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Eastside residents press council to proclaim 'Lil Papa Day' and to help reopen Main Street Supply
Summary
Multiple speakers asked council to recognize March 18 as a day of remembrance for local artist Janarius 'Lil Papa' Willer and urged the city to help Main Street Supply (Miss Marie) reopen after enforcement actions; the administration said it was working on a proclamation and hoped to issue one by the end of the week.
A broad cross‑section of Eastside residents urged the Jacksonville City Council on March 10 to formally recognize March 18 as a day honoring local artist Janarius “Lil Papa” Willer and asked the city to help Main Street Supply, a longtime minority‑owned food wholesale business, reopen after regulatory closures.
Speakers from the Eastside and other neighborhoods described Willer’s cultural influence and urged the council to use a recognition to promote youth mental‑health…
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