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Florida Bar probe threatens to put the hurt on 1-800-style lawyer-medical referral services. p. 7

TV On The Radio, Deer Tick and The Meatmen all in one week? Somebody stop the aural madness. p. 53

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15 63 53 EDITOR’S NOTE p. 4 NEWS Florida Bar probe threatens to put the hurt on 1-800-style lawyer-medical referral services. p. 7 BUZZ, BOUQUETS & BRICKBATS Funny hats, fake mayoral Tweets and bears with fatal sweet teeth. p. 8 SPORTSTALK The Jags are bad, bungling and boring. Del Rio has to go. p. 11 BEST OF JAX 2011, PART 2 Rollergirl extraordinaire Rachael “Hot Wheels” Brennan leads us on a second tour of the region’s best stuff, from Ft. Clinch to the Matanzas Bay. p. 15 OUR PICKS Reasons to leave the house this week. p. 47 MOVIES Reviews of “Reel Steel” and “The Ides of March” p. 48 MUSIC TV On The Radio triumph over personal tragedy and professional changes with their latest release. p. 53

When it comes to delivering a kick-ass live show, Providence rockers Deer Tick stand alone. p. 54 Three decades on and Tesco Vee and The Meatmen keep sinking their teeth into the punk rock scene. p. 55 ARTS/ON THE COVER Northeast Florida artist Tony Rodrigues weaves compelling visual stories from artistic non sequiturs. p. 63 NEWS OF THE WEIRD Injury by turtle, lamppost and a “very low level of personal hygiene.” p. 77 BACKPAGE A fatal diagnosis provides an unwelcome entry into the world of pay-to-play health care. p. 82 MAIL p. 5 I ♥ TELEVISION p. 13 HAPPENINGS p. 68 DINING GUIDE p. 71 I SAW U p. 78 FREEWILL ASTROLOGY p. 79 CLASSIFIEDS p. 80

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Drug-Induced Nightmare

How lax enforcement and corporate greed have created a nation of junkies

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don’t know Tyson Tomoko personally.

I’ve seen him walk his dog. My son has an autographed picture from his heyday as a WWE wrestler. Beyond that, he’s occupied no more shelf space in my brain than any other retired semi-celebrity in Florida.

That was until last Monday, when Tomoko was busted in the handicap stall of a St. Augustine Chili’s, with a used syringe and forearms lined with bloody track marks. According to police, Tomoko robbed a nearby CVS pharmacy of 210 pills around 5 p.m. By the time he was arrested at 10 p.m., 178 of the pills were gone.

It’s not particularly surprising that someone who earned a living getting body-slammed in the ring would at some point acquire a dependency on painkillers. And it ought not be shocking that a business where steroid injections are routine would produce a few needle freaks. But Tomoko’s path from mid-level wrestler to alleged stickup man isn’t paved with poor judgment alone. The fact is, his addiction, and that of

pleaded guilty. But the case exposed more than just the greed and indifference of Big Pharma.

It revealed the sham cloak of protection offered by the Food and Drug Administration, which accepted — without a shred of evidence — the company’s claim that its drug was safer.

If the FDA failed to protect consumers in the way the drug was labeled and sold, the larger failing may have been by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency. Best known for its role in combating illegal drug trafficking, the DEA is also charged with approving the manufactured quantities of legal drugs.

As Slate reported last week (http://bit. ly/pGsxZu), the DEA’s Office of Diversion Control has the power to decide how much of a particular drug is needed in the market, and how much may legally be produced. But despite the drug’s increasingly devastating impact on the lives of Americans and the social fabric of communities, the DEA did nothing to stem production of OxyContin or

Florida’s pill mills are only part of the story. The crisis is rooted more deeply in the deliberate actions of drugmakers, and the deliberate inaction of federal drug watchdogs.

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tens of thousands of others, was fostered by a pharmaceutical industry that first lied about the addictive nature of their drugs, and then flooded the market with them.

Tomoko’s drug of choice — the 15 mg and 30 mg oxycodone he asked for by name _ is a powerful synthetic opiate, and the most commonly abused prescription drug in the U.S. In addition to causing about 180,000 deaths a year, the drug has fueled an almost incalculable wave of criminal activity, from the petty theft of addicts in Appalachia to the murder, smuggling and high-level corruption of drug rings in Connecticut (http://bit.ly/ncIomq).

Florida’s role in this flourishing drug trade is undeniable. About 85 percent of all trafficked oxycodone (sold under the brand name OxyContin) comes from Florida doctors, who prescribe 10 times more of the pills than those in all other states combined.

But Florida’s pill mills (reined in, belatedly, by the state legislature this year), are only part of the story. The crisis is rooted more deeply in the deliberate actions of drugmakers, and the deliberate inaction of federal drug watchdogs.

The first part of that equation has been covered — and prosecuted. In a stunning case brought by the United States attorney for the Western District of Virginia — a region plagued by “hillbilly heroin” — Perdue Pharma pleaded guilty in 2007 to criminal charges that they misled regulators, doctors and patients when they claimed OxyContin was safer and less addictive than traditional painkillers like Percocet or Vicodin. They continued to lie for years after the drug was introduced, even allowing sales staff to “to draw their own fake scientific charts, which they then distributed to doctors,” according to a 2007 New York Times story (nyti.ms/nDebKC).

The company agreed to pay $600 million in fines; three executives — including the company’s president and its top lawyer —

its generic equivalents.

Between 1997 (a year after Perdue Pharma brought their “risk-free” drug to market) and 2011, the production quota approved by DEA’s Office of Diversion Control increased from 8.3 tons to 105 tons — 1,200 percent. The result was the sudden ubiquity in medicine cabinets everywhere of a drug as powerful and addictive as heroin. According to one county-by-county analysis by officials in Ohio, a state particularly hard hit by the drug, the quantity of oxycodone prescribed in 2010 amounted to 130 doses for every resident.

The unchecked rise of this particular drug showcases what influence can buy (Big Pharma spends millions annually on lobbying, and drug companies are huge contributors to political campaigns). But it is also proof of what lax regulation can cost when applied by the gentle hand of a cowed public agency. A September bust of an oxycodone trafficking ring in Connecticut, New York and Florida consumed the police resources of three states, thousands of dollars and hours of surveillance. In the end, it also netted the arrests of three Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents, a Connecticut police officer and a Florida state trooper.

Could that expense have been avoided if the DEA had chosen to use its regulatory power at the front end, instead of its enforcement power after the fact? Sure. But that seems unlikely. Corralled by lobbyists and the lawmakers who do their bidding, the DEA and the FDA dither and hesitate, reluctant to draw ire or risk their future employability as pharmaceutical “consultants.”

Meanwhile, those suckers caught doing exactly what OxyContin’s producers want — and exactly what drug regulators have allowed — recline in the bathroom of your neighborhood Chili’s.

Anne Schindler themail@folioweekly.com

PROMISE OF BENEFIT

Back to the Future

In 1967, the citizens of Duval County and the city of Jacksonville voted to consolidate the city and county governments to provide better services. The main complaint back then was that the outlying county area suffered from neglect and no regular services.

Fast-forward to 2000, when the Better Jacksonville Plan was adopted. $1.5 billion was projected for roadway and infrastructure improvement throughout the city. This was to be paid for with a one-half-cent sales tax within Duval County. The collection of these monies is slated to expire in 2030.

In spite of the projects completed with BJP money, there are still outcries from citizens in outlying areas for better drainage,

Do you remember the infernal bridge tolls?

The city adopted a half-penny local option sales tax to eliminate the bridge tolls. That tax was to sunset a few years later, and it has not. reliable roadways, etc. In fact, during the last tropical storm, Jax Beach suffered unexpected flooding, when the drainage system had been “improved” under the BJP. Do you remember the infernal bridge tolls? The city adopted a half-penny local option sales tax to eliminate the bridge tolls.

That tax was to sunset a few years later, and it has not.

In 1995, Jax was awarded an NFL team.

The city spent $148 million to build the new stadium. Two years later, it spent $40 million to “upgrade” it for the Jaguars. When it was announced the Super Bowl was coming, the city installed two JumboTron screens, at a cost of $47 million. The agreement was to share the advertising revenue with the Jags, but the City Council decided to give the team ALL of the advertising revenue. In May 2011, the council voted to give the Jaguars $16.4 million of the EverBank advertising money that was supposed to go to the city. They agreed to allow the Jaguars to upgrade the stadium as they see fit, only to bill the city after the work is complete. (Almost $250 million to have an NFL team stay in Jax.) For the last three weeks, the sheriff and other department heads have been in negotiations with the city budget committee for fiscal 2011-2012. Each time the sheriff met the figure allocated by “budget,” the committee took more and more money, forcing the sheriff to lay off officers and civilian personnel. No matter how much the Sheriff ’s Office cut, the city wanted more. If the city didn’t have the money for the budget, that is one thing, but it took money from the Sheriff ’s Office (and other departments) only to reallocate it to paving, sidewalks to nowhere, and a study that is not needed. (Did the council take a pay cut for their part-time,

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$60,000/year jobs? NO!) The city has moved thousands of residents out of the downtown area in the name of revitalizing downtown as a business district.

Where are those businesses?

The city wants to upgrade the Prime Osborn Convention Center! More good money spent after bad. Why not entice a consortium of businesses to build a million-square-foot convention center in the Cecil Commerce Center? There is direct access to a 12,000foot runway, two major roadways (I-10 and Normandy Boulevard) and room for hotels.

(Orlando’s convention center was an orange grove on I-Drive and now look at it!)

It is obvious the City Council and Mayor have no concern for the citizens of Duval County. It’s no wonder, as most of the council are business owners. They seem to care only for the downtown area. I say let’s go back to pre-consolidation city limits. Let the city have their precious downtown area. The majority of the population lives outside of that area and would benefit greatly by having the county separate again.

Rob Handres Jacksonville via email

Back and Forth

Roderick T. Beaman responded to my previous letter with a predictable knee-jerk reaction (Mail, Sept. 27). Mr. Beaman questions my knowledge of history and my sources. Well, I in turn question his. As far as dictators and tyrants are concerned, let’s examine the documented historical facts.

(1) Joseph Stalin was born Joseph David Djugashvili and in his younger life embraced and attended a seminary of the Russian Orthodox Church and trained to be a priest.

He was considered secular ONLY during his middle years. In the years preceding his death, he converted again to religion and it was during these years that he was considered to be the most ruthless.

(2) Pol Pot (whose real name was Saloth Sar) was actually a Buddhist and later joined the priesthood and became a Buddhist priest, yet since he imposed a version of agrarian socialism, Christians falsely proclaimed him to be an atheist.

(3) Mao Zedong (aka Mao Tse-tung) was a Buddhist and wavered at times with Shintoism and Taoism. Because he embraced Marxism which led to his Communism, he too was falsely thought to be an atheist.

(4) Fidel Alejandro Castro embraced Marxism and Liberation Theology and was a Liberation Theologist (not an atheist).

(5) In 1941, Adolph Hitler stated to Gen. Gerhard Engel, “I am now as before a Catholic and will always remain so.” In his book “Mein Kampf,” Hitler wrote, “I believe today that my conduct is in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator.” He was not anti-religious.

He was anti-Semitic — and he was NO atheist.

None of these individuals’ actions had anything to do with atheism, but were purely political. The Christian fundies will say anything and spin anything to make secular freethinkers look evil. The time is far past due that we put the current big lies to rest. If the Christian God is in control, then the Christian God is responsible for plagues, earthquakes, tornadoes, famines, hurricanes, lightning

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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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strikes, natural caused forest fires, drought, miscarriages, deformed births, cancer deaths, and endless other acts of God. These holy horrors make the Christian deity the most hideous, savage, barbaric and psychopathic mass murderer that ever existed.

George Starkes St. Augustine Beach via email

William Shuttleworth’s responses are always intriguing (Mail, Oct. 4). Almost at once, Shuttleworth was on the attack, braying as if I somehow said the Founding Fathers were entirely anti-religious and anti-Christian.

I never said the Founding Fathers were staunch atheists, nor did I ever say they

Many times, Jefferson flat-out said he disregarded the Bible’s supernatural claims, claiming Jesus’ virgin birth would one day seem as silly as Athena bursting from Zeus’ head. thought religion or belief in God had absolutely no place whatsoever in our country. I merely noted how many of the Founding Fathers were highly critical of many aspects of organized religion, and made a point to keep religion and government separate.

In all of Mr. Shuttleworth’s praise of Thomas Paine, he makes no effort to explain his scathing criticisms of religion in “The Age of Reason.” I didn’t mention Thomas Jefferson, but it’s good he was brought up. Many times, Jefferson flat-out said he disregarded the Bible’s supernatural claims, claiming Jesus’ virgin birth would one day seem as silly as Athena bursting from Zeus’ head. And there are those bothersome little facts I keep repeating but are always ignored: no mention of God or Christianity in the U.S. Constitution, and the passage of the Treaty of Tripoli in 1797 with no uproar over Article XI. But once again, put forth the mere notion that the United States was not founded solely on Christian beliefs, one backed up by historical fact, and folks like Mr. Shuttleworth get all flustered.

He’s free to cling to a “you’re either with me or against me” mentality, but I hope he’s not too upset when those who are a bit more enlightened refuse to play along.

Nick Tarkalanov via email

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“We believe there is some fraud going on,” says Jacksonville attorney Grier Wells, chair of a Florida Bar committee investigating 1-800-style referral services.

1-800-Bad-News

A Florida Bar probe threatens to put the hurt on lawyer-medical referral services

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ou’ve just been injured in a car accident.

You reach through your haze of pain and confusion to grab your cell phone and dial an 800 number, connecting you to one of dozens of lawyer-medical referral services.

At least that’s the scenario laid out by some of the companies whose incessant television and radio advertising implore you to call 1-800-411-PAIN, 1-800-ASK-GARY, Ask Dave, 1-877-Let-Dany, Who Can I Sue?, Florida Attorney Medical Referral and dozens of others like them. The state is now home to some 71 of these referral services, which promise to direct accident victims to medical care and legal help.

The companies are increasingly ubiquitous.

1-800-411-PAIN has introduced an iPhone app that allows accident victims to take pictures of the vehicles involved, license plates, driver’s licenses and any bodily injuries, and send them to the company. ASK-GARY is paying an estimated $375,000 a year for naming rights to a Tampa amphitheater, is giving donations to the families of fallen police officers, and pledging $1, for each person who likes them on their Facebook page, to Jacksonville Dreams Come True. And the ads — some of which feature actors portraying police officers, firefighters and ambulance drivers — blanket the airwaves.

These successful marketing ploys have drawn the scrutiny of a committee of The Florida Bar, along with state insurance fraud investigators and state Rep. Rick Kriseman (D-St. Petersburg), who questions the tactics, ethics and transparency of some of the firms, and has proposed cracking down on them.

According to Jacksonville lawyer Grier Wells, who is chairman of The Florida Bar’s 15-member Special Committee on Lawyer Referral Services, the scrutiny is well-deserved.

“There are a number of acts that are being engaged in by both the legal and the health care professions that are questionable,” he says.

After two days of public hearings in July and late September, the committee is trying to come up with recommendations for the Bar’s Board of Governors on whether changes are needed to better regulate the conduct of attorneys and ensure compliance with lawyer advertising rules. Only 200 to 300 of The

Florida Bar’s 90,000 members are affiliated with lawyer referral services, Wells says, and most of them are following the rules.

The committee “is not indicting all forprofit lawyer referral services,” he clarifies.

“Unfortunately, the good ones get painted with the same brush stroke as the bad ones.”

And there are some bad ones — at least according to allegations of wrongdoing that prompted the Bar inquiry. The Bar committee has heard evidence of law firms sending non-lawyers to clinics to sign up patients as clients, which is the unauthorized practice of law. There have been other occasions when a victim is taken to a clinic and has had to meet with a lawyer or was forced to sign up with a lawyer before receiving medical treatment.

The committee also heard evidence suggesting that some people involved in accidents who call a referral service may be directed to a chiropractic clinic for expensive treatments, exhausting their personal injury protection insurance (PIP), which in Florida is usually $10,000, Wells says. In some parts of Florida, billboards advertise that accident victims may be eligible for $10,000. In reality, that amount is their PIP insurance payout.

“To me, the bigger problem is not so much the conduct of the lawyer referral services,” Wells says, “but the exploitation of PIP insurance — perhaps letting people think there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow and it may not be there.”

Given the proliferation of the for-profit referral services, Wells also believes it’s important that potential clients know who’s running them. “One thing that is not generally known to the public and needs to be known, is that most of the lawyer referral services … are owned by non-lawyers,” he says. “Most of them are owned by various practitioners in health care, primarily chiropractors.”

“We can’t regulate what physicians do,” Wells adds. “But we can, to some extent, regulate the interaction between physicians and attorneys.”

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Head Games “If you’re wearing a funny hat, take it off. It doesn’t matter how smart you are, you will never be taken seriously wearing a funny hat, and it’s going to embarrass everyone else.”

— Folio Weekly TV columnist Wm.™ Steven Humphrey, offering advice to prospective Occupy protesters about how to handle themselves in front of the TV cameras. For his complete list of tips on talking to reporters, go to bit.ly/oa0Rif.

Pretty Close “Mayoral shout-out to Folio for declaring obvious — naming me best looking local politico. Eat your heart out, Ray Holt & Kim Daniels” — Tweet last week by @JaxMayorBrown, the fake Twitter account of Mayor Alvin Brown. The real Mayor Alvin Brown was selected “Best Looking Local Politico” in this year’s Best of Jax readers’ poll (see page 17).

The Sweet Hereafter “The remains of a birthday cake were scattered on the ground.”

— From a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission account of a black bear that broke into a Macclenny area home last week at 2 a.m. to scavenge for sweets. The bear’s brazen pursuit of food makes it dangerous and officials plan to capture and euthanize it. To catch the bear, wildlife officers set a trap, baited with cupcakes.

The Gas Face “Look here, you overpaid robot,” the Chef began at a noticeably forced, but calm, voice level. “I’ve adopted a more vegetarian diet to clean out my system from all the shit I put in it over the holidays, and all it will take is the slightest movement toward your face right now to release some gas bloat that’s been building all day, just for this sort of thing.”

— From Damon Jones’ horror novel about restaurants on Jacksonville’s waterfront, titled “Silvertongue.” In an email to Folio Weekly, Jones wrote, “I am curious as to what it would take to get mention of this in your paper.” Well, there’s your answer, Jones: gas bloat.

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the hyperbolic content of referral service ads.

A recent federal court ruling involving the Jacksonville firm Harrell & Harrell upheld the firm’s right to advertise using a “Don’t Settle For Less Than You Deserve” tagline — a slogan challenged by The Florida Bar as a violation of its rules against “manipulative” language.

A federal court judge found the Bar’s rules to be a violation of the firm’s First Amendment rights, a decision that will likely force the Bar to focus less on the tenor of ads, and more on matters of accuracy.

But Wells says the recent hearings show concerns that go beyond how the referral services advertise themselves. “I think some of what we have seen falls under the Bar’s rules of disciplinary procedures and the unauthorized practice of law.”

promise consumers they could be eligible for a certain amount in damages, including $10,000 in PIP payments.

“I’m not pointing my finger when I say we believe there is some fraud going on, as far as blowing through PIP benefits when it is not necessary. We think that is happening,” Kriseman says.

The ASK-GARY referral service has come under scrutiny because it owns a chain of clinics, the Physicians Group LLC. After being directed to one of its clinics, accident victims can receive physical therapy, massage therapy, chiropractic services, diagnostic testing, X-rays and MRIs, neurosurgery and orthopedic surgery. It notes in its advertising that its clinics are accredited by the Joint Commission, a group that accredits hospitals and medical

“One thing that is not generally known to the public and needs to be known, is that most of the lawyer referral services … are owned by non-lawyers,” Wells says.

“Most of them are owned by various practitioners in health care, primarily chiropractors.”

The Bar isn’t the only group mulling changes. State Rep. Kriseman, who is also a personal injury lawyer, has drafted legislation aimed at increasing transparency and going after misleading and fraudulent advertising.

“If you are going to call yourself a ‘medical referral service’ then you should have more than one client, more than one medical provider that you can potentially send someone to,” says Kriseman. “Otherwise, it is not a real referral service.” The bill would require more transparency regarding the financial connections between referral companies, clinics and lawyers, and would prohibit actors dressed as police officers, firefighters or ambulance drivers to push a referral service in advertising. Finally, it would prohibit ads that

facilities. There are four Physicians Group clinics in Jacksonville, and others in Jacksonville Beach and Orange Park.

The 1-800-ASK-GARY referral service, which has more than 50 clinics around Florida, has 69 attorneys on its list submitted to The Florida Bar, nine from Jacksonville. They include Terry Byrd; Greg Prysock with Morgan & Morgan; John Jolly and Howard Skinner with Miller, Skinner & Jolly; Eddie and Chuck Farah, with Farah & Farah, and Edward and James Radloff with Radloff & Radloff.

None of them answered an email from Folio Weekly seeking comment on their association with ASK-GARY. However, one attorney on the list, Scott Nooney, said he had not had any contact with ASK-GARY for more than a year.

Bouquets to Bank of America for doing right by its entire workforce.

The company announced last week that it will reimburse gay employees for the extra taxes they pay to participate in the company’s same-sex couples healthcare plans. (Employer-paid health benefits for heterosexual married couples are non-taxable, and can be paid with pre-tax dollars, but for gay couples, the benefits are taxable and premiums must be paid with after-tax money.) Although BOA’s headquarters is located in Charlotte, it is the largest bank in Northeast Florida and holds almost 50 percent of the savings accounts in the region.

Brickbats to Jacksonville City Councilmember Don Redman for his willful ignorance about the rights of protestors and his knee-jerk instincts to silence dissent. Redman attended the Occupy Jacksonville demonstration last week, but only after calling the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and trying to get the demonstration shut down for lack of a permit, saying he’d fielded complaints from downtown business owners. Redman characterized protestors as “a bunch of people with all sorts of different gripes” united only by the fact that they are complainers.

