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No More Sail Jacksonville, Starry Nights or Veteran’s Day Parade

By Abel Harding

Abel Harding The Jacksonville City Council edged several hundred thousand dollars closer to filling the city's $53 million deficit by cutting over $500,000 from the City's Special Events Budget.  Among the events that were eliminated were: The Veteran's Day Parade ($40,000) Starry Nights Concerts With the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra ($200,000) Sail Jacksonville ($200,000) The decision to cut the Veteran's... »

Should Jacksonville Gut Arts & Culture Funding To Balance The City’s Budget?

By Abel Harding

Abel Harding As Jacksonville's budget debate has heated up over the past few weeks, city spending on arts and culture has, predictably, come under heavy criticism.  Taxpayer funding of the Cultural Council---the non-profit organization that oversees the city's grant program---has long been a target of those who believe that support of arts and culture is... »

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