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Legalized suicide gets its own thrill ride. p. 77 Strap it on! Helmet is back on the road, and headed our way. p. 54

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EDITOR’S NOTE p. 4 NEWS Under fire for tax increases, Fernandina Beach lawmakers face pressure to dissolve the government. p. 7 BUZZ, BOUQUETS & BRICKBATS Screw you, Oscar Mayer — we’re going to the stadium! Plus one local Chinese-food delivery man declares: “I’m the 99 percent.” p. 8 SPORTS The Marlins’ new skipper promises to bring old school “offense” to Eastern Division baseball. p. 10 ON THE COVER Best of Jax 2011: A fast ’n’ furious ride through the best the region has to offer, from Ft. Clinch to the Matanzas Bay. p. 13 OUR PICKS Reasons to leave the house this week. p. 47 MOVIES Reviews of “Dream House” and “50/50.” p. 48 MUSIC After 50 years of shaping the rockabilly sound, the legendary Wanda Jackson shows no signs of slowin’ down. p. 52

Page Hamilton keeps his head on straight with the heavyweight sound of Helmet. p. 54 ARTS Northeast Florida filmmakers, producers and musicians join forces for the hometown horror of “Velvet Road.” p. 61 Jacksonville artists Kurt Polkey and Madeleine Peck take a fearless, skewed look at personal mythology. p. 62 NEWS OF THE WEIRD A really super fun way to die. p. 77 BACKPAGE Seven Jacksonville competitors bring their game face to compete in the Las Vegas Ironman. p. 82 MAIL p. 5 I ♥ TELEVISION p. 11 MONEY JUNGLE p. 12 HAPPENINGS p. 66 DINING GUIDE p. 69 THE EYE p. 76 I SAW U p. 78 FREEWILL ASTROLOGY p. 79 CLASSIFIEDS p. 80

Carl Newman of indie rock’s The New Pornographers spills the dirt on writing clean, well-crafted tunes. p. 53 OCTOBER 11-17, 2011 | FOLIO WEEKLY | 3

Inconvenient Truths

Governor Scott’s “jobs” pledge: Faux or fiction?

ll the news of jobs last week was no doubt a relief to Florida Gov. Rick Scott — the Jobs Bill, job losses, protesters demanding jobs, the death of Steve Jobs. The flood of keyword clutter in the headlines provided Google cover for the governor’s own jobs story, the one in which it was revealed that his campaign-era jobs pledge was a fiction. You may remember Scott’s 7-7-7 slogan, a promise to bring 700,000 jobs to the state in seven years. That vow was built on a somewhat unsteady set of assumptions, including the idea that slashing business and environmental regs is the surest path to growth, and that the

claiming that he’d never promised to create 700,000 jobs on top of the 1 million projected. “No, that’s not true,” Scott said when a reporter reminded him of the specifics of the 7-7-7 pledge. “I don’t know who said that. I have no idea.” Pressed last Wednesday, he again denied ever saying that he’d promised a net 1.7 million jobs, even when one reporter gently chided him, “Of course, they’ve got you on tape saying that.” The governor shrugged (video at bit.ly/ qT5UDV). It’s no mystery why Scott might want to revise his estimates. The state’s economic

What’s surprising about the governor’s backtracking is not so much that he’s failing to do what he promised as a candidate – a lot of politicians do. It’s that he’s lying about what he promised – and pretending not to fail. 5 percent of state workers he also promised to fire upon taking office “didn’t count” in that calculation (this governor only values private sector jobs). Whether or not you credited Scott’s reasoning, his campaign slogan was anything but ambiguous: Seven years, 700,000 jobs. Fairly hard to fudge. Still, reporters on the campaign trail pressed Scott for details. Did he mean 700,000 jobs on top of the 1 million projected to come to the state anyway through anticipated growth patterns? Yes, he assured them, that’s exactly what he meant. “That plan is on top of what normal growth would be,” he told a moderator at an Oct. 10, 2010 debate. The boldness of the guarantee prompted the moderator to follow up. After all, he noted, Florida itself had only 1 million unemployed people. Scott’s promise to create 700,000 more jobs beyond that seemed, well, audacious. Scott refused to yield. “My whole goal is we’re going to grow the state,” he insisted. The simplicity of the 7-7-7 plan appealed to voters, and coupled with his “Let’s Get to Work” slogan, proved essential in his narrow, 1-percentmargin victory. Scott acknowledged as much in February. “That was my whole campaign.” It was also a total ruse. Last week, the governor did what the truth-in-politics website PolitiFact Florida dubbed a “full flop” on his campaign pledge (bit.ly/pwpKrD), now 4 | folio weekly | OCTOBER 11-17, 2011

picture has dimmed significantly, even since last year’s election. Projected job growth in Florida has dropped from an estimated 175,000 next year to 64,000, and the state’s recession rebound is now expected to take at least a decade. But a big part of the mass appeal of Scott’s 7-7-7 plan was its rigid, even foolish consistency (why seven years?). If the 700,000 jobs figure is unfairly unfungible, it’s his own fault. The idea that he might actually have been promising a net 700,000 jobs, as he now says, is implausible, given that economists were predicting the state would see 1 million new jobs by 2017 — no matter who the governor might be. A pledge to do less than that — to deliver 300,000 fewer jobs than were predicted — would not have won him (or anyone) election. And obviously that’s not what Scott promised. The videos prove as much. What’s surprising about the governor’s backtracking is not so much that he’s failing to do what he promised as a candidate — a lot of politicians do that. It’s that he’s lying about what he promised — and pretending not to fail. For a politician who’s managed to get far more wrong than right since taking office (see p. 14), Gov. Rick Scott’s mendacity on the most factcheckable of campaign promises speaks not of politics but pathology. Anne Schindler themail@folioweekly.com

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Incredible that you would be so hoodwinked to allow a gross consumer and polluter such as Peter Thliveros to espouse ad nauseum about the dangers of industrial pollution when he himself generates probably 1,000 times more carbon footprint than the average Joe! (Cover Story, “Fish Out of Water,” Sept. 20) 30K miles per year hauling a giant boat with a massive truck burns a gazillion gallons of fuel — and he probably doubles that traipsing around the water in the boat itself, while preparing and competing in a “sport” [sic] where you catch fish and get paid for it? Wonder if he has ever taken sponsorship money from some of these folks when the getting was good. BTW, all of the dioxin created and released by the entire North American Pulp & Paper Industry (that’s paper such as yours, noncotton fibers for clothing, tissue, towels, nonwovens for medical uses, diapers for young and old, etc.) since 1996 when virtually every mill in the world went Elemental Chlorine Free could fit into a 5-oz. Dixie cup. That is at a pretty accurate measurement rate, as individual testing uses information calibrated and gathered at capabilities of PPQ (parts per quadrillion) or 1 in 1,000,000,000,000,000. Art Meusel via email

What’s A Life Worth? (A story in three parts.)

One of our local news stations recently aired a complaint about city tax dollars paying funeral costs for the homeless. The homeless don’t pay taxes, so why should we foot the bill? Please, let’s stop whining about misspent tax dollars, and let me offer a simple git-’er-done solution. Just dump the deceased homeless person(s) at the local landfill. Done! Now don’t act shocked — who will care? Really. I bet in your entire life you’ve never once been to a Jacksonville landfill. And if you happen to live downwind — the smell will be no worse than it already is. Anyway, vultures and maggots will make quick work of the shriveled and underfed decomposing corpses. The beauty is: Who’s going to complain? They have no family or loved ones to make a legal stink. On further reflection, there’s a more practical solution. (Now, don’t think I’m insensitive — I’m not. I get my feelings hurt all the time.) I ask you, “What use is a homeless

October is turning into “food” month, beginning with World Vegetarian Day and World Farm Animals Day on Oct. 1 and 2, continuing with World Food Day on Oct. 16, and culminating with Food Day on Oct. 24. World Farm Animals Day (wfad.org) is perhaps the most dramatic of these observances. perh It celebrates the lives, exposes the abuses and mourns the slaughter of billions of sentient animals raised for food. Recent undercover investigations showed male baby chicks suffocated in plastic garbage bags or ground to death, pigs clobbered with metal pipes, and cows skinned and dismembered while still conscious.

No humane welfare reform proposed thus far has alleviated the suffering of a single animal. Improvements in medical and environmental technology cannot possibly keep pace with the devastating impacts of meat consumption. Numerous studies have linked consumption of animal products with elevated risk of chronic killer diseases. Animal agriculture accounts for more water pollution than any other human activity. A 2007 United Nations report blamed it for 18 percent of greenhouse gases. No humane welfare reform proposed thus far has alleviated the suffering of a single animal. Improvements in medical and environmental technology cannot possibly keep pace with the devastating impacts of meat consumption. The good news is that dropping animals from our menus works beautifully on all these counts. Jason Rittonhouse Jacksonville via email

Every 14.6 minutes. 99 people per day. Over 36,000 people per year. The latest data shows suicide as the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. It’s estimated that an attempt is made every 45 seconds, with close to one million people attempting suicide every year. The topic of suicide prevention is never something that I thought I’d find myself

he man from Baltimore who brought you such legendary films as, Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, Polyester, Hairspray, Cry-Baby and many, many more. Like a wayward Santa for the Christmas obsessed, John Waters - legendary filmmaker and author - cruises into town on his sleigh full of smut this November spreading yuletide cheer and lunacy with his critically acclaimed one-man show, “A John Waters Christmas”. Putting the “X” back in Xmas, Waters’ rapid-fire monologue explores and explodes the traditional holiday rituals and traditions as he shares his compulsive desire to give and receive perverted gifts, a religious fanaticism for Santa Claus, and an unhealthy love of real life holiday horror stories. Delving into his passion for lunatic exploitation Christmas movies and the unhealthy urge to remake all his own films into seasonal children’s classics, “The Pope of Trash” will give you a Joyeaux Noel like no other.

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spending much time thinking or talking about. However, over the past eight years, my heart has been broken, but my eyes have been opened. I have lost friends, and have known many people who have lost loved ones to this terrible killer. The process of losing friends to suicide has never been easy. Living through each event was a nightmare. After losing my friends, I went on a mission to help. I researched resources in our area and found The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Florida First Coast Chapter. Through this organization, I have met many people with the same goals in mind: prevention and awareness. Suicide and mental illness do not discriminate. They impact every ethnicity, every economic class and every age group.

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Fernandina Beach Mayor Susan Hardee Steger says the push toward consolidation is rooted in “misunderstanding.”

All Together Now?

Under fire for raising taxes, Fernandina Beach lawmakers face pressure to consolidate with Nassau County

anny Leeper says he’s been stopped in the street, approached at restaurants and even pulled aside at church on Sunday by people wanting his take on how Fernandina Beach residents can reclaim City Hall. A Nassau County Commissioner who represents Fernandina Beach, Leeper shares their frustration. At the very height of the economic downturn, with local housing and job markets in the tank, the Fernandina Beach City Commission did the unthinkable: It raised property taxes and voted unanimously to implement a costly downtown improvement plan. Though the tax increase is modest — about .5 mills or an extra $75 a year for a house valued

At least some of that discussion has focused on dissolving the city government of Fernandina Beach, and merging it with that of Nassau County. It’s a bit of a twist on the typical consolidation story, in which municipalities fear losing the services and responsiveness of smaller, local government. In this case, some Fernandina Beach residents think they’d have better services and less bureaucracy if the county ran things. In response to what he describes as intense interest in consolidation, Leeper suggested sending a letter to the city asking if they wanted to discuss the matter. The County Commission unanimously approved the idea,

Nassau County Commissioner Steve Kelley has heard the complaints and sympathizes with the anger behind them. But while he doesn’t object to discussing consolidating some services, he says a total dissolution of the beach government would amount to “throwing the baby out with the bathwater.” at $150,000 — the downtown improvement plan is fairly substantial. The first phase is expected to cost $6 million, and the total price tag might exceed $15 million. What’s more, City Commissioners have proposed issuing a bond to pay for the downtown improvement plan and plan to repay it, at least initially, by tacking a fee onto residents’ electric bills. At a time when any tax or spending increases are regarded as heresy, the Commission’s actions have sparked outrage. Leeper concedes the uproar echoes the Tea Party’s enmity toward taxes. But he says it’s more basic than that. He says that residents believe the City Commission should have put the plan to a community-wide vote, and they feel that they’re being shut out by their own elected leaders. “The catalyst that got people upset is that the City Commissioners in these tough economic times would be taking on more debt and increasing taxes on top of it,” says Leeper. “They are angry at the city and they want to know, ‘What can we do?’ ”

and the county sent out a letter last week. Which is not to say all Nassau County Commissioners favor the idea. Commissioner Steve Kelley, who represents parts of Amelia Island, has heard the same complaints, and sympathizes with the anger behind them. But while he doesn’t object to discussing consolidating such services as police, fire and building inspection, he says a total dissolution of the beach government would amount to “throwing the baby out with the bath water.” “Sometimes consolidation sounds like a great idea,” Kelley says. “[But] in this particular case, if people are upset with leadership, they should revisit leadership.” Kelley points out there’s an election on Nov. 8 in which Fernandina Beach Mayor Susan Hardee Steger and Commissioner Eric Childers are both up for re-election. “I think with the right leadership in there, you can rescind the vote made by the commission and say ‘Let’s put it on the ballot.’ ” For her part, Steger says much of the discontent is rooted in misunderstanding, fueled

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NewsBuzz

Hot Diggity Dog! “OK, that’s all I needed to hear, I’m going to the games now.” — Times-Union online commenter MadKow, responding to a story that the concession services at EverBank Stadium were changing hot dog brands from Oscar Mayer to Kayem Foods. The stadium sells an estimated 18,000 to 20,000 hot dogs every game.

Buzz Me In Twenty-four-yearold Chinese-food delivery man Joshua Williams stuck a sign on the back of his car as a comment on the devaluation of the U.S. worker and the growing class divide between rich folks and everybody else. Williams earned two A.S. degrees at Florida State College at Jacksonville, and his sign reflects the outcome: “Two college degrees, $13K in student debt, seven days a week delivering Chinese. I am the 99 percent.” Williams is part of Occupy Jacksonville, a group planning to demonstrate on Oct. 15 to show solidarity with the group that has demonstrated around Wall Street since Sept. 17. For information, go to Facebook.com/OccupyJax

Rainbow Gathering River City Pride was back in full swang, parading along Park Street from Willowbranch Park to Five Points on Saturday, Oct. 1. A couple of years ago, Jacksonville was the only large city in the country that was prideless (something about the money), but now it’s back on, complete with handmade floats, dancers and a sheet decorated with Lady GaGa’s take on gender ID (and everything else) in large block letters: “Born This Way.”

in part by headlines in the Fernandina Beach News-Leader. After the City Commission’s unanimous vote for the Forward Fernandina plan, the paper’s headline read, “$6 million loan for Forward Fernandina — Now is the time for the city to invest.” The story itself suggested that the commission had already decided to issue a bond to finance the plan, and repay the bond through a fee on residents’ electric bills. But Steger notes that the August vote was only to support the plan, and didn’t include any commitment about how to pay for it. A financial consultant is looking into various options, including borrowing money through a municipal bond and a property tax, which would require a citywide referendum. “I can set the record straight,” Steger says. “We have not voted to borrow $6 million. We voted for a strategic plan. In that resolution, we directed the city manager to look at funding.” Steger says Forward Fernandina is an important city initiative, one that would create a large park on the waterfront (and relocate a parking lot that’s currently there) and put money toward a new, larger county library. The plan also recommends acquiring and renovating the historic post office on Centre Street. As for the millage rate increase, Steger says that after holding local millage at the rollback rate since 2004 so the city would bring in a consistent $8 million a year, economic realities forced the city to raise the rate to prepare for beach renourishment and other necessary projects.

Duuval Dementia “Yeah, it’s 12:00am and we’re hearing Don Redman’s amendment to de-fund the [Human Rights Commission]. I knew we weren’t done with the crazy.” — Ryan Andrew Clarke, Tweeting @ryanaclarke on the night when Jax City Councilmember Don Redman’s proposal prompted fellow Councilmember Kimberly Daniels to expound on imagined links between local human rights advocates and terrorism.

Boy Oh Boy “Cristian has already been through more than most of us can imagine — and now the rest of his life is in the hands of a Florida prosecutor who wants to make sure Cristian never leaves jail.“ — From an appeal from Change.org to sign a

The .3 mill increase will raise $350,000. Even in tough times, she says, the city needs to position itself for the future. Danny Leeper “The Omni Hotel at Plantation is investing $80 million in their facility,” she observes. “Our city is going to reap great benefits from that investment, and anything we can do to enhance the city will be a real positive for us. It helps businesses and it helps citizens. When you have a very lively and interesting downtown, it creates a much nicer place to live and work and do business.” Charles Corbett, who is running against Steger in the Nov. 8 election, doesn’t question the value of the plan, only its timing. And he says that although Steger is right that City Commissioners didn’t vote on whether to float a bond, they put Forward Fernandina in the five-year capital improvement plan in the 2011-’12 budget, which just passed, and all of its component parts rely on bond financing. “It’s in the budget, and they passed the budget,” says Corbett. “The next step is to borrow, but now they are running like a scalded dog and trying to find some way to get out of this.” Susan Cooper Eastman sceastman@folioweekly.com

petition to save 12-year-old Cristian Fernandez from prosecution as an adult by local State Attorney Angela Corey. Fernandez has been charged as an adult for the murder of his 2-year-old brother David Galarriago. If found guilty, he could spend the rest of his life in prison. Change.org posted a petition last Tuesday asking that Fernandez be tried as a juvenile at http://chn.ge/q1q4xB.

Art on the Edge Know a kid whose prose is as translucent as Truman Capote’s, or whose ideas on art and life slide on a knife edge like Warhol’s? There’s a contest for them. The Scholastic Art Awards has been recognizing student work since 1923. Locally, the Duval Art Teachers Association, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the BEAKS bird sanctuary plan a show of local winners. Students in grades 7-12, in public, private or home schools, can enter visual arts and writing competitions in 17 categories — some previously won by Capote, Warhol and Robert Redford. Go to artandwriting.org for more information.

Caffeine Break The Urban Grind Coffee Co. has created a special concoction to benefit breast cancer research via the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Dubbed the Pink Lady Latte, the drink is made from Ghirardelli white chocolate, raspberry, espresso and frothed milk. The Urban Grind is located at 50 N. Laura St., Jacksonville. 8 | FOLIO WEEKLY | OCTOBER 11-17, 2011

The ashes of civil rights, environmental activist and author Stetson Kennedy are spread on Lake Beluthahatchee during a memorial service on October 1.

NewsBuzz Creative Harvest Organic eats and brain candy collide when Northeast Florida Veg Fest (nfvegfest.org) teams up with Art in Strange Places (artinstrangeplaces.com) for a day of healthy eats and visual food for thought. In addition to green, organic and animal-friendly businesses, live music, speakers and movie screenings, this second annual Veg Fest features art installations by area artists Doug Eng and Dolf James, whose cylindrical garden “BluGras” (below) and conceptual furniture “The Red Chair Project” are displayed in Riverside Park during the festival. Art in Strange Places spokesperson Cabeth Cornelius says there will be a set of “monolithic pieces that people are encouraged to leave their mark on with personal signatures and inscriptions.” Veg Fest is held Nov. 5, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Riverside Park and 5 Points Theatre.

Brickbats to JEA for continuing to squeeze those customers least capable of affording the expense of extra fees. The municipal water, sewer and electric authority began collecting $2 from customers who pay their bills directly to JEA in person a few years ago, as a way to offset costs of operating payment centers and encourage people to pay online. But even as JEA plans to shutter all but their downtown facility, the fee remains for those customers who pay in person — typically those with the least financial resources.

Bouquets to University of North Florida Osprey Radio station director Michael Radcliffe and his staff for consistent and innovative programming that has earned the Internet station national recognition. The College Music Journal named Osprey one of five nominees for its 2011 “Best Student-Run, Internet Only Station.” The winning station will be announced on Oct. 20 during the CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival in New York City.

Brickbats to the parishioners of Berean Baptist Church of Orange Park for blindly accepting the word of co-pastor Gregory Neal despite what prosecutors called “overwhelming” evidence of video voyeurism. Neal offered no explanation of the videotape that prosecutors have showing him adjusting a camera, and secretly filming women undressing in his church office — he simply stated that he was “categorically … innocent of the allegations.” Neal spoke at a press conference last week, backed by a throng of parishioners. Prosecutors were unable to charge him in the crime because the statute of limitations has expired.

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WTF, ump? Ozzie Guillen, the “Charlie Sheen of baseball,” in his White Sox days.

Guillen-tine

The Marlins’ new skipper promises to bring old school “offense” to Eastern Division baseball

he Florida Marlins — the Major League parent club of our own Jacksonville Suns — can be described fairly as a frustrating team for which to cheer. They’ve won a couple of championships in their two-decade existence, but during those non-championship seasons, the team has scrapped to .500 records, sometimes with only 500 fans in the stands. That was acceptable for a while, but with the Marlins’ new stadium in the works, the time is nigh to create a fanbase. And what do sports owners do when they decide, a couple decades in, that it might be a swell idea to boost season ticket sales? ey import proven — or semi-proven — © Th 2011 commodities from other markets. Just like any other business, I guess. We get syndicated, warmed-over pap on the TV news. With the Jags, a couple of times when owners thought they were ready to make that leap to the elite level, we saw players like Hardy Nickerson,

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Maybe it’s appropriate that Ozzie Guillen is Florida’s manager – loudmouthed, profane, asinine, self-aggrandizing. Truly, he is one of us!

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Bryce Paup and Jerry Porter imported. Their best years were behind them. But they were names. And isn’t that what your typical American is into — the familiar? Go abroad and search out a KFC. Find the stripper who looks like your first high school crush. Download that dubstep remix of the Debbie Gibson song you listened to on endless repeat in high school. The familiar, recontextualized, gives us the illusion of novelty. And isn’t that enough? That’s the bet Marlins owner Jeff Loria has made by bringing in pro baseball’s equivalent to Nero, the utterly ridiculous Ozzie Guillen, to manage the team. Guillen is a famous manager — not for his strategies, but for his quotability, which is off the charts. I guess there are some who like their managers to cut promos; if that’s the key to victory, Loria should just bring in Jim Cornette and call it a day. Or maybe not. Who but Ozzie Guillen would call himself “the Charlie Sheen of baseball”? Who but Guillen would expound this philosophy on

home improvement: “In the ’80s and ’90s, people made a lot of money and built houses. The first thing they put in their houses was a gym. In my house, the first thing I built was a bar. The second thing I built was another bar.” These are great lines. So is: “I’m not a quitter. When I want to quit, I’ll do a lot of stupid things and make sure they fire me and get paid.” We appreciate the candor, to a point. But then there’s stuff like this: “He’s a piece of s--t and he’s a fag.” He said that about one of his own players, because said player wouldn’t throw at the opposing team’s batter. This, after Guillen berated him in the dugout for it, brought that player to tears. Now, there are all kinds of hoary stereotypes that Guillen’s advocates could use to defend his word choice. Hey, he’s Latino, they all ooze machismo and listen to Pitbull, what are you gonna do, amirite? If Ozzie Guillen were just some bum on the street saying this kind of crap, we could ignore it. But Guillen is not some schmo in front of us in line at the liquor store. He is the manager of the Florida Marlins. A team that, as ridiculous as it may seem to some, represents the state. Maybe we should be pissed about that. Or maybe, in fact, Ozzie Guillen is what we deserve. We are the state that gave the world Casey Anthony, Ted Bundy, the 2000 presidential election, Anita Bryant, Aileen Wuornos, a home mortgage crisis that borders on the Ponziesque, Jiffy feet, and more tramp stamps per capita than anywhere else in the world. Maybe it’s appropriate that Ozzie Guillen is Florida’s manager — loud-mouthed, profane, asinine, self-aggrandizing. Truly, he is one of us! The real question regarding Guillen, though, is this: Did he get it done in Chicago? Objective observers would have to conclude he didn’t. The White Sox never became an attendance juggernaut. Nor did the team establish a dynasty. So why did the Marlins bring him in? Maybe they just liked the cut of his jib. Maybe it was a sop to the Latino market. It remains to be seen, though, how Guillen’s shtick will play outside the 305. And if the Marlins underwhelm as they have recently, it remains to be seen how long he’ll stick around. AG Gancarski themail@folioweekly.com

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here’s two ways to know something exciting is about to happen within the “geek community”: 1) They squeal. A geek squeal is not the squeal of a regular person. It’s highpitched, uncontrollable … and sounds like an elongated version of a basketball court tennis shoe squeak. 2) The smell. When geeks get excited, they emit an aroma not unlike a combination of sweat, burning tires and Doritos (Cool Ranch). That being said, one can almost smell/hear the stench/squeak of geeks losing their minds over this week’s season two premiere of “The Walking Dead” (AMC, Sunday, Oct. 16, 9 p.m.). And well they should! This show about a zombie infestation and the human survivors who bash their heads in with rocks was last year’s breakout hit. And if Internet spoiler spies are right, you can expect more of the same in season two, including … ROMANCE! (Glenn gets a

For those with patience, there’s a peaceful, Zenlike feeling derived from repeatedly running over a zombie on a Segway, until its body is liquefied. smoochy love interest!) SURPRISES! (The show will continue to mirror the original graphic novels, but expect a few crazy left turns designed to freak the poop outta ya!) And BASHING ZOMBIES IN THE HEAD WITH ROCKS! (The show knows which side its bread is buttered on … and which side of a zombie’s head to bash with a rock … so expect more of that.) HOWEVER! I’m certainly a proponent of picking up a large, irregularly shaped piece of cement and SMASHING, SMASHING, SMASHING a goddamn zombie’s face into a bloody, unrecognizable pulp — but I realize there’s more to life … and killing the undead. That’s why I offer these ideas on how to CREATIVELY kill the zombies shambling toward you in the mall while you’re trying to pick up a Lady Gaga shirt at Hot Topic. • KILL THAT ZOMBIE WITH FIRE! Zombies are sloooooow. That’s why it’s super easy to douse ’em with gasoline, hold a lit match in front of an aerosol can and WOOOOOSH! Barbecued zombie! (Pro tip: For extra fun, do it near a glassenclosed swimming pool, and laugh and laugh as their burning bodies bounce off the glass.) • KILL THAT ZOMBIE WITH A SEGWAY! Not the most efficient way of killing a zombie. However! For those with patience, there’s a peaceful, Zen-like feeling derived from repeatedly running over a zombie on a Segway, until its body is liquefied. Again, just an idea. • KILL THAT ZOMBIE WITH AN ANGRY DONKEY! There is nothing … nothing funnier than watching an angry donkey kick a zombie in the face. Hold the donkey by the reins and point its hindquarters at a zombie. When the zombie shambles into range, use a long stick with a feather attached to tickle the donkey’s ass, and in three … two … one … KABOOM! (Bring extra underpants — you may pee yourself laughing!)

• KILL THAT ZOMBIE WITH LOVE! Bear with me here. Invite the zombie to your Walking Dead screening party. Give it the chair of honor, and offer it some delicious Totino Pizza Rolls. Then pick up a sharp piece of concrete and BASH, BASH, BASH IT until its head explodes. (What can I say? Sometimes the old ways are the best.) Wm.™ Steven Humphrey steve@portlandmercury.com

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11 8:00 ABC LAST MAN STANDING Debut! Tim Allen is back as yet another sexist dork. WE DID NOT ASK FOR THIS. 9:00 PBS FRONTLINE Season premiere! A fascinating documentary on 2001’s anthrax attacks, and how the FBI possibly botched the investigation.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12 9:30 FOX NEW GIRL Jess is convinced that Nick wants to be more than friends, but Jess could not be more wrong. Awwwwkward! 10:00 FX AMERICAN HORROR STORY Ben leaves Vivien and Violet alone in their haunted house … and psychosexual hijinx ensue!

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13 8:00 ABC CHARLIE’S ANGELS The angels are imprisoned in Cuba in this remake of the classic nipple-rific 1976 “Angels in Chains” episode! 9:00 NBC THE OFFICE Andy tries to impress the boss with a party in which the guest of honor is … Josh Grobin??

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 10:00 HIS HAIRY BIKERS Debut! Two bikers travel the country eating weird food. Tonight: Nutria rat sausage!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 10:00 ANI PUPPIES VS. BABIES Debut! A weekly contest to see which is cuter — and not, unfortunately, a fight to the death. 11:30 NBC SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE The funny and cute-as-a-goddamn-button Anna Faris hosts!

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 9:00 AMC THE WALKING DEAD Season premiere! Rick and the gang try to leave Atlanta only to discover a zombie traffic jam. Midnight AMC TALKING DEAD Debut! Funny guy Chris Hardwick hosts this aptly named show that dissects tonight’s ep of “The Walking Dead.”

MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 8:00 FOX TERRA NOVA A “Sixer” seeks asylum in Terra Nova. (Look out! She might be a Cyborg!) 9:00 LIF WE HAVE YOUR HUSBAND — Movie (2011) “And you can keep him!” Am I right, ladies? Am I right??

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Jax Chamber changes logos – and then some

ike pretty much every other city in America, Jacksonville is facing big challenges in regard to its economic future. If those challenges could be summed up in a single word, it would be “branding” — at least in the view of the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce. The chamber, which plays a big role in selling the city to outside investment, has found its job more complicated in recent years. Besides the “Murder Capital” stuff, there’s the matter of a global recession, as well as the chamber’s own reputation as a highly partisan, not particularly progressive group. Before it can reboot the city’s brand, the chamber felt obliged to rebrand itself. That process began on an overcast Wednesday

JAXUSA Partnership For Regional Economic Development, which is somewhat more regionally recognizable (at least to those who travel enough to recognize the city’s airport code, JAX). It wasn’t an easy sell to the other counties in the “Cornerstone” footprint, which includes Baker, Clay, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam and St. Johns counties. But chamber leaders were willing to sacrifice inclusiveness for specificity. (Or as Chamber Executive Vice President Jerry Mallot, who leads the nonprofit function, told one local publication in July, “[The name] ‘Cornerstone’ has no meaning.’”) The branding initiative might suggest an organization moving in a more progressive direction, integrating youthful energy and

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evening on the Southbank, as the Chamber held its third-quarter Trustees’ meeting at the University Club. Up on the 27th floor of Riverplace Tower, the U Club makes an ideal and optimistic setting, with sweeping panoramic views of the city’s north and east sides — a literal template on which to project the chamber’s vision. Photos of good ol’ boys hang on the walls next to plaques for good deeds (no mention of dirty ones) done decades ago. It’s easy to imagine the kind of high-level negotiations that get done here on an almost daily basis, and the type of people who would be regulars. The vintage carpeting, chandeliers and heavy antique wood furniture give the space that “smoke-filled room” vibe that makes any ol’ Joe Neckbone feel like a consummate insider the moment he walks in — even a reporter working for a publication that’s lobbed more than its share of criticism their way. The focus tonight 2011 wasn’t bad press, though; it was future PR. The new chamber logo was projected onto a screen in the back of the room and emblazoned on promotional coffee cups given out to attendees (just like Starbucks cups, but white plastic, with screw-on lids). Designed by St. John & Partners, the new logo emphasizes the city’s skyline, a visual cue recognizable to most residents, if only to a few outsiders. Expanding and diversifying that skyline is a core component of the chamber’s agenda, as advanced by its slogan: “Connect. Grow. Prosper.” The chamber previously jettisoned the Cornerstone Economic Development Partnership, the name of its private, nonprofit marketing arm. The new name is the

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new ideas. Whether that’s truly the case remains to be seen, but the scene seen Sept. 21 was promising. The crowd remained dominated by the older set, but there was a substantial percentage of younger people on hand. It was the opposite of stuffy; the open bar surely helped. A press release issued later that day quoted Chamber President Wally Lee: “The Chamber led the rebuilding of Jacksonville 110 years ago after the Great Fire, and we recognized it was time to unite, organize and take action once again … We are implementing specific programs to drive local business growth and attract major companies to our region.” Other Chamber executives were keen to tout their plans for the future, including initiatives like the new “Business Growth Series” and the “Buy Chamber” program, designed to facilitate member-to-member marketing opportunities. They also hyped their next travel package to Spain in March 2012. (One planned for China later this year has already sold out all 180 spots.) They also announced plans to redesign the Chamber building itself, located downtown on Independent Drive, including renovating the building’s interior and exterior spaces and helping the somewhat isolated structure connect better with other downtown buildings. At the end of the day, you can’t knock the hustle, and one hopes their rebranding efforts translate into regional economic growth. Potentially, Northeast Florida could come out of this recession in better shape than it was before, but it will take a lot more than words. Shelton Hull themail@folioweekly.com

oin derby girl Rachael “Hot Wheels” Brennan on a fast ’n’ furious ride through the streets of Northeast Florida, as she tracks down the best stuff the region has to offer. Whether you’re looking to jam on the best barbecue in the four-county area, or just want some full-contact fun at local bars, our annual Best of Jax readers’ poll delivers all the whip-cracking action you can handle. Watch out along the way for QR codes, which will take you smart-phoners among us directly to short videotaped thank-yous from Best Of winners! And bookmark our text-only Best Of page online (bit.ly/BOJ2011text) to keep as a ready reference throughout the year. Politics & Public Affairs 14 Really Important Stuff 15 News & The Media 18 Arts, Culture & Entertainment 21 Sports & the Outdoors 23 Shops & Wares 25 Eats & Drinks 30 By Dan Brown, Susan Cooper Eastman, Kara Pound & Anne Schindler Photos by Walter Coker

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Local Hero Shannon Miller Sure, she’s a former Olympian, a multiple gold medal winner, and the most decorated gymnast in U.S. history, but the 34-year-old isn’t resting on her laurels. A mover and a shaker in her own right, Miller created her own healthy-living business (Shannon Miller Lifestyle), married one of the local GOP’s big guns (John Falconetti) and created a buzz around such social issues as childhood obesity (via the Shannon Miller Foundation). After giving birth to son John “Rocco” in 2009, Miller was stunned earlier this year by a diagnosis of ovarian cancer. Following surgery and a grueling round of chemotherapy, Miller is back on the exercise and healthy-living promotions circuit. “This is such an amazing honor,” Miller says of being named Local Hero. “The support I received throughout my recent cancer diagnosis and personal journey back to good health was humbling.” — KP

Best Thing to Happen to Northeast Florida in 2011 The Election of Mayor Alvin Brown

Best Local Scandal Sheriff John Rutherford removing police scanners from newsrooms

Jacksonville was ready for a change after eight uninspired years of the Peyton Administration — Peyton himself could hardly contain his excitement at leaving office — and Alvin Brown certainly represented change. The city’s first Democratic mayor in 20 years, the first African-American mayor ever, Brown’s victory inspired even those who didn’t vote for him. It also offered a kind of affirmation that even in the midst of a fierce economic downturn, the city could look to its future, instead of turning to the relative comfort of the status quo, as embodied by Brown’s opponent. The road ahead could hardly be more daunting for a mayor, and his moves so far have been more conservative than game-changing. But Brown’s very presence on the 4th floor of City Hall says something to the city about its potential, and its capacity to change. — AS

Boneheaded, arrogant and repressive as hell, Jacksonville Sheriff John Rutherford’s decision to remove police scanners from newsrooms offered evidence of just how media-averse he has become in his years in office. Though police radio scanners have been a tool of reporters for decades, and are essential to letting folks in the community know about emergencies, crimes and disasters, the sheriff decided to pull them, initially citing cost as a reason. When newsrooms offered to buy the scanners, Rutherford changed his story, arguing that reporters interfered with crime scenes. When that, too, failed the truth test, he dredged up an obscure legal opinion (bit. ly/qRcmuS), saying that reclaiming the scanners was required by law. That argument failed to convince the city’s news directors, who are now left waiting to receive whatever “newsworthy” tidbits this press-contrary sheriff deigns to share. — AS

Worst Thing to Happen to Northeast Florida in 2011 The election of Gov. Rick Scott

Best Power Play Peter Rummell & GOP’s support of Alvin Brown

Ushered into office in a most unlikely election (one in which his own party initially campaigned against him) and a most unusual political cycle (in which other Tea Party candidates of Scott’s ilk won by huge margins), the ousted former head of Columbia/HCA (the fraud-plagued health care company fined $1.7 billion for ripping off taxpayers) wasted no time unveiling his slash-and-burn approach to governing the state. Whether it’s destroying public records, privatizing state parks, defunding public schools, dismantling the state growth management agency, vilifying welfare recipients or inviting an unprecedented five lawsuits in his first year for unconstitutional mandates, Scott has managed to horrify even onetime supporters. Scott’s approval ratings hit a nadir of 29 percent before his team began what has laughingly been called a “charm offensive.” Offensive, according to Folio Weekly readers, doesn’t begin to describe it. — AS 14 | folio weekly | OCTOBER 11-17, 2011

A stunner. The front page news last April that GOP stalwart and political rainmaker Peter Rummell was backing Alvin Brown’s mayoral bid caused jaws to drop at breakfast tables all over Northeast Florida. Not only was it a Republican supporting a Democrat, and a white conservative backing a black progressive, it was a split from the status quo that proved a gamechanger. Rummell’s unimpeachable conservative bonafides — the former head of St. Joe Co., member of the exclusive “NonGroup” — convinced other conservative Republicans that it was acceptable to not support Mike Hogan, but instead choose a less stodgy, more visionary future. In so doing, Rummell shaped not just the outcome of one election, but possibly future political dialogue in the city. Brown’s tenure thus far (a no-taxes pledge, a conservative budget) hasn’t differed markedly from what one might expect of a moderate Republican (if such a creature still exists). Is a nonpartisan election format possible in Jacksonville? Maybe. — AS

Best-Looking Local Politico Alvin Brown Whether it’s the chocolate-drop eyes, the vaguely chipmunk-like cheeks, or just his skill at rockin’ a power tie, there’s no question that Mayor Alvin Brown has raised the aesthetic bar for Jacksonville elected officials. Of course, his attractiveness goes beyond just the physical, managing to appeal to those across the political spectrum (see “Best Power Play”). But with at least a couple of grim budget years ahead, an uncertain future for the Jags and likely a political fight to get funding for his stated priority of deepening the JaxPort channel, Brown is unlikely to emerge on the other side looking refreshed or rejuvenated. For the sake of the city in his care, one hopes he’s a lot more than just a pretty face. — AS

Best Thing to Happen to Northeast Florida in 2011: The Election of Mayor Alvin Brown

Local Zero Mike Hogan To the extent that not winning a major city election makes one, by definition, a “loser,” then Hogan fits the bill. But while this magazine joined others in Jacksonville’s progressive community in believing that a Hogan mayorship would’ve been a mistake, it’s hard to argue that, in defeat, he was anything but a gentleman. Hogan conceded the race with equanimity, and has since declined any opportunity to weigh in or tear down his former opponent. In truth, his ranking as Local Zero appears to stem more from his conduct during the race, both in his refusal to attend candidate forums and his serial gaffes, like cracking jokes about bombing abortion clinics. If there is one thing the Hogan race taught Northeast Florida, it’s that arrogance and inaccessibility don’t win votes — in elections or in Folio Weekly’s Best of Jax readers poll. — AS

Best Environmental Activist St. Johns Riverkeeper Neil Armingeon For eight years, the St. Johns River had Neil Armingeon. He lectured us. He fought. He kept himself sane by laughing at the absurdity around him, while still being fearless about calling out polluters. He memorably named one of JEA’s sewer pipe breaks “Condom Creek,” and he’s fought Georgia-Pacific at its own slick PR game, dubbing his anti-pipeline website “CleanerGP.com,” a dig at the company’s propipeline site “CleanerStJohns.com.” Armingeon rallied an army of hundreds to protest the downriver siphoning of water, sounded the alarm about annual algae blooms, and has made clear that the proposed JaxPort dredging could forever change the river’s salinity and health. It’s bittersweet to acknowledge Armingeon as the winner in this category, since he’s stepping down in 2012. He devoted eight years of his life to shaking us awake. “For the river,” we thank you, Neil. — AS

Best Local Volunteer Effort HabiJax

oq4fY8), but the new Duval County Courthouse is finally almost complete. The project that former Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton dubbed “snakebit” initially seemed like it would never get built, and costs rose from a promised $190 million to a cool $350 million. For all that money, the courthouse has forever tainted the otherwise popular Better Jacksonville Plan, delivering a big, squat, super-sized McMansion — 800,000 square feet with numerous columns and mostly faux architectural details. After 11 years of waiting, the new county courthouse fills taxpayers mostly with buyer’s remorse. — AS

Best Local Trend The Locavore Movement When Slow Food First Coast organized a tour of 24 local farms and community gardens this year, more than 8,000 people turned out. Although Folio Weekly readers voted the Locavore Movement the best trend, true believers hope it’s more than that — a giant turning away from the international agro-industrial manufacturing and delivery of our food. And, in fact, many local restaurants have made buying from local farms the centerpiece of their menus — whether it’s small-scale community establishments like ’town in Avondale and The Floridian in St. Augustine, or large-producing corporate kitchens like Chef David Scalise’s Augustine Grille at Sawgrass Marriott. For Northeast Florida consumers, the change is not just a question of taste, but priorities. And once you’ve tasted fresh blueberries picked in season or a locally grown tomato, there’s just no going back. — SE

Best Local Wacko The Tea Party We kind of got a clue about this when our

Since 1988, this local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity has built homes for 1,800 Northeast Florida families, working from a philosophy that potential homeowners who don’t have cash are often willing to invest energy, time and sweat equity into building their own home. Since the collapse of the housing market in 2008, and the subsequent housing glut, HabiJax has refocused its efforts on neighborhood stabilization instead of new home construction, buying and repairing vacant and abandoned homes, particularly in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood. But the goal is the same, helping families willing to help themselves put down roots and build a secure future. — SE

Best Money Pit The Duval County Courthouse This massive, eternally beige behemoth covers three city blocks and hasn’t won any fans in the local architectural community (see bit.ly/

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Best Farmers Market: Riverside Arts Market

