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The Fourth of July: America’s Loudest, Proudest Day of Reckoning

July 1, 2025

Words by Teresa Spencer Every summer, on the fourth day of July, fireworks slice through the night sky, flags ripple in the humid air, and hot dogs vanish at an alarming rate. Beneath the parades and pyrotechnics, however, lies a radical idea that still crackles with revolutionary energy: that a group of colonies could defy a king, declare their

Feature·History

Mission Misunderstood – Crew-9

Words and Photos by Sam Kaplan On Saturday, Sept. 28, at 1:17 pm EST, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster B1085 — on its second-ever flight-– ignited its nine Merlin engines and lifted off from Space Launch Complex-40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Mounted atop the booster was Crew

The Summer of ’64

Words by Scott Grant How the Beatles and the World-Fastest-Man changed the

The Dark History of Gossip

Words by Carmen Macri and Ambar Ramirez We’ll just start by

Father’s Day

June 3, 2022

History

Every year we take time to remind our fathers and/or father figures why we love and appreciate them. Whether we give them a funky gift or spend the day with them, we want to thank them for all they do, just as we do every Mother’s Day for our wonderful

The Rich History of the Ritz

May 9, 2022

Community·History·LaVilla·Museum·Music Venues·Theatre

Jay Mafela Located in LaVilla, the Ritz Theatre and Museum is not only a gorgeous venue for concerts and theatrical productions but also serves as a tribute to the lives and contributions of local African-Americans. The Ritz stands on the same spot as the movie theater of the same name

April Print Issue

April 28, 2022

Environmental·Feature·Health & Wellness·History·Lifestyle

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It’s A Bird, It’s A Fish, It’s A Square Grouper

April 26, 2022

History·Lifestyle

Lily Snowden It’s always exciting to hear of large blocks of drugs washing up on the coast of Florida and wondering where the pirates or fugitives are that let the product slip away. What is often not thought about, however, is how or why the bale was let go or

Take It from the Mathews Bridge

April 1, 2022

Community·Football·History

Finally, Jacksonville to replace Andrew Jackson statue with a lot of Nu-Metal. By: Glenn Michael Van Dyke As Floridians, we’re all used to the long, straight, and unchanging drive from Jacksonville to Miami, from hot to hotter, an apt metaphor for Florida’s place among our current political climate. The terrain

Oh, the things you’ll learn!

March 7, 2022

History·Visual Art

Dr. Seuss is called many things. An artist, an inspiration, a motivator, but a racist? This was never the narrative until recently. With his childlike rhymes and colorful art, it seems that Dr. Seuss, too, has a colorful past. Before his famous tales, Dr. Seuss was the chief editorial and

In This Climate?! Developing Dunes? Na. Erasing Culture? Na.

February 17, 2022

Community·History·Outdoors

Joseph Guiffre It is a rare thing when the opportunity for environmental conservation, cultural protection, and historical preservation meet in one place. On the uniquely untouched southern end of Amelia Island there exists just such a spot. Among the wind whipped sand and in the embrace of the dense trees

Remembering Bob Marley

February 2, 2022

History·Music·Music News

Rain Henderson Bob Marley is one of the most well-known names in music history and has been covered by artists of all genres: Eric Clapton, Johnny Cash, Sublime, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Nina Simone and many others. If you don’t know much about Marley, you’re sure to have seen his face

Haunted House Guide

October 20, 2021

Community·History·Uncategorized

Think you’re too tough for haunted houses? Think again. These houses are not for the faint of heart. Halloween is my favorite time of year. I was born the day before Halloween, so it’s always held a special place in my heart. This year, I decided to get into the

Black History Matters: Mural Project Brings Awareness to Jacksonville’s Historic Eastside

June 19, 2020

Art News·Attraction·Community·Eastside·Feature·History·Learning·Outdoors·Public Art·Urban Planning·Visual Art

This article was originally published April 5, 2018 THE HOPE & HISTORY MURAL PROJECT DEBUTS AT PUBLIC ART WEEK Public Art Week, an annual event hosted by the , is an opportunity for the city to celebrate local art and to reassert the ‘public’ aspect of public art. Not only

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History - Page 2

The Fourth of July: America’s Loudest, Proudest Day of Reckoning

Mission Misunderstood – Crew-9

The Summer of ’64

The Dark History of Gossip

Father’s Day

The Rich History of the Ritz

April Print Issue

It’s A Bird, It’s A Fish, It’s A Square Grouper

Take It from the Mathews Bridge

Oh, the things you’ll learn!

In This Climate?! Developing Dunes? Na. Erasing Culture? Na.

Remembering Bob Marley

Haunted House Guide

Black History Matters: Mural Project Brings Awareness to Jacksonville’s Historic Eastside

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