Bouquets to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office for their even-handed treatment of protesters in last week’s Occupy Jacksonville protest. Beat officers observed protests without interfering, aided participants in crossing streets with traffic and even defended their right to gather when a Jacksonville City Councilmember attempted to shut the event down (see Brickbat).

News ASK-GARY was started by Sarasota chiropractor Gary Kompothecras, who owns Physicians Group LLC. It does not accept medical insurance, according to its website. Others say it relies on a patient’s personal injury protection (PIP) insurance.

Kompothecras also owns AGIC Insurance. It says on its web page that customers injured in an auto accident can cut their deductible payment in half by using one of its clinics, which happen to be the Physicians Group. An email to attorney Greg Zitani of Sarasota, who represents ASK-GARY, seeking comment from the company was not answered.

Mobile, Ala., attorney Timothy P. Chinaris, who attended both Bar committee meetings on behalf of 1-800-411-PAIN Referral Service LLC, presented the committee with a letter saying it operates under Bar rules, castigating the Bar for showing interest in the for-profit

referral services, which have been operating in the state since 1984.

“It is no secret that some lawyers and some law firms would like to drive private lawyer referral services out of business because the services attract clients that used to go to those lawyers,” Chinaris wrote. “The committee should not permit itself to be used as a cover for blatantly anti-competitive regulatory action.”

Grier Wells foresees changes to Bar rules, but he doesn’t see an end to the referral services.

“It has certainly been suggested that we turn the clock back and prohibit lawyer involvement in for-profit lawyer referral services, but I think most people think that is going to be very difficult to do,” Wells says. “So that train may have very well left the station.”

Ron Word themail@folioweekly.com

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Sportstalk One and Done?

When will JDR lose his J-O-B? hope you were able to watch the Jags beat the Tennessee Titans in their season opener. If you were, you saw history being made.

You saw Luke McCown win as a starter for the Jags — my guess is that you won’t see that again.

You saw the Jaguars climb into first place in the AFC South — albeit for a game. That won’t happen again this year. Unless the Colts’, Texans’ and Titans’ team planes were to somehow disappear. Any road games in the Bermuda Triangle for these teams? Hey, Wayne, call Goodell and work something out. Maybe throw in a BOGO coupon for Shoe Carnival to really sweeten the deal, or allow the Commish to be one of the running shoes during next game’s end zone race!

If you saw that Sept. 11 game, you might’ve seen the last victory of Jack Del Rio’s head coaching career. As I write this, the team is 1-4 and staring 1-15 in the face. Steelers?

Ravens? Texans? Pencil in 1-7 now!

Who can they beat in the second half of the season? The Colts? Nope. Pierre Garcon will serve them up like an amuse bouche. The Falcons? The Bucs? NO! Help is NOT on the way. For the ninth straight year.

Some wonder if David Garrard — cut, you recall, after a practice where he threw three picks, a practice just hours before DG9 was due an $8M roster bonus — might have been

think that he’s weak, vulnerable, a warm body willing to get laid out for the veteran minimum.

Of course, the Jags put him in that position — cutting him at the last possible moment, dishonoring the spirit of his contract while adhering to the letter thereof. Shadier than LeSean McCoy. The Jags did him like they did Leftwich. And some of us saw it coming.

We hope that JDR suffers a similar fate.

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JDR came in when the White Stripes and the Killers were still the hot new bands! He came in when the Iraq War was more popular than Michael Vick and Tiger Woods combined. Yet to Mack – a football lifer – he still looks lost. And he sounds lost during pressers. able to salvage some of the early season losses.

Could he have beaten the Saints? Maybe not, but that Bengals game was right there for the taking. There is a growing groundswell of belief that Garrard could’ve had the Jags in the thick of the divisional hunt.

Of course, DG9 isn’t playing for anyone yet. True to form for most departed Jags — Williams, Reggie and Jones, Matthew as examples — Garrard got buried when he wasn’t there to defend himself, both in pressers and behind the scenes, as Clean Gene and the rest of the staff is wont to do. Garrard kept his mouth shut about all of it, but even taking the high road comes at a price.

“There’s been a lot of speculation about me that I don’t appreciate,” said Garrard on Saturday.

“I was going to lay low with the media, but I feel I have to protect my name. I just want to make it clear that I’m a football player, I want to be with a team and be with an organization that will be as committed to me as I will be to them.”

Amazing that Garrard has to defend his character this way. But that’s what happens when your longtime employer buries you to the media and to that noxious horde of “NFL insiders.” Garrard — Pro Bowler not too long ago, mind you — has to come out and say that “if you want me, prove it to me” to teams that might’ve seen how the Jags treated him and

the team. Legendary wideout Jimmy Smith, for example, came out on Facebook and said that the Jags need “WR coaching.” And indeed they do.

Stacey Mack, the former bruising running back, had similar comments.

“Weaver shouldn’t never fired Coach Coughlin. He was hard as hell on us, but we were prepared for whatever every game. Never played for the new coach, [but it] just looks like he is lost out there.”

New coach? JDR came in when the White Stripes and the Killers were still the hot new bands! He came in when the Iraq War was more popular than Michael Vick and Tiger Woods combined. Yet to Mack — a football lifer — he still looks lost. And he sounds lost during pressers.

The Jags are bad, bungling and boring. Del Rio has to go. Dump him out with the garbage, all those players who were used up and then dissed as they were shown the door, and bring this lost decade full circle. Only through purging evil spirits can there be redemption. This is as true for the NFL as it is for Catholic exorcism!

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K, as you know, I’ve got an undetermined number of illegitimate children scattered across the country, blah, blah, blah, BLAH. However! If I ever get in contact with any of them, or (god forbid) “raise” them, I will most certainly NOT be reading them any Grimm’s Fairy Tales — because these things are the children’s story equivalent to the “Saw” films.

THEY ARE FREAKING FREAKY, YO! Example one! In the original version of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” Goldilocks doesn’t get a chance to try out any chairs, porridge or beds — because when the bears return home to discover a little girl in their house, they rip her apart and devour her.

MORAL: Don’t break into a bear’s house if you value your intestines.

Example two! In the Disney version of “Snow White,” the evil queen is so jealous of Snow’s beauty, she sends her huntsman to murder her. In the Grimm version, the queen also plans on eating Snow White’s liver and lungs for supper, and when she’s defeated at the

something just ain’t right, which makes her a big target of the Evil Queen … who also lives in town, and is a total beeyotch!

If that’s not confusing and crazy enough, “Once Upon a Time” includes occasional “Lost”-like flashbacks of fairytale land, in which we’ll learn more about the characters — which, if the producers stick with the original Grimm versions, will include a goodly amount of molestations, drownings, cannibalism and bear maulings.

Note to self: Never sleep again.

“ ‘Wait … suddenly I’ve got two kids and a rape?

What’s going to happen tomorrow night?’

MORAL: Don’t nap.”

7:30 FOX WORLD SERIES: GAME ONE America’s two best baseball teams meet, spit on the ground and scratch their scrabble bags.

10:00 FX AMERICAN HORROR STORY What do you mean they’re planning on selling and leaving the haunted house? That’s a direct violation of the “Horror Movie Character Code”!

end of the story? She’s forced to wear red-hot iron shoes, causing her to “dance herself to death.” MORAL: Cannibalism is no substitute for a good plastic surgeon.

Example three! “Sleeping Beauty.” (If you want to just skip this paragraph, I don’t blame you.) In the sanitized version, a princess is pricked by spinning wheel, falls into a deep sleep and is awakened by the kiss of a handsome prince. In the original, the King (yes, the father of the princess) kind of … you know … rapes her in her sleep. She gets pregnant, gives birth to two children (still sleeping, mind you!), and when she eventually awakes? She’s all like, “Wait … suddenly I’ve got two kids and a rape? What’s going to happen tomorrow night?” MORAL: Don’t nap.

YEEESH! I’m stopping there, but rest assured, these old-timey fairy tales are slam full of gore, dismemberments, sexual assaults and random pedophilia. And that’s something you need to know before watching this week’s debut of “Once Upon a Time” (ABC, debuts Sunday, Oct. 23, 8 p.m.).

Yes, it’s about fairy tales — but it’s written by some of the dudes who produced “Lost” (Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz), so expect things to get a bit complex and freaky. In fairy tale land, an evil queen casts a spell that imprisons Snow White and other famous bedtime story characters in the modern day, REAL town of Storybrooke, Maine … with absolutely no memory of their past lives. A new gal moves to town — who just may turn out to be the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming — and starts figuring out that

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9:00 SPIKE THE SCREAM AWARDS The annual celebration of sci-fi cinema, horror and geek musk.

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10:00 FX IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA The “storm of the century” bears down on Philly and Frank plans to make a LOT of $$$$$!

11:30 SHO DAVE’S OLD PORN Debut! Comedian Dave Attell and his panel narrate and comment on old ’70s and ’80s porn.

I approve!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21 10:00 STARZ BOSS Debut! Kelsey Grammar stars as the embattled mayor of Chicago — let’s throw in a neurological disease for good measure.

10:00 ANI MY EXTREME ANIMAL PHOBIA Debut! A psychologist helps people deal with their animal phobias. AHHHH!!! Koala bears!! AHHHHH!!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 9:00 PBS AUSTIN CITY LIMITS Dreamboat-y indie rockers The Decemberists perform live selections from their latest release.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 8:00 ABC ONCE UPON A TIME Debut! A woman moves to a fairy-tale town … and is immediately disemboweled by a bear.

9:00 AMC THE WALKING DEAD Rick finds a great new place to hide from the zombies — maybe a “shovel outlet”?

MONDAY, OCTOBER 24 8:00 BBCA TOP GEAR This week’s celebrity racecar driver: Lionel Richie!

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9:00 A&E HOARDERS Season premiere! A man lives with 30 cats — which is about 30 too many.

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Whether you’re looking to jam on the best burgers in the four-county area, or just want some fullcontact fun at local nightclubs, 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 textonly online Best Of page (bit.ly/ BOJ2011text) to keep as a ready reference throughout the year.

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

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

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Best Local Scandal Sheriff John Rutherford removing police scanners from newsrooms

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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.

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

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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.

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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.”

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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.

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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.

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Best Local Volunteer Effort HabiJax Since 1988, this local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity has built homes for 1,800 Northeast Florida families, working from a philosophy that

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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.

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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/ 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

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years of waiting, the new county courthouse fills taxpayers mostly with buyer’s remorse.

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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.

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

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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.

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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 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.

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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, OCTOBER 18-24, 2011 | FOLIO WEEKLY | 19

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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.”

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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.

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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 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.

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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 the acres of tomes on the used-book 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.

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Best Reason to Love Northeast Florida The Beach 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.

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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.

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Best Local College University of North Florida

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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.

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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,

Best Local TV Sports Anchor: Sam Kouvaris, WJXT Channel 4

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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.

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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.

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Best Local News Website Jacksonville.com While the newspaper side of The Florida

Best Local Radio Station: 1010XL

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.

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Best-Looking Talking Head Nikki Preede Kimbleton, WJXT Channel 4

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.

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Best Local Twitter Account @jaxdotcom 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!”

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Best Local TV Anchor Donna Deegan, First Coast News 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.”

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Best Local TV Newscast WJXT Channel 4 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.

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.”

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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.

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Best Local Investigative Reporter Jackelyn Barnard, First Coast News 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 ever-shrinking media landscape, Barnard continues to dominate — and lead her peers by example.

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Best Local TV Sports Anchor Sam Kouvaris, WJXT Channel 4

Best Local TV Weather Forecaster: Richard Nunn, 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 one-time 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.

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Best Local TV Morning Show The Morning Show, WJXT Channel 4 Once again, the ©unstoppable 2011 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-tothe-minute reporting? Witty repartee? Bruce’s hypnotic smile? Staci’s love of Bob Marley?

Richard’s salacious wit? Regardless, Folio

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Weekly readers turn to WJXT Channel 4 when they want to knock back a few dozen energy coffee drinks and get their wake-me-up news fix.

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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-the-blue question or a surprise audience Tweet ensures that both interviewer and audience are in for a thoroughly caffeinated morning.

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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 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.

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Best Local Radio Station 1010XL

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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

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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.

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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 selfpromoter, with a dizzying array of areas of expertise — including canine law, forgery, shoplifting, electrical injury, birth injury, food-borne diseases, bicycle product liability, manslaughter and sports injuries — Phillips 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.

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and is located on 16 acres of maritime coastal hammock land between A1A and Anastasia State Park. Is there anything better than a midOctober Duran Duran show with a cold beer, cool breeze and your dancing shoes? We think not.

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Best Concert of 2011 Old Crow Medicine Show 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.

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Best Live Music Club Freebird Live

Best Local Artist Jim Draper

Best Museum Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens

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.

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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 augmented with donations from various patrons over the years, with the current permanent collection featuring more than 6,000 works of art spanning 8,000 years. This past year, the Riverside museum was honored by the National Register of Historic Places, as it reopened the restored Tudor Room and featured impressive exhibits like “The Wark Collection of Early Meissen Porcelain,” “On the Silk Road and High Seas” — a noted collection of Chinese ceramics, along with the current education-themed display, “One in Three: Solve our Dropout Crisis.”

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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.

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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!

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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!

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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 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?

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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.

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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

Best Place to Attend a Concert St. Augustine Amphitheatre 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, completely refurbished in 2002) saw huge acts come to town, including Toby Keith, Alison Krauss, Selena Gomez, Further and Miranda Lambert.

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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.

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.

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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 rUn dAte: 101811 supported the broader community through helping the River City Pride Parade, PFLAG Friends ab Checked by (Parents Salesand Rep re of Lesbians and Gays) and JASMYN, the organization for Northeast Floridaarea gay, lesbian, bi and questioning youth.

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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 blacklightcovered 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?!

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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.”

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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.

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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 everpopular themed nights, like Tapas Tuesdays and Working Women’s Wednesdays.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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Best Place to See Live Sports EverBank Field

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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.

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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 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 30 | FOLIO WEEKLY | OCTOBER 18-24, 2011

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.

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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.

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Best Bowling Alley Latitude 30 Wouldn’t it be great if somebody built a brandnew bowling alley, with neon-lit lanes and comfy couches for chillin’? And a room filled with video games and prizes? And a room for watching sports on plasma screens. Oh, wait — and martinis! Fortunately, somebody did. The latest addition to Northeast Florida’s fun-lovin’ landscape, Latitude 30, offers all this plus a full menu, party hosting and a range of other perks.

No surprise that this new adult-and-kid-friendly funzone has won this year’s Best of Jax props from Folio Weekly readers.

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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).

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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.

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Best Place to Bike Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park 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 just aren’t that many spots you can claim to have done that.

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Best Fishing Spot The Atlantic Ocean

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.

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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.

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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.”

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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.

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Best Park Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park The city of Jacksonville gets so much wrong —

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up on gear is Atlantic Pro Dive in Jacksonville Beach. Established in 1974, Atlantic Pro 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 32 | folio weekly | OCTOBER 18-24, 2011

in 1997, Skate Bomb outfits grommets and 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.

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introduced scuba diving to 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

Best Record Store Music Matters 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.

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

Best Hospital: Baptist Health of Northeast Florida

Best Local Florist Kuhn Flowers 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

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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, 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.

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Best Vintage/ Consignment Store Vintage Recalled

Best B&B on Amelia Island Elizabeth Pointe Lodge

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.

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

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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! 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.

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Best Hospital Baptist Health of Northeast Florida 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 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.

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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.”

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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.

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Best Hairstylist Jon-Michael Hall, Aura Salon Spa Best Local Bookstore Chamblin Bookmine

Best Smoke Shop Island Girl Cigar Bar

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.

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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.

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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.

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Best B&B in Jacksonville The Riverdale Inn

Best Tattoo Studio Iron Clad Tattoo

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, heartof-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.

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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!

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Best B&B in St. Augustine Casa de Suenos

Best Yoga Studio Yoga-Den Studio

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,”

According to those who track such things, 2011 has lured a gaggle of celebrity converts to the yoga mat — including, but not limited to, Lady Gaga, Russell Simmons, Jennifer

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-akind 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.

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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: YogaDen Studio is the place to be. Namaste.

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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.

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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 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

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, familyfriendly 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 spaquestions, that doesn’t fallplease call your For short of Hollywood standards.

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

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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.

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Best Chef Chef Kenny Gilbert, Nippers Beach Grille Best Restaurant in Jacksonville Ragtime Tavern Seafood & Grill

Best Restaurant in OP/Fleming Island Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers

Since 1983, this Atlantic Beach restaurant has been satisfying diners looking for the best in Cajun-influenced dining along with everpopular 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.

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Mellow Mushroom sounds more like a hookah lounge than a franchise pizza joint, but they sure can make a mean bruschetta or steak-and-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.

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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.

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Best Restaurant on Amelia Island Salt, The Grill, The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island 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 why patrons at Salt, an upscale restaurant situated in The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, will get an absolute schooling in good ol’ NaCl. At Salt, Chef Richard Laughlin creates seasonal menus featuring seafood, meat and vegetarian dishes paired with some of the most rare and interesting salts from around the globe.

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Best New Restaurant The Pier 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, you’re probably not paying much attention to the décor. Established in 2008, this Snail of Approval-inductee (for its “slow food” movement ideals) knows a thing or two about French cuisine. Check out the summer

vegetable shepherd’s pie, lobster risotto, roasted oysters and phenomenal dessert selection, including cherry frangipane and homemade s’mores. Delicieux!

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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

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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.”

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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

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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.”

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

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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?”

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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 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.

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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.

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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!

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Best Indian Restaurant India Restaurant 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Best Coffeehouse Three Layers Café 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 singers and musicians like multiinstrumentalist Goliath Flores.

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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.

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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.

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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 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

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salad, pork kabobs and curried cauliflower. Just be ready to share. Duh, that’s the point.

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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-ofa-kind signature dishes like the beer can chicken and Caliche’s poke bowl.

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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

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.

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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.

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Best Burger in St. Augustine Best Burger in OP/ Fleming Island Five Guys Burgers and Fries Five Guys Burgers and Fries continue its campaign for local burger domination, with a mouthwatering (and let’s get real — sinfully 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.

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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.

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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.

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Best Pizza in St. Augustine Carmelo’s Marketplace Pizzeria There’s something to be said for a pizzeria

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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.

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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.

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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

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 New Restaurant: The Pier

Best Breakfast Metro Diner

or bleu cheese, with a heat of your choosing and in batches of 5 or 50.

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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.

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Best Yogurt Shop Mochi Frozen Yogurt In the often cutthroat realm of frozen yogurt shops, there can only be one winner. And Folio Weekly readers have chosen Mochi Frozen Yogurt for their sweetly cool and healthy offerings. Serving nonfat yogurt made from natural spring water and live, active cultures, Mochi offers flavors ranging from mango and green tea to coco-nilla and taro, topped off with everything from granola (hippies!) and kiwi fruit to Rice Krispies Treats and Fruity Pebbles!

Yeah, baby. Breakfast-cereal style.

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Best Soup Panera Bread One might think that interest in the Best of Jax soup category would be diminished by the freaking unmerciful heat, but the competition was fierce. At times, it seemed like the voting was a mere hairsbreadth away from sheer, broth-based anarchy! Thankfully, cooler heads prevailed and Panera Bread 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.

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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!

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

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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

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.

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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 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 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.

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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.

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How the hell do you brand that?) and open daily until 2 a.m., which doesn’t suck in the least.

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Best Margarita La Nopalera

Best Neighborhood Bar in OP/Fleming Island Mellow Mushroom

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.

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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 a Sierra Nevada Big Foot and a fresh dough pretzel with cinnamon and honey?

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Best Bartender Marc Selph, Mavericks

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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 2011 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

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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 44 | FOLIO WEEKLY | OCTOBER 18-24, 2011

better by a side of bratwurst, sauerkraut and German potato salad.

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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 seven La Nop locations, the salvation of a little salt and lime is never too far away.

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Best Martini Suite

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.

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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 artery-clogging 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 six-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.

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Best Wine List The Grotto Wine Bar & Shoppe The folks at this intimate San Marco wine and

Best Bar When You’re Out of Work: Pete’s Bar

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.

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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 ever-rotating 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 video games and nosh on pub-appropriate fare like pigs in a blanket and beer brats. Sláinte!

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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.

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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-to-fiver, 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.

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Reasons to leave the house this week WORD UP AL LETSON

Jacksonville playwright, performance poet, actor and public radio host Al Letson stages a live multimedia version of his weekly “State of the Re:Union” NPR program, which focuses on people and events in communities across the nation, on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 7 and 8:30 p.m. at Museum of Contemporary Art, 333 N. Laura St., Jacksonville. This live production is sponsored by MOCA, Folio Weekly and community activist group PB&J. Advance tickets are $15; $20 at the door.

647-7718.

INDIE SHANNON AND THE CLAMS

Straight outta Oakland, Calif., comes the garage trio Shannon and the Clams, who’ve been wowing savvy fans with tunes like the fierce punk jam “Hunk Hunt” and the sweet ’50s-style pop tune “Sleep Talk.” They perform along with King Lollipop, Wet Nurse and Andrew Virga on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. at Café Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach. Tickets are $8.

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REGINA CARTER

Virtuoso jazz violinist Regina Carter can claim a lineage with American string luminaries like Stuff Smith, Leroy Jenkins and Billy Bang, as knowledgeable of Bach and Mozart as they are Bebop and Motown.

The Detroit native has more than a half-dozen sizzling releases, performed with artists like Aretha Franklin, Lauryn Hill, Kenny Barron and Mary J. Blige. In ’01, this MacArthur Foundation grant recipient broke cultural and racial barriers by becoming the first jazz musician and African American to shred on Il Cannone Guarnerius, an 18th-century violin once owned by legendary violinist Niccolò Paganini. Regina Carter performs on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville.

Advance tickets are $35. 355-2787.

