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Jacksonville residents and visitors to the area could soon see the price of their drinks and meals at restaurants and hotels increase slightly if the proposed legislation clears the finish line.
05:00 AM EST Share He coordinated the system to help distribute money that was part of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.
In recognition of his leadership when the Jacksonville Bar Association volunteered to administer financial aid appropriated by the city for residents facing eviction or foreclosure, Christian George is the 2021 Jacksonville Daily Record Lawyer of the Year.
The award was presented by Daily Record Editor Karen Brune Mathis at the JBA’s annual Law Day meeting and luncheon at the Omni Jacksonville Hotel on May 5.
Mathis said the Daily Record gave its first Lawyer of the Year award in 1986 to honor Jacksonville lawyers who not only are at the top of their game, but also are providing exemplary and impactful community service.
JaxCares helps hundreds of residents, but more remain in limbo
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – More than $2 million in JaxCares grant money has been paid out to help keep Jacksonville businesses and renters from being evicted. But hundreds more say they’re waiting on their landlords to uphold their end of the deal.
The doors to Bellwether restaurant in Downtown Jacksonville have been back open for months. But even since reopening, the restaurant’s owners say business is down — a fraction of what it was before the coronavirus pandemic reached Florida.
“We were in a position where we told our landlord we weren’t going to pay rent,” said Allan DeVault, managing partner for Black Sheep Restaurant Group, which includes Bellwether. “Coincidentally, the JaxCares thing came up a few weeks later.”