As Jacksonville navigates the turbulent waters of national policies and local pressures, Mayor Donna Deegan faces a growing list of challenges — from a city immigration battle to the possibility of a state financial audit to the instability caused by new presidential tariffs. All this as the mayor launches efficiency and transparency initiatives and plans budget priorities for next year. We ask Deegan about all of this, and take your calls and questions, in our monthly Ask the Mayor segment.
Guest:
- Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan.
Then, a local screening of the award-winning documentary Traces: Voices of the Second Generation. The film explores the generational trauma experienced by the children of Holocaust survivors — known as the second generation. One of the film’s local creators shares the families’ remarkable survival stories and what it was like to grow up in the shadow of Shoah.
Guest:
- Stacey Goldring, founder of Searching for Identity and creator of Traces: Voices of the Second Generation.
And, muralists and street artists gather from Jacksonville and beyond to transform the 14th Street walls in the Phoenix Arts & Innovation District into a vibrant outdoor gallery. An organizer and an artist behind the 2025 PHXJAX Spring Mural Jam share how the one-day live painting event contributes to the local street art scene, and what it means to turn abandoned spaces into public art.
Guests:
- Emily Moody, vice president and chief experience officer, Phoenix Arts and Innovation District.
- Elena Ohlander, artist and creator of the Jax Wall Project.
