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MARCH 11-17, 2015 • VOLUME 28 • NUMBER 50
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DEAR ALL WRITERS, I ONLY READ THE ARTICLES AND WRITINGS AT THE BEGINNING. THEY ARE REALLY GREAT REPORTING. I DO READ THE MOVIE REVIEWS. THE REST OF THE PAPER IS JUNK, BOOZE, BEER AND ROCK AND ROLL, BAD MUSIC. IF YOU CAN CALL IT MUSIC. I KNOW THAT IS WHERE YOU GET YOU $$ ENOUGH OF READY ON THE PHOTOS OF DUMB, BADLY DRESSED YOUNG KIDS. O I LOVE THE “NEWS OF THE WEIRD. YES, I AM AN OLD FART. TONY BENNETT MUSIC. R. Kirk Dougal
Editor’s note: This is reproduced in exactly the form in which it was sent. Also, this could be my favorite letter to the editor ever.
Only One Question
After all the candidates for mayor, sheriff and City Council are done promising lollipops, roses, colorful balloons and Super Bowl victories, only one question remains: Do you support an equal rights amendment for lesbians, gays, and bisexual and transgender citizens? If not, why not? Answers please. Rick Mansfield
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Nothing in my 30 years in Jax surprises me when it comes to infrastructure [Cover Story, “Meet Jacksonville’s New $60K Port Consultant,” Jeffrey C. Billman, Feb. 18]. In the ’80s, we watched as a beautiful, award-winning bridge slowly grew across the St. Johns at Dames Point. When the bridge was done, six beautiful concrete lanes of commuter bliss were connected at each end with … four lanes? Wait, what? Now we have 10 years of widening 295 to look forward to. Fast-forward 25 years and the I-95/I-10 split construction starts. After five years and what looks like its final form, and I-95 is still four lanes at the sharp bend just west of the river. What the … ? We keep thinking small, we gonna be small. Not that that would be a bad thing. Mark Caprio
Something Untoward
I enjoyed the article [“Meet Jacksonville’s New $60K Port Consultant]. I applaud your restraint in not letting Barber’s viewpoint take over the whole article. Instead, it was focused on how Barber was more an industrialist than environmentalist. The Panama Canal expansion project will be finished early next year and JaxPort is nowhere near as ready as Tampa, Savannah or Norfolk for increased traffic. I followed the DOJ investigation into price-fixing by Crowley, Horizon and Sea Star. I’ve read about the conviction and imprisonment of a former director of the port for the usual white-collar crimes and the indifference shown to a foreign investor in 2012. There is something untoward going on at JaxPort. Spending $60,000 on this nutball is just the latest. Paul Brooke
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Not a Disqualifier
Why and how does the guy’s book disqualify him for the job he was hired to do [“Meet Jacksonville’s New $60K Port Consultant”]? Does it show he doesn’t have the expertise required to perform the work? Or does the book express sentiments that you disagree with? Sentiments that don’t have anything to do with the job he was hired to do? Rick Sprung
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EDITOR’S NOTE
GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK I hope you’ll permit me one final indulgence in this space: As some of you may already know, my time at Folio Weekly will soon come to a close, on Friday the 13th to be exact (read into that what you will). Though my reign here wasn’t long, I hope that it was impactful, and that I was able to play a small role in shaping a smarter and more progressive and inclusive future for Northeast Florida. I hope, too, that we lived up to the trust you have invested in this publication, and that we’ve demonstrated at least to some degree the essential role that aggressive, unflinching alternative journalism can play in a community’s evolution. More than that, I hope you enjoyed the product we put out week-to-week. Sometime in the next couple of weeks, I’ll be loading all of my stuff into a U-Haul and making my way to North Carolina, where I will become Raleigh news editor for INDY Week, the Triangle’s alt-weekly. My reasons for leaving will stay my own, but I am extraordinarily excited for what lies ahead at the INDY and with its parent company, City of Roses. (City of Roses, by the way, also owns Portland’s Willamette Week, which just brought down Oregon’s governor.) But before decamping, I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for this opportunity and to thank all the people with whom I’ve had the privilege to work and hang out with these last 15 months: my tireless staff (both past and present), especially Daniel A. Brown and Marlene Dryden, who rose to and exceeded every challenge I set out before them, as well as our former art director and my very good friend and co-conspirator Shan Stumpf; my fearless and frighteningly underpaid writers, in particular Derek Kinner, Susan Cooper Eastman and AG Gancarski, who generated stories that shaped so many narratives in this part of the world; my colleagues in the Jacksonville media, who’ve (mostly) all been gracious and welcoming; the various sources I’ve pestered for information, the crank-ass letter-to-the-editor writers who chided me for being too potty-mouthed and/ or gay-friendly, a certain Jacksonville city councilman whose hilarious boob-related freak-out at MOCA basically doubled my web traffic, all of you who’ve made my wife and me feel so at home here. Just pretty much everyone, really. There are few alt-weeklies in the country with such a reservoir of goodwill from their hometowns. And the outpouring of affection and well wishes I’ve received since I announced my departure a couple of weeks ago on Facebook has, in a very real sense, been overwhelming. (I will not call it humbling; it was in fact the opposite of that. My ego now requires its own zip code.) This also means, of course, that Folio
Weekly needs a new editor. (Unless they’ve already hired someone by the time this column goes to press, in which case disregard this paragraph. One of the things about quitting is that you’re no longer looped in to personnel matters.) If you’re interested and have the journalistic chops — and the resume and clips to prove it — feel free to email this mag’s publisher, Sam Taylor (staylor@folioweekly.com). Whoever takes over this chair — this back-pain-inducing, so-ridiculously-uncomfortable-that-I-almostbuilt-a-standing-desk chair — I hope that he or she carries on Folio Weekly’s finest muckraking and bullshit-calling traditions. God knows this town needs it. I wish nothing but the best for Folio Weekly in part because I wish nothing but the best for the city it calls home. Great cities need great alt-weeklies. For Jacksonville to become the city it can be, it needs Folio Weekly to hold its leaders accountable, to tell the stories the traditional media can’t or won’t, and to present a different perspective and vision than what is handed down from Morris Communications. I enjoyed being that voice, and I won’t pretend that this occasion isn’t bittersweet. There are a good many things I’ll miss about this place, too many to list here. And more than any of them, I’ll miss seeing this place come into its own, which — if you guys don’t screw it up — will happen sooner than later. The ingredients are there: cultural institutions, beautiful scenery, an increasingly vibrant restaurant and bar scene, a Downtown that finally seems to be gaining something resembling traction. You’ve got a long way to go — this region is still too overrun with religious nuts, parochial elites and timid politicians — but there’s so much potential here that is just now beginning to be tapped. So this is it, then. Veni, vedi, vici and all that. Except maybe the vici. Not sure I conquered much of anything. And there are a number of things I wanted to do — a fullscale redesign, both in print and online, chief among them — and a number of stories I wanted to tell that, for one reason or another, never came to fruition. That I will regret. But on the whole, I’m proud of what we accomplished here. This is, in a sense, the best and worst job you could ever have. It was without question the most difficult job I’ve ever accepted — long, thankless hours — but on some days, it was far and away the most fulfilling. In the end, while it’s time to move on to the next adventure, I’m glad I did it. Take care, Jacksonville. It’s been real.
I will not call it humbling; it was in fact the opposite of that. My ego now requires its own zip code.
Jeffrey C. Billman twitter/jeffreybillman mail@folioweekly.com
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BUILDERS’ REMORSE Why did a local homebuilders association switch its endorsement from Bill Bishop to Lenny Curry?
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here was a period in this election cycle when Lenny Curry was scooping up big-shot endorsements on seemingly a daily basis. From Jeb!™ to Rick Perry, from the Duval County Republican Party to the Jax Chamber, the former state party chair was winning every news cycle with one pivotal endorsement or another. The mechanics of getting endorsements do not always run smoothly, as the Duval County Republican Executive Committee fiasco of an endorsement process showed. Now there’s another such Curry endorsement that should come with an asterisk: that of the Northeast Florida Builders Association. According to GOP underdog Bill Bishop, NEFBA’s political action committee was all set to endorse him, but that association’s board called an audible. “I heard from two inside sources that the vote had gone either 11-2 or 9-4 in my favor,” Bishop told me last Wednesday afternoon. But, Bishops continues, “Rick Morales, the new president of NEFBA, is a big Curry supporter.” In what Bishop describes as a “fairly contentious” discussion, Morales pushed the board to change the outcome. “The board ignored the recommendation due to the influence of Rick Morales,” Bishop asserts. Morales, contacted on the phone on Thursday, scoffed at Bishop’s claim. “That’s not exactly what happened,” he says. “The PAC makes a recommendation to the board, but the board can override. It’s a very common practice — happens one or two times per election cycle.” Then he added, “These are all good candidates,” but “elections are full contact.” And though Bishop acknowledges, “It’s their club, their rules, and they can do what they want to do,” as with the endorsement of the Duval GOP, he believes that the NEFBA switcheroo “shows the length that some of these people will go to,” as far as changing the rules to arrive at the desired outcome. This story came hard on the heels of what turned out to be an ill-fated straw poll by WBOB AM600. The host, Bill Hay, conducted a straw poll called “The Stump” as part of I’m Speaking Plainly, his weekend radio show. Hay didn’t release numbers for the poll — an unusual move, and one that earned him the ire of Duval REC members. There was a spirited back-and-forth on Hay’s show’s Facebook page, and there, Hay’s contention emerged that the Curry backers at the REC might not want to see the numbers because they’d placed Bishop closer to Curry than they might have liked. I asked Bishop about this as well. “Bill Hay is a straight shooter,” Bishop replied. “He didn’t want to release numbers because some people got no votes.” Regarding the mayoral tally: “Lenny got it, but not by much,” Bishop says. “It was close.” Again, Bishop doesn’t believe Hay has any obligation to release the numbers. “I don’t care how it comes out,” he says. “It was his deal. He didn’t have to release them.” Bishop concurs with Hay, however, on Curry supporters’ desire to demonstrate strength at The Stump. “Cindy Graves [a WBOB host and a major player in the local GOP] is mad because she wanted to show that Curry won big,” Bishop told me.
Bishop, a seasoned politician, takes straw polls with a grain of salt, as he should. “Straw polls give you five minutes of bragging rights,” he says. “They’re not scientific. Not billed as equal time or being objective. But you have to go because the opposition can throw it back at you if you don’t.” Early voting is upon us, and a University of North Florida poll last week suggested a lot of volatility in the field. Mayor Alvin Brown, at 37 percent, has more support than Curry (25 percent) and Bishop (11 percent), but being sub-40 in the unitary election isn’t a good sign for the incumbent. Bishop, despite fundraising challenges and not having the support of the official Republican Party, will definitely be a factor for the next few weeks. If the local GOP is interested in party unity after March 24, you’d think they wouldn’t be playing hardball at every turn. But you’d be wrong. The Bishop challenge seems to have fractured the base, which could help Brown get reelected, even though all indications are that his support is wider than it is deep. AG Gancarski twitter/aggancarski mail@folioweekly.com
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WHAT BILLIONS CAN BUY
How the Koch brothers subverted state law to dump industrial waste in the St. Johns River
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oney is power — and in Florida, it will buy you whatever you pant after, whether it’s a giant, taxpayer-funded scoreboard or the governor’s office, as Rick Scott discovered when he spent $70 million of his own money to win in 2010. The infamous billionaire Koch brothers want fewer regulations to get between them and even more riches, even if those regulations protect vital natural resources. So they’ve thrown their dollars at politicians, legislation and even state universities. Koch Industries and one of its 300 mega-wealthy like-minded donors gave $75,000 last year to Scott’s Let’s Get To Work PAC. The Koch brothers’ Americans for Prosperity PAC boasted that it knocked on 280,000 doors in support of Scott’s reelection. Scott won the Kochs’ support in part by dismantling the state’s environmental regulatory framework during his first term. In the old, funky town of Palatka, evidence of what the Kochs’ largesse can buy is spewing from a 1,100-foot pipeline laid across the bottom of the St. Johns River — millions upon millions of gallons of wastewater, laden with toxic chemicals like dioxin and harmful heavy metals, all from the Kochowned Georgia-Pacific’s paper plant. That wastewater will create an environmental dead zone in a 100-footwide swath on either side of the pipe in the area where noxious gunk is most concentrated as it enters the river. The Department of Environmental Protection’s wastewater tests led the state agency to classify this area a zone of “chronic toxicity,” meaning it’s harmful to marine life. (The DEP, it’s worth noting, is the same agency in which we recently learned that, under the Scott administration, staffers aren’t allowed to say the words “climate change” or “global warming.”) This angers environmentalists like Neil Armingeon, the former St. Johns Riverkeeper and current Matanzas Riverkeeper. “Two of the richest men on Earth are using the water and the river bottom that belongs to all of us, to the public, to dilute pollution,” says Armingeon. “It is everything that is wrong. It is just wrong. It is a violation of the public trust, and it sends the message that if you are the Koch brothers and you own Rick Scott, you can do whatever the hell you want to do.” Terry Hadaway, public affairs manager at G-P’s Palatka office, says that the company has fully complied with DEP and EPA regulations, and that issues related to the pipeline were resolved more than a year ago. After the state permitted the pipeline in 2012, the Florida Clean Water Network and other environmental organizations sued. They lost the first round but have appealed.
