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Phasing out septic tanks , the development of the Shipyards , and a federal vaccine site opening at Edward Waters College are among some of the current issues in Jacksonville.

On this week’s Friday Media Roundtable, we discussed some of the top stories in Northeast Florida, including: At least 3 million people in Florida have gotten at least one COVID-19 vaccine dosage as more vaccination sites open up around the state. Jacksonville City Council President, Tommy Hazouri said he will bar a citizen from speaking to City Council during its meetings if the citizen continues to make the "OK" sign. There is a food desert in the New Town neighborhood where residents often have to travel hours by bus to buy decent groceries. As the tent city remains in Downtown Jacksonville, Mayor Curry assembled a task force this week to look at ideas to improve the city’s urban core. After years of planning, a groundbreaking was held Wednesday for the constructing project of Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park in LaVilla . Our guest were: Dan Scanlan of The Florida Times Union Tim Gibbons of the Jacksonville Business Journal Journalist Claire Goforth WJCT contributor Charles Griggs Mr.

JTA is providing free rides for senior citizens to some local vaccination sites

Gov. Ron DeSantis has focused on vaccinating Florida’s seniors, but on Tuesday, DeSantis announced he will expand the vaccination ’s eligibility requirements to include teachers and law enforcement officers ages 50 and up.

The Biden administration continues to prioritize COVID relief right now, but another big bill the White House has sent to Congress deals with immigration reform.

A new mass COVID-19 vaccination center is scheduled to open up in Jacksonville’s Northside in March.

On this week’s Friday Media Roundtable, we discussed some of the top stories in Northeast Florida, including:

The city of Jacksonville has successfully relocated 48 people from a LaVilla tent city into temporary shelters following the announcement of a major rehousing initiative. But the encampment remains. A spokesperson for the city told WJCT News that more people will be offered temporary housing in area hotels as funding becomes available. However, some staying at the encampment have expressed frustration at what they perceive as inaction by the city. Changing Homelessness CEO Dawn Gillman joined us with more on the situation. Class Of COVID-19 Florida’s public media journalists have put together a new reporting project documenting the pandemic’s impact on our state’s education system - and students. It’s called Class of COVID-19 . We spoke to Jessica Bakeman of WLRN about it. New MOCA Exhibition “Neither I, Nor Time, Nor History” is the new MOCA Jacksonville exhibit from artist Jeremy Dean . The multimedia project features sculpture, film, and historic ephemera that unearths the racial

How should Jacksonville best develop its underutilized riverfront?

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center , there are dozens of active hate groups in the state of Florida, including seven in Duval County alone.

A new and more infectious strain of COVID 19 is spreading through the state with one confirmed case in Duval County .

On this week’s Friday Media Roundtable, we discussed some of the top stories in Northeast Florida, including:

Jacksonville Beach has been undergoing a number of transformations, with more in store.

As the second impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump entered its second day Tuesday, Florida’s congressional delegation stands against it.

Was last weekend's Super Bowl a super spreader event?

President Joe Biden has signed three excutive orders that he said would lead to a more "fair, orderly, humane" immigration system.

On this week’s Friday Media Roundtable, we discussed some of the top stories in Northeast Florida, including:

The evictions triggered by the pandemic-induced recession have been linked to an increased risk of COVID-19 cases and mortality.

Wednesday we took a closer look at the controversy surrounding the state’s COVID-19 vaccination program with Publix . AG Gancarski of Florida Politics and Tim Gibbons , Editor in Chief of the Jacksonville Business Journal , joined us to discuss the program and how it might impact the grocer’s bottom line. PPP Funding and 2021 Market Forecast Jacksonville native Marty Lanahan was recently named the new regional president for Iberia Bank - First Horizon . She offered her perspective on the new round of PPP funding and offered a look at the 2021 market forecast. Correction: Lanahan was misidentified in an earlier version of this web summary. What’s Good Wednesday This week's good news includes: The Jacksonville DSA housing justice campaign launched a fundraiser that plays off the Sen. Bernie Sanders mittens meme. Called ‘Smitten with You for Caring about Housing,’ the proceeds will benefit the Jacksonville Area Legal Aid’s Housing Unit Jacksonville Beach’s newest fast-food restaurant,

A CNN analysis of data from 14 states found vaccine coverage is twice as high among whites on average than it is among Black and Latinos.