Bouquets and Brickbats

October 23, 2023
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Bouqs & Bricks

Bouq:

 To the Sons of the American Legion Post 129 and the Volunteer Life Saving Corps (VLSC) of Jacksonville Beach for their Sons & Salts Oyster Roast. The inaugural event raised $5,000 for the VLSC, which has stood watch over our beaches protecting the lives of residents and visitors since 1912. For information on how to be involved helping VLSC, contact cbond@jaxbeachlifeguard.org.

Brick: 

Eviction-happy landlords. Last year, more than 14,000 eviction cases were filed in Duval County, and 2023 is outpacing 2022 thus far. Obviously, tenants deserve to be evicted if they don’t pay rent, but greed and inflation have caused many owners to increase prices so drastically renters can’t afford to stay, essentially leading to an eviction. Our city leaders need to focus on issues like rent control and affordable housing in order to help stop this vicious cycle. And when you consider a report from Harvard University showing 47% of Jacksonville residents are cost burdened when it comes to rent, we need more focus on tenant rights and put limitations on the investors who are to blame for the rental housing crisis in our city.  Evictions = Homelessness  

 

Teresa Ann Spencer is an accomplished executive leader with a strong track record of operational excellence, strategic growth, and organizational leadership. As General Manager of Folio Weekly Magazine — Jacksonville’s premier source for independent news and culture — Teresa oversees all facets of business operations, driving profitability, expanding readership, and ensuring the magazine remains a cornerstone of journalistic integrity in an evolving media landscape.

Before commanding boardrooms and operations floors, Teresa Ann Spencer made her mark where the lights were bright and the deadlines even brighter — as an Executive in Radio and in Television, she also became a TV show host, reporter, and journalist. Armed with sharp instincts, an analytical mind sharper than most knives in the drawer, Teresa has became known for delivering the news with intelligence, credibility, and a touch of unshakable wit. Her most favorite experience in her media career has been delivering independent "free press" news to the world. Her traditional respect for journalistic integrity, paired with an ability to adapt to modern storytelling methods, has made her a rare kind of broadcaster/journalist and manager: someone who has honored the serious roots of journalism while still captivating today’s audiences. In a world increasingly obsessed with flash over fact, Teresa Ann Spencer was (and remains) a refreshing reminder that journalism, at its best, still demands intellect, preparation, and a strong moral compass — and she has never showed up without all three.

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