2010 Cover Story “Tea & Little Sympathy,” by Hal Crowther, generated scorching hate mail, boycott threats and phone calls that sent us running for the hand sanitizer. While the party has gone “mainstream” in the past year, pushing the successful candidacies of several dozen lawmakers and even our state’s own governor, it has also done as much to destabilize the federal government as the collapse of the mortgage industry and two costly wars. The policies of “no” advanced by Tea Party acolytes pushed the debt ceiling debate to near catastrophe, nearly forced three government shutdowns and thrust an already-partisan Congress into intractable paralysis. But the Tea Party continues to thrive, steeped in its own inimitable brew of fear and righteousness. — AS

Best Local College University of North Florida The University of North Florida receives all kinds of accolades. Princeton Review named it one of the best colleges in the Southeast. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching awarded the college its 2010 Community Engagement award. Just last month, the Sierra Club dubbed it one of the “100 coolest schools in America.” But for students, the best things about UNF these days are the many amenities, including a new LEED-certified student union, student housing that features a “lazy river,” and classrooms like those in the new $40-million Biological Sciences building, which features a rooftop greenhouse for plants, living corals and marine life. And since UNF is located on 500 acres of natural habitat, with 12 miles of nature trails and an 18-acre freshwater lake, students can check out tents, canoes, kayaks, sleeping bags, stoves, backpacks and coolers and go on camping trips. In the region’s battle for “best college” cred, UNF is the big man on campus. — SE

Best Local Environmental Abomination Georgia-Pacific Pipeline For 64 years, the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Palatka dumped its wastewater into Rice Creek, polluting it with cancer-causing dioxins and spawning fish with sex deformities. When it became clear that G-P’s effluent simply could not be cleaned up enough to comply with federal Clean Water Act guidelines, the mill and 16 | FOLIO WEEKLY | OCTOBER 11-17, 2011

state regulators jointly came up with a “solution” — moving the outfall pipe from tiny Rice Creek to the much larger St. Johns River. Genius! Despite years of protest from river advocates, and the alarming results from a 2008 study that showed dioxin readings in the effluent far exceed any “safe” level, the paper mill and the state Department of Environmental Protection are moving ahead with plans for the 4-mile pipeline. To learn more, or sign the petition opposing it, go to cleanergp.com. — SE

Best Righteous Crusader Tracy Collins If you have nothing to do, Tracy Collins will say, “It’s your own [damn] fault.” She’s done her part by appearing all over television and up and down the radio dial, on a Times-Union blog and as her slightly akilter alter ego Tracy Dot Com, all to shout out her one big question, “Are you ready for the weekend?” She joined Action News in 2011, and she appears on Fox 30’s “Action News This Morning” on Fridays at 7:45 a.m., still committing her energy and creativity to compiling encyclopedic lists of great music, theater, dance, charity walks, sing-a-longs and dog-friendly goings-on — singularly devoted to “anything that will get your butt off the couch.” — SE

Best Tourist Trap St. Augustine If you live in or near St. Augustine, chances are you’ve probably run the gamut of touristy things to do. There are trolley tours, ghost tours and carriage tours. There are acres of mini-golf, alligator swamps and T-shirt shops. And there is some seriously “old school” entertainment — the Old Jail, the Oldest House, the Oldest Wood School House, the old (we’re talking 1672 old) fort. But “trap”? That depends on your point of view. But we’ll just point out that the No. 1 destination for people visiting Jacksonville is — wait for it — the Ancient City. Your tourist trap slurs don’t hurt the Aug Dog’s feelings, man. It’s got history on its side. — KP

Best Farmers Market Riverside Arts Market What once seemed like a pipe dream has become a weekly success story. Every Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., May to

the acres of tomes on the usedbook store’s shelves, Chamblin’s is unquestionably a great place to spend gobs of uninterrupted time on the World Wide Web, with plenty of refreshments and dietary reinforcements close by. — SE

Best Righteous Crusader: Tracy Collins

Best Reason to Love Northeast Florida The Beach

December, a crowd of some 5,000 hits the Riverside Arts Market under the Fuller Warren Bridge. Folks sample food from vendors (potato roll hot dog, anyone? vegan slaw dog?), say hello to neighbors, and buy artwork, clothing and a wealth of produce from area farmers. Now in its third year of operation, the market offers everything from fire jugglers and local music to chocolate croissants and cheddar bread. RAM does more than offer stuff for sale, though. As a community, it completes us. — SE

Best Wifi Spot Chamblin’s Uptown Starbucks may have the edge on coffee sales, but Chamblin’s has Ron Chamblin, a business owner and bibliophile who’s endlessly unpacking cartons of used books by day and whom one might spot after hours sitting in his bookstore/ coffee house reading Voltaire, Thomas Paine or Molière. Ron gives the place an unaffected air that welcomes all, whether it’s a group of advertising reps plotting strategy, a day-trader gaming the market or a Star Trek book collector poring over his most recent find. Aside from

Sun, sand, surf. Northeast Florida has some 71 miles of shoreline, from Fernandina Beach to just this side of Marineland. There are beaches with history, like the African-American-owned enclave of American Beach in Nassau County. There’s a beach with sculptural, sea-burnished skeletons, like the driftwood-dotted sand of Big Talbot Island. There are coquina outcroppings and towering oak trees. There are horse-friendly beaches, dog-friendly beaches and even (a few) car-friendly beaches. For surfers, there are the Poles at Mayport. For skimboarders, there’s the perfect shore break at Vilano Beach. And for anyone who just wants an ocean view and the roar of the waves, there’s one great, uninterrupted coastline. — SE

Best Reason to Hate Northeast Florida The Traffic Sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic on Atlantic or Beach or Normandy boulevards is so soulsucking, it probably ages motorists more than sun and cigarettes combined. Forget the fumes, the road ragers, the heat (on those days when it’s clear your compact car’s A/C was designed for a Minnesota summer) — the worst aspect of NE Florida traffic is the willy-nilly maze of pastel strip malls, car dealerships and abandoned big box stores. The result? A nightmare labyrinth designed by urban planners from hell, punctuated by DOT-approved stoplights and accessorized by earbud-wearing sign-wavers. — AS

Best Tourist Trap: St. Augustine

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Whether she’s chasing the scent of FCAT cheating scandals, misspent taxpayer dollars or phony pain clinics, Jackelyn Barnard is an unrelenting investigative reporter. And don’t think others haven’t noticed: Barnard won an Edward R. Murrow Award in 2005 for a series she did about a 14-year-old girl who ran away to be with a 57-year-old neighbor, and her 2008 series on corruption and abuse in Florida’s prisons played a major role in forcing overhauls of the compromised correctional system. But Barnard is at her best when she fearlessly stands her ground in tough interviews, as she did repeatedly last year when reporting on waste in the city’s Risk Management Office (bit.ly/o7mAql) and grilling then-Mayor Peyton about workman’s comp irregularities (bit.ly/rphHo1). In an evershrinking media landscape, Barnard continues to dominate — and lead her peers by example. — AS

Best Local TV Anchor Donna Deegan, First Coast News Best Local News Story of 2011 The Election of Mayor Brown It’s not often the city gets to rally around a piece of positive news, and still rarer that the news seems to speak to our best hopes for the future. But the election of Jacksonville’s first AfricanAmerican mayor was one such event, putting a smile on the faces of even his opponents, and tears in the eyes of many who doubted such a thing could happen in their lifetimes. Whether you attended Brown’s impromptu speech on the steps of City Hall the day after the election or watched his inaugural speech on TV, the coming together of Republican and Democrat, white and black, young and old was a feel-good moment for the ages, and a hopeful sign that the wounds of the past may yet heal. — AS

Best Folio Weekly Cover Story of 2011 Water Hogs Call it schadenfreüde. Call it voyeurism. Call it environmental backlash. Whatever the reason, Folio Weekly readers capital-L-o-v-e our annual Water Hogs issue. In addition to listing the Top 50 residential water users in JEA’s service area, the issue offers the year’s Hogs a chance to explain their overconsumption, provides updates on excessive water users from previous years, and gives tips to ordinary folk about how to limit their own aquatic footprint. But enjoy the issue while it lasts … the annual shame-o-rama is fueling pressure on state lawmakers to make data about this public resource private. Future Hogs may well wear a cloak of anonymity. — AS

Best Local Blog Flog (Folio Weekly’s Daily-ish Blog) Blushing! Founded by former Folio Weekly staffer Owen Holmes, Folio Weekly’s blog, www.flogfolioweekly.com, covers a range of news, from breaking updates on the state’s foreclosure mess and T-U cutbacks to lighter coverage by Folio Weekly TV columnist Steven Humphrey. Whether you’re interested in local weirdness or national perspectives on local weirdness, FLOG is your one-stop bookmark for Northeast Florida’s offbeat heartbeat. — AS

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Times-Union has taken a savage beating this year in terms of staff, those hearty souls who remain continue to pump out timely accounts of the day’s news on the newspaper’s website. Whether it’s traffic updates, live blogging from School Board meetings or the latest info on restaurant inspections, jacksonville.com sets the standard for concise and reliable news in the greater Northeast Florida area. — AS

Steady, plain-talking and refreshingly free of phony TV mannerisms, Deegan has emerged as the community’s premier TV news anchor. Sharing the WTLV/WJXX desk at 5:30 and 11 p.m. with Phil Amato and Shannon Ogden, Deegan exudes concern without sacrificing her professional edge, and warmth without tipping into an Ann Curry-like gushfest. Though her work as an author, runner and breast cancer advocate have boosted her professional profile, Deegan maintains the heart of a journalist and a head that does way more than “talk.” — AS

Best Local Twitter Account @jaxdotcom

Best Local TV Newscast WJXT Channel 4

For those whose daily news diet would be incomplete without a steady stream of Tweets, @jaxdotcom offers a mediated feed of both straight news and observations (including a blow-by-blow of plays during Jag games). From the unexpected death of a prominent local official to news of a breakdown on the Buckman Bridge, the @jaxdotcom Twitter account does a fair job of living up to its tagline: “Like the Times-Union, but in 140 characters!” — AS

The team is as familiar as our family — Tom Wills, Rob Sweeting, Mary Baer, Sam Kouvaris, Bruce Hamilton — but if some of them show up at your door (here’s looking at you, Jim Piggott!), you know you’re in trouble. For the past 60 years, the station has been a community touchstone. And while its fortunes seemed uncertain when it lost its CBS affiliation, the station held on and managed to redefine itself in an increasingly busy news market. Today, in fact, with freelance media in ascendancy, and the station’s news footprint as visible as ever, its early road to independence seems less a liability than a kind of prescience. — AS

Best Local Investigative Reporter Jackelyn Barnard, First Coast News

Best Local TV Anchor: Donna Deegan, First Coast News

Best Local Radio Personality: Melissa Ross, WJCT 89.9 FM

Best-Looking Talking Head Nikki Preede Kimbleton, WJXT Channel 4 As anchor and consumer reporter for WJXT Channel 4’s The Morning Show, Nikki Preede Kimbleton is like your besty from high school, the sorority sister at college you most admired, the neighbor girl who could water ski, ride dressage and went by in a bright blonde blur. She doesn’t have the sculpted cheekbones or the pinched profile of some TV personalities positioning themselves in a business where most of them have a use-by date. Kimbleton takes her job seriously but still owns her girliness. She covered the 10-year anniversary of 9/11 — and then went shopping. The megawatt smile she turns on the world feels genuine: She looks good, but still has what your mom called “pretty from the inside out.” — SE

Best Local TV Weather Forecaster Richard Nunn, WJXT Channel 4 On his Facebook page, Richard Nunn describes himself as “an All-American nerd” and “a weather dork.” In reality, Nunn is a bit of a meteorological dreamboat, with mad knowledge about storms and such, and a deadpan humor that keeps the news from seeming too dire. A Hollywood, Fla., native with Gator roots, he’s now assigned to WJXT Channel 4’s early morning weather report, beginning at 4:30 a.m. Amazingly, he’s on his game at that ungodly hour. And props to him for not quizzing Miss Florida Teen USA and Miss Jacksonville USA about bad hair days. Instead, during a recent appearance, he invited them to be weatherpeople for a day, read his report and push the buttons to change the graphics. — SE

Best Local TV Sports Anchor Sam Kouvaris, WJXT Channel 4 Northeast Florida sports freaks have relied on the news prowess of Sam Kouvaris for two decades. How old school is this father of three? In 1983, Kouvaris was the voice of the Jacksonville Tea Men, the now-defunct soccer team that was part of the North American Soccer League (also now defunct)! And Kouvaris’ pigskin peers think highly of the longtime WJXT sports director/managing editor: He’s a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and a voter for both the Heisman Trophy and College Football Hall of Fame. His regular segment, “Stump Sam,” shows that this onetime three-sport varsity athlete can walk the walk,

not just talk the talk. Since the segment began, Sam’s been right on the money 80 percent of the time. Dude is a bonafide sports guru, and Folio Weekly readers offer a dutiful salute. — DB

Best Local TV Morning Show The Morning Show, WJXT Channel 4 Once again, the unstoppable combination of Bruce Hamilton, Staci Spanos, Ayesha Faines, Melanie Lawson, Jason Law, Nikki Preede Kimbleton and meteorologist Richard Nunn have squashed the competition in the 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. local morning news slot. Is it their topnotch, up-to-the-minute reporting? Witty repartee? Bruce’s hypnotic smile? Staci’s love of Bob Marley? Richard’s salacious wit? Regardless, Folio Weekly readers turn to WJXT Channel 4 when they want to knock back a few dozen energy coffee drinks and get their wakeme-up news fix. — DB

Best Local Radio Personality Melissa Ross, WJCT 89.9 FM With a background in PR and TV news, Ross came to the public radio world as an unknown quantity. In the two years since taking the helm of her weekday radio call-in show (9-10 a.m.) “First Coast Connect,” however, Ross has proved a formidable presence, squaring against elected officials, tracking daily political developments and “opening the phones” to a diverse range of callers. The result is a community dialogue that’s more penetrating and more unpredictable than any in city history. And while her sonorous delivery is an occasional soporific, her guests have learned never to get caught napping. A bolt-from-theblue question or a surprise audience Tweet ensures that both interviewer and audience are in for a thoroughly caffeinated morning. — DB

Best Local Sports Radio Personality Dan Hicken, 1010XL Does Dan Hicken ever sleep? Local sportsfans can catch this UF grad every weeknight on WTLV at 6, 7 and 11 p.m., along with his Sunday night sports final at 11:35 p.m. and listen to his sports updates on his Sports Final Radio show between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on OCTOBER 11-17, 2011 | FOLIO WEEKLY | 19

Best Local Sports Radio Personality: Dan Hicken, 1010XL

WJXL. Yet this married (sorry, ladies!) father of three makes time for his charitable side as well. When Hicken’s not covering big-shot events like The Players Championship, the Daytona 500 or Jags games, he somehow finds the time to help out with the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation, which helps families of children with leukemia, and lends a hand with the MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation, which promotes positive mentoring through tennis. But look, Dan, if you ever feel like crashing out, Folio Weekly always has a table in the breakroom with your name on it, brah. — DB

Best Local Radio Station 1010XL Former Pres. Richard “Tricky Dick” Nixon once said, “I don’t know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.” With the Jags, the Suns, the World Golf Hall of Fame, roller derby and now a professional lacrosse team, there’s plenty to talk about when it comes to Northeast Florida sports. So it’s no surprise that 1010XL Jax Sports Radio has been voted Folio Weekly’s Best Local Radio Station. They’ve got all of the kooky, sportsoriented personalities like Lex & Terry, Mike Dempsey, Frank Frangie and Rick Ballou mixed in with hours of ESPN Radio for good measure. Need your sportsfix? Nothing fits like XL. — DB

Best Local Radio Show “First Coast Connect,” WJCT 89.9 FM No surprise here. When it comes to local radio, WJCT has devoted itself to capturing the

essence of Northeast Florida. And “First Coast Connect” manages to be all things to all people — a place to monitor city issues, hear live performances by emerging musicians, call in to question elected officials about everything from tax hikes to sex ed, and learn how national issues play out on the local turf. Helmed by Melissa Ross (see Best Radio Personality), the show is nonetheless a collaborative effort, showcasing the best of the station’s talent and intent. At a time when public radio is increasingly imperiled, “First Coast Connect” is a reminder of how powerful — and indispensable — local radio can be. — AS

Best Lawyer The Law Office of John M. Phillips When Casey Anthony was found not guilty in the death of her daughter Caylee, WJXT Channel 4 asked Jacksonville attorney John M. Phillips if he was surprised. (He was, and he wasn’t.) On his website, knowthelawyer. com, Phillips lists his Anthony commentary among his more than 100 media appearances, including on “The Today Show” and 1010XL. A skilled self-promoter, with a dizzying array of areas of expertise — including canine law, forgery, mail fraud, shoplifting, breast implant litigation, food-borne diseases, bicycle product liability, manslaughter, murder and sports injuries — Phillips says he won a $939,276.78 verdict from a Jacksonville jury for a woman rear-ended at a stoplight on Atlantic Boulevard in 2008. Best of all, when he secures settlements, he delivers the checks himself. — SE

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of the area’s musical pride and joys. Inspired by Lynyrd Skynyrd and soul greats Otis Redding and Toots Hibbert, Grey has helped mediate the rift between the traditional Southern rock heritage and its more progressive quarters, fusing environmentalism and hometown pride in equal measure. More than that, he’s parlayed his talents onto a national stage, playing local gigs from The Florida Theatre to St. Augustine’s Café Eleven well as countless national festivals like Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, Hangout Festival and Fuji Rock in Japan. Could it be that world domination is just a stone’s throw from Maxville? — KP

Best Place to Attend a Concert St. Augustine Amphitheatre

Best Local Artist Jim Draper Artist and educator Jim Draper has been a longtime presence on the local and statewide arts scenes. Much of his work deals with the natural beauty of Northeast Florida and the Southeast, rendered in immersive colors and compositions as epic as they are contemplative. This Riverside resident’s latest work, “Pascua Florida: Feast of Flowers,” is a grand project celebrating the 500 years since Ponce de Leon first landed on Northeast Florida shores. “It’s a natural history of what the land was like before Ponce de Leon’s arrival,” Draper says of the 20 6-by-9-foot canvases that will also be published as a book. Draper (jimdraperart.com) is equally excited about his new studio space at the CoRk Arts District warehouse. “There are some good things happening right now,” says Draper. Folio Weekly art lovers agree, making this local creator the readers’ Best Local Artist. — DB

Best Art Exhibit of 2011 Howard Finster at MOCA Jax Outsider Art received an overdue local celebration when the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville hosted the 150-piece exhibit “Stranger in Paradise: The Works of Reverend Howard Finster,” considered by many to be the definitive collection of this visionary artist’s work. In his lifetime, the self-taught Finster (1916-2001) created some 46,000 paintings, ranging from the playful to apocalyptic, made after the Summerville, Ga. resident heard what he believed was the voice of God commanding him to paint. Finster also created a veritable Garden of Eden by turning his home into a junkyard Shangri-la he called Paradise Gardens. Folio Weekly joined forces with MOCA for a series of lectures to accompany the show, including an intimate evening with his daughter Beverly Finster-Guinn, who told stories of her father’s life and capped off the night with a touching gospel music performance. — DB

Best Museum Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens opening its doors, and it’s hard to imagine the Northeast Florida arts scene without the beloved landmark on the St. Johns River. What began with Ninah Cummer’s collection of 60 pieces has been

Whether it’s the magic of twilight, or the sensation of watching great music in the great outdoors, the St. Augustine Amphitheatre has become Northeast Florida’s favorite place to catch a show. In 2011, the venue (built in 1965, augmented with donations from various patrons completely refurbished in 2002) saw huge acts over the years, with the current permanent come to town, including Toby Keith, Alison collection featuring more than 6,000 works of Krauss, Selena Gomez, Further and Miranda art spanning 8,000 years. This past year, the Lambert. The Amphitheatre seats nearly 4,100 Riverside museum was honored by the National and is located on 16 acres of maritime coastal Register of Historic Places, as it reopened the hammock land between A1A and Anastasia restored Tudor Room and featured impressive State Park. Is there anything better than a midexhibits like “The Wark Collection of Early questions, please call your advertising representative at Duran Duran show with a cold beer, cool Meissen Porcelain,” “On the Silk Road and High ForOctober breeze and PROOF your dancing We think not. Seas” — a noted collection of Chinese ceramics,FAX YOUR IFshoes? POSSIBLE AT 268-3655 — KP along with the current education-themed display, promise of benefit sUpport Ask for Action “One in Three: Solve our Dropout Crisis.” Best Concert of 2011 — DB

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Best Gallery Vault Gallery + Artspace While this new gallery is almost hidden in its curious location in the former underground bank vaults of historic Atlantic National Bank building, Vault Gallery + Artspace has made no secret in hosting some of unique shows and singular creative events in Northeast Florida. This year alone, the space on downtown Jacksonville’s West Forsyth Street featured painters like Jeff Whipple, Morrison Pierce, “Deformance artist” Liz Gibson, a show dedicated to Mayor Alvin Brown and, most recently, a collection of photographs by Folio Weekly’s award-winning photo editor, Walter Coker. Our only gripe? The lack of A/C in this basement salon can give art lovers an unwanted sauna-like experience! — DB

Best Art Walk First Wednesday Art Walk Any locals who like to bellyache how there’s “nothing to do” in Northeast Florida — on a weeknight, no less! — apparently haven’t checked out First Wednesday Art Walk. The first Hump Day each month, downtown Jax becomes a veritable bazaar of creative denizens as bars, galleries, museums and eateries host events ranging from metal at Burro Bar to a show highlighting one of Southlight Gallery’s featured artists, and even some spontaneous fire dancing. While each month’s self-guided tour features a different theme, local artists and art lovers are encouraged to freak freely! — DB

Best Local Musician JJ Grey & Mofro When JJ Grey sings about “Orange Blossoms,” “Lochloosa” or living in a “Country Ghetto,” he’s talking about home — Florida, but mostly Northeast Florida. The Jacksonville native is one

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An old-timey string band out of Nashville, Old Crow Medicine Show is a satisfying concoction of bluegrass, Americana and alt-country — just one of the reasons their May 23 gig at Mavericks at The Landing was our readers’ favorite show of 2011. Fronted by the loveable Ketch Secor, OCMS is best known for their tunes “Wagon Wheel,” “We’re All in This Together,” “Caroline” and a rendition of a song made famous by the Rolling Stones — “Down Home Girl.” With their last album, “Tennessee Pusher,” released in 2008, OCMS gives fans a reason to hope for a lot more material and Northeast Florida visits. — KP

Best Live Music Club Freebird Live By far the most eclectic live music club in the area, Freebird Live’s 2011 roster has seen tour stops from the likes of indie rappers Atmosphere to blues guitar legend Johnny Winter to California reggae outfit Rebelution. Located in Jacksonville Beach, the two-story venue is just a block from the Atlantic Ocean, can hold around 700 and is owned and operated by the family of Lynyrd Skynyrd founding member Ronnie Van Zant. Go, enjoy a show and a nice mixed cocktail, but just remember: It’s still not appropriate to shout out “Freebird” to every band that graces the stage — even if that’s the name of the place. — KP

Best Dance Club Mavericks Whether they’re laying down B-boy moves, line dance grooves or moshpit action, Folio Weekly readers choose Mavericks as the top place to shake a tailfeather. Located at The Jacksonville Landing, Mavericks offers 21,000 square feet of floor space that allows plenty of room for both the foot-tappin’ wallflower and the full-blown Kevin-Bacon-in-”Footloose” tribute dancer. OCTOBER 11-17, 2011 | folio weekly | 21

This honky tonk-themed hall also hosts some killer concerts, with bands like Yellowcard and Cage the Elephant featured last year and upcoming shows scheduled for country artist Easton Corbin and local faves JJ Grey & Mofro. — DB

Best Gay/Lesbian Club The Metro When gays and lesbians are accepted outside the military like they’re now officially accepted inside it, The Metro bar may represent a nostalgic time when lesbians and gays created a parallel world — out of the closet but still out of sight. Meantime, The Metro is a monument to every bar trend to come down the pike, from Mad Men piano bar cool to the crack of the pool hall to disco ball dancetorium. There’s also a Sappho lounge, a Boiler Room for the “man’s man,” female impersonators and lesbian indiegirl burlesque. Along with making Jacksonville nightlife gay and lesbian welcoming, and doing it for the past 18 years, The Metro has also supported the broader community through helping the River City Pride Parade, PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) and JASMYN, the organization for Northeast Floridaarea gay, lesbian, bi and questioning youth. — SE

Best Gentleman’s Club Gold Club Once again, Jacksonville’s Gold Club, located on Gen. Doolittle Drive, gets Folio Weekly readers’ gold star for the best place to, uh, admire the female anatomy. While the blacklight-covered stage surely draws the most attention, the Gold Club also features manly amenities like VIP booths, happy hour, food specials from The Steakhouse, and even Foxy Boxing for you sporty types. But wait a minute … Hey, Gold Club? What about free Wi-Fi?! — DB

Best DJ DJ Bobby Laredo DJ Bobby Laredo is the exclusive deejay at Mavericks Dance Club and Concert Hall at The Jacksonville Landing. With 14 years in the club business and a thousand private parties and weddings deejayed, Laredo explains, “I continue to tour the state of Florida, covering for club owners who want to add ‘a punch and a kick’ to their already hot lineup of live country bands.” Laredo is also known at Mavericks for his steady stream of giveaways like concert tickets, T-shirts

and CDs. “Until you understand the energy,” he says, “you’re just the guy running the music.” — KP

Best New Club Suite When it comes to a premium lounge and dining experience that combines service, hospitality and some sophisticated, high-falutin’ ambience, Folio Weekly readers have named Suite the sweetest place in Northeast Florida to chillax. Club-hoppers and jetsetters alike can belly-up for an impressive array of premium libations, while high-toned foodies can sample a variety of menu offerings like lobster tacos, a lamb burger or savory black cod miso. Suite also features live bands and DJs during the ever-popular themed nights, like Tapas Tuesdays and Working Women’s Wednesdays. — DB

Best Comedy Club The Comedy Zone Who doesn’t love a good laugh? (Besides Gov. Rick Scott when he hasn’t had his breakfast bowl of puppy blood and tears of the innocent?) While the past few years have seen local comedy offerings growing at a fast clip, Northeast Florida humor lovers and mirth-chasers still know The Comedy Zone as the place to go to experience gut-busting, side-splitting humor. Located in Mandarin’s Ramada Inn, the club hosted such har-har heavy-hitters as “420”-friendly comedian Doug Benson, Shawn and Marlon Wayans, Don “DC” Cheadle and adult-themed hypnotist Rich Guzzi, just this past year alone. — DB

Best Local Actor/Actress Ashley Greene When it comes to knocking out local thespian competition, Jax native Ashley Greene is Folio Weekly film fans’ returning champion. Last year, this 24-year-old starlet reprised her role as Alice Cullen in “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” — and fear not, fang fans, she also stars in the upcoming hyped-to-the-max “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn,” the final (finally!) installment in this bloody, beloved series. The onetime Wolfson High School student was also named one of People Magazine’s “World’s Most Beautiful Women of 2010,” while starring along with Alanis Morrisette in the indie film adaptation of sci-fi guru Philip K. Dick’s “Radio Free Albemuth.” Tight work! — DB

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Best Athlete in Northeast Florida Maurice Jones-Drew It’s not surprising that MoJo has won the hearts of Jacksonville football fans. The 5-foot-7-inch running back is somewhat undersized for the market, but plays with more spirit than ballers twice his size — a sort of metaphorical appeal for the small-market Jags. MoJo’s also got a soft spot for his hometown team, which picked him after all 32 teams passed him over in the first round of the 2006 draft, mostly because of his stature. (He picked his jersey number — 32 — to remind himself of the slight.) But MoJo has risen to the top of local squad, and is even more indispensable this year, as rookie QB Blaine Gabbert struggles to find his footing. — AS

Best Place to See Live Sports EverBank Field Just in case you forgot the name, EverBank went out of its way to plaster a few hundred extra reminders around the interior and exterior of the stadium. Seriously. It’s even pulled down a Jaguars sign to put up one of those irresistible, colorful “EverBank” signs. Apparently it’s working. The stadium is the most popular place to see live sports, even though it hasn’t had much promotional help from its signature NFL team. In fact, the folks at EverBank would doubtless like Folio Weekly readers to parlay this award into actual ticket purchases, so that they could for once sell out the blanking stadium everyone claims to love. But seriously. No pressure. Just buy a freaking ticket. — AS

Best Place to Canoe or Kayak Amelia Island The drive north on A1A — over the Ft. George River, through the state parks of Little Talbot

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and Big Talbot islands, and finally into the 200-acre Amelia Island State Park — is a breathtaking testament to the collective efforts of former U.S. senators, Florida governors, local public officials and private land owners. Great swaths of Atlantic Ocean beach, hundreds of acres of maritime forest and winding tidal saltmarshes have been dedicated as public park and lands. Kayak Amelia is the official canoe and kayak rental and guide service for the seven parks in the Talbot Islands State Park, and there is simply nothing quite like it on the East Coast. — SE

Best Camping Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park This city of Jacksonville park on the Atlantic Ocean stretches over 450 acres in Northeast Florida, just south of Mayport Naval Station. It includes 1.5 miles of oceanfront, a 60-acre freshwater lake with a children’s splash park, 344 grills and 20 miles of unpaved bike trails in a dense maritime forest. The park’s 300 campsites are laid out to take advantage of Hanna’s natural contours, along the ocean, beside the lake and nestled down short paths inside a buffer of trees. In addition to accommodating RVs and tents, there’s a handful of primitive but air-conditioned cabins (cots and toilet not included), a camp store, airconditioned bathrooms and 24-hour security. — SE

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friendly funzone has won this year’s Best of Jax props from Folio Weekly readers. — AS

Best Surf Spot Jacksonville Beach Pier The fact that the pier continues to be a top contender in this category only hints at a longstanding Beaches area controversy. See, surfing is prohibited at the Jax Beach pier, within 400 feet either side. The goal is to keep surfers and fisherfolk apart, in observance of their often-bitter turf war. But the surf break caused by the pier is just too good for most surfers to give up. The pier’s structure does magic to a wave, changing the speed at which it moves along the ocean bottom, and the surfer who catches a wave as it begins to peel from the collision with the pier can ride the breaking crest like a pull on a zipper. Now at 1,320 feet long, the Jax Beach Pier is a whole 303 feet longer than it used to be (and 303 feet sweeter for Northeast Florida surfers). — SE

Best Skate Spot Kona Skatepark In 2007, Kona celebrated its 30th anniversary — remarkable in itself, given the rise and fall and rise of skating. Kona is now the only remaining skatepark in the U.S. built during the skateboarding craze of the 1970s. Skate legend Tony Hawk competed here and included the park in the fourth iteration of his Pro Skater video game in 2002. This summer, Kona left Hawk with snaggly shredding when he crashed during a demonstration on Aug. 23 by his Birdhouse Skate Team, knocking out one of his incisors. Street cred? Kona’s got it in spades. — SE

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wrong — whether it’s riding an economic boom into insolvency or ordering residents to weed the city’s medians if they want them pretty. But give the city fathers a nod for being damn accommodating when it came to Hanna Park. It occupies a huge tract of land, at the intersection of a densely populated part of Jacksonville and Atlantic Beach. Despite real estate pressures from the recent boom, Hanna Park has remained a public park par excellence — with a Frisbee golf course, miles of bike trails, a 60-acre freshwater lake. Surfing at the Poles. Oh, and there’s that little amenity called the Atlantic Ocean. Most other places in Florida, 1.5 miles of sandy shoreline is the basis for full-color allure with tropical poetics spritzed all over it. In Northeast Florida, it’s just an ol’ 447-acre city park that the locals love. — SE

Best Outdoor Festival Jacksonville Jazz Festival For the past 30 years, the Jacksonville Jazz Festival has gone from a crazy dream (“Jazz?! Right here in River City?!”) to a successful reality that’s made it the second-largest jazz festival and one of the best in the nation. This year’s festival was no exception, with stages around the greater downtown Jacksonville area offering legendary performers Herbie Hancock, George Duke, McCoy Tyner and Natalie Cole along with local faves Gary Starling, JB Scott’s Swingin’ Allstars, Ray Callender and Tropic of Cancer. — DB

Best Community Theater Players By The Sea Tucked away on an innocuous side street in a building that was once a Laundromat in Jacksonville Beach, this community theater has set the standard for local dramatic productions for nearly five decades. This past season was no exception, with productions such as Horton Foote’s “Dividing the Estate,” and a high-energy staging of The Who’s rock musical “Tommy” vying for top billing alongside a tribute to Fats Waller and the indie theater of The Fringe Festival. The upcoming season offers dramatic delights such as “Chicago,” “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” and even the pot-fueled satire “Reefer Madness.” — DB

Trails.com gave Hanna Park an award for best bike trails in the category of “Most Difficult Close to the Sea.” Granted, there probably weren’t a whole lot of competitors. But in addition to the mile of trail that tracks along the Atlantic, the park offers about 10 miles of off-road, unpaved trails that run straight through its maritime forest. There are courses with easy slopes for the beginner and more difficult trails marked for intermediate riders, with promises of gut-wrenching drops and hairpin turns on routes with names like “Switchback” and “Devil Stick.” But, hey, it’s mountain biking in Florida, and there Best Athlete in just aren’t that many spots you can claim Northeast Florida: to have done that. Maurice — SE Jones-Drew

Best Fishing Spot The Atlantic Ocean Folio Weekly fisherfolk vote the ocean the best fishing spot, and who can argue with them, given the hours that most anglers spend ruminating about fish? Of course, the proof is in the catch, and Northeast Florida ocean waters remain bountiful with red snapper, grouper, cobia, pompano and mahi mahi. Throw that action on the grill, crack a cold beer and suddenly, whatever questions you might have had about fishing seem … well, unimportant. — SE

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Dive offers a retail scuba shop, lessons, training and boat charter service to local dive spots like Clayton’s Holler, Floyd’s Folly and Montgomery’s Reef. — KP

Best Wine Store The Grotto Wine Bar & Shoppe Famed Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson said, “Wine is bottled poetry.” We couldn’t agree more. Whether it’s a crisp Toad Hollow Unoaked Chardonnay from California or an inky Domaine du Garinet Malbec from Southwest France, the folks at The Grotto Wine Bar & Shoppe on San Marco Boulevard know what’s up. Open six days a week, The Grotto serves tapas, and beer and wine by the glass or bottle. There’s also a retail store, so if you fall in love with a Chateau Ampelia Bordeaux while noshing on wild mushroom crostini, grab a bottle to take home. — KP

Best Liquor Store ABC Fine Wine & Spirits From St. Augustine to Jax Beach to Fleming Island, Northeast Floridians turn to ABC Fine Wine & Spirits when it’s time to stock up on grog and other libations. Looking for a nice bottle of cabernet sauvignon for that dinner party? Need to get your boss a holiday bottle of Johnny Walker Green Label? Just picking up a refreshing six-pack of Mike’s Hard Lemonade? ABC is where it’s at. — KP

Best Bike Shop City Cycle “The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man,” wrote philosopher Iris Murdoch. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart.” For all you greenies, hipsters and Lance Armstrong-lovers, the votes are in. City Cycle on Park Street in Riverside is the place to go for frames, tires, tubes, wheels, pedals and garb. It’s open six days a week, too. Check out the shop’s site (worldfamouscitycycle.com) for info on group rides and philanthropic causes. — KP

Best Surf Shop Sunrise Surf Shop Actress, model and California girl Jolene Blalock once said: “Surfing is such an amazing concept. You’re taking on nature with a little stick and saying, ‘I’m gonna ride you!’ And a lot of times nature says, ‘No, you’re not!’ and crashes you to the bottom.” The “little stick” is a staple for many Northeast Floridians, and when they’re ready for a new board, they turn to Sunrise Surf Shop’s “Blue Room” in Jax Beach to get one. For more than 35 years, Sunrise has sponsored some of the area’s best surfers like Cody Thompson, Asher Nolan and Justin Quintal. — KP

Best Skate Shop Skate Bomb Historically, the word “bomb” has had negative connotations. But the folks at Skate Bomb on Third Street South in Jax Beach are working to kick-flip the script. Established in 1997, Skate Bomb outfits grommets and

Best Local Florist Kuhn Flowers grownups alike, who know they can get all their skating and alt-recreational needs met. Which is why Folio Weekly readers chose Skate Bomb as 2011’s Best Skate Shop. Quite simply, they are da bomb. — KP

Best Record Store Music Matters

the masses when he starred on the TV series “Sea Hunt.” Bridges played a Navy-frogmanturned-undersea-investigator and inspired thousands of viewers to take up recreational diving. In Northeast Florida, aspiring Jacques Cousteaus have spoken: The place to stock up on gear is Atlantic Pro Dive in Jacksonville Beach. Established in 1974, Atlantic Pro

When a man buys a woman flowers, he’s giving a glimpse into his soul. Is he a redroses-and-babies-breath kind of guy, or does he create a hand-selected bouquet brimming with hydrangeas, orchids and tulips? Whatever the case, Kuhn Flowers proves to be a favorite way to say “I love you,” “I’m sorry” or “Way to go!” for Northeast Floridians. Since 1947,

Everyone keeps talking about the demise of independently owned record stores, but music fans still love the idea of buying a compact disc, ripping into the outer shrink wrap, eyeing the cover art and having a tangible object that plays music when inserted into your dashboard. The folks at Music Matters in St. Augustine get it. Established in 1989, Music Matters has been hawking new and used CDs, vinyl, DVDs and more for more than two decades. Looking for the latest Björk import, Lil Wayne’s sophomore attempt or some obscure Phish live album? The dudes at Music Matters love nothing more than making your musical dreams come true. — KP

Best Dive Shop Atlantic Pro Dive Fun fact: Between 1957 and 1961, actor Lloyd Bridges introduced scuba diving to

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Health of Northeast Florida continues to rise to the top of Folio Weekly’s readers poll, recognition of the hospital’s health-focused mission and continual strivingfor excellence. — SE

Best Nurse Heather Pinter, Wolfson Children’s Hospital Being in the hospital can be scary. Being in the hospital and being a kid is doubly scary. That’s why patients, their parents and, well, just about everyone around her appreciates the hard work of Registered Nurse Heather Pinter at Wolfson Children’s Hospital. With Wolfson since March 2004, Pinter works on the fourth floor and is a mentor and leader in a Pediatric Medical Unit. “Her communication with patients, families and other team members is top-notch,” says Nurse Manager Sharon Simmons of Pinter. “Heather has a true heart for children. She is devoted to caring for patients and families. She is a true example of professional nurse and I am proud she is a nurse on a unit which I manage.” — KP

Best Local Bookstore Chamblin Bookmine Best Record Store: Music Matters this family-owned-and-operated florist, now with three locations in Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra and St. Augustine, has been a fixture for flower-loving locals. — KP

Best Vintage/ Consignment Store Vintage Recalled

Located in the St. Johns Town Center, Karl’s offers high-end brands like Ravazzolo, Canali and Baroni, along with onsite custom-tailored suits that can make any slob have the threads to hobnob. — DB

Best Hospital Baptist Health of Northeast Florida

Whether you’re looking for rainbow-striped platforms, an old Girl Scout uniform or vintage concert Ts, Vintage Recalled is the place to go for “vintage and retro clothing of yesterday, today and tomorrow!” Situated in 5 Points on Lomax Street, Vintage Recalled has been open for a little over a year and is already a favorite among locals. Though it buys some items (by appointment only), Vintage Recalled prides itself on being much more than a thrift store, picking through the chaff to find the treasures. So if you’re in the market for dreamcatcher feather earrings or Members Only jackets, Vintage Recalled is a fashion lover’s one-stop shop. — KP

Winning top honors in this category means overcoming some stiff competition. Northeast Florida is home to a Mayo Clinic, a trauma center and the new University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute for cancer treatment. Baptist

Best Clothing Store Karl’s Clothiers If the ZZ Top Fashion Dictum that “every girl’s crazy about a sharp-dressed man” holds true, then the ladies will lose their dadgum minds when they bear witness to a dude outfitted in the finest of fashion from Karl’s Clothiers! 26 | FOLIO WEEKLY | OCTOBER 11-17, 2011

Best Health Food Store: Native Sun Natural Foods Market

Ron Chamblin opened his first used-book store in Jacksonville in 1976, offering customers credit in trade. In the intervening 35 years, Chamblin has pieced together a series of spaces on Roosevelt Avenue into a store so big and rambling, there are floorplan maps at the front register. And they’re not some cutesy gimmick. The first few times one enters that warren of bookshelf-lined rooms, it’s both dizzying and disorienting. The family’s new store, Chamblin’s Uptown in downtown Jacksonville, does just as well with a coffee bar, wraps and salads, free Wifi and two stories of mostly used books. When Borders declared bankruptcy this year, pundits said it might signal the end of the bookstore as we know it. But the new Chamblin’s and the mothership on Roosevelt remain vital examples of real world destination retail. — SE

Best B&B in Jacksonville: The Riverdale Inn

Best Jewelry Store Underwood Jewelers In 1949, Carol Channing sang the tune “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” in the original Broadway production of ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” In 1953, Marilyn Monroe gave the song legendary status when she sang it in a film adaptation of the play. For more than eight decades, ladies and gents in Northeast Florida have turned to Underwood’s for their bling and specialty gift shopping. With locations in San Marco, Ponte Vedra Beach, Avondale and at The Avenues Mall, the shop’s selection of one-of-a-kind diamonds, pearls, sapphires, blue topaz and other gems continues to dazzle. Looking for a bit more ice? Ask to see a 5.35-carat oval diamond ring with micro-pavé diamond bezel and shank. Now that’s what we call a girl’s best friend. — KP

Best Smoke Shop Island Girl Cigar Bar With two locations — Gate Parkway in Jacksonville and First Street in Neptune Beach — Island Girl Cigar Bar is the place to light up. The upscale smoke lounges feature a walk-in humidor with some 600 different cigar facings, including Don Diego, Cubao, Fonseca, Tatuaje and Rocky Patel. Are you sick of all of those dirty looks when you’re puffing away in a public space? Then head to Island Girl where your vice is celebrated, congratulated and much appreciated. — KP

Best B&B in Jacksonville The Riverdale Inn With room names like Margaret’s Window, Roosevelt, Bishopgate and Lancaster, you know you’re stepping back in time the moment you enter The Riverdale Inn. During its heyday, the inn was one of 50 mansions that lined Riverside Avenue, known then as