FOOD CARING CHEFS

The Children’s Home Society of Florida presents its 28th annual Caring Chefs on Sunday, Oct. 23 from 7-9:30 p.m. at The Avenues Mall, 10300 Southside Blvd., Jacksonville. Local foodies can sample culinary and wine offerings from more than 60 local restaurants, caterers, specialty shops and wine vendors. Proceeds benefit social services designed to protect children at risk for abuse, neglect or abandonment. Tickets are $60. 493-7794. chsfl.org

CREATIVE CRAWL NORTH BEACHES ART WALK

The North Beaches Art Walk celebrates its fourth anniversary with a tip of the psychedelic top hat to Pop Art on Thursday, Oct. 20 from 5-9 p.m. at 30 venues including galleries, boutiques, bars and restaurants from Sailfish Drive in Atlantic Beach to Beaches Town Center, 200 N. First St., Neptune Beach. Live music by the Boogie Freaks (pictured), a silent auction, raffles, roving magicians and jugglers are featured — even free limo rides!

For participating galleries, call 249-2222.

ROCK TV ON THE RADIO

When it comes to Brooklyn’s finest in pioneering rock, TV on the Radio continues to transmit music that signals everything from post-punk and free jazz to soul and beyond. Since ’01, this innovative ensemble has released five EPs and five full-lengths adored by critics and fans, while collaborating with David Bowie and Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, among others. The band is touring in support of its latest album, “Nine Types of Light,” the first release since the tragic death of member Gerard Smith last year.

TV on the Radio performs on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. Advance tickets are $28.50; $33.50 day of show. 355-2787.

FOLIO WEEKLY’S OKTOBERFEST

In truth, neither Folio Weekly readers nor our unstable staff needs a reason to justify quaffing beer while wearing sassy lederhosen and a jaunty little feathered cap! But Folio Weekly’s third annual Oktoberfest does offer an excuse, along with the chance to sample more than 100 beers while enjoying a variety of fare from local eateries and grooving to the sounds of the hottest local musicians! The whole shebang is held on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 6-10 p.m. at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340C A1A S., St. Augustine. Advance tickets are $15; $20 at the door. Advance VIP tickets get you in at 5 p.m. and are $20; $25 at the door. Lederhosen optional. Ages 21 and older. 260-9770. october 18-24, 2011 | folio weekly | 47

“Now get back in there and bite his other ear!” Hugh Jackman assures his robot that the Tyson Technique is not only legal, it’s encouraged, in the sci-fi flick “Real Steel.”

Live Rust

The silly robot-boxing story of “Real Steel” hits moviegoers below the belt Real Steel *G@@

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unning just over two hours, the new sci-fi flick “Real Steel” is easily an hour-and-a-half too long. The plot is loosely derived from a short story by Richard Matheson (“I Am Legend”) whose numerous teleplays were adapted for classic TV series like “The Twilight Zone,” “Thriller” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.” A compact 30 minutes would’ve been the perfect time frame for “Real Steel” as well, a lightweight concept that becomes more trite and superficial the longer it unfolds on the screen. What’s more, except for the special effects thrill-a-moment of watching two robots pummel one another, we’ve already seen most of this movie.

“Real Steel” is directed by Shawn Levy, whose better films have been the family-friendly variety, such as “Cheaper by the Dozen” and “The Pink Panther” (both Steve Martin remakes) and the two “Night at the Museum” comedies.

Levy would seem to have the audience’s pulse when it comes to sentiment and laughs, and there is plenty of the former in the new film.

In fact, the conclusion of “Real Steel” includes a waterworks of joyful tear-shedding that’s unfortunately only rust-inductive, given the otherwise mechanical and manipulative nature of the plot, screenplay and characters.

The story takes place sometime in the near future. The only reason we know this is because “robot fighting” is the sport of the moment, much like “rollerball” was in another bad science-fiction movie (the remake, that is.)

Except for the robots and a nifty cell phone, everything else — cars and fashions included — look like they came out of today’s showrooms.

A greater cynic than I might ask why wouldn’t automobiles at least look substantially different in an era when technology is so advanced (and has been for some time) that highly sophisticated robots have become the equivalent of modern-day gladiators? Except for obvious budget costs, I can’t imagine why not. Anyway, Hugh Jackman (“Wolverine”) plays seedy-butlikable former boxer Charlie Kenton, who now lets his robots take the poundings he used to endure. Eager to get a buck wherever he can,

Charlie finagles a contest between his robot and a bull at a small rodeo. Left with a pile of junk metal when the bull is through with his metal protégé (due to Charlie’s watching the girls when he should’ve been controlling the ’bot), the ne’er-do-well skedaddles on the wager, earning himself a beating later on.

On top of his financial woes, Charlie faces a court hearing regarding the 11-year-old son, Max (Dakota Goyo), he fathered with a former girlfriend, recently deceased. The wayward father finds himself stuck with the resentful but precocious son, who soon develops a keen interest in his dad’s sporting ventures. Discovering a literally washed-out robot named Atom, Max convinces Charlie to shine him up and get him in the ring with the big guys. Incredibly, Atom quickly earns a shot at the champion, the brutal killing machine Zeus, manufactured by conceited Japanese technocrat Tak Mashido (Karl Yune) and his icy female companion, the wealthy Farra Lemcova (Olga Fonda).

Naturally, this robot match is the Fight of the Ages, like in all the Rocky movies and essentially every other boxing flick. Screenwriter John Gatins (“Dreamer,” “Coach Carter”) pulls out just about every cliché from every sports movie ever made in order to spin this tale of a boy, his dad and a two-fisted robot. His primary models, however, are the original “Rocky” (scarcely different from the multiple sequels, except for Rocky losing the match) and “The Champ,” the 1979 weepy starring Jon Voight and Ricky Schroder, itself a remake of the 1931 hearttugger of the same name starring Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper.

Despite his considerable charm and talent, Hugh Jackman cannot even begin to save “Real Steel,” which quite simply is a bad concept from beginning to end. Dakota Goyo might be a good little actor in the right role, but mostly he’s just annoying here, victimized like his elders by the cloying script. Evangeline Lilly from TV’s “Lost” could have made an engaging love interest for Charlie in her role as Bailey, but mostly she’s reduced to pleasant window-dressing, which is a shame.

Mattel’s “Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots” was one of those childhood toys that looked better than it actually played. True to form, the same goes for “Real Steel.”

Pat McLeod themail@folioweekly.com

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Director George Clooney’s latest is a worthy candidate for political drama of the year The Ides of March ***@

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f America has come to expect anything from its political leaders — aside from an astonishing inability to get anything done — it’s bottomless barrels of corruption, nepotism and dishonesty.

It’s a historical redundancy we seem powerless to stop, and the result has been a precipitous decline in our collective trust in the people we elect to represent us.

And so we venture forth into “The Ides of March,” which, after unashamedly laying out director/co-writer George Clooney’s personal political motivations, moves smoothly into a taut, methodically paced drama. Adapted from Beau Willimon’s play “Farragut North,” which was loosely based on the failed 2004 primary campaign of Democratic candidate Howard Dean, “Ides” follows upstart junior campaign manager Stephen Meyers (Ryan Gosling) as he navigates the treacherous wilderness of Washington backstabbers, scoop-hungry reporters and his own carnal desires. He and his idealistic superior, senior manager Paul Zara (Philip Seymour Hoffman) are tasked with shaping the Democratic primary campaign of hard-left-winger Mike Morris (Clooney).

Stephen’s drive is ambition; Paul’s is loyalty.

Their challenger is a middle-of-the-road liberal, Senator Ted Pullman (Michael Mantell), whose campaign is headed by Tom Duffy (Paul Giamatti), a crusty but effective honcho who plays hardball without a hint of remorse when a few drops of blood are shed. Tom knows the ropes, and he’s feeling the pressure as the primaries approach. Ohio is in the bag for Mike Morris, and campaign manager Tom has to move fast and decisively if his man is to take the lead.

So he propositions Stephen during a clandestine meeting at an out-of-the-way bar, asking him to join the Pullman campaign. The exchange lasts only a few minutes, but shines an unflattering light on Stephen’s fatal character flaw. Now we understand that, although he initially turns Duffy down, his third-act end run will make or destroy his career — and ultimately decide the fate of his White House-hungry boss.

“The Ides of March” develops slowly, it’s slick and polished, and it makes good use of its younger, attractive cast. And though it plays on familiar territory, revving the engine of scandal and betrayal at just the right moments, the story is solid and provocative. But the real treat here is watching Hoffman and Giamatti do their work.

Hoffman commands the screen whenever he is present which, sadly, as this script dictates, isn’t long enough. Paul Zara’s arc is one of swift decline, and Hoffman plays him masterfully, remaining dignified as his life crumbles under the weight of corruption and betrayal. Likewise, Giamatti’s cold, whispery delivery punctuates lines like, “You wanna work for ‘the friend,’ or do you want to work for the President?” He, too, is a master craftsman, and his turn as Tom Duffy is this is a copyright protected pro worth the price of admission.

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Hollywood’s current “It Boy,” Ryan Gosling, who has proven his acting chops in indie winners like “Lars and the Real Girl,” is surprisingly strong as the stoic yet vulnerable Beltway climber. When cracks appear in his glossy veneer, it’s almost a pleasure to observe.

In contrast to the jaded and battle-scarred Duffy, for whom we secretly cheer as the narrative string winds tight, Stephen Meyers is arrogant and cocksure, the kind of guy you want to see get his ass kicked in a convenience store parking lot at around 1 a.m.

Is “The Ides of March” a great movie?

Probably not. But it is a damn good one, and well-timed at that. As we prepare for the upcoming election-year shenanigans, which in the GOP camp have already begun, the film reminds us of things we don’t care to admit. The people running for office, despite their public pose of altruism, are strategists who, in their desperation to get elected, will do whatever it takes to win. It’s a simple truth, one we’ve blindly ignored when casting our votes time and time again.

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FILM RATINGS **** ***@ **@@ *@@@

BAD BRAINS SMALL FACES LITTLE FEAT RAUNCH HANDS

NOW SHOWING 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 Blvd.

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.

THE BIG YEAR **@@ 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.

Steve Martin, Owen Wilson and Jack Black star in this comedy about three friends competing in a cross-country challenge to see who can count the most species of birds.

“They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (Glee Remix)”: Newbie stars Julianne Hough and Kenny Wormald have a stomping good time in the remake of “Footloose.”

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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 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 Blvd.

A faith-based film about four police officers navigating different stages of fatherhood.

COWBOYS & ALIENS **G@ Rated PG-13 • Cinemark Tinseltown Jon Favreau directs this sci-fi-meets-oater-action-yarn, starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde, about an outlaw and sheriff who battle intergalactic varmints plum set on global domination!

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!

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 Blvd.

This creepy thriller stars Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz as a family who discovers their new crib might not be all it’s cracked up to be. Naomi Watts also stars in director Jim Sheridan’s inventive take on the haunted house story.

Spoiler alert: The dad killed his whole family and is now in the bughouse.

AMELIA ISLAND Carmike Amelia Island 7, 1132 S. 14th St., 261-9867 ARLINGTON & REGENCY AMC Regency 24, 9451 Regency Square Blvd., 264-3888 BAYMEADOWS & MANDARIN Regal Avenues 20, 9525 Philips Highway, 538-3889 BEACHES Regal Beach Blvd. 18, 14051 Beach Blvd., 992-4398 FIVE POINTS 5 Points Theatre, 1028 Park St., 359-0047 NORTHSIDE Hollywood River City 14, River City Marketplace, 12884 City Center Blvd., 757-9880

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

DRIVE ***G Rated R • AMC Regency Square, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

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.

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 Blvd.

Reviewed in this issue.

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 Blvd.

Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt give ace performances in this sweetly endearing comedy about two best pals who find their friendship tested when one of them is diagnosed with cancer.

FOOTLOOSE **@@ 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 Blvd.

This remake of the ’80s film stars Kenny Wormald as a Boston teen who moves to the Deep South only to discover — egads! — that dancing is not only frowned upon but nay … dare we say it? … banned by the local killjoy clergyman Shaw Moore (Dennis Quaid). We miss Kevin Bacon.

THE HELP **G@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, 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.

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KILLER ELITE ***@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, 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 Blvd.

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, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd., San Marco Theatre 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.

OOSARAVELLI **@@ Not Rated • Cinemark Tinseltown This Bollywood rom-com (“Bolly-rom-com”) stars Ajay, Raghu Babu and Tanikella Bharani in the story about a fun-lovin’ criminal who falls in love.

REAL STEEL *G@@ Rated PG-13 • MC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

Reviewed in this issue.

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 ape-turned-superape Caesar. Tasteful special effects help “Rise” climb to the top of the blockbusters.

SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD **@@ Rated PG • Regal Beach Blvd.

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.

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.

THE THING **@@ 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 Blvd.

A team of researchers led by paleontologist Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) are trapped in the Arctic with a murderous, shape-shifting alien in the latest remake of this classic sci-fi horror story.

WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER? **@@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Blvd.

When Ally (Anna Farris) reads a story claiming that women who’ve had more than 20 lovers never find a husband, she rekindles romantic fires with an ex-boyfriend.

OTHER FILMS ENVIRONMENTAL FILM SERIES The documentary “Vanishing of the Bees” is screened at 7 p.m. on Oct. 20 at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2487 A1A S., St. Augustine. “Tapped” runs on Oct. 27. $5 donation.

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POT BELLY’S CINEMA “The Guard,” “Sarah’s Key” and “Crazy, Stupid, Love” are shown at Pot Belly’s, 36 Granada St., St. Augustine.

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5 POINTS THEATRE The third annual festival, loaded with classic and new horror films, some local shorts, to scare the living hell outta ya, is held Oct. 21-24 at 5 Points Theatre, 1028 Park St., Jacksonville. Films include “Nosferatu” (with a live score), “Trollhunter,” “Zombie,” “Special Dead,” “Hobo with a Shotgun,” “Zaat” and “Surviving Mommie Dearest.” For the full schedule, go to fivepointstheatre.com. 359-0047.

WGHOF IMAX THEATER “Rescue 3D,” “Legends of Flight 3D,” “The Wildest Dream,” “Born To Be Wild 3D,” “The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D,” “Hubble 3D” and “Under The Sea 3D” are shown at World Golf Hall of Fame Village, 1 World Golf Place, St. Augustine. “Puss In Boots 3D” opens on Oct. 28. “Spookley” runs Oct. 29, 30 and 31. 940-IMAX. worldgolfimax.com

NEW ON DVD & BLU-RAY ZOOKEEPER Kevin James graces filmgoers with yet another comedic masterpiece in this story of a humble zookeeper and critterlover who can talk with the animals. Also funny the first time around in 1967, when it was called “Dr. Doolittle.”

SUPER 8 Director J.J. Abrams (“Lost”) offers a fun-filled, family-geared, Spielberg-style thriller about a group of kids who must save their Midwest town from a nefarious space alien.

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BAD TEACHER Cameron Diaz stars in Jake Kasdan’s hilarious raunchy romp about a wild schoolteacher who likes to pass out drunk when she’s not passing her hapless students.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER Chris Evans stars in this superlative adaptation about a WWII-era soldier with incredible powers who battles the evil Red Skull (Hugo Weaving) and his hideous Nazi minions. Tommy Lee Jones and Stanley Tucci co-star in director Joe Johnston’s impressive comic book-born offering.

“We are definitely going to need more salsa.” Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Ulrich Thomsen get ready to dig into that regional dish, Arctic Carrion Fajitas, in the sci-fi/horror remake “The Thing.”

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New Frequency: Brooklyn’s innovative rockers TV On The Radio.

TV On The Radio triumph over personal tragedy and professional changes with their latest release TV ON THE RADIO Sunday, Oct. 23 at 8 p.m.

The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville Advance tickets are $28.50; $33.50 the day of show 355-2787

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’m embarrassed to say that the first time I heard of TV On The Radio was in 2008 when Kanye West professed they were his new favorite band. I don’t care much for West on a personal level, but I do respect his musical intentions.

I purchased TVOTR’s third full-length studio album, “Dear Science,” and fell in love.

The band, which formed in 2001 in Brooklyn, N.Y., is difficult to classify. The finished product is a mixture of freeform jazz, a cappella, psychedelia, trip-hop, modern soul and ’90s indie rock. I’ll just say they’re good.

The current lineup includes Tunde Adebimpe (vocals/loops), Kyp Malone (vocals/guitar/ bass/loops), Dave Sitek (guitar/keys/loops) and Jaleel Bunton (drums/vocals/loops/ guitars). The band’s resident bassist and keyboardist, Gerard Smith, died in April from lung cancer at the young age of 36. Folio Weekly was told that if we asked anything about Smith, the interview would be instantly terminated. So we kept things light in our conversation with Adebimpe, chatting about TVOTR’s fourth full-length studio album, “Nine Types of Light,” released in April on Interscope Records, and the band’s upcoming stop at The Florida Theatre.

Folio Weekly: This is your first gig here, right?

Tunde Adebimpe: We’ve not played Jacksonville before. Every time we’ve come to Florida, every single one of our shows has been playing Miami and Orlando, so now we’re going to get a chance to come to Jacksonville.

F.W.: How’s the tour going so far? You’re

playing Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs tonight.

T.A.: Yeah, colleges today and tomorrow. The tour’s going really well, actually. It’s been pretty even — the freak-out level is the appropriateness that we like. Totally appropriate.

F.W.: You recorded your last two records with major label Interscope Records, after you left the independent label, Touch and Go. How has that been going?

T.A.: We basically make what we’re going to make and then they figure out a way to distribute and sell it. Like with any kind of

“It’s just a very different scene being able to walk around and have your day and then go over to the studio at 8 p.m. and stay there until six in the morning.” “work” situation, it’s got its ups and downs.

Mostly, it’s been pleasant. Nobody really shows up during the recording process — nobody’s allowed [Laughs.] to come and hear anything.

F.W.: Your new album, “Nine Types of Light,” was done in Los Angeles — your first time recording outside Brooklyn, N.Y. What was that like?

T.A.: Well, we’ve been based in Brooklyn for a better part of eight years. It’s just a very

different scene being able to walk around and have your day and then go over to the studio at 8 p.m. and stay there until six in the morning.

I guess the construction of our record is quite different when you’re sort of “on foot” than when you’re two blocks away from where you live. In L.A., we were staying in an apartment complex somewhere in the tail end of Beverly Hills and we would drive ourselves to the studio, which was put away in nature. Basically, the differences were sort of, at the end of it, kinda manageable — but it definitely felt like going up into a tree house and being there for a set number of hours a day.

F.W.: You just mentioned that when you recorded in Brooklyn, you would go to the studio from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Are you nightowls?

T.A.: Well, it’s also when your day slows down.

It’s only been recently — like the last few records — where this [TV On The Radio] has been everybody’s “only” job. For however long that lasts. [Laughs.] Your day, in general with most of the creative work I do, it’s easier for me to get a lot done at night because the stress and interruption is minimized.

F.W.: You co-starred with Anne Hathaway in 2008’s film, “Rachel Getting Married.” Do you have any other acting gigs coming up?

T.A.: No, just focusing on finishing up the tour.

The plan right now is to finish up this tour. In November, we’re going overseas and then that’s it for the year. I think for next year — I don’t know — the tentative plan is for everyone to be recording stuff on their own. We’re just gonna kinda play it by ear. For myself, I want a bit more time to work on other stuff like other film projects.

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Truckin’: Rhode Island rockers Deer Tick hit the road for their Oct. 20 Café Eleven performance.

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When it comes to delivering a kick-ass live show, Providence rockers Deer Tick stand alone DEER TICK with VIRGIN FOREST Thursday, Oct. 20 at 8 p.m.

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f you like your rock ‘n’ roll raucous, sweaty and drunken, then a Deer Tick concert is right up your alley. But until this month, the Rhode Island five-piece’s recorded discography hadn’t exactly lived up to its live show notoriety. That changes on Oct. 25 with “Divine Providence,” the band’s fourth album. Songs like “Let’s All Go to the Bar” and “Clownin’ Around” let gravel-voiced Deer Tick frontman John McCauley get back to his hell-raising roots, a welcome return after the © 2011 morose 2010 album “The Black Dirt Sessions” arrived heavy on the tortured folk numbers.

Folio Weekly caught up with the rip-roaring McCauley to talk side projects, Occupy Wall Street and dispelling Deer Tick’s critics.

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Folio Weekly: How’s it going, John?

John McCauley: Good, I’m just here in Nashville fighting off the DTs with a tall vodka.

F.W.: Deer Tick’s new album “Divine Providence” was the first one recorded in your home state of Rhode Island. Any particular reason?

J.M.: Three of us in the band are from Providence, so it’s always felt like our hometown.

Plus we were in a really badass studio, and we brought up the producer who did the Middle Brother record, so it was fun. We recorded on tape, no computers involved, just a band in a room doing their thing.

F.W.: Why’d it take this long to record an album that accurately reflects Deer Tick’s live show?

J.M.: People have been describing us using titles that we don’t necessarily agree with. We’ve played nothing but straight-up rock ‘n’ roll shows for the past few years, so I thought it was time to record something that sounded like who we really are, that reckless abandon-type shit that we do live.

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F.W.: You’ve stayed busy with side projects recently, releasing “Middle Brother” with Taylor Goldsmith from Dawes and Matt Vasquez from Delta Spirit, while also doing one-offs as Deervana, a Nirvana cover band. Do you just like to stay busy?

J.M.: I just did another side project called “Diamond Rugs” with Robbie from Deer Tick, Ian from Black Flips, Hardy from Dead Confederate, Steve from Los Lobos and Bryan from Six Finger Satellite. That was an interesting recording experience. But “Middle Brother” was more of a songwriting exercise, just figuring out

how the three of us worked together.

F.W.: All four Deer Tick albums, along with the Middle Brother record, have been released on small Brooklyn label Partisan Records. Do you have a good relationship with them? Have you had bigger offers?

J.M.: We’re very happy where we are. Our manager works for Partisan, so I don’t know if we’ve gotten any offers from bigger labels — I trust he would let us know if we did! But I don’t know if we’d have much interest in doing that.

We enjoy our artistic freedom and creative control, where we get to closely monitor the finances and do our own publishing.

F.W.: It also allows you to do things like sell limited-edition versions of “Divine Providence” that include disposable cameras with photos taken by the band.

J.M.: We like taking a personal approach to keep our fans interested in our music. The cameras may even shed a little [light] on our personal lives; see what kind of crazy shit happens.

