Posted: February 20, 2011 - 7:31pm
By Deirdre Conner
Endorsed in local events by his former bosses - President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore - Alvin Brown has brought plenty of star power to Jacksonville to testify that he's more than qualified to be the city's next mayor.
At the same time, Brown is fighting to prove that his local connections are strong enough to be among the top two vote-getters in the March 22 election.
A few mornings a week, he takes his listening ear to different parts of town, talking to voters over pancakes and Sausage McMuffins. He works the crowd, introducing himself and jotting down notes about their concerns: Jobs, education, city finance.
