{"id":230134,"date":"2026-04-13T18:52:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/230134\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T18:52:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:52:19","slug":"on-tuesdays-show-ask-the-mayor-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/230134\/","title":{"rendered":"On Tuesday\u2019s show: Ask the Mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"

A subpoena<\/a> issued to JEA late last week indicates the State Attorney\u2019s Office is expanding an investigation sparked by the Jacksonville City Council president’s effort to appoint his boss to the utility\u2019s board. At the same time, a former JEA staffer alleges CEO Vickie Cavey created a toxic workplace, and the public utility may have failed to collect millions in water fees from large commercial customers going back decades. We ask the mayor whether the mounting JEA-related controversies could prove politically consequential in coming elections. We also discuss new Downtown development, including questions about the eventual size of the University of Florida graduate campus, and a new community push by ICARE to increase the city\u2019s stock of affordable housing. We also take your calls and questions. You can reach the mayor on air at (904) 549-2937 or submit questions via email at firstcoastconnect.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Guest: Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan<\/p>\n

Fletcher High filmmaker<\/p>\n

Since making her professional debut at Jacksonville\u2019s Alhambra Theatre at age 7, Tatum Matthews has expanded her work to include film and television. Now 17 and a junior at Fletcher High School, Matthews has claimed starring roles in the CW\u2019s The Waltons specials, played the lead in the sci-fi thriller The Artifice Girl, and was honored as a \u201crising star\u201d by the city of Jacksonville\u2019s Film & Television Office. For her latest project, an indie short called Would You Rather<\/a>, she wears several hats: writing, directing and starring in the drama. The story explores the complexities of adolescence, friendship and trauma, with Jacksonville as its backdrop. The film premiered in 2025 at the Oscar-qualifying Calgary International Film Festival and is set to screen at the Beverly Hills International Film Festival on April 17. We ask Matthews about the filmmaking process, what inspired the film\u2019s narrative and what it means to represent her home town at the international level.<\/p>\n

Guests:<\/p>\n

Tatum Matthews, writer, director and actor, Would You RatherFranklin Ritch, executive producer and editor, Would You RatherBritt McTammany, executive producer, cinematographer, Would You RatherJames and the Giant Peach<\/p>\n

A modern spin on a Roald Dahl classic takes off later this week in St. Augustine. The Flagler College Theatre Department\u2019s James and the Giant Peach features an all-female cast and a \u201ctruck-style\u201d performance, in which costume and lighting changes as well as scene transitions are done in full view of the audience. We ask the director and star of the production about the enduring appeal of the childhood tale and the promise of happiness beyond a bleak present. The show runs through April 19 at Lewis Auditorium on the Flagler College campus.<\/p>\n

Guests:<\/p>\n

Kip Taisey, Flagler College musical theatre director and director of James and the Giant Peach<\/a>Amberly Rodriguez, Flagler College student, actor playing James<\/p>\n

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