More recently, the FCWN posted a petition on change.org, provocatively titled “Demand Federal Criminal Investigation of Rick Scott’s Land Give-away to Koch Brothers.” As of March 9, it had collected 894 signatures. The pipeline dates back to Jeb Bush’s gubernatorial administration, even before the Koch brothers bought G-P in 2005. G-P first sought permission to build a pipeline into the St. Johns River after the state ordered the company to clean up the pollution its paper plant had dumped into Rice Creek, a tributary of the St. Johns River. According to Linda Young, executive director of the Florida Clean Water Network, G-P reps said at the time that they wanted to secure an alternate discharge point. Bush and his cabinet, who didn’t even know what G-P would be dumping, gave tentative approval. When G-P sought permission for the pipeline from the DEP under then-governor Charlie Crist, the state said the company needed to clean the dioxin coming out of the
“It is everything that is wrong. It is a violation of the public trust, and it sends the message that if you are the Koch brothers and you own Rick Scott, you can do WHATEVER THE HELL YOU WANT to do.” paper mill to a significantly higher standard. G-P resisted. After Scott’s election, G-P finally received its permit to build a pipeline from its Palatka plant through state wetlands and into the St. Johns River to dump its industrial waste — up to 60 million gallons of effluent a day, though the company usually dumps about half that. In the process, activists say, G-P was allowed to subvert a state law that requires the governor and cabinet to approve uses on sovereign state lands. When G-P lined up permits to build its pipeline, it did so without ever going back to the governor and the cabinet for approval, as is required by state law. Only months after the pipeline began emptying the waste into the river did the company bother to seek a needed discharge permit; DEP agreed to issue that permit for the waste — usually the first thing a company has to obtain, Young says. That, say environmental activists, is an affront to the people of Florida. “How do you sit there, in front of God and everybody, and say this isn’t contrary to the public interest?” Young asks. Susan Cooper Eastman sceastman@folioweekly.com MARCH 11-17, 2015 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 7
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ROTTEN Before he’d finished the first week of his first job as a certified Florida firefighter, now-24-year-old Andrew Currier wanted out. He wouldn’t tell anyone what had happened until two years later, in April 2014, when he resigned from the Fernandina Beach Fire Department to work for Alachua County Fire Rescue. But when he did talk, South Florida. He didn’t know anybody. He saw this invitation as a chance to meet he gave one hell of other firefighters and maybe make some new friends. an exit interview. It was a small gathering, he would later Currier met with Fernandina Beach’s human resources director, Robin Marley, on April 16. And what he said must have rung alarms for Marley, who has worked in human resources for more than 30 years. On a lined sheet of paper, she scribbled: “Andrew feels threatened by both [Fire Chief Jason Higginbotham and Deputy Chief Fino Murallo].” “Culture of fear.” “Morale terrible.” “Constant war between Admin/ Firefighters.” “Has no gear — Before he gave notice.” Currier told Marley that he’d lost a job offer in September 2012 — a job he pursued just months after he joined the department — after Higginbotham contacted his potential employer. Marley wrote: “Felt this was sexual harassment/retaliation.” Currier’s sexual harassment complaint dates back to his first week on the job. Murallo called one night around 8 p.m. and invited him to a barbecue. Currier was happy. He’d just moved to Fernandina Beach from
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tell the city: Parks employee Jason Brown and his wife, Murallo and his wife, and Higginbotham, then the city’s fire marshal and acting fire chief. (He was permanently promoted to fire chief in October 2012.) Currier says he didn’t drink anything at Murallo’s house, but there was an abundance of food and booze. And Murallo and Higginbotham, he said, had apparently tied one on. At one point during the evening, Murallo climbed into his chief ’s truck, turned on the lights and sirens, and yelled something at Currier about how he’d never be as good as Murallo, shouting, “I’m the best. I’m the chief.” That was just the beginning of the weird. Higginbotham, Currier later told Marley in an email, made him especially uncomfortable. He kept approaching him like he wanted to talk, but he stood too close. He cradled Currier’s arm in his. He leaned in like he was going to whisper something in Currier’s ear. Currier interpreted it as being “in a sexual manner.”
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Currier tried to ward off Higginbotham’s advances, he recounted to Marley, by putting distance between the two. But Higginbotham only became more aggressive. It culminated with Higginbotham smashing his beer bottle on Murallo’s driveway and violently shoving Currier while shouting, “Who do you think you are? You’re not better than me!” “I didn’t know what to think,” Currier told Folio Weekly. Murallo intervened, Currier wrote in his email to Marley, calming Higginbotham down and telling Currier that “everything is okay and not to worry about what happened.” But that experience changed his view of the job, Currier says. He’d hoped to settle in Fernandina, raise a family there, retire there. Instead, within six months he was job hunting. Currier says after that night, Higginbotham acted like nothing had happened. (Currier suspects that perhaps the chief didn’t remember. According to Marley’s notes, “Jason fell asleep in his own vomit.”) Murallo, however, berated him severely whenever he thought he’d made a mistake, Currier wrote to Marley, though he accepted Murallo’s explanation that he saw himself in Currier and wanted to push
him. Tommy Spicer, a department captain who retired in July 2014, told Marley in his exit interview that he’d seen Murallo cursing out Currier, which he attributed more to Murallo’s management style than bullying: “Chief Murallo overcompensates for his lack of training and experience by trying to intimidate less-experienced personnel.” If Currier were the only firefighter complaining about his bosses, his departure and sexual harassment allegations probably would have been dismissed as a gasolinesoaked kiss-off. But by April 2014, Marley had already heard enough to believe the fire department suffered from a serious leadership deficit. Two weeks earlier, another firefighter had used his exit interview to sound an alarm. Firefighter paramedic Brenton DeLoach described the department’s direction as “crippling” and retaliation as “prevalent.” On the bottom of his exit questionnaire, DeLoach penned a plea: “Please do not take these matters lightly.”
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y telling his messy and embarrassing story — and leaving a written record subject to Florida’s Sunshine Law — Currier seemed to spark what has become a very public revolt among the city’s firefighters against Higginbotham and Murallo. In an organization built on a military model of hierarchal power, that’s a serious issue. Other firefighters who resigned during 2014 noted, in writing, the department’s dysfunction. Several firefighters filed formal complaints against the chiefs.
From those documents, a picture emerges of a department collapsing into disarray. The chiefs allegedly made enemy lists, retaliated against critics, and sought intel on their detractors in exchange for promotions or other perks, for starters. The upheaval and paranoia was so pervasive that a police department investigation, completed in October, concluded that an “us against them” mentality characterized the department. And even more troubling, the report said Higginbotham and Murallo were incapable of fixing it: “Neither seems to have a level of experience to solidify the confidence of those under their command.” Most firefighters had no faith in their leaders, the report added, and those leaders lacked the qualifications and ability to secure that faith. As firefighters brought their complaints to Marley, she pushed city manager Joe Gerrity, a former Fernandina Beach city commissioner and mayor, to do something about it. She would later say in court documents that shortly after Higginbotham was promoted to fire chief in October 2012, she’d concluded, “Higginbotham lacked both the leadership skills and the training and experience necessary to competently execute the requirements of his job as Fire Department Chief.” Gerrity wouldn’t budge. “He didn’t want to hear what I had to say,” Marley told Folio Weekly in February. “He had put them in place, and he wasn’t going to back down, no matter what.” Instead, Gerrity turned his attention elsewhere: getting rid of Marley. On Oct. 13, he suspended her indefinitely, pending an investigation. Her email access was blocked. Her office locks were change. Her office was searched, she says. When he suspended Marley, Gerrity told her the investigation would examine if she’d released a document that was exempt from disclosure, as well as whether she’d spoken disparagingly about either the fire department or Higginbotham to a second deputy fire chief Gerrity had hired in late September. On Oct. 30, Gerrity fired Marley. He never gave her a reason or told her the results of the investigation. In the letter, Gerrity attributed her termination to “the totality of circumstances.” Marley says she did nothing wrong, and believes she was fired in retaliation for speaking out. Late last year, Marley sued the city under the Florida Whistle-blower’s Act. (Folio Weekly reached out to Higginbotham and Murallo for comment for this story, but neither responded. Gerrity, citing the pending litigation, declined to comment.) The record Marley was accused of errantly releasing comprised notes she took at a late-August meeting with Higginbotham, which he called to discuss his desire to fire a paramedic named Kyle Pikula. Marley turned those notes over to the city clerk following Pikula’s public records request. City attorney Tammi Bach later told Marley she shouldn’t have done that; those notes were exempt from disclosure because of attorney-client privilege. Marley says Bach is wrong; her notes are public record. And she didn’t actually release THE FIREFIGHTERS: Fernandina Beach firefighters spoke at a City Commission meeting last month to highlight problems with the way the fire department has been managed.
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[ ] them — she merely turned them over to the city clerk, who handles records requests. As for disparaging Higginbotham, Marley admits speaking briefly to newly hired Deputy Chief Peter Bergel about problems in the fire department, but says it was her job to inform him about the problems he’d been hired to fix. Marley’s concerns went beyond civil rights and labor law issues, she told Folio Weekly. She says she also came to realize that the chiefs’ inexperience posed a threat to the city’s residents and firefighters. “Public safety became more and more of a concern, to the point I was losing sleep,” Marley says. “Nothing has happened, and I hope it never does, but if it does, those guys’ lives are at risk.” She wasn’t the only one who worried. In his exit interview last July, retiring captain Tommy Spicer told Marley, “I am concerned that the city of Fernandina Beach has an extreme amount of liability exposures with the present chief ’s [sic], due to lack of experience, education and training.” But Gerrity had promoted Higginbotham soon after becoming city manager, and then Higginbotham promoted Murallo to deputy chief in February 2014 with Gerrity’s approval. They were Gerrity’s guys, and he set out to protect them.
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n Fernandina Beach, the fire chief and deputy chief take charge of the fire department’s response to emergencies. The city has traditionally required its chiefs to have at least 12 years of experience in progressively supervisory roles as well as state certification as a fire officer, a process that includes training in incident command. The city also traditionally required seven years of supervisory experience and training as a fire officer for its second-line chiefs. Neither Higginbotham nor Murallo has that state certification, and Higginbotham didn’t have the requisite supervisory experience, either. So in 2012, to promote Higginbotham, Gerrity simply changed the rules. He eliminated the certification requirement and reduced the number of years of supervisor experience required. Murallo also got a pass on the training and supervisory experience usually required of a deputy chief. It’s incorrect to say Gerrity did nothing after Marley brought the allegations to his attention. He just didn’t do anything to Higginbotham and Murallo. On Sept. 4 and again on Sept. 8, Gerrity met with firefighters at the city’s golf course to hear their complaints. Murallo’s rough demeanor came up; in a memo to the union president, Gerrity admitted that the deputy chief was “not well liked.” But the firefighters also said Murallo “knows his stuff,” and Gerrity deemed that more important. (The
The proposed development abuts natural preserves, farms, and both fresh and saltwater sources (top two photos). St. Johns Riverkeeper Lisa Rinaman wants a more thorough investigation into the project’s environmental ramifications (above).
day after the Sept. 4 meeting, Gerrity met with Marley to discuss firing Pikula, the paramedic who filed the public records request cited in Marley’s ouster. Marley told him that would be illegal retaliation for Pikula speaking out. Pikula is still with the department today.) In response to the firefighters’ criticism about their chiefs’ lack of experience, Gerrity hired Bergel, a retired Palm Beach Gardens fire chief with 33 years on the job, as the city’s second deputy chief, running the dayto-day operations. (Gerrity did so without advertising the job or getting City Council to fund the new position.) But Higginbotham and Murallo were still city employees and were still collecting their salaries ($76,031.62 and $62,836.80 per year, respectively); Gerrity had just brought in a new face, and another paycheck ($70,000 a year), to quash the revolt.
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errity could eliminate the requirements of the job, but he couldn’t add gravitas to his young, relatively inexperienced chiefs. On Aug. 26, three firefighters complained to the city about Murallo’s behavior toward them at a local bar. They and four friends were seated at a table at the Palace Saloon in downtown Fernandina Beach when Murallo walked in. When he saw them, he raised his arms and gave them all a double-fisted middle-finger salute. The firefighters felt that a deputy chief flipping his coworkers the bird in a public space was, in the least, extraordinarily immature and disrespectful to his office. Gerrity accepted Murallo’s explanation that it was all a big misunderstanding. He’d been horsing around with a friend. Murallo apologized for his “unprofessional behavior,” and that was good enough for Gerrity. Gerrity’s conclusions offended firefighter and local union president Chett Lyncker. “Without saying it directly,” he wrote to Marley, “all of the complainants were assumed liars and the case was closed.”
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hen Marley brought Currier’s complaints to Gerrity last April, she says, he responded with skepticism. He didn’t trust ex-employees, he said. And he also made light of the chiefs’ alleged actions at that get-together, remarking, “I’ve told those guys to watch their drinking.” For Marley, Currier’s allegations warranted a serious investigation, as she was “reasonably concerned that the matters cited by Currier constituted gross mismanagement, misfeasance or malfeasance, and could reasonably be considered violation of Florida and federal laws,” according to her lawsuit. Normally, Marley, as human resources director, would be responsible for investigating
JOE GERRITY: On Oct. 30, the city manager fired human resources director Robin Marley in a move she says was retaliation for her investigation of problems in the fire department. such a complaint. In this case, however, Gerrity decided to investigate it himself. He notified Marley on July 24 that his investigation was complete and that he’d determined Currier’s charges were “unfounded and “unsustained.” To investigate the harassment, Gerrity asked Jason Brown, a longtime friend of the Murallos who was also at that gathering, to read Currier’s account. Then Gerrity asked if he remembered the incident. “No,” Brown replied, adding that he didn’t know Currier and had never seen Higginbotham act inappropriately. Gerrity also ruled the retaliation charge baseless. There was no written documentation showing that Higginbotham had said anything negative about Currier to the fire chief of the Town of Palm Beach, which had offered the young firefighter a job. In her lawsuit, Marley described Gerrity’s efforts as “extremely cursory.” But Gerrity had made his decision. He considered the matter closed. The allegations against the chiefs didn’t end there. Just 10 days after Currier’s email, engineer Brad Mayberry described in a written statement obtained by Folio Weekly a meeting he attended with Murallo and Higginbotham. Mayberry came away feeling threatened. (Mayberry declined to comment for this story.) First, he reported, Murallo accused him of being a leader of the attacks
against the chiefs. Then, he continued, Murallo accused him of being manipulated to oppose the chiefs by then-Captain Spicer. Murallo also rattled off a list of names of firefighters he thought were enemies. Before the meeting ended, Murallo ordered Mayberry to put a stop to the attacks. If he didn’t, there would be consequences. Spicer, in a lengthy document pinned to his exit questionnaire, also describes meeting Murallo at a local Starbucks. The deputy chief wanted information to help him get rid of firefighter paramedic James Tucker. In exchange, Spicer wrote, Murallo promised to make Spicer’s days before retirement easy. Lyncker, the union president, also says he was offered bribes for information on perceived enemies. Murallo offered him a promotion to engineer if he provided intel on Spicer and Tucker, he claimed in an email to Marley. Lyncker also submitted a screen shot of a text message from “Fino,” sent to him on Oct. 11, 2014. It reads: “Fucking tucker and Mayberry need to be dealt with.”
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and retaliation. Again, Marley asked Gerrity to investigate. This time, the city manager called in the big guns: the city’s deputy police chief, Mark Foxworth. Foxworth was joined by human resources employee Ashley Metz, who later replaced Marley as HR director. They interviewed 17 of the city’s 28 firefighters, as well as Higginbotham, Murallo, their administrative aide and a former administrative employee. The firefighters had a lot to say — just “off the record,” with the tape recorder turned off. That report didn’t produce anything climactic. In a draft submitted Oct. 3, they had determined three of Tucker’s four allegations were “not sustained.” The investigators found it “concerning” that Murallo had apparently referred to Tucker as a “shit stirrer,” which was not only disrespectful but might also indicate the beginning of workplace bullying. But they rejected Tucker’s assertions that he was punished with frequent shift adjustments and that Higginbotham had bullied him by copying an email to other firefighters in which Higginbotham said Tucker didn’t think the rules applied to him. The only complaint that was sustained was that Higginbotham had violated the city’s personnel policy by verbally abusing Tucker following a disagreement. Because other firefighters reported hearing Higginbotham yell at Tucker some version of, “I can’t stand your attitude … I think that’s what I hate the most about you,” the investigators concluded the incident probably occurred. Still, they didn’t think it rose to the level of bullying. Instead, the investigators ruled that Higginbotham violated city policy that requires all employees to be treated with respect and forbids conduct that threatens,
THE POLITICOS (from left to right): Mayor Ed Boner, city attorney Tammi Bach and City Commissioner Tim Poynter, pictured at a City Commission meeting last month in which the fire department’s troubles were discussed.
