Ambar Ramirez

Flipping through magazines for as long as she can remember, Ambar Ramirez has always known she wanted to be a journalist. Fast forward, Ambar is now a multimedia journalist and creative for Folio Weekly. As a recent graduate from the University of North Florida, she has written stories for the university’s newspaper as well as for personal blogs. Though mainly a writer, Ambar also designs and dabbles in photography. If not working on the latest story or design project, she is usually cozied up in bed with a good book or at a thrift store buying more clothes she doesn’t need.

The Changing Face of 5 Points

Ambar Ramirez

September 20, 2024

5 Points·Feature·News·Riverside

Words & photos by Ambar Ramirez It’s Aug. 19, 2024 and while doom-scrolling on Instagram you pause on an image the local bottle shop Alewife posted. The caption begins with “Ok. Here we go. **takes a deep breath**,” and without reading the rest, you know you’re about to read another goodbye post from a beloved spot on the historic

5 Points·Community·Fashion·Feature·Local Artists·Riverside

Humans of Jacksonville: Gunnel Humphreys

Words & photos by Ambar Ramirez If you’ve heard of Edge City, you’ve likely heard of Gunnel Humphreys. For 50 years, Humphreys’ daily routine was familiar and consistent. Her mornings began at 6 a.m., and after breakfast and a quick outfit change, she and her partner Tom would hop

Skating into Riverside: Jacksonville’s New Artist Walk Skatepark

Words & Photos by Ambar Ramirez and Photos Matt Oistacher With a

Slicing and Brewing

Brent and Jennifer’s Journey with Butcher & Bean Words and photos by

Deborah Robert’s “I’M” Exhibit

October 3, 2022

ART

Societal beauty standards, racism, gun violence, and stereotypes are just a few of the topics commented on in Deborah Roberts’s “I’m” exhibit. After hard work and determination to tell the stories of those not listened to, Robert’s work has been displayed and exhibited across the U.S. and Europe. And now

5 Reasons Why You Should Shop Local

September 21, 2022

Community·Locally Sourced

Decreases your environmental impact (carbon footprint) If you’re an avid online shopper, it may come as a surprise to find out that shipping produces one billion metric tons of C02 yearly. It may also be a surprise to know that industrial pollution is responsible for about 50% of pollution in

1904 Music Hall Breathes Fire into Downtown Nightlife

September 21, 2022

Community·Concerts·Music

If you’re from Jacksonville, there’s a good chance you have gone to a show at 1904 Music Hall. And when you were buying tickets, you most likely didin’t know it was going be at one of the oldest buildings in downtown Jacksonville. The building was originally built in 1904, one

Night at the (Cummer) Museum

September 2, 2022

ART·Community

I didn’t know what to expect when walking through the double doors of the Cummer Museum, the sun beginning to set behind me. Would the paintings come to life? Would I need to save the outside world from angry statues that are tired of living a life in stone and