Planning Jacksonville’s Future – Vision in Transition V -New Development on the St Johns River
Our Vision in Transition series is back with Planning Jacksonville’s Future – Vision in Transition V – New Development on the St Johns River. Enjoy amazing views of the Jacksonville riverfront on December 16, 2018 from the Acosta Bridge and Southbank Riverwalk as George Farrar crosses The St Johns River to bring you details and […]
Exploring Jacksonville’s Old City Cemetery on Union Street
In this episode of History Jacksonville, George Farrar explores our old city cemetery on East Union Street which opened in 1852. He brings you inside the cemetery to view the beautiful gravesites, profiles some of the notable people buried there, shows you the challenges the city faces, and talks about the controversial legacy within the […]
Straight Talk about the JEA,The JTA, & Jacksonville’s Challenges Ahead
The Jax Left News is back! Going forward, for now, our show will be in podcast format which will enable me to communicate more with you as we start to raise the questions that need to be raised about the future of our city. I talk about the latest hullabaloo surrounding the weird campaign to […]
What Does Lenny Want? JEA Drama at City Hall, Alvin Brown to Fight Lawson for Congress in District 5
Today on TheJaxLeft News – What Does Lenny Want? , Drama at City Hall Over JEA, Alvin Brown to Fight Lawson for Congress in District 5 , and The start up of “Progressives United for a 21st Century Jacksonville.”
George Farrar’s Bittersweet Symphony
This special presentation is choreographed to the 1997 song “Bittersweet Symphony” by the British band The Verve. Please click the accompanying YouTube link or play the song on another device starting at the picture of the Imagine mosaic and enjoy this retrospective focusing on my times in Jacksonville, Florida from around 2011 until 2017.
Who Runs Jacksonville? The Power of Jacksonville’s Television News Personalities
George Farrar profiles great personalities at Jacksonville’s local television news stations and looks at how they covered Hurricane Irma in another episode of “Who Runs Jacksonville? “which this Summer is focusing on Jacksonville’s 5 corporate television stations and what makes the news.
Jacksonville History Ax Handle Saturday August 27, 1960
A special edition of Yesteryear returns as we recognize the anniversary of Ax Handle Saturday which occurred in Downtown Jacksonville on August 27, 1960. George Farrar narrates an account of the tragic melee written by the Florida Historical Society.
Jacksonville’s News According to The Corporate Media on August 16 ,2017
George Farrar analyzes the ways that Jacksonville, Florida’s corporate television stations reported the news on August 16, 2017 in another episode of “Who Runs Jacksonville? “which this Summer is focusing on Jacksonville’s 5 corporate television stations and what makes the news.
Jacksonville’s Skyway Express, Hemming Park, City Hall & Confederate Monument on August 18, 2017
Jacksonville’s Skyway Express, Hemming Park, City Hall (St. James Building) & the Confederate Monument on August 18, 2017. Filmed by George Farrar.