Concerns raised about tree on Atlantic Avenue

  • A tree at the corner of Eighth Street and Atlantic Avenue has roots that are growing up under the sidewalk, causing a hazard to pedestrians. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader
    A tree at the corner of Eighth Street and Atlantic Avenue has roots that are growing up under the sidewalk, causing a hazard to pedestrians. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader
  • A tree at the corner of Eighth Street and Atlantic Avenue has roots that are growing up under the sidewalk, causing a hazard to pedestrians. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader
    A tree at the corner of Eighth Street and Atlantic Avenue has roots that are growing up under the sidewalk, causing a hazard to pedestrians. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader
A tree at the corner of Eighth Street and Atlantic Avenue has roots that are growing up under the sidewalk, causing a hazard to pedestrians. But, the tree is very old, and part of what some groups…

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Bacardi Jackson began serving Monday as executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida. Photo courtesy of American Civil Liberties Union of Florida

New ACLU leader points to ‘urgency of now’

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Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Saying the country is at a “deeply, deeply disturbing” juncture, Bacardi Jackson — a veteran litigator whose civil-rights advocacy is literally in her genes — is taking the mantle as executive dire

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