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On Friday’s Week In Review: Laura Street Trio redux and U2C overruns

Stacey Bennett

On Friday’s Week In Review, we discuss the week’s top headlines, including:

  • Concerns over cost overruns for JTA’s “Ultimate Urban Circulator.”
  • The narrowing search for a new Duval County Schools superintendent.
  • A vote of confidence for DIA CEO Lori Boyer and a new development offer from the owner of the Laura Street Trio.
  • A slate of new state laws, including a ban on mandatory water breaks for outdoor workers.

Guests:

  • Jasmine Monroe, First Coast News anchor and reporter.
  • Tiffany Salameh, consumer investigative reporter at News4Jax.
  • Claire Goforth, attorney and investigative reporter for the Daily Dot.
  • Emily Turner, investigative reporter and anchor at Action News

Then, the Jessie Ball duPont Center kicks off itsJazz Discovery Series with drummer/composer Janae Yates with her quintet, along with the JL Institute and the Jacksonville Arts & Music School Jazz Band, aka “House Davis!”

Guests:

  • Janae Yates, jazz artist and composer.
  • John Lumpkin, educator and jazz artist.
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Anne Schindler joined WJCT News 89.9 as host of First Coast Connect in October 2023, after nearly three decades in Jacksonville print and television. Anne has worked in the Jacksonville media market since 1995, first as a reporter for the original Folio Weekly, then as the publication’s editor-in-chief from 2002 until her departure. In 2012, Anne transitioned to television as executive producer of special projects for First Coast News, Northeast Florida’s NBC and ABC affiliates. You can reach Anne at <a href="mailto:aschindler@wjct.org">aschindler@wjct.org</a>.