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Detroit judge is sued after putting teen in handcuffs, jail clothes during field trip
Read full article: Detroit judge is sued after putting teen in handcuffs, jail clothes during field tripThere is more fallout in Detroit, a week after a judge ordered a teenager into jail clothes and handcuffs during a field trip.
Joy amid sorrow: 1st birthdays muted for Ukrainian parents
Read full article: Joy amid sorrow: 1st birthdays muted for Ukrainian parentsThe anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is particularly poignant for women who gave birth and men who became fathers a year ago, on Feb. 24, 2022, as bombs began to fall.
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Lot J developers set up multi-million dollar trust fund to help Eastside businesses
Read full article: Lot J developers set up multi-million dollar trust fund to help Eastside businessesElaborate plans for the Lot J entertainment district show what it is expected to be: A live music complex, bars, restaurants and offices for the Jacksonville Jaguars and others along with new housing. News4Jax learned a special trust fund is being set up by the Jaguars and the developer‚ the Cordish Companies, to help business owners on the Eastside like Jackson. It could be used in a variety of ways, like business development, business incubation or housing. It’s not only these neighborhoods that are surrounding Lot J that are going to benefit from the fund. Right now 25% of the contractors and others involved with building the Lot J project are going to be small and emerging businesses.
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Business owner skeptical of Shad Khan’s proposed developments
Read full article: Business owner skeptical of Shad Khan’s proposed developmentsJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A day after Jaguars President Mark Lamping pitched city officials on team owner Shad Khan’s plan to build a Four Seasons hotel along Jacksonville’s riverfront, public reaction began to pour in. RELATED: City officials learn cost-benefit details of Lot J development“Jacksonville moves best when it moves together,” Carlucci said. This despite an auditor saying the city stood to make 44 cents for every dollar invested in the Lot J development. RELATED: City would make 44 cents for every $1 spent on Lot J developmentJackson took issue with the mayor’s statement. As for Lot J, the Council is planning to hold a special meeting on that topic on Thursday at 5 p.m.