Su Ertekin-Taner

Jacksonville native Su Ertekin-Taner is a student at Columbia University with a passion for everything arts. While she writes creatively, satirically, journalistically, and enthusiastically (of course), she also loves to sing, dance, and do impressions; her favorites are Toddlers and Tiaras Mom and Shakira. Find Su critiquing the quality of reality TV that she willingly spends several hours a day watching, petting her cat even though she recently discovered her cat allergy, and probably watching paint dry because it's fun.

Street Art

Jacksonville is a city of sun, beaches, nature trails and sky-high buildings, of rivers, bridges and parks, yes, but Jacksonville is also a city of distinct artists and carefully-created art. Visit some of Jacksonville’s greatest street art treasures without having to leave home, and don’t worry… the tour is on

Su’s Summer Books: “Ascension”

August 18, 2023
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Dear Reader, I regret to inform you that this Su’s Summer Books account will be my last. Unfortunately, summer doesn’t last an eternity, while I sometimes hope it will, so neither will this column. Accordingly, I found a finale-deserving book, a juicy April 2023-released hardcover at Bookmark, an independent
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Dancing With a Star: Ella Wehner

August 1, 2023
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Words by Su Ertekin-Taner “I just remember having tears in my eyes watching The Rockettes. I was like, I need to be them. How can I do this?” said Ella Wehner, a 19-year old native of Fleming Island and a dancer. Wehner’s New York trip with her dance studio
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Dining With The Fish Company

August 1, 2023
Dining With The Fish Company Today, I take a trip to a childhood treasure. Other children took periodic trips to Disney or a local water park on weekends. I trekked to Atlantic Beach seafood joint The Fish Company. I remember the smaller, but equally hungry version of myself that
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Podcast Picks

August 1, 2023
Podcast Picks  Writer’s Block  We start off our podcast picks satirically this time with humor-lifestyle-storytime podcast “Writer’s Block,” a show with, we think, a satirical name because the two hosts, Bobby Brown Jr. and Logan Butler, clearly show no signs of comedic blockage. We’re not only featuring “Writer’s
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Discovering the Soul of SoulHood Saga

July 18, 2023
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Words by Su Ertekin-Taner The SoulHood Saga officially wrapped this May 27 when the final installment of the six-part series premiered at the Regal Avenues. The saga originally followed the independent filmmaking crew Rick, DJ, Tony and Pat, as they dream cinematically big in a relatively small film arena, Jacksonville.
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Folio’s Podcast Picks

June 30, 2023
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Words by Su Ertekin-Taner These days everybody has a podcast, so we did some deep diving into the local podcast scene and found these two pearls. Schmooze with Suze The podcast audio wakes up, quietly at first, and then, “Hi, I’m Suze. Here with your weekly dose
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The Amazing Amazing Thai

June 29, 2023
Words by Su Ertekin-Taner The car pulls off on the Gate Parkway exit, heading toward one particular small strip mall not a minute away. Thai food is on the mind today, something authentic and inarguably delicious, and this new find comes with high recommendations from friends. I pull into
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