This week’s Friday Media Roundtable covered these top stories in Northeast Florida:
- Students, alumni and community members of six Duval County schools voted to change their names
- Jacksonville City Council is gearing up to vote on a potential gas tax increase
- The Jaguars have signed Tim Tebow as a tight end
- Jacksonville celebrated its first Emancipation Day
Today’s panelists were:
- David Bauerlein of The Florida Times-Union
- Writer Shelton Hull
- Mike Mendenhall of the Jax Daily Record
- Journalist Claire Goforth
Downtown Tunnel Tours
One of Jacksonville's hidden gems is a system of underground bank tunnels Downtown. AdLib Tours will be leading tours that go through these tunnels, which contain bank vaults that date back to 1909. The tours kick off on May 25.
Gary Sass, who leads the tours, joined us to discuss them.
Mackenzie Guiry can be reached at newsteam@wjct.org