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[ ] intimidates or coerces subordinates. But then, Marley claims in her lawsuit, Gerrity asked the investigators to modify their findings. In the final version, released Oct. 10, the investigators charge Higginbotham with the lesser offense of “boisterous or disruptive activity in the workplace.” Marley thought Higginbotham should be reprimanded. Gerrity declined. Foxworth and Metz’s Oct. 3 draft didn’t end with Tucker. It listed broader concerns uncovered in interviews — concerns that echo those Marley had raised when Gerrity promoted Higginbotham and when Higginbotham promoted Murallo. “It is a simple fact that they lack the experience of supervising, managing and leading people,” the report said. It was, in the end, a damning indictment. The investigation concluded that the city needed a fire chief and a deputy fire chief with a deeper background in the fire service. For months after the report’s release, nothing happened. But that doesn’t mean the problems were resolved.
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n Jan. 24, firefighter Sean Nicholson sent an email regarding his resignation to Gerrity, Metz, city commissioners, and the president and vice president of the firefighters union. He cited “gross mismanagement” as the reason, “not only the fire department, but of the city in general.” He described Higginbotham and Murallo as “unprofessional, prideful, manipulative, unethical and vindictive,” and he blamed
Gerrity for not taking decisive action. “I find it sad and concerning that a third chief was needed to ‘babysit’ these two [and] attempt to bring some order to their regime and muffle their tyranny.” On Feb. 3, Spicer, the retired captain, appeared before city commissioners to ask them to launch their own investigation into the Fire Department. At his behest, they voted to conduct an inquiry. Two weeks later, at the next City Commission meeting, Bach asked them to reconsider. With the city preparing to defend itself against Marley’s lawsuit, poking around might not be in the city’s interest. Commissioners postponed their investigation but nonetheless put Gerrity on the hot seat. They gave him 60 days to restore order to the department. Gerrity, who two weeks earlier had told commissioners that fire department turmoil wasn’t unusual, promised changes. Meanwhile, Marley’s lawsuit presses on. “I think it’s going to be an interesting case,” says her attorney, Tad Delegal. (Disclosure: His wife, Julie, is a Folio Weekly contributor.) “Whenever you get a human resources person, it’s interesting folk to represent because they know where all the bodies are buried, and yeah, they know employment law. When they speak out, it is usually those people that you want to listen to when they are telling you things about your workforce or your management.” For his part, Currier says he’s happy in Alachua County, now 10 months into the job; he finally understands how a functional fire department operates. sceastman@folioweekly.com
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Our Picks
Reasons to leave the house this week SOUND WAVE
PAPA’S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG (PIPE)
LA LUZ
CELTIC MUSIC & HERITAGE FESTIVAL
The Seattle-based four-piece La Luz (Spanish for “light”) are skilled at combining reverbdrenched, surf-style rock with doo-wop and ’60s girl-group harmonies, driven along by dance-friendly grooves. The all-female band has released two well-received albums and become faves of the Pitchfork set. 7 p.m. March 13 with The Shivas and Wet Nurses at Colonial Quarter, 33 St. George St., St. Augustine, 342-2857, $10.
Celebrate the history and sounds of the Celtic peoples of Ireland and Scotland at The St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival. This three-day event features traditional Highland games, a whiskey tasting, parade, pub crawl, Gaelic lessons, storytelling, arts and crafts and live music by the likes of Albannach (pictured), The Dublin City Ramblers, Rathkeltair, Searson, Whiskey of the Damned, Poor Angus, Makem & Spain and Irish Echoes. March 13-15 at Francis Field, 29 W. Castillo Dr., St. Augustine, $10; $55 VIP, for a schedule of events and to buy tickets, go to celticstaugustine.com.
PARK IT ON SUNDAY
NATURAL LIFE MUSIC FEST
Soak up some of that sweet Florida spring sunshine (or quite possibly get soaked by springtime showers) at this year’s Natural Life Music Festival, featuring live music by Nashville-based Americanaband Judah & The Lion (pictured), Horse Feathers, The Howlin’ Brothers, Mandolin Orange, Tall Tall Trees, The Rubies, The John Carver Band and The WillowWacks, performances by local music students, as well as food trucks and an arts and crafts and artisan market. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. March 15 at Metropolitan Park, Downtown, 630-0837, rain or shine.
WHEEL GOOD TIME
AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE
Are you tired of having to pour oil every 15 minutes into the cracked-block-engine of your vintage, yard-kept 1987 Yugo? Why not sell a few vital organs on the black market and place your bid on Marlene Dietrich’s 1930 Rolls-Royce Phantom I at the 20th annual Amelia Concours Week? Local car enthusiasts have the chance to check out 300 rare and vintage automobiles, ranging from luxury rides to racing cars, as well as events ranging from auctions (good luck on that Dietrich bidding war, and you won’t need that kidney!) to cocktail receptions. March 12-15 at various locations in Fernandina Beach. For a complete list of events and to score tickets, go to ameliaconcoursweek.com.
DERBY DANCING
R-SIDE ST. PATTY’S DAY
There’s only one day of the year when guzzling green beer and pinching people is not only tolerated but encouraged. No, we’re not talking about Bruce Vilanch’s birthday. The Riverside St. Patty’s Day Street Party features seven liquor bars, live music by Love Monkey, food vendors and a Mr. & Miss St. Patrick costume contest. 5 p.m. (music starts at 6 p.m.) March 17 along Margaret Street, Riverside. Proceeds from $1 wristband entry benefit 5 Points Merchants Association.
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French import GIRLHOOD
Cooper and Lawrence in SERENA
SPRING BREAKERS
Check out these promising films before the onslaught of summer blockbusters
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e know it’s coming. It’s like a storm forming in the distance, slowly getting stronger as it inches ever closer to our hallowed grounds, ready to wreak havoc on all we hold dear. I write, of course, about the summer movie season, four months of big explosions, crass comedies and all the other things out-of-school teenagers — and the terminally young-at-heart — enjoy. But we’re not there yet, and that’s a good thing, because there’s plenty to see between now and early May when Avengers: Age of Ultron finds new box office records to break. Here are five promising films that look to be worth the price of admission.
GIRLHOOD opens March 20
Aside from being a coming-of-age story, this doesn’t appear to have much to do with the Oscar-nominated Boyhood. Rather, it’s a French film about a teenaged girl who changes herself completely after making new friends. Early reviews are glowing, so keep an eye out for it at your local art house.
SERENA opens March 27
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence star in this Depression-era tale about a timber mogul (Cooper) whose life becomes unhinged when he marries the strong-minded Serena (Lawrence). The star power alone is worthy of interest; add in director Susanne Bier’s penchant for complex family drama (Things We Lost in the Fire, Brothers) and this could be a must-see. Available On Demand now, in limited theaters March 27.
WHILE WE’RE YOUNG opens March 27
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Adam Driver and Amanda Seyfried. Of note here is that it was written and directed by Noah Baumbach, a one-time Wes Anderson collaborator who’s made his own quirky headway with Frances Ha, Margot at the Wedding and The Squid and the Whale. If he’s done it right, While We’re Young should be a fascinating character study.
CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA opens April 24
Kristen Stewart — yes, the incredibly annoying girl from Twilight — recently won a Cesar Award (the French Oscar) for her supporting performance in this film, making her the first American to ever win a Cesar. Stewart plays the assistant to Maria (Juliette Binoche), an actress who agrees to appear in a revival of a play that launched her career 20 years earlier. Chloë Grace Moretz plays the young ingénue now embodying the role that made Maria a star. Given her solid work opposite Julianne Moore in Still Alice, Stewart showing legit acting chops is no surprise, and good for her for continuing to find success.
Bonus Pick: SEASON 3 OF HOUSE OF CARDS — now available on Netflix
Kevin Spacey chews scenery with every Southern-drawl-inflected word he utters as an unscrupulous politician, Robin Wright is just as effective as his conniving philanthropic wife, and the entire series is a testament to the corruption and ambition that comes with great power. You will want to watch the first two seasons (each season is 13 episodes) if you’re not yet caught up, and it’s well worth it to give the series an hour a night. But be warned: That one hour could easily turn into three or four. Binge! Dan Hudak mail@folioweekly.com
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BIBBIDI-BOBBIDI-BLAH
The new Cinderella is a version of Disney’s classic stripped of its charm
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t’s time for those of us who write about film over the years) with any sort of clarity will recall to admit it: The war for Hollywood’s soul is the amount of screen time actually devoted to lost. It was lost a long time ago. the human characters is relatively short; the What war? The one against the brandfocus is on Cinderella’s animal friends, like oriented emphasis of studio movie-making. mice Jacques and Gus, trying to help her out, We’ve griped for more than 20 years as sequels, while trying to avoid being caught by Lucifer, remakes and franchise extensions proliferated, the cat belonging to Cinderella’s stepmother. and all we’ve seen is a global industry more dependent than ever on familiar properties, familiar titles, familiar characters, ready for tie-ins and K-Mart toy shelves. When a live-action Cinderella emerges under the Disney banner, there’s no point in tearing our hair and asking why. We know it will never stop, any more than the Marvel superhero movies will stop before there are more “phases” than Super Bowls. This is the new normal. The battle now isn’t for the “what” of brand-focused Hollywood; it’s for the “how.” It’s important to change the conversation from “Did we really need a live-action Cinderella?” to “How did this particular live-action Cinderella turn out to be so lifeless?” In theory, it’s not a terrible notion that director Kenneth Branagh’s version would be an earnest, straightforward re-telling of Charles Perrault’s fairytale of the Disney animated classic. The screenplay by Chris Weitz goes heavier on the back-story, introducing the beloved mother (Hayley Atwell) of young Ella And when the focus is on the people, it’s often (Lily James) before mom’s untimely passing accompanied by lovely songs like “A Dream Is a and Ella’s merchant father (Ben Chaplin) Wish Your Heart Makes,” “So This Is Love” and remarrying, ultimately leaving poor Ella with a “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo.” CGI renderings of the stepmother (Cate Blanchett) and two stepsisters mice make brief appearances here, and there (Holliday Grainger, Sophie McShera) who are no songs. In short, somebody thought it was treat her poorly, as traditional stories about the a good idea to create an adaptation of Disney’s orphaned scullery maid’s step-family characters Cinderella lacking absolutely everything that are wont to do. It’s a generally bright, cheery gave it its charm. interpretation, built around plucky Cinderella’s There’s a brief glimpse of what’s lacking determination to follow her mother’s deathbed during the rest of the film when Helena advice to “have courage and be kind.” Bonham Carter shows up as Cinderella’s And, again, fidelity isn’t inherently a fairy godmother, goofing her way through prosthetic teeth to do the obligatory pumpkinproblematic approach simply because we’re in into-carriage and fancy-ballan era where we’re used to new gown thing. Finally a spark versions of these classic stories, emerges to distract from the like last year’s Maleficent, which CINDERELLA inexorable march toward shift the perspective or add **G@ happily ever after, and from how thornier psychological subtext. Rated PG eerily Lily James resembles a The problem is, this version is young Jessica Lange. Even Cate faithful to only certain things, Blanchett can’t help with that much-needed at the expense of the aspects that would energy, despite a token effort to give the have brought the whole enterprise to life. stepmother some emotional wounds to explain More specifically, this variant is about only her cruelty (which nevertheless doesn’t prevent the humans: about Cinderella and her first Blanchett from going into full arched-eyebrow meeting in the woods with a fellow who villainy mode). calls himself Kit (Richard Madden) but is in And so we wait for the slipper to fit, so we fact the crown prince; about Kit’s trying to can all smile when the nice people getting their convince his father, the king (Derek Jacobi), nice ending. Since Disney is currently planning that he should be allowed to marry for love; its live-action version of Beauty and the Beast, about their courtship at the ball, and so on. we’ll have to hope that maybe next time, the It’s almost entirely a nice, slow-build romance exploitation of intellectual property winds up between two very nice people. with something better than sappily ever after. It is, therefore, almost entirely a huge bore. Those who remember the 1950 animated Scott Renshaw Cinderella (repeatedly re-released in theaters mail@folioweekly.com
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SCREENINGS AROUND TOWN SUN-RAY CINEMA Chappie and The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel screen at Sun-Ray Cinema, 1028 Park St., 5 Points, 359-0049, sunraycinema.com. Check website for details. LATITUDE 360 MOVIES Mocking Jay The Hunger Games and Big Hero 6 screen at Latitude 360’s CineGrille Theater, 10370 Philips Hwy., Southside, 365-5555, latitude360.com/jacksonville-fl. THE CORAZON CINEMA & CAFÉ The Judge and St. Vincent screen through March 12 at Corazon Cinema, 36 Granada St., St. Augustine, 679-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com. Foxcatcher and Whiplash start March 13. Growing Cities screens March 17. WGHF IMAX THEATER Chappie, Cinderella, Hidden Universe, Deep Sea Challenge and Humpback Whales screen at World Golf Village Hall of Fame IMAX Theater, 1 World Golf Place, St. Augustine, 9404133, worldgolfimax.com.
