For Friday's First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross Media Roundtable, our panel of journalists looked at some of the biggest stories of the week.
They included:
- The Yellow Bluff wildfire that shut down I-95 for part of Thursday and Friday morning in North Jacksonville and Nassau County.
- A UNF delegation is accompanying Governor Ron DeSantis to Israel.
- Duval’s superintendent is defending local schools as the state looks at trying to take more control.
Our panelists were:
- Dan Scanlan of The Florida Times-Union
- Shelton Hull of Folio Weekly
- Lisa Grubba of Florida Field Notes
- Blogger Fred Matthews
Farm to Fork Chef Dinners
St. Johns County is showcasing its farm-to-table restaurants and farms, with a series of farm-to-fork chef dinners through the St. Johns Cultural Council.
The next dinner - Cuisine Through the Eyes of a Storyteller - will feature Chef Genie McNally of The Floridian restaurant in St. Augustine, and take place at The St Augustine Amphitheater on May 30.
Jeff McNally, owner of The Floridian and Andy Witt, Director of the St. Johns Cultural Council, joined us with more information. You can buy tickets for this event here.
Avery Latta-Raines can be reached at newsteam@wjct.org, 904-358-6317.