Jacksonville, Florida
The Jacksonville Children’s Chorus (JCC) is proud to present its fourth annual downtown holiday celebration by illuminating the outside of its downtown office, located at 225 East Duval Street (First United Methodist Church) with festive lights synchronized to recorded songs of the season performed by Read More …
Tune into ABC on Wednesday, November 27 at 8 p.m. EST to watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. In the Thanksgiving Day special, Charlie Brown hosts the first recorded Friendsgiving with Snoopy, Woodstock, Peppermint Patty, Franklin and the rest of the gang. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Read More …
In 1562, French explorers landed on Florida’s northeast coast and traveled up the St. Johns River into present-day Jacksonville. Two years later, on June 29, 1564, French colonists led by Captain René Goulaine de Laudonnière (1529-74) constructed one of the first European forts in what Read More …
In observance of Thanksgiving, the following City government offices and facilities will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28, and Friday, Nov. 29. Closures include: City Hall at St. James, 117 W. Duval St. Ed Ball Building, 214 N. Hogan St. Jake M. Godbold City Hall Annex, Read More …
The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving. ~H.U. Westermayer If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,” that would suffice. ~Meister Eckhart Read More …
Transgender Day of Remembrance is observed in late November in recognition of the 1998 murder of Rita Hester. Rita was a highly visible member of the transgender community in her native Boston, MA where she worked locally on education around transgender issues. On Saturday, Nov. Read More …
The sinister shenanigans started by Sleiman Enterprises’s fence fiasco seem to be behind them, and Perfect Rack Billiards, Buchner’s Bierhalle, Blackhat Vapor, and Beautifully Divine DIY Woodcraft Studio & Custom Gift Boutique will all be open for business soon. Once again, a big shout out to Goin Read More …
This past All Hallows’ Eve Sleiman Enterprises put up a fence blocking access to the rear areas of Perfect Rack Billiards, Buchner’s Bierhalle, Blackhat Vapor, and Beautifully Divine DIY Woodcraft Studio & Custom Gift Boutique. That action initially caused the closure of Perfect Rack Billiards Read More …
Jax Examiner published an article last week titled Sleiman Enterprises has Perfect Rack Billiards behind the eight ball. In that story we revealed that Perfect Rack Billiards, 1186 Edgewood Ave. S would be forced to stop serving food last Sunday, after Sleiman Enterprises put up Read More …
When they tore down the Jones College building more was lost than the last location of a college that had served Jacksonville for 99 years. Before it was Jones College it was The Edgewood Theater. The Edgewood Theater was the first movie theater in Murray Hill, Read More …
Yellow House invites you; Join us on November 16th for the opening of ‘Time is of the Essence: Recent Works by Sheila Goloborotko’ between 6-8pm. Meet the artist, enjoy light refreshments, and find joy in one another. It’s free and open to all! ABOUT THE Read More …
Lee Harvey died yesterday was how I began writing the following article 5 years ago tomorrow. Lee died Nov. 10, 2014 after a long battle with mesothelioma. Jax Examiner is republishing that article today, in memory of Lee on the 5th anniversary of his passing. Read More …
Most of the Murray Hill neighborhood on Jacksonville’s westside has heard that Perfect Rack Billiards, 1186 Edgewood Ave. S will be forced to stop serving food tomorrow, after Sleiman Enterprises put up a fence blocking access to their dumpster, to their grease holding tank, and Read More …
Wander between the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Jacksonville Public Library to hear poets, novelists, short-story writers, memoirists and student-writers read from their work highlighting Jacksonville stories and settings. Chamblin’s Uptown Bookstore is at 215 N. Laura Street, in the block next to the Jacksonville Public Read More …
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is a critically-acclaimed animated television special, based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. It was the third Peanuts special (and first Halloween special) to be produced and animated by Bill Melendez. Its initial broadcast took place Read More …
Join the Jacksonville Human Rights Commission in an informative discussion on identifying bullying and harassment in the workplace. The panel will share information pertaining to the processes, guidelines and laws protecting employees against these behaviors in the workplace. The presentation will provide attendees ideas, best Read More …
The Duval County Clerk of Courts has announce it will be holding another Operation Green Light Event in October. Joining with nearly 60 other Clerk’s Offices from around the State of Florida, Operation Green Light is a special program allowing individuals who have overdue traffic Read More …
With over two million Americans incarcerated, the book-restriction regulations within the United States carceral system represent the largest book ban policy in the United States. The reality of book banning in American prisons is systematic and comprehensive. State and federal prison authorities censor content with little oversight or public scrutiny. Often the ultimate Read More …