F.W.: Which it does no matter where you go. I know you put a lot of heart and soul into Deer Tick’s music, but is having fun the band’s MO? J.M.: We have a lot of fun on and off the road, and we’re all pretty good drinkers. I drink all the time; I don’t really care about being a role model or anything. I’m here to have fun.

F.W.: Some snobbier music outlets have given you grief for not changing up your sound. Does that affect you at all?

J.M.: Our fans are the best part about it for us.

As far as music journalism goes, I don’t really care about what people think about our records.

We do the best job we can for the fans that are coming out to our shows. I saw some reviews of “Divine Providence” that were extremely negative, and I got a kick out of ’em. If our crowd were to get smaller, we might be worried, but they’re not, so …

F.W.: You played a free show in New York last month to highlight police brutality surrounding the Occupy Wall Street protest. Deer Tick has never struck me as a particularly political band.

J.M.: It’s not big or anything. We just don’t think cops should be beating on people. Maybe us playing will cause one cop to not f*ck with people, or one protester to not provoke them.

Maybe both sides can understand where the other is coming from.

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Three decades on and Tesco Vee and The Meatmen keep sinking their teeth into the punk rock scene THE MEATMEN with POWERBALL, TOXIC EARTH Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 6 p.m.

Brewster’s Pit, 140003 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville Tickets are $12, 223-9850

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uring the nefarious reign of Pres. Ronald “RayGun” Reagan, the budding early-’80s American hardcore scene began to spread like a loud, crackling virus. And few bands helped distribute their own brand of fast-paced, highoctane rock and raunch, like The Meatmen.

Founded and fronted by lead singer Tesco Vee, over the course of a dozen releases including 1983’s “We’re the Meatmen … and You Suck!” and “Rock & Roll Juggernaut” (1985), the band has helped infuse much-needed, inventively tasteless humor into what is sometimes an overly serious scene. Songs like “Crippled Children Suck,” “Lesbian Death Dirge,” “Slow Boy” and that classic ode to John Lennon’s murder, “One Down, Three to Go,” are as hilarious as they are polarizing.

The pride of Kalamazoo, Mich., (born Robert Vermeulen in 1955) Tesco Vee (tescovee.com) has been equally vital to what we now know as the fanzine movement, first publishing “Touch and Go” in 1979, eventually featuring some of the earliest scribblings by then-unknowns Henry Rollins, Keith Morris, Ian MacKaye and Byron Coley. The recently released anthology, “Touch and Go: The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine ’79-’83,” collects all 22 issues and shows Vee’s still-underrated influence in black-and-white.

Due to the universal offensiveness of his lyrics, Tesco Vee has been loved and loathed in equal doses for the last three decades. Yet when Vee’s legacy is compared to some of the careerist choices made by peers like Henry “The Gap” Rollins and Glenn Danzig, the now 56-year-old family man comes out smelling like a funky rose.

On Oct. 26, Vee brings his current lineup of The Meatmen to Brewster’s Pit for an overdue return to Florida. Tesco Vee spoke to Folio Weekly from his home in Lansing, where he set us straight on what it’s like to be nearing 60 while “still being a punk rock guy.”

T.V.: It was the way we connected the dots with all of the other little areas of the country. I think it was pretty crucial, since it was only way that you could read or learn about all of these bands that were coming out. There was an investment in time and energy where you had to really want to seek out all of this music popping up around the globe. Fanzines were how we expressed ourselves and found each other. It was a labor of love, to be sure.

F.W.: During the height of the PMRC, (Parents’ Music Resource Center) in the ’80s, did you ever get any flak? It could’ve really helped your career.

Look what it did for The Mentors.

T.V.: No, we didn’t and it really pisses me off that we never did! I was actually jealous when The Mentors got all of that attention. They’re like The Meatmen with all of the brains and smarts kicked out of it.

F.W.: Are there any topics that are taboo or too controversial even for Tesco Vee? T.V.: Probably the whole race thing. People have called me racist, but I’m just like the old-school Jewish comedian who uses derogatory names for different ethnic groups. But I do kind of stay clear of race. I just like to say “F*ck you” to the PC Police.

F.W: Do you think that people have become increasingly humorless in general?

T.V.: I don’t think there are a lot of bands swimming in those waters, saying: “Let’s crack a joke and have a good time.” That’s really why I started the band. When we started out, everybody was so serious all the time, bitching about Reagan so all of their personal problems took a back seat to that. But I was raised on The Fugs and Frank Zappa, so I wanted to take punk but make it funny.

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F.W.: Let’s talk politics. Who would win a corndog-eating contest: Michele Bachmann or Sarah Palin?

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Raunch and Roll: Tesco Vee (center) and The Meatmen bring their signature brand of hardcore punk humor to Brewster’s Pit on Oct. 26.

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SET YOUR GOALS, THE WONDER YEARS The punk and hard rock kick off at 6 p.m. on Oct. 18 at Brewster’s Pit, 14003 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Tickets are $10. 223-9850.

UNWRITTEN LAW, THE ATARIS Punk hooligans Unwritten Law perform at 8 p.m. on Oct. 18 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville. Tickets are $16. 398-7496.

BURNING TREE, CHILLAKAYA These roots and dank rockers play at 9 p.m. on Oct. 18 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Jacksonville. 353-4692.

OMEBI Indie rockers Omebi are on at 9 p.m. on Oct. 19 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Jacksonville. 353-4692.

ELECTRIC SIX, KITTEN Detroit electro punks Electric Six perform at 8 p.m. on Oct. 19 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville. Tickets are $13. 398-7496.

UNDEROATH, COMEBACK KID, THE CHARIOT, THIS IS HELL, REJOICE THE AWAKENING This evening of punk rock and hardcore kicks off at 8 p.m. on Oct. 19 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. Tickets are $15. 246-2473.

INSANE CLOWN POSSE, TWIZTID, BLAZE, RIZZIN, TOO PHUCKS, DAVID FROST Rap dudes Insane Clown Posse appear at 7 p.m. on Oct. 20 at Plush, 845 University Blvd. N., Jacksonville. Tickets are $25. 743-1845.

SARAH MAC BAND These folk rockers perform at 8 p.m. on Oct. 20 at European Street CafĂŠ, 1704 San Marco Blvd, Jacksonville. Tickets are $10. 399-1740.

DEER TICK, VIRGIN FOREST Indie rockers Deer Tick perform at 8 p.m. on Oct. 20 at CafĂŠ Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine. Tickets are $15. 460-9311.

THE TOASTERS, RED FIVE POINT STAR, FIFTY FOOT ORDINANCE, SELF EMPLOYED Legendary ska band The Toasters are on at 8 p.m. on Oct. 20 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville. Tickets are $13. 398-7496.

AARON SHEEKS This singer-songwriter performs at 9 p.m. on Oct. 20 at Island Girl Cigar Bar, 7860 Gate Parkway, Jacksonville.

854-6060.

JENNIFER CHASE Singer-songwriter Chase is on at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 21 at Pizza Palace, 920 Margaret St., 598-1212. Chase plays at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 22 at Pizza Palace, 1959 San Marco Blvd., San Marco, 399-8815.

ROBERT LESTER FOLSOM & THE RLF BAND, COREY KILGANNON, THE FINAL GOODBYE Legendary psych rocker Folsom performs at 7 p.m. on Oct. 21 at Murray Hill Theatre,

rock snugglefest kicks off at 9 p.m. on Oct. 22 at Shantytown 932 Edgewood Ave. S., Jacksonville. Advance tickets are $8; Pub, 22. W Sixth St., Jacksonville. 798-8222. $10 at the door. 388-3179.

CLAYTON BUSH Singer-songwriter Bush performs at 9 p.m. on HIS NAME WAS IRON, ELIJAH ROAD, CALL IT CAPTIVE, Oct. 22 at Island Girl Cigar Bar, 7860 Gate Parkway, Jacksonville.

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854-6060. on Oct. 21 at Brewster’s Pit, 14003 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville.

SHANE DWIGHT BAND with ERIC CULBERSON The GeorgiaTickets are $10. 223-9850. bred blues kick off at 10 p.m. on Oct. 22 at Mojo Kitchen, 1500 JAKE OWEN Country artist Owen performs at 7 p.m. on Oct. 21 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach. Tickets are $15. 247-6636. at TPC Sawgrass, 110 Championship Way, Ponte Vedra Beach.

GOLIATH FLORES Multi-instrumentalist Flores performs at Tickets are $15. 273-3235.

1 p.m. on Oct. 23 at Three Layers CafĂŠ, 1602 Walnut St., BIG D & THE KIDS TABLE, HAVE NOTS, WAY LAY Indie Jacksonville. 355-9791. rock bands appear at 8 p.m. on Oct. 21 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 STEPHEN CAREY Singer-songwriter Carey plays at 5 p.m. on Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville. Tickets are $10. 398-7496.

Oct. 23 at European Street CafĂŠ, 992 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville.

THOSE LAVENDER WHALES These rockers put on a “whale� of 399-1740. a show (pun!) at 9 p.m. on Oct. 21 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams SHANNON AND THE CLAMS, KING LOLLIPOP, WET NURSE, St., Jacksonville. 353-4692.

ANDREW VIRGA Cali garage rockers Shannon and The Clams DiCARLO “D-Loâ€? THOMPSON Singer-songwriter Thompson appear at 7 p.m. on Oct. 23 at CafĂŠ Eleven, 501 A1A Beach performs at 9 p.m. on Oct. 21 at Island Girl Cigar Bar, 7860 Gate Blvd., St. Augustine Beach. Tickets are $8. 460-9311.

Parkway, Jacksonville. 854-6060.

TV ON THE RADIO These innovative rockers are on at 8 p.m. on GRIMM WHITE STEED These local rockers gallop onstage at 9 Oct. 23 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. p.m. on Oct. 21 and 22 at Cliff’s Bar and Grill, 3033 Monument Advance tickets are $28.50; $33.50 day of show. 355-2787.

Road, Jacksonville. 645-5162 TRIBAL SEEDS, E.N. YOUNG, SIDEREAL The jam artists HEAVY PETS The bluesy band hits the stage at 10 p.m. on Oct. perform at 8 p.m. on Oct. 23 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., 21 at Mojo Kitchen, 1500 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach. Tickets are Jax Beach. Tickets are $12. 246-2473. $8. 247-6636.

ALL NIGHT WOLVES, RADAGUN, GASOLINE HEARTS Locals RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET OKTOBERFEST One Step Ahead All Night Wolves play at 7 p.m. on Oct. 24 at Brewster’s Pit, of the Law Brass Band and Larry Mangum play at 6:30 p.m.

14003 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Tickets are $10. 223-9850. on Oct. 21; Mike Shackelford plays at 11:45 a.m., Florida OMINOUS BLACK, DUTCHGUTS These dark-tinged rockers Conservatory of Music at 2:30 p.m., Eric Bowden at 4:30, One appear at 9 p.m. on Oct. 25 at 9 p.m. on Oct. 21 at Burro Bar, Step Ahead of the Law at 6 and Shawn Lightfoot & the Brigade 100 E. Adams St., Jacksonville. 353-4692. at 8:45 on Oct. 22 at Riverside Arts Market, under the Fuller Warren Bridge at Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville. 554-6865.

LAUREN FINCHAM This singer-songwriter performs at 7 p.m. on Oct. 22 at Three Layers CafĂŠ, 1602 Walnut St., Jacksonville.

THE MEATMEN, POWERBALL, TOXIC EARTH Oct. 26, 355-9791.

Brewster’s Pit FOXY SHAZAM Retro rockers Foxy Shazam play at 8 p.m. on THE OUTSIDERS, FREDDY FUDD PUCKER Oct. 26, Burro Bar Oct. 22 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville.

EASTON CORBIN Oct. 27, Mavericks Tickets are $12. 398-7496.

BALTHROP, ALABAMA Oct. 27, 5 Points Theatre U2 BY UV (U2 Tribute), AARON MANSFIELD The U2 cover LEDISI Oct. 27, The Florida Theatre band performs at 8 p.m. on Oct. 22 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First GUITAR SHORTY Oct. ASK 27, Mojo Kitchen St., Jax Beach.

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Springer on Fri. & Sat., every other Thur. Barry Randolph on Sun. CAFE KARIBO, 27 N. Third St., 277-5269 Live music in the courtyard at 6 p.m. every Fri. & Sat., at 5 p.m. every Sun. DOG STAR TAVERN, 10 N. Second St., 277-8010 Live music every weekend GENNARO’S ITALIANO SOUTH, 5472 First Coast Hwy., 491-1999 Live jazz from 7:30-9:30 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. GREEN TURTLE TAVERN, 14 S. Third St., 321-2324 Dan Voll from 7-10 p.m. every Fri. Live music every weekend INDIGO ALLEY, 316 Centre St., 261-7222 Dan Voll & the Alley Cats at 8 p.m. every Sat. Frankie’s Jazz Jam at 7:30 p.m. every Tue. Open mic at 7 p.m. every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. O’KANE’S IRISH PUB, 318 Centre St., 261-1000 Dan Voll at 7:30 p.m. every Wed. Turner London Band at 8:30 p.m. every Thur., Fri. & Sat. THE PALACE SALOON & SHEFFIELD’S, 117 Centre St., 491-3332 BSP Unplugged every Tue. & Sun. Wes Cobb every Wed. DJ Heavy Hess, Hupp & Rob every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. DJ Miguel Alvarez in Sheffield’s every Fri. DJ Heavy Hess every Sat. Cason every Mon. PLAE, 80 Amelia Circle, Amelia Island Plantation, 277-2132 Gary Ross from 7-11 p.m. every Thur.-Sat. SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6990 Cason at 2 p.m. at the tiki bar every Sat. & Sun. THE SURF, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., 261-5711 Richard Smith on Oct. 18. Early McCall on Oct. 20. Pam Affronti on Oct. 21.

Richard Stratton on Oct. 22. Stevie Fingers on Oct. 25. DJ Roc at 5 p.m. every Wed.

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AJ’S BAR & GRILLE, 10244 Atlantic Blvd., 805-9060 DJ Sheryl every Thur., Fri. & Sat. DJ Mike every Tue. & Wed. Karaoke every Thur.

MEEHAN’S TAVERN, 9119 Merrill Rd., Ste. 5, 551-7076 Karaoke every Wed. Live music every Fri. Open mic every Wed. MVP’S SPORTS GRILLE, 12777 Atlantic Blvd., 221-1090 Live music at 9 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. PLUSH, RAIN, LAVA, 845 University Blvd. N., 745-1845 Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid, Blaze, Rizzin, Too Phucks and David Frost at 7 p.m. on Oct. 20. DJ Massive spins top 40 in Rain every Wed., DJs spin Latin every Fri.

TONINO’S TRATTORIA, 7001 Merrill Rd., 743-3848 Alaina Colding every Thur. W. Harvey Williams at 6 p.m. every Fri. Signature String Quartet every Sat. VIP LOUNGE, 7707 Arlington Expressway, 619-8198 Karaoke at 9 p.m. every Tue. Live music every Wed. Reggae every Thur. Live music every Fri. Old school jams every Sat. A DJ spins every Sun.

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BRICK RESTAURANT, 3585 St. Johns Ave., 387-0606 Duet every Wed. Goliath Flores and Sam Rodriguez every Thur. Bush Doctors every 1st Fri. & Sat. Live jazz every Fri. & Sat. THE CASBAH CAFE, 3628 St. Johns Ave., 981-9966 Goliath Flores every Wed. 3rd Bass every Sun. Live music every Mon. ECLIPSE, 4219 St. Johns Ave., 387-3582 DJ Keith spins for Karaoke every Tue. DJ Free spins vintage every Fri. DJs SuZiRok, LowKill & Mowgli spin for Chillwave Madness every Mon. ELEVATED AVONDALE, 3551 St. Johns Ave., 387-0700 Karaoke with Dave Thrash every Wed. DJ 151 spins hip hop, R&B, old-school every Thur. DJ Catharsis spins lounge beats every 1st & 4th Sat. Patrick Evan & CoAlition every Industry Sun. MOJO NO. 4, 3572 St. Johns Ave., 381-6670 John Emil on Oct. 20. 77D’s on Oct. 21. Wes Cobb on Oct. 22. Live music every Fri. & Sat. TOM & BETTY’S, 4409 Roosevelt Blvd., 387-3311 Live music every Fri. Karaoke at 8 p.m. every Sat.

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THE COFFEE GRINDER, 9834 Old Baymeadows Rd., 642-7600 DJ Roy Luis spins new & vintage original house at 9 p.m. every Thur.

GATOR’S DOCKSIDE, 8650 Baymeadows Rd., 448-0500 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.

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Platinum Denim: Country artist Jake Owen performs on Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. at TPC Sawgrass, 110 Championship Way, Ponte Vedra Beach. This Vero Beach native’s latest single, “Barefoot Blue Jean Night,� hit No. 1 on Billboard’s country chart. Tickets are $15. 273-3235.

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 Mr. Sunshine at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 20. Lucky stiffs at 6 p.m. on Oct. 21. 4Play at 6 p.m. on Oct. 22. Incognito at noon and Jimmy Parrish at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 23 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. 18. Mark O’Quinn on Oct. 19. Alex Seier on Oct. 20. Live music on Oct. 21 & 22 CASA MARINA, 691 First St. N., 270-0025 Live music on Oct. 19 COPPER TOP, 1712 Beach Blvd., 249-4776 Yankee Slickers on Oct. 20. Live music on Oct. 21. Charlie Walker on Oct. 22.

Karaoke with Billy McMahan, 7-10 p.m. every Tue. Open mic every Wed.

THE COURTYARD, 200 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-2922 Russell Cederberg at 7 p.m. on Oct. 21. Kelly Green on Oct. 22 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 Dune Dogs at 8 p.m. on Nov. 4 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 Stephen Carey from 5-8 p.m. on Oct. 23 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 Underoath, Comeback Kid, The Chariot, This is Hell and Rejoice the Awakening on Oct. 19. U2 By UV and Aaron Mansfield at 8 p.m. on Oct. 22. Tribal Seeds, E.N. Young and Sidereal on Oct. 23 ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 108 First St., Neptune Beach, 372-0943 Jimmy Solari on Oct. 19. Mark O’Quinn on Oct. 20.

Sam Mandrick on Oct. 21. Tim O’Shea on Oct. 22. Clayton Bush on Oct. 26 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 Yankee Slickers on Oct. 19. Danka on Oct. 20. Paul Lundgren on Oct. 21. 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.

MOJO KITCHEN, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636 Heavy Pets at 10 p.m. on Oct. 21. Shane Dwight and The Eric Culberson Band on Oct. 22. Guitar Shorty on Oct. 27 MONKEY’S UNCLE TAVERN, 1850 S. Third St., 246-1070 Wes Cobb at 10 p.m. every Tue. DJ Austin Williams spins dance

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& 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 Will Pearsall on Oct. 19. Midlife Crisis on Oct. 20. Al Naturale on Oct. 21 & 22. Vinnie Kelleman on Oct. 23 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 Billy & Trevor on Oct. 19. Chuck Nash Duo on Oct. 20. Retro Katz on Oct. 21 & 22. Bread & Butter on Oct. 23. 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 Burning Tree and Chillakaya on Oct. 18. Omebi on Oct. 19. Those Lavender Whales on Oct. 21. Ominous Black and Dutchguts on Oct. 25. DJ Tin Man spins reggae & dub every Tue. DJ SuZi-Rok spins synthpop, dance punk, neo-pyschedelia, dream pop, lo-fi, shoe-gaze, postpunk, 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. Live music every weekend 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

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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., 353-1188 State of Mind from 7 p.m.-mid. on Oct. 21. Mr. Natural at 7 p.m. on Oct. 22. Florida’s Next Superstar from 4-8 p.m. on Oct. 23 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 Wits End on Oct. 20. Megan Diamond on Oct. 21. 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. 19. Battle of the Bands at 9 p.m. on Oct. 20. All About Me at 5 p.m., One Night Stand at 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 21. Gary Keniston at 5 p.m., Miletrain at 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 22. Reggae on the deck at 5 p.m. on Oct. 23. DJ BG every Mon.

INTRACOASTAL WEST

BREWSTER’S PIT, 14003 Beach Blvd., Ste. 3, 223-9850 Set Your Goals and The Wonder Years on Oct. 18. His Name Was

Iron, Elijah Road, Call It Captive and According to Cadence on Oct. 21. All Night Wolves, Radagun and Gasoline Hearts on Oct. 24. The Meatmen on Oct. 26 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 Grimm White Steed at 9 p.m. on Oct. 21 & 22. 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 1 p.m. every Reggae Sun. Creekside Songwriters Showcase at 7 p.m. on the last Wed. each month RACK ’EM UP BILLIARDS, 4268 Oldfield Crossing, 262-4030 Craig Hand every Sat. Karaoke at 7 p.m. every Sun. SPECKLED HEN TAVERN & GRILLE, 9475 Philips Hwy., Ste. 16, 538-0811 Live music from 6-9 p.m. every Fri. TREE STEAKHOUSE, 11362 San Jose Blvd., 262-0006 Boril Ivanov Trio at 7 p.m. every Thur. David Gum at 7 p.m. every Fri.

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Locally based psych rock legend Robert Lester Folsom & The RLF Band perform along with Corey Kilgannon and The Final Goodbye on Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. at Murray Hill Theatre, 932 Edgewood Ave. S., Jacksonville.

Folsom, who was featured in our Nov. 23, ’10 cover story, has enjoyed a career revival after last year’s reissue of his 1976 album “Music and Dreams.” Folsom is currently working on new music with childhood friend and famed producer Don Fleming.

Advance tickets are $8; $10 at the door. 388-3179.

ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG

CHEERS BAR & GRILL, 1580 Wells Rd., 269-4855 Karaoke at 9:30 p.m. every Wed. & Sat. CRACKERS LOUNGE, 1282 Blanding Blvd., 272-4620 Karaoke every Fri. & Sat. THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959 John Michael every Wed.-Sat. PARK AVENUE BILLIARDS, 714 Park Ave., 215-1557 Random Act from 7:30-11:30 p.m. every Mon. Bike Nite THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611 Out Of Hand on Oct. 20. DJ Waldo every Tue. DJ Papa Sugar every Wed. Buck Smith Project every Mon.

