tells me that the No. 1 defense and the all-around know-how from Peyton lead to a surprise finish in a historic Super Bowl. Gil Brandt, former Cowboys VP: Carolina 20, Denver 14. Cam Newton simply makes big plays for Carolina, and I see him making the game..>> view originalHoly mackerel: These wahoo are huge
Timing is perfect now for heavyweight wahoo off Northeast Florida, and anglers making the long winter run to “the ledge” are spanking fast-and-far running, highly prized and great-eating wahoo. That’s the current offshore bluewater report from Jacksonville angler Capt. Jeff Parsons. Taking advantage of a recent warm, windless day, Parsons and fishing pals ran 40 miles off St. Augustine and had a banner day of wahoo action. Aboard the 32-foot Donzi boat Final Approval were Parsons, Capt. Dan Sho..>> view originalTennessee Tech breaks away from Jacksonville State 68-58
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) Aleksa Jugovic and Torrance Rowe scored 16 points each as Tennessee Tech broke away from a halftime tie to defeat Jacksonville State 68-58 on Saturday for a fourth-straight win.The Golden Eagles' win streak includes a 10-point, come-from-behind upending of Belmont last weekend that handed the Ohio Valley Conference leader its first conference loss. Tech is a half-game behind in the OVC standings.Tennessee Tech (17-7, 9-2) broke away from a 32-32 tie when Jugovic opened t..>> view originalJacksonville pulls away from Stetson in overtime 96-88
DELAND, Fla. (AP) Kori Babineaux scored 28 points and Jacksonville pulled away from Stetson in overtime 96-88 on Saturday.Babineaux was 13 of 22 from the field and had seven assists. J.R. Holder added 20 points and 11 rebounds, Josh Adeyeye had 16 points and Marcel White 15. The Dolphins shot 50 percent for the day.Jacksonville (15-11, 7-2 Atlantic Sun) got out quickly in the extra session - Darien Fernandez' 3-pointer with 2:14 left put the Dolphins up by eight - and Stetson didn't recover.Ade..>> view original
Sunday, February 7, 2016
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