by Billie Tucker | Apr 17, 2019 |
In May 2018, Eye on Jacksonville welcomed Diana Greene to Jacksonville as Duval County School’s new Superintendent. In that article, Lloyd Brown noted that we did not need an increase in taxes but an increase in standards. Did Lloyd Brown have a crystal ball?...
by Billie Tucker | Apr 12, 2019 |
Brian Hughes The breaking news yesterday was: Sam Mousa, Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Jacksonville is retiring. Sam, a highly qualified professional with deep roots in Jacksonville is being replaced by the only person in Jacksonville that our Mayor...
by Billie Tucker | Apr 1, 2019 |
NOTE: The author writes about JEA on Lot J only. Two other developers submitted proposals for the JEA headquarters. She chose to write about Lot J because her followers and she, herself, believe this is a silly and strange idea. JEA headquarters in the middle of...
by Billie Tucker | Mar 19, 2019 |
So far – as of yesterday – Jacksonville’s local elections have a pathetic voter turnout. Only about 75,000 people have cast their vote which is a measly 12% of the population of Jacksonville. Check out the statistics here:...
by Billie Tucker | Mar 10, 2019 |
Eye recently gave an opportunity to use our platform for anyone who wished to explain why they were voting for their candidate for Mayor. We reached out to all candidates and suggested they have someone write about them. We wanted to be fair and give everyone a...
by Billie Tucker | Mar 7, 2019 |
I thought it had to be a joke. Jacksonville At Large City Council Group 5 candidate Ju’Coby Pittman is advocating for the city to fund BINGO in senior citizens facilities. It wasn’t a joke. See the interview here with Ms. Pittman:...
by Billie Tucker | Feb 22, 2019 |
The ideas about “What to do with The Landing” were everywhere. The local radio station had a place for you to call in with your ideas. Some were great. Some were a little strange. Articles by all the local papers were asking the same thing. Some well known...
by Billie Tucker | Feb 20, 2019 |
State Sen. Audrey Gibson and State Rep. Tracie Davis, both Democrats, representing Jacksonville in Tallahassee have sent a joint letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis requesting help to fight crime in Jacksonville. They cited the number of murders since 2019 began and they...
by Billie Tucker | Feb 20, 2019 |
The Landing Christmas Tree Lighting 2018 It’s breaking news today in Jacksonville and finally the heart of our city – The Landing – can rest. She served us well throughout her lifetime on the St. Johns River. It was just announced Jacksonville...
by Billie Tucker | Feb 20, 2019 |
Yes you read that right. A group from Chicago is here to help Jacksonville decrease it’s crime. The City of Jacksonville has hired a firm out of Chicago to the tune of $7,500 to help us figure out how to reduce crime. Cure Violence met with Sheriff Williams,...
