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Bricks and Bouqs

August 26, 2024

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 Union for creating the MOCA Centennial Scholarship. The four-year scholarship

Combined Minds·Editorial Opinion·Feature

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

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

Words by Emily Cheyne Artificial intelligence has been a growing topic

Dear Dumbs,

Dear Dumbs, Thank you for the podcast and for the monthly

Fight For Your (First Amendment) Right

June 26, 2024

Community·Editorial Opinion·Education

Words by Carmen Macri and Ambar Ramirez Photo by Collin Frye Interested in some light reading? Have you thought about picking up the Constitution’s Bill of Rights – specifically, the First Amendment? Here are some spark notes for you. In the Constitution, the First Amendment states that “Congress shall make

Combined Minds: What Does Your Favorite Summer Cocktail Say About You

June 26, 2024

Editorial Opinion·Food + Drink·Lifestyle

Words by Ambar Ramirez & Carmen Macri Carmen: Summer is here! And with it comes long sunny days and cold cocktails – at least for us. I don’t know what y’all get into, but the second it’s 85 degrees outside I need a spicy margarita in my hand. Ambar: We

Folio Weed June 2024

June 26, 2024

Editorial Opinion·Folio Weed·Lifestyle

Words by Shelton Hull As you would expect, I hear about all kinds of interesting new products coming out, and I’ve collected a few over the past few weeks, so let’s talk about them today. As always, please feel free to send along any samples or suggestions — the weirder,

The Summer of ’64

June 26, 2024

Editorial Opinion·History

Words by Scott Grant How the Beatles and the World-Fastest-Man changed the First Coast Forever As a Cornell Graduate, Scott Grant has sharpened his expertise with some of the best. He is known, not only for his lively debate and detailed accounts of some of the most infamous events in

Lavender Marriage

June 26, 2024

Editorial Opinion·Education·LGBTQIA·Lifestyle

Words by Amiyah Golden Ten-foot tall doors met with an arch and a cross at the apex serve as the entry point to the ceremony held to join two souls together. Family, friends and the meddlesome fill in the church pews to bear witness to a union painted as “picture-perfect”

WHAT’S IN YOUR BEACH BAG?

May 31, 2024

Editorial Opinion·Feature

Words by Angelica Santini What’s in Your Beach Bag? Florida Residents at Jacksonville Beach Share Their Essentials With the sun shining brightly and the waves rolling gently onto the shore, Jacksonville Beach is a hotspot for beachgoers year-round. Curious about what makes a perfect beach day for locals, we

Playing to the Beat of Your Own Drum

May 31, 2024

Editorial Opinion·Feature

Words by Ambar Ramirez In a typical classroom or educational environment you expect to see notebooks, pencils, pens, highlighters, whiteboards, sticky notes and index cards. What you may not expect, unless you are taking a music class, are drums (especially when talking about a Senior Health & Wellness

Beach Bowl Is (Almost) Back and Better Than Ever

May 31, 2024

Editorial Opinion·Entertainment·Events·Feature

Words by Carmen Macri The time has finally come! The re-opening of Beach Bowl is right around the corner, with a soft-open scheduled for June 17, and here is what we have to look forward to. This Jacksonville staple, around for over 60 years, was due for

Back to the Source: Duval Comic and Zine Fest helps keep a crucial art form alive

May 31, 2024

Editorial Opinion·Entertainment·Feature

Words by Shelton Hull The third annual Duval Comics and Zine Festival (DCAZ) takes place at the Main Library downtown on Saturday, June 15, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The event is being run by two of my favorite people ever: author and publisher Lindsay Anderson and musician/author Dawn Watley,

In The Name of Love

May 31, 2024

Editorial Opinion·Feature

Question #1 I recently started dating a really great guy but I have not agreed to get exclusive for one reason… he has terrible manners at the dinner table.  I’ve tried to get over it, but am I being petty?  I just can’t imagine myself watching him chew with his