NOW SHOWING BLACK OR WHITE *G@@ Rated PG-13 Elliott Anderson (Kevin Costner), a successful attorney who’s been raising his 7-year-old granddaughter, Eloise (Jillian Estell) with his wife, Carol (Jennifer Ehle), since their daughter died during childbirth. As the film opens, Carol has died in a car accident; Elliott’s grief-stricken and drinking. He gets an offer to help take care of the child from Rowena (Octavia Spencer), Eloise’s other grandmother, but Elliott has a grudge against her son, Eloise’s absentee, drugaddict dad, Reggie (André Holland). — Scott Renshaw BLACK SEA ***@ Rated R Robinson (Jude Law) gets fi red from his job as a submarine captain for a salvage company. He’s a never-say-die kinda guy, so he gathers 12 seafarers to search for two tons of gold allegedly left by Nazis in the Black Sea. Director Kevin Macdonald fashions the sub into a character and a metaphor. The deeper it sinks, the more despair seeps into its crew – morale and desperation grow as they reach the deep. This is a subtle touch, but skilled filmmaker Macdonald pulls it off. — Dan Hudak CAKE Rated R Jennifer Aniston is getting a lot of buzz for her portrayal of Claire, a woman with debilitating chronic pain who becomes overly obsessed by another woman from her support group who killed herself. Costars Anna Kendrick, Mamie Gummer, Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy. CHAPPIE Rated R In which Neill Blomkamp, director of District 9 and Elysium, dishes out more of the socially relevant sci-fi. (Hey, remember when that phrase would have been redundant?) This time, the king of futuristic metaphors presents us with the case of Chappie, “the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself.” I think we all know who that’s supposed to represent: Rand Paul! Will Chappie help humanity save itself from robots whose intentions are far less noble? Or will his stance on medical marijuana doom him in the early animatron primaries? You’ll be glued to the edge of your seat, even if Chris Matthews is already sitting in it! — S.S. CINDERELLA **G@ Rated PG Reviewed in this issue. CRAZY, BEAUTIFUL YOU Not Rated It’s amazing what a change of scenery can do for the soul. Jackie, a spoiled and petulant Filipina girl, goes with her mother on a medical mission – Mom’s hoping that seeing how others live will change the brat. Jackie meets Kiko (Daniel Padilla) and presto-chango! Problem solved. In Tagalog, Filipino and English. THE DUFF Rated PG-13 A sequel to The Simpsons? Don’t we all wish. This teen melodrama isn’t a paean to Springfield’s favorite beer, but the story of a girl who learns she’s considered a DUFF (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) within her social circle. The
narrative of identities remade and bitch-queens dethroned is bound to captivate, especially if you’re too young to have seen Mean Girls, let alone She’s All That. One lucky preview attendee called the movie “a party.” Then again, Duff Man says a lot of things. Costars Bella Thorne, Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell and Allison Janney. — S.S. FIFTY SHADES OF GREY Rated R The movie version of a book that made foosball moms feel dirrrrrty! It has all the prerequisites to be as much of a howl-fest as its source material: The director hasn’t had a feature since her fi rst one five years ago. The male lead is best known for TV’s Once Upon a Time. The female lead is the offsping of Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson. So it’s destined for a swift descent into ignominious obscurity, right? Hate to burst your bubble, sweetheart, but it’s Fandango’s top R-rated advance seller of all time. Ain’t it always, always the way? — S.S. FOCUS *@@@ Rated R Will Smith brings his trademark rascally hip charm to Nicky, a con artist. Jess (Margot Robbie) is an aspiring grifter Nicky takes under his wing. The story lacks so much actual focus leading up to the finale that when the twist comes, we don’t care. — D.H. HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2 Rated R Craig Robinson is back, again proving he can keep beating the same character into the ground with the best of ’em. Rob Corddry, Clark Duke and Adam Scott also return – but there’s no sign of John Cusack, ostensible star of the 2010 original. Make of that what you will. (I’m making a hat.) — S.S. KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE *@@@ Rated R Harry (Colin Firth), codename Galahad, recruits Eggsy (Taron Egerton), a kid from the wrong side of the London tracks, to join the Kingsmen, elite society of gentleman spies and international men of mystery. They have Knights of the Round Table spy names: Michael Caine is called Arthur; Jack Davenport is codenamed Lancelot; their Q, played by Mark Strong, is Merlin. Samuel L. Jackson is Valentine, a villainous yet squeamish tech mogul out to do something bad. — MaryAnn Johanson THE LAZARUS EFFECT Rated PG-13 The horror/thriller costars Olivia Wilde, Mark Duplass and Evan Peters. Some medical students devise their own resurrection methods. Not the best way to utilize all that technical doctor-like knowledge stuff. McFARLAND USA *G@@ Rated PG Starting in 1987, McFarland High School’s cross-country running team won nine out of 14 state championships in California, in spite of McFarland being one of the poorest towns in the nation. It’s a great story, whose triumphant underdogs conquer not only sport, but also racism – the team members were all of non-white Hispanic descent – and classism, and who (mostly) lived happily ever after. Costars Kevin Costner and Maria Bello. — Danny Bowes OLD FASHIONED Rated PG-13 Hey, here’s an alternative to Fifty Shades for your dollar! It’s an old-fashioned (what are the odds?) love story in which a young woman falls for an antique shop owner who’s a “reformed frat boy” – my favorite character description ever. This level-headed, unexploitative, anti-sensationalist Christian picture is a flick in which the chief narrative complication is its hero’s wholesome determination to keep coitus within the bounds of holy matrimony. Wow. — S.S. RED ARMY Rated PG If you like your true-sports pictures to have a sharper edge, here’s a documentary about the Russian ice-hockey team’s rise to dominance during the Cold War. Political analogies are explored, cruel coaching practices are denounced, and co-producer Werner Herzog gets to stand on semi-familiar ground by presenting the tale of a metaphorical bear who’ll rip your head off. (See what I did there?) — S.S. RUN ALL NIGHT Rated R While the industry keeps trying to box in Liam Neeson as a retired CIA agent in a desperate race against time, director Jaume Collet-Serra insists we see him for the versatile master thespian he is. In last winter’s Non-Stop, ColletSerra cast Neeson as a U.S. Air Marshal in a desperate race against time. It was a stretch, but that’s what acting is all about. Now, in Run All Night, Collet-Serra hands Neeson the challenge of portraying a veteran mob hit man in a desperate race against time. Can this human chameleon pull it off, or will the movie one day be remembered as Neeson’s The Day the Clown Cried — a departure that was
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has on her family. This movie punches you in the gut with inevitabilities and life’s unfairness, leaving us with tears in our eyes and the hope that it doesn’t happen to us. — D.H. TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT Rated PG-13 A young woman in Belgium is stuck in a hostile work environment (much like a nearby toxic workplace we know): Her co-associates get a big pay boost if she gets canned. She’s got one weekend to change their minds. Right. Stars Marion Cotillard.
SEVENTH SON Rated PG-13 In this one, Jeff Bridges, the scion of the Sea Hunt empire, plays an ancient knight searching for an apprentice; apparently, he’s affecting a vocal delivery that’s equal parts Anglo pretension and talking with your mouth full. Porridge time at Hogwarts? Universal should be so lucky. What we’ve got here looks a lot less like Harry Potter and a lot more like Highlander. The second one. — S.S.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS Rated R Who says corporations aren’t people? They’re the star of every movie Vince Vaughn makes. This one is more comedy for the “job creators,” with the principals of an American concern encountering all manner of setbacks while on a professional trip to Europe. That’s keeping your finger on the pulse, Vince: You always wanna make sure your mainstream entertainment is pitched to the makers, not the takers. ’Cause God knows those fast-food workers can never find time to go to the movies in between minimumwage protests. — S.S.
STILL ALICE ***G Rated PG-13 Open your heart to this sad, beautiful film starring Julianne Moore as Alice, a linguistics teacher at Columbia University, who’s just turned 50. She’s getting forgetful. The diagnosis: Early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. The reaction: complete shock and terror – it’s rare for someone her age to be afflicted with the debilitating disease. Moore, who’s phenomenal, goes from energetic and vibrant to flustered and defeated. It’s a heartbreaking transition, progressing quickly. Co-writers and directors Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland give ample time to the effect her condition
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS Not Rated Wouldn’t it be great if somebody made a movie that was a spoof of the whole latter-day vampire craze? OK, they technically did already. Five times. Called it Twilight. But wouldn’t it be great if we got a parody of the parody? Thank New Zealand, exporter of What We Do in the Shadows – a mockumentary that’s a kind of This is Spinal Tap for the sparkly set. Learn the ins and outs of the undead lifestyle – or should that be deathstyle? – in a send-up that was toothsome enough to snag the audience award at the Toronto International Film Festival. And really, who knows living death better than the Canadians? — S.S.
MAGIC LANTERNS
SCREEN KING
MAGIC LANTERNS
IN 2010, STEPHEN KING PUBLISHED FULL DARK, NO STARS, a collection of four novellas that were as bleak and grim as the title of the book. Though the volume might well qualify as horror, only two of the stories involved fantasy or the supernatural. The other two, the best of the group, dealt with real-life monsters and were coincidentally made into films last year, each of which (with little fanfare) just made its way to the home market last month. Big Driver, originally filmed as a Lifetime TV movie, is considerably different from that particular channel’s usual offerings both in theme (more sordid) and style (more graphic). Maria Bello (Prisoners, A History of Violence) plays Tess Thorne, a writer of detective fiction who is brutally raped and left for dead by a large man driving a truck. But you can’t keep a good writer down. Having survived by pure chance, Tess must determine the next page of her own story: revelation or revenge. Opting for revenge, she has to first identify the antagonist, which leads to unexpected revelations of another sort, ultimately enlarging the targets for vengeance. Well-directed by Mikael Salomon despite the obvious restrictions of the Lifetime imprimatur, Big Driver is both chilling and surprising. Bello is very convincing, and Richard Henry Matheson’s script manages to stay very close to the author’s original tale. Of added interest are extended cameos by rocker Joan Jett (as a sympathetic bartender) and Oscar-winner Olympia Dukakis (as one of Tess’s fictional sleuths). Unlike its companion piece in King’s book, A Good Marriage got the full treatment as a theatrical fi lm, with King himself providing
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the screenplay (his first self-adapted script since Pet Sematary 25 years ago). Scheduled for only limited release in early October last year, however, the movie went unnoticed for the most part by industry types and the public, despite the casting of three-time Oscar nominee Joan Allen in the starring role and Anthony LaPaglia as her husband. The film opens with Darcy and Bob Anderson celebrating their 25th anniversary at a party hosted by their grown children. Everyone thinks they have a good marriage, including Darcy, until quite by accident she discovers that her husband is actually a serial killer who, over the years, has tortured and killed many victims, taunting the press and police with his accomplishments. So what does Darcy do next? In Full Dark, No Stars, King acknowledged that his villain was based on Dennis Rader, the notorious BTK killer, prompting criticism from Rader’s daughter who, when she learned about the proposed film, claimed that King was “exploiting” her father’s victims. Whatever the story’s inspiration, there is no exploitation in A Good Marriage nor is there much graphic violence. Instead, the focus is on a woman’s difficult decision about what to do (having confronted the unthinkable) for her children, her husband’s victims and herself. For Stephen King fans, both films are well worth a look, easily better than some of the other cinematic dreck derived from King’s fiction and each a derivation of the same theme, a woman wronged. And determined to make it right. Pat McLeod mail@folioweekly.com
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ALL THE RAGE
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ewis Black is pissed. Of course, this is no surprise to the many fans of the comedian, who’s known for targeting, impaling and gleefully slaying sacred cows. While Black is perhaps best known as a regular on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, he’s also a New York Times best-selling author (his books have been touted by both The Washington Post and Stephen King) and has been a screen and voice actor in more than 20 movies, animated films, documentaries and TV shows. And though the now-66-year-old Maryland native has found mainstream acceptance, rather than playing it safe, Black’s onstage comedy remains fueled by a radical sense of outrage aimed at worthy targets like politics, religion, and other traditions and institutions that make daily life miserable. Black will most likely eviscerate all of the above when he returns to Northeast Florida for his “The Rant Is Due: Part Deux” standup tour at UNF on March 12. Make no mistake — Black is the most dangerous kind of satirist: erudite, relentless and unapologetic, traits that make him more of a countercultural-style force than an aimto-please funnyman riffing on pop culture, relationships and celebrities. Black is firmly entrenched in the styles of Richard Pryor and George Carlin, but his knowledgeable, takeno-prisoners approach puts him within the lineage of earlier satirists like Jonathan Swift, Ambrose Bierce and Mark Twain, albeit with many more well-placed F-bombs. Folio Weekly spoke to Black while he was on the road in Cincinnati. We talked about well-armed college kids, the LGBT community and its ongoing struggle for civil rights, and the ephemeral anger racing through social media.
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gay people getting wedding cakes. Well, after Florida legalized gay marriage, the Duval County Clerk of Courts decided to end all courthouse weddings. We got skewered on The Daily Show. So that’s more good press for us. Yeah, Alabama followed suit with that one. If you really want to whip up support for gay marriage, why don’t you set up a kind of fake thing in a classroom for straight people, where you go, “Uh, hey — you can’t get married.” Tell a heterosexual couple they can’t get married and all of the sudden you develop empathy. You know, people say, “Is it ever going to change?” Yeah, it’s going to change, because a) these people, who I like to call the dinosaurs, will pass from this earth, and b) while they’re here, they continue to make a case for wondering, “Would you rather deal with these assholes or simply deal with the gay couple that lives across the street?” And they make a good case for dealing with the gay couple. With the prejudice against gay marriage and these things that create a really valid kind of outrage, do you think our constant access to this information and news stories actually propels people toward legitimate activism? I don’t really know, because I think we’re so in the middle between where we were. I’m not sure how to describe this, but look: I was born and raised in what we will call an Industrial Age. And now we’re at the beginning of a
I wonder, too, if this constant newsfeed can be polarizing if anything, since a lot of the information is one-sided and could be misinformation. You know, there are “two sets of news” while things are perpetually “trending.” Maybe it’s just my Facebook feed, but people are fired up about something and then two days later, there’s just more shit about cats. You need to really absorb and process information quickly. Yeah, that’s probably true. But I do think it’s a way for people to anonymously vent. I think, for whatever it’s worth, when I started touring the country 25 years ago, people would say, “Oh, you’re really hard, you’re really angry, you’re from New York … ” Amazingly, no one ever said, “And you’re Jewish!” But what was amazing is that they were angrier than I was. And they’ve been angry for a long time and a lot of what’s being vented is because they’ve been so disenfranchised by their government, and that’s where I think the need is. That’s what’s bleeding out into the Internet. You put too much water in the pot and it’s gonna boil over. Congress and the president need to wake up to the fact that they have a constituency that doesn’t give a shit about their ideologies any more. I know you’re a big fan of people like Paul Krassner and Lenny Bruce. Do you think that style of purely antiestablishment comedy has been pushed aside by the more popular “play it safe”-style of observational humor? I hope not. [Laughs.] Because I’ve got a few more years in me. Jesus Christ, first with the guns and now I’ve gotta do observational humor. Fuck! But no, I don’t think it’s been pushed aside. I think what’s basically happened is that comedy has become a legitimate form. I still don’t know why they think they need “alternative comedy.”
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The Florida Senate just approved a bill allowing a citizen to carry concealed handguns on state campuses. What kind of heat will you be packing at your upcoming University of North Florida appearance? Wonderful. I won’t be appearing. But thank you for the heads up. You can tell them the show’s been canceled. But no, that’s good news because as we well know, now all of those campuses will finally be safe. Because what you really want at a Florida State/Florida game are people carrying handguns. I’ve been there for the tailgate party, and the amount of liquor consumed is pretty close to what was consumed during the entirety of World War I. But this is smart of Florida to do — because if anything is vital to the education of our youth, it’s the ability to carry a loaded gun at school at all times. At this point, are even comedians tired of making fun of Florida? No, because Arizona gives you a good run for the money. It’s almost like Florida does something crazy and Arizona says, “Yeah? You think you’re nuts? Watch us.” Well, they’re the ones worried about
Technological Age. But we’re not in the age. We’re literally smack dab between the two of them. So it’s hard to say, “Oh, this is really going to make a difference in our lives” — you don’t know what the fuck it’s going to do. With all of this technology, it’s like you gave the entire world LSD and now you’re waiting for the experiment to end.
LEWIS BLACK
7:30 p.m. March 12 at University of North Florida’s Lazzara Performance Hall, Fine Arts Center, Bldg. 45, 1 UNF Dr., Southside, $58-$85, 620-2878, ticketreturn.com
What do you mean? Are you opposed to the label? I mean, someone like Paul F. Tompkins is probably considered “alternative” and he’s flat-out brilliant. Yeah, I know Paul and Paul is fuckin’ funny. We’ve actually worked together. If Paul’s alternative, what is he wearing a fuckin’ suit for? What he’s really doing is taking a structure and turning it inside out. Now there’s like 450,000 people trying to attack comedy. In the end, it’s the same thing: It better be funny or go fuck yourself. Daniel A. Brown dbrown@folioweekly.com
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The grownups get to take over the Museum of Science & History on March 14 at THE ELEMENTS PRESENT: ADULT SWIM @ MOSH, an event featuring beer and wine, a live DJ, scavenger hunt, Planetarium shows and liquid nitrogen ice cream.