“The Row.” Today, only two of these historical homes remain. Built in 1901 by William Kelly, a wealthy turpentine baron, The Riverdale Inn is refurbished, featuring 10 historic guest rooms with modern amenities. Many characteristics of the mansion remain, including original beveled glass, heart-of-pine floors and fireplace tile. There’s also plenty of places to hit in a five-blocks-or-less radius: The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Memorial Park, the St. Johns River, Five Points and a slew of boutiques and restaurants. — KP

Best B&B in St. Augustine Casa de Suenos Nestled on Cordova Street in historic downtown St. Augustine, Casa de Suenos is a two-story Mediterranean inn built in 1904. Literally translated as “House of Dreams,” Casa de Suenos boasts a red tile roof, arched doorways and multiple palladium windows. With just five guest rooms, the B&B is all about personal service. On weekend evenings, innkeeper Kathleen Hurley hosts a social hour with nibbles. Each morning, she offers a full breakfast in the sunlit dining room. Hurley also prides herself on everyday luxuries like an extensive video library, cable TV and free WiFi access. — KP

Best B&B on Amelia Island Elizabeth Pointe Lodge When Travel and Leisure Magazine deems your Bed and Breakfast one of “the 50 great beach resorts” in America, you’ve got to be doing something right. Such is the case for Elizabeth Pointe Lodge, an oceanfront boutique hotel on Amelia Island. The inn features 20 guestrooms in the main house, four suites in the Ocean House and the Miller Cottage, a private two-bedroom, two-bath house. Innkeepers David and Susan Caples pride themselves on pampering guests, with treats such as a full breakfast served oceanfront, evening wine and hors d’oeuvres OCTOBER 11-17, 2011 | FOLIO WEEKLY | 27

receptions and 24-hour room service, in addition to a variety of special celebratory package deals. Where do we sign up? — KP

Best Hairstylist Jon-Michael Hall, Aura Salon Spa Finding a hairstylist is a lot like finding a therapist. You need to build trust, establish an open line of communication and pay someone to listen to your problems. Jon-Michael Hall, a stylist at Aura Salon Spa on Southside Boulevard, is a master of all three. Oh, he’s good at hair, too. Hall graduated from the Aveda Institute in Charlotte, N.C. and has been at Aura for nearly two years. Owner Chad Pereira says, “He’s a fantastic hairstylist with a personality that’s just bigger than life. He’s a really special person and people are drawn to him.” At just 25, Hall’s already proven a young talent in coloring, styling and cutting. — KP

Best Tattoo Studio Iron-Clad Tattoo American writer Jack London, who authored greats like “Call of the Wild” and “White Fang,” said, “Show me a man with a tattoo and I’ll show you a man with an interesting past.” To be sure, Iron-Clad Tattoo in Jax Beach can offer a friggin’ schooling in interesting. Artists here aim to deliver more than visual clichés, and according to Folio Weekly readers, they do so with aplomb. Open every day, this Third Street North establishment’s Facebook reviews include a photo gallery featuring a bearded lady, redand-white-striped lighthouse, lipstick lip mark and even a leopard-tatted lady’s head. Ouch! — KP

Best Yoga Studio Yoga-Den Studio According to those who track such things, 2011 has lured a gaggle of celebrity converts

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to the yoga mat — including, but not limited to, Lady Gaga, Russell Simmons, Jennifer Aniston, Sting, Bon Jovi, Adam Levine and Michelle Williams. In Northeast Florida, yogis have spoken and their favorite joint is Yoga-Den Studio on Plummer Cove Road in Jacksonville. There, students choose from a variety of classes like Mind~Body, SUN Power Yogalates, Power Hour and Yoga Basics. Whether you’re an amateur practitioner or trying to perfect your half-moon pose or a downward dog position, it’s decided: Yoga-Den Studio is the place to be. Namaste. — KP

Best Health Food Store Native Sun Natural Foods Market A frequent Best of Jax winner, Native Sun Natural Foods Market is the go-to spot for organic produce, hormone-free and antibioticfree meats, sustainable seafood, organic pet food and a slew of yummy, fresh smoothies. But it’s also got unbeatable service and a staff as committed and knowledgeable as any in Northeast Florida. Established by Jacksonville native Aaron Gottlieb in 1997, Native Sun now boasts two locations — the original in Mandarin on San Jose Boulevard, and the new, somewhat larger version at Baymeadows Road and 9A. In addition to offering periodic seminars on healthful eating, and hosting holiday and Earth Day festivals, Native Sun maintains one of the best fresh-food-to-go delis on the First Coast, serving everything from wraps to vegan chocolate cookies to organic quesadillas. — KP

Best Plastic Surgeon Loren Clayman, MD, Dr. Clayman’s Plastic Surgery Center Much-beloved and well-endowed country songstress Dolly Parton says, “Plastic surgeons are always making mountains out of molehills.” And Dr. Loren Clayman has been constructing molehills for decades. Owner of Dr. Clayman’s Plastic Surgery Center & Miracle Spa, this is his 18th year in a row winning

Best Tattoo Studio: Iron-Clad Tattoo

Best Plastic Surgeon. That’s a lot of nips, tucks, lifts, chisels and fillers. “Not only is he an expert in the fields of plastic surgery and otolaryngology,” says Alexandra Stolyarsky, CME at Dr. Clayman’s Miracle Spa, “but he also makes sure he is available to patients and his employees 24/7. Dr. Clayman’s generosity, kind heart and willingness to go the extra mile in order to help everybody wins our love.” — KP

place to go to kickbox, cycle, power pump, Zumba and stretch it out in Pilates and yoga. Owned and operated by brothers Don, David and Darryl Bailey, Bailey’s offers everything from personal training sessions and group fitness classes to corporate memberships, babysitting and even 24-hour access. No wonder Bailey’s has grown by leaps and bounds. As a wise Australian pop singer once urged, “Let me hear your body talk.” — KP

Best Day Spa Ponte Vedra Inn & Club In July 2010, US Weekly tracked songstress Jessica Simpson and her then-boyfriend, football player Eric Johnson, to Northeast Florida, noting “[the couple] made time for some serious PDA at the modest, family-friendly Ponte Vedra Inn & Club at which they were staying.” Apparently, nobody on staff at US Weekly has ever visited the luxury establishment. Opened in 1928, the oceanfront Ponte Vedra Inn & Club spans 300 acres and features 250 guest rooms, a golf course, numerous restaurants, 15 tennis courts, four heated pools and a full-service spa. Um, and did we mention the spa? With a mere 30,000-square-feet of room for massages, facials, pedicures and coconut sugar scrubs, this is one spa that doesn’t fall short of Hollywood standards. — KP

Best Gym Bailey’s Powerhouse Gym With nearly a dozen locations around Northeast Florida, Bailey’s Powerhouse Gym is the

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Best Restaurant in OP/Fleming Island Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers Mellow Mushroom sounds more like a hookah lounge than a franchise pizza joint, but they sure can make a mean bruschetta or steakand-cheese calzone. A pizzeria formed in Atlanta in the mid-’70s by two Georgia Tech roommates, Mellow Mushroom now has more than 100 locations throughout the country. According to Folio Weekly readers, Mellow Mushroom on Town Center Boulevard is where it’s at. Open seven days a week, the eatery boasts live music, trivia night, daily beer specials and, of course, lots of righteous fungi. — KP

Best New Restaurant The Pier

Best Restaurant in Jacksonville Ragtime Tavern Seafood & Grill

Best Restaurant on Amelia Island Salt, The Grill, The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island

Since 1983, this Atlantic Beach restaurant has been satisfying diners looking for the best in Cajun-influenced dining along with ever-popular handcrafted beers. But the menu isn’t the only thing that has kept locals coming back and transformed what was once a corner side bar and into an area landmark. Ragtime is known as the ultimate Beaches hangout, where milestones are celebrated while the world’s problems are solved over gumbo and beer. — DB

Not everyone can say they’ve tasted fleur de sel — a salt collected from the top layer of famous French salt ponds (known in the biz as the caviar of salts). And most people will readily admit they’ve never even heard of yakima, a salt from the Yakima Valley in Washington State, with a subtle fruitwood flavor. That’s

Best Restaurant in St. Augustine Gypsy Cab Company Founded by Ned Pollack in 1983, Gypsy Cab Co. has been a St. Augustine staple for nearly two decades. Situated on Anastasia Boulevard in the shadow of the St. Augustine Lighthouse, Gypsy draws on influences ranging from Italian, German, Cajun, Mediterranean and classical European to Floribbean. While the menu changes frequently, local favorites include the portabella melt, Santa Barbara salad, seafood fra diablo, hazelnut icebox cake allan and a full brunch served Saturday and Sunday. All in all, Gypsy is a casual, neighborhood restaurant with seriously good food and a fun, lively atmosphere. — KP 30 | folio weekly | OCTOBER 11-17, 2011

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Located just south of the Jax Beach Pier on First Street North, The Pier Restaurant & Lounge is Northeast Florida’s new favorite place to grab a drink, watch the surfers and remind yourself why you live here. Commandeered by Chef Tony Corrente, The Pier’s oceanfront dining room serves an eclectic menu, including a tempura salmon crunch roll, shrimp ’n’ grits and panko-crusted chicken roulade. The soothing yet modern décor of blues and browns give it a perfect balance between casual and upscale dining. And keep an eye out for happy hour specials, live music and special events, like Jags’ games and trivia night. — KP

Best Restaurant to Impress a Date Orsay Located in historic Avondale, Restaurant Orsay is a funky composition of exposed beams, painted brick walls, delicate lighting and whimsical, floral murals. But honestly, if you’re sitting in front of a plate of Prince Edward Island mussels and pommes frites,

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Best Restaurant When Someone Else is Paying Ruth’s Chris Steak House Eating is fun. But eating is way more fun when someone else picks up the tab. That’s why Ruth’s Chris, a steakhouse founded in New Orleans some 45 years ago, is a favorite among Northeast Floridians. Today, the chain has grown to boast locations all over the world — from Taiwan to Durham, N.C. — including a spot on Jacksonville’s downtown riverfront and off A1A in Ponte Vedra Beach. So if you’re looking to indulge and know you won’t be reaching for your own wallet, try a five-pound whole Maine lobster, a crabtini appetizer, veal osso buco ravioli or bread pudding with whiskey sauce. Actually, what the hell. Order all of them. — KP

Best Meal for $10 Whisky River Beer & Wings Just because food may be cheap doesn’t mean it can’t be good. At Whisky River, a bar-slash-eatery-slash-music-venue owned by NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. located at St. Johns Town Center, most items on the menu are under 10 bucks. Check out the fried shrimp basket with fries ($8.99), tiny baby corndog appetizer ($4.99), blackened chicken salad ($8.49), Dale Jr. burger ($7.49) or the BBQ brisket sandwich ($8.99). Open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., Whisky River is the place to grab a stiff drink and a cheap meal — just try to not throw it all up as you ride the mechanical bull. — KP 32 | folio weekly | OCTOBER 11-17, 2011

Best Chef Chef Kenny Gilbert, Nippers Beach Grille An audience favorite during Season 7 of Bravo’s popular reality show “Top Chef,” Jacksonville resident Chef Kenny Gilbert made a name for himself nationally and in the local culinary community. As executive chef and partner of Nippers Beach Grille in Jax Beach, Chef Kenny creates a variety of dishes with Southern, international and Caribbean influences. Check out the Snacks menu (candied spiced pecans and roasted edamame) and the Land and Sea selections (grilled Spanish octopus and braised chipotle beef brisket tacos). “I love the culinary profession,” says Chef Kenny, “because it is an avenue for me to express my creativity through a commonality that people share — food.” — KP

Best Waiter/Waitress Candice Mullins, Metro Diner Since 1992, Metro Diner has been serving up eclectic greasy spoon fare with sophistication and style — from the pastrami omelet to banana granola pancakes and a chipotle grouper wrap. And just since January, waitress Candice Mullins has been delivering it with a smile. Mullins, a full-time student at University of North Florida, opens The Metro’s San Marco location (the other’s in Mandarin) — at 6:30 a.m., four times a week. “Candice started as a hostess here and really got to know the customers,” explains Assistant General Manager Britney Schank. “At only 20, she juggles a lot with work and school and we always really appreciate how energetic and positive she is.” — KP

Best Caribbean Restaurant Nippers Beach Grille Nippers Beaches Grille offers up a winning combination of Caribbean and Southern-style cuisine, waterfront dining with maximum Jax Beach chill vibes, and even live music along with the Great Guana Tiki Deck. Chef Kenny Gilbert brings 17 years of award-winning culinary

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expertise, combined with a dash of celebrity bling after being one of the top contenders on the hit reality TV show “Top Chef.” — DB

Best Italian Restaurant Vito’s Italian Café After a decade, Vito’s Italian Café at The Jacksonville Landing has survived as surrounding eateries have come and gone. The reason is obvious: Owners George and Josie know that people keep coming back for ever-popular signature dishes like rosato vodka and chicken teresa, and classics like chicken carbonara and linguini with clam sauce. They even offer Vito’s combo: a heaping portion of lasagna, chicken parmesan and baked ziti, baked under mozzarella cheese (for those indecisive diners who don’t want to be left out of this delicious, carb-loading extravaganza!). Add to that feast an impressive wine list and succulent desserts and you may be asking, “How do I say ‘nap under the table’ in Italian?” — DB

Best Chinese Restaurant P.F. Chang’s China Bistro

P.F. Chang’s creator Philip Chiang dabbled in dishes from all over China when he created the restaurant’s bistro menu. Moo shoo pork, moo goo gai pan and sweet and sour pork are comfort food in most U.S. diners, as familiar as meatloaf and mashed potatoes. So Chiang went beyond the staples, adding a menu of Asian 2011 street food to dim sum steamed dumplings, Asian tacos and spring rolls. Cocktail choices include Asian pear mojito and organic agave margarita, a selection of wines from the restaurant’s custom wine label Vineyard 518, and sake by the jar. With P.F. Chang’s dependable and forthright preparation, edamame steamed dim sum or slow-braised pork on an Asian taco are worth a nibble and a try. — SE

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Best Thai Restaurant Indochine Above the Burrito Gallery on East Adams Street in downtown Jax, Thai-curious diners who climb the wrought iron stairs are rewarded with a memorable culinary experience delivered in Indochine’s mellow vibes. Spiced accordingly, the curries, drunken noodles and Prik Pow are surefire ways to check one’s heat index, while seafood lovers reel in the Sea of Indochine combo and the Asian soul food Haw Mok, a steamed catfish cooked to perfection in a red curry, with collard greens and veggies. A full bar, killer wine list and plenty of vegetarian options help make Indochine Folio Weekly readers’ favorite in local Thai dining. — DB

Best Mexican Restaurant Casa Maria Aye Carumba, dude! Casa Maria takes top prize with Folio Weekly readers who go for authentic Mexican dining washed back with ice-cold cervezas and signature margaritas. Classic appetizers and entrées like fajitas, enchiladas and the gnarly good especial burritos on plates hotter than Georgia asphalt. Seafood dishes, classic desserts, a full bar and three locations including St. Augustine make Casa Maria the 2011 numero uno Mexican joint! — DB 34 | FOLIO WEEKLY | OCTOBER 11-17, 2011

Best Indian Restaurant India Restaurant

Best Middle Eastern Restaurant: The Casbah Café

Once again, this Baymeadows eatery wins Folio Weekly readers’ highest accolades for their favorite place to nosh on Indian delectables. The daily buffet is always a crowd-pleaser, offering sumptuous options like tandoori chicken, aloo gobi, pakoras and naan breads as well as plenty of veggiefriendly dishes like the mind-bendingly good saag paneer. Beer and wine, mango lassis and an always-welcoming vibe from owners the Singh brothers makes India Restaurant a surefire stop for healthy, tasty down-home Indian cooking. — DB

Best Japanese Restaurant Koja Sushi Koja Sushi fans like the view of the St. Johns River from their perch at The Jacksonville Landing, and rave about the Bento boxes. Owners John and Tony — in the sushi game for more than 10 years — offer sushi, sashimi and Japanese, Asian and Korean cuisine, along with hard-to-find items like baby octopus salad. Add to all that a choice of indoor or outdoor dining and a full bar, and it’s no wonder Folio Weekly voters chose Koja Sushi as the Best in Jax. — AS

Best Middle Eastern Restaurant The Casbah Café Ahhh. Fresh-faced urbanites. An order of hummus and fried jibnah. A cold Brooklyn Lager. Lounge on the floor cushions and take a puff from the hookah? Honey plum with orange honey tobacco sounds nice. Admire the Avondale crowd, eager to see and be seen. Watch the bellydancers shimmy. Feel the possibilities. Whether you’re from around here or just visiting, Casbah Café makes all comers right at home. — SE

Best Vegan/ Vegetarian Restaurant The Present Moment Café There’s something to be said for an establishment that can make fettuccini Alfredo from fresh zucchini pasta, pesto, sun-cured tomatoes and a pinenut “parmesan” taste way better than anything you could get at most Italian restaurants. Welcome to Present Moment Café on West King Street in St. Augustine, an innovative vegan, vegetarian, organic and raw restaurant. Trust us, you could never imagine how delicious no-bean chili, a sunlight burger or a brownie sundae with cashew vanilla ice cream could possibly be. — KP

Best Organic Restaurant Native Sun Natural Foods Market Sure, Native Sun Natural Foods Market is known for hawking organic produce and freerange meats, but did you know they’re also the bomb-diggity of prepared foods? The in-store deli and hot bar include a range of customer favorites like chicken del Rey, stuffed chicken pita with arugula and tziki sauce and a big fat Greek salad. There’s also a deli case with tubs of harvest apple and spelt berry salad, tabouli with quinoa and vegan potato salad. Thirsty? Check out the juice and smoothie bar for an Iron Lion (carrot, parsley, spinach and beet) or Q’s Quench (carrot, apple, beet, celery and ginger). With seating available inside or out and a full grocery story besides, Native Sun is the total package. — KP

Best All-You-Can-Eat China Buffet These trying economic times need not lead Northeast Floridians into a gastric depression! “Nay!” say Folio Weekly readers, who choose China Buffet on Atlantic Boulevard when it comes to dining for content and quantity. With authentic Chinese flavors, a 75-plus-items lunch and dinner buffet and prices so low we can turn a blind eye to that third portion of roast duck, China Buffet, in the heart of Regency Mall, is like an oasis of sanctioned gluttony. — DB

Best Coffeehouse Three Layers Café

Best Pizza in St. Augustine: Carmelo’s Marketplace Pizzeria

Springfield’s Three Layers Café has taken the neighborhood coffee shop to dazzling new heights. In addition to classic coffee offerings, wine and beer and the signature thick-sliced cakes, featuring three layers in flavors ranging from red velvet and chocolate expression to co-owner Jeff’s latest, caramel butter cream, Three Layers is also quickly becoming the heart of the Springfield community. Should you feel a little alert after consuming all that sugar and caffeine, just go chill outside in the Zen Garden or groove to the sounds of touring and local OCTOBER 11-17, 2011 | folio weekly | 35

singers and musicians like multi-instrumentalist Goliath Flores. — DB

Best Deli Sun Deli Once again, Folio Weekly sandwich lovers (“Sandwichists”?) have named this South Jax Beach surfer and locals hangout the best in serving up deli classics like the Reuben, chicken or triple-decker club and tuna salad, along with signature munchables like the Radical Side and “Not on the Menu” creations that get weirder and weirder (and more edible) over time. — DB

Best Fish Camp Clark’s Fish Camp Tucked away at the tail end of Hood Landing Road in Mandarin, Clark’s has evolved over the years from a bait-and-tackle shop to a full-fledged restaurant, stuffed to the gills with taxidermized animals and a menu nearly as wild. (Among the daily offerings are kangaroo, rattlesnake and antelope.) There are also plenty of ordinary Southern favorites, ample boat dock space and beautiful views of Julington Creek. What more could you want from a fish camp? Fried green tomatoes, you say? Well, they’ve got those, too. — AS

Best Tapas 13 Gypsies The word “tapas” describes a wide variety of appetizers or snacks in Spanish cuisine. There are various renditions including olive plates, cheese platters, a bowl of fried baby squid or a generous helping of chorizo a la sidra (chorizo

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sausage slow-cooked in cider). We just call them yummy, and 13 Gypsies on Stockton Street has them aplenty. Open five days a week (closed Sunday and Monday), 13 Gypsies’ menu is an insane array of Quixote-style beef, seafood salad, pork kabobs and curried cauliflower. Just be ready to share. Duh, that’s the point. — KP

Best Seafood Salt Life Food Shack What started as a sticker has really stuck on local seafood lovers, with Salt Life Food Shack taking top honors for the best seafood for the second year in a row. This Jax Beach hotspot features a full bar and tasteful maritime décor, but locals keep coming back for killer “teaser” appetizers like the shrimp and chorizo nachos, the freshest sushi this side of Davey Jones’ Locker and one-of-a-kind signature dishes like the beer can chicken and Caliche’s poke bowl. — DB

Best Sushi Yummy Sushi The human population is divided into two kinds: those who eat real sushi (aka octopus, eel, raw tuna, quail eggs) and those who eat the wussy kind (California Roll, Seattle Roll, Tampa Roll, Philadelphia Roll). Whatever category you fit into, Northeast Florida has spoken and the best sushi is at Yummy Sushi in the Shoppes of Deerwood Lake on Southside Boulevard. Make sure you check out the Kaniko Salad (crabmeat, cucumber and fish egg with a spicy mayonnaise sauce), the various hibachi offerings and nearly a hundred kinds of sushi including mackerel, conch, flying fish egg, sea urchin and surf clam. — KP

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Best Burger on Amelia Island T-Ray’s Burger Station

When you take a chair inside T-Ray’s Burger Station, you’re sitting at the intersection of humanity and community — where people who still smell like dollar bills even though their real estate on Amelia Island Plantation has plummeted in value meet up with people who stink like mullet and tidal flats. Eavesdrop and people-watch and join the constant buzz of conversation. T-Ray’s thrums with life, but the key to a place like T-Ray’s — which occupies an old gas station and is furnished with mismatched dinette sets — is a thick slab of fresh ground beef grilled just right, with a slice of melted cheese, a lettuce leaf, grilled onions and a tomato slice laid between soft white buns. — SE

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Best Burger in Jacksonville Cruisers Grill At Le Burger Brasserie Sports Grille in the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, the restaurant’s signature dish is the $777 Kobe Beef and Maine Lobster Burger, topped with caramelized onions, imported brie, crispy prosciutto and 100-year-aged balsamic vinegar, served with a bottle of Rosé Dom Pérignon champagne. Over-the-top? Absolutely. Here in Northeast Florida, Cruisers Grill satisfies the burger crave for common folk. For around six bucks, burger fans at any one of the four Cruisers locations can enjoy a half-pound patty with mustard, lettuce, pickle, red onion and tomato — add cheese for pennies more — in a family-friendly, down-to-earth atmosphere. — KP

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greasy) take on the burger. The fact that they locked down the Best Burger title in two areas of town suggests they may yet take over the world. From the basic hamburger to the insanely good bacon cheeseburger, unadorned or all the way, it’s no wonder this chain deals out 350,000 burgers in hundreds of stores each day. But it’s the straight-up, no-muss, no-fuss version of this American classic that makes this burger joint Folio Weekly readers’ favorite place to stuff their faces. — DB

Best Pizza on Amelia Island Moon River Pizza According to Pizza. com, Americans eat approximately 100 acres of pizza a day, or about 350 slices per second. For Folio Weekly readers, Moon River Pizza on South 14th Street is the place to go to find the finest version of the beloved staple. Open Monday through Saturday (closed Sunday), Moon River offers hundreds of topping combinations including pesto, breaded eggplant and anchovies. If you’re not feeling creative, check out one of the specialty pizzas like the T-Rex (all meat, double cheese) and the Maui “WOW”EE (ham, pineapple, cheddar with your choice of jalapeño or banana peppers). Of course, pizza’s just part of the experience at Moon River, which offers fresh funky vibes to go with the freshly made dough. For those who haven’t made the trek to Fernandina Beach to try it, Moon River has an Edgewood Avenue location in Jacksonville as well. — KP

Best Pizza in Jacksonville Al’s Pizza Not just delectable (crispy crust pies loaded with your favorite topping) and dependable (voted Best Pizza in Jacksonville from 1995 to the present), Al’s Pizza has also been pretty dang responsive to the current economic climate, offering 2-for-1 specials, buck-a-slice specials

Monday-thru-Friday, and dollar pints of beer on Thirsty Thursdays. Plus, Al’s Club members can sign up online for a variety of coupons and deals. Of course, there’s more than just pizza on the menu at Al’s six Northeast Florida locations, including mussels, calamari and big salads, but once you see a pie carried past your table, it’s pretty hard to choose anything else. — AS

Best Pizza in St. Augustine Carmelo’s Marketplace Pizzeria There’s something to be said for a pizzeria located inside a gas station that wins Best Pizza in St. Augustine. They must really know how to make a pie. But this handmade, New York-style brick oven pizza is no fast-food fare. Create your own Sicilian or thin-crust pizza with dozens of different kinds of toppings like feta cheese, pineapple, artichoke hearts, bacon, grilled chicken and sun-dried tomatoes. Carmelo’s also offers salads, subs, paninis, calzones and strombolis. A longstanding favorite of students of nearby Flagler College, Carmelo’s (home of a 24” pie) is now a force to be reckoned with. — KP

Best Pizza in OP/ Fleming Island Mellow Mushroom No mere pizza place, Mellow Mushroom is a self-described “immersive experience of color, art, music and light, providing a delicious escape from the mundane.” If you count yourself among the OP/Fleming Island crowd, you just call this multiple Best of Jax winner “Yummy!” Located on Town Center Boulevard in Fleming Island, and serving innovative pies like the special (pepperoni, sausage, applewood smoked bacon and more) or the mega veggie (with sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, black olives), Mellow Mushroom proves that pizza isn’t just a food. It’s a state of mind. — KP

Best Chicken Wings Whisky River American singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie drawled, “Left wing, chicken wing, it don’t make no difference to me.” More recently, OutKast intoned, “Ain’t No Thang But a

Chicken Wing.” True dat, so true. At Whisky River at St. Johns Town Center, employees of this Dale Earnhardt Jr.-owned enterprise offer bipartisan Killer Wings served by women in leather vests that leave little to the imagination. Ain’t no thang, tho. Get your wings any way you want: fried or grilled, ranch or bleu cheese, with a heat of your choosing and in batches of 5 or 50. — KP

Best Smoothie Tropical Smoothie In the late 1960s, smoothies first appeared in the United States — the sole province of health food stores. Today, smoothies are mainstream, and so varied they almost warrant their own food group. According to those living between Ft. Clinch and the Matanzas Bay, Tropical Smoothie is the place to go for all of your healthful, yummy frozen beverages. With locations all over the country, Tropical Smoothie proves a favorite stop for the Blimey Limey, Jetty Punch, Mocha Madness, Get Up and Goji or Muscle Blaster. — KP

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drowned the competition with savory offerings like hearty baked potato or all-natural steak chili and cornbread. While Folio Weekly readers love them some Panera as much as the next altweekly fans, their Lottery Dream is to take those millions, buy up every Panera Bread franchise, add a “T” to the name and unleash “Pantera Bread — the World’s Only 24-Hour Nonstop Metal Bakery.” Let them dream, people. — DB

Best Hot Dog Hot Dog Hut According to the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, the top hot dog consuming cities of 2010 were Los Angeles, New York, San Antonio, Washington, D.C. and Chicago. Jacksonville didn’t crack the top 10, but Hot Dog Hut on Third Street South in Jax Beach ain’t cryin’ about it. That’s because 2011 is the fifth year in a row the eatery’s won Best Hot Dog. Open daily for breakfast and lunch, Hot Dog Hut offers everything from the Arizona Dog (fried jalapeno peppers, onions and garlic) to the California Dog (cucumber, tomatoes, onions, parsley and ranch dressing) to the Chicago Dog (pepperocini peppers, onions, tomatoes, celery salt, pickle, spicy mustard and relish). Maybe next year, Jacksonville! — KP

Best Sub Angie’s Subs In the last couple of years, this Jax Beach haunt has become just as well known for the owner’s staunch Tea Party views (generally posted on the sign outside) as for its delicious sweet tea. But political incorrectness can’t trump the appeal of Angie’s Subs, which have won over fans on both sides of the ditch for going on 30 years. Whether your tastes run to the vegy tuna, a baked meatball-and-sausage or the bestselling Peruvian sub (ham, genoa salami, bacon, Italian sausage, provolone), you too might find your distaste for Michele Bachmann 40 | FOLIO WEEKLY | OCTOBER 11-17, 2011

(who spoke here in August)s overcome by your desire for a truly delicious sub. — AS

Best Dessert bb’s Now as famous for its desserts as its tempting menu items (beef tenderloin, caramelized onion and brie sandwich? Seriously, stop us before we eat again), bb’s has turned each visit into an excruciating exercise. Not in will power; that never stood a chance. No, bb’s forces a painful choice on every visit: Oreo mousse cake or crème brûlée topped with a blackberry compote? Apple crumb pie served warm with ice cream, or old-fashioned coconut cake? White chocolate raspberry cheesecake cake or a simple tiramisu? You can see our dilemma. It’s OK, though. We’ll get through this. — AS

Best Breakfast Metro Diner Did someone say steak and eggs? Or crab cake benedict with a side of hash browns? Whether you’re curing a hangover or just feeding your soul after church, Metro Diner has a breakfast menu capable of sating your every need. For you breakfast purists (any of you annoyingly fit morning cyclists), there’s seasonal fruit or yogurt with granola. For old-fashioned types, there are 12-inch pancakes, creamed chipped beef and Belgian waffles. For unabashed Southerners, try grits, cheese grits, country ham and cornbread. And with two Metro Diner locations now open — on Hendricks Avenue in San Marco and San Jose Boulevard in Mandarin — your most important meal of the day just got that much more convenient. — AS

Best Bagel Healthy Bagel Spoiler Alert: If you’re on the Atkins Diet, you may not want to read this. Around for centuries, the bagel is a dense, chewy, doughy

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construct — not quite carb-friendly. Whatevs, folks! They’re also friggin’ delicious. Whether it’s for poppy seed, onion, salt, cinnamon raisin or jalapeño, Northeast Floridians head to The Healthy Bagel Company on University Boulevard to fulfill their weekly bagel requirement. It’s not just about the bagel, though: check out the veggie salad, cashew chicken, pepperoni supreme bagel pizza or the Canyon Cooler smoothie. These folks are slinging more than cream cheese. — KP

Best Burrito Burrito Gallery Beloved not just for their XXL, save-half-forlater burritos, and the unimpeachable quality of their ingredients (this operation even let a FW reporter work in their kitchen a few years ago), Burrito Gallery also has a fond place in the hearts of all downtown advocates. The gallery kick-started a new period of interest and activity downtown, serving as a gathering place for downtown workers, a hub during artwalk and, hell yes, a great place to grab a burrito. — AS

Best Barbecue Mojo BBQ Taste of hickory wood smoked “low and slow” into the meat? Check. Pulled pork really cooked for 12 hours, then hand-pulled like the menu says? Check. Five barbecue sauces right on the table to complement meat served totally unadorned? Check. Mojo man Todd Lineberry offers it all, exactly like you want it, which is why Folio Weekly readers have voted Mojo and its four locations Best Barbecue year after year. It’s just damn good. — SE

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Best Steak Ruth’s Chris Steak House Sorry in advance to our soy-swilling, tempehtasting brothers and sisters, but when it comes to straight-up meat served at the level of High Art, Folio Weekly readers give Ruth’s Chris top honors. Granted, bringing the sizzle to a perfectly cooked steak don’t come cheap, but with cuts like the classic filet, cowboy ribeye or the gigantic porterhouse for two, money is no object (especially if someone else is buying!). While a full bar and wine list, appetizers and desserts are further incentives, this acclaimed franchise knows that it’s their signature steaks that get carnivores coming back for more. — DB

Best Neighborhood Bar on Amelia Island The Palace Saloon When your neighborhood bar claims to be “Florida’s oldest continuously operated drinking establishment,” you know you’ve landed someplace special. Louis B. Hirth pronounced the Palace Saloon Florida’s fanciest gentleman’s club in 1903 after he installed English oak bar fixtures, a 40-foot bar and a stamped tin ceiling. Hirth kept the place open until Prohibition dawned, and until he figured every other club in the state had closed its doors. That’s why it claims to be the state’s oldest bar. He reopened with a liquor license when Prohibition ended. The Palace Saloon today is nice in the late afternoon, when it’s mostly empty, and you can imagine 42 | FOLIO WEEKLY | OCTOBER 11-17, 2011

sharing a libation with Alfred J. DuPont or John D. Rockefeller before heading over to Cumberland Island. OK, reality check: Folks like that didn’t drink with folks like us. But when Hirth died, he left his Palace Saloon behind. So raise a glass to our own Great Recession and the belief that we’ll still have a seat here when the current circumstance is ancient history. — SE

Best Neighborhood Bar in Jax Intuition Ale Works Drinking and driving is always just a short distance from a serious legal headache, and often much worse. Which is why it’s a good idea to find a hip watering hole nearby. For Jacksonville residents in a certain ZIP code, Intuition Ale Works Brewery & Taproom is the place to hang your hat and blow off a little steam. Along with onsite brewed and bottled suds like People’s Pale Ale, I-10 IPA, Shotgun Shack Black Rye Ale and Shape Shifter Saison, Intuition also offers tours, VIP membership in the Mug Club, plus kegs and growlers. A wine menu is available, but if it’s food you’re looking for, you’ll have to get your own. According to the website, Intuition encourages patrons to order from a number of local pizzerias and other eateries — just ask your bartender for a gander at their stash of delivery menus. — KP

Best Neighborhood Bar in St. Augustine No Name Bar Located across the street from the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, No Name Bar on Castillo Drive South offers everything from a full bar to indoor and outdoor seating to grub to local live music. According to a recent informal survey (i.e., a brief Facebook page query), patrons love the anonymous watering hole for “its good view, good beer, most of the time good bands and the ring game.” It’s also refreshingly anti-corporate (“No Name Bar”? How the hell do you brand that?) and open daily until 2 a.m., which doesn’t suck in the least. — KP

Best Neighborhood Bar in OP/Fleming Island Mellow Mushroom Although Mellow Mushroom is best known for their thick, flavorful pies, for FW readers in Fleming Island and Orange Park, it’s also the Best Neighborhood Bar. Located on Town Center Boulevard near Eagle Harbor, Mellow Mushroom offers more than 30 beers on tap like Hazed & Infused, Magic Hat, Rogue Dead Guy Ale and Terrapin Hopsecutioner Woodchuck Amber (try saying that three times fast!). And it doesn’t stop there — M.M. has a few dozen yummy bottled beers to quench a case of the Mondays. Oh, and they have food, too. After your boss reams you out for screwing up the TPS report, what’s better than

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A Jacksonville native, Marc Selph at Mavericks Dance Club and Concert Hall has been in the food/booze service industry for more than a decade. According to those who work with him, Selph’s Southern charm and boyish good looks have helped him reach celebrity status in the Northeast Florida bartending community. A sports fan and outdoor enthusiast, Selph likes to keep up with the latest liquor trends and enjoys quoting Ol’ Blue Eyes: “I feel sorry for people who don’t drink. When they wake up in the morning, that’s as good as they’re going to feel all day.” As well as being the area’s favorite bartender, Selph has been a manager at Mavericks since the establishment’s inception in 2007. Bottoms up! — KP

Suite’s martinis are as sleek and sophisticated as that lovely girl who seemed to part the velvet rope by magic. Suite offers a Slim List menu prepared for premium taste at a low calorie count, including the Nancy Lopez (104 calories), inspired by the Hall of Fame golfing legend. At the other end of the spectrum, Suite creates chill drama with the N-tinis, infused with liquid nitrogen and taken down to minus 320 degrees, before being served as a swirl of smoke liquefies into something like the Orange Crush — Grey Goose L’Orange, triple sec and fresh orange juice in a sugar-rimmed martini glass. — SE

Best Beer Selection European Street Café At their four Northeast Florida locations, European Street Café pours 200 different beers in a round-the-world tour — intrepid customers sign up to imbibe country by country. European Street has arranged the list alphabetically, from Australia’s Black Wattle Superior to a long roster of beers made in the U.S.A., like Stone Arrogant Bastard. In addition to more than 150 bottled beers, each European Street location taps into an array of 20 beers on draft daily, which varies slightly from place to place. Good beers all, made better by a side of bratwurst, sauerkraut and German potato salad. — SE

Best Margarita La Nopalera The kick behind La Nopalera’s frozen margaritas is Jose Cuervo. By the pitcher and by the glass, these cold and delicious beverages are a beloved ritual during our area’s hot, hot summers — and warm falls, tepid winters, balmy springs … you get the idea. With

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Best Mojito Dos Gatos This lounge across the street from The Florida Theatre on East Forsyth Street in downtown Jacksonville advertises itself as the city’s only real cocktail lounge for people who like to drink. The mojito is a classic Cuban cocktail, and Dos Gatos’ version comes close to perfect — refreshing with a blast of lime and simple sugar, white rum, club soda and muddled mint. And even at the height of the mojito craze, Dos Gatos bartenders were cocktail snobs, refusing to substitute ingredients or touch an abominable mix. Folio Weekly readers give them respect for that. — SE

Best Bar Food Kickbacks Gastropub In addition to a whopping 84 beers on tap, this Riverside hotspot offers a menu so extensive it’s like five restaurants rolled into one. Folio Weekly readers contend that everything is good, too. At lunch, Kickbacks lists 29 sandwiches, and the menu is fronted by 23 appetizers. Want an arteryclogging breakfast? How about three eggs, two sausage patties or slices of bacon, homefries, toast and a side of pancakes, waffles or French toast? Kickbacks’ menu includes a retro section, including Alphabet Soup and Hamburger Helper. Recent dinner specials included two tasty sixOCTOBER 11-17, 2011 | FOLIO WEEKLY | 43

ounce pork loins topped with a mushroom cream sauce, and an elegant ribeye over a scrumptious lettuce and fruit salad. Open Monday through Sunday from 7 a.m. to 3 a.m., any time is the right time to kickback and fill up. — SE

Best Wine List The Grotto Wine Bar & Shoppe The folks at this intimate San Marco wine and tapas spot offer great advice when you’re buying by the bottle, but even better service tableside, where the wood and brick of the long narrow space echoes a wine cellar, and the plush couches beckon candlelight comfort. The menu features a range of tastes designed to work the flavors of the wines, including kalamata olives, wild mushroom and manchego empanadas and chocolate fondue. The shop hosts periodic tastings, including the upcoming not-to-be missed champagne and sparkling wine tasting on Dec. 9 from 6-8 p.m. For more information, go to grottowine.com. — AS

Best Pub or Brew Pub Engine 15 Brewing Company Did you know that the term “cenosillicaphobia” means the fear of an empty glass? Heavy drinkers usually experience it, but any amateur sipper may feel the effects from time to time. At Engine 15 Brewing Company in Jax Beach, the goal of the suds-savvy bartenders is for every patron to maintain a full glass. Located on Beach Boulevard, Engine 15 has an everrotating selection of microbrews like Great Divide’s Smoked Baltic Porter, Lost Coast’s Tangerine Wheat, Southern Tier’s Crème Brûlée and Cigar City’s Jai Alai IPA. Open every day but Monday, Engine 15 is FW readers’ favorite place to grab a full pour, play some darts or video games and nosh on pub-appropriate fare like pigs in a blanket and beer brats. Sláinte! — KP

Best Sports Bar Sneakers Sports Grille Earl Warren, the 14th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, once said, “I always

turn to the sports section first. The sports page records people’s accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man’s failures.” Although Warren was referring to a newspaper, we get the point. Sports — whether you enjoy watching or not — bring pride for communities, cities and countries. For local fans, Sneakers Sports Grille is the place to celebrate. With two locations — one at Jax Beach, the other off 9A on Ponte Meadows Drive — Sneakers offers walls of flatscreen TVs, trivia, Bar Bingo, waitresses dressed like cheerleaders and sexy referees. Did we mention the waitresses? Oh, and they have alcohol, too. — KP

Best Bar After Work Dos Gatos Inspirational author H. Jackson Brown Jr. wrote, “Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.” For the rest of us, there’s always Happy Hour. After surviving another nine-tofiver, the area’s young professionals prefer to blow off steam at Dos Gatos, a downtown drinking establishment located across from The Florida Theatre. The swanky candlelit lounge — complete with exposed brick walls, chandeliers and black leather booths — has something for everyone. For those of you in the mailroom, try the $5 Blue Plate Special — a Pabst Blue Ribbon and a shot of bourbon. If you’re in upper management, spring for a District 9 — 1792 Ridgemont Reserve whisky with elderflower, lemon and an Absinthe rinse on the glass. — KP

Best Bar When You’re Out of Work Pete’s Bar Downturn? What downturn? Pete’s Bar in Neptune Beach has been a safe place for the jobless for years — whether you’re truly out of work or just blowing off a soul-sucking shift. Part of the appeal is the cheap beer and pool, sure, but a bigger salve is the bar’s inimitable aura — timeless and nonjudgmental, the kind of place you can lose yourself for a few hours or find yourself after a couple of years. — AS

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JAZZ TAYLOR ROBERTS

Jacksonville-based jazz shredder Taylor Roberts is rapidly becoming the gun-for-hire guitarist for Northeast Florida musicians, appearing with everyone from torch song chanteuse Peggie Black to trumpeter Ray Callender, his fellow melodic badass who joins him weekly at Kickbacks Gastropub in Riverside. A Jacksonville Jazz Festival and Ritz Jazz Orchestra veteran, Roberts leads an impressive combo featuring tenor saxophonist John Ricci, bassist Stan Piper and drummer John Lumpkin (along with sax phenom Eric Riehm sitting in for a final set blowout) on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. at European Street Café, 1704 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville. Tickets are $10. 399-1740.

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Simple Gestures Gallery holds its second annual Scarecrow Festival on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at 4 White St. E., St. Augustine. This family-geared seasonal event features scarecrow making, face-painting, apple-bobbing, cane sugar tastings and pumpkin painting. Live music by Lonesome Bert & the Skinny Lizards. 827-9997.