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DOWNTOWN BLUES BAR & GRILLE, 714 St. Johns Ave., (386) 325-5454 Local talent nite every Wed. Karaoke at 8 p.m. every Thur. Garage Band at 8 p.m. every Fri. Jam & open mic at 4 p.m. every Biker Sunday.

PONTE VEDRA

LULU’S WATERFRONT GRILLE, 301 N. Roscoe Blvd., 285-0139 Mike Shackelford & Rick Johnson from 7-10 p.m. every Fri. Tony Novelly from 6-10 p.m. every Mon. NINETEEN at Sawgrass, 110 Championship Way, 273-3235 Time2Swing at 6 p.m. every Thur. Strings of Fire every Sat. PUSSER’S CARIBBEAN GRILLE, 816 A1A N., Ste. 100, 280-7766 Live music every Thur.-Sun. URBAN FLATS, 330 A1A N., 280-5515 High Tides of Jazz at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 20. Be Easy at 4 p.m., Evans Bros. at 8 p.m. on Oct. 21. Darren Corlew Band on Oct. 22. Incognito at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 24 & 31. Darren Corlew every Tue. Soulo & Deron Baker at 6 p.m. every Wed.

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., 3887807 Robert Lester Folsom & the RLF Band, Corey Kilgannon and The Final Goodbye at 7 p.m. on Oct. 21.

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.

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 Deron Baker on Oct. 20. Grapes of Roth on Oct. 21 & 22 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. 18. Rusty Menshouse on Oct. 19. Gina & Tony Cuchetti on Oct. 21. Tom & Jerry on Oct. 22. Karaoke at 8 p.m. on Oct. 23 THE BRITISH PUB, 213 Anastasia Blvd., 810-5111 Karaoke with Jimmy Jamez at 9 p.m. on Oct. 21. Songwriters open mic night with TJ Ward every Mon. CAFE ELEVEN, 540 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 460-9311 Deer Tick and Virgin Forest on Oct. 20. Shannon &

the Clams, King Lollipop, Wet Nurse and Andrew Virga on Oct. 23 CELLAR UPSTAIRS, San Sebastian Winery, 157 King St., 826-1594 Ain’t Too Proud 2 Beg at 7 p.m. on Oct. 21. Deron Baker at 2 p.m., Ain’t Too Proud 2 Beg at 7 p.m. on Oct. 22.

Vinny Jacobs at 2 p.m. on Oct. 23 CHICAGO PIZZA & BAKERY, 107 Natures Walk Pkwy., Ste. 101, 230-9700 Greg Flowers hosts open-mic and jazz piano from 7-10 p.m. every Tue. Live music every Fri. CRUISERS GRILL, 3 St. George St., 824-6993 Live music every Fri. & Sat. Chelsea Saddler every Sun. FLORIDA CRACKER CAFE, 81 St. George St., 829-0397 Lonesome Bert & the Skinny Lizard at 5:30 p.m. every Wed. THE GROOVE CAFE, 130 SeaGrove Main St., St. Augustine Beach, 547-2740 Clayton Bush at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 20. Sam Rodriguez at 7 p.m. on Oct. 21. The Impediments from 7-10 p.m. on Oct. 28 JACK’S BARBECUE, 691 A1A Beach Blvd., 460-8100 Jim 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.

KOZMIC BLUZ PIZZA CAFE & ALE, 48 Spanish St., 825-4805 Live music every Fri., Sat. & Sun. MARDI GRAS SPORTS BAR, 123 San Marco Ave., 823-8806 Open jam nite with house band at 8 p.m. every Wed. Battle of the DJs with Josh Frazetta & Mardi Gras Mike every last Sun. MEEHAN’S IRISH PUB, 20 Avenida Menendez, 810-1923 Live music every Fri. & Sat. MI CASA CAFE, 69 St. George St., 824-9317 Chelsea Saddler noon-4 p.m. every Mon., Tue. & Thur. Elizabeth Roth at noon every Sun. MILL TOP TAVERN & LISTENING ROOM, 19 1/2 St. George St., 829-2329 Darryl Wise at 9 p.m. on Oct. 21 & 22. Katherine Archer at 1 p.m. on Oct. 23. 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. THE REEF, 4100 Coastal Hwy., Vilano Beach, 824-8008 Richard Kuncicky from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. every Sun. SANGRIAS PIANO BAR, 35 Hypolita St., 827-1947 Soul Searchers every Wed. Jim Asalta every Thur. Jazz every Fri. The 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. SIRENS, 113 Anastasia Blvd., 460-2641 Live music at 9 p.m. on Oct. 22 SPY GLOBAL CUISINE, 21 Hypolita St., 819-5637 Live music every weekend THE TASTING ROOM, 25 Cuna St., 810-2400 Bossa nova with Monica da Silva & Chad Alger from 5-8 p.m. every Sun. TRADEWINDS, 124 Charlotte St., 829-9336 Spanky on Oct. 21 & 22. Mark Hart every Mon.-Wed. Open mic every Thur. Mark Hart & Jim Carrick every Fri. Elizabeth Roth at 1 p.m., Mark Hart at 5 p.m. every Sat. Keith Godwin at 1 p.m., Wade at 5 p.m. every Sun. Matanzas at 9 p.m. Sun.-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 Cloud 9 at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 21. Karaoke from 7-10 p.m. every Sat. with Gimme the Mike DJs ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 7860 Gate Pkwy., Ste. 115,

854-6060 Billy Buchanan on Oct. 19. Aaron Sheeks on Oct. 20.

DiCarlo “D-Lo” Thompson on Oct. 21. Clayton Bush on Oct. 22.

Bryan Ripper on Oct. 26 MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Court, Ste. 1, 997-1955 Redbeard & Stinky E on Oct. 19. Charlie Walker on Oct. 20. Nate Holley on Oct. 21. Brown Bag Special on Oct. 22.

Tim O’Shea on Oct. 23. 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 Taylor Roberts at 8 p.m. on Oct. 18. Sarah Mac Band on Oct. 20. Joshua Bowlus Trio featuring Linda Cole at 8 p.m. on Oct. 25. 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 Unwritten Law and The Ataris on Oct. 18. Electric Six and Kitten on Oct. 19. The Toasters, Red Five Point Star, Fifty Foot Ordinance and Self-Employed on Oct. 20. Big D & the Kids Table, Have Nots and Way Lay on Oct. 21. Foxy Shazam on Oct. 22 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.

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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 Larry Mangum’s Songwriters’ Circle at 8 p.m. on Oct. 22 LATITUDE 30, 10370 Philips Hwy., 365-5555 Skytrain and Shaneytown for Your Jax Music open mic at 8 p.m. on Oct. 19.

Boogie Freaks at 9 p.m., VJ Shotgun at 11 p.m. on Oct. 21.

ThreeHeaded Stepchild at 8:15 p.m., VJ Josh Frazetta at 11 p.m. on Oct. 22. Rockinaroake at 8 p.m. every Thur.

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 Cupid’s Alley on Oct. 21 & 22. 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 Alex Affronti at 5 p.m. on Oct. 19. Johnson Creek Finger Club at 6 p.m. on Oct. 20. Mr. Natural from 7-11 p.m. on Oct. 21. Alex Lightbody from 3-7, Ghost Radio from 8 p.m.-mid. on Oct. 22.

Billy Bowers on Oct. 23. 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 Lauren Fincham at 7 p.m. on Oct. 22. Goliath Flores at 1 p.m. on Oct. 23 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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Recent works by Tony Rodrigues: 1 ) “Florida” (oil on wood, 32"x391/2") 2 ) “Hurt Dog (Greta)” (oil on canvas, 20"x24") 3 ) “Sparkling Dress” (oil on canvas, 24"x36")

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Northeast Florida artist Tony Rodrigues weaves compelling visual stories from artistic non sequiturs

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ony Rodrigues was not an average child.

From his earliest years reading, he recalls poring over not mysteries or adventure books, but encyclopedias and reference manuals.

Books that are typically consulted for isolate bits of knowledge were, for him, tapestries of imagination — narratives built on weird symmetry and accidental logic.

Where some artists might have a certain vista or subject they return to again and again, Rodrigues would simply revisit what was at hand: the family set of encyclopedias.

“They’re alphabetical,” he explains, “so you would have ‘Bach the composer’ and after that you have ‘Baseball.’ And suddenly I’m making connections that weren’t even there.”

This seemingly compulsive study of books, and the stories he wove from pages of unrelated images and text, helped shape his worldview, and a process he calls an “assigning of things,” a system wherein he creates connections between images and texts that would otherwise have gone unnoticed. It helps explain the use of familiar, routine symbols and the fusion of disparate ideas that ballast much of his work.

“I don’t want to get overly lofty,” he laughs, “but in the way that Aristotle said that ‘all philosophy begins in wonder,’ I would look at these images in books and truly wonder about the world.”

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ony Rodrigues was born in 1968, a Jacksonville native who grew up in Arlington and graduated from Bishop Kenny. While neither of his parents were artists, he describes his mom Julia as a “hip” young woman who traveled Europe to check out the famed museums.

“She had a lot of Louvre catalogs from the early ’60s lying around, and things by Prada.”

During her journeys, Julia met the artist’s father, José, a native of Portugal. Rodrigues’ dad worked for a stevedore agency, with jobs at the Jacksonville Shipyards and Hess Terminal, and on some days his only son would tag along.

“I would get to board these amazing ships from Korea, Japan, Italy, Greece, Scandinavia.”

While these were routine rounds for his dad, Rodrigues found the ships impossibly

receiving his BFA in 1991. The two main things he feels he took from his four years of academia are context and content, and he soon found an opportunity to apply what he’d learned.

After being directed to a local gallery owner, Rodrigues found some success creating paintings for what he describes simply as a “high volume” art seller. “It wasn’t a prestige job, but I was rolling burritos, so for me it was a good gig.”

The arrangement forced him to figure out where his own ideas of metaphor and subtext

Rodrigues found some success creating paintings for what he describes simply as a “high volume” art seller.

“It wasn’t a prestige job,” he says, “but I was rolling burritos, so for me it was a good gig.” exotic, full of a sense of possibility. “It was like entering another world,” he says. “A calendar in a Japanese captain’s quarters or the desk and furniture in a Danish cargo ship was something I had never seen before, let alone imagined. It deepened my sense of wonder.”

During a nearly two-hour interview in his studio, Rodrigues nurses a glass of red wine and corrals his dogs Poncho and Jack, while speaking in a rapid-fire delivery that still fails to keep pace with his thoughts. It is the energy of a natural born multitasker, whose personality is best expressed in his ultimate compulsion: the creative act. After graduating from Bishop Kenny, Rodrigues studied at the Atlanta College of Art — initially for photography, before segueing into painting —

collided with the cold hard currency of the fine arts market. “The owner would say things like, ‘I love this’, ” of a more oblique or abstract work, “ ‘but anything with a person in it? I can’t sell it!’ ” Rodrigues split the difference by focusing on animal paintings to sell in the gallery, though his motivations were naturally imbued with his own quiet mythology. “It was like Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’: Dogs were symbols of fidelity or loyalty. Birds were meant to express independence or wanderlust. I eventually began to introduce text into the paintings as well.”

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some decorative sell-out.” By quietly integrating his own signifiers and associations into pieces that sold, he realized that he could actually be, in his own regard, a successful artist. “I found a way to really attach meaning to my work.”

If Rodrigues rejects the hard anticommercial stance of some artists, he’s also quick to shrug off assignations like “cryptic” and “ironic.” He wants to deliberately dispel the idea that he is coy, operating from behind a veil of pretension or transmitting messages to a select, informed few.

“I’ve always been a big Tony fan,” says Jim Draper.

“I think this newest body of work is just outstanding.”

“In contemporary and modern art, many times ideas like sincerity and sentimentality are frowned upon,” he says, making clear that he does not endorse that view. To illustrate the point, he walks toward a painting of two koala bears.

“It’s called ‘Tree Huggers’,” he laughs, adding that there’s no postmodern asterisk tagged to that particular title. “There’s just something loving and appealing about them.”

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ome artists use irony and contradiction as tools to magnify the absurdities and even injustices in life. Rodrigues favors a vision based on sympathy and similarity. In simplest terms, Rodrigues is a conceptual artist.

But he has spent the past two decades in a near-compulsive and almost academic quest, creating paintings in which overlapping colors and themes raise as many weird inquiries as they seem to resolve. A celebration that mixes the significant with the absurd, Rodrigues’ work is both an invitation and open challenge to fill in the blanks.

Both Rodrigues and his wife Wendy Lovejoy have real affection for the Northeast Florida arts scene, and the artists who call it home. The walls of their stylish Murray Hill home are filled with their work: A fiercelooking wolf leashed inside a recent painting

by Shannon Estlund. An early Mark George painting featuring a group of comical pandas.

A pair of paintings by artist-restaurateur Ian Chase. Additional works signed by the likes of Jerry Smith, Jerome Temple, Kurt Polkey and Ryan Strasser hang alongside antique Americana and kitschy bric-a-brac, and are a veritable roll call of the last 15-plus years of the Northeast Florida art scene. A peek inside what Rodrigues calls his wife’s “craft room” shows the same regard for detail, highlighting the fact that this is a household of not one but two working artists.

“Wendy’s the brains of the outfit,” he demurs.

Having recently celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary, the couple is now two years into their startup enterprise, TACT Apparel (tactapparel.com), a popular boutiqueclothing line that has found a loyal audience among Northeast Florida hipsters and artists alike. At 43, Rodrigues has worked as an illustrator, painter, photographer and even printmaker. But his work as a painter draws from his earliest instincts.

“Everything seems to be taken from preexisting imagery,” he says, glancing around his studio, located behind the family home. The paintings that hang on workshop walls and lean against one another in support, rendered primarily in oil, are one part image-as-memoir, one part conceptual method. All are visually engaging. Rodrigues’ upcoming show at Nullspace Gallery, “The Sweet Mundane,” consists of 25 to 30 paintings that could serve as both an overview of his career and an introduction to the artist’s style.

The recent painting, titled “For Her” (30"x24"W), is indicative of Rodrigues’ approach. A smiling young African-American woman in a pink dress is centered on a powder-blue background. Four ghostly objects

Rodrigues began painting animals when he started selling work through a local dealer, but found a way to incorporate his own signifiers — Orwellian visual metaphors, or text elements.

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float midair, anchoring the four corners of the composition, almost framing her contented, red lipsticked smile. What could be a photo capturing a debutante during a Christmas festival actually has very specific — and very different — inspiration.

“I took her image from this photo,” explains Rodrigues, pointing to a black-and-white drawing taped on the wall, cribbed from an old home economics book. His reason for wanting to paint her is direct and simple. “She has such a compelling smile,” he says. And what appear to be classic holiday decorations are in fact Chinese lanterns.

Textbooks, encyclopedias, diagrams and a century-plus’ worth of clip art fuel Rodrigues’ imagination. “One thing I really like are instruction manuals,” he says of his how-to guides and ’50s-era guidebooks. “If someone is inspired by landscapes and they set out to draw a still-life, that’s the story they tell. On that level, I’m also painting what is in front of me, which might just be an image from an old book.”

The narrative that Rodrigues creates is filtered through classical portraiture but blasted through a prism of an entire century’sworth of design forms and ideas. It is a story that prompts the viewer to connect the dots, fill in the blanks and explain what is occurring in Rodrigues’ world. In that sense, the artist forces his audience to play the narrative game he found so irresistible as a child. The routine and commonplace are stretched to the very end point of elasticity, folded onto themselves and then rearranged into a provocative, effective story.

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ver the past 15 years, Rodrigues has gradually found an audience willing to engage his world of subtle symbolism and clip art-fueled contradiction. Yet the painter acknowledges that his most loyal supporters are other local artists. “I did a show in 1991 at the Milk Bar with Mark George, Lee Harvey, Jimmy Pines and Cooper Coop,” he recalls, laughing to remember a show that featured such aggressive, punk-style images as medical devices and soldiers who received “Section 8” military expulsions for mental illness or aberrant behavior. Milk Bar owner Ed Wilson’s promise of a free keg created an evening of Dadaism, J-ville punk rock style.

“People were literally like, ‘what are we even looking at?’ ” Since then, Rodrigues describes witnessing a sort of “cross-pollination” of local artists, explaining connections between key players like George and Jim Draper, whose ongoing encouragement of younger artists leads to Rodrigues half-jokingly calling him “the Poppa Mentor of the whole scene.”

“The first time I saw Tony’s work was in the late ’90s at Lee Harvey’s gallery at Five Points,” Draper recalls. At the time, Draper was teaching at FSCJ’s Kent Campus and wound up featuring Rodrigues in a show at the campus gallery. “I’ve always been a big Tony fan. I think this newest body of work is just outstanding.”

In recent years, Rodrigues’ work has been displayed at a dozen venues including at UNF, the Spiller Vincenty Gallery, the Ponte Vedra Cultural Center and Screen Arts (now space:eight) Gallery in St. Augustine, as well as being featured in shows at the

“Everything seems to be taken from pre-existing imagery,” Rodrigues says of the clip-art and graphic elements of his work.

Textbooks, encyclopedias, diagrams and a century-plus’ worth of clip art fuel Rodrigues’ imagination.

“One thing I really like are instruction manuals,” he says.

Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens and the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville.

Rodrigues has found work at MOCAJax as a curatorial assistant of sorts, while helping in the installation of both major and minor exhibitions. “I just love handling the art,” he laughs. “I’m a total art groupie.”

After receiving an Art Ventures grant under the auspices of the Community Foundation in 2009, Rodrigues and Lovejoy started TACT Apparel. Rodrigues has taught art for institutions ranging from continuing art education at UNF to a variety of programs put in place by the Jacksonville Cultural Council, including going into the Duval County Jail.

“It was a heavy-duty experience,” says Rodrigues of teaching art to kids who were being prosecuted as adults. “Some of them had just an obvious, natural aptitude for art but they were just full-on violent offenders.

We had as many [inmates] in for murder as anything else.”

Rodrigues has also worked with the Art with Heart for Children Foundation, teaching creative outlets for pediatric patients at both Wolfson Children’s Hospital and Nemours Children’s Clinic, as well as being involved with “The Butterfly Project,” a joint venture between the HEAL! Foundation and MOCA, which offers free art classes to the families of children with autism.

He has ardent supporters in people like Nullspace’s Jefree Shalev, an early purchaser of his work, as well as MOCA’s curator Ben Thompson, who is both his professional associate and his neighbor. Thompson sees a

corollary in Rodrigues’ work to contemporary masters like Robert Rauschenberg and James Rosenquist, particularly in harnessing the “power of association to create new meaning in his work.” Thompson also appreciates a natural selflessness in Rodrigues that is as important as any aesthetic or style.

“Tony has a genuine concern for the betterment of the Jacksonville art scene and the powerful effect that a vibrant creative scene can have on the community as a whole,” Thompson says. “I believe we’ve only seen the beginnings of where he’s going to go.”

Back at his Murray Hill home, Rodrigues is uncomfortable taking credit for influencing the local art landscape. “Who knows what’s firing people up? Now we have all of these Art Walks, spaces are opening up and now Dolf James is doing those rad Pop Up Galleries.

Maybe it’s social media drawing these kids together to make art. Who really knows?”

Regardless, the self-admitted “art groupie” is most encouraged by the lack of backstabbing in a thriving, growing scene. “It finally seems like we are all loyal to the art. And to me that’s a total positive.”

Dan Brown dbrown@folioweekly.com

The opening reception for the exhibit “The Sweet Mundane: New Works by Tony Rodrigues” is held on Friday, Oct. 21 from 6-9 p.m. at Nullspace Gallery, 109 E. Bay St., Jacksonville. 716-4202. The show is on display through November. See more of his work at tonyrodriguesart.com

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PERFORMANCE

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AL LETSON WITH STATE OF THE RE:UNION Playwright, performance poet, actor and public radio host Al Letson stages a live multimedia version of his weekly NPR program at 7 and 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 22 at Museum of Contemporary Art, 333 N. Laura St., Jacksonville. Advance tickets are $15; $20 at the door. 366-6911.

DANGEROUS LIAISONS Flagler College’s Theatre Arts Department stages “Les Liaisons Dangereuses,” the classic French tale of seduction and manipulation, at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 21 and 22 and at 2 p.m. on Oct. 23 at the college auditorium, 14 Granada St., St. Augustine.

Tickets are $15. The show is also staged Oct. 28-30. 819-6249.

TRAILER PARK BOYS These musical comedians perform at 8 p.m. on Oct. 19 at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Terry Theater, 300 W. Water St., Jacksonville. Advance tickets are $35; $38 day of show. 633-6110.

MAMMA MIA! ABBA’s hits come to life in this musical comedy at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 22 and at 3 p.m. on Oct. 23 at Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, St. Johns River State College, 283 College Drive, Orange Park. Tickets range from $21-$58. 276-6750.

MY FAIR LADY This classic musical about Eliza Doolittle and ’enry ’iggins is staged at 8 p.m. Oct. 18-23 and 25-28, at 1:15 p.m. on Oct. 22 and 2 p.m. on Oct. 23 at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. The show runs through Nov. 27. Tickets range from $42-$49. 641-1212.

WELFAREWELL Cat Delaney’s comedy about a struggling actress is staged at 8 p.m. on Oct. 21 and 22 and at 2 p.m. on Oct. 23 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.

DOUBT Fernandina Little Theatre presents this Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about a Catholic school scandal at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 20, 21 and 22 at 1014 Beech St., Fernandina Beach. Tickets are $12.50. 206-2607.

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM The Limelight Theatre stages this family-friendly musical comedy at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 20 and 21 and at 2 p.m. on Oct. 23 at 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine. Tickets are $25; $20 for students and military; $22 for seniors. 825-1164.

COMEDY AT THE VAULT Vault Gallery + Artspace features “The Art of Comedy” at 8:30 p.m. and comedian Jake Head at 10 p.m. on Oct. 22 at 121 W. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. Admission is $5-$10. 608-1590.

