Alvin Brown

After months of negotiations, a tentative agreement has been reached on reforming the city of Jacksonville’s pension system.Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown…

Mayor Alvin Brown, MERS, and the sales tax holidays are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up of stories…

Jacksonville officials say they’ve been successful in creating higher quality standards for the city’s afterschool programs, but there’s much more work to…

TALLAHASSEE (The News Service of Florida) — With the official vote more than three weeks away and less than six months before crucial statewide elections,…

Peter Rummell, the powerful fundraiser who backed Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown's successful campaign in 2011, has publicly broken from the mayor.Rummell…

One Spark, the Jacksonville Sports and Entertainment Commission, and Cannabis University are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily…

Jacksonville's One Spark festival kicks off Wednesday and city officials have outlined road closures and parking options connected to the crowd funding…

Northeast Florida is home to several concert venues and some of the biggest acts in music history have come to the First Coast to perform. But some local…

Taking a proactive stance rather than reactive stance on the city's most pressing issues was the message relayed to about 3,000 attendees at the annual…

Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown joined dozens of local volunteers on Tuesday for the second annual Mayors Day for Recognition of National Service.The day…