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Bouqets and Brickbats

December 30, 2024

Bouq: To Jacksonville Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram and Britni Burkins Allstate for going above and beyond for this year’s toy drive hosted by “Folio.” Because of their generosity, nearly 100 bicycles were delivered to children in need on Ken Knight Drive. Brick: From one of our loyal readers: My wife and I take our 88-year-old friend out for dinner

Combined Minds·Editorial Opinion·Feature

Combined Minds

New Year’s Resolutions … do they work? Words by Ambar Ramirez & Carmen Macri Ambar: It’s the most joyful and dreadful time of the year. The final month when everybody’s minds are on gifts and holiday parties, and when those of us who are proactive start to think about

Folio Weed: Stuff for Stockings

Words by Shelton Hull That cursed election is now over, and

Bouquets and Brickbats

Bouq: To Douglas Anderson School of the Arts students Mark Magyar and

Dear Dumbs,

October 23, 2024

Dear Dumbs·Feature

Dear Dumbs, Boy, do I have something juicy for you two. My husband and I live in a really cool neighborhood. We’ve lived here for 15 years. About a year ago our next door neighbor sold his home. He sold it to a single woman. She’s very attractive and professional.

Combined Minds

October 23, 2024

Combined Minds·Feature

Why do we love being scared & lore behind haunted houses Words by Ambar Ramirez & Carmen Macri Carmen: We won’t bore you with the details you should already know if you truly are a “Folio” fan (wink wink), but with Halloween right around the corner, let’s chat a

Throwbacks, Tanks and Trevor’s 25th

October 18, 2024

Editorial Opinion·Feature·Football·NFL·Sports

Words by Quinn Gray (Gray’s Gridiron) and photos by Sam Kaplan (SK Photography) The first four weeks of the NFL season weren’t kind to the Jaguars. And unfortunately, the fans weren’t either. “Worst team in the NFL!” “Travis Hunter, YOU are a Jacksonville Jaguar!” “What happened to these guys?”

Folio Weed – Wet Work

October 18, 2024

Editorial Opinion·Feature

Words by Shelton Hull If you, the reader, are anything like me, then you likely long ago surrendered to the wisdom of the almighty algorithm. For example, I do most of my music-listening via YouTube; I assume that’s evidence of some deeper pathology, but I don’t care. Their recommendations

Folio Weed: Picking Sides

September 25, 2024

Editorial Opinion·Feature

Words by Shelton Hull By the time you’re reading this, we’ll be less than two months out from Election Day, and with it the crucial Amendment 3, around which hopes for an exponential expansion of the Florida cannabis market revolve. My take, from day one, was that passage was

Dear Dumbs,

September 20, 2024

Dear Dumbs·Feature

Here we go, Shari and Terry! I’m ready for a little guidance please. My sister’s boyfriend of four years has, in my opinion, always been a little forward and flirtatious with me. The first time he hit on me was about three years ago. He said something that crossed the

Bricks and Bouqs

August 26, 2024

Editorial Opinion·Feature

BOUQ: To the Jacksonville Transportation Authority for providing local students free rides to school. Middle and High school students are eligible to ride JTA buses and the First Coast Flyer every day at no cost through JTA’s My Ride 2 School program. To learn more, visit www.jtafla.com To VyStar Credit

Combined Minds — The Role TikTok and Pop Music Are Playing in the 2024 Presidential Race

August 26, 2024

Combined Minds·Editorial Opinion·Feature

Words by Ambar Ramirez & Carmen Macri Ambar: You think you just fell out of a coconut tree? Carmen: You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you. Ambar: If you’re on TikTok, you’ve probably heard that infamous Vice President

Will AI bots replace humans on the internet? — A dive into the dead internet theory

August 26, 2024

Editorial Opinion·Feature

Words by Emily Cheyne Artificial intelligence has been a growing topic of discussion with the power it has to produce new content at a very fast rate. It seems to be pretty harmless on the surface. We have heard Drake singing Ice Spice songs and seen photos of shrimp

Dear Dumbs,

August 26, 2024

Dear Dumbs·Editorial Opinion·Feature

Dear Dumbs, Thank you for the podcast and for the monthly article. It’s always a bright spot in my day. I’m emailing you today because I have an issue with my boyfriend. We’ve lived together for a little over five years and he’s a good guy. One of his