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Much Ado About Jaguars

By Nick Callahan

As another mediocre season winds down and Los Angeles postures for a professional football team in 2010, a lot of attention has been paid to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The City has thrown its support to pack the stands for the only televised home game of the season and the franchise has increased its marketing... »

Why Jacksonville Needs The Jaguars

By Abel Harding

With what will likely be the first year of an entirely blacked-out season underway in Jacksonville, the possibility of losing the Jaguars has become real to a lot of people.  The question of what the loss of the team would mean to the city, both in terms of economic and psychological impact, is now... »

Charlie Crist Fundraises in Jax

By gatorblue

Interesting that the brother of a Democratic City Council Member is on the host list: The governor's campaign fundraising tour of the Sunshine state take him to the Jacksonville home of Steve and Diane Halverson June 17. Crist today brushed off the notion that he's aiming to post ginormous numbers for his first quarter as a... »

19-0 for tacky signs and billboards

By g8rluvr

City Council voted 19-0, yes that's right - it was unanimous, for a bunch of  tacky signs and billboards in the stadium area for the Jaguars.  The Jaguars get 75% of the revenue from the signs and billboards, while the citizens get all of the blight.  Also in the deal was $148 million of taxpayer... »