Eye on Jacksonville

Month: December 2020

  • It is time for Curry to be heard on Lot J

    Mayor Lenny Curry doesn’t seem to like the fact that there is widespread opposition to his Lot J proposal. Why doesn’t he do something about it? Fresh on the heels of his disastrous attempt to sell the JEA, Curry brokered a deal with the owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars to develop a parking lot near…

  • Mayor Curry tapped for “bi-partisan” training institute with George Soros’ tie

    We noticed a statement from the City of Jacksonville noting that Mayor Curry had been selected by the Aspen Institute to participate in the class of 2020 Rodel Fellows in Public Leadership program. The press release from the Aspen Institute stated, “The 24 “rising stars” from both political parties were selected from hundreds of nominees…

  • Ann Coulter: Hooray for Confederate School Names

    Lost money, lost history, lost tradition. Those would be the unintended consequences of changing nine Duval County school names, according to conservative commentator Ann Coulter. She is a popular lecturer, a syndicated columnist, an author of 13 bestsellers, and a frequent guest on political TV shows, such as The View, Washington Journal, Tucker Carlson Tonight,…

  • Student bullied by Joe Biden taught herself a lot afterward

    Earlier this year, a young college student had a face-to-face experience with Joe Biden that changed her world view and prompted her to write a book. Madison Moore described her personal experience with Biden to Eye on Jacksonville. It resulted from a class assignment while she was attending Mercer University in Macon, Ga. She now…

  • Business owners Grinched by local and national government “leaders”

    Local business owners are flipping mad at the hypocrisy of governmental “leaders” in Jacksonville and in DC. Eye was contacted by a couple of business owners who wanted to express their anger AND wanted to remain anonymous. Anonymous because they are fully aware if you pound on the government, they come pounding back at you…

  • Rutherford defends the virus relief bill passed by Congress

    U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, who represents the Jacksonville area, is defending the relief package Congress approved despite getting roundly criticized on social media by conservatives. He issued this statement: “Tonight, Congress passed a package that includes our annual funding bills, as well as badly needed relief for Americans hurting from the COVID-19 pandemic. This is…

  • Not all companies are treated as well as a local football team

    Why aren’t taxpayers lavishing money on Amazon, the online mega-company that arguably has done as much or more for the city than the Jacksonville Jaguars? Since 2017, according to the Daily Record, Amazon has opened, announced or is identified on plans for: • Three large – about 1 million-square-foot – fulfillment centers in North, Northwest…

  • Eye hands out Winks in the middle of Stink, Stank, Stunk on the west side

    Eye received numerous calls from west side residents about a construction/demolition project at 5470 & 5505 Timuquana Road.  The callers were upset over the demolition of numerous 100 year old oak trees and they had information the developer was working without a permit. We dug into the information they shared with us. They had a…

  • Sonny B’s take on Mayor Curry’s threat about Lot J & the Jags

    I am a proud black American citizen of this great country. I along with others are doing our very best to keep it great. I am writing this post in response to an article published by WJXT on December 1, 2020, titled,” Jacksonville Mayor: If Lot J deal doesn’t go through, NFL could drop affiliation.”…

  • Grand jury blasts school practices Eye has examined and critiqued for years

    Eye on Jacksonville has commented several times about incidents of crime and violence in the local government schools. Now a grand jury has opined on the subject, hitting the local school system hard. It concerns School Environmental Safety Incident Reporting (SESIR) data. A statewide grand jury singled out the local school system for poor performance…

  • More criticism of liberal local newspaper coverage is being heard

    Readers – what few are left — continue to bemoan the lame, liberal news and opinion offered by a shrinking local daily newspaper. While full coverage of the news, with little opinion, is offered by the Daily Record and Jacksonville Business Journal the only other options are the local TV stations, which offer stories badly…

  • Can the media be held accountable for suppressing information?

    Big news came out yesterday regarding Hunter Biden, the son of Joe Biden. It appears Hunter was heavily involved in a deal with China and has been under investigation with the FBI for some time now. Some time meaning…prior to the election. The friendly media and big tech suppressed that information so people were not…

  • Finally, a much-needed pause in the Lot J proposal

    Putting off a vote on the controversial Lot J project was a smart move by City Council President Tommy Hazouri. There are those who suspect Hazouri, a Democrat, favors the proposal being pushed by Republican Mayor Lenny Curry and that he simply did not have the votes needed to pass the measure. In any case,…

  • Sonny B: Mayor’s Mask Mandate doesn’t jive with Governor’s ruling

    I am a proud black American citizen of this great country. I am a father of (6) six wonderful children with my lovely and beautiful wife of 22 years. This letter is to Mayor Lenny Curry and the whole city council, in regards to the mask mandate. —– Governor Ron DeSantis proposed a mask mandate…

  • Nearly crunch time for the Lot J proposal, yet many questions remain

    Current and former members of the City Council are skeptical of the proposed mega-development around the city’s football stadium, and with good reason. Mayor Lenny Curry, on the other hand, is pushing for a quick resolution that would put the taxpayers on the hook for $250 million and potentially a lot more. Curry describes the…