Thanks to special guests Beverly Toney from Fresh Ministries and Abel Harding, Urban Jacksonville Weekly political correspondent and Times Union business columnist.
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Fresh Ministries
- building hope, changing lives
- holistic approach
- get people to do things for themselves
- Jax v Chicago
- step by step
- thriving, safe community
- beautification
- how do we market this area?
- partner with COJ
- Crime-walks with JSO
- East Jacksonville boundaries
- other associations have formed as a result
- freshministries.org
- Tony – Eastside is looking better
- Beaver Street Enterprise Center
- community garden
- Tony – no permit required to sell produce from a community garden
- Abel – what is Beaver Street?
- Beaver Street – incubation center for small businesses, classes, resources
- anyone able to use it
- 6 Point Community Initiative
- economic development
- education
- affordable housing
- safety
- health
- strengthening families
- Tony – school system is a mess
- Eastside Resource Center – 1104 E 1st Street
- Joey – relationship between Stadium District and East Jacksonville
- stadium to Springfield should be a showcase
- Tony – old buildings, no money being lent
- proud that the community has come as far as it has
- volunteer
Recommendations
Abel – Annual Tour of Historic Churches downtown (tix at the library)
Tony – Black Saturday at RAM
Joey – Designers in Toyland December Art Walk (229 Hogan)
Jonathan – Burro Bags Art Show December 12th
Beverly – Fresh Ministries Annual Christmas Party – 1104 E 1st Street
Music
Tuesday, November 24
Cafe Eleven
Mountain Goats
Final Fantasy
Wednesday, November 25
Shantytown Pub
Americans in France (Chapel Hill, NC)
Business Casualties (Duval)
Friday, November 27
TSI
Gil Mantera’s Party Dream
Sunbears
NEXT WEEK
Chad Landenberger to talk about his role at AIGA Jacksonville, Designers in Toyland art show and I’m Board IV, Jacksonville’s 4th Annual Skateboard Art Show.
