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What If Jacksonville Suddenly Woke Up?

Stephen Dare October 27, 2019 Business, Community, Editorial Opinion, Feature, History, Perennial, Urban Planning

Some say Jacksonville is a diamond that wants to remain coal. What would it be like if Jacksonville were a city that didn’t hate itself… led by people who acknowledged its achievements? Here are a few things that possibly would have happened in New York, Rome, London Paris, Seattle, or San Francisco if the leaders that made them into Great Cities had been given our city and history. The Southern Music Hall of Fame would be open and full to capacity somewhere in downtown. , and The Allman Brothers would have exhibits there and all the music aficionados would know …

Jon Batiste, City of Jacksonville, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Photo by Brandi Hill

The 2017 Jacksonville Jazz Festival Swings Thru Downtown May 25-27

Liza Mitchell May 27, 2017 Community, Downtown, Family, Feature, Festivals, Hemming Park, History, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Music, Northbank, Outdoors, The Elbow

When tradition is used as a guidebook, it leaves space for change and limitless growth potential. The Jacksonville Jazz Festival is a Memorial Day tradition that continues to evolve with the changing face of the Downtown area. As one of the largest jazz festivals in the country, the 2017 brings the city streets to life May 25-27 with a vibrant street festival atmosphere. Experience the thrill of live music on three stages, local food, art, the Jazz Marketplace, and more, throughout 15 blocks of . This year, the Jazz Festival lineup include such legendary artists as , Chick Corea Trio, …

The 2017 Jacksonville Jazz Festival Swings Thru Downtown May 25-27

Liza Mitchell May 26, 2017 Community, Downtown, Festivals, Hemming Park, History, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Music, Northbank, Outdoors, The Elbow

When tradition is used as a guidebook, it leaves space for change and limitless growth potential. The Jacksonville Jazz Festival is a Memorial Day tradition that continues to evolve with the changing face of the Downtown area. As one of the largest jazz festivals in the country, the 2017 brings the city streets to life May 25-27 with a vibrant street festival atmosphere. Experience the thrill of live music on three stages, local food, art, the Jazz Marketplace, and more, throughout 15 blocks of . This year, the Jazz Festival lineup include such legendary artists as , Chick Corea Trio, …

A Band in Command! The Commodores headline the 2017 Jacksonville Jazz Festival

Liza Mitchell May 9, 2017 Feature, Festivals, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Music

Growing up on the northwest side of Jacksonville, often sat on the front porch of his house on 29th Street listening to the marching band. When the wind was just right, the horns and the drums united in a ground swell of wonder and possibility. “When they turned all the way facing north, it was like ‘wow’! I would get so excited listening to those drums,” says Orange. “Eventually when I went to Northwestern High School, the first thing I went looking for was the drum section. That was my inspiration to play the drums. That was it.” Orange followed …

BOLD WILL HOLD: 10 QUESTIONS WITH TATTOO ARTIST MYRA OH

Patrick Fisher October 9, 2016 Feature, Local Artists, Visual Art

Courtesy of our friends at the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville Myra Oh, now a resident of Jacksonville, was born in Oakland, California and lived in the Bay Area into her early 20s. At the age of 14, Myra enrolled in courses at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. There she attended classes including figure drawing, fashion design, printmaking, and painting. During Myra’s senior year of high school she attended the Oxbow School, a private single semester arts school located in Napa, California. Myra enrolled in college after high school, with a focus on printmaking, but dropped out before graduating. During …