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She Left Her Fiancé For Puppets: April Brucker, the Ventriloquist

July 1, 2025

Words by Ambar Ramirez April Brucker grew up like every young girl does. With a love for Barbie, “Sesame Street” and being told that a woman’s biggest accomplishment in life was to find an established husband (who was preferably rich, but who you loved despite that). In a little town outside of Pittsburgh, born and raised in Bethel Park,

Editorial Opinion·Entertainment·Feature

Where the Locals Go:A Summer Guide to Northeast Florida

Words by Kaili Cochran Now you may be thinking you’ve heard it all, especially if you’ve spent countless summers in Jacksonville. But, this is your guide to hidden things to do, see and eat during the summer of 2025 that even locals may not have tried before. Card

Crimetime

Guns, Drugs and a Gator By Ambar Ramirez When the Jacksonville Sheriff’s

Facebook Crusaders

Words by Carmen Macri With great power comes great responsibility —

Trick-or-Treat Give Me Something Good to Eat… or Drink.

October 21, 2023

Editorial Opinion·Feature

Words by Carmen Macri Does anyone else have to dig deep into the memory vault to recall the last time they went trick-or-treating? It’s kind of like trying to reminisce about those endless hours of playing outside as a kid — you know it was a thing, but the

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

Brics & Bouqs

September 27, 2023

Editorial Opinion

Bouquet: To Equality Florida Action Inc. With hate crimes based on sexual orientation accounting for 22% of all hate crimes in the state of Florida, the organization is even more committed to securing full equality for Florida’s LGBTQ+ community. Projects include the Safe and Healthy Schools project which aims to

Dear Dumbs,

September 27, 2023

Dear Dumbs

Dear Dumbs, I listen to your podcast every Monday. Thank you for putting yourselves out there. You’re doing good in a lighthearted way. I have a pretty big issue. It’s so big I’m using an alias to protect everyone involved. My husband was in a toxic marriage for 11 years.

Camp Declan Gives a Whole New Meaning to Camp

September 26, 2023

Editorial Opinion·Feature·Outdoors

Words by Carmen Macri and Ambar Ramirez Do you remember the feeling of your parents dropping you off at summer camp? Driving the whole way with the windows down, smelling the summer breeze, anticipation swirling through your body. The feeling seemed fleeting, especially as we grew up and grew

Dating in a Polluted Fish Bowl… It’s Not You, It’s Them

September 26, 2023

Editorial Opinion·Feature

Words by Amiyah Golden After taking a few months to heal and fill up my schedule with many arbitrary hobbies, It doesn’t exempt me from finding myself back in the never-ending circle of unprovoked exhaustive interactions with Jacksonville men. I often catch myself turning my nose up in

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,