PERFORMANCE
RHYTHM OF THE DANCE Three tenors, 22 dancers and a live band tell Irish Celts’ history, 8 p.m. March 18 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 355-2787, $25-$49.50, floridatheatre.com. I LOVE LUCY LIVE ON STAGE The reenactment of a 1952 live filming of two episodes of I Love Lucy, is staged at 7:30 p.m. March 17, 18 and 19, 8 p.m. March 20, 2 and 8 p.m. March 21, and 1:30 and 7 p.m. March 22 at Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Moran Theater, 300 Water St., Downtown, 442-2929, $32.50-$82.50, artistseriesjax.org. BLOOD BROTHERS Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre stages the award-winning musical about twins separated at birth, reunited by fate, and a mother’s secret, 8 p.m. March 13 and 14 at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-7177, $20; through March 29, abettheatre.com. THE BOYS NEXT DOOR The comedy, about mentally disabled men in a group home, is staged at 7:30 p.m. March 12, 13 and 14 and 2 p.m. March 15 at Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine, 825-1164, $15 March 5; all others $25; $23 seniors; $20 students; through March 29, limelight-theatre.org. THE MIRACLE WORKER William Gibson’s drama, about Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan, is at 7:30 p.m. March 12, 8 p.m. March 13 and 14 and 2 p.m. March 15 at Theatre Jacksonville, 2032 San Marco Blvd., 396-4425, $25; $20 seniors/military; $15 students; through March 21, theatrejax.com. LES MISÉRABLES The musical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s epic story of 19th-century France is staged at 7:30 p.m. March 11, 12, 13 and 14 at Amelia Musical Playhouse, 1955 Island Walkway, Fernandina Beach, 277-3455, $20; $15 students; ameliamusicalplayhouse.com. BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE Lisa Whelchel (The Facts of Life) stars in the Tony-winning comedy about a woman who befriends a blind neighbor. Executive Chef DeJuan Roy’s themed menu is featured; through March 22, at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside, 641-1212, $35-$55, alhambrajax.com.
CLASSICAL, CHOIR & JAZZ
THE DANIEL BENNETT GROUP Jazz saxophone and guitar duo plays at 12:30 p.m. March 11 at Main Library’s The Lounge at 303, 303 N. Laura St., Downtown, 630-2353, jaxsymphony.org. SAINT-SAËNS THUNDERING ORGAN SYMPHONY The celebration of Jacoby Hall’s 100-year-old Casavant Frères Opus 553 organ features Julian Wachner conducting Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and guest organist David Schrader performing works by Poulnec, Chabrier, Ravel and Saint-Saens’ “Organ Symphony” at 7:30 p.m. March 12, 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. March 13 and 8 p.m. March 14 at the T-U Center’s Jacoby Symphony Hall, $16-$72, 354-3578, jaxsymphony.org. ORANGE PARK CHORALE The community chorus performs its Spring Concert, with music by Eric Whitacre, Randall Thompson and James Mulholland, and hymns and spirituals, at 7:30 p.m. March 13 at Grace Anglican Church, 5894 U.S. 17, Orange Park. An encore concert is 3 p.m. March 15 at Riverside Presbyterian Church, 849 Park St., orangeparkchorale.com. ST. AUGUSTINE ORCHESTRA The local orchestra plays a winter concert, “What’s in a Name?,” featuring works by Brandenburg, Walton and Delius, at 8 p.m. March 13 at Lightner Museum, 75 King St., $20; $5 for students, staugustineorchestra.org. ST. AUGUSTINE COMMUNITY CHORUS The local chorus performs “Movie Musical Magic,” popular songs of classic films, at 7:30 p.m. March 14 and 3 p.m. March 15 at St. Augustine High School, 3205 Varella Ave., $20 advance; $25 at the door; $5 students, staugustinecommunitychorus.org. TALLAHASSEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Conductor Darko Butorac leads the TSO in a concert of works by Rossini, Popper and Beethoven, 7:30 p.m. March 14 at Flagler College’s Lewis Auditorium, 14 Granada St., St. Augustine, $40, 797-2800, emmaconcerts.com. TUESDAY SERENADE Violist Jorge Pena and pianist Bonita Sonsini Wyke perform at 3 p.m. March 17 at Main Library’s Hicks Auditorium, 630-2353, jplmusic.blogspot.com.
COMEDY
DEON COLE Emmy-nominated Cole, Conan O’Brien’s writer since ’09, is on 8 p.m. March 14 at Ritz Theatre & Museum, 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, $24, 632-5555, ritzjacksonville.com. LEWIS BLACK The author-comedian performs at 7:30 p.m. March 12 at University of North Florida’s Lazzara Hall, 1 UNF
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Dr., Southside, $58-$85, 620-2878, ticketreturn.com. MONROE MARTIN Monroe, of Last Comic Standing and The Artie Lange Show, is on 8 p.m. March 12 and 8 and 10 p.m. March 13 and 14 at the Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, $15-$20, 292-4242, comedyzone.com. A-TRAIN The funnyman and a musical combo are on at 7 p.m. March 12 at Comedy Club of Jacksonville, 11000 Beach Blvd., $15, 646-4277, jacksonvillecomedy.com. KURT GREEN Funnyman Green appears at 7:30 and 10 p.m. March 13 and 7 and 10 p.m. March 14 at Latitude 360, 10370 Philips Hwy., Southside, 365-5555, latitude360.com. ANDY GROSS Gross, who blends magic and ventriloquism, performs at 8:04 p.m. March 13 and at 4 and 8:04 p.m. March 14 at Comedy Club of Jacksonville, $8-$16, 646-4277, jacksonvillecomedy.com.
CALLS & WORKSHOPS
CHALK WALK WORKSHOP Chalk artist Lee Jones offers a chalk art workshop 9 a.m.-noon March 28 at Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine. Admission is free; limited space. Registration ends March 25; staugustinechalkwalk.com. TEEN ANIME ARTISTS EXHIBIT Jacksonville Public Library seeks artists for its Teen Anime Art Exhibit, opening April 1. All artwork must be submitted by March 28. For guidelines and entry forms, go to sjcpls.org/content/teen-anime-art-exhibit. CALL FOR ARTISTS The Art Center seeks artists for its show, Under the Sea and Beneath the River. tacjacksonville.org COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GRANTS The Community Foundation of Northeast Florida accepts submissions for Art Ventures (deadline May 15) and Dr. JoAnn Crisp-Ellert Fund (deadline May 15). For details, go to jaxcf.org. FERNANDINA LITTLE THEATRE AUDITIONS The FLT holds auditions for the comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, 7:30 p.m. March 11 and 1:30 p.m. March 14 at 1014 Beach St., Fernandina Beach, 206-2607, fltplay@peoplepc.com.
ART WALKS & MARKETS
COMMUNITY FARMERS & ARTS MARKET Baked goods, preserves, honey, crafts, art, hand-crafted jewelry, 4-7 p.m. every Wed., 4300 St. Johns Ave., Riverside, 607-9935. DOWNTOWN FRIDAY MARKET Arts and crafts, local produce, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. every Fri. at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Downtown, 353-1188. RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Local and regional art, local music – Anitra Jay at 10:30, Sidetrack Band & Rachel Kamp at noon, The Tom Bennett Band at 2:45 p.m. March 14 – food artists and a farmers market, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. every Sat. under Fuller Warren Bridge, 715 Riverside Ave., free admission, 389-2449, riversideartsmarket.com. JAXSON’S NIGHT MARKET Street food vendors, craft beer, artisans and craftsmen, 5:30-9 p.m. March 19 at Hemming Park, Downtown, facebook.com/JaxsonsNightMarket.
MUSEUMS
AMELIA ISLAND MUSEUM OF HISTORY 233 S. Third St., Fernandina Beach, 261-7378, ameliamuseum.org. Portraits of American Beach, is on display. AMERICAN BEACH MUSEUM American Beach Community Center, 1600 Julia St., Fernandina, 277-7960, nassaucountyfl. com/facilities. The Sands of Time: An American Beach Story, celebrating MaVynee Betsch, “The Beach Lady” is on display. CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 829 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummer.org. Reflections: Artful Perspectives on the St. Johns River, through Oct. 18. Rothko to Richter: MarkMaking in Abstract Painting from the Collection of Preston H. Haskell, through April 22. All Together: The Sculpture of Chaim Gross, through Oct. 4. British Watercolors through Nov. 29. Public garden tours are held 11 a.m. every Tue. and Thur. KARPELES MANUSCRIPT MUSEUM 101 W. First St., Springfield, 356-2992, rain.org/~karpeles/jaxfrm.html. One Man’s Concerns, Gil Mayers’ mixed-media works, is on display through April 29. A reception is held 5:30-8 p.m. March 20. MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., Downtown, 366-6911, mocajacksonville.com. WHITE, featuring 20th-century and contemporary artists working with the color white, through April 26. Erica Mendoza: Visual Love Letters, through March. John Hee Taek Chae, featured artist in the sixth annual Barbara Ritzman Devereux Visiting Artist Workshop, displays in MOCA’s UNF Gallery through April 26.
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A FAMILY AFFAIR
Lisa Whelchel and daughter Clancy Cauble star in the current Alhambra production
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her, so we’ve always been close and spent a lot he thing about being a child star is, you of time together,” Whelchel says. “But this has either end up blowing through all your been especially fun to be able to work together. money and overdosing on a lethal cocktail It’s been wonderful to just see her shine.” of opioids and stimulants (I’m looking at you, The Alhambra’s version of Butterflies Are Brad Renfro and River Phoenix), or you ride Free, directed by Tod Booth, also stars T.J. that fame train for a lifetime of paydays. Washburn as Don Baker and Xander Chauncey For Lisa Whelchel, it was a no-brainer: Stay as Ralph Austin. The play runs through March on the train. 22 with near-nightly performances. Whelchel enjoyed worldwide stardom in And though her daughter is now considered the 1980s for her work in the role of Blair a professional actor, Whelchel says she didn’t Warner, a preppy rich girl on the TV sitcom push any of her children in that direction. The Facts of Life. (Remember that loveable “I told all of my kids that they couldn’t even catchphrase, “I just had another one of my consider it until they were past the age where I brilliant ideas!” and her constant bickering had anything to say about it, and if they wanted with tomboy Jo?) my support, then they needed to get a college Today, the 51-year-old is a Grammydegree first,” she says. “Clancy was so set on nominated singer, inspirational speaker and it that she actually got a reality star (she made it four-year degree in two to the final three on the years so she could hurry up 25th season of Survivor) BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE and move to California to is currently in Northeast The play is staged through March pursue [acting].” Florida for the role of Mrs. 22. Executive Chef DeJuan Roy’s Caubel’s approach the Baker in Alhambra Theatre themed menu is featured before the craft of acting is much & Dining’s production of each performance. Alhambra different than Whelchel’s the Tony Award-winning Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach was, getting her experience play Butterflies Are Free. Blvd., Southside, $35-$55, in an ’80s sitcom. “I play the mother of alhambrajax.com “I wouldn’t say playing the young blind man,” the role of Blair had any Whelchel told Folio impact on the reality of my life,” she says. “I Weekly. “The role is very overprotective and would say the experience of being a child star kind of controlling. His [the son’s] world is upcertainly impacted me in ways. It broadened ended by this free-spirited young woman who my horizons and gave me confidence and real moves in next door. And thus, the mother’s life experiences. It innately gave me courage world is up-ended because someone else is to try things that might be outside the box usurping her influence on her son’s life in a because I lived such a unique childhood.” way that she feels he will only get hurt.” Whelchel’s got a lot of irons in the fire. She This storyline might sound familiar. A film constantly travels around the country, visiting of the same name, based on the play by Leonard churches and spreading “God’s love and Gershe, debuted in 1972 and starred Goldie acceptance and forgiveness.” She’s also featured Hawn, Eileen Heckart and Edward Albert. in an upcoming Hallmark Channel movie The “I was originally asked to do a different Mommy Bloggers, set to film in the summer. play, and the director called and asked if I’d For now, however, she’s enjoying this time in consider a different play that he thought would Jacksonville staging a dinner theater play with be a good fit for me,” says Whelchel. “So he told me to check out Butterflies Are Free, and when her daughter. I watched the movie, I saw that the part of the “It’s a very different character than I am, young girl just fits my daughter perfectly.” personally, so it’s not like I can just be myself Whelchel’s referring to her real-life and play the character,” Whelchel says. “It does daughter, 22-year-old Clancy Cauble, who feel like it’s a very distinct character except when I’m able to tap into the feelings a mother plays Jill, that perky, freethinking neighbor girl has for a child, an adult child.” That aspect is made famous by Hawn. This is Cauble’s first very real for both actresses. professional role and the first time mother and Kara Pound daughter have worked together. mail@folioweekly.com “She lives with me and I homeschooled MARCH 11-17, 2015 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 25
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Selected works by PAUL LADNIER (pictured, Nice Clouds, oil on panel, 9˝x12˝) and CLAIRE KENDRICK are on display through April 27 at The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach. MUSEUM MUS SEUM OF SC SCIEN SCIENCE IENCE IEN CE & HIST H HISTORY ISTORY IST ORY 102 10255 Muse M Museum useum um Ci Cir Circle, cle, cle l , SSouthbank, Sou thbank thb ank, 396 3396-6674, 96-667 66744, the themos moshh.org org. Th Thee Elem EElements lement entss Pres PPresent: resent ent: themosh.org. Adultlt Swi Ad Swim m @ MO MOSH SH ffeatures eattures beer beer and andd wine, wine i aD DJ J scavenger DJ, hunt, planetarium shows and liquid nitrogen ice cream, 8 p.m. March 14; tickets $10, tinyurl.com/adultswimtickets. Odyssey’s SHIPWRECK! Pirates & Treasure, through March. Skies Over Jacksonville, a live star show, 2 p.m. daily in the Planetarium. ST. JOHN’S CATHEDRAL 256 E. Church St., Downtown, 3565507, jaxcathedral.org. Fabricio Farias’ Grace is on display.
GALLERIES
ALEXANDER BREST GALLERY Jacksonville University, 2800 N. University Blvd., Arlington, 256-7371. Omphalos, works by multimedia artist Lauren Frances Evans and photographer Jensen Hande, and FIEA Game Art, works based on interactive game design, through March 18. THE ART CENTER II 229 N. Hogan St., Downtown, 355-1757. Amber L. Bailey is the featured artist through March 17. BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS 869 Stockton St., Riverside, 855-1181. Rebecca Campbell’s sculptures and prints, through March 29. CRISP-ELLERT ART MUSEUM 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, 826-8530, flagler.edu/crispellert. Poet Elaine Bleakney reads from her work at 7 p.m. March 12. The Department of Art and Design Faculty Exhibition is on display through April 17. THE CULTURAL CENTER AT PONTE VEDRA BEACH 50 Executive Way, 280-0614. Selected works by Claire Kendrick and Paul Ladnier display through April 27. Jenna Alexander’s Even Me is on display through April 17. FIRST STREET GALLERY 216-B First St., Neptune Beach, 241-6928. The Mermaid Show is on display through April 1. J. JOHNSON GALLERY 177 Fourth Ave. N., Jax Beach, 435-3200. There is Only Dance: The Paintings of Yolanda Sánchez is on display through May 15. RITZ THEATRE & MUSEUM 829 N. Davis St., 632-5555, ritzjacksonville.com. Through Our Eyes 2015: Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey (An Artistic Revolution), works of 20 local African-American artists, through July 28. Melody Jackson discusses “How I Paint with Constant Vertigo,” from 6-8 p.m. March 17. SOUTHLIGHT GALLERY 201 N. Hogan St., Ste. 100, Downtown, 438-4358, southlightgallery.com. Kathy Stark’s Wilderness of Florida Parks, The One Show: artists from Gallery 725 and UNF ArtSpace Dark Matters, interpretations by UNF photo club members, display through March. ST. AUGUSTINE ART ASSOCIATION 22 Marine St., 824-2310, staaa.org. 10th annual All-County High School Art Show, 150 works by high school students, and Cutting Edge Exhibition, works by professional and emerging artists, through March 29.
