Jacksonville, Florida
TICKET SALES ARE LIVE! Use this link or if you need to pay in person come by Grease Rags Clothing Co.! THE 3rd ANNUAL ROCKABILLY PROM brought to you by Rocstart – Rallying for Oral Cancer Support Through ART and Grease Rags Clothing Co. Ticket Read More …
Join us on Small Business Saturday for specials to help you finish your holiday shopping! Shop local, shop creative, shop fun! 9am-11am Buy $100 gift certificate for $80 (limit 5 per person or total of $500 for $400) 11am-1pm Buy $100 gift certificate for $85 Read More …
The undersigned 500 Jacksonville businesses and non-profits are writing to ask you to support the inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression in Jacksonville’s existing nondiscrimination ordinance. All hardworking people in our community should have the chance to earn a living and provide 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 …
Despite assurances from Mayor Curry’s spokesman, Bill Spann, back in August when Spann said the new mayor was fully committed to the *100 Resilient Cities initiative.“We are absolutely moving forward,” Spann said. And despite not making any public announcement or providing any explanation as to Read More …
THE 2nd ANNUAL ROCKABILLY PROM brought to you by ROCSTART and Grease Rags Clothing Company. Includes dinner, 1 drink ticket and live music by GO GET GONE and Special Guest VICTOR TREVINO JR back by Beau and The Burners!!! WHEN: Saturday February 13, 2016. 7pm Read More …
We are hosting a benefit to support Kane DiPerna, godson to Jeremy Spicer, a local artist, toy maker, and friend of all of us here at Bay Street. From His Go Fund Me Page: On Thursday, December 3rd Kane was admitted to the ER after Read More …
East Jacksonville Park East Jacksonville Park was located in what is now the Stadium District. At one time, this section of downtown was a suburb of Jacksonville that was separated from the city by Hogans Creek. When it was annexed by Jacksonville in 1887, East 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 …
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 …
Depending on your age you may or may not know who Lee Harvey was. The rules of journalism dictate that I should write “Harvey” or “Mr. Harvey”. Lee would say fuck that, and so, in his honor, fuck that, it’s Lee. We were not as Read More …
Reception and dinner on the grounds and inside Fort Caroline National Memorial. Fort Caroline is part of the Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Tickets are now available to the public. Honorary Co-Chairs Helen Lane and Betsy Lovett will “light Read More …
What a great find by Stephen Dare, Publisher and Editor of Metro Jacksonville. “This film was produced 100 years ago by the local Norman Studios and distributed by a newsreel company based in Jacksonville. It shows a lot of the Hogans Creek Park, and some Read More …
Join the Jacksonville Historical Society for a program and exhibit celebrating the “First Colony” La Caroline, and the 450th anniversary of the “First Thanksgiving in America.” Featuring a Presentation by Robert Thunen, Ph.D. and Keith Ashley, Ph.D. on archeological and historical perspectives on Fort Caroline’s location. Read More …
The native Floridians, as viewed by the French and described in firsthand French accounts, are featured in 20th and 21st century artwork on exhibit in City Hall. Among the works is a collection of mid-century drawings by Roger Early, Sr., who was a science illustrator, Read More …
In 1562, French explorers landed and explored 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 Read More …