Hemming Park

Jacksonville Councilman Files Bill To Return Hemming Monument To Family

Sky Lebron

Councilman Garrett Dennis filed a bill this week that would urge the city to give the recently taken down Charles Hemming monument back to the Hemming…

Rodney Hurst speaking on a platform, with a picture of the young black demonstrators in the background, the podium that Hurst is speaking on has flowers in front of it.

First Coast

Ax Handle Saturday Remembered 60 Years Later At Newly Renamed Park

Sky Lebron

Civil Rights activists, community leaders and Jacksonville City Council members attended a gathering Thursday in what is now called James Weldon Johnson…

people mill around a plaza in front of a 60th anniversary backdrop

First Coast

James Weldon Johnson Park Added To National African American Civil Rights Network

Brendan Rivers

The newly named James Weldon Johnson Park in Downtown Jacksonville has been added to the African American Civil Rights Network on Thursday, the 60th…

Outside of City Hall, large building with steps leading to the entrance, a couple of palm trees out in the front

First Coast

Jacksonville City Council Weighs Change To Renaming Public Spaces

Sky Lebron

Jacksonville City Councilman Ron Salem wants to create a lengthier process to rename public parks and buildings, after the council two weeks ago struggled…

Pillar where the Hemming Park monument used to stand, including a fountain and path. Buildings and trees in the background.

First Coast

Councilmen Propose Slowing Down Process Of Renaming Jacksonville Parks, Buildings

Sky Lebron

Less than a week after the Jacksonville City Council voted to rename Hemming Park to James Weldon Johnson Park, Councilman Rory Diamond is filing a bill…

Hemming Park pillar, with nothing at the top, buildings, sky and trees in the background.

First Coast

Councilman Files To Rename 5 Parks, Following James Weldon Johnson Debate

Sky Lebron

Ahead of Tuesday’s Jacksonville City Council meeting, Councilman Garrett Dennis is filing five emergency bills to rename parks throughout the city to…

First Coast Connect

Friday Media Roundtable; National Farmers Market Week

Katherine Hobbs

On Friday’s episode of First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross, our Media Roundtable discussed some of the top stories of Northeast Florida this week,…

Empty pedestal in Hemming Park where the Confederate monument once stood. Building and trees in the background

First Coast

Curry Weighs In On Hemming Park, Provides Update On Confederate Monuments Removal

Sky Lebron

During Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry’s COVID-19 media briefing Wednesday afternoon, he weighed in on the renaming of Downtown’s Hemming Park and provided…

First Coast

Jacksonville Councilman Files Bill To Change Name Of Hemming Park

Sky Lebron

A Jacksonville City Councilman is introducing a bill to change the name of Hemming Park. Councilman Garrett Dennis filed the bill Wednesday, according to…

First Coast

Landing Christmas Tree Will Live On At Hemming Park This Holiday Season

Bill Bortzfield

Although The Jacksonville Landing is being demolished, one decades-old holiday tradition from the riverfront marketplace will live on.The Christmas tree…