City lost $736,000 on Navy-Marine Corps Classic basketball game and events
Jacksonville lost nearly $736,000 on the Navy-Marine Corps Classic basketball game and related events, for which vendors weren’t paid for months and at least two laws were violated. The city hosted a...
View ArticleCommission will now oversee money in Jacksonville sports trust fund
The Jacksonville Sports and Entertainment Commission will now oversee the city’s sports trust fund, the commission was told at a meeting Tuesday. read more
View ArticleMayor Alvin Brown's Learn2Earn program will continue this year, but isn't...
Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown had hoped to expand his Learn2Earn program this summer. Last year, the program cost $120,000 to give 200 high school students a close-up look at college life. Brown...
View ArticleMayor Alvin Brown's Learn2Earn program will continue this year, but isn't...
Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown had hoped to expand his Learn2Earn program this summer. Last year, the program cost $120,000 to give 200 high school students a close-up look at college life. Brown...
View ArticleFinding licensed child care centers is important
It’s one of the most difficult decisions parents must make: finding quality child care for their children. Many parents consider location, cost, instinct or maybe a referral from a friend when choosing...
View ArticleTimes-Union sues Mayor Alvin Brown and public safety pension fund over...
Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown’s administration and the Police and Fire Pension board violated Florida’s Sunshine Law by conducting collective bargaining negotiations in private meetings, The Florida...
View ArticleBaby Adam's resolve has helped him through difficult times
When Adam Paulraj sets his mind to do — or not do — something, he’s unstoppable. Whether it’s using his entire body to block his baby brother Elliot from grabbing his toy or refusing to go on a bike...
View ArticleNo more free rides for Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown and staff
For his first two years in office, Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown sometimes traveled on the dime of donors. From now on, it’ll be taxpayers who pick up those bills. The policy change came more than a...
View ArticleEthics complaint filed against Mayor Alvin Brown over failing to disclose gifts
A Northeast Florida private investigator filed a complaint Thursday with the Florida Commission on Ethics accusing Mayor Alvin Brown of failing to properly disclose gifts he’s received. David Hodges,...
View ArticleGator Bowl Association seeks extension of lease for use of EverBank Field,...
The Gator Bowl Association has negotiated deals with conferences to play in the annual bowl game in Jacksonville through 2020. But the association’s contract to use EverBank Field expires in 2016....
View ArticleSurgery delayed for baby Adam Paulraj while family tries to raise more money
Surgery for Adam Paulraj, a child born in India with severe deformities, has been postponed since only about a third of the money needed for his new medical expenses has been raised. read more
View ArticleJacksonville won't host Navy-Marine Corps Classic basketball game this year
The City of Jacksonville won’t host a Navy-Marine Corps Classic basketball game this year. While the city hasn’t ruled out hosting the game again in 2014, it was getting late in the process to line up...
View ArticleMayor Alvin Brown's Learn2Earn scaled back because of lack of funding
Mayor Alvin Brown has had to significantly scale back his Learn2Earn program that starts Sunday after failing to raise as much money as he expected for education initiatives. In addition, he’s raised...
View ArticleJEA considering economic incentives for some new or expanding companies
Some new companies moving to Northeast Florida and those expanding may soon get a discount on their electric bill. The JEA Board of Directors will hold a rate hearing Aug. 20 to discuss a proposed...
View ArticleGet in line: Cinotti's famed pumpkin donuts return to Jacksonville Beach
Pumpkin donuts are here, and people were lining up at Cinotti's in Jacksonville Beach Friday morning to get theirs. "They're like crack," said Jacksonville Beach native Jenna Bryan, 27, who preordered...
View ArticleAdam Paulraj, 2011-2016: Born with rare disease and abandoned at birth, 'Baby...
Doctors thought he had only days to live. Possibly two months. But Adam Paulraj, a baby born with deformities in a missionary hospital in India and adopted by a Jacksonville woman and her new husband...
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