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FILM JAX FILM FEST

The ninth annual Jacksonville Film Festival is held from Thursday, Oct. 13 through Sunday, Oct. 16 in venues throughout San Marco, Riverside and downtown Jacksonville, with a sumptuous cinephile’s selection of filmmaking panels and workshops, screenplay and pitch competition, parties and awards ceremony, and short and feature film screenings of everything from “Bettie Page Reveals All,” the only authorized documentary of the ’50s pinup queen, to “Wild Horse Wild Ride,” about an annual competition of 100 people trying to tame a wild mustang in 100 days. 858-9889. jaxfilmfest.com

MUSIC TECHNO @ TSI

Club TSI presents a night of cutting-edge, contemporary techno and dark wave with Germany’s Die Sektor, SML8, Dakhead and Earth Empire on Friday, Oct. 14 at 9 p.m. at 333 E. Bay St., Jacksonville Admission is $10; $12 ages 18-20. clubtsi.com

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Legendary jazz vocalist, seven-time Grammy Award winner and celebrated beret-wearer Al Jarreau performs with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Jacoby Symphony Hall, 300 W. Water St., Jacksonville. The 71-year-old Jarreau has performed with Miles Davis and George Benson, among others, and was recently a guest vocalist on “American Idol,” performing with finalist Paris Bennett. Tickets range from $35-$100. Proceeds benefit Edward Waters College scholarship fund. 354-5547.

POP TONES DURAN DURAN

Synthpop deities Duran Duran formed in the gritty industrial town of Birmingham, England. From humble beginnings in that blue-collar burg, the fashion-savvy five-piece went on to dominate the ’80s pop charts with hits like “Hungry Like the Wolf” and “Rio,” sold a whopping 100 million albums and (for better or worse) helped invent the music video format – they were considered “the prettiest boys in rock.” Duran Duran performs with Neon Trees on Thursday, Oct. 13 at 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340C A1A S., St. Augustine. Tickets range from $49.50-$125. 209-0367.

SUNDAY, OCT. 16 THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS

Since the late ’90s, Canadian-born rockers The New Pornographers have been titillating music fans and critics with soaring vocal harmonies and informed songwriting skills that recall innovative pop ancestors like The Kinks (whose Ray Davies joined TNP onstage at SXSW festival in ’01). This ornery octet boasts a bevy of powerhouse musicians and songwriters, including Neko Case, John Collins and Dan Bejar adding to the superb tune stylings of frontman Carl Newman. The New Pornographers perform with local rock scallywags Memphibians on Sunday, Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. Tickets are $20. Check out our interview with Carl Newman on page 53. 246-2473. OCTOBER 11-17, 2011 | folio weekly | 47

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“Daddy, Daddy! Charlie Sheen is back in my closet, hiding from the Federal Bureau of Invisibility!” The Atenton family fears the thing that goes bump in the night in the horror film “Dream House.”

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espite a dream cast and a top-notch director, “Dream House” is one of those movies that falls between the cracks, likely to go unseen because of mixed reviews and weak word-of-mouth. The latter is understandable, since the trailers have teased us with what looks like another version of “The Amityville Horror.” However, the horror crowd will likely dismiss the new movie as a pretentious and incomprehensible art house thriller, while more discerning viewers might applaud the film’s strengths but nonetheless bemoan its ultimate failure. In short, no one is likely to urge their friends to go see “Dream House.” It’s too bad, really, because the new film is better than average and falls just short of being very good indeed. The story opens with Will Atenton (Daniel Craig) leaving a prestigious publishing position in the big city to write a novel in the suburban home where he’s moved with his wife Libby (Rachel Weisz) and their two young daughters. The idyllic retreat, though, soon gives way to various signals of alarm. The children spot an intruder outside their window, Will witnesses 2011 a nasty altercation between his neighbor Ann (Naomi Watts) and her ex-husband and, most ominous of all, a group of goth teens are discovered in the cellar of the family’s house, holding some kind of séance/party. Understandably alarmed and annoyed, Will starts to research the history of his new home, a search which doesn’t make for pleasant reading. Five years earlier, he learns, the former residents were the apparent victims of a domestic tragedy — the wife and two girls murdered by the husband/father, who was himself seriously wounded and later confined to a mental institution. You may think you know where this is going, but you’d be only partially correct. While “Dream House” seems headed toward the familiar “haunted house” trope, it actually combines elements from several different genres in an attempt to surprise and intrigue. It’s a ghost

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story (sort of), a psychological thriller (sort of), and a love story (sort of). Its precedents include “Ghost” (Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore), “The Amityville Horror” and kin, “The Others” (Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston), and Martin Scorsese’s “Shutter Island.” Despite its cinematic forbears, “Dream House” does manage to intrigue and surprise right up to the closing act. What at first seem like looming plot improbabilities are later resolved as the story moves to its climax and resolution. Only at the very end does the script (or perhaps the editing) fail to sustain the film’s momentum, settling instead for clumsy clichés and familiar melodrama. Though artistically consistent with the movie’s themes, the final scenes are at the same time emotionally unsatisfying, further dampening the viewer’s impressions. “Inception” ended with a satisfying head-scratcher; “Dream House” concludes with a letdown. Regardless of these shortcomings, there’s still much to like in the new film. Daniel Craig and his new real-life spouse Rachel Weisz (Oscar winner for “The Constant Gardener”) are quite good. Unlike his more physical roles in the Bond films and even this past summer’s “Cowboys & Aliens,” Craig is forced to exert an anguished articulation of his character’s dilemma. Weisz also brings profound sympathy and sadness to her dual role as wife and mother. Naomi Watts, unfortunately, is relegated to a relatively minor role with little on-screen time, which is a shame because she’s so riveting. Her considerable absence in the film is a major disappointment. No lightweight, the film’s director, Jim Sheridan, is perhaps its biggest surprise as well as one of its major assets. Sheridan’s prior films include “In the Name of the Father,” “The Field” and “My Left Foot” — basically art house dramas. Whatever drew him to “Dream House,” the director imbues the film with his usual intelligence and stringent attention to details. So what goes wrong with “Dream House”? For lack of a better target, let’s blame the screenplay by David Loucka, since the story is good-to-great up until the finish line. Yet while the movie stumbles, moviegoers on the hunt for innovative horror will still want to take a tour of “Dream House.” Pat McLeod themail@folioweekly.com

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ou don’t hear this often, since his movies are generally hit-or-miss, but thank goodness for Seth Rogen. He provides “50/50,” a dramedy about a seemingly healthy young man’s cancer diagnosis and treatment, treated with the perfect amount of levity. Because Rogen makes us laugh when we need it, and Joseph GordonLevitt is so good as the suffering Adam, the movie is an emotional, inspiring success. By the book, Adam does everything right. He doesn’t smoke or drink, and exercises

situation like this, there is no fairness, so Adam doesn’t get the chance. For him the only moodaltering substance available is the chemotherapy in his bloodstream, which causes him to throw up all night — no fun there at all. Obviously, all cancer cases differ to a certain extent, but director Jonathan Levine plays it safe and takes the movie seriously because he has to; rest assured no one who’s suffered from cancer or has seen a loved one go through the ordeal will be offended by trivialities (and yes, I speak from experience). To bring this point home, we have Mitch (Matt Frewer) and Alan (Philip Baker Hall), two older gentlemen whom Adam befriends while receiving his treatment. Lest we think we’re just getting the anomaly of young Adam’s situation, Mitch and Alan are

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here to make things palpably — and at times, delightfully — real. Rumor has it that Gordon-Levitt jumped into the role after James McAvoy bailed less than a week before production started. That turns out to be great news for us. Adam is sympathetic and likeable, and when he gets angry he has every right to be. In fact, Adam handles the situation better than most of us would, and because of that, he’s inspiring, too. Best of all, he has Rogen’s Kyle by his side to make him smile, which makes us smile, especially since Kyle has genuine affection and concern for Adam — and Kyle’s only way of coping with his best friend’s serious situation is by cracking jokes. “50/50” isn’t a movie everyone will be able to handle, but it is smart, sensitive, respectful and touching. If you’re going to make a “cancer comedy,” this is the way to do it. Dan Hudak themail@folioweekly.com

“Could you give us some privacy? We’re going to have medical marijuana and ‘Lord of the Rings’ Marathon therapy and we need to concentrate.” Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen practice alternative health modalities in the buddy/cancer flick “50/50.”

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ABDUCTION **@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Teen hunk Taylor Lautner tries his adorable hand at an adult action thriller about a young man thrown into a world of intrigue and danger, after he learns he may have been kidnapped as a child. CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER **** Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park Chris Evans stars in a story about a patriotic WWII-era soldier-turned-superhero who battles evil. COLOMBIANA **G@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square Director Luc Besson’s action thriller stars Zoe Saldana as Cataleya, a South American hitwoman, killing for business and the pleasure of revenge. CONTAGION **** Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd. Steven Soderbergh’s film stars Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard and (briefly) Gwyneth Paltrow in a winning thriller about a deadly airborne pandemic sweeping the globe. COURAGEOUS **@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach A faith-based film about four police officers navigating different stages of fatherhood. THE DEBT **@@ Rated R • Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues Jessica Chastain, Sam Worthington and Helen Mirren star in this spy thriller about Nazi hunters and their four-decade mission to get a notorious Nazi war criminal.

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DOLPHIN TALE **@@ Rated PG • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd. This family-geared tale, starring Harry Connick Jr., Morgan Freeman and Nathan Gamble, is about a young dolphin named Winter and her search for a life with “porpoise.” Pun alert!

ORANGE PARK AMC Orange Park 24, 1910 Wells Road, (888) AMC-4FUN Carmike Fleming Island 12, 1820 Town Center Blvd., 621-0221 SAN MARCO San Marco Theatre, 1996 San Marco Blvd., 396-4845 SOUTHSIDE Cinemark Tinseltown, 4535 Southside Blvd., 998-2122 ST. AUGUSTINE Epic Theatres, 112 Theatre Drive, 797-5757 IMAX Theater, World Golf Village, 940-IMAX Pot Belly’s, 36 Granada St., 829-3101 DREAM HOUSE ***@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Reviewed in this issue. DRIVE ***G Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach This crime thriller stars Ryan Gosling as a movie stuntman who’s also a driver for thieves in need of a quick getaway. When a big heist gets screwed up, he gets the blame — and a price on his head. Co-starring Carey Mulligan and Christina Hendricks. 50/50 ***@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach, San Marco Theatre Reviewed in this issue. THE HELP **G@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd. Emma Stone and Viola Davis star in this tale set in 1960s Mississippi, about a young woman who collects the stories of African-American women in her town who’ve spent their lives working for white families — and publishes them in a sensational book. THE IDES OF MARCH **@@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach This political drama features an ensemble cast, including George Clooney, Ryan “I’m everywhere” Gosling, Marisa Tomei and Paul Giamatti, in the story of an idealistic, naïve young political staffer who grows up quickly campaigning for a presidential hopeful. I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT **@@ Rated PG-13 • Regal Beach Sarah Jessica Parker, Greg Kinnear and Pierce Brosnan star in this comedy about a married couple trying to balance love, business, family and (gulp) fidelity. KILLER ELITE ***@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd. Jason Statham and Robert De Niro star in this unoriginal film about a Special OPs agent forced out of retirement when his friend is kidnapped by a group of international bad guys. Co-starring Clive Owen and Dominic Purcell. LAUGH AT MY PAIN **@@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square

This concert documentary about comedian Kevin Hart includes candid backstage and interview footage as well as scenes from Hart’s comedy tour that grossed a whopping $15 million. THE LION KING 3-D ***@ Rated G • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Disney’s 1994 animated fave, remastered in 3-D, features the voices of Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Whoopi Goldberg and Cheech Marin. MONEYBALL ***@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, 5 Points Theatre, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach This sports biopic, based on the true life story of Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane, hits a grand slam on the strength of an all star script and trophy worthy performance by Brad Pitt. REAL STEEL **@@ Rated PG-13 • MC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Hugh Jackman stars as a former prizefighter who teams up with his estranged son to build a boxing robot — to win the title match, in this futuristic, action thriller. RESTLESS **@@ Rated PG-13 • Regal Beach Director Gus Van Sant’s quirky love story of Enoch (Henry Hopper), a morbid young man who hangs around funerals with his best friend, WWII-era ghost Hiroshi (Ryo Kase). After Enoch falls in love with Annabel (Mia Wasikowska), a terminally ill woman, he starts to believe he has a good reason to live. RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES ***G Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, Regal Avenues Director Rupert Wyatt’s take on the classic sci-fi story of man versus monkey swings with killer performances by James Franco and Andy Serkis, as the reluctant apeturned-super-ape Caesar. Tasteful special effects help “Rise” climb to the top of the blockbusters. SHARK NIGHT **@@ Rated PG-13 • Hollywood River City Sara Paxton and Sinqua Walls discover their weekend getaway at the lake includes party crashers — hundreds of hungry sharks! SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD **@@ Rated PG • Regal Beach Jessica Alba plays Marissa, a retired spy who juggles raising a family and battling the evil villain Timekeeper (Jeremy Piven) when he tries to take over the world.

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ENVIRONMENTAL FILM SERIES The documentary “Gasland” is screened at 7 p.m. on Oct. 13 at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2487 A1A S., St. Augustine. “Vanishing of the Bees” runs on Oct. 20. $5 donation. 461-3541. LAUREL & HARDY FILMS A 1939 Popeye cartoon, “Ghosks is the Bunk,” followed by L&H silent shorts “Do Detectives Think?” (1927) and “Habeas Corpus” (1928) and the 1930 sound shorts “Night Owls” and “The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case” are screened at 7 p.m. on Oct. 12 at Pablo Creek branch library, 13295 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Admission is free. 314-5801. JAX FILM FEST Screenings, parties and celebs are featured on Oct. 13 at San Marco Theatre, 1996 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville. 396-4845. MOVIES UNDER THE BRIDGE “Spiderwick Chronicles” is screened at 6:56 p.m. on Oct. 15 at Riverside Arts Market, under the Fuller Warren Bridge at Riverside Avenue, downtown. Admission is free. 389-2449. riversideartsmarket.com

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HORRIBLE BOSSES This winning dark comedy stars Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day as three frustrated employees who hatch a plan to kill their vile bosses, played by Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell and Kevin Spacey. THE TREE OF LIFE Sean Penn and Brad Pitt star in director Terence Malick’s mesmerizing and unconventional film about a middle-aged man’s search for meaning in his life and the complicated relationship with his father that seems to shadow his very existence.

STRAW DOGS ***@ Rated R • AMC Regency Square Director Rod Lurie’s remake is gritty and effective. James Marsden, Kate Bosworth and Alexander Skarsgard star in the story of a couple terrorized during a Mississippi getaway.

GREEN LANTERN Based on the popular DC comic series, failed test pilot Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) is contacted by a group of intergalactic protectors who transform him into the Green Lantern, entrusted to fight the evil force Parallax. Peter Sarsgaard and Michael Clarke Duncan co-star in director Martin Campbell’s enjoyable sci-fi action flick.

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BEAUTIFUL BOY A married couple (Michael Sheen, Maria Bello) have their world shattered when their teenaged son (Kyle Gallner) goes on a killing spree, then turns the gun on himself. This edgy, well-made drama from first-time director Shawn Ku was a big hit on the recent film festival circuit.

“If my calculations are correct, we’ll make a killing selling these Garth Brooks Retro Headset Microphones to needy, trend-starved hipsters the world over!” Evangeline Lilly and Hugh Jackman cash in on the ever-fickle youth culture in the sci-fi action flick “Real Steel.”

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The Queen and her Prince: Rockabilly legend Wanda Jackson, who appears at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall on Oct. 12, is enjoying a revival on the strength of her recent Jack Whiteproduced album, “The Party Ain’t Over.”

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ock ‘n’ roll fans are constantly lamenting the loss of icons like Jimi Hendrix, Janis © 2011 Joplin, Jim Morrison and John Lennon. But we never seem to focus on the fact that early pioneers like Little Richard, Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis are still kicking. It’s only fitting that we can also add a woman’s name to that list: Wanda Jackson. She’s not your ordinary rocker, since the “Queen of Rockabilly” is still pounding the proverbial pavement, more than all of those good ol’ boys combined, even releasing a successful collaboration with Jack White of The White Stripes earlier this year. At 73, Jackson’s still belting out early hits like “Let’s Have A Party,” “Fujiyama Mama” and “Mean, Mean Man” with the same supercharged fervor she displayed back in the late ’50s, when she was country music’s first sex symbol — and Elvis Presley’s love interest and tour partner. Ms. Jackson spoke with Folio Weekly about Elvis’ effect on her career, her once-racy outfits and her recent (and deserved) resurgence.

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I didn’t have self-confidence. I was 17, and I kept saying, “I don’t think I can do this kind of music,” and he kept saying, “I know you can.” He explained that young people were starting to buy records, and if I wanted to sell a lot, I should be singing the kind of music they wanted. I think he was smarter and more generous than he ever got credit for. Of course, we toured together, so I got to watch him perform — I had the best teacher. F.W.: In those early years, you were known for your racy outfits. What motivated that onstage look? W.J.: I just knew I didn’t like dressing in cowboy clothes. I looked good in high heels and straight

music had changed greatly by then, and I wanted to sing that kind of music. And then in the ’70s, gospel music came about because my life changed — I became a Christian. I didn’t ever mean to divorce country or rockabilly, I just wanted to add gospel to my repertoire. F.W.: You’ve enjoyed a resurgence here in America over the last few years, and a lot of that is due in part to Jack White producing your 2011 album “The Party Ain’t Over.” What was it like working with Jack? W.J.: I was worried about working with a young rock producer, but he said, “I’m not trying to change you. I’ve been a fan of yours since I

“I called [Jack White] a slave driver wrapped in a velvetcovered brick, and he said that was the best compliment he had ever received. He’s a crazy kid, but I love him.” skirts because I was developing as a young woman, but I kept a little bit of fringe so I would look Western. My dresses got sexier and I wore the heels and the long earrings and bigger hair. I was voted the first sex symbol in country music. I did my part to change the look, that’s for sure.

Folio Weekly: What first inspired you to play music back in the 1950s, Ms. Jackson? Wanda Jackson: I was just born to sing. My mother and daddy loved to go dancing, so I would sit in front of the bandstand all night listening to the girl singers. From the age of six, people would ask me what I wanted to be and I’d say, “I’m going to be a girl singer.”

F.W.: You’ve had great success in foreign countries, even recording German, Dutch and Japanese-language versions of your hits. Have you always embraced that overseas audience? W.J.: Well, they embraced me. My first No. 1 rock ‘n’ roll hit was “Fujiyama Mama,” but only in Japan — in America, the DJs wouldn’t even play it. I could never figure that one out. I said, “Hey, we won the war, why can’t we sing about it?”

F.W.: You were originally influenced by country music, but Elvis Presley steered you toward rock ‘n’ roll and rockabilly. How did that come about? W.J.: Elvis really had to talk me into it, because

F.W.: And that pattern lasted throughout your early career, right? W.J.: I couldn’t get a rock ‘n’ roll hit in America, so I went back to country, and then “Let’s Have A Party” became a hit in 1960. But country

was 15. I just want to give you a fresh sound.” I don’t claim to know all there is about a song, so him saying “Push this a little bit harder” or “Give this a little more attitude,” was helpful. A lot of artists wouldn’t want that, but I’ve never minded constructive criticism. I called him a slave driver wrapped in a velvet-covered brick, and he said that was the best compliment he had ever received. He’s a crazy kid, but I love him, and I think we came off with a pretty great album. I’m quite proud of it. F.W.: You’re 73 now, and still touring with a vengeance. Do you think you’ll ever retire? W.J.: I plan to do it as long as my voice and my body hold up. I’m not going to push it until I’m way up into my 80s. But right now, I’m still young enough and I’m enjoying it — plus I’m getting the best reviews that I ever have. So I’m not planning on quitting any time soon. Nick McGregor themail@folioweekly.com

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aim for something based in pop song forms, but something that ends up in a place you think it may not go. I am definitely a student of pop songs. I might listen to a song differently than the average person.

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arl Newman just picked up his car, and is standing outside his pastoral compound in Woodstock, N.Y., talking on his cell phone to Folio Weekly about songwriting. There aren’t many other people on the current rock scene as qualified to have this conversation. Newman, lead man of The New Pornographers, is a true student of pop music. Like a baseball player who grew up loving the game and now plays in the big leagues, the 43-year-old Newman is the ultimate fan-turned-heavy-hitter. Newman and crew are about to roll through Northeast Florida, and what a treat for us. Respected media outlets like Rolling Stone and The Village Voice have ranked The New Pornographers’ albums among the best to emerge from the indie rock scene. The band’s latest, “Together,” is a study in inviting indie pop hooks and Newman’s everliterary lyrics, all informed by where rock has been and the direction where it’s surely heading. Carl also has a solo career under the nom de plume A.C. Newman, but with the Pornographers, his skills are fortified by the talents of bandmates Neko Case, John Collins and Dan Bejar. Newman took some time out of his day to talk about songwriting, band politics and goin’ up the country.

most part, driven by me. It tends to work itself out. Things run pretty smoothly. I know I could never make these records by myself.

Folio Weekly: Of your latest release, “Together,” Pitchfork said this: ”If only because it rocks slightly more on a superficial level, The New Pornographers’ fifth album … will inevitably be labeled a return to form.” I assume that was not what you were going for? Carl Newman: You get backhanded compliments a lot in this business. I think people want one thing from a band. If The National’s next record was a hardcore album, even if it was the greatest hardcore album ever released, people would still think it sucks. So I think when a band is known for being really upbeat and then you start playing quieter songs, people say, “Hey, you aren’t the band I go to for quiet songs. Why are you playing quiet songs?”

F.W.: In addition to being in the band, you’re an accomplished solo artist. How is your music affected when it’s your solo work, as opposed to the group? C.N.: Right now, oddly enough, I find myself trying to work on a New Pornographers record and a solo record at the same time. And it’s hard to know where songs should go. Sometimes it’s obvious, but it can be tricky. And I realize that, in the past, I have never made a huge attempt to make my solo albums that much different from the Pornographers. Now, though, I find myself thinking that I want to make a record with a very specific tone to it. I haven’t made it yet. We’ll see what happens in a year from now. Maybe I’ll have a lot to talk about then.

F.W.: Many reviews focus on your songwriting, and how melodic and well-crafted it is. Do you think about music and songwriting in these scientific ways, or is it something more instinctive for you? C.N.: Considering that I don’t read music, and that I don’t know a ton about musical theory, I don’t know how scientific I could be about songwriting. It is just instinct for me. I want the melody to move somewhere interesting. I

F.W.: You live in Woodstock, N.Y. How does that environment affect you? Are you a hippie now? C.N.: Oh yeah. We have four and a half acres here. I’m not doing any hiking, but I am doing stuff around the house. Earlier in the year, we made our own syrup, we have some bees, doing some beekeeping. I am getting pretty good on the chainsaw.

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Pioneering hard rockers Helmet (Page Hamilton, Chris Traynor, Dan Beeman and Kyle Stevenson) perform on Oct. 16 at Brewster’s Pit.

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he was driving through what he called an “extremely loud and windy Iowa.”

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Folio Weekly: How did you go from being a jazz-loving kid to playing this brutal rock? Page Hamilton: I started off playing guitar because of Led Zeppelin. But then, shortly thereafter, I discovered George Benson, because when I was a kid my guitar teacher asked me if I liked jazz and I said, “Yeah, man, I like jazz [laughs], not really knowing what it was.” My parents listened to Dixieland, Ella Fitzgerald and George Shearing, so they would sprinkle that in with George Benson and the Brothers Four.

uring the label feeding frenzy that followed Nirvana’s success in the early ’90s, most bands were devoured by hype and commercial © 2011 expectations. One band that stormed the palace gates with big boots was the NYC-bred bombastic force known simply as Helmet. Forged in the same Lower East Side furnace that gave birth to killer post-NYHC killers like Prong and the still-underrated Unsane, Helmet first drew the attention of savvy rock fans with 1989’s “Born Annoying” 45 and the following year’s full-length release, “Strap It On,” both released on Minneapolis’ Amphetamine Reptile Records. The band moved as one with pummeling, repetitive rhythms delivered in odd-time signatures. Frontman Page Hamilton barked out his lyrics in a vocal style straight out of a CBGB’s hardcore matinee. After signing with Interscope Records in 1992, Helmet released “Meantime,” and the five-piece soon put singles like “Unsung” in heavy rotation. The album eventually went gold, selling 2 million copies. Helmet’s inventive take on metal and hard rock found favor with both critics and peers. But in the late ’90s, having survived personnel shifts, changing labels and even the storm of rap metal, bandleader Hamilton decided to dissolve Helmet. The jazz-trained Hamilton went on to play with musicians ranging from free-noise guitarist Caspar Brötzmann to glam god David Bowie, while also producing other acts and focusing on soundtrack work, eventually scoring a dozen films. In 2006, Hamilton reformed Helmet. Last year saw the release of “Seeing Eye Dog,” a return to form as the 51-year-old Hamilton leads a new band (guitarist Dan Beeman, bassist Chris Traynor and drummer Kyle Stevenson) through 10 tracks of patented, Helmet-style sonic abuse. Folio Weekly spoke to Page Hamilton as

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F.W.: Did working with a strong leader like David Bowie influence your perceptions about being a bandleader? P.H.: Absolutely. I learned what to do and what not to do. Bowie referred to me as “his quiet one” in the band, and my friends all know I am hardly a quiet guy. But when you are sitting around with greatness, you don’t f*cking yammer on. I just wanted to listen, learn and observe. And I did. One time at a rehearsal, he turned to me and said [in an impressive Bowie imitation], “Advice for budding young songwriters: I based half of my songs on Danny Kaye’s ‘Inchworm.’” And

Bowie referred to me as “his quiet one” in the band, and my friends all know I am hardly a quiet guy. But when you are sitting around with greatness, you don’t f*cking yammer on. I just wanted to listen, learn and observe. And I did. I saw George Benson play in concert a couple of times and he was mind-blowing. I was right down front when I saw him at the Greek Theater in Berkeley. I remember seeing him drop his pick and not miss with his thumb; he just kept right on playing. Benson was a disciple of Wes Montgomery and that just kind of led me into exploring the music. My friends listened to crap like Boston and Journey, so my punk rock became John Coltrane and Miles Davis “Kind of Blue” — an album that changed my entire life. F.W.: It was also a huge guiding force for a killer player from this area, Duane Allman. P.H.: Totally, and that makes perfect sense. And you know, I look back on that album, and Miles’ modal approach to writing music, I think that really influenced the direction of Helmet’s music. I think we were always trying to avoid obvious chord changes and played really Modal Metal. Actually, [laughing] I’m just making that connection right now!

I was just like, “OK … ” [Laughs.] He and I were eating Chinese food at LaGuardia airport and I realized he was the most naturally humble guy. He happens to be a genius but he’s still a human being. That in itself was a big lesson. F.W.: Julie Cafritz from Pussy Galore/Free Kitten recently told Folio Weekly that you were “always a lovely, stand-up guy but was always like the older guy on the scene” — probably all of 28 at the time. How does it feel, 20 years later, to be older but probably louder than before? P.H.: Yeah, I was like 29 but you know, Sonic Youth are like twice my age so go figure! I think I actually notice it more because the girls at the shows are like 22 years old, only now I feel protective of them! It’s like the reverse of Spinal Tap. Dan Brown dbrown@folioweekly.com

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WILLIE GREEN Bluesman Green performs at 7 p.m. on Oct. Tickets are $10. 223-9850. JENNIFER CHASE Singer-songwriter Chase is on at 6:30 p.m. 15 at CafĂŠ Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach. on Oct. 14 at Pizza Palace, 920 Margaret St., 598-1212. Chase Tickets are $10. 460-9311. plays at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 15 at Pizza Palace, 1959 San Marco JOE CRAVEN, JON SHAIN The singer-songwriters appear at Blvd., San Marco, 399-8815. 8 p.m. on Oct. 15 at European Street CafĂŠ, 5500 Beach Blvd, WILL PEARSALL Dobro master Pearsall performs at 7 p.m. on Jacksonville. Tickets are $15. 399-1740. Oct. 14 at Three Layers CafĂŠ, 1602 Walnut St., Jacksonville. JACKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MANNEQUIN, MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK, 355-9791. COMPANY OF THIEVES Cali pop rockers Jackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mannequin are DECODER, NAUSICAA, THIS ARMISTICE, CITY IN PERIL on at 8 p.m. on Oct. 15 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax These Christian rockers praise you-know-who at 7 p.m. on Oct. Beach. Tickets are $25. 246-2473. 14 at Murray Hill Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave. S., Jacksonville. BEAR HANDS, YOUNG BUFFALO, AN HORSE This night of Advance tickets are $8; $10 at the door. 388-3179. seemingly animal-themed indie rock bands kicks off at 8 p.m. DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T CALL ME SHIRLEY BAND The local rockers play at 8 on Oct. 15 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville. p.m. on Oct. 14 at Culhaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Irish Pub, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Tickets are $12. 398-7496. Beach. 249-9595. ALL SONS & DAUGHTERS The faith-based group performs at AMERICAN AQUARIUM American Aquarium is on at 8 p.m. 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 15 at Anastasia Baptist Church, 1850 A1A S., on Oct. 14 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville. St. Augustine Beach. 471-2166. Tickets are $8. 398-7496. DYKE & TUNA TURNER, RUSTY HOOKS, SINGLE WHITE THE RIDE This local band rolls onstage at 9 p.m. on Oct. 14 and HERPE The dark indie rock kicks off at 9 p.m. on Oct. 15 at 15 at Cliffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar and Grill, 3033 Monument Road, Jacksonville. Shantytown Pub, 22. W Sixth St., Jacksonville. 798-8222. 645-5162. JIMMY SOLARI This singer-songwriter performs at 9:30 p.m. on DIE SEKTOR, SML8, DAKHEAD, EARTH EMPIRE Techno and Oct. 15 at Island Girl Cigar Bar, 7860 Gate Parkway, Jacksonville. dark wave kick off at 9 p.m. on Oct. 14 at Club TSI, 333 E. Bay 854-6060. St., Jacksonville. Admission is $10; $12 ages 18-20. clubtsi.com GOLIATH FLORES Musician Flores appears at 1 p.m. on Oct. 16 MATT COLLINS Singer-songwriter Collins performs at 9:30 at Three Layers CafĂŠ, 1602 Walnut St., Jacksonville. 355-9791. p.m. on Oct. 14 at Island Girl Cigar Bar, 7860 Gate Parkway, BILLY BOWERS Singer-songwriter plays at 5 p.m. on Oct. 16 at Jacksonville. 854-6060. European Street CafĂŠ, 992 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach. 399-1740. BLISTUR, SWERVED, DRIVEN These popular local bands HELMET with RHYTHM OF FEAR, MANNA ZEN, IN celebrate The Roadhouseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 35th Anniversary Bash on Oct. 13, 14 WHISPERS, TRAVERSER, DOWN THEORY Rocker heavyweights and 15 at 231 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park. 264-0611. Helmet perform at 6 p.m. on Oct. 16 at Brewsterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pit, 14003 RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Linda Grenville plays at 10:30 a.m., Beach Blvd., Jacksonville Tickets are $10 and $15. 223-9850. Al Poindexter & the River Rise at 11:45 a.m. and Zach Tremblay THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS, MEMPHIBIANS Indie band The at 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 15 at Riverside Arts Market, under the Fuller New Pornographers play at 8 p.m. on Oct. 16 at Freebird Live, Warren Bridge at Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville. 554-6865. 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. Tickets are $20. 246-2473. METAL SENAZ SHOWCASE TOUR The popular MySpace REVEREND HORTON HEAT, THE SUPERSUCKERS, DAN metal maven hosts an evening of metal at 6 p.m. on Oct. 15 at SARTAIN The psychobilly and punk rock kick off at 8 p.m. on Brewsterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pit, 14003 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Tickets are $10. Oct. 17 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. Tickets are 223-9850. $17. 246-2473. JOHNSTON DUO Acousticians perform at 6 p.m. on Oct. 15 at MUTEMATH These hipsters crunch some rock numbers onstage Culhaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;spromise Irish Pub, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 249-9595. at 8 p.m. on Oct. 17 at Jack Hendricks Ave.,Produced of benefit sUpport AskRabbits, for 1528 Action PARTY 4 THREE, TELLTALE HEART, BRUTALITY VS. A GLASS Jacksonville. Tickets are $20. 398-7496. HOUSE, EVER AFTER Faith-based bands play at 7 p.m. on Oct. UNWRITTEN LAW, THE ATARIS Punk hooligans Unwritten Law 15 at Murray Hill Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave. S., Jacksonville. perform at 8 p.m. on Oct. 18 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Advance tickets are $8; $10 at the door. 388-3179. Ave., Jacksonville. Tickets are $16. 398-7496.

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Jimmy Solari performs on Oct. 15 at 9:30 p.m. at Island Girl Cigar Bar, 7860 Gate Parkway, Jacksonville. 854-6060. Comfort Zone Band at 9 p.m. every Fri. MY PLACE BAR-N-GRILL, 9550 Baymeadows Rd., 737-5299 Out of Hand every Mon. Rotating bands every other Tue. & Wed. OASIS GRILL & CHILL, 9551 Baymeadows Rd., 748-9636 DJs Stan and Mike Bend spin every Feel Good Fri. TONY D’S NEW YORK PIZZA & RESTAURANT, 8358 Point Meadows Dr., 322-7051 Live music from 6-9 p.m. every Fri.

BEACHES

(In Jax Beach unless otherwise noted) THE ATLANTIC, 333 N. First St., 249-3338 The Infader spins every Wed. DJ Wes Reed spins every Thur. DJ Jade spins old wave & ’80s retro, SilverStar spins hip hop every Fri. DJ Wes Reed spins ’80s, old school, remixes & mashups, Capone spins top 40 & dance faves every Sat. BEACHSIDE SEAFOOD, 120 S. Third St., 444-8862 Kurt Lanham sings classical island music every Fri.-Sun.

BILLY’S BOATHOUSE, 2321 Beach Blvd., 241-9771 Billy Bowers at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 13. Live music at 6 p.m. on Oct. 14, at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 15. Kurt Lanham at noon and 4Play at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 16 BLUES ROCK CAFE, 831 N. First St., 249-0007 Live music every weekend. THE BRASSERIE, 1312 Beach Blvd., 249-5800 Live music every Wed. & Thur. BRIX TAPHOUSE, 300 N. Second St., 241-4668 DJ IBay every Tue., Fri. & Sat. DJ Ginsu every Wed. DJ Jade every Thur. Charlie Walker every Sun. CARIBBEE KEY, 100 N. First St., Neptune Beach, 270-8940 Peter Dearing on Oct. 11. Mark O’Quinn on Oct. 12. Alex Seier on Oct. 13. Alex Seier & Peter Dearing on Oct. 14 & 15 CASA MARINA, 691 First St. N., 270-0025 Live music on Oct. 12 COPPER TOP, 1712 Beach Blvd., 249-4776 Rosco Caine on Oct. 13. Mark O’Quinn on Oct. 14. Harry & Sally on Oct. 15. Karaoke with Billy McMahan, 7-10 p.m. every Tue. Open mic

every Wed. THE COURTYARD, 200 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-2922 Lauren Fincham at 7 p.m. on Oct. 14. Live jazz on Oct. 15 CRAB CAKE FACTORY, 1396 Beach Blvd., Beach Plaza, 247-9880 Live jazz with Pierre & Co. every Wed. CULHANE’S IRISH PUB, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-9595 Don’t Call Me Shirley at 8 p.m. on Oct. 14. Johnston Duo on Oct. 15. Irish music on Oct. 16 EL POTRO MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 1553 Third St. N., 241-6910 Wilfredo Lopez every Wed. & Sat. ENGINE 15 BREWING COMPANY, 1500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 217, 249-2337 Live music every Thur. EUROPEAN STREET, 992 Beach Blvd., 249-3001 Billy Bowers from 5-8 p.m. on Oct. 16 FIONN MACCOOL’S IRISH PUB, 333 First St. N., 242-9499 Live music every Tue.-Sun. FLY’S TIE IRISH PUB, 177 E. Sailfish Dr., Atlantic Beach, 246-4293 Nate Holley every Mon. Wes Cobb every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. King Eddie reggae every Sun. FREEBIRD LIVE, 200 N. First St., 246-2473 Danka, The Crazy Carls and Livication on Oct. 14. Jack’s Mannequin, Motion City Soundtrack and Company of Thieves on Oct. 15. The New Pornographers and Memphibians on Oct. 16. The Rev. Horton Heat, The Supersuckers and Dan Sartain on Oct. 17. Underoath, Comeback Kid, The Chariot, This is Hell and Rejoice the Awakening on Oct. 19 ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 108 First St., Neptune Beach, 372-0943 Dave Hendershott on Oct. 12. Mark O’Quinn on Oct. 13. Billy Buchanan on Oct. 14. Matt Collins on Oct. 15. Jimmy Solari on Oct. 19 LILLIE’S COFFEE BAR, 200 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-2922 Jazz at 7:30 p.m. every Sat. LYNCH’S IRISH PUB, 514 N. First St., 249-5181 Split Tone at 10:30 p.m. every Tue. Nate Holley Band every Wed. Ryan Campbell every Thur. Video DJ & Karaoke every Sun. Little Green Men every Mon. MAYPORT TAVERN, 2775 Old Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach, 270-0801 Live music at 3 p.m. every Sun. Open mic at 5 p.m. every Wed. DJ Jason hosts Karaoke at 9 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1018 N. Third St., Ste. 2, 246-1500 Bread & Butter on Oct. 12. Witz End on Oct. 13. Rocco Blu on Oct. 14. Live music every Wed.-Sat. MEZZA LUNA, 110 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-5573 Neil Dixon at 6 p.m. every Tue. Mike Shackelford and Rick Johnson at 6 p.m. every Thur.

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MOJO KITCHEN, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636 Galen Kipar Project and Saltwater Grass at 10 p.m. on Oct. 13 MONKEY’S UNCLE TAVERN, 1850 S. Third St., 246-1070 Wes Cobb at 10 p.m. every Tue. DJ Austin Williams spins dance & for Karaoke at 9 p.m. every Wed., Sat. & Sun. DJ Papa Sugar spins dance music at 9 p.m. every Mon., Thur. & Fri. NIPPERS BEACH GRILLE, 2309 Beach Blvd., 247-3300 Live music nightly NORTH BEACH BISTRO, 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 6, Atlantic Beach, 372-4105 Live music every Thur.-Sat. OCEAN 60, 60 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-0060 Live music every weekend THE PIER RESTAURANT, 445 Eighth Ave. N., 246-6454 Darren Corlew from 2-7 p.m. every Sun. RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7877 Pat Rose on Oct. 12. Lyons on Oct. 13. The Bush Doctors on Oct. 14 & 15. D&D Acoustic on Oct. 16 RITZ LOUNGE, 139 Third Ave. N., 246-2255 DJ Jenn Azana every Tue.-Sat. DJ Ibay every Mon. DJ Ginsu every Sun. RUSH STREET/CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILL, 320 N. First St., 270-8565 A DJ spins at 10 p.m. every Wed., Fri. & Sat. SUN DOG, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 241-8221 Buck Smith on Oct. 12. Mr. Natural on Oct. 13. Cloud 9 on Oct. 14. Lucky Stiff on Oct. 15. Live music on Oct. 16. Live music every Wed.-Mon. THE WINE BAR, 320 N. First St., 372-0211 Live music every Fri. & Sat.

DOWNTOWN

BURRO BAR, 228 E. Forsyth St., 353-4692 DJ Tin Man spins reggae & dub every Tue. DJ SuZi-Rok spins synthpop, dance punk, neo-pyschedelia, dream pop, lo-fi, shoe-gaze, post-punk, emo, indie-electronica, glam electro, electro-punk, noise rock and garage every Thur. $Big Bucks DJ Crew$ every Sat. Bert No Shirt & Uncle Jesse every Sun. DJ Chef Rocc spins hip hop & soul every Sun. CITY HALL PUB, 234 Randolph Blvd., 356-6750 DJ Skillz spins Motown, hip hop & R&B every Wed. Live music every Tue. & Thur. Smooth Jazz Lunch at 11 a.m., Latin music at 9 p.m. every first Fri.; Ol’ Skool every last Fri. CLUB TSI, 333 E. Bay St. Die Sektor, SMK8, Dakhead and Earth Empire on Oct. 14. Live music every weekend

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DE REAL TING CAFE, 128 W. Adams St., 633-9738 DJs Mix Master Prince, Pete, Stylish, Big Bodie play reggae, calypso, R&B, hip hop and top 40 every Fri. & Sat. DIVE BAR, 331 E. Bay St., 359-9090 Live music every weekend DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth, 354-0666 DJ Synsonic spins every Tue. & Fri. DJ Rockin’ Bones spins every Wed. DJ Scandalous spins every Sat. DJ Randall Karaoke every Mon. THE JACKSONVILLE LANDING, 2 Independent Dr., 3531188 Barrett Jockers Band from 7 p.m.-mid. on Oct. 14. Rick Arcusa Band from noon-4 p.m., BayStreet at 7 p.m. on Oct. 15. State of Mind from 4-8 p.m. on Oct. 16 THE IVY ULTRA BAR, 113 E. Bay St., 356-9200 DJs 151 The Experience & C-Lo spin every Rush Hour Wed. DJ E.L. spins top 40, South Beach & dance classics every Pure Sat. MARK’S DOWNTOWN, 315 E. Bay St., 355-5099 DJ Vinn spins top 40 for ladies nite every Thur. Ritmo y Sabor every Fiesta Fri. BayStreet mega party with DJ Shotgun every Sat. MAVERICKS, The Jacksonville Landing, 356-1110 Easton Corbin on Oct. 27. Bobby Laredo spins every Thur. & Sat. Saddle Up every Sat. NORTHSTAR THE PIZZA BAR, 119 E. Bay St., 860-5451 Open mic night from 8:30-11:30 p.m. every Wed. THE PEARL, 1101 N. Main St., 791-4499 DJs Tom P. & Ian S. spin ’80s & indie dance every Fri. DJ Ricky spins indie rock, hip hop & electro every Sat. ZODIAC GRILL, 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283 Live music every Fri. & Sat.

