New “Welcome to Florida” signs make you feel good all over!
In a striking move that has left both tourists and locals buzzing, Florida has unveiled its latest addition to the state’s welcome infrastructure: road signs proudly proclaiming the “Free State of Florida.” As visitors enter Florida’s state line, they are greeted with these bold markers of Floridian pride and liberty. Proud Floridians believe this isn’t […]
Former mayor lands a job
Jacksonville residents will be happy to know that former Jacksonville mayor Lenny Curry has found gainful employment. Furthermore, it is a gig with which he has some experience. Curry, who headed the executive branch of local government 2015-2023, has joined the board of directors of Current Energy and Renewables. The seven-year-old Arizona company sells electricity. […]
Happy Independence Day! We at Eye hope you have a fun and freedom-filled day.
You will be celebrating in many ways today and we wish you all the best in your festivities. We are encouraging our readers to take time this weekend to watch a very important and informative movie about General Flynn and the attack he went under by the actions of the intelligence agencies of our government. […]
New gay advisory board and a Pride flag over City Hall
Mayor Donna Deegan is once again taking applications for an advisory board to help her administration govern gay people and one local reporter is thrilled about it. On the last day of June, Deegan declared the month of June Pride Month in Jacksonville. She also flew a rainbow flag over City Hall. Addressing the audience, […]
Biden’s Trans Top Doc Helps Jax Stay Cool
The mayor of Jacksonville and the federal government’s assistant secretary of health wants to make sure you know it is hot outside. So, they held a press conference. “You can’t take for granted that people are just going to know this stuff. You have to take the time to educate them,” Mayor Donna Deegan said. […]
The nay voter explains why
Once again, Jacksonville is going to have a “stadium of the future.” It got one when the municipal stadium was built in 1927. Got it again when it was rebuilt or expanded in 1946 and numerous times afterward, the most recent in 1995. This time the cost will be $2.4 billion. But in 25-30 years, […]
Eye Welcomes Dr. Jim O’Leary to our team
Dr. Jim O’Leary is a recently retired Obstetrician/Gynecologist. Jim grew up in Chicago and holds both Irish and American citizenship as his father was born in Ireland. With a family of eight children the value of hard work and education were stressed in his home and he was able to pay his own way through […]
Legislators spread the money around
During this year’s legislative session only three projects for Duval County landed on the Turkey Watch list prepared annually by Florida TaxWatch but the total cost of them was substantial. The biggest one, however, did not survive the process unscathed. “Turkeys” in Florida are the equivalent of pork-barrel spending in other legislative arenas. The euphemism […]
It’s Flag Day but July 4th is coming and you need a new hat!!
Hats were always the crowning jewel on both men and women and then we left them behind for a baseball cap. If your home is like ours, you have a ton of baseball caps with sweaty headbands either lying around or placed on some hook in the garage. Caps are nice but… If you want […]
Learn how to use the new Vote-by-Mail System in Florida
After confusion with vote by mail in the 2020 election, Florida has paved the way for a more succinct statewide system to ensure your vote is counted. Vote-by-mail allows registered voters to cast their ballots without voting in person during early voting or on Election Day. Here’s how the new statewide system will work. For […]