On this week’s Friday Media Roundtable, we discussed some of the top stories in Northeast Florida, including:
- Fletcher High School has temporarily shut down due to spike in COVID-19 cases.
- Presidential candidates rallied separately in dueling town halls following the debate cancellation.
- Local congressional candidates debated the handling of the pandemic.
- The Museum of Science & History wants to build a new museum at the Northbank Shipyards.
Related
- District 4 Congressional Debate: Deegan, Rutherford Weigh In On Handling Of Pandemic
- District 5 Congressional Forum: Adler, Lawson Have Different Outlooks On Minimum Wage
- Local, State And National 2020 Election News
Our guests were:
- Emily Bloch of the Florida Times-Union
- John Delaney, a former Jacksonville mayor and president emeritus of the University of North Florida
- Bill Bortzfield of WJCT News
- And writer Nikesha Williams
A Brush With Nature
This weekend, the Jacksonville Arboretum & Gardens and First Coast Plein Air Painters will host the 2020 “A Brush with Nature,” a Plein Air painting event. Participants will have the chance to interact with local artists while enjoying the arboretum.
Kevin Blalock, the arboretum’s board president, joined us with more.
Katherine Hobbs can be reached at newsteam@wjct.org or on
