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This article was pulled from the Folio archives. It was originally published in September 2009. . Photos by Walter Coker . The climax of the church service was a pair of huge, hairy … more

In the early 1900s, American tattooing began to take off, canvassing curious and daring bodies, seditious to the rigid status quo of Victorian life and fashion. As the medium’s artistry … more

Downtown has been on the cusp of a renaissance for decades, but revitalization plans never panned out as planned. However, with stakeholders and city leaders on the same page, Downtown Jacksonville … more

Think of collecting vinyl like you would curating your Instagram or Pinterest feed—your collection tells people more than just what type of music you like: It hints at who you are or who you want to be. It appeals to the psychological need to be an individual. From Brahms to Beyonce, giving a tour of your collection is the new “want to come up for a drink?”  more

In the psychedelic 1960s, a KS Harvard psychologist advised America to “tune in, turn on, and drop out." Timothy Leary argued that if we all expanded our minds  a bit ... more

I saw it Halloween night, this maw of racial animus that seems to be B" the putrid compost of Jacksonville’s magnolia blossom gentility. It was at a party in Riverside, a gathering of neighbors … more

Thousands of people move to Jacksonville each year, placing it among the fastest-growing cities in the US. It's a longstanding trend of migration: back in 1989, The Folio Weekly Annual Manual … more

The sun burned through the morning sky and brilliantly lit up the different shades of dewy greens on the course for the first round of golf at The Player’s Sawgrass.  I took a deep breath … more

Across the street from the rolling Atlantic surf is Fernandina Beach’s Hammerhead Beach Bar, sister establishment to Florida’s oldest bar, the Palace Saloon, and a classic family-owned … more