FLEMING ISLAND

MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1800 Town Center Blvd., 541-1999 Wasted Tale on Oct. 13. Brown Bag Special on Oct. 14. Open mic every Tue. Live music every Fri. & Sat. MERCURY MOON, 2015 C.R. 220, 215-8999 DJ Ty spins for ladies’ nite every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. Buck Smith Project every Mon. Blistur unplugged every Wed. RUSH STREET/CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILL, 406 Old Hard Rd., Ste. 106, 213-7779 A DJ spins at 10 p.m. every Wed., Fri. & Sat. WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 Karaoke on Oct. 12. Live music at 9 p.m. on Oct. 13. Tony Neal at 5 p.m., Freeze Frame at 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 14. 2 Tone at 5 p.m., Freeze Frame at 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 15. Reggae on the deck at 5 p.m.

on Oct. 16. DJ BG every Mon.

INTRACOASTAL WEST

BREWSTER’S PIT, 14003 Beach Blvd., Ste. 3, 223-9850 Molotov Solution, The Devastated and Fit For an Autopsy on Oct. 11. Forever Our War, Seamless, Dorian’s Decay, Ark of The Covenant, From the Eyes of the Servants, Amongst the Forgotten and Silence the Doubtful on Oct. 14. Metal Senaz Showcase Tour on Oct. 15. Helmet, Rhythm of Fear, Manna Zen, In Whispers, Traverser and Down Theory on Oct. 16 BREWSTER’S PUB, 14003 Beach Blvd., Ste. 3, 223-9850 Open mic every Wed. Karaoke with DJ Randal & live music every Thur., Fri. & Sat. A DJ spins every Mon. BRUCCI’S PIZZA, 13500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 36, 223-6913 Mike Shackelford at 6:30 p.m. every Sat. and Mon. CLIFF’S BAR & GRILL, 3033 Monument Rd., 645-5162 The Ride at 9 p.m. on Oct. 14 & 15. DJ Jack spins for Karaoke dance party every Tue. & Sun. DJ Two3 spins for ladies nite every Wed. DJ Two4 spins every Thur. JERRY’S SPORTS GRILLE & STEAKHOUSE, 13170 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 22, 220-6766 Live music every Fri.

JULINGTON CREEK, NW ST. JOHNS

HAPPY OURS SPORTS GRILLE, 116 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 101, 683-1964 Live music at 7:30 p.m. every Fri. SHANNON’S IRISH PUB, 111 Bartram Oaks Walk, 230-9670 Live music every Fri. & Sat.

MANDARIN

AW SHUCKS OYSTER BAR & GRILL, 9743 Old St. Augustine Rd., 240-0368 Open mic with John O’Connor from 7-10 p.m. every Wed. Cafe Groove Duo, Jay Terry & John O’Connor, from 8-11 p.m. every Sat. Live music every Sat. CHEERS BAR & GRILL, 11475 San Jose Blvd., 262-4337 Karaoke at 9:30 p.m. every Wed. HARMONIOUS MONKS, 10550 Old St. Augustine Rd., 880-3040 Karaoke from 9 p.m.-1 p.m. Mon.-Thur. Dennis Klee & the World’s Most Talented Waitstaff every Fri. & Sat. THE NEW ORLEANS CAFE, 12760 San Jose Blvd., 880-5155 Jazz on the Deck 7-10 p.m. with Sleepy’s Connection every Tue. Open mic with Biker Bob at 7:30 p.m. every Thur. Les B. Fine at

Acoustic every Thur.-Sat. Dr. Bill & His Solo Practice of Music at 5 p.m. every Fri.

ST. AUGUSTINE

A1A ALE WORKS, 1 King St., 829-2977 Billy Buchanan on Oct. 13. Crabgrass on Oct. 14 & 15 AMICI ITALIAN RESTAURANT, 1915 A1A S., 461-0102 Fermin Spanish guitar from 6-8 p.m. every Thur. ANN O’MALLEY’S, 23 Orange St., 825-4040 Smokin Joe on Oct. 11. Doug Macrae on Oct. 12. Pat Waters on Oct. 14. Fear Buile on Oct. 15. Karaoke at 8 p.m. on Oct. 16 THE BRITISH PUB, 213 Anastasia Blvd., 810-5111 Karaoke with Jimmy Jamez at 9 p.m. on Oct. 14. Songwriters open mic night with TJ Ward every Mon. CAFE ELEVEN, 540 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 460-9311 Willie Green on Oct. 15 CELLAR UPSTAIRS, San Sebastian Winery, 157 King St., 826-1594 Sentropolis at 7 p.m. on Oct. 14. Billy Buchanan at 2 p.m., MidLife Crisis at 7 p.m. on Oct. 15. Vinny Jacobs at 2 p.m. on Oct. 16 CHICAGO PIZZA & BAKERY, 107 Natures Walk Pkwy., Ste. 101, 230-9700 Greg Flowers hosts Asheville, N.C. jam band Galen Kipar Project performs along with open-mic and jazz piano from 7-10 p.m. every Tue. local faves Saltwater Grass on Oct. 13 at 10 p.m. at Mojo Kitchen, Live music every Fri. 1500 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach. 247-6636. CRUISERS GRILL, 3 St. George St., 824-6993 Live music every Fri. & Sat. Chelsea Saddler every Sun. FLORIDA CRACKER CAFE, 81 St. George St., 1 p.m. every Reggae Sun. Creekside Songwriters Showcase at 7 829-0397 Lonesome Bert & the Skinny Lizard at 5:30 p.m. p.m. on the last Wed. each month every Wed. RACK ’EM UP BILLIARDS, 4268 Oldfield Crossing, THE GROOVE CAFE, 130 SeaGrove Main St., St. Augustine 262-4030 Craig Hand every Sat. Karaoke at 7 p.m. every Sun. Beach, 547-2740 Ryan Silvestris at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 11. Mojo SPECKLED HEN TAVERN & GRILLE, 9475 Philips Hwy., Ste. Roux at 7 p.m. on Oct. 14. Ruben Morgan & The Mighty Groove 16, 538-0811 Live music from 6-9 p.m. every Fri. Machine from 7-10 p.m. on Oct. 15 TREE STEAKHOUSE, 11362 San Jose Blvd., 262-0006 Boril JACK’S BARBECUE, 691 A1A Beach Blvd., 460-8100 Jim Ivanov Trio at 7 p.m. every Thur. David Gum at 7 p.m. every Fri. Essery at 4 p.m. every Sat. Live music every Thur.-Sat. KING’S HEAD BRITISH PUB, 6460 U.S. 1, 823-9787 Mike Sweet from 6-8 p.m. every Thur. ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG KOZMIC BLUZ PIZZA CAFE & ALE, 48 Spanish St., CHEERS BAR & GRILL, 1580 Wells Rd., 269-4855 Karaoke at 825-4805 Live music every Fri., Sat. & Sun. 9:30 p.m. every Wed. & Sat. MARDI GRAS SPORTS BAR, 123 San Marco Ave., 823-8806 CRACKERS LOUNGE, 1282 Blanding Blvd., 272-4620 Open jam nite with house band at 8 p.m. every Wed. Battle of the Karaoke every Fri. & Sat. DJs with Josh Frazetta & Mardi Gras Mike every last Sun. THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959 John Michael every MEEHAN’S IRISH PUB, 20 Avenida Menendez, 810-1923 Wed.-Sat. Live music every Fri. & Sat. PARK AVENUE BILLIARDS, 714 Park Ave., 215-1557 Random MI CASA CAFE, 69 St. George St., 824-9317 Chelsea Saddler Act from 7:30-11:30 p.m. every Mon. Bike Nite noon-4 p.m. every Mon., Tue. & Thur. Elizabeth Roth at noon THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611 Blistur every Sun. on Oct. 13. Swerved on Oct. 14. Driven on Oct. 15 for 35th MILL TOP TAVERN & LISTENING ROOM, 19 1/2 St. George Anniversary Bash. DJ Waldo every Tue. DJ Papa Sugar every St., 829-2329 Diane Ward & Jack Shawde at 9 p.m. on Oct. 14 Wed. Buck Smith Project every Mon. & 15. John Winters at 1 p.m. on Oct. 16. Vinny Jacobs every Tue. Todd & Molly Jones every Wed. Colton McKenna at 9 p.m. every Thur. Will Pearsall at 9 p.m. every Mon. PALATKA THE REEF, 4100 Coastal Hwy., Vilano Beach, 824-8008 DOWNTOWN BLUES BAR & GRILLE, 714 St. Johns Ave., Richard Kuncicky from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. every Sun. (386) 325-5454 Local talent nite every Wed. Karaoke at 8 p.m. SANGRIAS PIANO BAR, 35 Hypolita St., 827-1947 Soul every Thur. Garage Band at 8 p.m. every Fri. Jam & open mic at 4 Searchers every Wed. Jim Asalta every Thur. Jazz every Fri. The p.m. every Biker Sunday. Housecats every Sat. Sunny & the Flashbacks every Sun. SCARLETT O’HARA’S, 70 Hypolita St., 824-6535 Lil Blaze & DJ Alex hosts Karaoke every Mon. PONTE VEDRA SIRENS, 113 Anastasia Blvd., 460-2641 Meltdown at 9 p.m. LULU’S WATERFRONT GRILLE, 301 N. Roscoe Blvd., on Oct. 14. Humanzee on Oct. 15 285-0139 Mike Shackelford & Rick Johnson from 7-10 p.m. SPY GLOBAL CUISINE, 21 Hypolita St., 819-5637 Chase every Fri. Tony Novelly from 6-10 p.m. every Mon. Rideman from 6-10 p.m. on Oct. 13. Jim Johnston from 7:30NINETEEN at Sawgrass, 110 Championship Way, 273-3235 11:30 p.m. on Oct. 14. Chris Woods from 8 p.m.-mid. on Oct. 15 Time2Swing at 6 p.m. every Thur. Strings of Fire every Sat. THE TASTING ROOM, 25 Cuna St., 810-2400 Bossa nova with PUSSER’S CARIBBEAN GRILLE, 816 A1A N., Ste. 100, Monica da Silva & Chad Alger from 5-8 p.m. every Sun. 280-7766 Live music every Thur.-Sun. TRADEWINDS, 124 Charlotte St., 829-9336 Quick Draw on URBAN FLATS, 330 A1A N., 280-5515 High Tides of Jazz at Oct. 14 & 15. Mark Hart every Mon.-Wed. Open mic every Thur. 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 13. Be Easy at 4 p.m., Evans Bros. at 8 p.m. Mark Hart & Jim Carrick every Fri. Elizabeth Roth at 1 p.m., Mark on Oct. 14. Barrett Jockers Band on Oct. 15. Incognito at 6:30 Hart at 5 p.m. every Sat. Keith Godwin at 1 p.m., Wade at 5 p.m. p.m. on Oct. 17. Darren Corlew every Tue. Soulo & Deron Baker every Sun. Matanzas at 9 p.m. Sun.-Thur. at 6 p.m. every Wed. ZHANRAS, 108 Anastasia Blvd., 823-3367 Deron Baker & Soulo every Tue. DJ Cep spins ’80s & disco every Sun. Vinny Jacobs open mic every Mon.

RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE

HJ’S BAR & GRILL, 8540 Argyle Forest Blvd., 317-2783 Karaoke with DJ Ron at 8:30 p.m. every Tue. & DJ Richie at every Fri. Live music every Sat. Open mic at 8 p.m. every Wed. KICKBACKS, 910 King St., 388-9551 Ray & Taylor every Thur. Robby Shenk every Sun. LOMAX LODGE, 822 Lomax St., 634-8813 DJ Dots every Tue. Milan da Tin Man every Wed. DJ Christian every Sat. DJ Spencer every Sun. DJ Luminous every Mon. THE MURRAY HILL THEATRE, 932 Edgewood Ave., 388-7807 Decoder, Nausica, This Armistice and City in Peril at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 14. Party 4 Three, The Tell Tale Heart, Brutality Vs. A Glass House and Ever After on Oct. 15 PIZZA PALACE, 920 Margaret St., 598-1212 Jennifer Chase at 6:30 p.m. every Fri. WALKERS, 2692 Post St., 894-7465 Jax Arts Collaborative every Tue. Patrick & Burt every Wed. DJ Jeremiah every Thur.

ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER, TINSELTOWN

AROMAS CIGARS & WINE BAR, 4372 Southside Blvd., Ste. 101, 928-0515 Live jazz from 8-11 p.m. every Tue. Karaoke every Wed. & Fri. Live music every Thur. Bill Rice at 9 p.m. every Sat. Salsa every Sun. BLACKFINN AMERICAN GRILLE, 4840 Big Island Dr., 345-3466 Live music from 2-7 p.m. every Sun. THE GRAPE, 10281 Midtown Pkwy., 642-7111 Live music every Fri. & Sat. John Earle every Mon. DJ Mikeology every Thur. JOHNNY ANGELS, 3546 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., Ste. 120, 997-9850 Karaoke from 7-10 p.m. every Sat. with Gimme the Mike DJs ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 7860 Gate Pkwy., Ste. 115, 854-6060 Aaron Sheeks on Oct. 12. Tim O’Shea on Oct. 13. Matt Collins on Oct. 14. Jimmy Solari on Oct. 15. Billy Buchanan

on Oct. 19 MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Court, Ste. 1, 997-1955 Kurt Lanham on Oct. 12. Charlie Walker on Oct. 13. Nate Holley on Oct. 14. Americana Roadshow on Oct. 15. Barrett Jockers on Oct. 16. Open mic nite every Tue. SEVEN BRIDGES GRILLE & BREWERY, 9735 Gate Parkway N., 997-1999 Chuck Nash every Thur. Live music at 10 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. SUITE, 4880 Big Island Dr., 493-9305 Live music every Tue.-Sat. URBAN FLATS, 9726 Touchton Rd., 642-1488 Live music every Fri. & Sat. WHISKY RIVER, 4850 Big Island Drive, 645-5571 A DJ spins every Fri. & Sat. WILD WING CAFE, 4555 Southside Blvd., 998-9464 Live music every Fri. & Sat. Karaoke every Mon.

SAN MARCO, SOUTHBANK

ENDO EXO, 1224 Kings Ave., 396-7733 DJ J-Money spins jazz, soul, R&B, house every Fri. DJ Manus spins top 40 & dance every Sat. Open mic with King Ron & T-Roy every Mon. EUROPEAN STREET CAFE, 1704 San Marco Blvd., 399-1740 Longineu Parsons at 8 p.m. on Oct. 13. Taylor Roberts at 8 p.m. on Oct. 18. Jazz every 2nd Tue. HAVANA-JAX CUBA LIBRE BAR LOUNGE, 2578 Atlantic Blvd., 399-0609 MVP Band from 6-9 p.m., DJs No Fame & Dr. Doom every Wed. Jazz every Thur. DJ Omar spins dance every Fri. DJs Harry, Rico & Nestor spin salsa every Sat. JACK RABBITS, 1528 Hendricks Ave., 398-7496 Man on Earth, Before the Exit, Weatherstar and Mitchy C on Oct. 11. The Mighty Diamonds, Jahmen and Bubbly Joe on Oct. 12. MC Chris, MC Lars, Megan Ran and Adam Warrock on Oct. 13. American Aquarium on Oct. 14. Bear Hands, Young Buffalo and An Horse on Oct. 15. Mutemath on Oct. 17 MATTHEW’S, 2107 Hendricks Ave., 396-9922 Bossa nova with Monica da Silva & Chad Alger at 7 p.m. every Thur. PIZZA PALACE, 1959 San Marco Blvd., 399-8815 Jennifer Chase at 7:30 p.m. every Sat. SQUARE ONE, 1974 San Marco Blvd., 306-9004 Soul on the Square & Band of Destiny at 8 p.m. every Mon. John Earle Band every Tue. DJs Wes Reed & Matt Caulder spin indie dance & electro every Wed. Split Tone & DJ Comic every Thur.

SOUTHSIDE

AROMAS, 4372 Southside Blvd., Ste. 101, 928-0515 Live music from 8-11 p.m. every Tue., Wed. & Thur. Piano Bar with Will Hurley from 9 p.m.-1 a.m., a DJ spins till close every Fri. Bill Rice at 9 p.m. every Sat. Salsa every Sun. BOMBA’S, 8560 Beach Blvd., 997-2291 Open mic from 7-11 p.m. with Chris Hall every Tue. & every first Sun. Live music at 8 p.m. every Fri., at 6 p.m. every Sat. & at 5 p.m. every Sun. CORNER BISTRO & Wine Bar, 9823 Tapestry Park Cir., Ste. 1, 619-1931 Matt “Pianoman” Hall at 8 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. DAVE & BUSTER’S, 7025 Salisbury Rd. S., 296-1525 A DJ spins every Fri. EUROPEAN STREET CAFE, 5500 Beach Blvd., 398-1717 Joe Craven and Jon Shain at 8 p.m. on Oct. 15. Larry Mangum’s Songwriters’ Circle at 8 p.m. on Oct. 22 LATITUDE 30, 10370 Philips Hwy., 365-5555 The Skraelings and The Embraced for Your Jax Music open mic at 8 p.m. on Oct. 12. Little Green Men at 9 p.m., VJ Shotgun at 11 p.m. on Oct. 14. Sugarbear at 8:30 p.m., VJ Josh Frazetta at 11 p.m. on Oct. 15. Rockinaroake at 8 p.m. every Thur.

WHITEYS

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE

BLUE DINER CAFE, 5868 Norwood Ave., 766-7774 Chris Williams from 7-9 p.m. on Oct. 20. Jazz from 7-9 p.m. every first Thur. BOOTS-N-BOTTLES, 12405 N. Main St., Ste. 7, Oceanway, 647-7798 DJ Dave on Oct. 14 & 15. Karaoke every Tue., Thur. & Sun. with DJ Dave. Open mic every Wed. A DJ spins every Fri. & Sat. DAMES POINT MARINA, 4518 Irving Rd., 751-3043 Mystic Vibes at 7 p.m. on Oct. 13. Billy Bowers at 7 p.m. on Oct. 14. Storytellers from 3-7, Broken South from 8 p.m.-mid. on Oct. 15. Mr. Natural from 4-8 p.m. on Oct. 16. Live music every Fri. & Sat. FLIGHT 747 LOUNGE, 1500 Airport Rd., 741-4073 Big Engine every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. ’70s every Tue. RIVERCITY ISLAND GRILL & CHILL, 13141 City Station Drive, 696-0802 Live music every weekend SKYLINE SPORTSBAR & LOUNGE, 5611 Norwood Ave., 5176973 Bigga Rankin & Cool Running DJs every Tue. & 1st Sun. Fusion Band & DJ every Thur. DJ Scar spins every Sun. THREE LAYERS CAFE, 1602 Walnut St., 355-9791 Chris Castle and the Womack Family Band on Oct. 11. Will Pearsall on Oct. 14. Goliath Flores at 1 p.m. on Oct. 16 3 LIONS SPORTS PUB & GRILL, 2467 Faye Rd., 647-8625 Open mic at 8 p.m. every Thur. Woodie & Wyatt C. every Fri. Live music at 8 p.m. every Sat. To get in this listing, send the time, date, location (street address, city) admission price and contact number to Dan Brown, 9456 Philips Hwy., Ste. 11, Jacksonville FL 32256 or email events@ folioweekly.com. The info is run on a space-available basis.

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indful locals have surely noticed an outbreak of flesh-eating, crazed zombies rampaging throughout the city last month. First, these ravenous ghouls were seen terrorizing First Fridays in Five Points, snarling and drooling down Park Street. Just one week later, they were spotted in downtown Jacksonville, ransacking Club TSI! Well, don’t be alarmed. It’s not time to dust off your Zombie Survival Guide yet. This invasion of the undead was done to drum up support for the latest Fat Screaming Baby production, “Velvet Road,” a short film that starts shooting at the end of October, helmed by local director L. Gustavo Cooper. “Velvet Road” takes place in the segregated South of the ’60s, where a plague that transforms residents into frothing zombies is being blamed on the black community. As Cooper explains, “It is a film about the human condition and the struggle that we as humans are faced with — the idea of segregation and alienation of different races, people and cultures in our society. The ‘zombie’ stands for something much bigger. It’s the virus of hatred that plagues our society.” The 27-year-old Cooper, a Jacksonville native, began his filmmaking career shooting amateur skateboard videos for his friends, and recently won Best Film at the 2011 Jacksonville 48-Hour Film Competition for his entry, “The Fenimore.” At the 2010 Jax Film Festival, he won Best Emerging Director for the video “Strangers.” Currently in his senior year at The Art Institute of Jacksonville, Cooper cites Wes Anderson, Michael Gondry and Tarsem Singh as his favorite filmmakers. Not surprisingly, given the subject matter of “Velvet Road,” Cooper lists his favorite zombie flicks as “Night of the Living Dead,” “28 Days” and the hit AMC TV series, “The Walking Dead.” Fellow Art Institute student and “Road” cowriter Alexandria Lewis acknowledges the TV show’s influence on the project, which Lewis says was combined with the creative team’s “vigorous brain power.” She explains, “The story’s about the struggle to make humane decisions in a world

spiraling out of society’s control.” Cooper was rescued from work at a local pizza joint one afternoon by Fat Screaming Baby co-founder and “Velvet Road” executive producer Jonathan Shepard. “Gus nearly shrunk out of sight when I spotted him,” Shepard recalls. “I was just getting FSB started and needed someone to help me produce and to bring some fresh perspective to the table. I had just seen Gus’ new reel the day before and here he was in front of me! A week later, we joined forces and haven’t slowed down yet.” Shepard agrees that the story’s appeal reaches outside the zombie genre. “I sum it up as a human story that has zombies in it. It’s about sacrifice, loss and a deep moral understanding of what ‘the greater good’ really is.” Handling the producing chores is Heather Asplund Burky, who met Cooper in one of their Art Institute classes. Burky, who has produced several commercials and music videos, admits she doesn’t care for zombie movies — has never even seen one — but was attracted to the project anyway. “I read the script and liked it, so I told Gus that I would help him.” Aside from Fat Screaming Baby, local production companies Digital Video Arts and TigerLily Media are lending a hand to the gory proceedings. And what’s a zombie film without buckets of gourmet gore? The acclaimed Atlanta-based FX troupe Penny Dreadful Productions are supplying the prosthetics and rotting flesh. Beyond this imminent zombie apocalypse, FSB continues to work on music videos and commercials. But musician Brian Jerin, who is also co-founder of FSB and scored “Velvet Road,” says it is his “personal goal to bring back feature film productions to Jacksonville.” Director Cooper believes it’s possible. “We plan on making ‘Velvet Road’ a short, so that we can develop it into a feature.” Consider yourself warned, Jacksonville — the undead are here to stay. Damian K. Lahey themail@folioweekly.com

Picture Perfect: Some of the people behind the locally produced movie “Velvet Road,” at the film’s kickoff party at Club TSI, include Jonathan Shepard, Stephen Ezell, Heather Ricks, Brian Jerin, Heather Burky and L. Gustavo Cooper.

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ortheast Florida artists Kurt Polkey and Madeleine Peck have stockpiled enough insight, willingness and humility to blow up their personal sense of identity and record the resulting shrapnel on paper. “Closer and Closer to the Future,” their current show at FSCJ’s Kent Campus Gallery, could be seen as the ballistics test of this experiment, a map of ideas triggered by this willful detonation of the self. “I would say that theme is sort of a sideways approach to personal mythologies,” Peck tells Folio Weekly. The pair borrowed the title of the show from a poem by their mutual hero Frank O’Hara (1926-’66), the beloved poet, art critic and assistant curator of MOMA, who was a lover (both literal and proverbial) of many on the then-crackling NYC art scene. Before his death in a freakish dune-buggy accident, O’Hara had penned an impressive body of work that mythologized the minutiae of his everyday life, as if to inscribe the inquiry “Who am I?” in the boldest letters imaginable. After artist and FSCJ instructor Dustin Harewood offered the pair a chance to document their own fables on the gallery walls a little over a year ago, Peck and Polkey lept at the chance. “[Harewood] knew that Kurt and I were 2010friends,” says the 33-year-old Peck. “I think he thought we had sympathetic aesthetics.” And while both Peck and Polkey are old friends with similar creative belief systems, their approaches are equally divergent. A recurring theme and sensibility in the 38-year-old Polkey’s work is masculinity and heroism, as explored in last year’s “Masculine Pictures” show at downtown’s Nullspace Gallery, of which Polkey is a co-owner. “I like to have a narrative and masculinity is a theme I use to build a narrative.” In the Kent campus show, Polkey’s story is told through a series of colored marker drawings that celebrate his own heroes, such as Cornel West, Christopher Hitchens and even martyr-by-default Pat Tillman. “I found his story so compelling, because on the surface he embodied many of the most positive features

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at 2 p.m. on Oct. 16 at Theatre Jacksonville, 2032 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville. The play runs through Oct. 29. Tickets are $25; $20 for seniors, military and students on Thur. and Sun. 396-4425. SOUTH PACIFIC The Artist Series presents this classic musical comedy at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 11, 12 and 13, at 8 p.m. on Oct. 14, at 2 and 8 p.m. on Oct. 15 and 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 16 at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, 300 W. Water St., Jacksonville. Tickets range from $43-$70. 632-3373. LITTLE WOMEN — THE MUSICAL Jacksonville University stages a musical adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic story at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 13, 14 and 15 and 3 Art is not a four-letter word: The opening reception for photographer Mark Kowal’s exhibit, “Say It With Photography,” is held on Oct. 14 from p.m. on Oct. 16 at JU’s Swisher 7-9 p.m. at First Street Gallery, 216-B First St., Neptune Beach. Kowal’s humorous images borrow lettering from famous landmarks in spelling Theater, 2800 University Blvd. N., various words and phrases. The show runs through Jan. 3. 241-6928. Jacksonville. Tickets are $10; $7 for seniors and military; $5 for students. 256-7677. DOUBT B-WAY THEATRICAL WORKSHOPS Fernandina Little Theatre presents this Pulitzer Prize-winning Stockton St., Jacksonville. 387-5691. Broadway Dreams Foundation presents dancing, vocal drama about a Catholic school scandal at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. AL JARREAU and acting workshops from 4-5:30 p.m. on Oct. 15 and 15 and 18 and at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 16 at 1014 Beech St., Legendary jazz vocalist Jarreau performs with the from 1-6 p.m. on Oct. 16 at Bolero’s, 10131 Atlantic Blvd., Fernandina Beach. The production is staged through Oct. 22. Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. on Oct. 16 at Jacksonville. Fee for Oct. 15 is $35; $95 for Oct. 16; two-day Tickets are $12.50. 206-2607. the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Jacoby pass is $120. To register, go to mybroadwaydreams.com THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH Symphony Hall, 300 W. Water St., Jacksonville. Tickets range Amelia Community Theatre presents this marital comedy at from $35-$100. Proceeds benefit Edward Waters College 8 p.m. on Oct. 13, 14 and 15 at 207 Cedar St., Fernandina scholarship fund. 354-5547. Beach. Tickets are $20; $10 for students. 261-6749. VIOLIN RECITAL A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM The UNF Faculty Violin Recital is held at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. DOT WILDER & PEGGIE BLACK The Limelight Theatre stages this family-friendly musical 17 at University of North Florida’s Recital Hall, 1 UNF Drive, These jazz divas perform at 8 p.m. on Oct. 11 at European comedy at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 13, 14 and 15 and at 2 p.m. Jacksonville. 620-2878. Street Café, 1704 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville. Advance on Oct. 16 at 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine. The play COLLEGE JAZZ tickets are $10. 399-1740. runs through Oct. 23. Tickets are $25; $20 for students and The UNF Jazz Trio performs at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 18 at JAX SYMPHONY AND LOCAL DANCERS military; $22 for seniors. 825-1164. University of North Florida’s Recital Hall, 1 UNF Drive, The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and dancers from CHICAGO Jacksonville. 620-2878. Jacksonville University and Douglas Anderson School of the Players By The Sea presents this award-winning Roaring 20s TAYLOR ROBERTS Arts perform at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 13 at Times-Union Center musical at 8 p.m. on Oct. 13, 14 and 15 at 106 N. Sixth St., Jazz guitarist Roberts leads his quartet at 8 p.m. on Oct. 18 for the Performing Arts’ Jacoby Symphony Hall, 300 W. Water Jax Beach. Tickets are $25. 249-0289. European Street Café, 1704 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville. St., Jacksonville. Tickets range from $6-$35. 354-5547. LEND ME A TENOR Advance tickets are $10. 399-1740. BRASS AT UNF Jamie Farr stars in the Tony Award-winning comedy about JAZZ IN RIVERSIDE Saxophonist Antonio Hart and trumpeter Michael Mossman the mishaps plaguing a production of the opera “Otello” at Trumpeter Ray Callender and guitarist Taylor Roberts appear perform at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 13 at University of North 8 p.m. on Oct. 11-16, at 1:15 p.m. on Oct. 15 and 2 p.m. on at 7 p.m. every Thur. at Kickbacks Gastropub, 910 King St., Florida’s Robinson Theater, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville. 620Oct. 16 at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. 388-9551. 2878. Jacksonville. The show runs through Oct. 16. Tickets range JAZZ AT TREE STEAKHOUSE FSCJ JAZZ from $42-$49. 641-1212. Boril Ivanov Trio plays at 7 p.m. every Thur. and pianist David A jazz concert is featured at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 13 at Wilson Gum plays at 7 p.m. every Fri. at Tree Steakhouse, 11362 Center for the Arts, FSCJ South Campus, 11901 Beach Blvd., San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville. 262-0006. Jacksonville. 646-2222. JAZZ AT GENNARO’S LONGINEU PARSONS Gennaro’s Ristorante Italiano features live jazz at 7:30 p.m. WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP Legendary trumpeter Parsons performs at 8 p.m. on Oct. 13 every Fri. and Sat. at 5472 First Coast Highway, Fernandina Ken Austin’s watercolor workshop is held Oct. 16, 17 and 18 at European Street Café, 1704 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville. Beach. 491-1999. at Amelia Island Artists Workshop, 218-A Ash St., Fernandina Advance tickets are $10. 399-1740. JAZZ IN ST. AUGUSTINE Beach. Class fee is $325. 491-8040. CHORAL CONCERT Rhett’s Piano Bar & Brasserie features live jazz nightly at 7 AMATEUR NIGHT AT THE RITZ AUDITIONS A Choral Concert is featured at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 14 at Wilson p.m. at 66 Hypolita St., St. Augustine. 825-0502. The Ritz Theatre & Museum auditions performers from Center for the Arts, FSCJ South Campus, 11901 Beach Blvd., 5-6:15 p.m. on Oct. 13 at 829 N. Davis St., Jacksonville. Jacksonville. 646-2222. 632-5555. GOSPEL CD RELEASE CONCERT FLORIDA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Henrietta Telfair celebrates the release of her new JOB FAIR AT ART INSTITUTE This school invites musicians of all skill levels and any album, “I’m Yours,” at 6 p.m. on Oct. 15 at St. Paul Missionary The Art Institute holds a job fair for prospective employers instrument to its open house orchestra every Mon. at 6:30 Baptist Church, 3738 Winston Drive, Jacksonville. 772-1490. seeking to hire graduating students studying various creative p.m. and concert band every Tue. at 6:30 p.m. at 11363 San FLORIDA SWING ORCHESTRA vocations, ranging from fashion design to culinary arts, Jose Blvd., Jacksonville. 374-8639. Romanza presents this 18-piece big band, joined by from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Oct. 12 at 8775 Baypine Road, CALL TO ARTISTS trumpeter J.B. Scott and vocalist Lisa Kelly, for an evening Jacksonville. 486-3000. Jacksonville Fine Arts Festival seeks original poster artwork of swing dancing at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 15 at Mark Lance CELEBRATE! AN EVENING OF MOONLIGHT & MUSIC for its festival held in Avondale’s Boone Park on March 24 National Guard Armory, 190 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine. The Players Benefit for the Arts fundraiser is held from and 25, 2012. The winning submission gets a free 10x10 Tickets are $35 and $50. 494-6660. 5:30-11 p.m. on Oct. 14 at TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse, 110 exhibitor’s space. Send 300 dpi submissions, including name VOCAL GROUPS AT UNITARIAN Championship Way, Ponte Vedra Beach. Cocktails and hors and media, to cookied@ix.netcom.com Anne McKennon and Jeff Parker perform at 10:45 a.m. and d’oeuvres, silent and live auctions, a buffet dinner and live ACTORS NEEDED the Joyful Singers perform at 11 a.m. on Oct. 16 at Unitarian music are featured. Proceeds benefit The Cultural Center at ABET auditions for its theatrical adaptation of Alfred Universalist Church, 7405 Arlington Expressway, Jacksonville. Ponte Vedra Beach and Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. Hitchcock’s “The 39 Steps” from 6-8 p.m. on Oct. 12 at Adele 725-8133. Tickets are $150; $100 for ages 35 and younger. 280-0614. Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach. Three JAZZ VESPERS celebratearts.com male and one female roles are available. Be prepared to tell a St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church holds candlelight Jazz Vespers PONTE VEDRA BEACH ART FEST joke using a British accent. 249-7177. at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 16 and on the third Sun. of each month The Sawgrass Village Art Festival is held from 10 a.m.-5 ARTS AND CRAFTS VENDORS NEEDED at 37 Lovett St., St. Augustine. 829-8828. p.m. on Oct. 15 and 16, at the intersection of A1A and PGA The Midtown Family Art Fest accepts fees from arts and UNF BRASS AT GOOD SHEPHERD Tour Boulevard, Ponte Vedra Beach. The event features crafts vendors for its Nov. 12 event to be held at Midtown Randy Tinnin directs the UNF Brass Ensemble, with trumpeter arts and crafts vendors selling works in various media. Centre Office Park, 4417 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. A 10x10 Amanda Pepping and organist Gregory Speiss, at 6 p.m. on venuesplanning.com pad rental is $25. midtownfest.org Oct. 16 at Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 1100

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NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM GALA Beaches Museum & History Center presents its 31st anniversary fundraiser from 6-10 p.m. on Oct. 15 at 413 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach. Live entertainment, cocktails, food, and live and silent auctions are featured. Tickets are $95. 241-5657. RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET The Arts Market is held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. every Sat. beneath the Fuller Warren Bridge on Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville and features local and regional artists, strolling performers, bands and a farmers market. Admission is free. 554-6865, 389-2449. riversideartsmarket.com DOWNTOWN FRIDAY MARKET Arts & crafts and local produce are offered every Fri. from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Drive. 353-1188.

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CRISP-ELLERT ART MUSEUM 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, 826-8530. Julie Lequin’s installation “Top 30” is on display through Nov. 24. CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 829 Riverside Ave., Jacksonville, 356-6857. Muralist Eugene Savage’s Native American-themed work, “Eugene Savage: The Seminole Paintings,” is on display through Nov. 2. The education-themed exhibit “One in Three: Let’s Solve Our Dropout Crisis” is displayed through Dec. 20. KARPELES MANUSCRIPT MUSEUM 101 W. First St., Jacksonville, 356-2992. “Darwin: The Origin of Species” is on display through Dec. 27. The permanent collection includes a variety of rare manuscripts. Open Tue.Fri., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., Jacksonville, 366-6911. The 200-piece photographic collection “Shared Vision: The Sondra and Celso Gonzalez-Falla Collection of Photography” and “Larry Clark: The Tulsa Series” are displayed through Jan. 8. “No Place in Particular: Images of the American Landscape” is on display in the UNF Gallery through Nov. 6. mocajacksonville.org RITZ THEATRE & MUSEUM 829 N. Davis St., Jacksonville, 632-5555. An exhibit of works by African-American photographer E.L. Weems is on display through Dec. 30. An exhibit celebrating local African-American athletes and sports figures, “More Than a Game: African-American Sports in Jacksonville, 1900-1975,” is currently on display. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for children, students and seniors. Open Tue.-Sun.

GALLERIES

ALEXANDER BREST MUSEUM & GALLERY Jacksonville University, 2800 University Blvd. N., Jacksonville, 256-7677. Paintings by John Chang are displayed through Oct. 26. BEE GALLERY AND DESIGN STUDIO The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Ste. 108, (727) 207-3013. The gallery hosts a meet-and-greet with horror artist Jerrod Brown at 6 p.m. on Oct. 15. DOUGLAS ANDERSON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 2445 San Diego Road, Jacksonville, 346-5620. Students’

work, in various media, is featured in the opening reception of the exhibit “New Beginnings,” held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Oct. 13. The show is on display through Oct. FSCJ KENT CAMPUS 3939 Roosevelt Blvd., Jacksonville, 646-2300. “Closer and Closer the Future: New work by Kurt Polkey and Madeleine Peck” is displayed through Oct. 25. FIRST STREET GALLERY 216-B First St., Neptune Beach, 241-6928. The opening reception for photographer Mark Kowal’s exhibit “Say It With Photography” is held from 7-9 p.m. on Oct. 14. The show runs through Jan. 3. FLORIDA MINING GALLERY 5300 Shad Road, Jacksonville. 535-7252. The exhibit “cphace,” a series of photographs by Laird, is on display through Nov. 1. GALLERY 1037 Reddi-Arts, 1037 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville, 398-3161. Doug Eng, Joyce Gabiou and Mary St. Germain are the featured artists through Oct. 31. HASKELL GALLERY Jax International Airport, 14201 Pecan Park Road, 741-3546. Recent paintings by Ginny Elliot and Suzi Berg are on display through Jan. 9. J.J. JOHNSON GALLERY 177 Fourth Ave. N., Jax Beach, 435-3200. A photo exhibit, “Contemporary Complexities,” is on display through Nov. 5. P.A.ST.A FINE ARTS GALLERY 214 Charlotte St., St. Augustine, 824-0251. Acrylic painter Trish Vevera shows her work through Oct. PLUM ART & DESIGN 9 Aviles St., St. Augustine, 825-0069. Mary Lou Gibson, Robert Renwick, Sara Pedigo and David Engdahl are the featured artists through Dec. 31. SOUTH GALLERY FSCJ’s South Campus, 11901 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville, 646-2023. The FSCJ Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition is displayed through Oct. 21. SOUTHLIGHT GALLERY 6 E. Bay St., Jacksonville, 553-6361. Painter Jack Allen is the featured artist for Oct. SPACE:EIGHT GALLERY Screen Arts, 228 W. King St., St. Augustine. 829-2838. An exhibit of painter Scott Dupree’s work is on display through Dec. 2. ST. AUGUSTINE ART ASSOCIATION 22 Marine St., St. Augustine, 824-2310. The Tactile Art Show is featured through Oct. 29. The gallery is accepting donations of new shoes for disadvantaged children of St. Johns County. STUDIO 121 121 W. Forsyth St., Ste. 100, Jacksonville, 292-9303. This artist-run gallery features works by Joyce Gabiou, Paul Ladnier, Robert Leedy and others. STELLERS GALLERY 240 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach, 273-6065. Recent works by Henry Von Genk III are on display through Oct. TRENDS HOME DÉCOR 3919 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville, 346-1738. Recent works by Jennie Szaltis and Barbara Rothschild are on display through Oct. 28. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA GALLERY 1 UNF Drive, Bldg. 2 Rm. 101, Jacksonville, 620-2534. The collection of large-scale, Polaroid photographic works, “Instant Gratification: 20x24,” is on display through Oct. 28. VAULT GALLERY + ARTSPACE 121 W. Forsyth St., Jacksonville, 608-1590. The exhibit “Warning: Flammable,” featuring Mark Creegan’s installation “Hooks vs. Checks,” in the Main Gallery and “Accident or Incident?: New Works on Paper” by Thony Aiuppy in the Breakout Gallery, is on display through Oct. VANDROFF ART GALLERY Jewish Community Alliance, 8505 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville, 730-2100. Photographs by Carol Curtis are on display through Oct. 26. W.B. TATTER STUDIO GALLERY 76 A San Marco Ave., St. Augustine, 823-9263. The latest works by pastel artist Lyn Asselta are featured through Oct.

Brass Act: Acclaimed alto saxophonist Antonio Hart and trumpeter Michael Mossman perform on Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at University of North Florida’s Robinson Theater, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville. Tickets are $22 and $30. 620-2878.

