Archive for June, 2011
What was Alvin Brown’s Role in Katrina Fund Controversy?
Four days before he’ll be sworn in as our city’s seventh mayor since consolidation, the citizens of Jacksonville still know relatively little about the man who will preside as chief executive of the River City for the next four years. Brown Oversaw Controversial Katrina Fund Partly because of a somnolent media and, to some degree, owing [...]
Sharks Win Thirteenth Straight, Calm the Storm 66-41
New research suggesting that sharks can predict storms proved true on Saturday night. In one of their overall strongest performances of the season, the league-leading Jacksonville Sharks (13-1) demolished the visiting Tampa Bay Storm last night in front of 10,517 fans at Sea Best Field at Veterans Memorial Arena. Led by veteran quarterback Aaron Garcia’s [...]
Surging Storm Looking for Revenge Against Sharks
The division-leading Sharks (12-1) are expected to have their hands full when the resurgent Tampa Bay Storm comes to town tomorrow night for a 7 p.m. encounter at Veterans Memorial Arena. The Storm, winners of four of their five last games, hope to avenge an earlier 54-30 shellacking at the hands of the Sharks while [...]
Sharks Take Bite Out of Mustangs, Win 12th in a Row
Defensive back Laroche “L. J.” Jackson’s interception and 23-yard return for a touchdown broke open a tight game with the visiting Milwaukee Mustangs last night and extended Jacksonville’s winning streak to 12 games. Jackson’s interception — his fifth of the season — gave the Sharks (12-1) an insurmountable 48-34 lead with 11 minutes, 21 seconds [...]
Sharks Host Stingy Milwaukee Mustangs on Saturday
Despite their 4-8 record, the Milwaukee Mustangs are expected to present the league-leading Jacksonville Sharks with one of their toughest defensive match ups of the season when they visit Sea Best Field at Veterans Memorial Arena Saturday night at 7 p.m. The stingy Mustangs, who boast the best pass defense in the league — allowing [...]
Alvin Brown: The Power (and Profitability) of Prayer
“I always believe in my heart that I was called to run,” Mayor-elect Alvin Brown said during a recent interview. “God gave me a vision and I ran with it. And my message is going to be for young people that when God gives you a vision, you’ve got to go for it, even though [...]
Jacksonville Sharks Pound Predators, Win 68-67 Thriller
Defensive back Terrance Smith deflected a two-point conversion attempt with seven seconds remaining to give the visiting Jacksonville Sharks a 68-67 victory over the Orlando Predators last night before 12,356 fans at the Amway Center in Orlando. The win extended Jacksonville’s eleven-game winning streak and put the Sharks three games ahead of their biggest rival [...]
Could Jacksonville Host This Year’s Arena Bowl?
League-leading Sharks Control Their Own Destiny The Jacksonville Sharks (10-1) will control their own destiny when they take to the field against AFL South Division rival Orlando (8-3) on Saturday night at the 17,200-seat Amway Center in Orlando. A Jacksonville victory against the Predators, who are looking to avenge a 21-point setback to the Sharks [...]
Alvin Brown and the Decline of the Willie Gary Football Classic
Early in the campaign, several local reporters commented on the elusive nature of his work history, lamenting that it was difficult to accurately assess Mayor-elect Alvin Brown’s performance in a seemingly endless series of over-lapping jobs held since leaving the Clinton Administration more than a decade earlier. It seems that Brown’s role as president [...]
Alvin Brown’s Curious Contributions
“What’s past is prologue,” wrote William Shakespeare. As Mayor-elect Alvin Brown assembles his transition team, we thought it would be instructive to learn more about the man who will lead the city of Jacksonville over the course of the next four years. Everybody knows part of Brown’s personal story, encapsulated in his catchy campaign slogan [...]
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