Tag: jacksonville
Jack Meeks Wants to Change City Government in Jacksonville
On Tuesday. March 21st, Jacksonville will hold its first round of city office races before the general election in May.
One of the visible races taking shape is the city council race in At-Large Group...
Florida Cities Dominate the List of Largest U.S. Rent Increases
Rents for homes and apartments have soared nationwide over the past year, and Florida remains at the heart of a problem overwhelming U.S. consumers, according to an analysis of 107 rental markets by researchers...
North Florida Land Trust, Navy and Jacksonville Working Together on the First Coast
The North Florida Land Trust (NFLT) announced this week that it will be working with the U.S. Navy and the city of Jacksonville to conserve land around U.S. Navy properties.
The Jacksonville City Council approved...
Florida Has the Two Best Large Cities to Start a Business in the Nation,...
This week, WalletHub released its report on 2022’s Best Large Cities to Start a Business and two cities from the Sunshine State lead the list.
In order to help aspiring entrepreneurs maximize their chances for...
Pete Wilking: Jacksonville Fell Through on Rooftop Solar, Florida Shouldn’t Make the Same Mistake
After serving my country for 10 years in the U.S. Navy, I opened my own business, A1A Solar Contracting, Inc., in Jacksonville.
Since 2010, our solar installation company has grown from a small team installing...
Florida Has Four of the Top 10 Cities in America to Start a Business
Four of the best cities in America to start a business are in Florida, a new report shows.
Real Estate Witch from Clever Real Estate recently released a report on the best cities to launch...
Time to Focus on Issues, Instead of Name Calling, in Jacksonville
Political opponents need to stop engaging in character assassination.
Take Dean Black, the president of the Duval County Republican Party. He accused Tracye Polson, who is currently running for a Jacksonville City Council seat, of...
Six of the ‘Most Sinful Cities in America’ Are in Florida, New Report Finds
This month, personal finance website Wallet Hub released a report on America’s most “sinful cities” and six of them are in Florida.
The report compared 182 cities and used 37 key indicators of “evil deeds”...
Ron DeSantis Wants to Strengthen E-Verify, Stop Biden Administration From Sending Illegals to Florida
At the end of last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis was joined by U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, R-Fla., Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, Duval County Sheriff Mike Williams and state Public Safety Czar Larry Keefe to...
HUD Sending $2.4 Million to Jacksonville Area Legal Aid
Last week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced $20 million in inaugural grants from its Eviction Protection Grant Program, the first of its kind for the department.
These grants will be...
Florida and Jacksonville Need to Get Serious About Minority Representation During Redistricting
Another ten years has past and, once again, Florida is looking at our leaders engaging in the embarrassing exercise of redistricting at the state and county levels.
What are the political parties afraid of? Making...
Some Florida Cities Spending COVID Relief Money on Non-Related Projects
Florida cities have received hundreds of millions of dollars from the federal government in coronavirus relief money in the various stimulus measures passed by Congress.
Some cities are spending that money on infrastructure projects and...