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FOLIO WEEKLY’S BEST OF JAX PARTY Our annual bash celebrating Best of Jax winners, wannabees and hangers-on is held from 6-9 p.m. on Oct. 11 at Mojo No. 4, 3572 St. Johns Ave., Avondale. Alt-bluegrass demons Grandpa’s Cough Medicine perform. And there’s barbecue, booze and a magician — Jay Spry — as well as free FW tattoos (yeah, they’re temps). Admission is $5. 260-9770, 381-6670. folioweekly.com COMING OUT WEEK The University of North Florida Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center hosts Coming Out Week on the campus, beginning Oct. 11 and running through Oct. 14. Coming Out Day is held 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Oct. 11 at Student Union Osprey Plaza. Free, anonymous HIV testing is offered to UNF students, faculty and staff from 1-3 p.m. on Oct. 12 at LGBT Resource Center, Student Union, Building 58E, Room 1111. The Off the Wall discussion forum is held 4:30-6 p.m. on Oct. 12 at the Student Union. Allyson Robinson, associate director of Diversity for the Human Rights Campaign, discusses what the HRC is doing for transgender inclusion and equality at 7 p.m. on Oct. 13 in Student Union, Building 58W, Ballroom. The Coming Out Day Breakfast is at 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 14 at University Center. Speakers include Allyson Robinson and Deena Fidas. Tickets are $40. 620-5197. jasmyn.org PELLICER CREEK RAID The Florida Agricultural Museum stages the historic raid from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Oct. 15 and 16 at 7900 Old Kings Road, Palm Coast. “The Civil War Along the St. Johns River, 1861-1865” is discussed at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 15. Admission is $8; $6 for members. (386) 446-7630. myagmuseum.com LINDA GREENHOUSE The University of North Florida hosts “An Evening with Linda Greenhouse” at 7 p.m. on Oct. 13, in the Lazzara Performance Hall, UNF Fine Arts Center, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville. A Pulitzer Prize-winning legal writer, Greenhouse discusses “The Supreme Court and the Public: An Imperfect Dialogue.” Admission is free. 620-1069. EVENINGS AT WHITNEY The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience continues its lecture series at 7 p.m. on Oct. 13 with Dr. Eric Fourne, who discusses “Wired to cooperate: Insights from birds in the Andes to electric fish in the Amazon” at Whitney Lab Center, 9505 Ocean Shore Blvd., Marineland. The series continues once a month through December. 461-4004. FREETHOUGHT SOCIETY Freethinkers host David Schwam-Baird, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of North Florida, as he discusses “Reflections on the Arab Spring: What Do We Need to Ask?” from 6:308:30 p.m. on Oct. 17 at Unitarian Universalist Church, 7405 Arlington Expressway, Jacksonville. 419-8826. firstcoastfreethoughtsociety.org COMMUNITY LECTURE SERIES The Flagler College Community Lecture Series “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Glory: An Interdisciplinary Evaluation of War” presents Dr. John Diviney at 10 a.m. on Oct. 11 in the college’s Flagler Room, 74 King St., St. Augustine. Diviney discusses “The Spanish-American War: You Furnish the Pictures and I’ll Furnish the War.” Tickets are $5. Active military personnel may attend at no charge. For reservations, call 819-6282. flagler.edu MUSTANG CAR SHOW The 10th annual Mustang and Ford Car Show is held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Oct. 15 at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Drive, Jacksonville. Live music by the Rick Arcusa Band, prizes, raffles and 50/50 drawing, with all proceeds benefiting the Animal Rescue Movement. Admission is free. 353-1188. WJCT OPEN HOUSE The public television station holds an open house from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Oct. 15 at its studios, 100 Festival Park Ave., Jacksonville. Former “Morning Edition” host Bob Edwards (current host of “Bob Edwards Weekend”) and PBS kids characters are on hand. Admission is free. 353-7770. wjct.org HALLOWEEN DOORS & MORE This benefit is held from 3-8 p.m. on Oct. 15 at Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall, 510 Fairgrounds Place, downtown. Activities include 14-foot-high Fantasy Doors, where kids trick or treat for toys; Magical Meet & Greet Streets (kids meet costumed characters), a self-serve candy bar, Trick-or-Treat Theater, Monster Mash Family Disco, Ghostbusters GrownUp Grotto (a grownup playhouse with cocktails and flatscreen TVs) and interactive doors Pirate Ship and Candyland. Tickets are $100 per adult, and $50 per child ages 2-12; children under the age of two are free. Proceeds benefit Community PedsCare programs. 886-3883. communityhospice.com HAUNT NIGHTS HAUNTED HOUSE Two haunted houses — Nightmares and Morbid Hotel — are open from dusk to 11 p.m. on Oct. 14 and 15 and from dusk to 10 p.m. on Oct. 16 and 20 at Adventure Landing, 1944 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach. Tickets are $10.99 each; $16.99 for

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both houses. Go to hauntnights.com for more Halloweenrelated events. 246-4386. WAREHOUSE 31 This very scary haunted house is open on select nights through Halloween at 225 W. Davis Industrial Drive, St. Augustine. Ticket prices vary. warehouse31.com COSMIC CONCERTS Laser shows are Laser Fright Light at 5 p.m., Laser Vinyl at 6 p.m., LaserRetro at 7 p.m. and Laser Hypnotica at 8 p.m. on Oct. 14 in Bryan-Gooding Planetarium, at Museum of Science & History, 1025 Museum Circle, Jacksonville. Online tickets are $5. 396-7062. moshplanetarium.org RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Linda Grenville, Al Poindexter & River Rise and Zach Tremblay perform on Oct. 15 at Riverside Arts Market, held under the Fuller Warren Bridge at Riverside Avenue, downtown. Local and regional art and a farmers market are featured from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. every Sat. Admission is free. 554-6865. riversideartsmarket.com FLAGLER TOURS The tours are offered at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily at Flagler College, located in downtown St. Augustine. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for St. Augustine residents and $1 for children younger than 12. 819-6400. FLORIDA WWII EXHIBIT The exhibit “Victory Begins at Home: Florida During World War II” shows Floridians in service, military recruitment and training, the German U-boat threat and rationing, at Museum of Science and History, 1025 Museum Circle, Jacksonville. The exhibit runs through Jan. 1. “Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure” runs through Oct. 30. 396-7062. themosh.org

POLITICS & ACTIVISM

CITY GOVERNMENT MEETINGS Jacksonville Councilmember Bill Bishop meets with the Jacksonville Transportation Authority and any interested Councilmember at 1 p.m. on Oct. 11 in Ste. 425, at City Hall, 117 W. Duval St., 1st Floor, downtown. 630-1404. The regular Council meeting is held at 5 p.m. in first floor chambers, 630-1404. Jacksonville Waterways Commission meets at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 12 in council chambers. The Council Rules Committee meets at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 17 in chambers. coj.net/City-Council TRANSPORTATION PLANNING North Florida Transportation Planning Organization meets at 10 a.m. on Oct. 13 at North Florida TPO Office, 1022 Prudential Drive, Southbank. firstcoastmpo.com JACKSONVILLE JOURNEY The oversight committee of this crime-fighting initiative meets at 4 p.m. on Oct. 20 in Eighth Floor Conference Room 851, Ed Ball Building, 214 N. Hogan St., Jacksonville. 630-1273.

BOOKS & WRITING

MARK PETT, GARY RUBINSTEIN Authors Pett and Rubinstein sign copies of their book, “The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes” at 7 p.m. on Oct. 13 at The Bookmark, 220 First St., Neptune Beach. 241-9026. CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP Local freelance writer Nancy Lee Bethea hosts a creative writing workshop from 6:15-8 p.m. on Oct. 11 and every Tue. at Callahan Branch Library, 450077 S.R. 200, Ste. 15, Callahan. 879-5337. JANIE WILKINS Local author Wilkins signs copies of her book, “Janie’s Unbelievable Journey: Inspirational Letters Written Along The Way,” from 1-3 p.m. on Oct. 16 at The Book Loft, 214 Centre St., Fernandina Beach. 261-8991. WOMEN WRITERS RETREAT The retreat is held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Oct. 15 at A1A Alehouse, 1 King St., St. Augustine. Author and memoirist Karen McElmurray discusses “The Floating World; Truth, Fact and Memory in Memoir Writing.” Admission is $75. 800-603-6065. COMMUNITY READ The Jacksonville Public Library and Community Connections present “The Community Read,” a shared reading of “The Power of Half — One Family’s Decision to Stop Taking and Start Giving Back,” co-authored by Kevin Salwen and his daughter, Hannah. Copies are available at every library. The Read runs through Oct. 20. 630-2665. jaxpubliclibrary.org/powerofhalf

COMEDY

COMEDY & MAGIC SHOW The Comedy and Magic Spectacular is held at 7 p.m. on Oct. 16 at Lillian’s, 5393 Roosevelt Blvd., Jacksonville. Orlando Sadsarin, Josh Cannon, Zack Key, and Joshua Howell are featured. Tickets are $6 in advance, $8 at the door. 588-8348.

COMING OUT WEEK is celebrated at The University of North Florida throught the week, with events hosted on campus by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center betwen Oct. 11 and Oct. 14. For a full list of events, go to http://bit.ly/oanz2t

DALE JONES The Comedy Zone features All Stars at 8 p.m. on Oct. 11. Dale Jones appears at 8 p.m. on Oct. 12, 13 and 14 and at 8 and 10 p.m. on Oct. 15 at 3130 Hartley Road, Ramada Inn, Jacksonville. Tickets are $6-$12. 292-4242. JACKIE KNIGHT’S COMEDY CLUB Robert Holloway and Billy B appear at 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 14 and 15 at 3009 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd., St. Augustine. Tickets are $12. 461-8843. LATITUDE 30 COMEDY Tres Croswell and Bull are featured at 8 p.m. on Oct. 14 and 15 at Latitude 30, 10370 Philips Highway, Southside. Tickets are $13. 365-5555. ORLANDO SADSARIN Sadsarin appears at 9 p.m. every Sun. at The Norm, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd., Jacksonville. 384-9929.

UPCOMING

FOLIO WEEKLY’S OKTOBERFEST Oct. 22, St. Augustine Amphitheatre STATE OF THE RE:UNION WITH AL LETSON (LIVE) Oct. 22, MOCAJax 28TH ANNUAL CARING CHEFS Oct. 23, The Avenues Mall GEORGIA/FLORIDA GAME Oct. 29, EverBank Field GREATER JACKSONVILLE AGRICULTURAL FAIR Nov. 2-13, Fairgrounds BEAUTY & THE BEAST Nov. 9-13, T-U Center FOLIO WEEKLY’S MARTINIFEST Nov. 18, Touchdown Club West JAGS VS. TEXANS Nov. 27, EverBank Field BEARDS OF COMEDY TOUR Dec. 2, Jack Rabbits SECOND CITY TOURING COMPANY Feb. 5, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall JEFF DUNHAM CONTROLLED CHAOS Feb. 10, Veterans Memorial Arena

NATURE, SPORTS, OUTDOORS

SHARK TEETH A park ranger discusses the different types of shark teeth found on the area’s beaches at 2 p.m. on Oct. 14 at Ribault Club, Ft. George Island Cultural State Park, 11241 Ft. George Road, Ft. George Island. The program is free. 251-2320. floridastateparks.org LUNCH & LEARN WITH THE BIRDS The avian collection is featured on Oct. 15 at White Oak Conservation Center, 581705 White Oak Road, Yulee. Admission is $75 for non-members, $50 for members. 225-3396. wocenter.org JAGUARS VS RAVENS The Jacksonville Jaguars take on the Baltimore Ravens at 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 24 for Monday Night Football at EverBank Field, One EverBank Place, Jacksonville. Single-game tickets for home games start at $45. 633-2000. jaguars.com

WOMEN’S FLAG FOOTBALL The Lady Jaguars flag football team seeks girls, ages 9-18 and women, 19-35, who want to play competitive flag football. 949-0934, 765-4321.

BUSINESS

SMALL BUSINESS WORKSHOP Government Contracting 101 is offered from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Oct. 12 at UNF University Center, 12000 Alumni Drive, Jacksonville. Cost is $30. How to S-T-A-R-T-U-P Your Own Business is held on Oct. 18. 620-2476. sbdc.unf.edu CHAMBER BEFORE HOURS The Ponte Vedra Chamber of Commerce holds a breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 12 at Elizabeth’s Café, 1500 Sawgrass Village Drive, Ponte Vedra. Admission is $7.50. 285-2004. AIFBY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The Yulee Area Council meets at 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 11 at Café @ The Hamptons, 95742 Amelia Concourse, Yulee. Admission is free; optional breakfast is available. The Member Benefits Breakfast is held from 8:30-10 a.m. on Oct. 18 at Jack & Diane’s, 708 Centre St., Fernandina Beach. There is no admission charge; special breakfast is available for $10, includes gratuity and drinks. Cash only. info@islandchamber.com SOUTHSIDE BUSINESS MEN’S CLUB Craig Smith, Alhambra Theatre & Dining, is the featured speaker at noon on Oct. 12 at San Jose Country Club, 7529 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville. Admission is $20. For reservations, call 396-5559.

KIDS

UNSCARY HALLOWEEN PARTY The annual kids’ party is held from 10:15-11:15 a.m. on Oct. 13 at Ponte Vedra Branch Library, 101 Library Blvd., Ponte Vedra. Games, crafts, prizes and a costume parade are featured. Bring a camera for the Punkin Pictures station. 827-6950. OCTOBER BASH The eighth annual Bash for children and teens with diabetes, and their families, is held from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Oct. 14 at Batt Family Fun Center, 1838 Cassat Ave., Jacksonville. 730-7200. SHE’S A SCIENTIST?! A female scientist discusses career opportunities with girls ages 6-9 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Oct. 15 at the Museum of Science and History, 1025 Museum Circle, Jacksonville. To register and for fees, call 406-7101. STORY HOUR Kidgits Club story hour is held at 10 a.m. on Oct. 11, Nov. 15 and Dec. 13 at Orange Park Mall, 1910 Wells Road, Orange Park. Activities and raffle drawings are featured. Admission is free. 269-9413. TEEN FASHION A DIY fashion series for teens continues with a knit headband class at 2 p.m. on Oct. 22 at the Main Library’s teen study room, 303 N. Laura St., downtown. Check out more fashion DIY classes through Dec. 3 at jaxpubliclibrary.org. Register by calling 630-0673. DANCE CLASSES Kidz Street Dance (ages 8-12) classes are held at Dance Trance Studio, 214 Orange St., Neptune Beach, 246-4600. Call for fees and schedules. dancetrancefitness.com

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CHARACTER COUNTS! COALITION The Ethics Coalition meets from 8:30-10 a.m. on Oct. 17 at Perdue Office Systems, 5 W. Forsyth St., Ste. 100, Jacksonville. Admission is free for members, $10 for non-members. JCCI COMMUNITY STUDY Jacksonville Community Council Inc. launches its 72nd community study, Children: 1-2-3, at 8:15 a.m. on Oct. 12 at JCCI Conference Room, 2434 Atlantic Blvd., Jacksonville. Dr. Kofi Marfo, University of South Florida’s College of Education, is the featured speaker at the orientation meeting. Study meetings are held every Wed. through April 18. Admission is free. jcci.org NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM The Beaches Area Historical Society holds its 31st anniversary fundraising gala, Night at the Museum, from 6-10 p.m. on Oct. 15 at Beaches Museum & History Center, 380 Pablo Ave., Jax Beach. A silent and live auction, food from local chefs and an open bar are featured. Roger Glover performs. Tickets are $95. proceeds benefit the museum’s educational programs. 241-5657. DINNER & DANCING UNDER THE STARS A benefit for the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and the Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach is held from 5:30-10:30 p.m. on Oct. 14 at TPC Sawgrass, 110 Championship Way, Ponte Vedra Beach. Tickets are $150 ($100 for ages 35 and younger) and include cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, access to the live and silent auctions, and an elegant buffet dinner on the TPC Lawn. 354-9136, 280-0614 ext. 202. WORLD ARTHRITIS DAY Healing Hands for Arthritis is observed Oct. 12 at Massage Envy, with six area locations, by a donation of $10 from every one-hour massage and facial to the Arthritis Foundation. 821-3689.. WINE TASTING FUNDRAISER The Future’s So Bright, You Gotta Wear Shades is held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Oct. 15 at The Courtyard, 200 First St., Neptune Beach. Food and wine are featured. Tickets are $25. Proceeds benefit the addition of shade structures and an overall facelift for the Fletcher High School patio. 249-2922. DENIM & DIAMONDS The University of North Florida Alumni Association hosts its annual Denim & Diamonds fundraising event from 7-11 p.m. on Oct. 14 at Latitude 30, 10370 Philips Highway, Jacksonville. Tickets are $40 per person or $70 per couple and includes an open bar, appetizers, valet parking, music, dancing and bowling. 620-4723. alumni.unf.edu NATIONAL COLLEGE FAIR This local opportunity for students and their parents to meet college and university representatives from across the nation is held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Oct. 15 at Prime Osborn Convention Center, 1000 Water St., Jacksonville. Admission is free. Parking is $5 per vehicle. jaxcollegefair.org FIRST COAST AIDS WALK The walk is held at 10 a.m. (registration at 9 a.m.) on Oct. 15 at Riverside Baptist Church, 2650 Park St., Jacksonville. 536-7723. FRIENDS OF THE GTM RESERVE FUNDRAISER The Friends of the GTM Reserve host “OceanWise,” a sustainable seafood event fundraiser at 6 p.m. on Oct. 15 at GTM Research Reserve Environmental Education Center, 505 Guana River Road, Ponte Vedra Beach. Chefs from local

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restaurants offer a variety of ocean-friendly sustainable seafood fare. An hors d’oeuvres cocktail reception and ocean-friendly fare are also featured. Admission is $50. For reservations, call 823-4527. friendsofthegtmoceanwise.org CHIP IT IN FOR KIDS This golf tournament is held on Oct. 17; registration and a Bloody Mary party are at 11 a.m. at Monkey’s Uncle Tavern, 1850 S. Third St., Jax Beach and the Shotgun Start is at 1 p.m. at Jax Beach Municipal Golf Course, 605 Penman Road S., Jax Beach. Registration is $80. Proceeds benefit Wolfson Children’s Hospital. 246-1070, 226-3791. USO BENEFIT Dancing in the Streets, Military Style is held at 3 p.m. on Oct. 15 at The Palencia Club, 600 Palencia Club Drive, St. Augustine. Live music, food, skydivers, jumpy houses and a silent auction are featured. USO, ROTC and military representatives are on hand. Proceeds benefit the Greater Jacksonville Area USO. 599-9040. PLANT CLINIC St. Johns County master gardeners discuss plants and lawns from 10 a.m.-noon on Oct. 15 at Bartram Trail branch library, 60 Davis Pond Blvd., Fruit Cove. Small soil samples for pH testing are accepted. 209-0430. FASHION WALK FOR A CAUSE This black-tie fashion walk benefit is held at 8 p.m. on Oct. 17 at Suite, 4880 Big Island Drive, Jacksonville. A raffle is featured; DJ Dirty Hands performs. Tickets are $10 and $70. Proceeds benefit Donna Rodriguez, the honored guest at the breast cancer awareness event. 493-9305.

CLASSES & GROUPS

APPLE BUTTER MAKING CLASS The Duval County Extension Service offers an apple butter making class from 9 a.m.-noon or 1-4 p.m. on Oct. 11 at 1010 N. McDuff Ave., Jacksonville. The fee is $20. 255-7450. CELIAC SUPPORT GROUP This group meets from 11 a.m.-noon on Oct. 15 at Sunrise Assisted Living of Jacksonville, 4870 Belfort Road, Jacksonville. 332-0774. URBAN BALLET FITNESS A free community class is held at 5:45 p.m. on the first Fri. of the month at Dance Trance Studio, 214 Orange St., Neptune Beach, 246-4600. dancetrancefitness.com DEPRESSION/BI-POLAR SUPPORT ALLIANCE This support group meets from 6-7:30 p.m. every Tue. at Baptist Medical Center, 800 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville. For more information, call 294-5720 or 356-6081. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Do you have a drug problem? Maybe they can help. 358-6262, 723-5683. serenitycoastna.org, firstcoastna.org NAR-A-NON This group meets at 8 p.m. every Tue. and Thur. at 4172 Shirley Ave., Avondale. 945-7168. To get in this listing, email the time, date, location (street address, city) admission price and contact number to events@folioweekly.com or click the link in our Happenings section at folioweekly.com. Events are included on a spaceavailable basis.

Two haunted houses — Nightmares and Morbid Hotel — are open from dusk to 11 p.m. on Oct. 14 and 15 and from dusk to 10 p.m. on Oct. 16 and 20 at Adventure Landing, 1944 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach. hauntnights.com 246-4386. The just as scary WAREHOUSE 31 haunted house is open on select nights through Halloween at 225 W. Davis Industrial Drive, St. Augustine. warehouse31.com

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(In Fernandina Beach unless otherwise noted.) THE BEECH STREET GRILL Fine dining in a casual atmosphere. The menu includes fresh local seafood, steaks and pasta dishes created with a variety of ethnic influences. Award-winning wine list. FB. L, Wed.-Fri.; D, nightly; Sun. brunch. 801 Beech St. 277-3662. $$$ BRETT’S WATERWAY CAFÉ F At the foot of Centre Street, the upscale restaurant overlooks the Harbor Marina. The menu includes daily specials, fresh Florida seafood and an extensive wine list. FB. L & D, daily. 1 S. Front St. 261-2660. $$$ BRIGHT MORNINGS The small café offers freshly baked goods. B & L daily. 105 S. Third St. 491-1771. $$ CAFÉ 4750 At the Italian kitchen and wine bar, Chef de Cuisine Garrett Gooch offers roasted sea bass, frutti di mare soup, clam linguini, panatela bruschetta and fresh gelatos. Dine indoors or on the terrace. FB. B, L & D, daily. The Ritz-Carlton, 4750 Amelia Island Pkwy., Amelia Island. 277-1100. $$$ CAFÉ KARIBO F Eclectic cuisine, served under the oaks in historic Fernandina, features sandwiches and chef’s specials. Alfresco dining. FB. L & D, Tue.-Sat.; L, Sun. & Mon. 27 N. Third St. 277-5269. $$ CHEZ LEZAN BAKERY F European-style breads, pastries, croissants, muffins and pies baked daily. 1014 Atlantic Ave. 491-4663. $ EIGHT Contemporary sports lounge offers burgers, sandwiches, wings and nachos. FB. D, Mon.-Fri.; L & D, Fri. & Sat. The RitzCarlton, 4750 Amelia Island Pkwy. , Amelia Island. 277-1100. $$ ESPAÑA RESTAURANT & TAPAS Traditional Spanish and Portuguese dishes, tapas and paella served in a cozy atmosphere. BW, CM. D nightly. 22 S. Fourth St. 261-7700. $$$ FERNANDELI F Classics with a Southern touch, like a onethird-pound devil dog, Reubens and pulled pork. Sandwiches and wraps built to order from fresh cold cuts, tuna, egg and turkey salads. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 17B S. Eighth St. 261-0008. $ GENERAL STORE F Breakfast includes hot rope sausage, lunch features the Redneck Reuben. Deli meats, cheeses, chicken, fish, pizzas and pasta. BW. B, L & D, daily. 520 Centre St. 310-6080. $ GENNARO’S RISTORANTE ITALIANO F Southern Italian cuisine: pasta, gourmet ravioli, hand-tossed pizzas. Specialties are margharita pizza and shrimp feast. Bread is baked on-site. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 5 S. Second St., 261-9400. 5472 First Coast Highway, Amelia Island, 491-1999. $$ HAPPY TOMATO COURTYARD CAFE & BBQ Pulled pork sandwich, chicken salad and walnut chocolate chunk cookie, served in a laid-back atmosphere. BW. CM. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 7 S. Third St. 321-0707. $$ JACK & DIANE’S F Casual cafe offers steak & eggs, pancakes, Cajun scampi, etouffée, curry pizza, vegan black bean cakes, shrimp & grits, hand-carved steaks. FB. B, L & D, daily. 708 Centre St. 321-1444. $$ JOE’S 2ND STREET BISTRO Elegant island atmosphere. NY strip steak with sauces, Maine crab cakes, seafood fricassee and roast chicken penne pasta. BW. CM. D, nightly. 14 S. Second St. 321-2558. $$$ KABUKI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI BAR F Teppanyaki masters create your meal; plus a 37-item sushi bar. BW. D, Tue.Sun. Amelia Plaza. 277-8782. $$ KELLEY’S COURTYARD CAFE F She crab soup, salads, fried green tomatoes, sandwiches and wraps are served indoors or out on the patio. Vegetarian dishes are also offered. L & D, Mon.Sat. 19 S. Third St. 432-8213. $ LULU’S AT THE THOMPSON HOUSE F An innovative lunch menu includes po’boys and seafood “little plates” served in a historic house. Dinner features fresh local seafood. Nightly specials. BW. L & D, Tue.-Sat., brunch on Sun. Reservations recommended. 11 S. Seventh St. 432-8394. $$ MONTEGO BAY COFFEE CAFE Locally owned and operated, with specialty coffees, fruit smoothies. Dine in or hit the drive-thru. B & L, Mon.-Sat. 463363 S.R. 200, Yulee. 225-3600. $ MOON RIVER PIZZA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Northern-style pizza by the pie or the slice. Choose from more than 20 toppings. Owner-selected wines and a large beer selection. BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 925 S. 14th St. 321-3400. $ THE MUSTARD SEED CAFE Organic eatery, juice bar. Extensive menu features vegetarian, vegan items. Daily specials: local seafood, free-range chicken, fresh organic produce. CM. B & L, Mon.-Sat. 833 TJ Courson Rd. 277-3141. $$ O’KANE’S IRISH PUB F Rustic, genuine Irish pub up front, eatery in back, featuring daily specials, fish-n-chips, and soups served in a sourdough bread bowl. FB. L & D, Mon.-Sun. 318 Centre St. 261-1000. $$ PEPPER’S MEXICAN GRILL & CANTINA F The family restaurant offers authentic Mexican cuisine. BW, CM. L & D, daily. 520 Centre St. 272-2011. $$ PICANTE GRILL ROTISSERIE BAR F Flavors of Peru and Latin

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America, served in a modern atmosphere. The menu includes authentic Peruvian cebiche and homestyle empanadas. BW, CM, TO. B, L & D daily. 464073 S.R. 200, Ste. 2, Yulee. 310-9222. $$ PLAE In Spa & Shops at Omni Amelia Island Plantation, the cozy venue offers an innovative and PLAEful dining experience. L, Tue.-Sat.; D, nightly. 277-2132. $$$ SALT, THE GRILL Best of Jax 2011 winner. Elegant dining featuring local seafood and produce, served in a contemporary coastal setting. FB. D, Tue.-Sat. The Ritz-Carlton, 4750 Amelia Island Pkwy., Amelia Island. 491-6746. $$$$ SANDOLLAR RESTAURANT & MARINA F Dine inside or on the deck. Snow crab legs, fresh fish, shellfish dishes. FB. L & D, daily. 9716 Heckscher Dr., Ft. George Island. 251-2449. $$ SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL F Oceanfront dining; local seafood, shrimp, crab cakes, outdoor beachfront tiki & raw bar, covered deck and kids’ playground. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 1998 S. Fletcher Ave. 277-6652. $$ SNAPPER’S BAR & SEAFOOD GRILL Traditional bar-and-grill fare, including tacos, wraps, sandwiches, soups and burgers, as well as fish, shellfish and steaks. L & D, daily. FB, CM. 960062 Gateway Blvd. 491-6888. $$ THE SURF F Dine inside or on large oceanview deck. Steaks, fresh fish, shrimp and nightly specials. Late-night menu. FB. L & D, daily. 3199 S. Fletcher Ave. 261-5711. $$ T-RAY’S BURGER STATION F A favorite local spot; Best of Jax 2011 winner. Grilled or blackened fish sandwiches, homemade burgers. BW, TO. B & L, Mon.-Sat. 202 S. Eighth St. 261-6310. $ 29 SOUTH EATS F Part of historic Fernandina Beach’s downtown scene. Award-winning Chef Scotty serves traditional world cuisine with a modern twist. L, Tue.-Sat.; D, Mon.-Sat.; Sun. brunch. 29 S. Third St. 277-7919. $$

ARLINGTON, REGENCY

EAST COAST BUFFET F A 160+ item Chinese, Japanese, American and Italian buffet. Dine in, take out. FB. L & D, Mon.Sat.; Sun. brunch. 9569 Regency Sq. Blvd. N. 726-9888. $$ GOLDEN CORRAL See Mandarin. 9070 Merrill. 743-2662. $$ KABUTO JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI BAR Steak & shrimp, filet mignon & lobster, shrimp & scallops, a sushi bar, teppanyaki grill and traditional Japanese cuisine. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 10055 Atlantic Blvd. 724-8883. $$$ LA NOPALERA Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Intracoastal. 8818 Atlantic Blvd. 720-0106. $$ MEEHAN’S TAVERN F The Irish pub and restaurant serves beef and Guinness stew, Philly cheesesteak sandwiches, traditional lamb stew, jalapeño poppers, in a comfy atmosphere. BW. L & D, Wed.-Sun. 9119 Merrill Rd., Ste. 5. 551-7076. $$ NERO’S CAFE F Nero’s serves traditional Italian fare, including seafood, veal, beef, chicken and pasta dishes. Weekly specials are lasagna, 2-for-1 pizza and AYCE spaghetti. CM, FB. L, Sun.; D, daily. 3607 University Blvd. N. 743-3141. $$ REGENCY ALE HOUSE & RAW BAR Generous portions and friendly service in a nautical atmosphere. Fresh fish, specialty pastas, fresh oysters and clams. BW. L & D, daily. 9541 Regency Square Blvd. S. 720-0551. $$ TREY’S DELI & GRILL F Fresh food served in a relaxed atmosphere. Burgers, Trey’s Reuben, deli sandwiches, pork, steaks, seafood, pies. Prime rib specials every Fri. night. CM, BW. L & D, Mon.-Fri. 2044 Rogero Rd. 744-3690. $$ UNIVERSITY DINER F The popular diner serves familiar breakfast fare and lunch items like meatloaf, burgers, sandwiches: wraps, BLTs, clubs, melts. Daily specials. BW. B & L, Sat. & Sun.; B, L & D, Mon.-Fri. 5959 Merrill Rd. 762-3433. $

AVONDALE, ORTEGA

BBISCOTTIS F Mozzarella bruschetta, Avondale pizza, sandwiches, espresso, cappuccino. Revolving daily specials. B, Tue.-Sun.; L & D, daily. 3556 St. Johns Ave. 387-2060. $$$ THE BLUE FISH RESTAURANT & OYSTER BAR Fresh seafood, steaks and more are served in a casual atmosphere. Halfportions are available. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 3551 St. Johns Ave., Shoppes of Avondale. 387-0700. $$$ BRICK RESTAURANT F Creative all-American fare like tuna tartare, seaweed salad and Kobe burger. Outside dining. FB. L & D, daily. 3585 St. Johns Ave. 387-0606. $$$ THE CASBAH F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Middle Eastern cuisine is served in a friendly atmosphere. BW. L & D, daily. 3628 St. Johns Ave. 981-9966. $$ ESPETO BRAZILIAN STEAK HOUSE F Gauchos carve the meat onto your plate from serving tables. FB. D, Tue.-Sun., closed Mon. 4000 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 40. 388-4884. $$$ THE FOX RESTAURANT F The Fox has been a Jacksonville landmark for 50-plus years. Owners Ian & Mary Chase serve classic diner-style fare, homemade desserts. B & L daily. 3580 St. Johns Ave. 387-2669. $ GREEN MAN GOURMET Organic and natural products, spices, teas, salts, BW. Open daily. 3543 St. Johns Ave. 384-0002. $ MOJO NO. 4 F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Beaches. 3572 St. Johns Ave. 381-6670. $$ ORSAY Best of Jax 2011 winner. The French/American bistro focuses on craftsmanship and service. FB. D, Tues.-Sat.; Brunch & D, Sun. 3630 Park St. 381-0909. $$$ TOM & BETTY’S F A Jacksonville tradition for more than 30 years, Tom & Betty’s serves hefty sandwiches with classic car themes, along with homemade-style dishes. CM, FB. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 4409 Roosevelt Blvd. 387-3311. $$

Another year means another win for India Restaurant in our Best of Jax readers’ poll. India serves authentic Indian cuisine, including Tandoori specialties and the popular lunch buffet, on Baymeadows Road in Jacksonville. ’town F Owner Meghan Purcell and Executive Chef Scott Ostrander bring farm-to-table to Northeast Florida, offering American fare with an emphasis on sustainability. FB. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 3611 St. Johns Ave. 345-2596. $$

BAYMEADOWS

AL’S PIZZA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Beaches. 8060 Philips Hwy. 731-4300. $ BROADWAY RISTORANTE & PIZZERIA F Family-owned-&operated New York-style pizzeria serves hand-tossed, brick-ovenbaked pizza, traditional Italian dinners, wings, subs. Delivery. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 10920 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 3. 519-8000. $$ CAFE CONFLUENCE F The European coffeehouse serves Italian specialty coffees and smoothies, along with paninis, salads and European chocolates. Outdoor dining. BW. L & D, Tue.-Sun. 8612 Baymeadows Rd. 733-7840. $ CHA-CHA’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT F Owner Celso Alvarado offers authentic Mexican fare with 26 combo dinners and specialty dishes including chalupas, enchiladas, burritos. FB. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 9551 Baymeadows Rd. 737-9903. $$ CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILLE F Chicago-style deep-dish pizzas, hot dogs, Italian beef dishes from the Comastro family, serving authentic Windy City favorites for 25+ years. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 8206 Philips Hwy. 731-9797. $$ DEERWOOD DELI & DINER F The ’50s-style diner serves malts, shakes, Reubens, Cubans, burgers, and traditional breakfast items. CM. B & L, daily. 9934 Old Baymeadows Rd. 641-4877. $$ THE FIFTH ELEMENT F Authentic Indian, South Indian and Indochinese dishes made with artistic flair. Lunch buffet includes lamb, goat, chicken, tandoori and biryani items. CM. L & D, daily. 9485 Baymeadows Rd. 448-8265. $$ GATOR’S DOCKSIDE F See Orange Park. 8650 Baymeadows Rd. 448-0500. $$ INDIA RESTAURANT F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Extensive menu of entrées, clay-oven grilled Tandoori specialties and chicken tandoor, fish, seafood and korma. L, Mon.-Sat., D, daily. 9802 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 8. 620-0777. $$ LARRY’S GIANT SUBS F With locations all over Northeast Florida, Larry’s piles subs up with fresh fixins and serves ’em fast. Some Larry’s Subs offer B & W and/or serve breakfast. CM. L & D, daily. 3928 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 9 (Goodby’s Creek), 737-7740; 8616 Baymeadows Rd. 739-2498. larryssubs.com $ LEMONGRASS F Upscale Thai cuisine in a metropolitan atmosphere. Chef Aphayasane’s innovative creations include roast duckling and fried snapper. BW. R. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, Mon.Sat. 9846 Old Baymeadows Rd. 645-9911. $$ MANDALOUN MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE F The Lebanese restaurant offers authentic cuisine: lahm meshwe, kafta khoshkhas and baked filet of red snapper. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 9862 Old Baymeadows Rd. 646-1881. $$ NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET F Best of Jax 2011 winner. The organic supermarket offers a full deli and a hot bar with fresh soups, quesadillas, rotisserie chicken and vegan sushi, as well as a fresh juice and smoothie bar. 11030 Baymeadows Rd. 260-2791. $ OMAHA STEAKHOUSE Center-cut beef, seafood, sandwiches served in an English tavern atmosphere. The signature dish is a 16-ounce bone-in ribeye. Desserts include crème brûlée. FB. L & D, daily. 9300 Baymeadows Rd., Embassy Suites Hotel. 739-6633. $$

ORANGE TREE HOT DOGS F Hot dogs with slaw, chili cheese, sauerkraut; and small pizzas. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 8380 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 4. 733-0588. orangetreehotdogs.com $ PATTAYA THAI GRILLE F Traditional Thai and vegetarian items and a 40-plus item vegetarian menu served in a contemporary atmosphere. B/W. L & D, Tue.-Sun. 9551 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 1. 646-9506. $$ PIZZA PALACE F See San Marco. 3928 Baymeadows Rd. 527-8649. $$ STICKY FINGERS F Memphis-style rib house specializes in barbecue ribs served several ways. FB. L & D, daily. 8129 Point Meadows Way. 493-7427. $$ UDIPI CAFE Authentic South Indian vegetarian cuisine. L & D, Tue.-Fri. 8642 Baymeadows Rd. 402-8084. $ VINO’S PIZZA F See Julington. L & D, daily. 9910 Old Baymeadows Rd. 641-7171. $

BEACHES

(In Jax Beach unless otherwise noted.) A LA CARTE Authentic New England fare like Maine lobster rolls, fried Ipswich clams, crab or clam cake sandwich, fried shrimp basket, haddock sandwich, clam chowdah, birch beer and blueberry soda. Dine inside or on the deck. TO. L, Fri.-Tue. 331 First Ave. N. 241-2005. $$ AL’S PIZZA F Serving hand-tossed gourmet pizzas, calzones and Italian entrees for more than 21 years. Voted Best Pizza by Folio Weekly readers from 1996-2011. BW. L & D, daily. 303 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 249-0002. $ ANGIE’S SUBS F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Subs are made-toorder fresh. Serious casual. Wicked good iced tea. 1436 Beach Blvd. 246-2519. $ BEACH BUDS CHICKEN F The family-owned place serves marinated fried or baked chicken: family meals (kids like Peruvian nuggets), giant tenders, in box lunches and as Mini-Me sandwiches, along with gizzards, livers, 15 sides and fried or blackened shrimp, fish, conch fritters, deviled crabs. TO. L & D, daily. 1289 Penman Road. 247-2828. $ BEACHSIDE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT & MARKET F The full fresh seafood market serves seafood baskets, fish tacos, oyster baskets and Philly cheesesteaks. Dine indoors or outside. Beach delivery. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 120 S. Third St. 444-8862. $$ BLUES ROCK CAFE Oceanfront dining experience, featuring an all-American menu, including crab cakes and wings, served in a relaxed atmosphere in the heart of the Beaches. L & D, daily. CM, FB. 831 N. First St. 249-0007. $$ BONGIORNO’S PHILLY STEAK SHOP F South Philly’s Bongiorno clan imports Amoroso rolls for Real Deal cheese-steak, Original Gobbler, clubs, wraps, burgers, dogs. BW, CM. L & D, daily. 2294 Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach. 246-3278. $$ BONO’S PIT BAR-B-Q F Baby back ribs, fried corn, sweet potatoes. BW. L & D, daily. 1307 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach. 270-2666. 1266 S. Third St. 249-8704. bonosbarbq.com $ THE BRASSERIE & BAR French/European-style bistro and bar offers coq au vin, French onion soup, fritto misto, Moroccan-style lamb shank. FB. D, Tue.-Sun. 1312 Beach Blvd. 249-5800. $$$ BUDDHA’S BELLY F Authentic Thai dishes made with fresh ingredients using tried-and-true recipes. FB, TO. L & D, daily. 301 10th Ave. N. 372-9149. $$ BURRITO GALLERY EXPRESS F Best of Jax 2011 winner. The Gallery’s kid sister at the beach each is mostly take-out; same

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Dine in a formal dining room or casual Martini Room. D, Mon.Sat. 60 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 247-0060. $$$ PACO’S MEXICAN GRILL Serving Baja-style Mexican cuisine, featuring carne asada, tacos, burritos, fish tacos and shrimp burritos. CM, FB. B, L & D, daily. 333 First St. N. 208-5097. $ PARSONS SEAFOOD RESTAURANT F The family-style restaurant has an outdoor patio and an extensive menu, including the mariner’s platter and the Original Dreamboat. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 904 Sixth Ave. S. 249-0608. $$ THE PIER RESTAURANT F Best of Jax 2011 winner. The oceanfront restaurant offers fresh, local fare served on two floors — upstairs, it’s Chef’s Menu, with stuffed flounder, pork tenderloin and appetizers. The downstairs bar and patio offer casual dinner items and daily drink specials. CM, FB. D, daily; L & D, weekends; brunch, Sun. 412 First St. N. 246-6454. $$ PHILLY’S FINEST F Authentic Philly-style cheesesteaks are made with imported Amorosa rolls. Hoagies, wings and pizza ... cold beer, too. FB. L & D, daily. 1527 N. Third St. 241-7188. $$ RAGTIME TAVERN SEAFOOD GRILL F Best of Jax 2011 winner. The Beaches landmark serves grilled seafood with a Cajun/Creole accent. Hand-crafted cold beer. FB. L & D, daily. 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 241-7877. $$ SALT LIFE FOOD SHACK F Best of Jax 2011 winner. An array of specialty menu items, including signature tuna poke bowl, fresh rolled sushi, Ensenada tacos and local fried shrimp, in a casual, trendy open-air space. FB, TO, CM. L & D, daily. 1018 Third St. N. 372-4456. $$ SNEAKERS SPORTS GRILLE F Best of Jax 2011 winner. 111 Beach Blvd. 482-1000. $$ SUN DOG STEAK & SEAFOOD F Eclectic American fare, art deco décor with an authentic diner feel. FB. L & D, daily; Sun. brunch. 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach. 241-8221. $$ TACOLU BAJA MEXICANA F Fresh, Baja-style Mexican fare, with a focus on fish tacos and tequila, as well as fried cheese, bangin’ shrimp and verde chicken tacos. L & D, Tue.-Sun. 1183 Beach Blvd. 249-8226. $$ THAI ROOM RESTAURANT F Dine in an intimate setting as Chef Thepsouvanh prepares Thai cuisine like crispy duck or pan-seared Chilean sea bass. BW. L, Mon.-Fri. D, Mon.-Sat. 1286 S. Third St. 249-8444. $$$ TROPICAL SMOOTHIE F Best of Jax 2011 winner. With 12 locations in Northeast Florida, Tropical Smoothie’s got us covered. Serving breakfast, wraps, sandwiches, flatbreads and smoothies — lowfat, fruity, coffees, supplements. CM. Open daily. 1230 Beach Blvd., 242-4940. 251 Third St., Neptune Beach, 247-8323. $ THE WINE BAR The casual neighborhood place has a tapas-style menu, fire-baked flatbreads and a wine selection. Tue.-Sun. 320 N. First St. 372-0211. $$

DOWNTOWN

(The Jacksonville Landing venues are at 2 Independent Drive) ADAMS STREET DELI & GRILL The lunch spot serves wraps, including grilled chicken, and salads, including Greek salad. L, Mon.-Fri. 126 W. Adams St. 475-1400. $$ BURRITO GALLERY & BAR F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Southwest cuisine, traditional American salads. Burritos and more burritos. Onsite art gallery. FB. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 21 E. Adams St. 598-2922. $ CAFÉ NOLA AT MOCA JAX On the first floor of Museum of Contemporary Art, Cafe Nola serves shrimp and grits, gourmet sandwiches, fresh fish tacos, homemade desserts. FB. L, Mon.Fri.; D, Thur. 333 N. Laura St. 366-6911 ext. 231. $$ CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILLE F See Baymeadows. The Jacksonville Landing. 354-7747. $$$ CITY HALL PUB A sports bar vibe: 16 big-screen HDTVs. Angus burgers, dogs, sandwiches, AYCE wings buffet. FB. Free downtown area lunch delivery. L & D, daily. 234 Randolph Blvd. 356-6750. $$ DE REAL TING CAFE F The popular restaurant offers a Caribbean lunch buffet Tue.-Fri. FB. L & D, Tue.-Sun. 128 W. Adams St. 633-9738. $ INDOCHINE Best of Jax 2011 winner. Serving Thai and Southeast Asian cuisine in the core of downtown. Signature dishes include favorites like chicken Satay, soft shell crab, and mango and sticky rice for dessert. BW, FB, TO. L, Mon.-Fri., D, Tue.-Sat. 21 E. Adams St. 598-5303. $$ JENKINS QUALITY BARBECUE Family-owned-and-operated. Jenkins offers beef, pork, chicken, homemade desserts. L & D, daily. 830 N. Pearl St. 353-6388. $ JULIETTE’S & J-BAR Serving dinner before (or dessert after) a show. Breakfast buffet. J-Bar serves bistro-inspired small plates. FB. Daily. Omni Hotel, 245 W. Water St. 355-6664. $$$ KOJA SUSHI F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Sushi, Japanese, Asian and Korean cuisine. Indoor and outdoor dining and bar. FB. L & D, daily. The Jacksonville Landing. 350-9911. $$ OLIO MARKET F The addition to downtown offers freshly prepared sandwiches, salads, soups and entrées in an open contemporary environment. In the bottom of Churchwell Lofts building, Olio partners eclectic tastes with Old World ambiance in a casual renovated space. L, Mon.-Fri.; late nite for Art Walk. 301 E. Bay St. 356-7100. $$ THE SKYLINE DINING & CONFERENCE CENTER Weekday lunch includes salad bar, hot meals and a carving station. L, Mon.-Fri.; L, Sun. upon request. FB. 50 N. Laura St., Ste. 3550. 791-9797. $$ VITO’S ITALIAN CAFE F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Vito’s