EVENTS
PUBLIC ARTIST LECTURE Jacksonville Cultural Council presents Neo-Futurist and public artist Vito Di Bari, who’s appeared at TEDx talks on five continents, at 5 p.m. March 11 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 355-2787; admission is free, register for a seat at culturalcouncil.org/vystarlectureseries. AMELIA CONCOURS WEEK 20th annual Concours Week, March 12-15, offers automobile enthusiasts a chance to see 300 rare and vintage automobiles, auctions and cocktail receptions, at various locations in Fernandina Beach. For complete list of events and to purchase tickets, go to ameliaconcoursweek.com. LEGAL AID FUNDRAISER Canan Law presents its eighth annual St. Patrick’s Day fundraiser 5-8 p.m. on March 12 at Gypsy Cab Company, 828 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine. Live Irish music, food and beverage are featured. Write a limerick about a local judge. Suggested donation should be equal to
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oone ne ho hour ur of leg legal al fee fees s. 824 -9402 9402. fees. 824-9402. C ELTIC MU MUSIC SIC & HER HERITA ITAGE GE FES FESTIV TIVAL AL Th Three ddays ays off live live CELTIC HERITAGE FESTIVAL music music, traditional Highland games games, a whiskey tasting tasting, parade parade, food, and arts and crafts, March 13-15 at Francis Field, 29 W. Castillo Dr., St. Augustine, $10; $55 VIP, celticstaugustine.com. WILD WONDERS’ ANIMAL ADVENTURES The kid-geared nature event offers fun, informative stories and hands-on time with 17 mammals and reptiles, 1 p.m. March 14 at Dutton Island Preserve Pavilion, 2001 Dutton Island Dr., Atlantic Beach, 247-5828, coab.us/events. RIB COOK-OFF The seventh annual Cook-Off, sponsored by Fernandina Beach Parks & Recreation Department, has food, live music, arts & crafts, face-painting and kids zone 10 a.m.4 p.m. March 14 at Main Beach Park, 25 Tarpon St., fbfl.us. KIDS GARDENING WORKSHOP Spring Planting Part I is 9 a.m. March 14 at the Children’s Garden, Jarboe Park, Florida Boulevard and Third Street, Neptune Beach. Free; kids must be accompanied by an adult. Bring a water bottle and a bag to take home crafts or harvest. 710-2022, beacheslocalfoodnetwork.org. PHINS GUMBO COOK-OFF 20+ cooks and restaurants compete for bragging rights for the best gumbo in Northeast Florida at the 10th annual PHiNS Gumbo Cook-Off & Festival, with George Aspinall Band, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 14 at Jacksonville Landing; unlimited gumbo servings $10; free admission; to benefit Mandarin Food Bank, 353-1188, phinsjax.org. 2015 ROWITA AWARDS The seventh annual Dr. G. Pflaster ROWITA Awards Ceremony, this year honoring Mary Rhopa la Cierra, Kerry Fradley, Twila Fleming Hudson and Felicia Rhoden for their achievements and contributions to the arts, is at 4 p.m. March 14 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A S., St. Augustine Beach, 808-7330, historiccoastculture.com. MOTORCYCLE SWAP MEET Motorcycle accessories, live music and food are featured 9 a.m.-4 p.m. March 15 at St. Augustine Flea Market, 2495 S.R. 207, 824-4210, staugustinefleamarket. com. The meet is held every third Sun. of the month. FIRST COAST FREETHOUGHT SOCIETY The humanist group presents David R. Simon, Ph.D., who discusses “The United States of Insanity” at 6:30 p.m. March 16 at Buckman Bridge Unitarian Church, 8447 Manresa Ave., Orange Park, 419-8826, firstcoastfreethoughtsociety.org. MAYORAL CANDIDATES FORUM Ten multicultural community organizations host a Q&A-style forum for the 2015 mayoral candidates 6-8 p.m. March 16 at Jacksonville Marriott, 4670 Salisbury Rd., Southside. All candidates were invited; Omega Allen, Bill Bishop and Lenny Curry have confirmed. 701-2916. RIVERSIDE ST. PATTY’S DAY STREET PARTY Seven liquor bars, music by Love Monkey, food vendors and a Mr. & Miss St. Patrick costume contest, 5 p.m. (music starts at 6 p.m.) March 17 along Margaret Street, Riverside. Proceeds from $1 wristband entry benefit 5 Points Merchants Association. ROLE OF FISHING IN AMERICA Dr. Edward McGinley discusses “Fishing and the New World,” 10 a.m. March 17 at Flagler College’s Ponce Hall Solarium, 74 King St., St. Augustine, $5, 826-8617, flagler.edu. WOMEN IN LITERATURE The Jacksonville Area chapter of the National Organization for Women holds its 13th annual Women’s History event, 6:30 p.m. March 18 at The BookMark, 220 First St., Neptune Beach. Rona Brinlee recommends books by and about women. Admission is free. 241-9026. IMAGINATION PLAYGROUND Hemming Park opens its playground with a kid-geared event of face-painting, mosaics, hula-hooping and playground fun, 10 a.m. March 19 at 303 N. Laura St., Downtown, hemmingpark.org. FREE TAX HELP Jacksonville Public Libraries offer tax preparation assistance through April 15. For a list of times and locations, go to jaxpubliclibrary.org/lib/aarp_taxhelp.html.
A&E // MUSIC Metal faves Drowning Pool continue to rise from the deep end of tragic loss and bad luck
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songs from the four albums the band has few months ago, Drowning Pool guitarist made since losing Williams. C.J. Pierce got a major surprise as he Williams’ death wasn’t the only setback went through some video tapes of the that surrounded the Sinner album, which band while searching for material to include was released in June 2001 to coincide with on a deluxe reissue of the group’s 2001 debut the group’s stint on the third stage of that album, Sinner. summer’s Ozzfest. Within the stack of tapes was an audio Drowning Pool made such a big impression cassette labeled “6-28.” It was a soundboard that the group was quickly elevated to a far mix of the final rehearsal Drowning Pool higher-profile slot on the Ozzfest second stage. did before starting the 2002 Ozzfest tour. As the buzz around the group intensified, the The rehearsal included what figures to be a song “Bodies” took off on rock radio, and sales highlight of the Sinner reissue — a complete of Sinner soared — passing 1 million copies in version of “Heroes Sleeping,” the last song just six weeks. Pierce, drummer Mike Luce and bassist Stevie There seemed to be no stopping Drowning Benton worked on with singer Dave Williams. Pool — until the tragic day of Sept. 11, when On Aug. 14, 2002, just a few weeks after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade that rehearsal, Williams died from a heart Center and the Pentagon stopped the world in condition, cardiomyopathy, suddenly and sadly its tracks. ending the original edition of Drowning Pool. Bodies, a song written about the mosh pits “I heard it [the rehearsal] was going to that would break out at Drowning Pool shows, get recorded, but I didn’t think much of it,” was immediately pulled from radio — a logical Pierce told Folio Weekly in a recent phone move for a song that opens interview. “Those last couple with the line: “Let the bodies of rehearsals, we worked DROWNING POOL, hit the floor.” Right then and up a new song [“Heroes ADRENALINE MOB, there, the Sinner album was Sleeping”]. And I didn’t even FULL DEVIL JACKET, commercially dead in the remember finishing the song. water. And less than a year We actually did the song all MANNA ZEN, STONE later, Williams was gone. the way through. So it’s totally BONE, FALLEN It’s been a rollercoaster a gem of a find. Definitely, it’s EMPIRE, DEAR ABBEY ride of sorts since then. an emotional song to hear. 5:30 p.m. March 14 at Beach After taking time to deal ‘Heroes Sleeping,’ it’s about Blvd Concert Hall, 11000 Beach Blvd., 246-2650, with Williams’ death, the other musicians who had gobigentertainment.net, surviving members decided passed away before us. That $17-$60 to continue as Drowning was Dave’s [angle] on the Pool. But finding the right lyrical content. Then literally vocalist proved tricky before just a few weeks later, he the group hired current singer Jasen Moreno. passed away. The song’s kind of about Jason “Gong” Jones lasted for one album, him now. So I’m glad we can share that 2004’s Desensitized, while Ryan McCombs with our fans.” departed after doing two albums with the The reissue of Sinner is now out, and along group, 2007’s “Full Circle” and the 2010 selfwith the original songs, it includes a second disc with 13 demos. In addition to “Heroes titled album. Sleeping,” it has versions of a half-dozen other Pierce, though, is optimistic that Moreno songs that didn’t make the original effort. will be a long-term fit. He recorded the 2013 The new version of the debut album arrived album, Resilience, with Drowning Pool, and 13 years after it was first released, which to the band has a sixth album ready to record. Pierce seems entirely appropriate. “Our career “We could probably put out three or four records right now,” Pierce says, noting that the has been laden with unlucky situations that new album is likely to take Drowning Pool’s we’ve been fortunate to overcome,” he says. “So music in a heavier direction. “We have our list it just made sense, the unlucky 13.” of what we want on the record. We’re making To that end, Drowning Pool has begun sure these are the right songs. We want to put the second leg of a U.S. tour billed as the out an amazing record. We’ve been taking our “Unlucky 13th Anniversary Sinner Tour,” time, and we want to do it right.” which rolls into the Beach Blvd Concert Hall on March 14. The shows feature the group Alan Sculley playing the entire Sinner album, as well as mail@folioweekly.com MARCH 11-17, 2015 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 27
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RETURN ENGAGEMENT Elvis Costello comes back to Northeast Florida for an intimate solo set
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n Aug. 10, 1956, Elvis Presley sashayed into In the early-to-mid-’80s, super albums the much-newer-than-it-is-now Florida (Punch the Clock, King of America and Blood & Theatre and took Northeast Florida’s teens Chocolate) were released, as Costello and crew to their knees and local judges to their wits’ matured creatively. That’s not to say Costello ends. Presley’s famous pelvic tremors rocked the lost his punk roots. He changed his focus to conservative Baptists to their cores that summer the cultural emptiness of America on “Brilliant day, and it’s a wonder whatever good-ol’-boy Mistake” and wrote what still may be the political machine in place then didn’t have the creepiest love/obsession song, “I Want You.” national guard assembled on Forsyth Street, Costello’s appreciation for the greater tome ready to stop the young man with the loose of music, particularly American music, began hips and the snarled lip from leading a cultural to show more as he aged. Almost Blue (1981) revolution in Jacksonville. is a collection of Costello’s favorite Country & Western numbers. Highlights include Jerry Almost 60 years on, Elvis will walk through Chestnut’s “Good Year for the Roses” and Don the doors of The Florida Theatre again. Sure, Gibson’s “Sweet Dreams.” this Elvis doesn’t shake his hips as much and doesn’t wear leather motorcycle jackets. He Midpoint in his career, Costello does, however, have that snarl. And the same started to branch out and collaborate with knock-kneed stance. As a contributor to the contemporaries and influences like Paul original Brit-punk movement of the ’70s — McCartney and Chrissie Hynde on 1989’s and as influential to a particular crowd as Spike. Full-length collaborations soon followed Presley was to those teenage girls and boys in with the likes of The Brodsky Quartet, Bill 1956 — Elvis Costello is one of the greatest Frisell and, most recently, with The New songwriters of his or any generation and is now Basement Tapes, a sort of supergroup that as much of a curator of popular music as he merges their original music with recently is an entertainer. It could also be argued that uncovered Dylan lyrics. he is the master collaborator, having worked Costello’s one-man show at The Florida with everyone from Burt Bacharach to Tony Theatre will no doubt connect all these periods Bennett to The Roots to Paul McCartney to and provide some great insight regarding the Allen Toussaint; the list seems stories behind the songs. to only grow. Granted, there most likely ELVIS COSTELLO Costello’s first album, My will be more Baby Boomers 8 p.m. March 14 at The Florida Aim Is True (1977), has encore than gaggles of teenaged Theatre, Downtown, $35-$75, numbers like “Alison” and girls, and there probably floridatheatre.com The Clash-inspired “Watching won’t be law enforcement the Detectives.” His other officials placed throughout youthful albums, This Year’s Model and Armed the theater to ensure he doesn’t gyrate too much. Forces, with his ace band The Attractions, But Elvis Costello is an entertainer all feature an angry young man with a fantastic the same. When Costello was last here, vocabulary and the ability to throw spiteful accompanied by his newest band, The darts at subjects like apathy, love, shitty radio Imposters, as well as a massive spinning and the establishment in songs like “Oliver’s wheel of songs and go-go dancers in cages, Army,” “Radio Radio” and “Two Little Hitlers.” he took a moment to step out on the tip of the stage with nothing more than a small A younger Costello can be remembered Gibson acoustic guitar. It took him a couple for famously refusing to play “Less Than of minutes to get the catcalls to die down, Zero” on Saturday Night Live and, instead, but then — sans microphone or electricity — going into one of the most frenzied Costello treated the crowd to renditions of “A performances of “Radio Radio” ever seen Slow Drag with Josephine” and “Alison.” He (“I’m sorry, ladies and gentlemen, there’s no echoed his massive, soulful voice off every reason to do this song here,” he explained to aged crack and cranny in the theater’s ornate the studio audience, before launching into plaster. Chances are the evening has a little the tune.) Costello didn’t have local preachers more of this type of intimacy, considering the and judges after him, but he did get banned man’s undeniable brilliance and style. from SNL for years (check out the SNL 25th anniversary on YouTube, when he performs Danny Kelly “Radio” with the Beastie Boys). mail@folioweekly.com
Indie-folk fave MASON JENNINGS (pictured) appears with HANNAH HARBER on March 15 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall.
LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC CONCERTS THIS WEEK
SPADE McQUADE 6 p.m. March 11 at Fionn MacCool’s Irish Pub, Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 176, Downtown, 374-1247. DENNY BLUE 6 p.m. March 11 and 18 at Paula’s Beachside Grill, 6896 A1A S., Crescent Beach, 471-3463. CASSIDY LEE BARDON 7 p.m. March 11 at Whiskey Jax, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., Southside, 634-7208. NEIL DIXON 7 p.m. March 11 at Ragtime Tavern, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7877. PARTICLE, S.P.O.R.E., GREENHOUSE LOUNGE 8 p.m. March 11 at 1904 Music Hall, 19 Ocean St., Downtown, $15. BADFISH (Sublime Tribute), TROPIDELIC 8 p.m. March 11 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach, 246-2473, $15. RENEE is a ZOMBIE, FLOSSIE & the FOX 8 p.m. March 11 at Burro Bar, 100 E. Adams St., Downtown, 677-2977. AARON KOERNER 6 p.m. March 12 at Pusser’s Bar & Grille, 816 A1A N., Ponte Vedra, 280-7766. STEVE & CARLOS 6 p.m. March 12 at Espeto Brazilian Steak House, 1396 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 388-4884. JOURNEY, STEVE MILLER BAND, TOWER of POWER 6:45 p.m. March 12, Vets Memorial Arena, Downtown, 603-3900, $25-$125. “3” the BAND 7 p.m. March 12, Ragtime Tavern. NAVIGATEUR 7 p.m. March 12, Burro Bar. BE EASY 7:30 p.m. March 12 at Latitude 360, 10370 Philips Hwy., Southside, 365-5555. FULLSET 7:30 p.m. March 12 at Mudville Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., San Marco, 352-7008, $10. CAPTIVATED LIGHTS, The INVERTED, LEAH SYKES 8 p.m. March 12, 1904 Music Hall, $7 advance; $9 day of. BILLY SHADDOX, WILD SHINER 8 p.m. March 12 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., San Marco, 398-7496, $8. RAVE to SAVE 8 p.m. March 12, Freebird Live, $15. ERIC LINDELL 9 p.m. March 12 at Mojo Kitchen, 1500 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 247-6636, $15. ASG, PARADIGM, BROWN PALACE, WITHOUT RESTRAINT, 80GRIT 9 p.m. March 12 at Shanghai Nobby’s, 10 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 547-2188, advance $10; $12 at the door. Celtic Music & Heritage Festival: ALBANNACH, DUBLIN CITY RAMBLERS, RATHKELTAIR, SEARSON, WHISKEY of the DAMNED, POOR ANGUS, MAKEM & SPAIN, IRISH ECHOES March 13-15. Francis Field, St. Augustine, $10; celticstaugustine.com. DENNY BLUE 5 p.m. March 13 at Milltop Tavern, 19 St. George St., St. Augustine, 829-2329. LA LUZ, The SHIVAS, WET NURSE 7 p.m. March 13 at Colonial Quarter, 33 St. George St., St. Augustine, 342-2857, $10. JIVE ACES, TINSELTOWN JITTERBUGS 7:30 p.m. March 13, Thrasher-Horne Center, 283 College Dr., Orange Park, 276-6750, $15-$38. The KATZ DOWNSTAIRZ 7:30 p.m. March 13 & 14, Latitude 360. JORDYN STODDARD CD Release, CHARLIE WALKER 7:30 p.m. March 13, Freebird Live, $15; $30 VIP; $8 student. EDDIE ROBERTS WEST COAST SOUNDS, SQUEEDLEPUSS, PARKER URBAN BAND 8 p.m. March 13, 1904 Music Hall, $10 advance; $15 day of. RIVER CITY EXTENSION, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER, LE ORCHID 8 p.m. March 13, Jack Rabbits, $10. DOPELIMATIC 9 p.m. March 13, Pusser’s Bar & Grille. ORI NAFTALY 10 p.m. March 13, Mojo Kitchen, $10. PAUL LUNDGREN 10 p.m. March 13 & 14, Ragtime Tavern. OZONE BABY 10 p.m. March 13 & 14, The Roadhouse, 231 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park, 264-0611. YAMADEO 10 p.m. March 13 & 14 at Lynch’s Irish Pub, 541
First St. N., Jax Beach, 249-5181. The DRUIDS 10 p.m. March 13 & 14 at Flying Iguana, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 853-5680. Riverside Arts Market: ANITRA JAY, SIDETRACK BAND & RACHEL KAMPS, TOM BENNETT BAND 10:30 a.m. March 14, 715 Riverside Ave., 389-2449, riversideartsmarket.com. Belk Music Fest: The CORBITT BROTHERS, JACKIE VENSON, BRADY CLAMPITT, JACKSONVEGAS, AUSTIN PARK noon-8 p.m. March 14, SeaWalk Pavilion, Jax Beach. DROWNING POOL, ADRENALINE MOB, FULL DEVIL JACKET, MANNA ZEN, STONE BONE, FALLEN EMPIRE, DEAR ABBEY 5:30 p.m. March 14 at Beach Blvd Concert Hall, 11000 Beach Blvd., Southside, 246-2650, gobigentertainment.net, $17-$60. COREY SMITH 6 p.m. March 14 at Mavericks at The Landing, Downtown, 356-1110. GARRETT SPEER 7 p.m. March 14, Pusser’s Bar & Grille. SIR ELTON JOHN & his BAND 8 p.m. March 14 at Veterans Memorial Arena, 603-3900, $30-$135. TOMMY HARRISON GROUP, CURT TOWNE BAND, OSCAR MIKE 8 p.m. March 14, Jack Rabbits, $8. PATO BANTON, The NOW GENERATION 8 p.m. March 14, Freebird Live, $15. ELVIS COSTELLO 8 p.m. March 14 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 355-2787, $35-$75. Natural Life Music Fest: JUDAH & the LION, HORSE FEATHERS, The HOWLIN’ BROTHERS, MANDOLIN ORANGE, TALL TALL TREES, The RUBIES, JOHN CARVER BAND, WILLOWWACKS 11 a.m. March 15, Metro Park, Downtown, 630-0837, rain or shine. HOFFMAN VOODOO 7 p.m. March 15, Ragtime Tavern. MOJO ROUX 7 p.m. March 15, Whiskey Jax. MASON JENNINGS, HANNAH HARBER 7 p.m. March 15 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., 209-0399, $34-$38. JOHN MELLENCAMP 7:30 p.m. March 15 at T-U Center’s Moran Theater, 300 Water St., Downtown, 630-6110, $44-$118.50. LA GUNS, INNER DEMONS 8 p.m. March 15, Jack Rabbits, $20. TIJUANA HERCULES, LAUREL LEE & the ESCAPEES, JACKIE STRANGER 9 p.m. March 15, Shanghai Nobby’s. DUBLIN CITY RAMBLERS 7 p.m. March 16 at Culhane’s Irish Pub, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-9595, $20. JIG to a MILESTONE, SPADE MCQUADE & the ALLSTARS, JUSTIN MURPHY, JIMMY SOLARI, JFRD PIPES & DRUMS, AUSTIN PARK Starts 10 a.m. March 17, Fionn MacCool’s Irish Pub, Jacksonville Landing, Downtown. The DUFFY BISHOP TRIO 6 p.m. March 17 at Three Layers Café, 1602 Walnut St., Springfield, 355-9791. Riverside St. Patrick’s Day Party: LOVE MONKEY 6 p.m. March 17, Margaret St., 5 Points. ALBANNACH, WOBBLY TOMS, IRISH by MARRIAGE, DUBLIN TRAINWRECK, MIKE SULLIVAN, JACKSONVILLE PIES & DRUMS, IRISH STEP DANCERS 11 a.m.-2 a.m. March 17 at Barley Republic, 48 Spanish St., St. Augustine, 547-2023. CIRCA SURVIVE, BALANCE & COMPOSURE, CHON 7 p.m. March 17 at Underbelly, 113 E. Bay St., Downtown, 699-8186, $18 advance; $22 day of. JIG to a MILESTONE 6 p.m. March 18, Fionn MacCool’s. BILLY BOWERS 7 p.m. March 18, Ragtime Tavern. SCOTT VERVILLE 7 p.m. March 18, Whiskey Jax.
UPCOMING CONCERTS
DELTA SAINTS, TOM BENNETT BAND March 18, Jack Rabbits Suwannee Spring Fest: WOOD BROS, SHOVELS and ROPE, INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS, KELLER WILLIAMS & TRAVELIN’
McCOURYS, BLIND BOYS of ALABAMA, LARRY KEEL, DONNA the BUFFALO, JIM LAUDERDALE March 19, Spirit of the Suwannee JEREMY ROGERS March 19, Mellow Mushroom St. Augustine The BLACK LIPS, BLACK LINEN March 19, Jack Rabbits SUICIDE SILENCE, EMMURE, WITHIN the RUINS, FIT for an AUTOPSY March 19, Freebird Live LARRY MANGUM, JIM AVETT March 19, Mudville Music Room ELIZABETH ROGERS March 19, Espeto Brazilian Steak House The DRUIDS March 19, Ragtime Tavern FUNK YOU, JOE MARCINEK BAND March 19, 1904 Music Hall BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO March 19, Colonial Quarter DRYMILL ROAD March 19, Underbelly CYRUS CHESTNUT March 20, Ritz Theatre Look Listen Buy: ASKMEIFICARE, LAVA, ECTOPLASM, SNAKE BLOOD REMEDY, LITTLE GOLD, DJ AL PETE, TWINKI, BLACK CHAIN GANG, SAUCY YODA, LETHAL SKRIPTUREZ, DJ DON McCON, DARK MUSIC TEAM, DEM GODZ, MF GOON, The ANTAGONIST, CHRISTINA WAGNER, ZAC VANN, SHAWN LIGHTFOOT, ETHER CHAMBLES, DORIAN NINS, CHRISTA FATAOU SYLLA & NAN NKAMA Pan-African Drum & Dance Ensemble March 20, 1904 Music Hall SOCIAL BLUE, QUINCY MUMFORD, AUTUMN, RADAR vs. WOLF March 20, Jack Rabbits RUNAWAY GIN (Phish Tribute) March 20, Freebird Live BILLY BUCHANAN March 20, Pusser’s Bar & Grille ROGER THAT March 20 & 21, Roadhouse BOOGIE FREAKS March 20 & 21, Ragtime Tavern LAST 2 LEAVE March 20 & 21, Flying Iguana The B-52s March 21, The Florida Theatre EASTON CORBIN March 21, Mavericks JEREMY ROGERS March 21, DOS Coffee & Wine MAVIS STAPLES March 21, Ritz Theatre THE WILLOWWACKS March 21, Mudville Music Room ASG, DARKHORSE SALOON March 21, Freebird Live JACKIE EVANCHO March 22, The Florida Theatre MAMA BLUE March 22, Whiskey Jax RYAN CABRERA, SECONDHAND SERENADE March 22, Underbelly AGNOSTIC FRONT, COLDSIDE March 22, Burro Bar NEIL DIXON March 22, Ragtime Tavern BLEACHERS, JOYWAVE, NIGHT TERRORS of 1927 March 22, Freebird Live FRNKIERO & the CELLABRATION, HOMELESS GOSPEL CHOIR, MODERN CHEMISTRY March 24, Jack Rabbits GET the LED OUT March 24, The Florida Theatre ATMOSPHERE, PROF, DEM ATLAS, DJ FUNDO March 24, Freebird SARAH McLACHLAN March 25, St. Aug Amphitheatre SMALL FISH March 25, Ragtime Tavern CRUSHED OUT, WOOLLY BUSHMEN March 25, Underbelly NICKELBACK March 25, Veterans Memorial Arena DENTON ELKINS March 25, Whiskey Jax The ORIGINAL WAILERS March 25, Café Eleven G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE, MATT COSTA March 25, Freebird TOM PAPA March 26, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall ERIC CHURCH March 26, Veterans Memorial Arena AGAINST GRACE, RAISING CADENCE March 26 Underbelly MANATEES, The MOLD, NUTRITIONAL BEAST March 26, rain dogs THIRD DAY, BRANDON HEATH March 26, St. Aug. Amphitheatre The AUSTRALIAN BEE GEES March 26, The Florida Theatre NEIL DIXON March 26, Ragtime Tavern STEVE & CARLOS March 12, Espeto Brazilian Steak House TWIN SHADOW, LOLAWOLF March 26, Freebird Live DANKA, SCHOLARS WORD March 26, 1904 Music Hall
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LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC NIKKI TALLEY, LEE HUNTER March 27, Mudville Music Room SPRAY PAINT, SALYUT 2 March 27, rain dogs TOMBOI, TWINKI, PROM DATE, WHITE GIRL, MOUTH MOUTH March 27, CoRK Arts District DENNY BLUE March 27, Milltop Tavern WILLIE SUGARCAPPS, SETH WALKER March 27, Colonial Quarter CHROME HEART March 27 & 28, Roadhouse The TONY G-5, TIM DAVIS March 27, The Florida Theatre ZORA YOUNG, LITTLE MIKE & the TORNADOES, JIM ESSERY March 27, Café Eleven FORTUNATE YOUTH, HIRIE, HIGHDRO, SENSAMOTION March 27, Freebird Live HOWARD JONES March 27, Mavericks CHUCK NASH BAND March 27 & 28, Flying Iguana Slide into Spring Music & Craft Beer Fest: The WAILERS, TRAE PIERCE & T-STONE BAND, MATISYAHU, RAILROAD EARTH, TURKUAZ, SUPERVILLAINS, The FRITZ, SPIRITUAL REZ, CORBITT BROTHERS March 28 & 29, Main Beach, Fernandina ONE-EYED DOLL, MANNA ZEN, ERODE, TPM, SUNZ of SAM March 28, 1904 Music Hall ENTER SHIKARI March 28, Underbelly SIMPLE NATURAL, MND, LORD SOSA, KENYON March 28, Freebird CHRIS HENRY, HARDCORE GRASS March 28, Mudville Music Room SINGLE MOTHERS March 28, Burro Bar BILL ORCUTT March 29, Sun-Ray Cinema PHIL SWINDLE March 29, Whiskey Jax SMITH & BANKS March 29, Ragtime Tavern BRONX WANDERERS March 29, The Florida Theatre BLUES TRAVELER March 29, St. Augustine Amphitheatre YANKEE SLICKERS, DENTON ELKINS March 29, 1904 Music Hall COBALT CRANES, NERVOUS TICKS March 29, rain dogs SWAMPCANDY, LOVECHUNK, SEA FLOOR EXPLOSIVES March 31, Café Eleven NO ZODIAC, KNOCKED LOOSE, BABY SNATCHER, CULTURE KILLER, CARRY the WEIGHT, PITY OFFER April 1, Jack Rabbits GARY STARLING Jazz Organization April 1, Mudville Music LYNYRD SKYNYRD April 2 & 3, The Florida Theatre 1964: Tribute to The Beatles April 3, St. Augustine Amphitheatre The HEAVY PETS, DYNOHUNTER, S.P.O.R.E., BELLS and ROBES, ARDENCY April 3, 1904 Music Hall MEDAL MILITIA (Metallica Tribute), SHOOT to THRILL (AC/ BASEBALL PROJECT, CHUCK PROPHET April 3, Colonial Quarter A MATTER of HONOR, JUST LIKE GENTLEMEN, A CALL for KYLIE, WITH EYES ALIVE, MX TRACY, ALEXIANDER April 3, Freebird Live SouthEast Beast Fest: NEW FOUND GLORY, CAPSIZE, COUNTERPARTS, H20, CITIZEN, DEFEATER, TURNSTILE, THIS WILD LIFE, CRIME in STEREO, FIREWORKS, GIDEON, A LOSS for WORDS, The ORPHAN, The POET, ARTIFEX PEREO, BAD LUCK, BOYS NO GOOD, VILLAINS, XERXES, LIFE of AGONY, BIOHAZARD, WISDOM in CHAINS, EARTH CRISIS, The