CALLS & WORKSHOPS

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ART & FASHION DISCUSSION AT CORK CoRK Arts District presents a fashion show and panel discussion on public art featuring Preston Haskell, Christie Holechek, Dolf James and Cabeth Cornelius at 6 p.m. on Oct. 20 at 2689 Rosselle St., Jacksonville. Admission is $45; $30 for members, $15 for students. A reception is at 5 p.m.

525-3368, 398-5788.

NAME A JIA ART GALLERY Jacksonville International Airport central courtyard gallery is accepting submissions (18 letters max, including spaces) through Nov. 1. Entries can be mailed to 2400 Yankee Clipper Drive, Jacksonville FL 32218. ATTN: JAX Gallery Name.

Submissions can also be sent via Twitter (@JAXairport), Facebook (Facebook.com/goflyjax) and e-mail (Greg.Willis@ Flyjacksonville.com). 525-3368.

MOCAJAX PHOTO LECTURE Paul Karabinis, assistant professor of photography at University of North Florida, discusses the selection process of Museum of Contemporary Art’s exhibit, “Shared Vision: The Sondra Gilman and Celso Gonzalez-Falla Collection of Photography,” at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 20 at 333 N. Laura St., Jacksonville. Admission is free. 366-6911.

ROOFTOP DRAWING CLASS IN OLDEST CITY The St. Augustine chapter of Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School offers a chance to draw model Sara the Victorian Singing Vampire from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Oct. 19 on San Sebastian Winery’s rooftop, 157 King St., St. Augustine. Drawing supplies not included. Class fee is $10. 806-6345.

HASTINGS FEST SEEKS ARTISTS The Historic Hastings Art Festival is accepting paintings in all mediums representing the artist’s view toward the life and work of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings for a jury show during the Dec. 3 event. No entry fee. 692-2031.

FLORIDA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC This school invites musicians of all skill levels and any instrument to its open house orchestra every Mon. at 6:30 p.m. and concert band every Tue. at 6:30 p.m. at 11363 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville. 374-8639.

CALL TO ARTISTS Jacksonville Fine Arts Festival seeks original poster artwork for its festival held in Avondale’s Boone Park on March 24 and 25. The winning submission gets a free 10x10 exhibitor’s space. Send 300 dpi submissions, including name and media, to cookied@ix.netcom.com

ARTS AND CRAFTS VENDORS NEEDED The Midtown Family Art Fest accepts fees from arts and crafts vendors for its Nov. 12 event to be held at Midtown Centre Office Park, 4417 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. A 10x10 pad rental is $25. midtownfest.org

CLASSICAL & JAZZ

COLLEGE JAZZ The UNF Jazz Trio performs at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 18 at University of North Florida’s Recital Hall, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville. 620-2878.

TAYLOR ROBERTS Jazz guitarist Roberts leads his quartet at 8 p.m. on Oct. 18 European Street Café, 1704 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville.

Advance tickets are $10. 399-1740.

REGINA CARTER Virtuoso jazz violinist Carter performs at 8 p.m. on Oct. 20 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. Advance tickets are $35. 355-2787 PIANO RECITAL IN RIVERSIDE Pianists Randall Hodgkinson and Leslie Amper perform at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 21 at Friday Musicale, 645 Oak St., Jacksonville. 355-7584.

CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT Works by Schumann and Tchaikovsky are performed at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 21 at Jacksonville University’s Terry Concert Hall, 2800 University Blvd. N., Jacksonville. 256-7677.

JSO PLAYS TV CLASSICS The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra performs themes from classic TV shows at 8 p.m. on Oct. 21 and 22 at the TimesUnion Center for the Performing Arts’ Jacoby Symphony Hall, 300 W. Water St., Jacksonville. Tickets range from $10-$70.

354-5547.

LINDA WITSELL QUARTET AT JAZZLAND Jazz flutist Witsell leads her combo featuring keyboardist Joe Watts, bassist Larry Nader and drummer Gino Gonzales at 9 p.m. on Oct. 22 at Jazzland Café, 1324 University Blvd. N., Jacksonville. 240-1009.

GET BACH Violinist Aaron Krosnick and pianist Mary Lou Wesley Krosnick perform Bach’s Sonata No. 4 in C Minor at 10:45 a.m. on Oct. 23 at Unitarian Universalist Church, 7405 Arlington Expressway, Jacksonville. 725-8133.

CHORALE CONCERT The Beaches Fine Arts Series presents Russian State Symphony Capella at 4 p.m. on Oct. 23 at St. Paul’s bythe-Sea Episcopal Church, 465 11th Ave N., Jax Beach.

Artwork by Patrick Mahoney is on display during the concert.

270-1771.

UNF OCTUBAFEST The UNF Cummer Family Foundation presents tuba player James Gourlay at 6 p.m. on Oct. 24 at University of North Florida’s Recital Hall, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville. 620-2878.

JAZZ PIERSONIFIED This jazz combo performs at 7 p.m. on Oct. 25 at Culhane’s Irish Pub, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 249-9595.

FALL FESTIVAL CONCERT This seasonal concert, featuring works by Debussy and Jianjun He, is performed at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 25 at Jacksonville University’s Terry Concert Hall, 2800 University Blvd. N., Jacksonville. 256-7677.

JAZZ IN RIVERSIDE Trumpeter Ray Callender and guitarist Taylor Roberts appear at 7 p.m. every Thur. at Kickbacks Gastropub, 910 King St., Jacksonville. 388-9551.

JAZZ AT TREE STEAKHOUSE Boril Ivanov Trio plays at 7 p.m. every Thur. and pianist David Gum plays at 7 p.m. every Fri. at Tree Steakhouse, 11362 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville. 262-0006.

JAZZ AT GENNARO’S Gennaro’s Ristorante Italiano features live jazz at 7:30 p.m. every Fri. and Sat. at 5472 First Coast Highway, Fernandina Beach. 491-1999.

JAZZ IN ST. AUGUSTINE Rhett’s Piano Bar & Brasserie features live jazz nightly at 7 p.m. at 66 Hypolita St., St. Augustine. 825-0502.

ART WALKS & FESTIVALS

NORTH BEACHES ART WALK This self-guided tour celebrates its fourth anniversary with a Pop Art theme from 5-9 p.m. on Oct. 20 at 30 venues including galleries, boutiques, bars and restaurants from Sailfish Drive in Atlantic Beach to Beaches Town Center, 200 N. First St., Neptune Beach. Live music by Boogie Freaks, a silent auction, raffles, roving magicians, jugglers, and free limo rides are featured. For participating galleries, call 249-2222.

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

Dear God, please tell us Folio Weekly staffers that embroidered corduroy is finally making a comeback! CoRK Arts District presents a fashion show and panel discussion on public art featuring speakers Preston Haskell, Christie Holechek, Dolf James and Cabeth Cornelius on Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. at 2689 Rosselle St., Jacksonville. Admission is $45; $30 for members, $15 for students. A wine and hors d’oeuvres reception is at 5 p.m. 525-3368, 398-5788.

10 a.m.-2 p.m. at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Drive. 353-1188.

MUSEUMS

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

ARCHWAY GALLERY AND FRAMING 363 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-2222. The steampunk art of Jim Smith is featured from 5-9 p.m. on Oct. 20. The show runs through Nov. 11.

AVONDALE ARTWORKS 3568 St. Johns Ave., Jacksonville, 384-8797. Lyn Asselta’s “Quiet Visions: The Landscape in Pastel” is on display through Nov. 3.

DOUGLAS ANDERSON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 2445 San Diego Road, Jacksonville, 346-5620. Students’ work, in various media, is featured in the exhibit “New Beginnings” 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. Photographer Mark Kowal’s exhibit “Say It With Photography” 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.

HAWKS TRADING POST 460 S.R. 16, St. Augustine, 806-5760. The exhibit “Forgotten,” featuring the Native American-themed art of Donna Dumont, is on display through Oct. JAXPORT GALLERY 2831 Talleyrand Ave., Jacksonville, 357-3052. Nadine Terk’s “Gilded Landscapes” is displayed through Nov. 18.

J.J. JOHNSON GALLERY 177 Fourth Ave. N., Jax Beach, 435-3200. A photo exhibit, “Contemporary Complexities,” is on display through Nov. 5.

NULLSPACE GALLERY 109 E. Bay St., Jacksonville, 716-4202. The opening reception for Tony Rodrigues’ exhibit “The Sweet Mundane” is held from 5-9 p.m. on Oct. 21. The work is on display through Nov. 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.

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. For a complete list of galleries, log on to folioweekly.com.

To list your event, send time, date, location (street address, city), admission price and contact number to print to Dan Brown, 9456 Philips Hwy., Ste. 11, Jacksonville FL 32256 or email dbrown@folioweekly.com. Events are included on a space-available basis.

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EVENTS

FOLIO WEEKLY’S OKTOBERFEST Beer! Music! Lederhosen!

Folio Weekly’s third annual Oktoberfest is held from 6-10 p.m. on Oct. 22 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340C A1A S., St. Augustine. Sample more than 100 beers along with local cuisine. Live music is featured, too. Advance tickets are $15; $20 at the door. Advance VIP tickets get you in at 5 p.m. and are $20; $25 at the door. Lederhosen optional. Ages 21 and older only. 260-9770. Beer!

STATE OF THE RE:UNION WITH AL LETSON Northeast Florida playwright, performance poet, actor and public radio host Al Letson stages a live multimedia version of his weekly “State of the Re:Union” NPR program at 7 and 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 22 Museum of Contemporary Art, 333 N. Laura St., Jacksonville.

This live production is sponsored by MOCAJax, Folio Weekly and community activist group PB&J. Advance tickets are $15; $20 at the door. 647-7718.

SECRETS OF THE SARGASSO SEA Dr. Brian Lapointe, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, is the featured speaker from 10-11:30 a.m. on Oct. 18 at GTM Research Reserve Marineland, 9741 Ocean Shore Blvd., Marineland. The Sargasso Sea, a giant floating island of drift algae, is a food source and habitat for many marine species. 823-4500.

INTERFAITH FORUM The forum, “Faith’s Role in Education,” is held at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 20 at All Saints Episcopal Church Sanctuary, 4171 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville. The panel includes Rabbi Joshua Lief, Imam Joe Bradford, Pastor Bruce Jones, Dale Regan, Palmer Bell, Trey Csar, Brenda Priestly Jackson. kvalasek@allsaintsjax.org FOOD DAY This inaugural event kicks off with a beer-pairing farm-to-table dinner on Oct. 19 at Chew Restaurant, 117 W. Adams St., Jacksonville. 355-3793. A screening of “Vanishing of the Bees” is held on Oct. 20 at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2487 A1A S., St. Augustine, 471-2047. Flagler Spirits and Slow Food First Coast offer a potluck and tasting of local libations on Oct. 21 at Genung’s Fish Camp, 291 Cubbedge Road, St. Augustine, genungfishcamp.com. The Sustainable Springfield Food Swap is held on Oct. 22 at Intuition Ale Works, 720 King St., Jacksonville, 683-7720.

Beaches Local Food Network holds a fall plant sale on Oct. 22 at Beaches Green Market, Jarboe Park, Neptune Beach. The Moveable Feast bike tour is held on Oct. 23 through Riverside and Avondale. jacksonvillefoodday.wordpress.com ST. ARRRGUSTINE PIRATE GATHERING The fourth annual pirate party is held Oct. 28, 29 and 30 at Francis Field, 29 Castillo Drive, and in the Historic District, St. Augustine. Tours, pirate skills demos, a Thieves Market, storytelling, live music, sword fighting, raffles and a parade are featured. Admission is “A-Buck-An-Ear” ($2 per person). pirategathering.com TALES OF OUR CITY The evening cemetery tours start at 7 p.m. on Oct. 21 and 22 at Evergreen Cemetery, 4535 N. Main St., Jacksonville. Bring your own flashlight. Ticket donations are $12 for adults, $4 for kids. Proceeds benefit ACE-Agency for Community Empowerment, North Florida School of Special Education and Council on Aging Clay County. 633-7726 or 891-7582.

THIRD ON THIRD The Third Friday on Third Street presents Civil War historian Keith Kohl, discussing the Battle of Olustee, at 6 p.m. on Oct. 21 at Baker Hall, Amelia Island Museum of History, 233 S. Third St., Fernandina Beach. Admission is free for members, $5 for non-members. 261-7378 ext. 102. ameliamuseum.org SPOOKTACULAR The 24th annual Spooktacular is held from 6:30-9 p.m. on Oct. 20-23 and 27-31 at Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens, 370 Zoo Parkway, Jacksonville. Lands of Enchantment feature optional scare zones, Wonderland Trail, trick-or-treating, Monster Mash Sock Hop, scarecrows and animals, live music and an Enchanted Forest. Admission is $8 for members, $10 for non-members. 757-4463.

HAUNTED TRAILS The Florida Agricultural Museum offers Florida’s Haunted Trails: A Halloween Extravaganza from 6-10 p.m. on Oct. 21, 22, 28 and 29 at the museum, 7900 Old Kings Road, Palm Coast. Haunted houses, storytellers and wagon rides down spooky trails are featured. Costumes are welcome.

Admission is $8; $6 for museum members; children younger than 5 are admitted free. (386) 446-7630. myagmuseum.com FALL FAMILY FESTIVAL The festival is held from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Oct. 22 at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Drive, downtown. Trick-or-treating, Karaoke, pumpkin painting and bounce houses are featured. Round Three of Florida’s Next Superstar is held from 4-8 p.m. on Oct. 23, featuring locals vying for prizes. 353-1188. JacksonvilleLanding.com HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST The free costume contest and a parade are featured from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Oct. 22 at Beaches Town Center, on First Street between Lemon and Orange streets, Neptune Beach. Make-your-own-crafts, a pumpkin decorating contest and refreshments are featured.

Kids may trick-or-treat in participating shops. 249-2922.

BeachesTownCenter.com HAUNT NIGHTS HAUNTED HOUSE Two haunted houses — Nightmares and Morbid Hotel — are open from dusk to 11 p.m. on Oct. 21, 22, 26 and 27, from dusk to midnight on Oct. 28 and 29, and from dusk to 10 p.m. on Oct. 20, 23, 30 and 31

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at Adventure Landing, 1944 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach. Tickets are $10.99 each; $16.99 for both houses. Go to hauntnights. com for more Halloween-related events. 246-4386.

LEGENDS ON THE GREEN BRITISH CAR SHOW The Jaguar Car Club of North Florida presents the seventh annual Legends on the Green British Car Show and Jaguar Concours at World Golf Village, St. Augustine. The show is open to all British cars.

Registration begins at 8 a.m. on Oct. 22, with show hours from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., cocktails from 7-8 p.m. and dinner, dancing and awards from 8-11 p.m. 287-9701. jagdriver.org 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 Beatles at 6 p.m., Laser U2 at 7 p.m. and Laser Led Zeppelin at 8 p.m. on Oct. 21 in Bryan-Gooding Planetarium, at Museum of Science & History, 1025 Museum Circle, Jacksonville. Online tickets are $5. 396-7062. moshplanetarium.org RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET A special two-evening, music filled Oktoberfest-version of Riverside Arts Market is held Oct. 21 and 22 under the Fuller Warren Bridge at Riverside Avenue, downtown. Local and regional art and a farmers market are also featured from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. every Sat. Admission is free. 554-6865. For a complete music lineup go to 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

INTERVENE SCHOOLS COMMUNITY MEETING Duval County Public Schools and Florida Department of Education hold public meetings to review models for improved student learning, from 6-8:30 p.m. on Oct. 20 at Raines High School, 3663 Raines Ave.; Nov. 14 at Andrew Jackson High School, 3816 Main St. and on Dec. 8 at Ribault High School, 3701 Winton Dr., Jacksonville. 924-3722. duvalschools.org/intervene 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

KHRIS BAXTER The Flagler College Writers in Residence lecture series continues with screenwriter Baxter, who discusses, “Don’t Let the Truth Get in the Way of a Good Story: Telling Compelling Stories in Non-Fiction Television,” at 7 p.m. on Oct. 19 in the college’s Gamache-Koger Room, Ringhaver Student Center, 50 Sevilla St., St. Augustine. Admission is free.

819-6282.

RON WHITTINGTON, JORDAN LOGUE Whittington and Logue sign copies of their books, “Second Strike” and “One Fiddle Too Many,” respectively, from 6-9 p.m. on Oct. 20 at San Marco Bookstore, 1971 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville. The thriller/mystery books are set a century apart. 396-7597.

CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP Local freelance writer Nancy Lee Bethea hosts a creative writing workshop from 6:15-8 p.m. on Oct. 18 and every Tue. at Callahan Branch Library, 450077 S.R. 200, Ste. 15, Callahan. 879-5337.

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

RALPHIE MAY The Comedy Zone features Rich Guzzi’s Extreme Hypnosis Show at 8 p.m. on Oct. 18. All Stars are on at 8 p.m. on Oct. 19. Ralphie May appears at 8 p.m. on Oct. 20, at 8 and 10 p.m. on Oct. 21, and at 6, 8 and 10 p.m. on Oct. 22 at 3130 Hartley Road, Ramada Inn, Jacksonville.

Tickets are $25 and $30. 292-4242.

JACKIE KNIGHT’S COMEDY CLUB Bear and Tom Allen appear at 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 21 and 22 at 3009 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd., St. Augustine. Tickets are $12. 461-8843.

LATITUDE 30 COMEDY Former Nashville police officer Dan Whitehurst (“World’s Funniest Cop”) and Leslie Nash are featured at 8 p.m. on Oct. 28 and 29 at Latitude 30, 10370 Philips Highway, Southside. Tickets are $13. 365-5555.

MARVIN DIXON Comedian Dixon performs at 8 p.m. on

People are dying to get in here! The Tales of Our City evening cemetery tours are held on Oct. 21 and 22 starting at 7 p.m. at Evergreen Cemetery, 4535 N. Main St., Jacksonville. Bring your own flashlight. Requested donations are $12 for adults, $4 for kids. 633-7726 or 891-7582.

Oct. 22 at Oasis Grill & Chill, 9551 Baymeadows Road, Jacksonville. Admission is $10 in advance. 748-9636.

ORLANDO SADSARIN Sadsarin appears at 9 p.m. every Sun. at The Norm, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd., Jacksonville. 384-9929.

UPCOMING

FLORIDA VS. GEORGIA RV CITY Oct. 26-29, Downtown Jax 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 COMMUNITY NUTCRACKER BALLET Dec. 9 & 10, The Florida Theatre SECOND CITY TOURING COMPANY Feb. 5, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall JEFF DUNHAM CONTROLLED CHAOS Feb. 10, Veterans Memorial Arena

NATURE, SPORTS, OUTDOORS

JACKSONVILLE OPEN Jake Owen performs at 7 p.m. on Oct. 21 at TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra. The tournament also features a putting contest, a pancake breakfast and the Birdies for the Brave Patriots’ Outpost on Oct. 23, for military personnel and their families. winn-dixiejacksonvilleopen.com/ tickets-info NATIVE PLANT PROPAGATION Florida Native Plant Society, Ixia Chapter, meets at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 20 at Regency Square Library, 9900 Regency Square Blvd., Jacksonville.

James Loper, owner of Reflections of Nature Nursery in Yulee, discusses “Hands-on Native Plant Propagation.” Admission is free. 655-2550. ixia.fnpschapters.org TALBOT CRITTERS A park ranger discusses the common species of the undeveloped barrier islands of Northeast Florida at 2 p.m. on Oct. 22 at the multi-use trail pavilion, south beach area, Little Talbot Island, 12157 Heckscher Drive.

The program is free with regular park admission. 251-2320. floridastateparks.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

BUSINESS

SMALL BUSINESS WORKSHOP How to S-T-A-R-T-U-P Your Own Business is held from 6-9 p.m. on Oct. 18 and Nov. 15 at UNF University Center, 12000 Alumni Drive, Jacksonville. Cost is $40 in advance or $50 at the door. Tax Facts is offered from 6-9 p.m. on Oct. 27. 620-2476. sbdc.unf.edu AIFBY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Yulee Area Council gets together at 5 p.m. on Oct. 20 at Quality Health of Fernandina Beach, 1625 Lime St., Fernandina Beach. Admission is $5 for members, $25 for non-members. info@aifby.com. The

quarterly luncheon is held from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Oct. 25 at The Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summer Beach, 4700 Amelia Island Parkway, Amelia Island. Capt. John O’Neill, commanding officer of Kings Bay, is the featured speaker.

Admission is $18 for Chamber members, $25 for nonmembers. 261-3248. info@islandchamber.com SOUTHSIDE BUSINESS MEN’S CLUB John Anderson of JaxPort is the featured speaker at noon on Oct. 19 at San Jose Country Club, 7529 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville. Admission is $20. For reservations, call 396-5559.

KIDS

STORY HOUR Kidgits Club story hour is held at 10 a.m. on 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 (8-12) classes are held at Dance Trance Studio, 214 Orange St., Neptune Beach, 2464600. Call for fees and schedules. dancetrancefitness.com

COMMUNITY INTEREST

WOMEN’S CONFERENCE A free one-day conference is held from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Oct. 22 at Orange Park High School, 2300 Kingsley Ave., Orange Park; lunch and afternoon activities are held next door in the auditorium of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 461 Blanding Blvd. Classes are offered on finances, genealogy, home décor, healthy living and gardening. To register, go to jaxwomensconference.com.

CARING CHEFS BENEFIT The Children’s Home Society hosts its 28th annual Caring Chefs from 7-9:30 p.m. on Oct. 23 at The Avenues Mall, located at Southside Boulevard and Philips Highway, Jacksonville. The food-tasting event has raised more than $2.4 million for Children’s Home Society of Florida to help families on the First Coast. Tickets are $60 and include food, drink and live entertainment. Proceeds benefit the Society.

493-7739.

RUNWAY TO HOPE The World Golf Village Auxiliary of Betty Griffin House holds its inaugural fashion show from 5-8 p.m. on Oct. 20 at World Golf Hall of Fame’s Shell Hall, 1 World Golf Place, St. Augustine. Tickets are $60. Bring gently used clothes to donate to Betty Griffin Thrift Shoppes. 940-5750.