Walter Coker

great chow, fast service. 1333 Third St. N. 242-8226. $ CAMPECHE BAY CANTINA F Homemade-style Mexican items are fajitas, enchiladas and fried ice cream, plus margaritas. FB. D, nightly. 127 First Ave. N. 249-3322. $$ CARIBBEE KEY F The island-themed menu of tasty AmeriCaribbean cuisine includes seafood, steaks and sandwiches. Open-air deck bar upstairs; outdoor dining downstairs. FB. L & D, daily. 100 N. First St., Neptune Beach. 270-8940. $$ CASA MARIA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Springfield. 2429 S. 3rd St. 372-9000. $ CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILLE F See Baymeadows. 320 N. First St. 270-8565. $$ COPPER TOP SOUTHERN AMERICAN CUISINE F (Formerly The Homestead) The menu features Southern favorites like fried chicken, collards, biscuits and cornbread, as well as fresh seafood, steaks, burgers and chops, served in a family atmosphere inside a cozy log cabin. CM, FB. Sunday brunch; L & D, Tue.-Sun. 1712 Beach Blvd. 249-4776. $$ CRAB CAKE FACTORY JAX F Chef Khan Vongdara presents an innovative menu of seafood dishes and seasonal favorites. FB. L & D daily. 1396 Beach Blvd., Beach Plaza. 247-9880. $$ CRUISERS GRILL F Best of Jax 2011 winner, serving burgers, sandwiches, nachos, tacos, quesadillas and cheese fries. 319 23rd Ave. S. 270-0356. $ CULHANE’S IRISH PUB Four Culhane sisters own and operate the authentic Irish pub, featuring faves — Guinness stew, lamb sliders and fish pie. L, Fri.-Sun.; D, Tue.-Sun.; weekend brunch. FB, CM. 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 249-9595. $$ CYCLONES TEX-MEX CANTINA F The place has freshly made Tex-Mex favorites, including fajitas, enchiladas, tacos, burritos, tamales and taco salad. Lunch combos include Mexican rice and beans. FB. L & D, daily. 1222 Third St. S. 694-0488. $$ DICK’S WINGS F The NASCAR-themed place serves 365 varieties of wings. The menu also features half-pound burgers, ribs and salads. BW, TO. L & D daily. 2434 Mayport Road, Atlantic Beach, 372-0298. 311 N. Third St., 853-5004. $ DWIGHT’S The Mediterranean-style bistro features fresh local seafood, filet mignon, mixed grill and an extensive wine list. D, Tue.-Sat. 1527 Penman Rd. 241-4496. $$$$ ENGINE 15 BREWING COMPANY F Best of Jax 2011 winner. The Jax Beach restaurant serves gastropub fare like soups, salads, flatbreads and specialty sandwiches, including BarBeCuban and beer dip. Daily specials, too. CM, BW. L & D, Tue.-Sun. 1500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 217. 249-2337. $ EUROPEAN STREET F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See San Marco. 992 Beach Blvd. 249-3001. $ FIONN MACCOOL’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT Casual dining with uptown Irish flair, including fish and chips, Guinness beef stew and black-and-tan brownies. FB, CM. L & D, daily. 333 N. First St. 242-9499. $$ THE FISH COMPANY F Fresh, local seafood is served, including Mayport shrimp, fish baskets, grilled tuna and an oyster bar. L & D, daily. CM, FB. 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 12, Atlantic Beach. 246-0123. $$ HALA SANDWICH SHOP & BAKERY Authentic Middle Eastern favorites include gyros, shwarma, pita bread, made fresh daily. BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 1451 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach. 249-2212. $$ HOT DOG HUT F Best of Jax 2011 winner. All-beef hot dogs, sausages, hamburgers, crab cakes, beer-battered onion rings and French fries. B. L, daily. 1439 Third St. S. 247-8886. $ ICHIBAN F Three dining areas: teppan or hibachi tables (watch a chef prepare your food), a sushi bar and Western-style seating offering tempura and teriyaki. FB, Japanese plum wine. L & D, daily. 675 N. Third St. 247-4688. $$ IGUANA’S CANTINA The Mexican place offers traditional favorites at moderate prices. CM, FB. Outdoor dining. L & D, daily. 1266 Beach Blvd. 853-6356. $$ LYNCH’S IRISH PUB The full-service restaurant offers corned beef and cabbage, Shepherd’s pie and fish-n-chips. 30+ beers on tap. FB. L, Sat. & Sun., D, daily. 514 N. First St. 249-5181. $$ MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See St. Johns Town Center. 1080 Third St. N. 241-5600. $ MEZZA LUNA RISTORANTE F A Beaches tradition for 20+ years. Favorites are Szechwan ahi tuna, lasagna Bolognese and wood-fired pizza. Inside or patio. Extensive wine list. CM, FB. D, Mon.-Sat. 110 First St., Neptune Beach. 249-5573. $$$ MOJO KITCHEN BBQ PIT & BLUES BAR F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Traditional slow-cooked Southern barbecue served in a blues bar atmosphere. Favorites are pulled pork, Texas brisket and slow-cooked ribs. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 1500 Beach Blvd. 247-6636. $$ MONKEY’S UNCLE TAVERN F For 25 years, Monkey’s has served pub grub, burgers, sandwiches, seafood and wings. Dine inside or out on the patio. FB. L & D, daily. 1850 S. Third St. 246-1070. $ NIPPERS BEACH GRILLE F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Executive Chef Kenny Gilbert’s cuisine features local fare and innovative dishes, served in an island atmosphere. Dine inside or out on the tiki deck. FB. L & D, Wed.-Sun.; D, nightly. 2309 Beach Blvd. 247-3300. $$ NORTH BEACH BISTRO Casual dining with an elegant touch, like slow-cooked veal osso buco; calypso crusted mahi mahi with spiced plantain chips. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 6, Atlantic Beach. 372-4105. $$$ OCEAN 60 A prix fixe menu is offered. Continental cuisine, with fresh seafood, nightly specials and a changing seasonal menu.

Yummy Sushi is a repeat Best of Jax winner in the Best Sushi category, serving a full menu of sushi and sashimi, as well as tempura, teriyaki and hibachi-style dinners, on Jacksonville’s Southside Boulevard. serves authentic Italian oven-baked pasta dishes and pizza, as well as veal, chicken and seafood items made with fresh ingredients. CM, FB. L & D, daily. The Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 174. 355-0064. $$ ZODIAC GRILL F Serving Mediterranean cuisine and American favorites, with a popular lunch buffet. FB. L & D, daily. 120 W. Adams St. 354-8283. $

FLEMING ISLAND

CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILLE F See Baymeadows. 406 Old Hard Road, Ste. 106. 213-7779. $$ GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET F See Riverside. B, L & D, Mon.-Sat.; L, Sun. 1915 East West Pkwy., 541-0009. $ HONEY B’S CAFE Breakfast includes omelets, pancakes, French toast. Lunch offers entrée salads, quiches, build-your-own burgers. Peanut butter pie is a favorite. Tea parties every Sat. B & L, daily. 3535 U.S. 17, Ste. 8. 264-7325. $$ LA NOPALERA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Intracoastal. 1571 C.R. 220, Ste. 100. 215-2223. $ MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See St. Johns Town Center. 1800 Town Center Pkwy. 541-1999. $ MOJO SMOKEHOUSE F Best of Jax 2011 winner. FB. L & D, daily. 1810 Town Ctr. Blvd. 264-0636. $$ WHITEY’S FISH CAMP F Best of Jax 2011 winner. The renowned seafood place, family-owned since 1963, specializes in AYCE freshwater catfish. Also steaks, pastas. Outdoor waterfront dining. Come by car, boat or bike. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 2032 C.R. 220. 269-4198. $

INTRACOASTAL

AL’S PIZZA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Beaches. 14286 Beach Blvd. (at San Pablo Rd.) 223-0991. $ BRUCCI’S PIZZA, PASTA, PANINIS F Brucci’s offers authentic New York-style pizza, Italian pastas and desserts in a family atmosphere. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 13500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 36. 223-6913. $ CLIFF’S ROCKIN’ BAR-N-GRILL F Cliff’s features 8-ounce burgers, wings, steak, seafood, homemade pizza and daily specials. FB. L & D, daily. Smoking permitted. 3033 Monument Rd., Ste. 2, Cobblestone Plaza. 645-5162. $$ GOLDEN CORRAL See Mandarin. 14035 Beach Blvd. 992-9294. $$ ISTANBUL MEDITERRANEAN & ITALIAN CUISINE F A varied menu offers European cuisine including lamb, beef and chicken dishes, as well as pizza and wraps. BW. L & D, daily. 13170 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 26. 220-9192. $$ JERRY’S SPORTS GRILLE & STEAKHOUSE F The menu includes wings, hamburgers, Ahi tuna and handcut steaks. CM, FB. Daily. 13170 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 22. 220-6766. $ LA NOPALERA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Family-owned-andoperated, serving authentic Mexican cuisine, like tamales, fajitas, pork tacos, in a casual family atmosphere. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 14333 Beach Blvd. 992-1666. $ MILANO’S RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA Homemade Italian cuisine, breads, pizzas, calzones and specialty dishes. BW, CM. L & D, daily. 12620 Beach Blvd., Ste. 4. 646-9119. $$ THAI ORCHID F The restaurant serves authentic Thai cuisine made with fresh ingredients, including pad Thai, Thai curry

dishes and rice dishes. BW. L & D, daily. 12620 Beach Blvd., Ste. 4. 683-1286. $$ TIME OUT SPORTS GRILL F Wings, gourmet pizza, fresh seafood and specialty wraps. FB. D, Mon.-Fri.; L & D, Sat. & Sun. 13799 Beach Blvd., Ste. 5. 223-6999. $$ TKO’S THAI HUT F The menu offers Thai fusion dishes, curry dishes, chef’s specials, healthy options and sushi. Dine inside or on the covered patio. FB. L & D, daily. 13500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 46. 647-7546. $$

JULINGTON, NW ST. JOHNS

BLACKSTONE GRILLE The menu blends flavors from a variety of cultures and influences for modern American fusion cuisine, served in a bistro-style setting. FB. L & D, Mon.-Fri., D, Sat.; Sun. brunch. 112 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 102. 287-0766. $$$ BRUCCI’S PIZZA F See Intracoastal. 540 S.R. 13, Ste. 10, Fruit Cove. 287-8317. $$ HAPPY OURS SPORTS GRILLE F Wings, big salads, burgers, wraps and sandwiches. Sports events on HDTVs. CM, FB. 116 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 101. 683-1964. $ PIZZA PALACE F See San Marco. 116 Bartram Oaks Walk. 230-2171. $ VINO’S PIZZA Vino’s Pizza – with four Jacksonville locations – makes all their Italian and American dishes with fresh ingredients. L & D, daily. 605 S.R. 13, Ste. 103. 230-6966. $ WAKAME JAPANESE & THAI CUISINE F The fine dining restaurant offers authentic Japanese and Thai cuisine, including a full sushi menu, curries and pad dishes. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 104 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 108. 230-6688. $$

MANDARIN

AL’S PIZZA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Beaches. 11190 San Jose Blvd. 260-4115. $ AW SHUCKS F The seafood place features an oyster bar, steaks, seafood, wings and pasta. Favorites are ahi tuna, shrimp & grits, oysters Rockefeller, pitas and kabobs. Sweet potato puffs are the signature side. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 9743 Old St. Augustine Rd. 240-0368. $$ THE BLUE CRAB CRABHOUSE F A Maryland-style crabhouse featuring fresh blue crabs, garlic crabs, and king, snow and Dungeness crab legs. FB, CM. D, Tue.-Sat.; L & D, Sun. 3057 Julington Creek Rd. 260-2722. $$ BROOKLYN PIZZA F The traditional pizzeria serves New Yorkstyle pizza, specialty pies, and subs, strombolis and calzones. BW. L & D, daily. 11406 San Jose Blvd. 288-9211. 13820 St. Augustine Rd. 880-0020. $ CASA MARIA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Springfield. L & D, daily. 14965 Old St. Augustine Rd. 619-8186. $$ CLARK’S FISH CAMP F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Clark’s has steak, ribs, AYCE catfish dinners, 3-pound prime rib. Dine in, out or in a creek-view glass-enclosed room. FB. D, Mon.-Fri.; L & D, Sat. & Sun. 12903 Hood Landing Rd. 268-3474. $$ DON JUAN’S RESTAURANT F Authentic Mexican dishes prepared daily from scratch, served in a casual atmosphere. FB, CM. L & D, daily. 12373 San Jose Blvd. 268-8722. $$ GIGI’S RESTAURANT Breakfast buffet daily, lunch buffet weekdays. The Comedy Zone (Best of Jax 2011 winner) has an appetizer menu. FB. B, L & D, daily. I-295 & San Jose Blvd.

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ARON’S PIZZA F The family-owned restaurant offers eggplant dishes, manicotti and New York-style pizza. BW, CM, TO. L & D daily. 650 Park Ave. 269-1007. $$ BLU TAVERN F The restaurant, serving global cuisine, has an upscale feel with a casual atmosphere. Favorites include bread pudding and specialty appetizers. Blu also serves pasta dishes, burgers, seafood, pork, beef and steaks. CM, FB. L & D, daily; B, Sat. & Sun. only. 1635 Wells Rd. 644-7731. $$ GATOR’S DOCKSIDE F For 18-plus years, the sports-themed family restaurant has served wings, ribs, entrees, sandwiches. FB. L & D, daily. 9680 Argyle Forest Blvd. 425-6466. $$ GOLDEN CORRAL See Mandarin. 582 Blanding 272-0755. $$ THE HILLTOP CLUB She-crab soup, scallops, prime beef, wagyu beef, chicken Florentine, stuffed grouper. Chef Nick’s salmon is a favorite. FB. D, Tue.-Sat. 2030 Wells Rd. 272-5959. $$ JOEY MOZARELLAS The Italian restaurant’s specialty is a 24-slice pizza: 18”x26” of fresh ingredients and sauces made daily. CM, TO. L & D, daily. 930 Blanding Blvd. 579-4748. $$ PASTA MARKET & CLAM BAR F The family-owned-andoperated restaurant offers gourmet pizzas, veal, chicken, mussels, shrimp, grouper and (of course) pastas: spaghetti, fettuccine, lasagna, ziti, calzones, linguini, tortellini, ravioli, all made with fresh ingredients, homemade-style. Daily specials. CM, BW, sangria. 1930 Kingsley Ave. 276-9551. D, nightly. $$ POMPEII COAL-FIRED PIZZA F Pizzas are baked in coal-fired ovens. Popular pizzas include Health Choice and Mozzarella. Coal-fired sandwiches and wings, too. BW. L & D, daily. 2134 Park Ave. 264-6116. $$ THE ROADHOUSE F Burgers, wings, deli sandwiches and popular lunches are served. FB. L & D, daily. 231 Blanding Blvd. 264-0611. $ THAI GARDEN F Traditional Thai cuisine made with fresh ingredients, served in a relaxed atmosphere. Curry dishes and specialty selections with authentic Thai flavors. BW. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, nightly. 10 Blanding Blvd., Ste. A. 272-8434. $$

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AL’S PIZZA F Homemade breads, pizza, white pizza, Homemade breads, pizza, white pizza, calzones and Italian entrees. Voted Best Pizza in Jax by Folio Weekly readers from 1996-2011. BW. L & D, daily. 635 A1A. 543-1494. $ AQUA GRILL Upscale cuisine includes fresh seafood, Angus steaks, Maine lobster and vegetarian dishes. Outdoor patio seating. FB. L, Mon.-Sat.; D, nightly. 950 Sawgrass Village Dr.

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285-3017. $$$ BRUCCI’S PIZZA F Authentic New York-style pizza, Italian pastas, paninis, desserts. Family atmosphere. CM. L & D, daily. promise of benefit 880 A1A, Ste. 8. 280-7677. $$ CAFFE ANDIAMO Traditional Italian cuisine features fresh seafood, veal, homemade pastas and wood-fired pizza prepared in a copper clad oven. An extensive wine list is offered in a cosmopolitan atmosphere. Dine indoors or Out on the terrace. L & D, daily. 500 Sawgrass Village. 280-2299. $$$ LULU’S WATERFRONT GRILLE F On the Intracoastal Waterway, LuLu’s can be reached by car or by boat. Seafood, steaks and pasta dishes with a sophisticated flair. FB. L & D, daily; Sun. brunch. 301 N. Roscoe Blvd. 285-0139. $$ NINETEEN AT TPC SAWGRASS In Sawgrass’ Tournament Players Club, Nineteen features more than 230 wines and freshly prepared American and Continental cuisine, including local seafood, served inside or al fresco on the verandah. L & D, daily. 110 Championship Way. 273-3235. $$$ PUSSER’S BAR & GRILLE F Freshly prepared Caribbean cuisine, including red snapper Ponte Vedra Jamaican grilled pork ribs and barbecued salmon tower. Tropical rum drinks feature Pusser’s Painkiller. FB. L & D, daily. 816 A1A N., Ste. 100. 280-7766. L, $$; D, $$ RESTAURANT MEDURE Chef Matthew Medure offers his eclectic cuisine featuring local and imported seafood with Southern and Asian influences. F/B. D, Mon.-Sat. 818 A1A N. 543-3797. $$$ RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE Best of Jax 2011 winner. See San Marco. 8141 A1A. 285-0014. $$$$ 619 OCEAN VIEW Dining with a Mediterranean touch, featuring fresh seafood, steaks and nightly specials. FB, CM. D, Wed.-Sun. 619 Ponte Vedra Blvd., Cabana Beach Club. 285-6198. $$$ URBAN FLATS Ancient world-style flatbread is paired with fresh regional and seasonal ingredients in wraps, flatwiches and entrées, served in a casual, urban atmosphere. An international wine list is offered. FB. L & D, daily. 330 A1A N. 280-5515. $$

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AJ’S ON PARK STREET F AJ’s is a casual barbecue spot serving smoked St. Louis-style ribs, pulled pork, smoked brisket, seafood and dishes made with a Latin touch. L & D, Mon.-Fri. 630 Park St. 359-0035. $$ AL’S PIZZA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Beaches. 1620 Margaret St. 388-8384. $ BAKERY MODERNE F The neighborhood bakery offers classic pastries, artisanal breads, seasonal favorites, all made from scratch, including popular petit fours and custom cakes. B & L, daily. 869 Stockton St., Ste. 6, Riverside. 389-7117. $ CARMINE’S PIE HOUSE F The Italian eatery serves pizza by the slice, gourmet pizzas, appetizers, classic Italian dishes — calzone, stromboli, subs, panini — wings, and microbrews in a casual atmosphere. BW, CM, TO. 2677 Forbes St. 387-1400. $$ COOL MOOSE F Classic sandwiches, eclectic wraps and desserts. An extensive gourmet coffee menu with Green Mountain coffees and frozen coffee drinks. B & L, daily. Brunch, Sun. 2708 Park St. 381-4242. $ CROSS CREEK See Springfield. 850 S. Lane Ave. 783-9579. $$ EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See San Marco. 2753 Park St. 384-9999. $ GATOR’S DOCKSIDE F See Orange Park. 6677 103rd St., Westside, 777-6135. $$ GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET F A deli, organic and natural grocery, and juice & smoothie bar offers teas, coffees, gourmet cheeses; natural, organic and raw items. Grab-and-go sandwiches, salads and sides. Craft beers, organic wines. B, L & D, Mon.-Sat.; L, Sun. 2007 Park St. 384-4474. $ HJ’S BAR & GRILL Traditional American fare: burgers, sandwiches, wraps and platters of ribs, shrimp and fish. CM, FB. L & D, Sat. & Sun., D, Mon.-Fri. 8540 Argyle Forest Blvd., Ste. 1. 317-2783. $$ HOVAN MEDITERRANEAN GOURMET F Dine inside or on the patio. Mediterranean entrées include lamb, and beef gyros. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 2005-1 Park St. 381-9394. $ JACKSONS GRILL The locally owned spot’s original menu has fried pickle chips, Rockin’ Ranch burgers, gumbo, sandwiches. BW, TO. B, L & D, daily. 1522 King St. 384-8984. $$ JOHNNY’S DELI & GRILL F A Riverside tradition, serving 60+ fresh deli and grill items, including hot sandwiches. L, Mon.-Fri. 474 Riverside Ave. 356-8055. $ KICKBACKS GASTROPUB F Best of Jax 2011 winner. The neighborhood hot spot serves pub favorites 20 hours a day, every day. The full bar has over 655 bottled beers, 84 on tap. Outdoor seating. CM. 910 King St. 388-9551. $$ MONROE’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ Smoked meats include wings, pulled pork, brisket, turkey and ribs. Homemade-style sides include green beans, baked beans, red cole slaw, collards. BW, CM. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 4838 Highway Ave., 389-5551. $$ MOON RIVER PIZZA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Amelia Island. 1176 Edgewood Ave. S. 389-4442. $ MOSSFIRE GRILL F Southwestern menu with ahi tuna tacos, goat cheese enchiladas and gouda quesadillas. Dine inside or on the patio. FB. L & D, daily. 1537 Margaret St. 355-4434. $$ O’BROTHERS IRISH PUB F Innovative Irish fare and traditional

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faves are offered, like lambburger with Stilton crust, Guinness mac & cheese, Shepherd’s pie and fish-n-chips — plus 18 beers on tap. L, daily except Mon.; D, daily. CM, FB. 1521 Margaret St. 854-9300. $$ PERARD’S PIZZA & ITALIAN CUISINE F Traditional Italian fare is prepared with fresh sauces and dough made from scratch daily, along with a large selection of gourmet pizza toppings. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 11043 Crystal Springs Rd., Ste. 2. 378-8131. $ PERFECT RACK BILLIARDS F Upscale billiards hall has burgers, steak, deli sandwiches, wings. Family-friendly, nonsmoking. BW, CM. L & D, daily. 1186 Edgewood Ave. S., Murray Hill. 738-7645. $ PIZZA PALACE ON PARK F See San Marco. Outdoor seating. 920 Margaret St., 5 Points. 598-1212. $$ SAKE HOUSE F Japanese grill and sushi bar features sushi, sashimi, katsu, tempura, hibachi and specialty rolls. CM, BW, sake. L & D, daily. 824 Lomax St. 301-1188. $$ SUMO SUSHI F Authentic Japanese fare, traditional to entrees and sushi rolls, spicy sashimi salad, gyoza (pork dumpling), tobiko (flying fish roe), Rainbow roll (tuna, salmon, yellowtail, Calif. roll). BW, CM. L & D, daily. 2726 Park St. 388-8838. $$ SUSHI CAFÉ The café in Riverside Publix Plaza features a variety of sushi, including the popular Monster Roll and the Jimmy Smith Roll, along with faves like Rock-n-Roll and Dynamite Roll. Sushi Café also offers hibachi, tempura, katsu and teriyaki. BW. Dine indoors or on the patio. L & D, daily. 2025 Riverside Ave. 384-2888. $$ TASTI D-LITE Health-conscious desserts include smoothies, shakes, sundaes, cakes and pies, made with fresh ingredients with fewer calories and less fat. More than 100 flavors. Open daily. 1024 Park St. 900-3040. $ 13 GYPSIES F Best of Jax 2011 winner. The neighborhood eatery is intimate and casual, serving tapas, shrimp dishes, salads and pressed sandwiches made from scratch. BW. L & D, Tue.-Sat. 887 Stockton St. 389-0330. $$ TWO DOORS DOWN F Former Tad’s owner offers traditional faves: hotcakes, omelets, burgers, pork chops, liver & onions, fried chicken, sides and desserts. CM, TO. B & L, Mon.-Fri. 436 Park St. 598-0032. $ WALKERS The nightspot has a tapas menu plus a wide variety of wines, served in a rustic, intimate atmosphere. BW. Tue.-Sat. 2692 Post St. 894-7465. $ WASABI JAPANESE BUFFET F AYCE buffet. Sushi bar, sashimi, hibachi, teriyaki, tempura, steak, seafood. BW. L & D, daily. 1014 Margaret St., Ste. 1, 5 Points. 301-1199. $$

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A1A ALE WORKS F The Ancient City’s only brew pub taps seven hand-crafted ales and lagers. A1A specializes in innovative New World cuisine. FB. L & D, daily. 1 King St. 829-2977. $$ AMICI ITALIAN RESTAURANT F A family-owned-and-operated Italian restaurant offers traditional pasta, veal, steak and seafood dishes. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 1915B A1A S., St. Augustine Beach. 461-0102. $$ ANN O’MALLEY’S F Fresh handmade sandwiches, soups, salads and perfectly poured Guinness. Favorites include Reubens and chicken salad. CM, BW, Irish beers on tap. L & D, daily. 23 Orange St. 825-4040. $$ BARNACLE BILL’S F For 30 years, the family restaurant has served seafood, oysters, gator tail, steak and the popular fried shrimp. FB, CM, TO. L & D daily; 14 Castillo Drive, 824-3663. $$ THE BLACK MOLLY BAR & GRILL Fresh, local seafood, steaks and pasta dishes in a casual atmosphere. FB, CM. L & D daily. 504 Geoffrey St., Cobblestone Plaza. 547-2723. $$

BORRILLO’S PIZZA & SUBS F Specialty pizzas are Borrillo’s Supreme (extra cheese, pepperoni, sausage), white and vegetarian pizzas. Subs and pasta dinners. L & D, daily. 88 San Marco Ave. 829-1133. $ CAFÉ ATLANTICO Traditional and new Italian dishes served in an intimate space. Master Chef Paolo Pece prepares risotto alla pescatora, with shrimp, scallops and seasonal shellfish, in a parmesan cheese basket. BW. D, nightly. 647 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach. 471-7332. $$$ CAFÉ ELEVEN F Serving eclectic cuisine like feta spinach egg croissant, apple turkey sandwich, pear-berry salad. Daily chef creations. BW. B, L & D, daily. 501 A1A Beach Blvd. 460-9311. B, $; L & D, $$ CAP’S ON THE WATER F The Vilano Beach mainstay offers coastal cuisine – tapas platters, cioppino, fresh local shrimp, raw oyster bar – indoors or on an oak-shaded deck. Boat access. FB. L, Fri.-Sun., D, nightly. 4325 Myrtle St., Vilano Beach. 824-8794. $$ CARMELO’S PIZZERIA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Authentic New York style brick-oven-baked pizza, fresh baked sub rolls, Boars Head meats and cheeses, fresh salads, calzones, strombolis and sliced pizza specials. BW. L & D, daily. 146 King St. 494-6658. $$ CELLAR 6 ART GALLERY & WINE BAR Wolfgang Puck coffees, handmade desserts and light bistro-style fare amid local art. BW. Mon.-Sat. 6 Aviles St. 827-9055. $$ CREEKSIDE DINERY Creekside serves beef, chicken and seafood, with an emphasis on low-country cooking. Outdoor deck with a fire pit. FB. D, nightly. 160 Nix Boatyard Rd. 829-6113. $$ CRUISERS GRILL F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Beaches. 3 St. George St. 824-6993. $ THE FLORIDIAN The downtown restaurant serves innovative Southern fare, made with local farmers’ local food. Signature items: fried green tomato bruschetta, ’N’grits with shrimp, fish or tofu. L & D, Wed.-Mon. 39 Cordova St. 829-0655. $$ GYPSY CAB COMPANY F Best of Jax 2011 winner. International menu features large portions, reasonable prices. FB. L & D, daily. 828 Anastasia Blvd. 824-8244. $$ HARRY’S SEAFOOD BAR & GRILLE F In a historic, two-story house, the New Orleans-style eatery has fresh seafood, steaks, jambalaya, etouffée and shrimp. FB. L & D, daily. 46 Avenida Menendez. 824-7765. $$ KINGFISH GRILL At Vilano Bridge’s west end, Kingfish Grill offers casual waterside dining indoors and on the deck, featuring fresh daily catch, house specialties and sushi. FB, CM. L & D, daily. 252 Yacht Club Drive. 824-2111. $$ KINGS HEAD BRITISH PUB F Authentic Brit pub serves fish & chips, Cornish pastie and steak & kidney pie. Tap beers are Guinness, Newcastle and Bass. BW. L & D, Wed.-Sun. 6460 U.S. 1 (4 miles N. of St. Augustine Airport.) 823-9787. $$ THE MANATEE CAFÉ F Serving healthful cuisine using organically grown fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes. B & L, daily. 525 S.R. 16, Ste. 106, Westgate Plaza. 826-0210. $ MANGO MANGO’S BEACHSIDE BAR & GRILL F Caribbean kitchen has comfort food with a tropical twist: coconut shrimp and fried plantains. BW, CM. Outdoor dining. 700 A1A Beach Blvd., (A Street access) St. Augustine Beach. 461-1077. $$ MILL TOP TAVERN F A St. Auggie institution housed in an 1884 building, serving nachos, soups, sandwiches and daily specials. Dine inside or on open-air decks. At the big mill wheel. FB. L & D, daily. 19 1/2 St. George St. 829-2329. $$ OASIS RESTAURANT & DECK F Just a block from the ocean, with a tropical atmosphere and open-air deck. Steamed oysters, crab legs, burgers. CM, FB. B, L & D, daily. 4000 A1A & Ocean

WINE TASTINGS ANJO LIQUORS 5-8 p.m. every Thur. 9928 Old Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 1, 646-2656 AROMAS CIGAR & WINE BAR Call for schedule. 4372 Southside Blvd., 928-0515 BLUE BAMBOO 5:30-7:30 p.m., every first Thur. 3820 Southside Blvd., 646-1478 BLU TAVERN 6-8 p.m. every last Tue. 1635 Wells Rd., Orange Park, 644-7731 COPPER TOP SOUTHERN AMERICAN CUISINE 6-8 p.m. every Wed. 1712 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 249-4776 DAMES POINT MARINA Every 3rd Wed. 4518 Irving Rd., Northside, 751-3043 THE GIFTED CORK Tastings daily. 64 Hypolita St., St. Augustine, 810-1083 THE GRAPE 5-7:30 p.m. every Wed.; 1-4 p.m. every Sat. 10281 Midtown Pkwy., Ste. 119, SJTC, 642-7111 THE GROTTO 6-8 p.m. every Thur. 2012 San Marco Blvd., 398-0726 MONKEY’S UNCLE LIQUORS 5-8 p.m. every Fri. 1850 S. Third St., Jax Beach, 246-1070 NORTH BEACH BISTRO 6-8 p.m. every Tue. 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 6, Atlantic Beach, 372-4105 OCEAN 60 6-8 p.m every Mon. 60 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-0060

O’KANE’S IRISH PUB 6:30 p.m. every 3rd Tue. 318 Centre St., Fernandina Beach, 261-1000 PUSSERS CARIBBEAN GRILL 6 p.m. every second Fri. 816 A1A N., Ste. 100, Ponte Vedra Beach, 280-7766 RIVERSIDE LIQUORS 5-8 p.m. every Fri. 1035 Park St., Five Points, 356-4517 THE TASTING ROOM 6-8 p.m. every first Tue. 25 Cuna St., St. Augustine, 810-2400 TASTE OF WINE Daily. 363 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 9, Atlantic Beach, 246-5080 III FORKS PRIME STEAKHOUSE 5-6:30 p.m. every Mon. 9822 Tapestry Circle, Ste. 111, SJTC, 928-9277 TOTAL WINE & MORE Noon-6 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. 4413 Town Center Pkwy., Ste. 300, 998-1740 URBAN FLATS 5-8 p.m. every Wed. 330 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach, 280-5515 WHOLE FOODS MARKET 6 p.m. every Thur. 10601 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin, 288-1100 THE WINE BAR 6-8 p.m. every Thur. 320 First St. N., Jax Beach, 372-0211 WINE WAREHOUSE 4-7 p.m. every Fri. 665 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 246-6450 4434 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 448-6782 1188 Edgewood Ave. S., Riverside, 389-9997 4085 A1A S., St. Augustine Beach, 471-9900

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GRILL ME! A WEEKLY Q&A WITH PEOPLE IN THE RESTAURANT BIZ

NAME: Chef Khan Vongdara RESTAURANT: Crab Cake Factory, 1396 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach BIRTHPLACE: Laos YEARS IN THE BUSINESS: 31 FAVORITE RESTAURANT (other than my own): Sala Thai, Jacksonville FAVORITE COOKING STYLE: Continental. FAVORITE INGREDIENTS: Fresh herbs and Old Bay seasoning. IDEAL MEAL: Thai-style fresh-made curry, coconut milk, lemongrass.

Walter Coker

WOULDN’T EAT IF YOU PAID ME: Bad Italian. CRAZIEST RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE: At Bangkok Garden in Washington, D.C., they remembered my order every time. INSIDER’S SECRET: Use only fresh ingredients, herbs, seafood CELEBRITY SIGHTING: Several CULINARY GUILTY PLEASURE: Homemade peanut-butter creme pie.

Trace Rd., St. Augustine Beach. 471-3424. $ THE PRESENT MOMENT CAFÉ Best of Jax 2011 winner. The cozy café serves organic, vegan and vegetarian dishes, pizza, pastas, hummus and milkshakes — all prepared without meat, dairy, wheat or an oven. Organic BW. TO. B, L & D, Mon.-Sat. 224 W. King St. 827-4499. $ PURPLE OLIVE INTERNATIONAL BISTRO F Family-ownedand-operated, offering specials, fresh artisan breads. Soups, salad dressings and desserts made from scratch. BW. D, Tue.Sat. 4255 A1A S., Ste. 6, St. Augustine Beach. 461-1250. $$ RAINTREE Located in a Victorian home, Raintree offers a menu with contemporary and traditional international influences. Extensive wine list. FB. D, daily. 102 San Marco Ave. 824-7211. $$$ THE REEF RESTAURANT F Casual oceanfront restaurant has an ocean view from every table. Fresh local seafood, steak, pasta dishes and daily chef specials. Outdoor dining. FB, CM, TO. L & D daily. 4100 Coastal Hwy. A1A, Vilano Beach. 824-8008. $$ SOUTH BEACH GRILL Located off A1A, south of the S.R. 206 bridge, the two-story beachy destination offers casual oceanfront dining and fresh local seafood. Dine indoors or out on a beachfront deck. FB. B, L & D daily. 45 Cubbedge Road, Crescent Beach. 471-8700. $ SUNSET GRILLE Casual Key West style and a seafood-heavy menu — it’s a consistent Great Chowder Debate winner. Specialties include baby back ribs, lobster ravioli, coconut shrimp and datil pepper wings with bleu cheese dressing. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 421 A1A Beach Blvd. 471-5555. $$$ THE TASTING ROOM, WINE & TAPAS Owned by Michael Lugo, the upscale contemporary Spanish restaurant fuses innovative tapas with an extensive wine list. L, Wed.-Sun.; D, nightly. 25 Cuna St. 810-2400. $$ ZHANRAS F Art-themed tapas-style place has small plate items in a casual, contemporary space. Entrée portions available. CM, FB. D, daily; Sun. brunch. 108 Anastasia Blvd. 823-3367. $$

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BLACKFINN AMERICAN GRILLE With four dining rooms, BlackFinn offers classic American fare: beef, seafood, pasta, chicken, flatbread sandwiches. Dine indoors or on the patio. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 4840 Big Island Dr. 345-3466. $$ CORNER BISTRO & WINE BAR F Casual fine dining. The menu blends modern American favorites served with international flair. The Fresh Bar offers fine wine, cocktails, martinis. FB. L & D, Tue.-Sun. 9823 Tapestry Park Circle, Ste. 1. 619-1931. $$$ CRUISERS GRILL F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Beaches. 9734 Deer Lake Ct., Ste. 11. 646-2874. $ FIVE GUYS BURGERS & FRIES Best of Jax 2011 winner. 13249 City Square Dr. 751-9711. 9039 Southside Blvd., 538-9100. 4413 Town Center Pkwy., Ste. 401. 996-6900. fiveguys.com $ THE FLAME BROILER Serving food with no transfat, MSG, frying, or skin on meat. Fresh veggies, steamed brown or white rice along with grilled beef, chicken and Korean short ribs are featured. CM, TO. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 9822 Tapestry Park Circle, Ste. 103. 619-2786. $ THE GRAPE BISTRO & WINE BAR F More than 145 wines, and gourmet tapas for pairing. Wide beer selection. L & D, daily. 10281 Midtown Parkway, Ste. 119. 642-7111. $$ ISLAND GIRL WINE & CIGAR BAR F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Upscale tropical vibe. Walk-in humidor, pairing apps and desserts with 25 wines, ports by the glass. 220+ wines by the bottle; draft, bottled beer. L & D, daily. 7860 Gate Pkwy., Ste. 115. 854-6060. $$ JOHNNY ANGELS F The menu reflects its ’50s-style décor,

including Blueberry Hill pancakes, Fats Domino omelet, Elvis special combo platter. Shakes, malts. B, L & D, daily. 3546 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S., Ste. 120. 997-9850. $ LIBRETTO’S PIZZERIA & ITALIAN KITCHEN F Authentic NYC pizzeria serves Big Apple crust, cheese and sauce, along with third-generation family-style Italian classics, fresh-from-theoven calzones, and desserts in a casual, comfy setting. L & D, daily. 4880 Big Island Dr., Ste. 1. 402-8888. $$ LIME LEAF F Authentic Thai cuisine: fresh papaya salad, pad Thai, mango sweet rice. BW. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, Mon.-Sat. 9822 Tapestry Park Cir., Stes. 108 & 109. 645-8568. $$ MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Tossed spring water dough, lean meats, veggies and vegetarian choices make up specialty pizzas, hoagies and calzones. FB. L & D, daily. 9734 Deer Lake Court (at Tinseltown). 997-1955. mellowmushroom.com $ MITCHELL’S FISH MARKET F Featuring seafood, an everchanging menu of more than 180 items includes cedar-roasted Atlantic salmon and seared salt-and-pepper tuna. FB, CM. L & D, daily. 5205 Big Island Dr., St. Johns Town Ctr. 645-3474. $$$ MOCHI FROZEN YOGURT Best of Jax 2011 winner. Non-fat, low-calorie, cholesterol-free frozen yogurt is served in flavors that change weekly. Toppings include a variety of fruit and nuts. 4860 Big Island Dr. 807-9292. $ THE ORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSE F The recipes, unique to the Pancake House, call for only the freshest ingredients. CM. B, L & D, daily. 10208 Buckhead Branch Dr. 997-6088. $$ OTAKI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE F Family-owned steakhouse has an open sushi bar, hibachi grill tables and an open kitchen. Dine indoor or out. FB, CM, TO. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, nightly. 7860 Gate Parkway, Stes. 119-122. 854-0485. $$$ RENNA’S PIZZA F Renna’s serves up New York-style pizza, calzones, subs and lasagna made from authentic Italian recipes. Delivery, CM, BW. 4624 Town Crossing Dr., Ste. 125, St. Johns Town Center. 565-1299. rennaspizza.com $$ SEVEN BRIDGES GRILLE & BREWERY F Innovative menu of fresh local grilled seafood, sesame tuna, grouper Oscar, chicken, steak and pizza. Microbrewed ales and lagers. FB. L & D, daily. 9735 Gate Pkwy. N. 997-1999. $$ SOUTHSIDE ALE HOUSE F Steaks, seafood, sandwiches. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 9711 Deer Lake Court. 565-2882. $$ STEAMERS CAFE F Steamers’ menu has all-natural and organic items, including wraps, sandwiches, subs, soups, steamer bowls, smoothies and fresh juices. Daily lunch specials. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 4320 Deerwood Lake Parkway, Ste. 106. 646-4527. $ SUITE Best of Jax 2011 winner. The St. Johns Town Center premium lounge and restaurant offers chef-driven small plates and an extensive list of specialty cocktails, served in a sophisticated atmosphere. FB. D & late-nite, nightly. 4880 Big Island Dr., Ste. 1. 493-9305. $$ TAVERNA YAMAS The Greek restaurant serves char-broiled kabobs, seafood and traditional Greek wines and desserts. FB. L & D daily. 9753 Deer Lake Court. 854-0426. $$ URBAN FLATS F See Ponte Vedra. CM. FB. L & D, daily. 9726 Touchton Road. 642-1488. $$ WASABI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI BAR F Authentic Japanese cuisine, teppanyaki shows and a full sushi menu. CM. L & D, daily. 10206 River Coast Dr. 997-6528. $$ WHISKY RIVER F Best of Jax 2011 winner. At St. Johns Town Center’s Plaza, Whisky River features wings, pizza, wraps, sandwiches and burgers served in a lively car racing-themed atmosphere (Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s the owner). FB. CM. L & D, daily. 4850 Big Island Drive. 645-5571. $$ WILD WING CAFÉ F Serving up 33 flavors of wings, as well as soups, sandwiches, wraps, ribs, platters and burgers. FB. 4555 Southside Blvd. 998-9464. $$

Advertising proof YUMMY SUSHI F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Teriyaki, tempura, hibachi-style dinners, sushi & sashimi. Sushi lunch roll special. BW, sake. L & D, daily. 4372 Southside Blvd. 998-8806. $$

