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Be Very Afraid: Top 10 Haunted Hangouts on the First Coast

October 1, 2022

Nestled between the famously haunted cities of Savannah and St. Augustine, Jacksonville is not well known as a spooky destination. Yet our city has plenty of its own ghost stories and urban legends. If you’re looking for a scare this October, here are the top 10 haunted hangouts on the First Coast: The Florida Theatre 128 East Forsyth Street, Suite

Affordable Marijuana Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, Dr, Rene Puildo

Business·Feature·Health & Wellness·Learning·Perennial·St. Nicholas

Local Doctor Offers Compassionate Care at Affordable Marijuana Clinic

Jacksonville’s Affordable Marijuana License Clinic is working to ensure qualified patients have access to the alternative treatment. As part of an integrated, multidisciplinary medical marijuana clinic network, clinic staff is expertly trained in the use of medical marijuana for the treatment of approved conditions. The clinic offers individualized patient-oriented care

A1A Ocean Islands Trail, Florida Scenic Highway, Amelia Island Plantation, Photo courtesy of Amelia Island Conventions and Visitors Bureau

Jax Beach to Fernandina: The A1A Ocean Islands Trail

Along the A1A Ocean Islands Trail Jacksonville’s Beaches | Mayport | Broward House

Orsay Burger, Restaurat Orsay Late Night Menu, Nightcap, Late Night Eats in Jacksonville, Florida, photo by Nate Mayo, Events, Concerts, Theatre, Art, Happenings, Restaurants & All Things Jacksonville, Florida. EU Jacksonville Newspaper serves more than a million readers across Jacksonville and Northeast Florida, including St. Augustine, Orange Park, The Beaches, and Fernandina. Founded in 1978, our printed newsprint magazine and editorial news platform grants readers 24/7 online access to current events and happenings in their beloved River City on the First Coast of Florida. #eujax

Midnight Munchies: Late Night Eats Around Jacksonville

From shows at the and the , to lively productions at

FREE PARKING – Centuries of History in Ortega’s Parks

April 13, 2015

Family·Feature·Festivals·History·Lifestyle·Neighborhoods·One Spark Music Creator·Ortega·Outdoors·Perennial·Westside

The is known for its giant oak trees, waterfront views, and historic homes. Nestled between the St. Johns and Ortega rivers, the area was designated as a US historic district in 2004. The peninsula is a mostly residential area with abundant green spaces and a wealth of parks. On

Home Sweet Ortega

April 13, 2015

Feature·History·Neighborhoods·Ortega·Perennial

Ortega: Historic & Beautiful Once an island, now a spit of a peninsula protruding into the ’s western waters and threading into the Ortega and s, there is a neighborhood called . Its eastern part is known as and western as , split in the middle by Roosevelt Boulevard,

Big Smiles For Ortega Landmark – Old Carter’s Pharmacy

April 13, 2015

Feature·Health & Wellness·History·Neighborhoods·Ortega·Perennial

Ask any resident about , and you’ll get a big smile. That’s because it’s been a part of the local landscape for decades. Tucked away in Old Ortega, on Corinthian Avenue off Ortega Blvd, this old-fashioned pharmacy and lunch counter has been catering to the neighborhood for sixty years. ,

Fort George: Island Time and the Scent of Saltmarsh

March 25, 2015

Family·Feature·Ft. George / East Heckscher·History·Neighborhoods·Northside·Perennial

BY KATE MATTHEWS I arrived on near midnight on an early summer’s eve under a bright half-moon. There was a feeling of being submerged in the hot, liquid air while the narrow, sharply curving road pulled me through tunnels of oak hammocks draped with thick Spanish moss. A glimpse of

Neighborhood: Ft. George – Napoleon Bonaparte Broward House

March 7, 2015

Ft. George / East Heckscher·History·Neighborhoods·Northside·Perennial

The is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Located at 9953 Hecksher Drive on the North side of the St. Johns River, near the entrance to , the House is the former summer residence of Florida governor Napoleon B. Broward (1857-1910). Now part of the Timucuan Ecological

Neighborhood: Ft. George – Roll or Float Along with Kayak Amelia

March 7, 2015

Feature·Ft. George / East Heckscher·Health & Wellness·History·Lifestyle·Northside·Outdoors·Perennial·Technology

Have you ever thought, “man, I would love to go off-road on a Segway but I just don’t know where to do that”? If so, I have some great news for you. Going on an off-road Segway tour is totally a thing you can do in Jacksonville! offers tours of

Kingsley Plantation – Ft. George

March 5, 2015

Feature·Ft. George / East Heckscher·History·Neighborhoods·Northside·Perennial

Originally built in 1798 by enslaved craftsmen under plantation owner , this plantation house is the oldest planter’s residence still standing in Florida. Many changes have taken place through the years, but a tour still evokes what it must have been like long ago. In the early 1800s, plantation-owner brought

OLD ARLINGTON: Norman Film Studios

February 6, 2015

Arlington·Feature·History·Movies·Neighborhoods·Perennial·Special Showings

In 1920, Flagler’s East Coast Railway trains rolled down the tracks from the cold North to paradise down South. With bags packed carefully with top hats, watches on gold chains, silk dresses and pearls in velvet bags, onwards the snowbirds came to enjoy the Florida sunshine and bask in warm

OLD ARLINGTON: History Revealed

February 5, 2015

Arlington·Feature·History·Neighborhoods·Perennial

Traveling through Arlington today, you might be surprised by its rich history and former cultural distance from Jacksonville proper. Geographically, some of its elevated land makes it unusual for North Florida. For early residents, that high land meant beautiful views and excellent drainage, a highly valued commodity when it came

Karpeles Manuscript Library Jacksonville Museum

January 9, 2015

Art Exhibitions·Books·Feature·History·Neighborhoods·Perennial·Springfield·Visual Art

Dr. David Karpeles owns more than one million rare manuscripts and documents – the world’s largest collection of which he rotates around his 12 museums, all historical buildings of which carry his name. The is located in a beautiful, 1921 neoclassical white-columned building that features windows. It is a Jacksonville