For this week’s First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross Media Roundtable, our panel of journalists looked at some of the biggest stories of the week, including:
- Dueling attack ads in the Jacksonville mayor’s race.
- A new study that shows just how dangerous Jacksonville is for pedestrians.
- The new VyStar name that could soon be added to the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.
Our panelists were:
- Mark Woods with The Florida Times-Union
- John Bachman with Action News JAX
- Shelton Hull of Folio Weekly
Journalist Claire Goforth
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“Painting Mom”
Cindi Decker, a local teacher, recently became a global Internet sensation, thanks to an oil painting she did of an egret. We spoke to her and her son Matthew about it.
Heather Schatz can be reached at hschatz@wjct.org, 904-358-6334 or on Twitter at @heatherschatz.