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ATHENS CAFÉ F Serving authentic Greek cuisine: lamb, seafood, veal and pasta dishes. BW. L & D, daily. 6271 St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 7. 733-1199. $$ CRUISERS GRILL F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Beaches. 5613 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 1. 737-2874. $ DICK’S WINGS F NASCAR-themed family style sports place serves wings, buffalo tenders, burgers and chicken sandwiches. CM. BW. L & D, daily. 1610 University Blvd. W. 448-2110. dickswingsandgrill.com $ MOJO BAR-B-QUE F Best of Jax 2011 winner. The Southern Blues kitchen serves pulled pork, brisket and North Carolina-style barbecue. TO, BW. L & D, daily. 1607 University Blvd. W. 732-7200. $$

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BASIL THAI & SUSHI F Offering Thai cuisine, including pad Thai and curry dishes, and sushi in a relaxing atmosphere. L & D, Mon.-Sat. BW. 1004 Hendricks Ave. 674-0190. $$ b.b.’s F Best of Jax 2011 winner. A bistro menu is served in an upscale atmosphere, featuring almond-crusted calamari, tuna tartare and wild mushroom pizza. FB. L & D, Mon.-Fri.; brunch & D, Sat. 1019 Hendricks Ave. 306-0100. $$$ BISTRO AIX F French, Mediterranean-inspired fare, awardwinning wines, wood-fired pizzas, house-made pastas, steaks, seafood. Indoor, outdoor dining. FB. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, nightly. 1440 San Marco Blvd. 398-1949. $$$ CHECKER BBQ & SEAFOOD F Chef Art Jennette serves barbecue, seafood and comfort food, including pulled-pork, fried white shrimp and fried green tomatoes. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 3566 St. Augustine Rd. 398-9206. $ EUROPEAN STREET F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Big sandwiches, soups, desserts and more than 100 bottled and on-tap beers. BW. L & D, daily. 1704 San Marco Blvd. 398-9500. $ THE GROTTO F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Wine by the glass. Tapas-style menu offers a cheese plate, empanadas bruschetta, chocolate fondue. BW. 2012 San Marco Blvd. 398-0726. $$ HAVANA-JAX CAFÉ/CUBA LIBRE BAR LOUNGE F Authentic Latin American fine dining: picadillo, ropa vieja, churrasco tenderloin steak, Cuban sandwiches. L & D, Mon.-Sat. CM, FB. 2578 Atlantic Blvd. 399-0609. $ LAYLA’S OF SAN MARCO Fine dining in the heart of San Marco. Traditional Middle Eastern cuisine, served inside or outside on the hookah and cigar patio. BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat.; D, Sun. 2016 Hendricks Ave. 398-4610. $$ MATTHEW’S Chef’s tasting menu or seasonal à la carte menu featuring an eclectic mix of Mediterranean ingredients. Dress is business casual, jackets optional. FB. D, Mon.-Sat. 2107 Hendricks Ave. 396-9922. $$$$ METRO DINER F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Historic 1930s diner offers award-winning breakfast and lunch. Fresh seafood and Southern cooking. Bring your own wine. B & L, daily. 3302 Hendricks Ave. 398-3701. $$ MORTON’S, THE STEAKHOUSE Morton’s specializes in generous portions of USDA prime aged beef as well as fresh fish and lobster. The tableside menu presentation features every item described by the server. FB, TO. D, nightly. 1510 Riverplace Blvd. 399-3933. $$$ THE OLIVE TREE MEDITERRANEAN GRILL F Mediterranean homestyle healthy plates, including hummus, tebouleh, grape leaves, gyros, Mediterranean potato salad, kibbeh, spinach pie, Greek salad and daily specials. L & D, Mon.-Fri. 1705 Hendricks Ave. 396-2250. $$ PIZZA PALACE F At Pizza Palace, it’s all homemade from Mama’s award-winning recipes: spinach pizza and chickenspinach calzones. BW. L & D, daily. 1959 San Marco Blvd. 399-8815. $$ PULP F The juice bar offers fresh juices, frozen yogurt, teas, coffees; 30 kinds of smoothies, some blended with flavored soy milks and organic frozen yogurts and granola. B, L & D, daily. 1962 San Marco Blvd. 396-9222. $ RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE Consistent Best of Jax winner. Midwestern prime beef, fresh seafood, upscale atmosphere. FB. D, daily. 1201 Riverplace Blvd. 396-6200. $$$$ SAKE HOUSE See Riverside. 1478 Riverplace Blvd. 306-2188. $$ SAN MARCO DELI F The independently owned & operated classic diner serves grilled fish, turkey burgers and lunch meats roasted daily in-house. Vegetarian options, including tempeh, too. Mon.-Sat. 1965 San Marco Blvd. 399-1306. $ TAVERNA Tapas, small-plate items, Neapolitan-style wood-fired pizzas and entrées are served in a rustic yet upscale interior. BW, TO. L & D, Tue.-Sat. 1986 San Marco Blvd. 398-3005. $$$ VINO’S PIZZA F See Julington. The San Marco location offers a lunch buffet. L & D, daily. 1430 San Marco Blvd. 683-2444. $

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AROMAS BEER HOUSE Aromas offers customer favorites like ahi tuna with a sweet soy sauce reduction, backyard burger,

and triple-meat French dip. FB. L & D, daily. 4372 Southside Blvd. 928-0515. $$ BISTRO 41° F Casual dining features fresh, homemade breakfast and lunch dishes in a relaxing atmosphere. TO. B & L, Mon.-Fri. 3563 Philips Hwy., Ste. 104. 446-9738. $ BLUE BAMBOO Contemporary Asian-inspired cuisine includes rice-flour calamari, seared Ahi tuna, pad Thai. Street eats: barbecue duck, wonton crisps. BW. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, Mon.-Sat. of benefit 3820 Southside Blvd. 646-1478.promise $$ BOMBA’S SOUTHERN HOME COOKING F The neighborhood comfort spot offers Southern homestyle fare, featuring fresh veggies. Outside dining is available. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 8560 Beach Blvd. 997-2291. $$ BUCA DI BEPPO Italian dishes served family-style in an eclectic, vintage setting. Half-pound meatballs are a specialty. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 10334 Southside Blvd. 363-9090. $$$ CITY BUFFET CHINESE RESTAURANT F An extensive selection of Chinese fare, including beef, fish, crabs, chicken, pork, desserts, ice cream, at its all-you-can-eat buffet. BW, CM. L & D, daily. 5601 Beach Blvd. 345-2507. $ EL POTRO F Family-friendly, casual, El Potro cooks it fresh, made-to-order – fast, hot, simple. Daily specials and buffet at most locations. BW. L & D, daily. 5871 University Blvd. W., 7330844. 11380 Beach Blvd., 564-9977. elpotrorestaurant.com $ EUROPEAN STREET F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See San Marco. 5500 Beach Blvd. 398-1717. $ GENE’S SEAFOOD F Serving fresh Mayport shrimp, fish, oysters, scallops, gator tail, steaks and combos. L & D, daily. 11702 Beach Blvd. 997-9738. $$ GOLDEN CORRAL See Mandarin. 4250 Southside. 620-0600. HALA CAFE & BAKERY F A local institution since 1975 serving house-baked pita bread, kabobs, falafel and daily lunch buffet. TO, BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 4323 University Blvd. S. 733-5141. $$ JENKINS QUALITY BARBECUE See Downtown. 2025 Emerson St. 346-3770. $ LA NOPALERA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Intracoastal. 8206 Philips Hwy. 732-9433. $ SPECKLED HEN TAVERN & GRILLE F The stylish gastropub has Southern-style cuisine made with a modern twist: Dishes are paired with international wines and beers, including a large selection of craft and IPA brews. FB. L & D, daily. 9475 Philips Hwy., Ste. 16. 538-0811. $$ SUNSET 30 TAVERN & GRILL F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Located in Latitude 30, Sunset 30 serves familiar favorites, including seafood, steaks, sandwiches, burgers, chicken, pasta and pizza. Dine inside or on the patio. FB. L & D, daily. 10370 Philips Hwy. 365-5555. $$ TOMMY’S BRICK OVEN PIZZA F Premium New York-style pizza from a brick-oven — the area’s original gluten-free pizzeria. Plus calzones, soups and salads; Thumann’s no-MSG meats, Grande cheeses and Boylan soda. BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 4160 Southside Blvd., Ste. 2. 565-1999. $$ URBAN ORGANICS The local produce co-op offers seasonal fresh organic vegetables and fruit. Open Mon.-Sat. 5325 Fairmont St. 398-8012. WASABI JAPANESE BUFFET F AYCE sushi and two teppanyaki grill items are included in buffet price. FB. L & D, daily. 9041 Southside Blvd., Ste. 138C. 363-9888. $$

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BOSTON’S RESTAURANT & SPORTSBAR F A full menu of sportsbar faves; pizzas till 2 a.m. Dine inside or on the patio. FB, TO. L & D, daily. 13070 City Station Dr., River City Marketplace. 751-7499. $$ CASA MARIA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. The family-owned restaurant serves authentic Mexican fare, including fajitas and seafood. The specialty is tacos de azada. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 12961 N. Main St., Ste. 104. 757-6411. $$ JENKINS QUALITY BARBECUE See Downtown. 5945 New Kings Rd. 765-8515. $ JOSEPH’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT F Gourmet pizzas, pastas. Authentic Italian entrees like eggplant parmigiana, shrimp scampi. BW. L & D, daily. 7316 N. Main St. 765-0335. $$ MILLHOUSE STEAKHOUSE F A locally-owned-and-operated steakhouse with choice steaks from the signature broiler, and seafood, pasta, Millhouse gorgonzola, homemade desserts. CM, FB. D, nightly. 1341 Airport Rd. 741-8722. $$ RIVERCITY ISLAND GRILL & CHILL F Casual fare: seafood, wings, burgers. 10 hi-def TVs, drink specials, club nights. L & D, daily. 13141 City Station Dr. 696-0802. $$ SALSARITA’S FRESH CANTINA F Southwest cuisine made from scratch; family atmosphere. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 840 Nautica Dr., Ste. 131, River City Marketplace. 696-4001. $ THREE LAYERS CAFE F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Lunch, bagels, desserts, and the adjacent Cellar serves fine wines. Inside and courtyard dining. BW. B, L & D, daily. 1602 Walnut St., Springfield. 355-9791. $ 3 LIONS SPORTS PUB & GRILL F The menu features popular favorites: salads, sandwiches and pizza, as well as fine European cuisine. Nightly specials. 2467 Faye Rd., Northside. 647-8625. $$ UPTOWN MARKET F In the 1300 Building at the corner of Third & Main, Uptown serves fresh fare made with the same élan that rules Burrito Gallery. Innovative breakfast, lunch and deli selections. BW, TO. 1303 Main St. N. 355-0734. $$

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1. James Stokes and Katie Kreichelt 2. Lidia Andonie and Luis Centeno 3. Boston’s nachos 4. Joey Egly 5. Sherina Smith and Charles Johnson 6. KD Huff and Laura Townsend 7. Ken Panganiban 8. Amie Burglechner and Jay Magee 9. Jeff and Kim Sheloske 10. Jennifer Gornto of GlutenFreeJacksonville.com 11. Bite Club host Caron Streibich and Mike Field 12. Jason Felts and Christine Parker

he September meeting of Folio Weekly’s Bite Club drew 38 guests, more than half of whom were first-timers, and all of whom were treated to a full menu at Boston’s The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar, in North Jacksonville at River City Marketplace. A trio of crispy flatbreads — flat-iron steak and mushroom, spicy chicken pesto and margherita — greeted guests as they enjoyed a complimentary bar beverage to start. After the group migrated to the dining room, stomachs were about to be stretched to epic proportions with a packed menu: a trio of starters, salad, a variety of signature pizzas, three entrées and a quad of petite desserts. Bite Club host Caron Streibich welcomed everyone while Boston’s Nimesh Patel gave a brief history of the restaurant. Check out the Boston’s Bite Club video @ folioweekly.com.

The food samples included Southwest Ravioli (lightly breaded Italian ravioli stuffed with ricotta, cheddar and Monterey jack cheeses, red peppers and jalapeños) and 10 gourmet pizzas, ranging from the Tuscan (pomodoro sauce with spicy chicken, roasted garlic, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, feta, cheddar and mozzarella) to tropical chicken (creamy alfredo with smoked bacon, spicy chicken, pineapple, cheddar and mozzarella). Two gluten-intolerant guests, including Jennifer Gornto of GlutenFreeJacksonville. com, were treated to an entire gluten-free meal, including gluten-free pizzas, which Boston’s happily prepares on demand. To join Folio Weekly’s Bite Club, or to learn more about future free tastings, go to fwbiteclub.com, check us out on Facebook and follow @fwbiteclub on Twitter. Caron Streibich biteclub@mail.folioweekly.com

Dead Ringer

An option for suicide “with elegance and euphoria” is how Lithuanian-born Ph.D. candidate Julijonas Urbonas (London’s Royal College of Art) described his “Euthanasia (Roller) Coaster,” currently on the drawing board. Urbonas’ model of “gravitational aesthetics” would be a third-mile-long, 1,600-foot-high thrill ride engineered to supply 10 Gs of centrifugal force (a spin at about 220 mph) to induce cerebral hypoxia, forcing blood away from the head and denying oxygen to the brain. Euphoria (and disorientation and anxiety, but not pain) are likely states to precede the brain’s shutdown. Urbonas insisted users would have the option through the first two minutes of the three-minute ride to rethink their decision and bail — or push the final “FALL” button. (Suicide is legal in four European countries and Oregon and Washington.)

Government in Action!

An open-government advocacy group’s survey of federal agencies, released in July, revealed that eight of them have unresolved Freedom of Information Act requests over a decade old, including one pending for more than 20 years. (The 1976 FOIA law requires resolution within 20 business days, with a 10-day extension under “unusual circumstances.”) Also, regarding the FOIA, a June 2011 request by the city of Sioux City, Iowa, for background documents on the recent Postal Service decision to move jobs from Sioux City to Sioux Falls, S.D., was met promptly — by the Postal Service’s forecast that the likely fee for the documents would be $831,000, even though under the law the first two search hours and the first 100 documents are free. In August, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s inspector general revealed a $1,200 cash award was paid by the agency in 2010 to one of the very employees who’d been specifically singled out for allowing Bernard Madoff to talk his way out of SEC inquiries in ’05 and ’06, before his epic Ponzi scheme was exposed in 2008. The IG helpfully recommended that, in the future, awards not be given to employees who’ve recently faced potential disciplinary action for poor performance. Among the aftershocks of the 9/11 attacks on America was the colossal budget-busting on “homeland security” — a spending binge that, additionally, was thought to require something approaching uniform disbursement of funds throughout the 50 states. (Endless “what if ” possibilities left no legislator willing to forsake maximum security.) Among questionable projects described in a Los Angeles Times August review: purchase of an inflatable Zodiac boat with wide-scan sonar, in case terrorists were eyeing Lake McConaughy in Keith County, Neb.; cattle nose leads, halters and electric prods to protect against biological attacks on cows, awarded to Cherry County, Neb.; a terrorist-proof iron fence around a Veterans Affairs hospital near Asheville, N.C. and $557,400 in communications and rescue gear in case North Pole, Alaska, got hit. The Office of Personnel Management’s inspector general denounced the agency in September for promiscuously continuing to pay pension benefits to deceased federal retirees -- citing a 70 percent rise in bogus payments over the last five years. However, another federal inspector general (the Social Security Administration’s) chastised its

agency for the opposite reason: About 14,000 people each year are cut off from benefits after erroneously being declared dead.

News That Sounds Like a Joke

Convenience store clerk Ms. Falguni Patel was giving testimony in the September trial of Morgan Armstrong (charged with robbing her in Hudson, Fla., in 2009) when she began shaking and then passed out while seated in the witness box. A relative of Patel’s approached, removed her sneaker and held it to Patel’s face, without success. The relative explained that Patel was subject to such blackouts and that sniffing the sneaker often revives her. After paramedics attended to her, Patel took the rest of the day off and went back to court the next morning.

Great Art!

Though Moroccan artist Mehdi-Georges Lahlou, 27, concedes that photographs can be misinterpreted, he maintains on his website that he never wants to hurt people’s feelings. Nevertheless, this is a copyright protected pro he said he’s proud of his photo exhibit in which he stands completely nude, allowing various verses of the Quran to be projected on his skin. please call your advertising representative at 260-9770. rUn dAte: 100411 For questions, His latest scheduled appearance was at an art fair in Marrakesh in October. FAX YOUR PROOF IF POSSIBLE AT 268-3655 Two women were charged in September Produced by ab Checked by Sal promise of benefit sUpport Ask for Action with what was likely a major art theft for Johnson City, Tenn. Connie Sumlin, 45, and Gail Johnson, 58, were identified from surveillance video as the ones who snatched two pieces of art off the wall in the entrance of a local Arby’s restaurant (a picture of some pears, and a metal © 2011 art object, with an alleged combined value, according to the police report, of “$1,200”). Earlier this year, Marion Laval-Jeantet won a notable Prix Ars Electronica award for her “hybrid” work that, she said, intends to blur the boundaries between species. Laval-Jeantet stepped onstage in Ljubljana, Slovenia, as a horse-human, having earlier injected herself with horse blood (after prepping her body for several months with different horse immunoglobulins). She also walked with stilts that had “hooves” affixed to the bottom. She capped the show by extracting some of her own presumably-hybrid blood, to be frozen and stored for future research.

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Least Competent Criminals

In September, a jury found Terry Newman, 25, and an associate guilty of aggravated assault for a home invasion in San Antonio in 2009, thus adding insult to Newman’s injuries. Newman was shot by a resident in the first invasion, and again by another resident when he returned 15 minutes later to get his car. Finally, after police encountered Newman following a short chase, he resisted officers and was shot again, for the third time. None of the injuries was life-threatening.

(Very) Undignified Death

An inquest in Yorkshire, England, in September found the February death of Brian Depledge, 38, was accidental — that he’d inadvertently strangled himself after falling onto a folding clothes horse (of the kind often used to hang recently washed laundry on to dry). The coroner concluded Depledge’s body had become trapped between rungs in such a way that, the more he moved his arms to extricate himself, the tighter was the pressure unavoidably placed on his neck. Chuck Shepherd WeirdNews@earthlink.net OCTOBER 11-17, 2011 | folio weekly | 77

DARK & STORMY IN BLACK APRON Was that whiskey on your lips? How delectable. I saw a smile under that beard. Feeling invincible? I’ll introduce myself next time. You: menacing. Me: caught in the storm. When: Sept. 2011. Where: Mojo. #1201-1011

123 HOTTIE SUPREME! U tattooed my bf, felt an instant connection & been watchin’ longingly from afar ever since. Me: avid gun collector, amateur stalker, want to spend the rest of my life searchin’ for manatees with you! I heart u 747! When: Sept. 11, 2011. Where: Black Anchor Tattoo. #1189-0920

BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS You: Gorgeous blonde/brunette wearing purple shorts, yellow Pauly Shore T-shirt, I am thrilled every time I see you! Me: Ginger guy who wears running shirts. I think it’s time for another adventure? When: Weekly. Where: Commander. #1181-0906

NAVAL ENCHANTRESS @ MAVERICKS We met @ Mavericks on 7/21. You’re an IT specialist whose recent work is stunning but it was your face that caught my eye. Helen of Troy had nothing on you. We talked upstairs. Let’s meet for a bite. When: July 21, 2011. Where: Maverick’s. #1173-0823

GORGEOUS DUDE LONG CURLY HAIR I see you only once in a while, you hardly ever shop there. You’re usually with friends but you were alone the last time I saw you. You’re so gorgeous, EXACTLY my type. Hoping you notice me one day. You: handsome, long, curly haired, lean, fit customer at Publix. Me: tall, thin, model chick CASHIER at Publix. When: Sept. 2011. Where: Publix at Southside and Touchton Rd. #1200-1011

NASCAR CHICK SEEKS EMEDIA NERD You: blond sweet smart shy. Me: brunette bombastic smart fun... can I meet u at DD sometime? I know it is closed but that shouldn’t matter. When: Dec. 2010. Where: That sports-tech company. #1188-0920

JEEP, VIPER & UVA HAT Although I only see you once a month, you never fail to bring a smile to my face. I think about you often and I hope you feel the same way. I am a petite, tattooed hair-stylist with short platinum hair. I hope to hear from you ;) PS Your quads are great and you sing like an angel. When: Late August. Where: All over Jax. #1180-0906

SEXY WHISKY RIVER VIXEN You: HOTT, Brunette, Bartender. Dark skin, long legs, brown eyes. I heard a waitress call you “Cocoa.” I wanted to say hello but you seemed very intimidating. Those jean short shorts had a playa feeling like whoa. Me: chocolate thunder from down under. Wanna play in the rain? When: August 6, 2011. Where: Whisky River. #1172-0823

I’M YOUR VILANO BEACH HERO I pulled your car out of the sand at Vilano Beach on Saturday 8-27-11. I wanted to get your number, but I was on the phone with someone from work and you left too quick. Don’t know why I didn’t ask sooner. When: August 27, 2011. Where: Vilano Beach. #1179-0906

HANDSOME GUY IN OHIO HAT We caught an elevator together at the Downtown Library. You told me my daughter reminded you of your niece. What a great way to break the ice. You said you were new in town from Ohio and I would love to show you the city. When: August 2011. Where: Downtown Library. #1171-0816

SAX APPEAL You: Blonde, possibly with your parents, wasn’t quite sure. Me: Guy dressed in a blazer playing a saxophone. I felt like you kept trying to make eye contact, and I kept looking away — I really need to work on my confidence at these things. So, if you see this, I’d like to take you out for a coffee sometime. When: August 26, 2011. Where: Mi Casa Café. #1178-0906

BEER DELIVERY GUY Me: Hot blonde in red Jeep. You: Hot guy in Budweiser truck. We locked eyes at the light in River City Market Place, it was love at first sight for me. Was it for you? Let’s meet and have a beer. When: August 8, 2011. Where: River City Market Place. #1170-0816

BEAUTIFUL LASS IN A 350Z I saw U driving that silver 350Z like it should be driven! Very impressed with your semi-aggressive driving and impressive looks! You turned off Baymeadows onto Western Way around 8 am. I was behind you in a blue Chevy Silverado. When: Sept. 27, 2011. Where: Baymeadows & Western Way. #1199-1004 PRETTIEST GIRL AT THE WEDDING You: Wearing black and white dress, brown hair and hazel eyes. Me: Working event, with brown hair. You caught my eye when you walked in the door. Later we shared a smile as you walked by me. I wish the setting was different. Wasn’t the right time to talk. I wish it was different. So badly wanted to say hi. When: Sept. 24, 2011. Where: Ponte Vedra. #1198-1004 MY FAVORITE BARKEEP You approached me outside Cool Moose. Long time no see. I thought you were gone forever. I have been anxiously waiting your return. Let us drink beer in the park sometime. You pour the beers and I will bring the goblets. You are the man of my daydreams. When: Sept. 14, 2011. Where: Cool Moose Café. #1197-1004 OH OFFICER SCRUMPTIOUS, THANK YOU! Officer B, you took us seriously and we love you for it! Us: Porch-sittin’ women in fear of scary misinformed repo man. You: Pretty blue-eyed MIU who responded and resolved it all. Feel free to stop and share stories anytime. We know we can’t have you but we feel safe and all goosepimply just knowing you’re nearby... When: Sept. 18, 2011. Where: Curbside in my ‘hood. #1196-0927 BE MY PIANO MAN! Me: Working behind the bar. You: Sexy one going to fire school. We talked about me studying religion and you said I should study you while your GF was in the bathroom. Came back to your house and sang Billy Joel all night. Should have tried to kiss you when your GF wasn’t looking. Maybe next time I won’t be scared. When: July 9, 2011. Where: Jax Sports Bar & Grill. #1195-0927 4-RUNNER HOTTIE In the parking lot at work getting out of your old body 4-Runner but that wasn’t the body I was looking at! You: Blonde curly hair. Me: Guy in white truck. You make me want to come to work early just so I can see you walk up. Maybe one day I will actually walk up with you. When: Sept. 12, 2011. Where: At work. #1194-0927 COMEDIAN WITH TATTOOS You: light-eyed, brown-haired gorgeous server at Biscottis, covered in tattoos. I was with my parents so I was too shy to ask for your number. Me: Petite Redhead with a tattoo sleeve. Love that mario tattoo :) Let’s get together and maybe it will be less awkward without my parents there. When: Sept. 12, 2011. Where: Biscottis. #1193-0927 JERSEY SHORE ROBBERY La première fois! When: Last Winter. Where: UNF library with my ex-girlfriend. So sorry it didn’t work out with her, but so happy it’s working with me! You are a walking piece of artwork, a real Greek Goddess. The best part is that you have the brains to match. Let’s make like atoms and bond! Sincerely yours, nomadic pastry chef. When: Last winter. Where: With my ex-girlfriend. #1192-0927 ACHOO AND LOLA Sexy Asian and a monkey with a mohawk, you two drove me crazy. Can’t wait to see you again, lol. When: Sept. 14, 2011. Where: Beach. #1191-0927 U.S. COAST GUARD HOTTIE You were waiting patiently, dressed in uniform looking mighty fine, your half-sleeve tattoo slightly visible. I was with my co-workers learning the iPad2, and I couldn’t focus because you gave me butterflies. I am not sure if you are down with the ladies but I would let you rescue me any day. When: Sept. 9, 2011. Where: Apple Store, St. Johns Town Center. #1190-0920

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SHELL PENDANT GIFT, FLORIDIAN RESTAURANT We were at the Floridian restaurant anniversary show. You: curly blond bob hairdo, vintage floral cottage dress, I couldn’t see your shoes, are you Swedish? I’m the tall long hair.. You gave me a shell necklace and left, I tried to look but you had vanished. I want to see you again and talk... When: Sept. 3, 2011. Where: The Floridian Restaurant. #1187-0920 THE MEXICAN CUISINE SLANGIN’ QUEEN I see the way you treat people in the friendliest ways while you work. I asked you if that was a dinosaur necklace. I had one too but I didn’t have the balls see if you wanted to trade. You are a true beauty. When: Sept. 4, 2011. Where: Downtown. #1186-0920 BABY, IT’S NOT MY CHILD You kept looking at me holding my best friend’s baby, as if it were mine, grey shirt with a beard that I don’t normally have. You... the perfect combination of dark hair and blue eyes, nothing but smiles... I couldn’t dare ask for your number while you were working. Maybe next time ;) When: Sept. 9, 2011. Where: Salt Life. #1185-0920 THIS DAMSEL SAVED BY HERO You came out of nowhere. I wasn’t sure if you were a second mugger trying to take my purse after you floored the first one, but you ran off immediately. Was that a sword on your back? Maybe next time you save me you can leave a number. I thought you were pretty cute ;) When: August 22, 2011. Where: Downtown St. Augustine. #1184-0913 DICK’S WINGS BEAUTIFUL GIRL You were working at Dick’s Wings. You have dark hair and are stunningly beautiful. You were wearing Florida Gators clothes which makes you even better. Let’s have a drink together, I will buy all the Natty you want forever. When: Sept. 3, 2011. Where: Dick’s Wings. #1183-0913 THOSE HANDCUFFS DROVE ME CRAZY You: pulled me over on my way back from the Jags game. Me: missing my shoe and a purse. We talked for a little and I told you to watch “Bridesmaids.” I meant together. I’ll bring my license, you bring flowers and the handcuffs. Stay sweet, officer. When: Sept. 1, 2011. Where: Exit ramp, Highway 202 to Kernan Blvd. #1182-0913

CUTIE AT QUEST DIAGNOSTICS (DUNN) You: Girl with red shirt, hat. Me: Guy with blue shirt, long hair, goatee. We exchanged words and laughs inside the waiting area until the doc called me. Gosh, you had a beautiful smile. I said I wished I’d made an appointment. I really wish I’d made an appointment with you. Love to go out sometime. When: August 24, 2011. Where: Quest Diagnostics, Dunn Ave. #1177-0830 TIMING IS EVERYTHING I sat next to you listening to Big Engine. You told me I should dance. Then you said we should dance but that my date wouldn’t like it. ME: Blonde, tan, black jeans & halter. YOU: Handsome, shorts, tee and new white tennis shoes... LET’S MEET. When: August 21, 2011. Where: Redneck Yacht Club. #1176-0830 WHERE ELSE… But Terry’s Country Store. You: green shirt, ball cap, very mysterious. I bought an oatmeal cookie, chocolate syrup, orange soda, and mac n cheese. I’d love to get together sometime. When: August 19, 2011. Where: Terry’s Country Store. #1175-0830 BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN GODDESS I used to see and talk to you very often. You were the most beautiful girl I have ever known. Last time we talked you said that you were confused. I still think about you all the time. I know you read these often and I know you don’t like phones but call me sometime. When: June 19, 2011. Where: Jacksonville. #1174-0823

THORNTON PARK HOTTIE You were walking past my friends and I as we were headed toward the pool. You were wearing a pink shirt and shorts on the second floor of building seven of Thornton Park. We smiled at each other and I wish we could get to know each other more. When: August 8, 2011. Where: Thornton Park, Building 7. #1169-0816 ADAM LEVINE LOOK ALIKE Everyone made me feel awful about not talking to you after you left because you’re “so my type.” You were in on Saturday with your family wearing a black tee and a tattoo sleeve, I was the shy brunette server with a nose-ring running around. Let’s get matching tattoos? Would love to see you again. When: August 6, 2011. Where: Al’s Pizza Ponte Vedra. #1168-0816 10 RANDOM ITEMS OR LESS You were behind me in line in the express checkout. You had on a blue shirt and glasses with a sub, potato salad, red bull and ice cream. I had corn, a Kit Kat, cookie dough and my tic tac fix. Let’s go grocery shopping again sometime soon. When: August 6, 2011. Where: Publix on Roosevelt. #1167-0816 WILD HAIRED BLONDE Wild, sexy blonde hair and a huge smile. Saw you at GC with guy, but not sure if you were together or not? In passing, I said how you put the girls that work there to shame. I would love for you to work for me?? When: July 26, 2011. Where: Town Center. #1166-0809

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): If it’s at all possible, don’t hang around boring people this week. Seek the company of adventurers who keep you guessing, unruly talkers who incite your imagination and mystery-lovers who are always on the lookout for new learning experiences. For that matter, treat yourself to especially interesting food, perceptions and sensations. Take new and different routes to familiar hotspots. Even better, find fresh hotspots. Cultivating novelty is your mandate now. Outgrowing your habits is wise, fun and cool. Changing your mind is a luxury you need and deserve. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “My grandfather always said that living is like licking honey off a thorn,” wrote Slovenian-American author Louis Adamic. That’s true enough. Here’s the thing, though: If you manage to get a smooth thorn without prickles (like on certain hawthorn trees), the only risk is when you’re licking the honey close to the sharp end. Otherwise, as your tongue makes its way up the sleek surface of the rest of the thorn, you’re fine — no cuts, no pain. According to my analysis, you’ve just finished a close encounter with the sharp point of a smooth thorn. The going will be easier. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): On the front of every British passport is an image that includes a chained unicorn standing on its hind legs. It’s a central feature of the coat of arms of the United Kingdom. I’d love to see you do something as wacky as that in the week ahead — you know, bring elements of fantasy, myth and imagination into some official setting. It would, I believe, put you in sweet alignment with current cosmic rhythms. P.S. If you invoke the archetype of the unicorn, unchain it. CANCER (June 21-July 22): I’ve come across two definitions of the slang term “cameling up.” One source says it means filling yourself with thirst-quenching liquid before heading out to a hot place on a hot day. A second source says it means stuffing yourself with a giant meal before going out on a binge of drinking alcohol, because it allows you to get drunk more slowly. For your purposes, I propose a third, more metaphorical nuance to “cameling up.” Before embarking on a big project to upgrade your self-expression — quite possibly heroic and courageous — I suggest you camel up by soaking in an abundance of love and support from people whose nurturing you savor. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I love Adele’s voice. The mega-famous British pop singer has a moving, virtuoso instrument — technically perfect, intriguingly soulful, capable of expressing a range of deep emotion, strong in both her high and low registers. Yet there’s not a single song she does that I find interesting. The lyrics are cliched or immature, the melodies are mostly uninspired and the arrangements are standard fare. Does this remind you of anything in your life? A situation you half-love and are half-bored by? An experience so good in some ways and so blah in others? If so, what can you do about it? You may improve things if you act soon. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): There’s a good chance that you’ll soon find something you lost a while ago. You may even recover an asset you squandered or revive a dream left for dead. To what do you owe the pleasure of this blessing? Here’s what I think: The universe is rewarding you for the good work you’ve done lately on taking better care of what’s important to you. You’ll be shown how much grace is available when you live your life in rapt alignment with your deepest, truest values. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Chris Richards wrote a story for the Washington Post in which he complained about the surplus of unimaginative band names. At this year’s

SXSW music festival in Austin, he counted six bands that used “Bear” and two with “Panda.” Seven bands had “Gold,” including Golden Bear. Marshmallow Ghosts was one of seven bands with “Ghost” in their names. You’re in a phase of your life when it’s especially important not to be a slave of the trends — a time when it’s crucial to your well-being to come up with original language, unique descriptions and fresh approaches. So what would your band’s name be? (tinyurl.com/BadNamesForBands) SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’ve got to cry one more tear before the pungent comedy will deliver its ultimate lesson and leave you in peace. You’ve got to make one further promise to yourself before you’ll be released from the twilight area where pain and pleasure became so tangled. You’ve got to navigate your way through one more small surrender before you’ll be cleared to hunt down your rebirth in earnest. Meanwhile, the catharses and epiphanies just keep on erupting. You’re growing more soulful and less subject to people’s delusions by the minute. Your rather unconventional attempts at healing are working — maybe not as fast as you’d like, but still, they’re working. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Most people who profess a deep love of the Bible have never actually read the book,” says religious writer Rami Shapiro. If they did, they’d know that Satan is not implicated as the tempter of Adam and Eve. There’s no mention of three wise men coming to see baby Jesus, nor of a whale swallowing Jonah. Homilies like “This too shall pass” and “God helps those who help themselves” never appear in the scriptures. And contrary to the Ayn Rand-style self-reliance that evangelicals think is a central theme of their holy book, the Bible’s predominant message is that goodness is measured by what one does for others. I bring this up as a teaching about how not to proceed in the weeks ahead. You really do need to know a lot about the texts, ideas, people and situations upon which you base your life. (tinyurl.com/BibleFog) CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “The artist’s job is not to succumb to despair, but to find an antidote to the emptiness of existence.” So says the Gertrude Stein character in Woody Allen’s film “Midnight in Paris.” As an aspiring master of crafty optimism myself, I don’t buy the notion that existence is inherently empty. I do, however, wish more artists would be motivated by the desire to create cures for the collective malaise that’s haunted every historical era, including ours. In alignment with your current astrological omens, take up this noble task yourself in the weeks ahead, whether or not you’re an artist. You have more power than usual to inspire and animate others. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The world-famous whiskey Jack Daniel’s is produced in Moore County, Tennessee, which prohibits the sale of alcohol in stores and restaurants. You can’t get a drink of the stuff in the place where it’s made. There may be a comparable situation going on in your life. Maybe something you’re good at isn’t appreciated by those around you. Maybe a message you’re broadcasting or a gift you’re offering gets more attention far away than up close. Is there anything you can do about that? The weeks ahead are a good time to try. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Once you drive your car into Norway’s Laerdal Tunnel, you’re in for a long haul through the murk. The light at the end doesn’t start appearing until you’ve gone almost 14 miles. Using this as a metaphor for your life in the here and now, I estimate you’re at about the 12-mile mark. Keep the faith. It’s a straight shot from here. Can you think of any cheerful tunes to sing out loud? Rob Brezsny freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com OCTOBER 11-17, 2011 | FOLIO WEEKLY | 79

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Jacksonville competitors bring their game face to compete in the Las Vegas Ironman

hen most people think of Las Vegas, the image of working out is probably not what comes to mind. Vegas is all about Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Cirque du Soleil and strong drinks served by scantily clad women whose costumes seem to help ease the pain of having money removed from your wallet. For the past four years, the Ironman World Championship 70.3 has been held in Clearwater in November, but complaints about the lack of difficulty in the course led the promoters to look for a more challenging venue. They selected Las Vegas, and on Sept. 11, 2011, Sin City hosted the Marine Corps Ironman World Championship 70.3. The World Championship level in any sport means that athletes have achieved a level of significance. There is a certain exclusivity that comes at the top level that’s earned through years of dedication and perseverance. With more than 20,000 athletes competing in Ironman events worldwide, selection to the World Championship is very exclusive. It takes an incredible degree of planning and preparation, desire and ability, and even execution to just get selected to compete. To be the best in any one sport is extremely difficult, but to put it all together in three separate disciplines in a single event that tests the limits of speed and endurance over very difficult terrain is no small feat. Seven local Jacksonville triathletes were on the course to compete with the best in the world. Triathlon is one of the few sports that allows its World Championship to be contested on the same day, on the same course and under the same conditions — with

athletes have completed that course, they put on running shoes and head out for a 13.1mile run in the desert hills that surround Las Vegas. It doesn’t sound too easy, does it? Training for this type of endurance event requires the athletes to train 16 to 22 hours a week; typically that includes 7 to 8 miles of swimming, 200 or more miles cycling and 40 miles of running. Yes, that’s in one week, and it takes 12 to 16 weeks of this type of training to prepare. If you get the idea that these people have to be focused and dedicated to fit this all in, you’re right. You might also suspect these athletes are early retirees with a lot of extra time, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. And only one of the seven Jacksonville athletes has a college sports pedigree. They all have busy professional lives, too. The seven local Northeast Florida World Championship athletes are: Dr. Saswata Roy, a pediatric otolaryngologist at Nemours Children’s Hospital. He specializes in airway reconstruction and the treatment of craniofacial anomalies. With a demanding patient load and long days in the operating room, Dr. Roy often starts his day riding or running at 5 a.m. in order to fit it all in. Dr. Roy has completed five Ironman events — the 2011 event was his first Ironman World Championship 70.3. Dr. Lyndon Box is a cardiologist at Shands Jacksonville Medical Center. In between seeing patients and performing interventional cardiology, he finds time to train and raise his not-yet-1-year-old son. Not only did Dr. Box complete the Las Vegas course, he also

These seven local athletes have swum more than 900 miles, cycled 22,000 miles and run 4,400 miles in 1,700-plus hours of training. If you ask if it was worthwhile, they’ll answer, “Absolutely.” They made it to the World Championship. amateurs and professionals side by side. Can you imagine being allowed to tee off with Tiger on the final day of Augusta Nationals? How about being on base in Yankee Stadium in game 7 or leading in the final turn at Daytona? This type of access is simply not afforded in most sports and that’s what makes the Ironman different. The Ironman 70.3 World Championship event is a combination swim, bike and run. The swim leg is 1.2 miles and held in Lake Las Vegas. The bike portion, immediately following, is a challenging 56-mile hilly course throughout Henderson, Nevada. Once

competed at Ironman Louisville on Aug. 28, only 2 weeks earlier, where the distances are twice as long (2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and 26.2-mile run). Dr. Box has completed 14 Ironman events, the Ironman World Championship Hawaii. It was also his first Ironman World Championship 70.3. Dr. Kevin Neal is a general dentist who has a busy practice in Ponte Vedra. He finds time to train for not only this 70.3 World Championship event but also the full Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, in October. Dr. Neal has completed 19 Ironman events, the Ironman World Championship

Courtney Phillips before the start of the Ironman World Championship 70.3. This was Phillips’ first year competing in triathlons.

70.3 a total of six times and the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii six times. U.S. Navy Commander Lee Boyer is a P-3 pilot with more than 3,000 hours of flight in 18 years of Navy service. Skipper Boyer fits in training before and after work while serving as the commander of the Special Projects Patrol Squadron ONE with a demanding work and flight schedule. Cdr. Boyer has completed two Ironman events, including the World Championship in Hawaii and the 2008 Ironman World Championship 70.3 in Clearwater. Courtney Phillips is new to the sport, and this was her first year competing in triathlons. Previously, she’s been a standout runner on the local scene and shares a passion for cycling in her role as social media director for Trek Bicycles of Jacksonville. She is the mother of twin 4-year-old boys and currently training for her first Ironman in November. Charlie Lynch is the proverbial standout in local triathlons, and has finished multiple Ironman events, including IM Louisville, just two weeks before the Sept. 11 event. He’s a registered professional engineer and vice president and Southern operations manager for Gannett Fleming Transit and Rail Systems. He rides and trains with Velobrew, a local cycling club. Jeff Kopp is a former University of Southern California and NFL linebacker, who played from 1995 to 2000, and spent 1996-’98 with the Jacksonville Jaguars. After years in the hard-hitting sport of football, Jeff started cycling for fitness and worked his way up through the ranks to achieve a Pro 1 cycling license. Once he was at the top of the cycling field, Jeff made the jump to

triathlons, where his drive has taken him to the top of this sport as well. Being a former NFL player is not an advantage, as this sport is a fine balance between power and weight. Kopp, who played at 245 pounds, now weighs in at 195 — still 40 pounds heavier than most of the competition. Jeff is the owner of Trek Bicycles of Jacksonville and he’s helped coach the Providence High School football team. These seven local athletes have swum more than 900 miles, cycled 22,000 miles and run 4,400 miles in 1,700-plus hours of training. If you ask if was it worthwhile, they’ll answer, “Absolutely.” They made it to the World Championship. The balance needed for achieving success in triathlons — swimming, biking and running — is nothing in comparison to the skill needed to achieve balance in the family, work, sport triangle. Not only are these seven adept at sport, they all have family commitments, are successful in their professions and active in the community. These local athletes have achieved that balance and their drive and dedication have placed them at the top of the field. While this sport and these distances are not for everyone, it is hard to hear someone say, “I just don’t have time to do that” when you look at the descriptions here. The Beaches Fine Arts Series (BFAS) has a local series of shorter distance races which are perfect for first-timers. If you’re interested in trying out a tri, contact the Hammerhead Triathlon Club at hammerheadtriathlon.org Shawn Burke

Shawn Burke is a triathlete trainer in Jacksonville Beach who has competed in dozens of Ironman competitions.

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