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Combined Minds: Books to Read at the Beach Based on Your Favorite Genre

July 15, 2024

Words by Ambar Ramirez and Carmen Macri AMBAR: We know what it’s like to have a TBR (to be read) list so overwhelming that you end up doom-scrolling instead — especially when it comes to picking a book for the beach. With sand, water, children screaming and music blaring, you need a book that will easily distract you from everything

Books·Editorial Opinion·Feature

2023 Books in Review and 2024 Books to Look Out for

Words by Carmen Macri As we bid farewell to 2023, let’s reflect on the highlights we’ve experienced — be it blockbuster movies, emerging musical talents or, my personal favorite, the ever-expanding catalog of “New York Times” best-selling books. Achieving a coveted spot on the “New York Times”

‘Senseis, Bars and Scars’

The anarchic lifestyle of a patron boxing fighter Words by Carson Rich

Su’s Summer Books: “Ascension”

Dear Reader, I regret to inform you that this Su’s Summer

Nomads Almanac: Lady Daisey & Batsauce Create Out-of-the-Box Art Around the World

December 19, 2018

Albums·Books·Feature·Get Away·Lifestyle·Music·Shopping·Travel & Tourism

Not everyone is wired for the nomadic lifestyle. It takes an adventurous nature, a gypsy soul, and, if you’re lucky, a travel companion who operates on the same global frequency. Britt and Daisey Traynham are kindred spirits fueled by a shared love of music and a desire to travel the

Color Me Kona: The World’s Largest Coloring Book Party

November 11, 2017

Arlington·Books·Community·Crowdfunding·Feature·Lifestyle

Art and skateboarding will collide at Color Me Kona, the world’s largest coloring book party and collaboration with Kona Skatepark and the Jax Kid’s Mural Project. The event will be held from 10am to 5pm, November 18th, at the skate park, located at 8739 Kona Avenue. The event is a

JaxByJax: For That Penned-Up Writer in All of Us!

November 8, 2017

Books·Feature·King Street District·Lifestyle·Neighborhoods·Riverside

For those who haven’t heard, is a daylong celebration of Jacksonville’s literary community. Participating local writers will share their work at more than a dozen venues citywide. “It’s about introducing Jacksonville to Jacksonville. It’s about bringing together the city’s writers of every kind into one stage, that stage being the

#whoiskesha, Jax Makerspace, Jacksonville Public Library, photos by Hurley Winkler

Who is Kesha? The Jacksonville Public Library and the Black Female Experience

February 7, 2017

Art Exhibitions·Books·Community·Downtown·Family·Feature·Hemming Park·Local Artists·Public Art·Spoken Word·Visual Art

When she first conceived the idea for the Kesha exhibit, Arts and Culture Developer, Shawana Brooks recalls asking herself, “What would it take to showcase artists that lived here in Jacksonville and resource their abilities back to the community? What would it take to execute creative and collaborative art exhibitions

ALHAMBRA THEATER & DINING’S COMMEMORATIVE BOOK

February 3, 2017

Books·Feature·On Stage·Performing Arts Venues

A BOOK REVIEW BY THE DUAL CRITICS, DICK KEREKES & LEISLA SANSOM Jacksonville’s is celebrating an anniversary throughout 2017: fifty years of presenting outstanding on-stage entertainment. As part of the celebration, the theatre commissioned the preparation of “Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 50 Years of Memories,” a commemorative book designed to

JaxbyJax: ‘Jacksonville Writers Writing Jacksonville’

November 4, 2016

Books·Feature·Lifestyle

As an author, has written an eclectic collection of books, featuring many of Jacksonville’s most revered characters. He’s also dredged the city’s darkened fringes for those stories that are often spoken of in solemn, hushed tones. For Gilmore, there is no discretion when it comes to storytelling. Just as every

Tim Gilmore’s Newest Book “The Devil in the Baptist Church”

September 19, 2016

Books·Feature·History·Learning·Lectures·Lifestyle·Southside

Folklore is a time-honored tradition filtered through generations as a way to preserve the mythology of a region from one generation to the next. It also helps keep the fires of local scandals and speculation flickering at a slow burn. Rumors of the atrocities committed by Reverend Robert Gray against

Andre Gruber, Rum & Duck LLC, Jacksonville, Florida, #moreartculture, #eujacksonville, #eujax

THE PURPOSE I GAVE MYSELF: 10 QUESTIONS WITH ANDRE GRUBER

September 13, 2016

Books·Business·Downtown·Feature·Local Artists·Shopping·Visual Art

10 Questions courtesy of our friends at the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville Andre Gruber is an illustrator, painter, and musician. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Andre relocated to the United States at the age of 10 and settled in Jacksonville, Florida. Andre was a student at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts from

Nerdites, Kyle Willis, Fan Lexicon, EU Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville’s Fan Lexicon unites nerds of all ages

August 21, 2016

Books·Community·Downtown·Family·Festivals·Learning·LGBTQIA·Lifestyle·Southbank

Jacksonville’s started on Friday, August, 19, 2016 at the Lexington Hotel. This three day event was full of cosplay, karaoke, Pokemon Go events and more. People who travel all over the East Coast, and even those who reside in Orlando made their way to Lexicon to sell their items or

“Drawing in a Crowd” JACKSONVILLE COMIC SCENE-THE COMICS ARE ALIVE

August 18, 2016

Books·Downtown·Festivals·Lifestyle·Shopping·Southbank·Technology

If you put the greatest writer in the world and the greatest artist in the world in the same room, there is a good chance they will make a work of transformed images and magnified words. A comic book, to be exact. Jacksonville, Florida, is the home of a slew