Jacksonville’s mayor begins bearing down on budget season and throws her support behind a garbage fee hike. We ask her about the latest city news and take your calls and questions on our monthly Ask the Mayor segment. Call (904) 549-2937 or email firstcoastconnect@wjct.org.
Guest:
- Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan.
Then, giving voice to victims of the Holocaust. First Coast Connect Producer Stacey Bennett speaks with the co-founder of Violins of Hope ahead of a local display and performance of the hallowed instruments.
Guests:
- Steven Libman, president and CEO of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra.
- Avshalom Weinstein, third-generation luthier and co-founder of Violins of Hope.
And, would you choose pain over boredom? Are you still you when you dream? Those are among the questions visitors can explore at a new traveling exhibit at the Museum of Science & History. Created by the Ontario Brain Institute, Mindworks offers an immersive trip into the “whys” behind the ways people think, act and feel.
Guest:
Dr. Anthony Mortimer, vice president of education and exhibits at MOSH.
