The Check In: For Jonathan Berlin, the music doesn’t stop
Tours may be on hold, but the music doesn’t stop this multifarious maestro.
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The Check In: Hotel Palms stays connected to the community it cultivated
Despite the shutdown, Atlantic Beach gathering place stays connected to the community it cultivated.
Stay Home, But Head to Gainzville with this Thompson Performance Workout
While the world's greatest surfer has only yet offered to help us through these tough times by serenading us with an original "song," local surf star t…
And Now… A Neat Surfboard: Fishbird Surfboards Ditch Pickle
Oh how we love our backyard shapers. With their grit, ingenuity--their unadulterated joy for the craft--this DIY bunch is the lifeblood of any surf com…
The Best Thing I’ve Ever Eaten: The Roots Biscuit from Southern Roots
I’m lucky, in that food insecurity for me, for months has been defined by just two points of scarcity: 1) Those long lines at Popeyes and 2) The vast s…
Rad Pad Icon: William Morgan (1930-2016)
If you’ve lived in Jacksonville long enough, you’ve likely enjoyed (or at least humored) a sunny day cruise, dawdling along the oceanfront thoroughfare…
Bold Bites: ABBQ does Texas-style right
A few weeks ago, I heard about a new Texas-style BBQ spot opening at the Beaches. “Hmph,” I arrogantly interjected to myself. “I’ll be the judge of th…
35 Under 35: Brittany Norris
Brittany Norris’ passion is her garden. It is where she recharges and clears her mind; fingernails covered in dirt do wonders for her psyche, consider…
Beach’s LEEDer: Atlantic Beach is Goin’ Green
The reasons to love Atlantic Beach are numerous. Great restaurants and watering holes, pristine white sand, one of the best walking streets in all of …
Like Clean Beaches? This local organization needs your help
Time to face the music: We're trashy people. But we can do better. That's the idea driving local environmentally focused organization Beaches Go …
#1 in the 9-0-Future: A New Frontier in Retail, Fashion, and Fun
Historically speaking, Jacksonville hasn’t exactly been known for being hip, trendy, or cutting-edge. Despite rebranding efforts over the decades from …
Kenny Richards, Ginger Beer, and the Root of Curiosity
Kenny Richards is a searcher. That interrogative spirit has led the Atlantic Beach native and Episcopal School graduate down a rabbit hole (or ten). Th…
Behind the Centerfold: The Drink Issue
Drinking, in and of itself, is a pointless endeavor. But, it's very much OK to love things that are pointless. And Drinking is one of those compulsions…
Go: Local lensmen combine the tangible with the digital for photography exhibition “As of Now”
Our insatiable appetites for Social Media have made the majority of us, in a way, amateur photojournalists, doggedly capturing our daily highlights in …
Turning Tired Spaces Into Lasting Places — What’s Next for the Beaches’ Kmart Lot
Anticipating the potential for disagreement and vitriol surrounding the potential reuse and redevelopment of the former, Kmart-anchored center at 500 A…
Al’s Pizza Returns to Neptune Beach for 30th Anniversary
Al's Pizza has made its big return to Neptune Beach. This past Wednesday, Al's Pizza took over the previous Craft Pizza location at 240 3rd St, Neptune…
Atlantic Beach Brewing Co. Opening May 6 — Q&A with owner and head brewer
Keeping in the spirit of "you can never have too many craft breweries," Atlantic Beach is finally getting its very own craft/micro brewery, fittingly n…
Al’s Pizza rebranding Atlantic Beach location to Al’s Craft Pizza Co.
There's a lot going on with Al's Pizza in Atlantic Beach. Al’s is currently changing the brand for its AB location and moving about a block away. It’s …
New Mexican Restaurant Seeks to Spice Up Atlantic Beach
If word on the block hasn't reached you yet, then it's time to brush up on your Español and check out the new Cantina Louie at 725 Atlantic Blvd. Ca…
8th Annual Matt Gray Memorial
In its eighth consecutive year, the Matt Gray Memorial has raised over $20,000 in local college scholarships. The event combines three of Matt’s favori…
Redesigning a Legend
By Mike Graybeal Nestled in the heart of Atlantic Beach is a gem that is in the process of being reimagined. Selva Marina Country Club has been a part…
