Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department wins competition

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department  competed on a national level with other fire rescue departments’ vehicle accident extrication teams. JFRD claimed the top award and will advance to the international competition in Paris. The two-day event, hosted locally at Florida State College at Jacksonville‘s Read More …

PB&J Jam Sessions: Children

As the most vulnerable in our community, children face many inequities in housing, education, health care, food security, transportation, and recreation. Speakers for the fourth installment of PB&J Jam Sessions Mark Douglas McCombs is a Jacksonville native, product of Duval County Public Schools, a mechanical engineer, Read More …

PorchFest 2018

Jacksonville PorchFest is a free event held in Historic Springfield, a community just north of downtown Jacksonville, Florida on the first Saturday of November. During the afternoon, they’ll have over 20 performers on 20 porches throughout this beautiful neighborhood, followed by an evening concert in Read More …

1960 Time Capsule now at Jacksonville Public Library

The contents of the 1960 time capsule found in the cornerstone of the old city hall building on Bay Street have been digitized and stored in the Special Collections Department at the Main Jacksonville Public Library. View the items here. The time capsule was discovered Read More …

Punk Rock Burlesque: Halloween edition

Miss Parker Presents Punk Rock Burlesque & Punk Rock Flea Market Brought to you by BlackandWhiteCru Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 7 PM 1904 Music Hall 19 N Ocean St, Jacksonville, Florida 32202 Bands at 7. Burlesque at 11. Burlesque Performances by Miss Parker Anita Nightcap Lyla Read More …

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

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 …