ANTE UP FOR ALS! The fundraising no-limit Texas Hold ’Em poker tournament is held at 6:30 p.m. (registration at 5:30 p.m.) on Oct. 20 at St. Johns Poker Room, 6322 Race Track Road, Jacksonville. It’s a $50 buy-in with $20 re-buys.

Proceeds benefit the 2012 Jacksonville Walk to Defeat ALS. 398-9080 ext. 214.

BARBECUE FOR LEGAL AID The Clay County Bar Association throws this barbecue event from 6-10 p.m. on Oct. 22 at Magnolia Point Country Club, 3670 Clubhouse Drive, Green Cove Springs. Nawlin’s Po’ Boy’z perform. Tickets are $25.

Proceeds benefit the Clay County office of Jacksonville Area Legal Aid. 269-6699. alisonhickman@bellsouth.net

RACE FOR THE CURE The 17th annual Komen North Florida Race for the Cure 5K is held at 9 a.m., the 2K at 9:45 a.m. on Oct. 22 at the Fair & Expo Center, 510 Fairgrounds Place, Jacksonville. Pink Ribbon Café is open from 7-8 a.m. A survivor celebration is at 8 a.m. and the awards ceremony is at 10:30 a.m. komennorthflorida.org. 448-7446.

LUAU CHARITY The sixth annual Lemon Bar Luau is held from 4-7 p.m. on Oct. 22 at Lemon Bar, 120 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, oceanfront at the Seahorse Inn. Tickets are $30 and include food and performances by a steel drum band.

Proceeds benefit the Beaches Resource Center Foundation.

270-8200. LiveUnitedNortheastFlorida.org THIRD THURSDAY LECTURE SERIES Sarah Bailey discusses the future of Julington and Durbin creeks at 7 p.m. on Oct. 20 at Mandarin Community Club, 12447 Mandarin Road, Jacksonville. 268-0784.

PATRON OF THE HEARTS Artscapade 2011, The Magic of Patrons is held from 7-11 p.m. on Oct. 21 at Daryl Bunn Studio, 643 Edison Ave., Jacksonville. Live and silent auctions, food and dancing are featured. The Reggie Heywood Band performs. Tickets are $100. Proceeds benefit the Patron of the Hearts programs for children with heart disease. 202-2919. patronsofthehearts.org PASTA FOR PAWS Nassau Humane Society holds the seventh annual Spaghetti Dinner from 4:30-7:30 p.m. on Oct. 22 at Atlantic Recreational Center, 2500 Atlantic Ave., Fernandina Beach. Takeout available. Tickets are $12. 491-1511.

STRIKE OUT BREAST CANCER The third annual event is held from 12:30-2:30 p.m. on Oct. 23 at Bowl America, 11141 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Just $15 gets you two hours of bowling, a soda and a hot dog, and a donation to 26.2 with Donna. pinkfeet.net/strikeoutbreastcancer.aspx PIRATE PARTY The Propeller Club of Jacksonville holds a Pirate Party from 7 p.m.-midnight on Oct. 22 at the Maritime Museum of Jacksonville, 2 Independent Drive, Ste. 162, Jacksonville. Tickets are $25. Proceeds benefit Safe Harbor Maritime Academy. propellerclubjax.com OUT OF DARKNESS WALK The Jacksonville Out of the Darkness Community Walk begins at 9 a.m. on Oct. 22 from SeaWalk Pavilion, located on First Street at the ocean in Jax Beach. The 5K walk raises funds for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. 891-4351.

RUN FOR HAVEN Run for Haven at the Care for Clay 5K starts with a 5 p.m. registration on Oct. 23 at Orange Park Mall, 1910 Wells Rd., Orange Park. The fee is $25 for individuals, $20 for mall employees and $20 for area school track team members. The twilight run is at 7 p.m., followed by a post-run party featuring music, food, drinks and an awards ceremony.

Proceeds benefit Haven Hospice. 465-2431. active.com CHARITY YARD SALE Rotary Club of East Arlington holds a yard sale at 7 a.m. on Oct. 22 at Hidden Hills Country Club Parking Lot, 3901 Monument Road, Arlington. Proceeds benefit Rotary programs. 725-0556.

FESTA ITALIANA The Italian American Club of Jacksonville holds its 22nd annual Festa from 4-9 p.m. on Oct. 21, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. on Oct. 22 and noon-6 p.m. on Oct. 23 at IAC Clubhouse, 2838 Westberry Road, Mandarin. Karaoke, kids bounce houses and Italian fare are featured. Admission is free.

268-2882. iacofjacksonville.com FISH FRY The fundraiser is at 3 p.m. on Oct. 22 at Ezra Lodge, 7400 Buffalo Ave., Jacksonville. Admission is $7.50. Proceeds benefit child ID programs. 225-9104. ezralodge67.com

A NIGHT WITH NEMOURS GALA The third annual gala is held at 6 p.m. on Oct. 21 at Terrace Suite, EverBank Field, in the Sports Complex, downtown Jacksonville. Cocktails, dinner, dancing and a silent auction are featured. Tickets are $200. Proceeds benefit children with asthma. 697-4244. nemours.org CRAFT EXTRAVAGANZA Lakewood United Methodist Women sponsor the 24th annual Craft Extravaganza from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Oct. 22 at the church, 6133 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville. More than 50 regional crafters participate.

Admission is free. Proceeds benefit mission projects worldwide. 733-1131. Lakewoodumc.com COMMUNITY SHRED EVENT A free shredding event is held from 1-3 p.m. on Oct. 20 at NewStart with Work Net, 236 S.R. 16, St. Augustine. Limit 10 boxes. shreddingsourcefl. com CHILD SAFETY FAIR The Keeping Kids Safe Project by S.I.P. Kids, a national child safety organization, holds a free safety fair from 3-7 p.m. on Oct. 21 and from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Oct. 22 at Cadillac Saab of Orange Park, 7999 Blanding Blvd., Jacksonville. FBI-quality digital fingerprints for children are featured. 207-7635.

HEALTHY TRAILS STEP OUT IN NATURE The Jacksonville Arboretum & Gardens, in partnership with the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Foundation and the Healthy Jacksonville Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition, offers this free trail-walking event from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Oct. 22 at the Arboretum, 1445 Millcoe Rd., Jacksonville. 210-7035. stepoutinnature.org

CLASSES & GROUPS

TREE PRUNING CLASS Arborist Chuck Lippi discusses proper tree pruning and maintenance from 2-4 p.m. on Oct. 20 at St. Johns County Agricultural Building Auditorium, 3125 Agricultural Center Drive. A panel discussion follows.

This class is free. A native plant sale includes trees and shrubs. 209-0430. nativeplantconsulting.com BABYSITTING COURSE The American Red Cross Babysitter’s Training Course is offered from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Oct. 28 at Jewish Community Alliance, 8505 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville. 730-2100 ext. 245.

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 616-6264 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.

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Mutiny was never so much fun. The St. Arrrgustine Pirate Gathering is held Oct. 28, 29 and 30 at Francis Field, 29 Castillo Drive, and in the Historic District, St. Augustine. Tours, pirate skills demos, a Thieves Market, storytelling, live music, sword fighting and a parade are featured. Admission is “a-buck-an-ear” ($2 per person). pirategathering.com

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AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA BEACH, YULEE

(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 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 Gypsy Cab Company on Anastasia Island continues their winning ways, once again claiming the title of “Best Restaurant in St. Augustine” in fare, including tacos, wraps, sandwiches, soups and burgers, as our 2011’s Best of Jax readers’ poll. well as fish, shellfish and steaks.

L & D, daily. FB, CM. 960062 onto your plate from serving tables. FB. D, Tue.-Sun., closed atmosphere. Chef Aphayasane’s innovative creations include Gateway Blvd. 491-6888. $$ Mon. 4000 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 40. 388-4884. $$$ roast duckling and fried snapper. BW. R. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, Mon.THE SURF F Dine inside or on large oceanview deck. Steaks, THE FOX RESTAURANT F The Fox has been a Jacksonville Sat. 9846 Old Baymeadows Rd. 645-9911. $$ fresh fish, shrimp and nightly specials. Late-night menu. FB. L & landmark for 50-plus years. Owners Ian & Mary Chase serve MANDALOUN MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE F The Lebanese D, daily. 3199 S. Fletcher Ave. 261-5711. $$ classic diner-style fare, homemade desserts. B & L daily. 3580 restaurant offers authentic cuisine: lahm meshwe, kafta T-RAY’S BURGER STATION F A favorite local spot; Best of Jax St. Johns Ave. 387-2669. $ khoshkhas and baked filet of red snapper. CM, FB. L & D, daily.

2011 winner. Grilled or blackened fish sandwiches, homemade GREEN MAN GOURMET Organic and natural products, spices, 9862 Old Baymeadows Rd. 646-1881. $$ burgers. BW, TO. B & L, Mon.-Sat. 202 S. Eighth St. 261-6310. $ teas, salts, BW. Open daily. 3543 St. Johns Ave. 384-0002. $ NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET F Best of Jax 2011 29 SOUTH EATS F Part of historic Fernandina Beach’s MOJO NO. 4 F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Beaches. 3572 St. winner. The organic supermarket offers a full deli and a hot bar downtown scene. Award-winning Chef Scotty serves traditional Johns Ave. 381-6670. $$ with fresh soups, quesadillas, rotisserie chicken and vegan sushi, world cuisine with a modern twist. L, Tue.-Sat.; D, Mon.-Sat.; ORSAY Best of Jax 2011 winner. The French/American bistro as well as a fresh juice and smoothie bar. 11030 Baymeadows Sun. brunch. 29 S. Third St. 277-7919. $$ focuses on craftsmanship and service. FB. D, Tues.-Sat.; Brunch Rd. 260-2791. $ & D, Sun. 3630 Park St. 381-0909. $$$ OMAHA STEAKHOUSE Center-cut beef, seafood, sandwiches TOM & BETTY’S F A Jacksonville tradition for more than 30 served in an English tavern atmosphere. The signature dish EAST COAST BUFFET F A 160+ item Chinese, Japanese, years, Tom & Betty’s serves hefty sandwiches with classic car is a 16-ounce bone-in ribeye. Desserts include crème brûlée.

American and Italian buffet. Dine in, take out. FB. L & D, Mon.themes, along with homemade-style dishes. CM, FB. L & D, FB. L & D, daily. 9300 Baymeadows Rd., Embassy Suites Hotel.

Sat.; Sun. brunch. 9569 Regency Sq. Blvd. N. 726-9888. $$ Mon.-Sat. 4409 Roosevelt Blvd. 387-3311. $$ 739-6633. $$ GOLDEN CORRAL See Mandarin. 9070 Merrill. 743-2662. $$ ’town F Owner Meghan Purcell and Executive Chef Scott ORANGE TREE HOT DOGS F Hot dogs with slaw, chili KABUTO JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI BAR Steak & Ostrander bring farm-to-table to Northeast Florida, offering cheese, sauerkraut; and small pizzas. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 8380 shrimp, filet mignon & lobster, shrimp & scallops, a sushi bar, American fare with an emphasis on sustainability. FB. L & D, Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 4. 733-0588. orangetreehotdogs.com $ PATTAYA THAI GRILLE F Traditional Thai and vegetarian items teppanyaki grill and traditional Japanese cuisine. CM, FB. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 3611 St. Johns Ave. 345-2596. $$ and a 40-plus item vegetarian menu served in a contemporary daily. 10055 Atlantic Blvd. 724-8883. $$$ atmosphere. B/W. L & D, Tue.-Sun. 9551 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. LA NOPALERA Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Intracoastal. 8818 1. 646-9506. $$ Atlantic Blvd. 720-0106. $$ AL’S PIZZA F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See Beaches. 8060 PIZZA PALACE F See San Marco. 3928 Baymeadows Rd. MEEHAN’S TAVERN F The Irish pub and restaurant serves beef Philips Hwy. 731-4300. $ 527-8649. $$ and Guinness stew, Philly cheesesteak sandwiches, traditional BROADWAY RISTORANTE & PIZZERIA F Family-owned-&STICKY FINGERS F Memphis-style rib house specializes in lamb stew, jalapeño poppers, in a comfy atmosphere. BW. L & D, operated New York-style pizzeria serves hand-tossed, brick-ovenbarbecue ribs served several ways. FB. L & D, daily. 8129 Point Wed.-Sun. 9119 Merrill Rd., Ste. 5. 551-7076. $$ baked pizza, traditional Italian dinners, wings, subs. Delivery. CM, Meadows Way. 493-7427. $$ NERO’S CAFE F Nero’s serves traditional Italian fare, including BW. L & D, daily. 10920 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 3. 519-8000. $$ UDIPI CAFE Authentic South Indian vegetarian cuisine. L & D, seafood, veal, beef, chicken and pasta dishes. Weekly specials CAFE CONFLUENCE F The European coffeehouse serves Italian Tue.-Fri. 8642 Baymeadows Rd. 402-8084. $ are lasagna, 2-for-1 pizza and AYCE spaghetti. CM, FB. L, Sun.; specialty coffees and smoothies, along with paninis, salads and VINO’S PIZZA F See Julington. L & D, daily. 9910 Old D, daily. 3607 University Blvd. N. 743-3141. $$ European chocolates. Outdoor dining. BW. L & D, Tue.-Sun. 8612 Baymeadows Rd. 641-7171. $ REGENCY ALE HOUSE & RAW BAR Generous portions and Baymeadows Rd. 733-7840. $ friendly service in a nautical atmosphere. Fresh fish, specialty CHA-CHA’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT F Owner Celso Alvarado pastas, fresh oysters and clams. BW. L & D, daily. 9541 Regency offers authentic Mexican fare with 26 combo dinners and Square Blvd. S. 720-0551. $$ (In Jax Beach unless otherwise noted.) specialty dishes including chalupas, enchiladas, burritos. FB. L & TREY’S DELI & GRILL F Fresh food served in a relaxed A LA CARTE Authentic New England fare like Maine lobster rolls, D, Mon.-Sat. 9551 Baymeadows Rd. 737-9903. $$ atmosphere. Burgers, Trey’s Reuben, deli sandwiches, pork, fried Ipswich clams, crab or clam cake sandwich, fried shrimp CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILLE F Chicago-style deep-dish steaks, seafood, pies. Prime rib specials every Fri. night. CM, BW. basket, haddock sandwich, clam chowdah, birch beer and pizzas, hot dogs, Italian beef dishes from the Comastro family, L & D, Mon.-Fri. 2044 Rogero Rd. 744-3690. $$ blueberry soda. Dine inside or on the deck. TO. L, Fri.-Tue. 331 serving authentic Windy City favorites for 25+ years. CM, FB. L & UNIVERSITY DINER F The popular diner serves familiar First Ave. N. 241-2005. $$ D, daily. 8206 Philips Hwy. 731-9797. $$ breakfast fare and lunch items like meatloaf, burgers, AL’S PIZZA F Serving hand-tossed gourmet pizzas, calzones DEERWOOD DELI & DINER F The ’50s-style diner serves malts, sandwiches: wraps, BLTs, clubs, melts. Daily specials. BW. B & L, and Italian entrees for more than 21 years. Voted Best Pizza by shakes, Reubens, Cubans, burgers, and traditional breakfast Sat. & Sun.; B, L & D, Mon.-Fri. 5959 Merrill Rd. 762-3433. $ Folio Weekly readers from 1996-2011. BW. L & D, daily. 303 items. CM. B & L, daily. 9934 Old Baymeadows Rd. 641-4877. $$ Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. 249-0002. $ THE FIFTH ELEMENT F Authentic Indian, South Indian and ANGIE’S SUBS F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Subs are made-toIndochinese dishes made with artistic flair. Lunch buffet includes BBISCOTTIS F Mozzarella bruschetta, Avondale pizza, order fresh. Serious casual. Wicked good iced tea. 1436 Beach lamb, goat, chicken, tandoori and biryani items. CM. L & D, daily. sandwiches, espresso, cappuccino. Revolving daily specials. B, Blvd. 246-2519. $ 9485 Baymeadows Rd. 448-8265. $$ Tue.-Sun.; L & D, daily. 3556 St. Johns Ave. 387-2060. $$$ BEACH BUDS CHICKEN F The family-owned place serves GATOR’S DOCKSIDE F See Orange Park. 8650 Baymeadows THE BLUE FISH RESTAURANT & OYSTER BAR Fresh seafood, marinated fried or baked chicken: family meals (kids like Rd. 448-0500. $$ steaks and more are served in a casual atmosphere. HalfPeruvian nuggets), giant tenders, in box lunches and as Mini-Me INDIA RESTAURANT F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Extensive portions are available. CM, FB. L & D, daily. 3551 St. Johns Ave., sandwiches, along with gizzards, livers, 15 sides and fried or menu of entrées, clay-oven grilled Tandoori specialties and Shoppes of Avondale. 387-0700. $$$ blackened shrimp, fish, conch fritters, deviled crabs. TO. 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BRICK RESTAURANT F Creative all-American fare like tuna daily. 1289 Penman Road. 247-2828. $ 9802 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 8. 620-0777. $$ tartare, seaweed salad and Kobe burger. Outside dining. FB. L & BEACHSIDE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT & MARKET F The full LARRY’S GIANT SUBS F With locations all over Northeast D, daily. 3585 St. Johns Ave. 387-0606. $$$ fresh seafood market serves seafood baskets, fish tacos, oyster Florida, Larry’s piles subs up with fresh fixins and serves ’em THE CASBAH F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Middle Eastern baskets and Philly cheesesteaks. Dine indoors or outside. Beach fast. Some Larry’s Subs offer B & W and/or serve breakfast. CM. cuisine is served in a friendly atmosphere. BW. L & D, daily. 3628 delivery. CM, BW. L & D, daily. 120 S. Third St. 444-8862. $$ L & D, daily. 3928 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 9 (Goodby’s Creek), St. Johns Ave. 981-9966. $$ BLUES ROCK CAFE Oceanfront dining experience, featuring an 737-7740; 8616 Baymeadows Rd. 739-2498. larryssubs.com $ ESPETO BRAZILIAN STEAK HOUSE F Gauchos carve the meat all-American menu, including crab cakes and wings, served in a LEMONGRASS F Upscale Thai cuisine in a metropolitan Walter Coker

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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 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.

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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.

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. $$

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(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. $$ VITO’S ITALIAN CAFE F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Vito’s serves authentic Italian oven-baked pasta dishes and pizza, as well as veal, chicken and seafood items made with fresh ingredients. CM, FB. L & D, daily. The Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 174. 355-0064. $$ ZODIAC GRILL F Serving Mediterranean cuisine and American favorites, with a popular lunch buffet. FB. L & D, daily. 120 W. Adams St. 354-8283. $

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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.

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223-6913. $ CLIFF’S ROCKIN’ BAR-N-GRILL F Cliff’s features 8-ounce burgers, wings, steak, seafood, homemade pizza and daily For questions, please call your advertising representative at 260-9770. specials. FB. L & D, daily. Smoking permitted. 3033 Monument FAX YOUR PROOF IF POSSIBLE AT 268-3655 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 PROMISE OF BENEFIT SUPPORT ASK FOR ACTION Produced dishes, as well as pizza and wraps. BW. L & D, daily. 13170 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 26. 220-9192. $$ Produced by jw Checked by Sales Rep dl PROMISE OF BENEFIT SUPPORT ASK FOR ACTION 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. $$ TKO’S THAI HUT F The menu offers Thai fusion dishes, curry dishes, chef’s specials, healthy options and sushi. Dine inside or on the covered patio. FB. L & D, daily. 13500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 46. 647-7546. $$

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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.

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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.

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NAME: Hiro Qiu RESTAURANT: Yummy Sushi, 4372 Southside Blvd., Jax BIRTHPLACE: China YEARS IN THE BUSINESS: 10 FAVORITE RESTAURANT (other than my own): Hong Kong Dim Sum in Houston, Texas FAVORITE COOKING STYLE: Keep it natural.

FAVORITE INGREDIENTS: Wasabi, chia seeds and mango.

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IDEAL MEAL: Giant clam with wasabi, kale chips, uni (sea urchin), and a pina colada.

WOULDN’T EAT IF YOU PAID ME: Pufferfish.

INSIDER’S SECRET: Make your own sauce.

CELEBRITY SIGHTING: Eddie Farah.

CULINARY GUILTY PLEASURE: Taro tempura ice cream.

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.

(Ramada Inn). 268-8080. $$ (Fri. & Sat. buffet, $$$) GOLDEN CORRAL Family-friendly place offers a legendary buffet featuring a variety of familiar favorites as well as new items. B, L & D, daily. 11470 San Jose Blvd. 886-9699. $$ HALA CAFE & BAKERY F See Southside. 9735 Old St. Augustine Rd. 288-8890. $$ HARMONIOUS MONKS The American-style steakhouse features a 9-oz. choice Angus center-cut filet topped with gorgonzola shiitake mushroom cream sauce, 8-oz. gourmet burgers, fall-offthe-bone ribs, wraps, sandwiches. FB. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 10550 Old St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 30. 880-3040. $$ KOBE JAPANESE RESTAURANT The fusion-style sushi restaurant offers oyster shooters, kobe beef shabu-shabu, Chilean sea bass and filet mignon. BW & sake. L & D, daily.

11362 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 8. 288-7999. $$ LET’S NOSH F The authentic Jewish deli offers a full breakfast, lunch, brunch and full-service deli counter. Real New York water bagels, bread baked on site and desserts. CM. B & L, daily. 9850 San Jose Blvd. 683-8346. $ MAMA FU’S ASIAN HOUSE MSG-free pan-Asian cuisine prepared to order in woks using fresh ingredients. Authentic Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Thai dishes. BW, CM. L & D, daily. 11105 San Jose Blvd. 260-1727. $$ MANDARIN ALE HOUSE Laid-back atmosphere; 30-plus beers on tap. FB. L & D, daily. 11112 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 19. 292-0003. $$ METRO DINER F Best of Jax 2011 winner. See San Marco.

