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Friday Media Roundtable: Aldi's purchase of Winn-Dixie, stadium negotiations, jail relocation, superintendent search

Aldi plans to buy about 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket stores.
Jacksonville Daily Record
Aldi plans to buy about 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket stores.

It’s Friday on the First Coast, which means we have rounded up the biggest news of the week to discuss with local media pundits. These stories include Aldi’s acquisition of Winn-Dixie, the city’s procurement of a law firm for stadium negotiations, the proposed jail move and the Duval Schools superintendent search.

Joining us are writer and Jacksonville Today columnist Nikesha Williams; Nate Monroe of the Florida Times-Union; Casmira Harrison of Jacksonville Today; and Tim Gibbons of the Jacksonville Business Journal.

Jacksonville Honeybee Festival

Tomorrow is World Honeybee Day. To celebrate, Bee Friends Farm will host the Honeybee Festival at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds. This festive and informative event will feature guest speakers, food trucks, vendors and more.

Michael Leach, founder and owner of Bee Friends Farm, and Paul Sifton, local beekeeper, buzzed in with the details.

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Stacey Bennett is the producer of "First Coast Connect" and "What's Health Got to Do With It?" She is a Jacksonville-based singer-songwriter who performs under the nom de plume Folk is People. Stacey holds bachelor's degrees in both political science and psychology from the University of North Florida and a master's in business administration from Saint Leo University.