Jacksonville, Florida
Hemming Park will be zombiefied this Sunday as Jacksonville celebrates the 8th annual World Zombie Day. These Zombies won’t be looking for food, instead all zombies are encouraged to bring two or more non perishable food items, clothing or toys to benefit Hubbard House. The Read More …
If you drove by the Prime Osborn Convention Center this weekend you might have thought it was a train station once more. If you were lucky enough to have ventured inside you knew that all the ruckus was the 2015 International WFTDA D1 Playoffs. This Read More …
Jacksonville’s best kept sports secret, the Jacksonville RollerGirls have more wins than every other professional team currently playing in Jacksonville combined. They may be a secret in Jacksonville but talented skaters from around the world know and respect them. They have consistently ranked among the Read More …
Some nights you just don’t feel like the latest hip craze or sensation, all you want is good old fashioned comfort food like Grandma used to make. Maybe she still does but wants a night off. Grab her and anyone else that enjoys a good Read More …
Rain Dogs, the living room of Riverside, is located in the heart of 5 Points and is the heart of 5 Points. It has a low key atmosphere with a wide variety of more than 18 beers on tap and a multitude of bottled beers Read More …
Dahlia’s Pour House, in the King Street District of historic Riverside has one of the largest selections of draft craft beers in Jacksonville. They offer 85 rotating drafts and an abundance of bottles and cans. Their recent addition to their tap room is a Wine Read More …
Jacksonville has some wonderful local craft beer breweries and their number continues to grow. Below is a list of some of the best along with some of their not to be missed beers. Enjoy! Bold City Brewery 2670-7 Rosselle St Jacksonville, Florida 32204 (904) Read More …
The city of Jacksonville plans to participate in the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities program. Mayor Lenny Curry plans to finalize the distinction applied for by former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown. The Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities initiative is an effort to identify cities that Read More …
The city of Jacksonville plans to participate in the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities initiative. Mayor Lenny Curry plans to finalize the distinction applied for by former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown. The Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities initiative is an effort to identify cities that Read More …
Bastard Nation advocates for the civil and human rights of adult citizens who were adopted as children. Millions of North Americans are prohibited by law from accessing personal records that pertain to their historical, genetic and legal identities. Such records are held by their governments Read More …
Echosmith headlined the One Spark festival opening ceremony in Hemming Park last night in downtown Jacksonville, FL. Echosmith, the name “…stems from the concept of a blacksmith, but in shaping sounds instead of metal.” The Rock/Indie Pop band made up of three brothers and Read More …
Wednesday April 1, 2015 from 5:00 pm until 10:00 pm. Grease Rags Clothing Co., the place to shop for anything that embraces the excitement of pinup, rockabilly, punk and hot rod culture, will be hosting a mini art walk within Jax’s First Wednesday Art Walk. Read More …
Dive Bars of Jacksonville 2015 Edition. Playboy magazine once described a Dive bar as “A church for down-and-outers and those who romanticize them, a rare place where high and low rub elbows — bums and poets, thieves and slumming celebrities. It’s a place that wears Read More …
ROSES The 5 points wishing tree was started by Bead Here Now in January 2015. They wanted to help share positive vibes & show each of us that at our core we really aren’t all that different. We all seek to feel loved, we sometimes Read More …
Community Cat Advocate’s Music for Meows 5 takes place Sunday March 1, 2015 from 6:00 pm – 1:30 am Monday morning at Jack Rabbits, proud sponsor of Music for Meows for five years running. Local bands will once again rock it for the cats. Proceeds Read More …
Watch a short clip from “Hollywood East,” a documentary produced by the Jacksonville Film Institute about “Florida’s Silent Film Legacy.” Available for purchase through Norman Studios, the documentary tells the story of how Jacksonville became the winter hub of the “burgeoning motion picture industry” in Read More …
This past Friday evening I had the pleasure of attending the opening of “Myths and Mayhem” an exhibition featuring the art of local photographer Miss Phitts and lowbrow artist M.F. Deshonga. In her own words, Miss Phitts just “…shoots people! I’m just a Creepy Creepo. Read More …
The Catty Shack Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary would like your live Christmas Tree once you are done with it. Don’t throw away your Christmas tree, donate it! “Our big cats love to play with Christmas trees! Just like some house cats, big cats love the Read More …