Each Friday, our media roundtable dives into the biggest stories of the week. Among our topics this week:
- The Jacksonville Transportation Authority scales back plans to abolish its paratransit service after community backlash.
- State lawmakers move to block public participation in development matters, even as residents opposed to a local development are told to “move."
- A city employee’s advice for dealing with ICE leads to suspension.
- A local reporter makes her own headlines for effusive praise after the Jags lose.
- Murray Hill residents opposed to local stench gain traction in a lawsuit against a Westside fragrance factory.
Guests:
- Mike Mendenhall, associate editor and City Hall reporter at Jacksonville Today
- Jack Webb, attorney and former City Council president
- Christina Burgess, reporter at First Coast News
- Ben Becker, anchor at Action News Jax
The art of Charlie Moses Brown
And, a local artist who would eventually win international acclaim for his raku-style pottery spent most of his life as an accountant in Mandarin. Charlie Moses Brown didn't turn his full attention to pottery until he was 58, in 1962, when he began harvesting his own clay from riverbanks in Green Cove Springs. Brown did all of his work by hand, eschewing the traditional wheel, creating everything from pots to jewelry. He even designed ornaments for Vice President Walter Mondale’s Christmas tree. An exhibit of his work, When the Kiln is Opened: The Art of Charlie Moses Brown, is on display at Mandarin Museum through March 21.
Guest: Brittany Cohill, executive director of the Mandarin Museum & Historical Society