Jacksonville, Florida
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 …
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 …
Norman Studios was among the nation’s first studios to produce “race films” starring African American characters in positive, non-stereotypical roles. Today, Norman’s five-building studio complex survives in Jacksonville’s Old Arlington neighborhood. Join JPL for a panel discussion and learn why Norman Studios is a national Read More …
Erin Kendrick is a visual artist and arts educator from Jacksonville, Florida. Her color-rich, acrylic ink-stained works of art and transformative installations seek to inspire a dialogue about contemporary spectatorship and the power of language as it relates to perceptions of and about black women. Read More …
Yellow House stands with the work of Take Em Down Everywhere and Take ‘Em Down Jax as we call for the removal of monuments to white supremacy. Tonight we will be hosting an educational opportunity for the community to be a part of ‘Changing the Read More …
September 13, 2019 falls on a Friday, which means we will once again be visited by Friday the 13th! Many associate the day with bad luck and superstitions. We’ve compiled a few facts about Friday the 13th. Just like the fear of the number 13, Read More …
Tomorrow our nation will remember and honor those lost in the September 11th terror attacks 18 years ago. Local events are listed below and will be updated throughout the day. Wednesday Sept. 11, 2019 in remembrance of 9/11. St. Augustine Fire Department’s annual 9/11 ceremony of remembrance: 101 Read More …
My first visit to Jacksonville was in the summer of 1985. While here I sat at the lunch counter in Woolworths, downtown, across from Hemming Park. I enjoyed a hamburger on a toasted bun with crisp leaf lettuce, vine ripened beefsteak tomatoes and sweet Vidalia Read More …
On this date in 1972 – In commemoration of the signing of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting women suffrage, President Richard M. Nixon proclaimed this day Women’s Rights Day. The Nineteenth Amendment was formally ratified by a sufficient number of states to add Read More …
On this date in 1992 – Between 4:00 and 5:00 a.m. on this date, Hurricane Andrew struck south Florida with sustained winds of 145 mph. Some gusts of 164 to 175 mph were recorded. As Andrew made its way across the state, the wind velocity dropped Read More …
Holley’s Bar-B-Q is Jacksonville’s oldest and longest continuously operating barbecue restaurant. Holley’s was opened by Jack Holley in 1937 at 3604 Moncrief Rd Jacksonville, FL 32209. 83 years later, Holley’s is still standing, and still serving the community from that same beloved building. It may Read More …
In August of 1926, W.H. Adams Sr. opened the Ocean View Pavilion amusement park near the Jacksonville Beach Pier. His dream at the time was to build a roller coaster that would rival the iconic Cyclone at Coney Island, which opened in 1927. Construction began Read More …
July 16, 1969 Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Ed Aldrin, and Michael Collins launched from the John F. Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral aboard the Apollo 11 spacecraft on this date. Apollo 11 was the fifth manned mission of the Apollo program, and its target was Read More …
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing at the Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science on Florida’s Space Coast.
Jacksonville Historical Society, Durkeeville Historical Society, and Springfield Preservation and Revitalization invite you to join them, this Saturday, 5:00pm at Old St. Andrews as JHS and Durkeeville Historical Society share the legacy of the Negro Baseball League and the Jax Red Caps! Afterwards, enjoy the Read More …
Happy Birthday Jacksonville! COJ took to the streets and asked the people of Duval just how old they think our city is today.
Riverton Tower Senior Center, Inc. and the Silverfield Group want to tear down the former Jones College at 1195 South Edgewood, the historical location of The Edgewood Theater, Murray Hill’s first movie theater, predating The Murray Hill Theater by 2 years, so they can build Read More …
Murray Hill residents have been upset about the prospect of a 97,200 square foot three-story storage facility at their front door. Developers and their attorneys have said not to worry, we will build some retail, maybe an arts center, we’ll put up some murals, there Read More …