Podcasts about jacksonville mayor lenny curry

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is about to leave office following two terms at City Hall. One thing that is often overlooked during his tenure is the great strides he's made with pro fighting leagues in Jacksonville. That includes Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and the upcoming Valor Bare Knuckle. Also, UFC Fight Night is in town with the main event between Josh Emmett Ilia Topuria. Also, former Jacksonville Jaguars player Austen Lane makes his UFC fighting debut against Justin Tafa.

WOKV's Chase Bunker spoke with Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry on the latest with the negotiations with the Jacksonville Jaguars and its stadium.

You spoke loud and clear to us on the NYAIS Fan Appreciation Day: you love insider information on the Jacksonville economy, and that's why we're bringing Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry to the show!During Mayor Curry's tenure, Jacksonville has gone from an "under the radar city" to a city that has been named a future supernova by the Urban Land Institute.  This has been greatly due to the strong cooperation of the public and private sectors, but few people really understand the nuances of how that has worked so well.  Until now!We're going to talk to the mayor about:- why 10,000 residents are such an important goal for downtown Jacksonville, how much that number has grown during the mayor's tenure- Jacksonville's explosive growth, and what the mayor has done to stoke the flames- why the gas tax and the Landing demolition have been such crucial moves for Jacksonville's future- how all these factors will affect property investors- and much more!This will be a value-packed hour with the chief executive of one of the fastest-growing cities in the US.  You won't want to miss it!------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has presented his proposed budget for the city , which has re-ignited a debate about how the city's money should be spent.

The First Coast is recovering from Tropical Storm Elsa . Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry joined us to share an update on how the city is doing post-storm, and discuss his pick for the city's first Chief Resiliency Officer.

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has over two years left on his mayoral term, but contenders are already lining up to replace him.

Jimmy speaks with Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Office of American Innovation Ja'Ron Smith about President Trump's plan for police reform after his trip to Dallas, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry celebrates his city being given the RNC Convention, and Super Bowl Champion and GOP Candidate Burgess Owens discusses the state of the NFL and how the Democratic Party has hurt America.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Friday’s episode of First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross , our Media Roundtable took a closer look at some of the top stories impacting Northeast Florida and beyond this week, including: The Republican National Convention will be held in Jacksonville in August. Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry announced that more Confederate monuments will be removed in light of recent protests. Council President Tommy Hazouri declared that the City Council will form a new Social Justice and Community Investment Committee. The Jacksonville City Council voted 15 to 4 on Tuesday to broaden the city’s human rights protections. JEA CEO Paul McElroy placed majority of the company’s senior leadership team on administrative leave on Tuesday. Our panelists were: WJCT’s Sky Lebron The Florida Times-Union ’s Emily Bloch Freelance Journalist Claire Goforth WJCT Contributor Fred Matthews Jumbo Shrimp Events The pandemic may prevent the Jumbo Shrimp from playing ball, but it hasn’t stopped them from creating

Trump is hitting the campaign trail to MAGA. Meanwhile, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry annouces the removal of all confederate monuments citywide. How are the locals reacting? You'll find out here

As things quieted down after two days of sometimes violent clashes between local protestors and police, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry opted not to order a second curfew Monday night.

In 2015, Garrett Dennis was elected to the Jacksonville City Council, to represent the constituents District 9. However, recently, Dennis has been standing out as a firm critic of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry as well as many of his Council colleagues. To some, this has earned him the reputation as a trouble-maker who is out of touch with the City’s needs. To that Dennis would say that he’s the only person brave enough to stand up to the mayor and his “good-old boy” supporters. On this edition of Real Talk we’ll have an in-depth discussion with Jacksonville City Councilman Garrett Dennis. We’ll get his take on how he got here, current challenges and future opportunities.

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry joins JMN to talk about the Jags big win over the Steelers.

Mayor Lenny Curry joins JMN.

We've got one more (quick) bonus episode before we leave you for the summer -- with Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, who will talk Jaguars football with anyone and everyone. We discuss what it's like to work with owner Shad Khan and President Mark Lamping, where the city is with its Shipyards Projects, this month's opening of Daily's Place downtown, what Curry believes the Jaguars' record will be at the end of 2017, and more. You can find Mayor Curry tweeting about all things Jacksonville and the Jaguars at @lennycurry. Keep Choppin' Wood is Eric Stoner, @HankJoness, @ryaneatscake, and everything Jacksonville Jaguars.

Steve and Adam welcome a very special guest, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, to discuss his plan to save Jacksonville's underfunded pension plan. With a potential shortfall of almost $3 billion, it is a problem that the city needs to fix sooner rather than later, and Mayor Curry has a plan to fix it.