Panelists discuss the biggest stories of this week, from tensions on the Duval County School Board to a pullback on expanding the city’s human-rights ordinance.
Also former El Faro crew members and TOTE company executives are among those who testifed before Coast Guard investigators in Jacksonville this week.
The hearings are taking place at the Prime Osborn Convention Center as investigators probe how the ship left Jacksonville and then sank as it headed into Hurricane Joaquin, killing 33 crew members aboard.
Also on this show:
The world’s leading organization for big-cat conservation is paying a visit to the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. John Lukas is Conservation and Science Manager at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens.The Zoo is bringing in Luke Hunter, President of Panthera for a talk on Friday, Feb. 19.
And:
The Academy Awards are coming up at the end of the month. One thing most people agree about regarding the show every year—no matter who gets the Oscars – the telecast runs way too long. Despite that, our occasional commentator Jay Solomon wants to suggest one more category.
Finally:
The New Yorker called the Dover Quartet "the young American string quartet of the moment." They were the first quartet-in-residence at the venerated Curtis Institute of Music and currently are the quartet-in- residence at Northwestern University's School of Music, as well as at the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival.
They will be in concert at the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival Friday night along with conducting a Master Class for young musicians from Ponte Vedra High School, UNF and Jacksonville University on Feb. 20.
