Connecting the First Coast — Melissa Ross
Melissa Ross is the host and producer of First Coast Connect, a local NPR radio show that broadcasts daily from the studios of WJCT. Her guests have in…
Editor’s Picks
Crafting the Bold City’s Culinary Scene — Jon Insetta
“You grow up with a chip on your shoulder, people talk sh*t about Jacksonville and you can either make a difference here or keep talking sh*t. I strive…
Know Your Rights — Musician, Surfer and Entrepreneur, Juan Pablo Salvat
“Know Your Rights” is a semi-regular column featuring profiles of and conversations with local surfers whose love for the ocean fuels their passion, in…
Love Over Fear — Donna Deegan
The Donna Foundation’s story started with cancer, but this isn’t a “cancer” story. When you meet Donna Deegan, you quickly learn that being a three-tim…
Jaguars Brought New Swagger in 2017
The 2017 season for the Jacksonville Jaguars has come to a close. The team fell short of their goals, but let’s not forget the success that few anticip…
Making Duval Hip-Hop One for the History Books — Mal Jones
If you’ve ever been downtown to Art Walk and seen artists/emcees freestyling in the streets, Mal Jones is probably the guy you spotted displaying his t…
Design Your Existence — Kendrick Kidd
How many pieces of art have you experienced today? Perhaps you drove past some murals, saw paintings in a coffee shop, liked some pieces of work on Ins…
Bomb Cyclone: Local Surfers Score During Unprecedented Winter Storm
Boom you got the Bomb! As surfers, we’ve grown accustomed to our loved ones criticizing our extraneous purchases. Why do you need a 5’10 X 19 3/16 whe…
Duval County’s Teacher of the Year Taps into a Goldmine for Education
When you step into Latrece B. Sudduth’s fourth-grade classroom at Andrew A. Robinson Elementary, you can tell there’s something special about it. The …
Know Your Rights — Boytoy Singer/Guitarist Glenn Van Dyke
Jax-native and garage rocker wants to make Florida Winterland again. “Know Your Rights” is a semi-regular column featuring profiles of and conversat…
Strata to Host New Year’s Eve Party in Downtown Jax
While wondering what to do for New Year's Eve this month, Jason Rodriguez (brand director over at Strata) messaged me and answered my question almost a…
The Art Next Door — Painting the 904 out of a corner
I arrived at CoRK Arts District at 4 p.m. on a hot and muggy Sunday afternoon. The rain had abated for a brief moment, allowing me enough time get insi…
Somebody Has To — An open letter to the First Coast music scene
It’s no secret the First Coast’s music scene took a hit after venues like Freebird Live at the Beaches, Underbelly and Burro Bar downtown and The Birdh…
Big City, Small Town Photography
We’ve become saturated with alluring images everywhere we look. We’re becoming numb to above-average photography because there’s so much of it. So the …
Music Machines — Catching Up with Jacksonville’s Record Pressing Plant
In a small building toward the back of a large, industrial property covered in heavy machinery and large trucks, Walter Hill and Jonathan Berlin are qu…
The Art of Presentation: Jacksonville Fashion Designers At-Large and on the Rise
Everyone has a presentation. Whether people make the effort or not in their own style, most humans like to look at beautiful things. As Miuccia Prada o…
eSports — From the Couch to the Coliseum
Even if you don’t consider yourself a “gamer,” you’ve probably played a video game at some point in your life. Whether it was your first time picking u…
Jaguars Yannick Ngakoue — It’s All About Preparation
In January, Yannick Ngakoue broke through the Colt’s line and took down quarterback Andrew Luck. It was his eighth sack of the season. A Jaguars rooki…
Chasing Tales with Spencer Rooney
Apparently it’s normal to ask yourself questions, but it’s some sort of an issue if you start answering yourself. I was asked by some of the big dogs h…
Featured Photographer — Jesse Brantman
For our second installment of this little feature series, we've chosen to highlight the talented Jesse Brantman. You've probably seen his work featured…
Culture Shift — Hockey’s Reemergence in The Bold City
The year is 1964, and the Eastern Hockey League’s Jacksonville Rockets make their debut at the old Coliseum to a confused fan base who were said to “no…
Support Your Neighbors, Shop Local
It shouldn’t be news to anyone that giant retail chains have been threatening small businesses for ages. The more our city expands, the more big busine…
#1 Memes in the 904 — Bold Meme City of the South
A cultural phenomenon was born in 1976 when Richard Dawkins coined a term to describe the way cultural information spreads — a meme. Things have gone d…
What’s Not #1 in the 904
As witnessed in this issue, Jacksonville is an incredible place full of innovative ideas and inspired people. Each passing season sees this city becomi…
Locals We Want to Have a Beer With — Shawana Brooks
In Jacksonville, our city limits outpace any other in the continental U.S. But the abundance of space has inspired little aside from fragmented cultura…