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Bouqs & Bricks July 2024

July 15, 2024

Editorial Opinion·Feature·Opinion·Politics

BOUQUETS To the North Florida Green Chamber for promoting Plastic Free July. This organization does some amazing things in our community. They promote Solar Collective, work with the Clean Fuels Coalition and focus on Sustainability too. Check them out at northfloridagreenchamber.org BRICKBATS To Senate Republicans for blocking the Reproductive Freedom for Women Act. Specifically, to U.S. Senator Rick Scott and

Food + Drink·Lifestyle·Opinion

The Hunt: Finding the Best Hotdogs in Northeast Florida

It’s officially summertime. And what else screams summertime other than a nice hot glizzy? Maybe wrapped in tinfoil, cooked over a grill or boiled? Even if you claim you dont like hotdogs, you still kind of like hotdogs. It's un-American to feel otherwise.

2023 Films in Review

Words by Harry Moore When it comes to film, 2023 will likely

Bouquets and Brickbats

Brick To Specialized Towing who does vehicle repossessions for a variety of

Racing Against Hate Like My Life Depends On It

November 15, 2023

Editorial Opinion·Feature·Opinion

By Suzie Pollak Becker I always have a valid passport, cash on hand and a heightened fight or flight instinct braided like challah into my DNA. Why? Because all four of my grandparents were hunted, captured, tortured and marked for extinction. Their grandparents escaped pogroms. My most curious cousin

The Specktator

November 1, 2023

Community·Feature·gossip·News·Opinion

Words by Kerry Speckman Shout out to River City Pride and anyone and everyone who make Pride Month such a beautiful success. A personal highlight was seeing Mayor Donna Deegan serve as grand marshal of the Pride parade. It should be a requirement for all future mayors. If you thought

Combined Minds – The girls see a psychic

October 23, 2023

Editorial Opinion·Feature·Opinion·podcasts

Carmen: Let me start by saying I was a bit skeptical of this. It is hard for me to put my blind faith into something I truly do not understand. Still, during my reading, there were just so many specificities mentioned that I had no other choice but to

Unveiling the Woke: Navigating the Complexities of a Political Buzzword

October 19, 2023

Editorial Opinion·Feature·Opinion·Politics

Words by Carmen Macri Before we get started, I find it necessary to generously bestow upon you the profound revelation that “woke” is, indeed, the past tense of “wake.” I mean, who knew, right? But now, let’s get into how this term has become a symbol of a modern

The Specktator

September 29, 2023

Opinion

Words by Kerry Speckman One of my all-time favorite nuggets of Jax trivia is that it’s the birthplace — and final resting place — of actress Alice Nunn. Never heard of her? Well, if you missed her as Passenger with Dog in “Airport 75,” Lady With Wallet in “Petticoat

The Rise of the Awkward Interview

September 25, 2023

Feature·Opinion·podcasts

Words by Su Ertekin-Taner At 13, I watched my words, spoke quietly and re-evaluated my interactions. Because awkward silences and missed social cues were a warrant for social death, I preemptively planned conversations and decisive reactions. Authenticity was vulnerability, and I attempted to adapt. What choice did I have?

Combined Minds

September 22, 2023

Combined Minds·Editorial Opinion·Feature·Opinion

With Carmen Macri and Ambar Ramirez The girls discuss last year’s word of the year and their predictions for this year’s Carmen: It has come to our attention that Webster’s word of the year in 2022 was “gaslight.” Now, I don’t know about you, but I think that

Weird Wild Stuff

September 21, 2023

Editorial Opinion·Feature·Opinion

Words by Shelton Hull Is summer over yet? Not until Sept. 23, according to the calendar, but the difference is purely academic here in Florida, where even Santa Claus wears shorts. The craziness of our news stories has tempered a bit, maybe because it’s too hot to go outside,

Weird Wild Stuff

August 18, 2023

Lifestyle·Opinion

Words by Shelton Hull We’ve all probably visited the Florida Welcome Center on I-95 at least once, but it’s unlikely that you were there on July 6, and that’s good for you because it was the scene of a major drug bust by the Florida Highway Patrol and Nassau County

Weird Wild Stuff

July 24, 2023

Lifestyle·Opinion

Words by Shelton Hull So, how’s your summer going? I don’t care how bad you think it is because as long as you’re not dead, in a coma or currently under indictment for 37 federal counts, you’re still doing better than any of most of the folks in this month’s