Lenny Curry

Icing on the hockey investment cake: Facility enhances City’s sports and entertainment offerings

Icing on the hockey investment cake: Facility enhances City’s sports and entertainment offerings

Members of the media joined the Jacksonville Icemen and its investment group to celebrate the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the Community First Igloo, located at 3605 Philips Highway, June 6. Mayor Lenny Curry, alongside John Hirabayashi, president and CEO of Community First Credit Union, the facility’s lead sponsor, and Andy Kaufmann of SZH […]

Students dazzle at 36th annual Extravaganza

Students dazzle at 36th annual Extravaganza

Douglas Anderson School of the Arts (DA) hosted its 36th annual “Extravaganza” at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, Feb. 10. DA students performed 22 acts in the Moran Theatre for the evening’s student showcase in a variety of different artistic categories, including theatre, cinematic arts, chamber orchestra, musical theatre, creative writing, […]

Sulzbacher cuts the ribbon on final piece of its urban rest stop program

Sulzbacher cuts the ribbon on final piece of its urban rest stop program

On February 14th, 2023, Mayor Lenny Curry and Sulzbacher CEO Cindy Funkhouser  cut the ribbon on Sulzbacher’s new Urban Rest Stop Social Services Bus, a joint venture of the City of Jacksonville and Sulzbacher.  The final piece of the Urban Rest Stop Program, the mobile unit is designed to bring ‘Housing and Hope on Wheels’ […]

Groundwork Jacksonville awarded major grant for waterways restoration

Groundwork Jacksonville awarded major grant for waterways restoration

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issues huge sum for local projects Groundwork Jacksonville has been awarded $5,848,900 through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) National Coastal Resilience Fund. The grant will complete the design and permitting for the ecological restoration of Hogans Creek. The project’s goal is to reduce flooding, improve water quality, create […]

Mayoral race heats up as Davis enters the fray

Mayoral race heats up as Davis enters the fray

With Jacksonville’s first mayoral election just five months out, some candidates have begun ramping up their campaigns while others are just getting started. On Sept. 8, Republican Daniel Davis formally kicked off his campaign with a Sept. 8 rally at Tom Nehl Trucking Company that was attended by both current Mayor Lenny Curry and former […]

Creating “generational wealth”: The Jacksonville Community Land Trust

Creating “generational wealth”: The Jacksonville Community Land Trust

On Thursday, July 7, Mayor Lenny Curry announced the launch of the Jacksonville Community Land Trust (JCLT) — a non-profit organization designed to create homeownership opportunities for low to moderate-income households in order to build “generational wealth”. “Strong, financially stable families and neighborhoods are the key to a great city,” said Mayor Curry in a […]

Jacksonville University launches College of Law at its downtown location

Jacksonville University launches College of Law at its downtown location

Jacksonville University will open a College of Law in downtown Jacksonville in the fall of 2022 supported by private funding and a $5 million commitment of public investment from Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry. The College of Law anticipates an inaugural class of 20-30 students with a projected total enrollment of 150 students in Fall 2024. […]

Cumber enters Mayoral race, set to challenge the field

Cumber enters Mayoral race, set to challenge the field

Local District 5 City Council Member and San Marco resident, LeAnna Gutierrez Cumber, officially launched her candidacy for Jacksonville Mayor, March 21. The announcement came during a rally of her constituents and proud supporters, totaling about 100 guests, at a rally on the grounds of a Florida East Coast Industries property located at 7150 Philips […]

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