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FOLIO

March 29, 2018

Imported Folio

COMMUNITY NEWS -from Staff BOLO Keith Haring’s Art In the way back of 1989, at the invitation (and tireless coordination) of teacher Irving Zucker, Keith Haring and nearly 500 Chicago Public Schools students collaborated on a 480-foot mural comprising 36 panels. It was subsequently divided into 61 sections and parsed out among, as Chicago Reader reports, some knowns and some

#904Giveaways: Contests FOLIO

Folio Summer Street Team: Pizza Giftcard Giveaway

Folio’s Summer Street Team headed over to downtown Jacksonville during lunch time to ask the ultimate question: Where in Italy did Pizza originate? Wrong answers only. Winner received a Folio goodie bag with a 16″ Specialty Pizza Gift card! Special thanks to Jacksonville’s Five Star Pizza.

2024-2025 NFL Season Record Predictions

Words by Gray’s Gridiron Key: * denotes division winner ^ denotes wild

WEIRD OLD WORLD

Chuck Shepherd Unconventional Food Prep: Leaked photographs taken by an undercover health

July Comedy

June 29, 2023

Comedy

July 1 Joshua Adam Meyers Comedy Zone comedyzone.com Sketch-22, 7:30 p.m. Stetch-22 (adults only), 10 p.m. First Coast Comedy firstcoastcomedy.com July 5 River City Comedy Showcase Comedy Zone comedyzone.com Improv Night Colonial Oak Music Park, St. Augustine thecolonialoakmusicpark.com July 6 Lindsey Glazer Jackie Knight’s Comedy Club,

Jacksonville MAD DADS Fighting For Change

June 24, 2023

Feature

Words by Matt Schneider For years, gang violence and illegal drugs ran the streets of Omaha, Nebraska, destroying communities and endangering the lives of innocent bystanders. In May 1989, a group of parents decided enough was enough: It was time to take action. In an attempt to deter this behavior,

In Your Own Words

June 21, 2023

Feature

What Does Pride Mean to Me? Karrissa T. Wade “Pride, to me, means being able to express to other people, ‘Hey, I see you. You’re not alone. You are loved and you matter. We care.’ I think the first Pride I ever saw and went to was incredible to me.

Juneteenth: Capsulated in Celebration, Created Through Chaos

June 21, 2023

Feature

Words by Amyiah Golden From picnics and rodeos to art exhibits and cinema, promotions of events labeled as Juneteenth celebrations don’t necessarily equate to a joyous history. While Juneteenth originated in Texas on June 19, 1921, the pain of the past surpassed borders, serving as a sad reminder

Su’s Summer Books: Going Local With “Savage Pageant”

June 21, 2023

Books·Feature

Words by Su Ertekin-Taner This particular Thursday, I was hungry for some visceral verbs, some vibrant adjectives describing incisive nouns. I was starved for novel storylines and intriguing layouts, some collection of words that takes time to digest. Really, I was itching for some provocative poetry, and I found it

Radioactive Roads

June 21, 2023

Feature·The Cover Story

Radioactive Roads How Far Will the Florida Government Go to Save a Quick Buck Words by Carmen Macri and Ambar Ramirez On May 1, 2023, House Bill 1191 was passed by the Florida Senate to be sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis for final approval. House Bill 1191 proposes “alternative

Bouquets & Brickbats

June 21, 2023

Editorial Opinion

Bouq: To Mayor-Elect Donna Deegan for becoming the first woman mayor elected in Jacksonville’s history — and for doing so without resorting to mudslinging, trash talking and negativity like so many other politicians (OK, almost all of them). Her positive-vibes-only demeanor will be a welcome change from the dirty politics

Dear Dumbs,

June 21, 2023

Dear Dumbs

Dear Dumbs, You guys are so fun and funny. It’s just a hoot listening to you and cheering your relationship on. We want you to go the distance. It gives us all hope. Speaking of hope, there no hope for my sister. I’m 37 and the middle child.

June Horoscopes

June 21, 2023

Horoscopes

Words by Ambar Ramirez & Carmen Macri Aries Brace yourself for a month filled with surprises that are sure to test your patience, Aries. It’s like the universe wants to see just how much you can handle. But hey, who needs calm and stability when you can have chaos and

Rhyme Revolution: Unleashing the Power of Positive Rap in Jacksonville

June 14, 2023

Feature·Lifestyle·Movies·Music

Words by Jack Popovics Music takes all forms and styles from soul-stirring harmonies of a cappella to the raw energy and urban narratives of drill rap. Drill rap is a subgenre of hip-hop that originated in Chicago in the 2010s. What distinguishes drill from other rap styles is its gritty