First Coast Connect kicked off 2019 with a look at what’s in store for Jacksonville in 2019 - including everything from local and state politics, to business trends, to food and pop culture.
Timothy Gibbons, Editor-in-Chief, Jacksonville Business Journal; A.G. Gancarski of Florida Politics; Lauren Titus, Editor, Edible Northeast Florida magazine; and Joey O’Hern of The Coastal joined us to discuss what to expect.
National Blood Donor Month
January is National Blood Donor Month, which is a month set aside to pay tribute to existing voluntary blood donors and encourage others to donate. Dave Halverson, LifeSouth Community Blood Center’s District Director, joined us with the details.
Starship Reef
The Starship Reef, a man-made reef, has been created just off of Mickler’s Landing in Ponte Vedra Beach. Creator Joseph Kistel, the Executive Director of TISIRI, joined us with more on this new fishing and diving destination.
Video Of The Reef's Construction
Heather Schatz can be reached at hschatz@wjct.org, 904-358-6334 or on Twitter at @heatherschatz.