Nightmare on Blount Island

April 15, 2025
 The Höegh Xiamen Ship Fire Disaster. Dames Point Marine Terminal. Words by Chip Drysdale[i] and Photos provided by Chip Drysdale What follows is the story of the drama and intrigue surrounding a ship named the Höegh Xiamen that caught fire at Jacksonville’s Blount Island Marine Terminal on June 4, 2020.

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Beat It to MJ THE MUSICAL Downtown

April 24, 2025
The audience is socializing as patrons trickle in.  The auditorium lights are on.  Then you realize actors are trickling onto the stage.  If you’re not watching for them to be starting something, you might not notice.  Suddenly, someone comes on and announces, “Five minutes ’til Michael,” and you realize you’re

HOME GROWN

April 22, 2025
Words by Teresa Spencer Ah, the Mary Jane enthusiasts — the passionate crowd that loves more than just the high. We’re talking about folks who appreciate the plant, the process, and the purpose. Whether it’s for medical relief, growing the perfect bud, crafting edibles or just vibing with like-minded

Earth to Shoppers

April 17, 2025
Words by Kaili Cochran “If food waste were a country it would be the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases.” This is what Kevin Anderson, senior coordinator of Ogier Gardens at the University of North Florida, shared with me during a composting workshop he led. It’s a statistic that sticks

Combined Minds

April 17, 2025
The girls talk about the rising coast Words by Ambar Ramirez and Carmen Macri  Ambar: Between 1982 and 2002, futurist and psychic Michael-Gordon Scallion released a series of “Future Maps” depicting dramatic changes to Earth’s geography following cataclysmic events. His maps captured the public’s imagination — and concern —

NFAN/Dining Out For Life

Words by Kaili Cochran Before the mid-1990s, having HIV was considered a death sentence but with modern treatment, someone with HIV can have a similar lifespan as someone who is HIV-negative.  Northeast Florida Aids Network is the only organization in Northeast Florida that focuses on HIV. Since its

Make America Coupon Again

April 17, 2025
Words by Carmen Macri  It’s been more than a decade since “Extreme Couponing” aired on TLC, but the hunt for deals is still going strong — the tactics just look a little different now. Couponing might seem like a relic from the early 2000s—something your mom did with

Fishing Culture in Jax

April 17, 2025
There are plenty of fish in the sea. Words by Ambar Ramirez and Carmen Macri  We recently came across a report ranking Florida as the second best fishing state in the U.S. — just behind Alaska. And it got us wondering: What makes Florida such a top-tier fishing destination?

Crime Time

April 16, 2025
April Crime Time Carmen, Ambar and Shelton The Great Chevy Chew-Up People are prone to bicker about every little thing in this community, but one thing we all seem to have in common is our love for cars. Whether it’s illegal drag racing on residential streets or legal drag
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