12807 San Jose Blvd. 638-6185. $$ NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET F Best of Jax 2011 winner. Organic supermarket with full deli and salad bar serving wraps, quesadillas, chopped salads, vegetarian dishes. Fresh juice and smoothie bar. Indoor and outdoor seating. Mon.-Sat. 10000 San Jose Blvd. 260-6950. $ PICASSO’S PIZZERIA F Specializes in hand-tossed gourmet pizza, calzones, homemade New York-style cheesecake and handmade pasta. Fresh local seafood and steaks. BW, CM, TO. L & D daily. 10503 San Jose Blvd. 880-0811. $$ SIMPLE FAIRE F Breakfast and lunch favorites, featuring Boar’s Head meats and cheeses served on fresh bread. Daily specials.

B & L, Mon.-Fri. 3020 Hartley Rd. 683-2542. $$ TANK’S FAMILY BAR-B-Q Owned and operated by the Tankersley family, the barbecue place offers made-from-scratch Southern-style fare, featuring their own sauces. CM, BW. L & D, Mon.-Sat. 11701 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 23. 351-8265. $$ VINO’S PIZZA F See Julington. L & D, daily. 4268 Oldfield Crossing Dr. 268-6660. $ WHOLE FOODS MARKET F 100+ prepared items at a full-service and self-service hot bar, soup bar, dessert bar. Madeto-order Italian specialties from a brick oven pizza hearth. L & D, daily. 10601 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 22. 288-1100. $$

ORANGE PARK

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. $$

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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. $$

PONTE VEDRA, NE ST. JOHNS

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. 285-3017. $$$ BRUCCI’S PIZZA F Authentic New York-style pizza, Italian pastas, paninis, desserts. Family atmosphere. CM. L & D, daily.

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. $$$ URBAN FLATS Ancient world-style flatbread is paired with fresh regional and seasonal ingredients in wraps, flatwiches and entrées, served in a casual, urban atmosphere. An international wine list is offered. FB. L & D, daily. 330 A1A N. 280-5515. $$

RIVERSIDE, 5 POINTS, WESTSIDE

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. $$ O’BROTHERS IRISH PUB F Innovative Irish fare and traditional faves are offered, like lambburger with Stilton crust, Guinness mac & cheese, Shepherd’s pie and fish-n-chips — plus 18 beers on tap. L, daily except Mon.; D, daily. CM, FB. 1521 Margaret St. 854-9300. $$ 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, non-smoking. 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. $$ TWO DOORS DOWN F Former Tad’s owner offers traditional faves: hotcakes, omelets, burgers, pork chops, liver & onions, fried chicken, sides and desserts. CM, TO. B & L, Mon.-Fri. 436 Park St. 598-0032. $ WALKERS The nightspot has a tapas menu plus a wide variety of wines, served in a rustic, intimate atmosphere. BW. Tue.-Sat. 2692 Post St. 894-7465. $ WASABI JAPANESE BUFFET F AYCE buffet. Sushi bar, sashimi, hibachi, teriyaki, tempura, steak, seafood. BW. L & D, daily. 1014 Margaret St., Ste. 1, 5 Points. 301-1199. $$

ST. AUGUSTINE

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

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this is a copyright protected proof © 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 place 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. $$ SOUTH BEACH GRILL Located off A1A, south of the S.R. 206 bridge, the two-story beachy destination offers casual oceanfront dining and fresh local seafood. Dine indoors or out on a beachfront deck. FB. B, L & D daily. 45 Cubbedge Road, Crescent Beach. 471-8700. $ SPY GLOBAL CUISINE & LOUNGE Located in the historic district, Spy features James Bond-themed sushi and Mediterraneaninfluenced global cuisine on the seasonal menu, including fresh — never frozen — Hawaiian seafood. Dine indoors or out on the patio. Upstairs lounge, too. Great selection of chilled sakes. BW, CM. D, nightly. 21 Hypolita St. 819-5637. $$$ 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. $$$ THE TASTING ROOM, WINE & TAPAS Owned by Michael Lugo, the upscale contemporary Spanish restaurant fuses innovative tapas with an extensive wine list. L, Wed.-Sun.; D, nightly. 25 Cuna St. 810-2400. $$

ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER, TINSELTOWN

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. promise of benefit 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

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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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FB. CM. L & D, daily. 4850 Big Island Drive. 645-5571. $$ WILD WING CAFÉ F Serving up 33 flavors of wings, as well as soups, sandwiches, wraps, ribs, platters and burgers. FB. 4555 Southside Blvd. 998-9464. $$ 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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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. $$ BISTRO 41° F Casual dining features fresh, homemade breakfast and lunch dishes in a relaxing atmosphere. TO. B & L, Mon.-Fri. 3563 Philips Hwy., Ste. 104. 446-9738. $ BLUE BAMBOO Contemporary Asian-inspired cuisine includes rice-flour calamari, seared Ahi tuna, pad Thai. Street eats: barbecue duck, wonton crisps. BW. L, Mon.-Fri.; D, Mon.-Sat. 3820 Southside Blvd. 646-1478. $$ 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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An update of the official index for classifying medical conditions (for research, quality control and insurance claims) was released recently, to take effect in October 2013. It replaced the current 18,000 codes with 140,000 much more specific ones. A September Wall Street Journal report noted, for example, 72 different codes for injuries involving birds, depending on the type. “Bitten by turtle” is different from “struck by turtle.” Different codes cover injuries in “opera houses,” on squash courts, and exactly where in or around a mobile home an injury occurred. “Walked into lamppost, initial encounter” is distinct from “walked into lamppost, subsequent encounter.” Codes cover conditions stemming from encounters with extraterrestrials and conditions resulting from “burn due to water skis on fire.” “Bizarre personal appearance” has a code, as well as “very low level of personal hygiene.”

happened,” said a lawyer for Jean Pierre, announcing Pierre’s $80 million lawsuit in August against Newburgh, N.Y. Pierre’s estranged girlfriend committed suicide by driving into a city lake, also taking their three small children to their deaths. In the time before he became devastated, Pierre had been arrested for failure to pay child support and endangering one of his children (found wandering the street on a freezing Super Bowl Sunday), and friends of his girlfriend told the New York Post that Pierre constantly abused her, including immediately before her final drive.

Chicago’s WLS Radio reported a man (unnamed in the story) filed a $600,000 lawsuit on Sept. 2 against the Grossinger City Autoplex in the city, claiming five employees physically harassed him during business hours over a two-month period in 2009. The man claimed he’d been given multiple “wedgies,” one of which was a “hanging” wedgie.

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A small number of environmental and animal rights activists employ violence and physical threats trying to achieve their goals, and similar tactics have recently been used by another group bent on intimidating scientists: sufferers of “chronic fatigue syndrome.” In August, London’s Observer reported medical researchers, who even suggest the illness may have a “psychological” component, have been subject to vitriolic abuse, stalking, disruptions to the scientists’ workplaces and even death threats. In at least one case, the activists succeeded: A psychiatry professor said he’d moved his area of research from chronic fatigue to Gulf War syndrome. “That has taken me to Iraq and Afghanistan where ... I feel a lot safer.”

Political Correctness Lives: British authorities threatened Iain Turnbull, 63, with a $1,530 fine in August because he refused to complete the mandatory census earlier this year.

Turnbull, from Wales, protested the government, intending to be progressively “inclusive,” made available census questionnaires and instructions in languages like Urdu, Punjabi and Tagalog, but not Welsh — one of Britain’s native languages, spoken by a half-million citizens.

Though the Patriot Act, drafted in the days after 9-11 and quickly enacted into law, was designed expressly to give prosecutors more leeway to challenge suspected terrorism, one of its key provisions has been used more than 100 times as often for drug investigations as for terrorism. In September, New York magazine reported “sneak and peek” warrants (enabling searches without notifying the targets) have been obtained only 15 times for terrorism threats, but 1,618 times in drug cases.

The Litigious Society

In 2009 Diane Schuler, with a 0.19 bloodalcohol reading (and marijuana in her system), drove the wrong way for two miles on a New York freeway, finally crashing into another car, killing three people and herself. In July 2011, her widower, Dave Schuler, filed a lawsuit against the state, alleging the collision was the state’s fault for not posting signs warning motorists like Diane Schuler that they were going the wrong way. Dave Schuler’s private investigator told The Daily Cortlandt newspaper he tried to discourage Schuler from filing the lawsuit, to no avail. “[My] client was devastated by what

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Cicero, Ill., Town President Larry Dominick, defendant in sexual harassment lawsuits filed by two female employees, gave depositions in the cases, in March 2009 and February 2011, but gave challenging answers on one issue. Asked in 2009 if he’d “ever touched” the plaintiff, Dominick (under oath) said “No.” In 2011, though, Dominick (again under oath) gave a narrative of his relationship with the same plaintiff starting in 2005, admitting he’d had sex with her many times at her home.

Dominick claimed to have misinterpreted the earlier question.

Unclear on the Concept: Pennsylvania state Rep. Michael Sturla, an opponent of increased natural-gas drilling in his district, warned in August that one effect of the drilling would be an increase of sexually transmitted diseases “amongst the womenfolk.” He said later he’d heard that from a hospital administrator.

Creme de la Weird

A female Wisconsin prison chaplain was charged in September with several crimes in an alleged effort to stage a fake hostage situation with an inmate, to get both transferred to another state prison. Prosecutors said the chaplain, Wiccan priest Jamyi Witch, 52, instructed the inmate at Oshkosh Correctional Institution to come to her office, barricade the door, throw things around the room and role-play with her as if she were his mother. While the office was under siege, the pair allegedly had consensual sex, and Witch gave him drugs and sang him lullabies, supposedly to calm him down, ending the drama (until charges were filed).

Least Competent Criminals

Anthony Watson, sentenced to prison in 1992 for crimes that included rape and robbery, became a notorious jailhouse lawyer (even drafting a book, “A Guide to the Plea Circus”) and through successful challenges reduced his 160-year sentence to 26 — and a release date of 2018. However, he filed one appeal too many.

A court ruled in his favor on that final appeal, ordering a new trial altogether (vacating the convictions and sentence and the reductions he’d worked so hard for). At his retrial in March 2011, he was found guilty again; this time sentenced to four consecutive life terms.

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BREW AT THE ZOO You were sampling a piece of aged sirloin as I was saying that “I highly recommended it.” Me: Blonde hair, was wearing a blue polo w/ orange horse, jeans, flip flops.

You, Beautiful/natural blonde, brown leg boots and dark jeans.

Would love to meet you for real instead of just passing. When: Oct. 7, 2011. Where: Brew at the Zoo. #1205-1018 HOTTIE IN BLUE NIRVANA SHIRT Saw you there, the row behind me singing the words to every song. Smiled at you but was too nervous to do anything. I was in the dark pink tank top the row in front and to your right. When: Oct. 7, 2011. Where: Florida Theatre Death Cab Concert. #1204-1018 GRAY SWEATPANTS AT LIFESTYLE FITNESS To the short buff guy in a black “gym life” tank top and gray shorts at Lifestyle Fitness. You were looking so hot. You were on the treadmill next to me talking about your time in the Navy, I hope next time you will ask me out. When: Oct. 6, 2011. Where: Lifestyle Fitness. #1203-1018 INSANELY ATTRACTIVE BARTENDER You were the bartender at Burro Bar. I had no idea what to order but you found me something tasty! Then I saw you at ShantyTown once again tending bar but this time I knew what was up and got a root beer. P.S. I liked your glasses! When: Oct. 5, 2011. Where: Burro Bar/ ShantyTown. #1202-1018 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 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 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

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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 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 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 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

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

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

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

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): If you’ve been resisting the command to go deeper, now’s the time to surrender.

If you’ve been hoping the pesky little voice in your head will shut up and stop bugging you to get more involved, you’d better stop hoping. If you’ve been fantasizing how to escape the growing pressure to give more of yourself instead fantasize about how to intensify your commitments. The time has come to explore what’s been missing and what needs more love.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Did you know it’s illegal to break into prison? That was the charge leveled against a Georgia man, Harry Jackson, arrested as he tried to sneak back into the jail from which he’d escaped only a short time earlier. During his brief taste of freedom, Jackson allegedly stole 14 packs of cigarettes from a nearby store.

Maybe that was his intention from the start — to run an errand and return “home.” Don’t be like him in the weeks ahead. If you do manage to spring yourself from a trap or bust out of your servitude (I expect you’ll do just that), don’t come crawling back, begging to be let back in.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): As I was meditating on your horoscope this afternoon, I gazed out my window at the creek flowing nearby. The tide was coming in, which meant the current was surging swiftly south. Row upon row of small waves coursed through the water. I spied a lone duck swimming north against the tide. I couldn’t imagine her motivation. Why not just relax and float downstream? She wasn’t in a hurry; wasn’t flustered in the least. Ever forward she went, determined to push on. And then it struck me, as I thought of your current astrological omens, that her approach will suit you quite well now. Go steadily and casually against the flow.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Herbert Kitchener served as the British Consul-General in Egypt early last century.

He wasn’t impressed with the creativity of the ancient nation’s art. “I can’t think much of the people who drew cats the same for 4,000 years,” he remarked. Is there an equivalent to this lack of development in your life?

Among your activities, are there any whose history has not progressed? Did you reach a certain skill level in some area of your life and stop pushing to improve? It’s an excellent time to identify that knot of excess stability, and then start dissolving it.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I’m not warning you to cut down on all the leaping and cavorting you’ve been doing lately; I’m just saying: Maybe you should add some ballast to your foundation and some gravitas to your demeanor. And I don’t mean to guilt-trip you into toning down your lust to connect with everyone and everything that tickles your synapses. But consider the possibility that, soon, variety won’t be quite as spicy as it’s been; your deft zigzags may need to be made of gentler zigs and slightly more cautious zags.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The autocorrect feature sometimes distorts the text messages people send on their smart phones. It tries to fix supposedly misspelled words that aren’t really misspelled, thereby creating awkward variations that can cause a ruckus when received, like changing “I don’t want to leave” to “I don’t want to live.” “Damn You, Autocorrect!” is a book documenting some of the more outrageous examples, many NSFW. Be vigilant for metaphorical versions of this wayward autocorrect phenomenon. Be sure that in your efforts to make things better, you don’t make them worse or weird. It’s possible that stuff is fine just the way it is.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Meraki is a Greek word that refers to the bliss you feel when you’re engaged in a

task that’s important to you and that you’re doing really well. It’s your theme right now, Libra. According to my astrological omen-reading, everything’s in place for you to experience meraki in abundance. Plus, it’s exactly what your destiny is pushing for. Get out there and do everything you can to cooperate: Make this a merakifilled week.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your nightly dreams give useful clues about your waking life, showing hidden patterns and unconscious motivations your daytime mind hasn’t noticed. On rare occasions, they may even offer more literal guidance. That’s what happened for David Brown, a British man who woke one morning from a dream of seeing a mysterious phone number. As an test, he sent a text message to that very number: “Did I meet you last night?” Michelle Kitson, the stranger on the other end, responded with a text, and Brown texted back. More exchanges ensued, followed by a face-to-face encounter — eventually, they married. I can’t guarantee anything quite as dramatic for you, but I do expect your dreams are unusually helpful.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In addition to reading your astrological omens, I did a Tarot reading, consulted the I Ching and threw the runes. They all gave me the same message: The week ahead is a good time to spend quality time mulling over the Biggest Mystery of Your Life.

It’s not mandatory to do so. You won’t cause a disaster if you refuse. Still, wouldn’t it be fun? Life is inviting you to get re-excited about your version of the quest for the Holy Grail. Your future self is calling and calling for you to dive into the ancient riddle you’ve been working on since before you were born. The mists are parting.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In Sue Allison’s theater piece “Lies I’ve Told,” two actors take turns telling each other some classic whoppers. Here are a few: 1. “It’d be no trouble at all.” 2. “This will only take a second.” 3. “I didn’t get your message.” 4. “I have no idea how that got here.” 5. “I thought you said ‘the 16th.’” 6. “Would I lie to you?” See if you can avoid fibs like those. I’m not asking you to be a superstar of candor — that’s unrealistic — but do cut back on white lies and casual dishonesties as much as possible. This is a time when you really need to know the whole truth and nothing but. The best way to do that? Be forthright yourself. That’s how karma operates.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Last June, Northern California artist Mary Sobrina Kuder had a gallery showing of her paintings. She called it “Offerings of Grace and Mischief.” That’s an excellent title for the story of your life in the week ahead. I believe you’ll be receiving offerings of grace and mischief, and I hope you’ll be making such offerings. For best results, remember: The grace and mischief are not contradictory or at odds. In fact, they need each other and belong together.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Do you realize how many connections you have to remote places? Are you aware how routinely you’re touched by distant events?

As science writer David Bodanis reminds us, “We inhale many hundreds of particles in each breath we take. Salt crystals from ocean whitecaps, dust scraped off distant mountains, micro bits of cooled magma blown from volcanoes and charred microfragments from tropical forest fires.” Use that as your metaphorical theme this week. Let your imagination run free as you renew connections with faraway sources of nourishment.

Revivify your intimacy with departed influences that still to define you. Dream about the tantalizing future.

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y husband has stage 4 metastatic cancer and this is our story of the search for his care.

Twenty-four months ago, his physicians and three second-opinion doctors gave him six months to live (if he opted out of treatment) and 22 months (if he opted in). My husband, Philip, decided he wanted quality of life and chose not to undergo the assault on his body that treatments were certain to do.

Philip is no stranger to coping with difficult situations and decisions. Thirty-three years ago on Halloween Eve 1977, a three-time DUI offender slammed into the rear of his car, catapulting him over his driver’s seat, paralyzing him in an instant. As life-changing as his paraplegia was, this was different. His life lay in the balance.

We held one another and we were frightened. Actually, I alone felt frightened.

Philip took this diagnosis in stride. However, he also knew that together, we were a powerhouse, and if there was a chance of wellness, we’d find it.

As he lay in his hospital bed contemplating the future he was told he no longer had, an oncologist came into his room. As Philip retells the incident, she had the smell of death upon her and as she neared him, the odor was overwhelming. Matter-of-factly she informed him that he was grossly anemic and even aft a er the three blood transfusions he had just received, he was in dire need of a very r specialized medication.

However, she also medic declared declar that it was $40,000 a shot and that Medicare, Philip’s sole insurance, would never Medic cover it — so s he would have to go without.

She presented no alternate solution. She pre departed his room as matter-of-factly as she depa entered entere it.

What this oncologist didn’t know, couldn’t have was that neither Philip nor I ever ha known, k took “no” as a viable solution to anything. “ I began an active research for affordable r options.

As luck would have it, I found a opt liquid, natural supplement, which Philip n swallowed three times a day and, weeks later, swall he was no longer anemic!

We saw three highly knowledgeable specialists who all proff p ered a soup of toxic chemotherapy.

Philip was informed that he chemot risked risk a heart attack, a bowel eruption and other horrors too to caustic to reiterate. As my eyes welled with w tears, I knew that I could not ask my m beautiful, loving husband to put his body bod through such agonizing tortures for the possibility of a few more months of life; po hence, his decision not to move forward in m that tha direction.

Amazing that we are in the year 2011 and we still have h no “cure” for cancer. I remember, as a child over o 50 years ago, cancer was the national scourge, and that every possible research dollar scou was going to go into finding the “Cancer Cure.” g As I opened the recent Pulitzer Prize-winning o book, boo “Emperor of All Maladies: Cancer,” I was appalled at a the statistic that one in two women would have cancer in their lifetime, and one in wo three thre men! How is this still possible?

Sure, we’ve made strides, but the costs

have been astronomical. We have $100 anti-nausea pills and $10,000-a-month drugs.

According to USA Today, “The average cost of a 30-day prescription for cancer drugs is now nearly $1,600. Avastin, a newer drug used to treat colorectal cancer, sells for about $50,000 a year. That price could jump to $100,000 if Avastin is approved to treat breast and lung cancers, which require higher doses.”

According to Dr. Leonard Saltz of Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center, “There are two equally effective options to battle metastatic colon cancer, the kind spreading through the body — but one costs $60,000 more than the other.”

There is no doubt about it: Cancer is big business. One has to wonder: Is there just too much money in treating sick people for there to be much incentive to find a cure?

Despite my skepticism, I was not about to give up without a fight. I researched study after study. I read their protocols,

There is no doubt about it: Cancer is big business. One has to wonder: Is there just too much money in treating sick people for there to be much incentive to find a cure? most of which eliminated Philip because his colon cancer had metastasized and had reached his lungs, his liver, his thyroid, his chest wall and more recently, his kidney. Apparently, once it reaches the liver, there is less than little hope, even in these experimental studies.

With hope diminishing for the long-chance studies, I turned to the television commercial for Cancer Centers of America. After all, they rave that they offer treatments unavailable elsewhere and that their specialists are even more special. So I called. Immediately their interest was tweaked and they wanted this new “test subject” immediately. But their interest was thwarted as quickly as it had been piqued.

Philip’s Medicare insurance was the culprit. But they didn’t quite divulge it; instead they told me that they couldn’t get him a bed for nine months or more.

I asked about their commercials touting urgent, immediate care, but they offered little explanation. I hung up deflated, thinking, “If the doctor’s proclamations were correct, he’d be dead before a bed became available.”

I stewed for few days and decided to call their 800 number again, only this time I would use a different name and I would tell them I had full coverage: Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

Ecstatic would be the only accurate description

for the voice on the other end of the telephone.

“We have a bed for him tomorrow and we’ll have a limousine meet you at the airport to drive you directly to our amazing facility.”

As if that were not enough, the faceless voice said they would arrange a hotel room for me close by with to and fro transportation for the Cancer Center.

As I hung up the phone, I could feel my blood curdle. The audacity. The outright “business” of illness was so evident it turned my stomach. My husband would be denied whatever their specialized treatments might offer because he didn’t have insurance other than Medicare. Although I knew it before I called, having it affirmed in such a grotesquely blatant manner was infuriating.

So, here we are, my husband’s cancer growing and spreading with no medical alternatives on the horizon. If money were no object, there are a multitude of “off-shore” gambles … and then again, there would also be the Cancer Centers of America.

Norma Sherry (Rappa)

Norma Sherry is a writer, producer and St. Johns County television personality. She cared for her husband of 32 years until his death on Sept. 18, 2011.

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