In the past couple of weeks, Mayor John Peyton has come under a bit of fire from a group of Jacksonville residents.  Peyton in trouble by his boss (the citizens) has become commonplace. No matter where he chooses to jump, he seems to hit a landmine.

Metro Jacksonville takes a look back over 2007 to see where the year took us. In 2007 Jacksonville celebrated great successes and struggled with grand failures.

We've given you a list of the Seven Wonders, now it's time to give you Seven Blunders.

Today, Metro Jacksonville presents the Seven Wonders of Jacksonville. Throughout the history of the city, there have been amazing obstacles overcome and great successes accomplished.

As Jacksonville grows, we’re beginning to face a traffic dilemma. Roads can only be widened so much and wider roads just bring more traffic congestion and sprawl (look to Atlanta for an example of how more cars feed more traffic frustration). It’s time to start planning for the future, and that future is mass transit.

Let's check in on the status of some of Mayor Peyton's top priorities. 

Only one can be a hotel.  If you had it your way, which one would it be?

Most of the internal service divisions do their best to stay out of the limelight. However, apparently the Information Technologies Division didn’t get the message. Like a referee in professional sports, if you take notice of them, it probably isn’t good.

Cronyism and the City's new "Sustainable Communities" Department

After looking at the latest renderings approved by the Downtown Design Review Committee, one must ask if the people on the committee fully comprehend the Downtown Master Plan.  The rendering above is the design for the the duPont Testamentary Trust building, which will be on Forest St between the Riverwalk and EverBank.  Frankly, it looks like something that should be on Gate Parkway.