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May Concerts

May 1, 2025

May 1 Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo St. Augustine Amphitheatre theamp.com Cat Ridgeway and the Tourists Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com May 2 Ghost Funk Orchestra WJCT Soundstage jaxmusic.org Anvil & more The Albatross thealbatrossjax.com Two Friends Decca Live deccalive.com Small Pools Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com May 2-3 “Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows” Part 2 Jacksonville Center for

Comedy·Events

May Comedy

May 1 River City Comedy Showcase Josephine eventbrite.com FUNdraiser for PossAbilities Plus First Coast Comedy firstcoastcomedy.com May 1-3 David Landau Comedy Zone comedyzone.com May 2 First Coast Comedy The Main Event, 7 p.m. The Blue Show (21+ only), 9:30 p.m. First Coast Comedy firstcoastcomedy.com The Funny Together

May Art

The Art Center Cooperative tacjacksonville.org Beaches Museum beachesmuseum.org Butterfield Garage

May Nightlife

Arlington Atlantis Lounge instagram.com/theatlantis_jax Cliff’s Bar and Grill cliffsbarandgrill.com Club

Khruangbin: A La Salsa Tour

May 1, 2025

Concerts·Feature·Music

Words and photos by Amiyah Golden When I saw the flash of “Khruangbin” and “St Augustine Amphitheater” in the same sentence – announcing their ‘A La Sala’ tour – I freaked out (solo) in the confines of my room. I would finally have the opportunity to be in the

Beat It to MJ THE MUSICAL Downtown

April 24, 2025

Feature·Music·On Stage·Theatre

The audience is socializing as patrons trickle in. The auditorium lights are on. Then you realize actors are trickling onto the stage. If you’re not watching for them to be starting something, you might not notice. Suddenly, someone comes on and announces, “Five minutes ’til Michael,” and you realize you’re

HOME GROWN

April 22, 2025

Feature

Words by Teresa Spencer Ah, the Mary Jane enthusiasts — the passionate crowd that loves more than just the high. We’re talking about folks who appreciate the plant, the process, and the purpose. Whether it’s for medical relief, growing the perfect bud, crafting edibles or just vibing with like-minded

Jacksonville’s Weirdest Wellness Trends

April 22, 2025

Feature·Health & Wellness·Lifestyle

Words by Kaili Cochran When it comes to wellness, it’s easy to think we’ve heard it all — yoga, meditation, green smoothies. But, as self-care is increasingly all over our For You page, some unique and creative ways to approach wellness have emerged. Looking at goat yoga, for

Earth to Shoppers

April 17, 2025

Environmental·Feature·Outdoors

Words by Kaili Cochran “If food waste were a country it would be the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases.” This is what Kevin Anderson, senior coordinator of Ogier Gardens at the University of North Florida, shared with me during a composting workshop he led. It’s a statistic that sticks

The Battle Over Green Space: Jacksonville’s Fight to Preserve Nature

April 17, 2025

Environmental·Feature

Words by Ambar Ramirez When the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) revealed its 2024-25 Great Outdoors Initiative last year, Florida residents took to the streets for protests. As a quick reminder, the Great Outdoors initiative planned to make Florida’s State Parks more accessible by expanding public access, increasing

Combined Minds

April 17, 2025

Environmental·Feature

The girls talk about the rising coast Words by Ambar Ramirez and Carmen Macri Ambar: Between 1982 and 2002, futurist and psychic Michael-Gordon Scallion released a series of “Future Maps” depicting dramatic changes to Earth’s geography following cataclysmic events. His maps captured the public’s imagination — and concern —

NFAN/Dining Out For Life

April 17, 2025

Feature·Food + Drink·Health & Wellness·News

Words by Kaili Cochran Before the mid-1990s, having HIV was considered a death sentence but with modern treatment, someone with HIV can have a similar lifespan as someone who is HIV-negative. Northeast Florida Aids Network is the only organization in Northeast Florida that focuses on HIV. Since its

Make America Coupon Again

April 17, 2025

Feature·Lifestyle

Words by Carmen Macri It’s been more than a decade since “Extreme Couponing” aired on TLC, but the hunt for deals is still going strong — the tactics just look a little different now. Couponing might seem like a relic from the early 2000s—something your mom did with

Fishing Culture in Jax

April 17, 2025

Feature·Fishing

There are plenty of fish in the sea. Words by Ambar Ramirez and Carmen Macri We recently came across a report ranking Florida as the second best fishing state in the U.S. — just behind Alaska. And it got us wondering: What makes Florida such a top-tier fishing destination?