Author Tim Gilmore explores Jax’s historic and most surreal homes
I believe in ghosts, just not the supernatural kind. I feel “ghost” as history, psychology, patterns of life and behavior in place across time. So when…
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Jacksonville Beach or Bust: The Beaches Museum Opens Exhibit on the Historic Jax Beach Boardwalk
Before Surfer The Bar and Hoptinger. Before Sneakers and even Freebird. Yes, even before the opening of Adventure Landing's historically important Ship…
Breathing New Life Into Historic Neighborhoods — Christina Parrish Stone
When Christina Parrish Stone moved to the Springfield area, she saw its potential, even with its negative reputation from some. After helping to start…
Local Fitness Junkie Wins History Channel TV Competition
Christian Griffith is a beast. He treks through countless Tough Mudders and Spartan Races, and he runs ultra-marathons like they’re jogs in the park…
The History of the Publix Scale
If you've lived in Florida for awhile, you have probably ventured to many different Publix locations. One of the great things about our favorite grocer…
The Right Way to Celebrate America
Once again, it’s time to celebrate the birth of our country, still miraculously continuing its existence after 240 years. It’s important to know the ru…
Countdown To Destruction
This week, The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists made its annual update on our path to total world destruction and revealed that we are currently just thre…
Hemming Park Celebrates 150 Years
In January 1866, the city of Jacksonville purchased a small parcel of land from the prominent Hart family following the death of our city's founder Isa…
Area Spotlight – King Street
Right off St. George Street in St. Augustine is the historic King Street. The street is packed with hidden gems that are rich with history as far as th…
Then and Now — A Few Places in Jacksonville’s History
We all hear the stories from our parents or grandparents about “the good ol’ days,” or how it used to be in the city we live in. It’s no secret a lot h…
Back to the Roots — Famous musical talent from North Florida
Many famous bands and musicians can trace their roots back to the banks of the St. Johns River, winding through Jacksonville on their way to musical fa…
Then and Now Music Venues
For years, Jacksonville has played host to a thriving music scene and culture. From big names to local talent, the city has made music a priority acros…
Historical Concerts in the Bold City
Over the course of her history, Jacksonville has hosted a number of landmark concert tours and shows: some more infamous than famous. One show drew the…
The USS Adams Comes Home
Charlie Deuce is prepping for her journey from Philadelphia back to the first coast, and this time, it's for good. The dreamy naval ship, the USS Charl…
Piercing Prowess — How piercings in Jacksonville Beach came to be culturally accepted
America has undoubtedly become a tattooed nation. Over the last couple of decades, body piercings, tattoos and other forms of body modifications have g…
App Connects Users With the Story of Jacksonville
While over 800,000 people live in Jacksonville, how many really know about its history? Three Jacksonville locals and historians are making it their mi…
Legend Has It — How Halloween got its start
A Mysterious Past As the leaves start to change colors, temperatures start to drop, and scary movies are released, one of America’s favorite holidays …
Super-Hero Skivvies
The "controversial" brand, Dear Kate, is at it again. Their Ada collection, released this August, featured real tech executives in their underwear. The…
Jacksonville Beer History — How it all began
By Marc Wisdom | Contributor In recent years Jacksonville has enjoyed explosive growth in the beer brewing industry. Beer lovers have several choice…
Top 10 Rock N Roll Deaths
What is a rock n roll death? Let's start by quoting writer Willard Motley, "Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse." Well, good looking may …
MOSH — The Nucleus of Science and Technology in Jacksonville
Where can you visit dinosaurs, gigantic prehistoric sharks, the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, inside your own body or the farthest reaches of the solar…
Why Veterans Day is Important
Most of us are aware of Veterans Day as a day where we honor our military. While that's true, many of those same people aren't entirely sure why we hon…
North Florida History: Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing
1960s America. A time of chasing peace and happiness in the form of LSD, acid and the Beatles. Hippies blossomed and Volkswagen Beatles were cool. T…