Urban News and Linkage – Big Shows Edition!
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So Flosstradamus tonight at the beach and I just heard about two other HUGE shows coming soon. Once the details are ready I’ll post them here. Both shows will be at TSI who coincidentally has a show tonight too: Gil Mantera’s Party Dream, Tigercity and DJ Nick Fresh!
Mr. Al Pete album review: Let’s Talk About It. $10 at The Royal Treatment Record store at 1520 Main Street.
Catch him tonight performing at the Hip Hop Hell Showcase before Flosstradamus. Springfield Bonus! The red house in the video below is right across the street from my house. There’s also a Tough Junkie and Shantytown cameo.
Tha Links!
Interesting video on Racism in Jax Fire & Rescue?
Riverside Arts Market will start on Saturday, April 4th
Zombie Zines now has its own blog
Young Springfield Businesses on the Move
The 22nd Annual Flowering Tree Sale (Saturday!)
Downtown Construction Update – February 2009 (Metro Jacksonville)
The Springfield Community Garden is Back! (Intown Jacksonville)
A New Look for East Bay Street? (Metro Jacksonville)
Connecting FCCJ’s Downtown Campus (Metro Jacksonville)
Super Fun Fest (via Jack Diablo) and via Zombie Bikes
Potentially there will be an after show. If you have a band and would like to perform contact the crew at jaxfest@gmail.com. Feel free to email your suggestions or volunteer as well.
I hear on the old grape vine that come this spring with the time change for more evening light and more stable weather we are very likely to start seeing CM hit the streets of Jacksonville. – Critical Mass In Jax?
Bright Young Things ’09 coming to Jane Gray Gallery April 3, 2009
Artists include: Heather Blanton, Christina Foard, Dustin Harewood, Madeleine Peck, Sharla T. Valeski, MactruQue
Trail Ridge No-Bid Contract
In addition to all the great content below we also discuss this issue at length on Urban Jacksonville Weekly Episode 5.
From Jacksonville.com
Trail Ridge Landfill: Inside the fight for your $750 million
Two more landfill companies want to bid on Trail Ridge
From Jacksonville Politics
Mayor digging in his heels on Waste Management no-bid contract
We’d like to bid, Mr. Mayor!
Mayor’s legal position on Waste Management no-bid contract crumbles
If you have some time write a letter to the editor of the Times Union. You can submit your letters via an online form here: http://www.jacksonville.com/opinion/submit_a_letter_to_the_editor. It’s just as easy – probably even a bit easier – than writing your letters to City Council. You could even submit the same text you sent to City Council!
Remember: the crucial point is not that Waste Management is a bad, evil company. They aren’t, necessarily. The trouble is that this process is indicative of a bad approach that’s outdated and does not accomplish what government should. We’re asking the city to open up the bidding process, give us access to the details of that bidding process, and accept the best deal. If that’s with Waste Management, then that’s great. Let’s actually find out. It wouldn’t be hard!
