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First Coast Connect is an hour-long call-in program that features local newsmakers, civic and community leaders, arts, activities across Jacksonville and Northeast Florida, along with spot news features and a weekly roundtable of local journalists.

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Diplomatic ties

A former Ukrainian diplomat turned local TV producer helps keep her nation’s needs and cultural heritage in sight on the First Coast.

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Rabbinical resistance

The last of St. Augustine’s activist rabbis returns to the First Coast to speak about the enduring message of the Civil Rights Movement.

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Rabbinical resistance

The last of St. Augustine’s activist rabbis returns to the First Coast to speak about the enduring message of the Civil Rights Movement.

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Black beauty school

The story of Sophia Nickerson Starks, the woman who built Jacksonville’s beauty empire.

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‘A Land Remembered’

The classic novel about Florida’s environmental despoliation and development is now the subject of a TV series.

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First Coast Week in Review

It’s the biggest headlines of the week, from a reported candidate assault to concerns about the expanding role of the City Council’s in-house lawyer

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Hitting close to home

An author who says she loves Florida enough to hate it releases a new book of essays on life in the Sunshine State.

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State House candidate Leslie Jean-Bart

An attorney and advocate makes her bid for Florida House District 13.

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Ask the Mayor

From the administration’s budget balancing act to law enforcement’s opposition to property tax cuts, we discuss recent headlines with Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan.

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House District 13 candidate Audrey Gibson

After three decades seeking and holding state and local office, the Democrat explains why she’s running to return to the state Capitol.

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First Coast Week in Review

Law enforcement criticizes the “staggering” impact of proposed property tax cuts.

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In the zone

With the team leading the inaugural UpShot league, we sit down with Jacksonville's first pro women’s B-ball squad.

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Candidates At Large

A roundtable discussion featuring candidates for the Aug. 18 Jacksonville City Council Special Election