Media Roundtable; Daughters Flower Shop, Walk to Tallahassee

On today’s episode of First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross, our Friday Media Roundtable discussed some of the biggest stories impacting Northeast Florida - and beyond - this week:  

• Jacksonville reopened restaurants and stores at 25% capacity this week. 

• Glynn County, Ga. father and son have been arrested in connection with the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.  

• Some new twists developed this week in the ongoing JEA City Council investmation. 

• Blue angels are doing a flyover Friday in Jacksonville to salute health care workers  

Our panelists were: 

• Karen Mathis, Jax Daily Record 

• David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union 

• Bill Bortzfield, WJCT 

Mother’s Day Flowers  

Local business, Daughters Flower Shop in 5 Points, Jacksonville is open for online or curbside orders for Mother’s Day.  

Credit Beau Guyott

Walk to Tallahassee  

Beau Guyott, a hospitality worker, was laid off due to COVID-19. He is now walking across the state, from West Palm Beach to Tallahassee, to share the stories of industry workers he meets along the way, who have also been impacted by the economic shutdown triggered by the pandemic. Guyott joined us with more information. 

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Sarah Glenn can be reached at newsteam@wjct.org, 904-358-6317