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First Coast Connect | 02/10/15

Southern Poverty Law Center Founder and Author Morris Dees on “Justice for All in a Changing America” Individualized Medicine Going Green: 2015 Alternative Fuel Vehicles Expo Players by the Sea Presents “A Lesson Before Dying”

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“Stormy Horizon” by E. Curtis

Artist: E. Curtis Genre: Painting Bio: This is for Eugene Curtis who is in critical condition with a heart condition. He has painted many oil pictures depicting Florida’s beautiful ocean scenes. He currently resides in Putnam County. Piece: Stormy Horizon Piece Description: Set on a lovely small island, a brewing storm is lurking in the background.

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First Coast Connect | 02/09/15

The FCC Announces Stance and Proposal on Net Neutrality Aortic Aneurysm Awareness and Prevention Hemming Park Launches Fitness in the Park Program Sports Wrap Up with Cole Pepper  

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First Coast Connect | 02/05/15

The Push to Improve Early Learning Programs on the First Coast Generation W Debuts “Generation Works” Day of Service The Stars of “The Book of Mormon” on Stage at the Times-Union Center Around Town with Kerry Speckman  

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“abstract 6” by Jerry Albert

Artist: Jerry Albert Genre: Painting Bio: I have been painting for 40 years plus as a hobby. I work as a counselor touching peoples lives and healing emotions. Art heals my angst in life. Piece: abstract 6 Piece Description: Complex patterns join colors in a symphony of colliding colors. Oil on canvas

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“Ode to the Sunhippie” by John Adams

Artist: John Adams Genre: Photography Bio: I am a photographer from Fernandina Beach and started my career working on small wooden craft in Northern California as a commercial Salmon Fisherman and Sea Urchin Diver. I moved on and then spent 20 years in the Navy on a number of other vessels traveling the world and never lost my love for …

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First Coast Connect | 02/04/15

Jacksonville Mayoral Candidate Bill Bishop Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project to Commemorate African History in St. Augustine Northeast University Economist Jodi Beggs on “The Simpsons” and Behavioral Economics

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First Coast Connect | 02/03/15

The State of Jacksonville’s Infrastructure After a Section of Liberty Street Collapses into the St. Johns River “Go Red For Women” Campaign to Raise Awareness of Female Heart Disease Stetson Kennedy Legacy Readers Theater Series at Ritz Theatre Image credit: News4Jax

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First Coast Connect | 02/02/15

Seventh Annual Urban Education Symposium Aims to Help First Coast Teachers Effectively Teach Young Black Men New UF Health Birthing Center Opening Soon Super Bowl Ad Recap Sports with Cole Pepper  

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“The Love of my Bohios” by Paco Gutierrez

Artist: Paco Gutierrez Genre: Painting Bio: Since I was born in Cuba, I have felt the need to return in my dreams and my paintings. Even though I am an abstract-expressionist, I always return to the iconic images of my lost motherland. I am looking forward to the day when I no longer have to paint from photographs and memory …

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“Gaze No Release” – Dudley Ulrich

Artist: Dudley Ulrich Genre: Music Bio: Grew up and and lived in three cities Jacksonville ,Key West and Portland ,Oregon. Played live here in Jacksonville with bands and “open mike” venues. Piece: Gaze No Release Piece Description: Slow Thrown back Blues Rock Recorded at home I play all the instruments and vocals.

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“Jojo” by Kaytee Esser

Artist: Kaytee Esser Genre: Painting Bio: Kaytee Esser was raised in Pennsylvania, near Chadds Ford. She holds a B.F.A. in Painting from Kutztown University, PA. She has taught in public schools and colleges. Ms. Esser is a commission artist and teaches private workshops in Animal Portraiture, People Portraiture, Acrylic, Oil Painting, Pastel, Watercolor, and Drawing. Piece: Jojo Piece Description: I …

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First Coast Connect | 01/29/15

Ron Davis Discusses the New Documentary 3 1/2 Minutes About His Son Jordan Davis and Michael Dunn Psychologist and Author Dr. Catherine Steiner-Adair JacksonVegas Around Town with Kerry Speckman

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First Coast Connect | 01/28/15

FSCJ President Dr. Cynthia Bioteau on the School’s 50th Anniversary, President Obama’s Call for Free Community College and More Going Green: Florida Community Solar Northeast Florida Scholastic Art Awards

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First Coast Connect | 01/27/15

Florida Legislators Debate Laws Allowing Guns on Public College and University Campuses Comedian and Animal Rescue Advocate Elayne Boosler “Florida’s Sunday Supper” Event to Benefit the James Beard Foundation

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First Coast Connect | 01/26/15

Point in Time Count to Explore Homeless Conditions in Northeast Florida First Coast Success Profiles Nina Waters Sports Wrap Up with Cole Pepper [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]

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First Coast Connect | 01/23/15

Discussing the Week’s Top News Stories with Our Roundtable of Local Journalists Book Blogger Stacey Goldring and the First Coast Connect Book Club [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]

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First Coast Connect | 01/22/15

Legal Battles Between Craft Breweries, Big Beer Distributors and the State Comes to a Head Teen Trendsetters Mentoring Program Actor, Director Daniel Baldwin (His Film The Wisdom to Know the Difference Will Be Screened at the St. Augustine Film Festival) Around Town with Kerry Speckman [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]

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First Coast Connect | 01/21/15

Analysis of President Obama’s State of the Union Address State Climatologist David Zierden on Unconventional Solutions to Climate Change and Sea Level Rise [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]

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First Coast Connect | 01/20/15

Diverse Coalition of Conservative, Liberal and Business Groups Launch “Floridians for Solar Choice” Ballot Initiative Stickley Furniture Historian Mike Danial New ScaleUp North Florida Program Working to Increase Local Economic Impact of Small Businesses [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]

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First Coast Connect | 01/19/15

State of the Re:Union Host Al Letson on the Current State of Race Relations in the US First Coast Sports Wrap Up with Cole Pepper Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” Speech [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]

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First Coast Connect | 01/16/15

Discussing the Week’s Top News Stories with Our Roundtable of Local Journalists [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]

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First Coast Connect | 01/15/15

Rabbi Jonathan Lubliner and Dr. Parvez Ahmed on Growing Anti-Islam and Anti-Semitic Sentiments in Europe WJCT CEO Michael Boylan Hemming Park Updates Around Town with Kerry Speckman [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]

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First Coast Connect | 01/14/15

State Representative Janet Adkins on Jacksonville’s Police and Fire Pension Fund Going Green: North Florida School of Special Education’s Berry Good Farms Theatre Jacksonville Presents Time Stands Still [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]

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First Coast Connect | 01/13/15

St. Johns Riverkeeper, City Hall, JAX Chamber and JaxPort Form Unlikely Coalition to Remove Putnam County Dam “A Taste of Haiti” Fundraising Event to Benefit Haitians Still Coping with the 2010 Earthquake FSCJ Artist Series Presents Stars of David: Story to Song [content_module id=”first-coast-connect-tune” no_thumb=”1″ no_title=”1″ /]