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Latest News articles from Jacksonville, FLBlack History and Painful Truths
This year, we swore in more than just a president, we swore in a new zeitgeist for our nation. We may cynically yawn at the president's call for a more inclusive society but we forget that exactly half a century ago, an Alabama governor used his inaugural address as a rallying cry for segregationists...
Read MoreAcross the Boards. Happy Super Bowl. 1/27-2/2, 2013
A summary of Jacksonville news highlights from January 27, 2013 - February 2 , 2013.
Read MoreJAX 2025 Survey Results
With 14,016 responses, the JAX 2025 Community Survey is complete. Results indicate Jaxons are concerned about the vibrancy of downtown, the quality of public education, transportation, our ability to influence local government, and opportunities to find good paying jobs. Here is a look at the results...
Read MoreMayor Brown to Invest $9 Million in Downtown
Mayor Alvin Brown has created a plan to inject $11 million this year into both Downtown revitalization and job-creating economic improvements across Jacksonville. Joined by civic and business leaders Tuesday along the Northbank Riverwalk, Mayor Brown committed to investing $9 million in order to leverage...
Read MoreAcross the Boards: Jacksonville News 1/20-26/2013
A summary of Jacksonville news highlights from January 20, 2013 - January 26 , 2013.
Read MoreAcross the Boards - Jacksonville News 1/13-19/2013
A summary of Jacksonville news highlights from January 13, 2013 - January 19 , 2013.
Read MoreAcross the Boards - Jacksonville News Summary
A summary of Jacksonville news highlights from January 6, 2013 - January 12 , 2013.
Read MoreJAX2025: The Sound of the City
Jacksonville poet, Al Letson, shares the Sound of the City in preparation for JAX2025's upcoming January 19, 2013 First Community Forum at the Prime Osborn Convention Center.
Read MoreAcross the Boards - Jacksonville News Summary
A summary of Jacksonville news highlights from December 30, 2012 - January 5 , 2013.
Read MoreExposing Urban America Through Census Dot Maps
While the Census itself is no longer news, new ways to visualize our population continue. Brandon Martin-Anderson?s Census Dotmap is a nationwide interactive map that displays 308,450,225 dots, one for each person counted by the 2010 Census. Following are several images of Jacksonville and various cities...
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