They manufactured racism and you didn’t buy it!!
For years, we were told a story about ourselves. That we were divided. That we were hateful. That neighbor was against neighbor. That the color of our skin defined us. That we were racist and needed to atone for our sin of racism. And I never bought it. Everywhere I went, I kept looking… just […]
Media is waking up to public record scam
Eye on Jacksonville has grumbled on several occasions about the media and the public being fleeced by local government, and now one TV station is complaining about`the problem – finally. News4Jax said the city set a price of $4,000 on public records the station wanted for a story. These are public records the city already […]
It takes a village… to avoid teaching kids to read
Spring is in the air – and so is the taxpayer-funded nonprofit nonsense. According to Jacksonville Today, the results of a new report called “Reading the Landscape. Strengths, Gaps, and Opportunities in Duval County’s Early Literacy System” created by the Jacksonville Public Education Fund (JPEF), suggests Duval County’s “longstanding literacy woes” can’t be solved by […]
Dear Donna letter riles Republicans
After his open love letter to the mayor, only one question remains about City Councilman Matt Carlucci. Will he be Donna Deegan’s re-election campaign manager? Carlucci tells Eye on Jacksonville he will not be. You read it here first. Carlucci, a registered Republican, posted this on Facebook, about diehard Democrat Deegan: “For those of you […]
Good News from Zillow: Jacksonville is #1
According to Zillow, Jacksonville is now the #1 market in America for first-time home buyers. Read it here: https://zillow.mediaroom.com/2026-04-02-Zillow-names-Jacksonville-the-best-market-for-first-time-buyers-this-spring Why?More homes. Less competition. Prices that—at least compared to the rest of the country—haven’t gone completely off the rails. In short: buyers actually have a shot here. But let’s not get carried away. Mortgage rates are […]
Making housing more plentiful – and affordable
Florida legislators produced a broad land-use law intended to increase housing construction by reducing the regulatory power of local governments. The question is: how does it affect Jacksonville? City officials say they are assessing the impact and contemplating changes that will need to be made in local planning and zoning laws to comport with the […]
Not Just the Jags… Now Powerball Is Heading to London Too
First, the Jacksonville Jaguars started playing games in London. Now? Powerball might be next. The **Powerball has announced a deal to expand into the United Kingdom—meaning players overseas could soon buy into the same jackpot. Nothing changes for us—same ticket, same long-shot odds. But the jackpot?It could grow bigger… faster with an entirely new country […]
Riding the rails in America
Amtrak’s Floridian pulled out of the station and we bounced, rattled, swayed, jostled, jiggled, jerked, lurched, rumbled, clattered and clunked towards Washington, D.C. It was my first train trip in more than 30 years and only the second since the government “rescued” train travel by taking it over from the private sector. Railroads built America, […]
Why are we still feeling pain at the pump???
How many more days do we have to stand there and watch the gas fill our tank and empty our wallets? What is going on? Aren’t we hearing that “America is producing more oil again.” So what gives? Here’s what’s making people scratch their heads: So, okay, with more oil produced in America, that should […]
JEA… Again. And Now the State Attorney?
Just when you think JEA is getting back to work—and out of the headlines… here we go again. Now the State Attorney’s Office has issued a subpoena to JEA—seeking internal emails, texts, and communications involving leadership, board members, and even a lobbying firm tied to former Mayor Lenny Curry. A subpoena isn’t routine. It means […]