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Your Guide to Cat Cafes in Northeast Florida

February 28, 2025

Words by Kaili Cochran People love coffee. Many of them love cats. Imagine if there was a way to combine the two. Cat cafes are nonprofit cat rescues where people can buy coffee drinks often named after felines. (Cattuccino, anyone?) While sipping, patrons can also pet cats. Cat cafes began in 1948. The first was the Cat

Drink·Entertainment·Feature

Gay Bars Today

Words by Ambar Ramirez When one closet door closes, another one opens. While few and far between, our Bold City is still home to several gay bars. And just as the history of such businesses is worth highlighting, it’s important to uplift the ones still standing today. After all, history

The Rise of Non-alcoholic Beverages

Words by Kaili Cochran Since COVID-19, non-alcoholic beverages have become something

Grassroots Natural Market

A two-time winner of Best Health Food Store (and rightfully so), this

Local Books for Foodies

December 3, 2013

Books·Feature·Food + Drink·History·Perennial

If you have a food-lover in your life, there are a number of local books that would bring a smile to their faces this holiday season. [tabs type=”vertical”][tabs_head][tab_title]Lost Restaurants of Jacksonville[/tab_title] [tab_title]The Keepsake Cookbook[/tab_title][tab_title]The First Coast Heritage Cookbook[/tab_title][tab_title]Intuition Ale Cookbook[/tab_title][/tabs_head][tab] Lost Restaurants of Jacksonville by Dorothy K. Fletcher has plenty of

Community Bicycle Couriers

December 3, 2013

Business·Community·Downtown·Feature·Food + Drink·Murray Hill·Riverside·San Marco·Springfield

For all you folks with a busy lifestyle, there’s a new, sustainable way to get your groceries (and take-out). It’s called Community Couriers, and it serves Downtown, Riverside, Avondale, Ortega, Springfield, San Marco and Murray Hill. Community Couriers is the brainchild of Benjamin Wilson. He’s a longtime resident of Riverside

The Cafe at The Cummer

December 3, 2013

Food + Drink·Restaurants·Riverside

you’ve been to the Cafe at the Cummer in the past, the experience has changed. With an expanded staff, new outdoor seating under a gorgeous giant oak and an updated menu, it’s no longer just a place you’d grab a coffee. It’s now much more. [one_half] Though they do still

What’s Brewing, Dec 2013

December 3, 2013

Drink·Food + Drink·What's Brewing

id you feel that? Did you see it? That thing flying past you is 2013. This year has brought some new players into the Greater Jacksonville “chews and brews” scene, including a new local microbrewery, products of other microbreweries around the country not available before and some new establishments making

Northeast Florida Veg Fest

November 2, 2013

Food + Drink

by SHANNON BLANKINSHIP The Fourth Annual Northeast Florida Veg Fest, hosted by the Girls Gone Green, will take place at Riverside Park from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday, November 9th. Veg Fest has become one of the few free outdoor festivals where the food takes main stage, but

Jacksonville Farmers Market Celebrates its 75th Anniversary

November 2, 2013

Community·Food + Drink·Local Seafood·Northside

Florida’s growing season isn’t like any other state, and the Jacksonville Farmers Market isn’t like any other market. Celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, the Jacksonville Farmers Market is Florida’s oldest farmers market. It is located at 1810 West Beaver Street, just beyond the downtown urban core and north of

UPDATE – Nov. 2013

November 2, 2013

Food + Drink

by Erin Thursby The former Times Grill/Bubba Burger Grill spot at the Beach and Hodges intersection now has a new tenant: Copper. It’s all about craft beer, but without the thousand page menu. The selection will be pared down to a less confusing 24, representing geographical regions. The Tasti-D-Lite on

What's Brewing – Nov. 2013

November 2, 2013

Drink·Food + Drink·What's Brewing

by REGINA HEFFINGTON Christmas stuff, already? Really? I don’t know about you, but I miss having separate seasons in the stores. When I was growing up, it was Halloween–-then Thanksgiving–-then Christmas. Not Hallowivingmas. Now that we’ve put away the ghoulish costumes, our focus can be on all things “Novemberish.” Some

WINE AND DINE FOR A CAUSE IN ST. AUGUSTINE THIS OCTOBER

October 9, 2013

Food + Drink

They say that enjoying a glass of red wine is good for the heart. But this October, it’s good for the community, too. The 2nd annual St. Augustine Spanish Wine Festival, held October 21 – 26, will bring residents and visitors together to celebrate St. Augustine’s rich Spanish heritage and

Cafe Freda

October 6, 2013

Food + Drink

by ERIN THURSBY If you’re a denizen of Riverside, you probably already know about Cafe Freda. It’s on Park Street, at the end of the Park and King strip, across from European Street, near West Riverside Elementary. Even though they’ve just opened and have been quite busy, there’s already a