First Coast Connect

First Coast Week in Review


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Each Friday, our media roundtable dives into the biggest stories of the week. Among our topics this week:

  • A crackdown on campus speech excising "dirty" words.
  • A City Council member’s pressure to influence airport priorities. 
  • Back-to-back state losses in high-profile murder cases.
  • A funding plan to bridge divisions among Eastside advocates.

Guests:

  • Nate Monroe, executive editor at The Tributary.
  • Frank Powers, former assignment manager at WJXT News4Jax.
  • Tricia Booker, author and journalism professor at the University of North Florida.
  • Will Brown, race and poverty reporter at Jacksonville Today.

Then, a party to celebrate Filipino American pride in the county with the state’s largest Filipino population. As part of Filipino American History Month, the Filipino American Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce hosts this weekend’s Barrio Fiesta. The event celebrates more than 400 years of Filipino presence in the United States and features live music, karaoke, traditional performances, line dancing, local vendors and lots of Filipino food.

Guests:

  • Cristina Comstock, co-founder and chairman of the Filipino American Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce.
  • Nida Escobar, Filipino American Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce treasurer.
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