Jacksonville, Florida
The new FCC Chairman, Ajit Pai, announced last month that the agency would vote to undo its 2015 Net Neutrality rules. Those rules prevent companies like Verizon and Comcast from blocking or slowing down websites or creating internet “fast lanes.” That vote is scheduled for 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 …
On Thanksgiving Day, many Native Americans and their supporters gather at the top of Coles Hill, overlooking Plymouth Rock, for the “National Day of Mourning.” The first National Day of Mourning was held in 1970. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts invited Wampanoag leader Frank James to deliver Read More …
The residents of Ken Knight Drive North were deeply impacted by Hurricane Irma. With little to no assistance from FEMA or the Red Cross, the local residents have been coming together to provide grassroots styled relief. Mary’s Pub House Jax is thrilled to do their part! Read More …
Spend the night with the stars of Roman Mythology and discover how the Roman Empire became one of the most memorable in history. Learn about the origins of the Roman Gods and the culture of a time long ago. Experience the wonders of Ancient Rome Read More …
Chef/Owner Jonathan Insetta and Chef Kerri Rogers team up to present a dinner from local farms and purveyors to support Slow Food First Coast, paired with wine and local spirits & beers. Purveyors include Bacons Select, Congaree and Penn, Frog Song Organics, Herb and Read More …
Romance and war prove equally tough battlefields in the first ever Academy Award for Best Picture winner starring Clara Bow, Charles Rogers and Richard Arlen. The Norman Studios Silent Film Museum, University of North Florida Military and Veterans Resource Center and Standfast Asset Management will screen the 1927 silent film, Wings at Read More …
Murray Hill-O-Ween is treating you to a real treat. Taking place in the 900 block of Edgewood Avenue (from post Street to Kerle), it will feature live music, food, drinks and even a parade with floats and costumed characters! Best of all, it’s FREE! (adults 21+ Read More …
The long running Jacksonville tradition, Oktoberfest/Bier-fest,originally hosted by Club TSI Discotheque and last hosted by Shantytown Pub , has a new home at Nighthawks. The event runs from Sunday October 22 at 12 pm until Monday October 23 at 12 am. A lot of time was spent drinking, I Read More …
Caring Chefs is the First Coast’s first, biggest and best food and wine-tasting event. Each year, sell-out crowds of more than 2,000 fill The Avenues Mall sampling the best cuisine in Northeast Florida. Over the last 33 years, nearly $4 million has been raised to 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 …
Seventeen days ago, 09/28/17, the White House announced, to much fanfare, that President Trump had agreed to waive the Jones Act, which would lift shipping restrictions on Puerto Rico and enable the hurricane-ravaged island to receive necessary aid from any ship flying any country’s flag, Read More …
I live in the Riverside Community of Jacksonville, Florida. We have a wonderful parks system in Jacksonville, the largest urban park system in the United States. We also have a top shelf Library in the Jacksonville Public Library, consistently ranked as one of the best Read More …
October 13, 2017 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 …
Jacksonville’s problems with flooded streets go way back, before Cowford, before there were streets to flood. The Jacksonville Metro area was mostly wetlands at one time. The St Johns River flows north, toward the Atlantic, after collecting water and runoff from tributaries all over the Read More …
Six days after Hurricane Maria the people of Puerto Rico are still reeling from the devastation and destruction Maria made of their home. Most of the island’s 3.4 million residents remain without power, and with little hope of getting electricity back anytime soon. The catastrophic Read More …
The City of Jacksonville is opening shelters for people who evacuate their homes ahead of Hurricane Irma. Nine general population shelter locations and four special needs locations are open at 10am Friday. General Population Shelters that are Pet Friendly Landmark Middle School 101 Kernan Blvd Read More …
Updated 09/07/2017 Updated 09/08/2017 Updated 09/09/2017 EVACUATIONS Mayor Curry has issued a mandatory evacuation for anyone living in Zone A or Zone B in Jacksonville. The mandatory evacuation has also been extended for people living in mobile homes, or in low-lying areas. Nassau County Read More …