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We Are Itching to Know More About Fleabag

September 29, 2023

Words by Carmen Macri For those of us who’ve witnessed Jacksonville’s evolution, it’s no secret how disheartening the transformation of Jacksonville Beach Pier has been. Our grandparents never tire of reminiscing about the good old days when it was a bustling hub of shops, rides, and carnival games. However, those bygone times have faded into history, leaving us with a

Community·Creative Spaces·Events·Feature·Lifestyle

Lets Be Real

Words by Amiyah Golden As a blossoming 21-year-old, my post-college fears aren’t limited to career options or how much my first month’s deposit will be — but the overwhelming fear of finding … adult friends. Scary! I’m curious as to how my mom made friends as an

Palette Popstar

Janaya Bradley is a self-taught visual artist, “sometimes” creative writer, model and

Best Local Crusader: Hope McMath

Best Local Crusader: Hope McMath A crusader is someone who campaigns vigorously

Deck the Halls… Jacksonville Beach Style

December 19, 2022

Community·Creative Spaces·Family·Feature·Lifestyle

Words by Molly Britt A look into the annual Deck the Chairs exhibit in Jacksonville Beach As a Floridian, I can tell you, I know how it feels to hope for the dreamy white Christmas. Snow falling, lights up around the house, and hot chocolate without sweating while we drink

The Lark, a New Creative Space for Downtown Jacksonville

September 10, 2019

Art News·Attraction·Business·Community·Creative Spaces·Downtown·Feature·Hemming Park·Visual Art

Our great city is home to dozens of iconic buildings Downtown that have their own unique, cultural history to tell. The Bryan Building on Hogan Street at is one such superstructure that is layered with decades of creative owners and establishments that only add to its rich authenticity. With the

Creative Community Building at the Beaches: Atlantic Pottery Supply

July 27, 2019

Atlantic Beach·Business·Creative Spaces·Feature·Learning·Local Galleries·Perennial·The Beaches·Visual Art

Jacksonville’s growing art scene isn’t only taking place downtown. While Art Walks and exhibition openings ‘across the ditch’ may often steal the limelight, there is an up and coming art scene at the beaches that is on the verge of erupting in the best way and all of us are

Rebecca Levy to Explore the Body at Jacksonville Dance Theatre’s Annual Concert May 11

May 8, 2019

Creative Spaces·Dance·Downtown·Feature·On Stage·The Elbow

Creative Spaces There’s a magic about dance that exists in the moment that it’s seen. It can be recorded or performed again, but it’s not the same as seeing it for the first time. Rebecca Levy is drawn, as other dancers have been before her, to this kinetic magic within

GOOD WOMEN: A Look Into St. Augustine Based Artist Jenna Alexander’s Creative Space

January 22, 2019

Creative Spaces·Family·Feature·Local Artists·St. Augustine·Visual Art

“Here’s to good women. May we know them, may we be them, may we raise them.” The mantra that hung in Jenna Alexander’s bathroom throughout her childhood has never left her. It was her inspiration for her newest series, Stripes and Buns. She wanted to know what made a good

Sarah Crooks Chats About Decent; Dissent; Descend: Into the Springs of RED Pearl River at Jax Makerspace

January 12, 2019

Art News·Community·Creative Spaces·Downtown·Feature·Hemming Park·Learning·Local Artists·Visual Art

The turning of the New Year inspires rebirth, renewal and rediscovery through a cleansing of the spirit and affecting positive change. To get the year started off fresh, explore personal agency and the healing power of water with ecofeminist artist who will be hosting a creative engagement workshop Jan. 12

Creative Spaces: Patrick Fisher, Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville

January 12, 2018

Art News·Community·Creative Spaces·Downtown·Feature·Perennial·Visual Art

It’s not everyday that someone new arrives to the Bold New City of the South to move and shake the local arts. Last year, Patrick Fisher entered the scene with a fresh perspective and a heap of motivation. After completing a cross-country road trip with his dog in 2016, Fisher

Creative Spaces: Chelsea DuDeVoire of Babes Who Hustle

September 10, 2017

Business·Creative Spaces·Feature·Food + Drink·Lifestyle

Chelsea DuDeVoire is a working woman’s strongest ally. The founder and CEO of Babes Who Hustle, a website devoted to connecting working women around the globe, never knew that her desire to watch other women succeed would lead to her own success. DuDeVoire started the website after graduating from Florida

Hangar Bay, Bayou Ramen, Mayport, Atlantic Beach, Florida

Fried Chicken & Ramen: Chris Straw of Hangar Bay Café in Mayport

August 20, 2017

Atlantic Beach·Creative Spaces·Feature·Food + Drink·Mayport·Restaurants

Chris Straw never exactly intended to open a restaurant. “I didn’t follow my dreams,” he says of his entrepreneurial ventures. “I followed opportunity.” In 2009, an opportunity came along for Straw to open his first restaurant. The joint Simply Tasty Thai rapidly grew in popularity, becoming a staple among residents

Christie and Michael Leach of Bee Friends Farm

Creative Spaces: Michael and Christie Leach of Bee Friends Farm

March 5, 2017

Business·Creative Spaces·Farms·Feature·Festivals·Food + Drink·GastroFest·GastroJax·Hemming Park·Perennial·Westside

When he was sixteen years old, an employer advised beekeeper to quit his job every five years. “Incidentally, that’s what’s happened,” says Leach. Yet the bee business seems to stick. These days, he’s on his third year of the honey product development side of with his wife, Christie, and their