Prominent Jacksonville political player heads to D.C. — part time
One of Florida’s top lobbying firms is expanding to Washington D.C. and taking with it — at least part time — Susie Wiles, a prominent Jacksonville political player who ran President Donald Trump’s campaign in the Sunshine State. Wiles, a partner in Ballard Partners’ Jacksonville office, will split her time between the two cities. She isn’t a stranger in either place. Wiles has a long resume in Republican politics, dating back to a stint working in the Reagan White House. She has held top-leve..>> view originalTrader Joe's plans to open second location in Jacksonville
Trader Joe’s, a grocery chain with a big following, will open in Mandarin later this year. It’s going into the Claire Lane Shopping Center, which is anchored by Barnes & Noble and Mandarin Ale House. The chain, which always ranks high on consumer surveys, has only one location in the area. It opened in Jacksonville Beach in 2014. The Mandarin store will be 13,700 square feet, 1,200 square feet bigger than the Beach store. The stores tend to be quirky and affordable, with most of their packaged..>> view originalPolice: Boyfriend arrested after Jacksonville woman killed at...
A man was arrested on a murder charge Tuesday after his girlfriend was found dead inside a hotel room, the Kingsland Police Department said. Officers responding to a 911 hang-up call from the Econo Lodge in Kingsland at 12:55 a.m. Tuesday found a 62-year-old Jacksonville woman dead of head trauma in one of the rooms, according to police.The woman was identified as Ruthene Tukes, who was a guest at the hotel. Hotel staff said they heard a woman screaming right before police showed up. Evidence..>> view originalSchool bus shot, but Jacksonville police say BBs didn't hurt anyone
A school bus was shot Tuesday afternoon, but the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said no one was injured and it appears to have been from a BB gun. Eighteen students were on board when two windows were pierced about 3:45 p.m. in the area of MacGregor Lane and North Peter Rabbit Drive on the Westside, the Sheriff’s Office said. It’s unclear if anyone saw the shooter. Students from Crystal Springs Elementary and Chaffee Trail Elementary were on the bus at the time of the shooting, a Duval County P..>> view originalJacksonville police: Death of man found in burning trash bin ruled a ...
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said the death of a man whose body was found in a burning trash bin early Monday behind an industrial business has been ruled a homicide. The unidentified man was found after firefighters were called to the fire in the 1200 block of Clark Street near Palmetto and Third streets about 3:45 a.m., according to the Sheriff’s Office. Doctors determined the victim had a medical device implanted in his back along his spinal column, which might help in identifying him,..>> view originalFamily worried that missing Jacksonville mother may have been hurt
by: Bridgette Matter, Action News Jax Updated: Jan 31, 2017 - 6:22 PM A young Jacksonville woman who disappeared last week hasn’t been heard from in close to seven days. Traci Watkins, 25, left behind all of her belongings and her 2-year-old daughter. Her sister Kayla Brown said when they last saw each other, Watkins seemed uneasy. Brown said Watkins’ ex-boyfriend Chris Johnson was recently released from jail and might come looking for her. “He said if he got out, he’d kill her,” Br..>> view originalCrowd protests Trump immigration order in Jacksonville
Crowd protests Trump immigration order in Jacksonville Jacksonville protest against Trump immigration policy First Coast News and Florida Times-Union , WTLV 5:27 PM. EST January 31, 2017 About 100 attended the protest, organized by the Jacksonville Progressive Coalition. PHOTO: First Coast News JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- Holding signs reading "We are the wall", "We are all immigrants" and "Resist", about 100 people joined a Tuesday afternoon protest against Pre..>> view originalBusiness owners oppose HRO ordinance
A group of local business owners gathered outside City Hall on Tuesday to voice opposition to a proposed law to prohibit discrimination against LGBT people. Standing with roughly 40 people at a news conference, former City Council President Ginger Soud said the proposed legislation was unnecessary and infringed on people’s religious liberties. Soud also pushed back on a leading argument for the legislation: Jacksonville struggles to attract and retain major companies because it lacks discrimina..>> view originalWednesday's Editorial: Poverty declines dramatically worldwide
These days when you see a headline with an upbeat, positive spin, you have to perk up. Such was the case with a column by Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times: “Why 2017 may be the best year ever.” Whoa, isn’t the Times supposed to be predicting doom and gloom with a Trump presidency? Kristof sees bright skies with a worldwide view. For instance: • Every day, 250,000 people rise out of extreme poverty. • In 1980, more than 40 percent of people worldwide were living in extreme poverty. Now, it..>> view originalGuest column: City's change process is dysfunctional
As a taxpayer, I would like to comment on what appears to be a dysfunctional City Hall bureaucracy where various departments seem to have trouble communicating. How is it that the city planning department, the architect, the procurement department, legal department and the Historic Preservation Commission could have planned and approved a City Hall renovation project that purportedly doesn’t meet proper standards for renovating a historic building? And then, only after the project is completed..>> view original
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