City Council rejects anti-hate crimes bill

At-Large Group 1 Councilmember Terrence Freeman discusses the importance and power of resolutions at the Aug. 13 city council meeting.

By Michele Leivas The Jacksonville City Council rejected a bill that would have increased fines and penalties for city ordinance violations if they were deemed to be related to hate […]

Placemaking at its Best: Reimaging Historic Eastside

Debs Store, as it looked from its opening in 1921 until the 1980s.

More than 150 years after the community’s inception, the Eastside is Jacksonville’s last cohesive, historically Black neighborhood from the 19th century. Historic Eastside is probably best defined by “The Avenue,” […]