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First Coast Connect: Week in Review


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Our Friday news roundup focuses on the biggest stories of the week. Among our topics:

  • JEA’s board shuts down critics calling for the CEO’s job.

  • St. Augustine cracks down on horse drawn carriages.

  • The Jacksonville Transportation Authority explores all options for the Skyway’s future.

  • A woman is beaten to death in jail after being denied transfer to a state mental hospital.

  • Federal reimbursement now seems unlikely for Alligator Alcatraz construction.

Guests:

  • Nate Monroe, executive editor at the Florida Trib

  • Frank Powers, former assignment manager at WJXT News4Jax

  • Tricia Booker, author and journalism instructor at the University of North Florida

  • Noah Hertz, St. Johns County reporter at Jacksonville Today

Sierra Club symposium

The Northeast Florida Sierra Club is offering an introductory handshake this weekend, along with an old-fashioned hoedown. The theme of the annual event is “Get to know your Sierra Club,” a presentation framed around traditional music and dance by the bluegrass-influenced string band Skin and Bonz. The Third annual Sierra Symposium will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Tree Hill Nature Center and concludes with a guided nature walk. Registration is requested.

Guest: Susannah Randolph, director of the statewide chapter of the Sierra Club

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