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The swingin’ jump blues U.K. combo THE JIVE ACES (pictured) rock the house with dancers THE TINSELTOWN JITTERBUGS on March 13 at Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts. BANNER, ROTTING OUT, TRUE LOVE April 4 & 5, Aqua Nightclub PIECES of a DREAM April 4, Ritz Theatre CAN-DOO Fest: O.A.R., TISHAMINGO, CORBITT BROS April 4, Metropolitan Park ALLELE, FALL to JUNE, PRIDELESS, SECONDS AWAY, CHAYO NASH, SIMPLE NATURAL April 4, 1904 Music Hall CORBITT BROTHERS, COME BACK ALICE, HOLY MISS MOLLY April 4, Freebird Live POTTED POTTER (Harry Potter Fest) April 7-12, T-U Center The STEEP CANYON RANGERS April 8, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall BAREFOOT MOVEMENT April 8, Mudville Music Room One Spark After Dark: CANARY in the COALMINE, THIS FRONTIER NEEDS HEROES, HA HA TONKA, DJ LIL’ BOY, ON GUARD, EMPIRE THEORY, SUNBEARS!, WILDER SONS, DOMINO EFFECT, SOMEBODY ELSE, GOLD LIGHT, SLEEPWALKERS, KOPECKY FAMILY BAND April 8-10, Jax Chamber Parking Lot JANIS IAN, TOM PAXTON April 9, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Stringbreak Music Fest: The STEEP CANYON RANGERS, WILLIE SUGARCAPPS, The RAGBIRDS, HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL, GATORBONE, BRIAN SUTHERLAND BAND, 8 BALL AITKEN, GRANT PEEPLES, GRANDPA’S COUGH MEDICINE, The LAGERHEADS April 9-12, Sertoma Youth Ranch, Brooksville JULIE DURDEN, MEREDITH WOODARD, LAUREN LAPOINTE April 9, Mudville Music Room SICK of SARAH, The LAST YEAR April 9, Jack Rabbits CARAVAN of THIEVES April 10, Café Eleven AMERICAN AQUARIUM April 10, Jack Rabbits The MAVERICKS April 10, The Florida Theatre Rhythm & Ribs Festival: STEPPIN STONES, RUSTED ROOT, GO GET GONE, EAGER BEAVER, AMY ALYSIA & SOUL OPERATION, IVEY WEST BAND, SISTER HAZEL, The RIVERNECKS, The COMMITTEE, X-HALE, BILLY BUCHANAN & FREE AVENUE April 10-12, Francis Field, St. Augustine The ORCHESTRA April 11, The Florida Theatre J BOOG, INNAVISION, WESTAFA April 11, Jack Rabbits Oyster Jam Music Fest: J COLLINS, BE EASY, S.P.O.R.E., SPLIT TONE, CLOUD 9 April 11 & 12, Metropolitan Park KID INK, JEREMIAH, DEJ LOAF April 11, T-U Center FAZE WAVE April 11, Freebird Live CALIFORNIA & MONTREAL Guitar Trio April 12, Café Eleven DIARRHEA PLANET, LEFT and RIGHT April 13, rain dogs DIRTY BOURBON, DR. SIRBROTHER April 14, Jack Rabbits AER April 15, Freebird Live Wanee Music Fest: WIDESPREAD PANIC, GREGG ALLMAN, GOV’T MULE, EARTH, WIND & FIRE, CHEAP TRICK, JAIMOE’S JASSSZ BAND, BUTCH TRUCKS & FRIENDS, The WORD (Robert Randolph, John Medeski, Luther Dickinson, Cody Dickinson, Chris Chew),
HOT TUNA ELECTRIC, JJ GREY & MOFRO, OTEIL & FRIENDS, GALACTIC, ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA, LEFTOVER SALMON, YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND, IVAN NEVILLE’S DUMPSTAPHUNK, RICH ROBINSON & DOYLE BRAMHALL II, RAW OYSTER CULT, DRAGON SMOKE, The REVIVALISTS, HOME at LAST, BOBBY LEE ROGERS, PINK TALKING FISH, ERIC LINDELL & COMPANY, ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD, NATURAL CHILD, JACOB JEFFRIES BAND, JUKE April 16-18, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park MICHAEL MARTIN BAND, CRAZY DAYSIES April 16, Jack Rabbits FSCJ Interpreter Fundraiser: JULIE DURDEN April 16, Mudville Music Room GRAVY, FUTURE THIEVES April 17, Jack Rabbits CELTIC WOMAN April 17, T-U Center FLYLEAF, FIT for RIVALS, DIAMANTE, FALLING for SCARLET April 17, Freebird Live FRATELLO April 17 & 18, Roadhouse HERITAGE BLUES ORCHESTRA April 17, Ritz Theatre Springing the Blues: CHUBBY CARRIER & the BAYOU SWAMP BAND, SELWYN BIRCHWOOD, EDDIE SHAW & the WOLF GANG, TINSLEY ELLIS, JOHN NEMETH, SAMANTHA FISH, SHARRIE WILLIAMS, The LEE BOYS, CEDRIC BURNSIDE, LIGHTNIN’ MALCOLM, KARA GRAINGER, BETTY FOX BAND, BACKTRACK BLUES BAND, HOMEMADE JAMZ BAND, BRADY CLAMPITT, LINDA GRENVILLE, JIM McKABA & AFTER HOURS BAND, PARKERURBAN BAND, WOODY & the PECKERS, BAY STREET, UNCLE JONNY’S BLUES MACHINE April 17-19, SeaWalk Pavilion The LACS April 18, Mavericks A NEW DECREE April 18, Jack Rabbits RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS, SKYLIT DRIVE April 18, Beach Blvd Concert Hall CHAQUIS MALIQ, LEE HUNTER, JOEY KERR, MARY-LOU, SCOTT JONES DANCERS April 18, Riverside Arts Market MARY LOU, LEE HUNTER April 18, Mudville Music Room BOB DYLAN April 18, St. Augustine Amphitheatre The WHO, JOAN JETT & the BLACKHEARTS April 19, Veterans Memorial Arena CAGE the ELEPHANT April 19, Mavericks DICK DALE April 21, Jack Rabbits STOKESWOOD, GHOST OWL April 22, Freebird Live TONIGHT ALIVE April 22, 1904 Music Hall NICK DITTMEIER & the SAWDUSTERS April 22, Jack Rabbits TIM BARRY, SAM RUSSO, WEIGHTED HANDS April 23, Jack Rabbits TOMMY TALTON April 23, Mudville Music Room ALAN JACKSON, JON PARDI, BRANDY CLARK April 24, St. Augustine Amphitheatre BHAGAVAN DAS April 24-26, Karpeles Museum HOME FREE A Capella Group April 24, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall RAIN April 24, The Florida Theatre CHERUB, MYSTERY SKULLS, FORTEBOWIE April 24, Freebird Live TYLER the CREATOR April 24, Mavericks MIKE SHACKELFORD April 24, Mudville Music Room COMFORT ZONE April 24 & 25, Roadhouse JEFFERSON STARSHIP April 25, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Duval Spring Fest: JAH ELECT & the I QUALITY BAND, DEZ NADO, ASKMEIFICARE, BIG BOI MONEYMAKERS, LANKDIZZIM, MR. LOW, B.O.A.T., ANTONIYO GREENWAY, MR. WHITTY, MONI, JOHN CRUIZ, BANGEM, G SLIM April 25, Jack Rabbits RIDE with ME April 25, 1904 Music Hall CHRIS O’LEARY GROUP April 25, Mudville Music Room LaVilla Jazz Band & Chamber Orchestra, MIKE SHACKELFORD, STEVE SHANHOLTZER April 25, Riverside Arts Market Welcome to Rockville: SLIPKNOT, KORN, GODSMACK, SLAYER, MARILYN MANSON, MINISTRY, SLASH, MYLES KENNEDY & the CONSPIRATORS, PAPA ROACH, BREAKING BENJAMIN, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES April 25 & 26, Metro Park The MOWGLIS, FENCES, HIPPO CAMPUS April 26, Jack Rabbits RONNIE MILSAP April 26, The Florida Theatre The ROBERT CRAY BAND, SHEMEKIA COPELAND April 27, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall CHRIS BOTTI April 30, The Florida Theatre MARCHFOURTH MARCHING BAND April 30, Freebird Live GAMBLE FEST KICKOFF April 30, Mudville Music Room WILCO May 1, St. Augustine Amphitheatre
IRATION May 2, Mavericks HOZIER May 5, The Florida Theatre NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL May 7, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall BRAND NEW, MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA, KEVIN DEVINE May 7, St. Augustine Amphitheatre GHOST of the BLUES May 8, The Florida Theatre ZZ TOP, JEFF BECK May 9, St. Augustine Amphitheatre JENNY LEWIS May 9, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall LISA LOEB, FLAGSHIP ROMANCE May 10, P.V. Concert Hall MAT KEARNEY, JUDAH & the LION May 11, P.V. Concert Hall JASON ISBELL, CRAIG FINN May 12, The Florida Theatre STRUNG OUT, RED CITY RADIO, LA ARMADA, FLAG on FIRE May 13, Freebird Live JOHN MAYALL May 13, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall REAL FRIENDS, KNUCKLEPUCK May 14, Freebird RODNEY CARRINGTON May 14, T-U Center PIERCE PETTIS May 14, Café Eleven NEEDTOBREATHE, BEN RECTOR, COLONY HOUSE, DREW HOLCOMB & the NEIGHBORS May 14, St. Aug. Amphitheatre ED KOWALCZYK May 15, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall JOHN FOGERTY May 15, St. Aug Amphitheatre OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW, DEVIL MAKES THREE May 16, St. Augustine Amphitheatre IGGY AZALEA May 18, Veterans Memorial Arena DEVON ALLMAN May 20, Mojo Kitchen Jax Jazz Fest: SOUL REBELS, TITO PUENTE JR. ORCHESTRA, FELIX PEIKLI & the ROYAL FLUSH QUINTET, ROMAN STREET, ELISHA PARRIS, MAMA BLUE May 21-24, Downtown Florida Folk Festival Kickoff: DEL SUGGS May 21, Mudville Music TODD RUNDGREN May 22, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Palatka Blue Crab Fest: JEFF COFFEY, AMY DALLEY, HIGHWAY to HELL (AC/DC Tribute) May 22-25, Downtown Palatka BOSTON May 24, St. Augustine Amphitheatre FRICTIO FARM, CHARLIE ROBERTSON May 28, Mudville Music MIKE SHACKELFORD May 29, Mudville Music Room PSYCHEDELIC FURS May 31, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall RUSTY SHINE June 6, Roadhouse KIM WATERS June 6, Ritz Theatre THIRD EYE BLIND, DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL June 7, St. Augustine Amphitheatre The GIPSY KINGS June 11, The Florida Theatre SETH WALKER June 11, Mudville Music Room Florida Country Superfest: ZAC BROWN BAND, KEITH URBAN, BRANTLEY GILBERT, COLE SWINDELL, TYLER FARR, DAVID NAIL, COLT FORD, DANIELLE BRADBERY, SWON BROTHERS June 13 & 14, EverBank Field CHARLI XCX June 15, Freebird Live Happy Together Tour: The TURTLES, FLO & EDDIE, The ASSOCIATION, MARK LINDSAY, The GRASSROOTS, The COWSILLS, The BUCKINGHAMS June 16, Florida Theatre PIERCE PETTIS June 26, Mudville Music Room NATURAL INSTINCTS June 26 & 27, Roadhouse FOR KING & COUNTRY June 27, Christ Church Southside MICHAEL RENO HARRELL June 27, Mudville Music Room CHILLY RHINO July 3 & 4, Roadhouse Warped Tour: ALIVE LIKE ME, AS IT IS, BABY BABY, ARGENT, BEAUTIFUL BODIES, BEING as an OCEAN, BLACK BOOTS, BLACK VEIL BRIDES, BLESSTHEFALL, BORN CAGES, KOO KOO KANGA ROO, BOYMEETSWORLD, CANDY HEARTS, ESCAPE the FATE, FAMILY FORCE 5, FIT for a KING, HANDGUNS, HANDS LIKE HOUSES, I KILLED the PROM QUEEN, KOSHA DILLZ, LE CASTLE VANIA, LEE COREY OSWALD, M4SONIC, MATCHBOOK ROMANCE, NECK DEEP, NIGHT NIGHT RIOTS, PALISADES, SPLITBREED, The RELAPSE SYMPHONY, TRANSIT, The WONDER YEARS, TROPHY EYES, WHILE SHE SLEEPS, YOUTH in REVOLT July 6, Morocco Shrine Auditorium STEVE FORBERT TRIO July 10, Mudville Music Room BARENAKED LADIES, VIOLENT FEMMES, COLIN HAY July 11, St. Augustine Amphitheatre SHANIA TWAIN July 15, Veterans Memorial Arena CHROME HEART July 17 & 18, Roadhouse “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC Aug. 16, The Florida Theatre BRITTANY SHANE Sept. 25, Mudville Music Room AMELIA ISLAND JAZZ FEST Oct. 8-15, Fernandina Beach The CHARLIE DANIELS BAND Oct. 22, The Florida Theatre MARK KNOPFLER Oct. 27, St. Augustine Amphitheatre
LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC
O’Bladen & Felix March 17. DJ Hal every Sat. ESPETO BRAZILIAN Steakhouse, 1396 Beach Blvd., 388-4884 Steve & Carlos 6 p.m. March 12 FLYING IGUANA, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 853-5680 The Druids 10 p.m. March 13 & 14. Cody Nix March 15 FREEBIRD LIVE, 200 N. First St., 246-2473 Badfish, Tropidelic 8 p.m. March 11. Rave to Save cancer benefit March 12. Jordyn Stoddard CD release, Charlie Walker March 13. Pato Banton, The Now Generation, I-Vibes March 14 HARMONIOUS MONKS, 320 First St. N., 372-0815 Live music 9 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. Dan Evans, Spade McQuade 6 p.m. every Sun. Back From the Brink 9 p.m. every Mon. LILLIE’S COFFEE BAR, 200 First St., N.B., 249-2922 Big Picture March 13. Live music every Fri. & Sat. LYNCH’S IRISH PUB, 514 N. First St., 249-5181 Yamadeo 10 p.m. March 13 & 14. Fran Doyle, Be Easy, Rathkeltair, Split Tone, Pipes & Drums March 17. Live music nightly MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1018 N. Third St., 246-1500 Blue Muse March 11. Uncle Buffalo March 12. Aaron Lebos Band March 13 MEZZA Restaurant & Bar, 110 First St., N.B., 249-5573 Neil Dixon every Tue. Gypsies Ginger every Wed. Mike Shackelford & Steve Shanholtzer every Thur. MOJO KITCHEN, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636 Eric Lindell 10 p.m. March 12. Ori Naftaly 10 p.m. March 13 OCEAN 60, 60 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-0060 Taylor Roberts March 11. Erin & the Project March 13 & 14 RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., A.B., 241-7877 Neil Dixon 7 p.m. March 11. “3” the Band March 12. Paul Lundgren March 13 & 14. Hoffman Voodoo March 15. Billy Bowers March 18. The Druids March 19 ROYAL PALM VILLAGE WINE & TAPAS, 296 Royal Palms Dr., A.B., 372-0052 This Frontier Needs Heroes 7 p.m. March 12
DOWNTOWN
1904 MUSIC HALL, 19 Ocean St. N. Particle, S.P.O.R.E., Greenhouse Lounge 8 p.m. March 11. Captivated Lights, The Inverted, Leah Sykes 8 p.m. March 12. Eddie Roberts’ West Coast Sounds, Squeedlepuss, Parker Urban Band March 13 BURRO BAR, 100 E. Adams St. Renee is a Zombie, Flossie & the Fox 8 p.m. March 11. Navigateur 7 p.m. March 12 DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth St., 354-0666 BlackJack every Wed. DJ Brandon every Thur. Dance music every Fri. DJ NickFresh Sat. DJ Randall 9 p.m. Mon. DJ Hollywood every Tue. FIONN MacCOOL’S, Jax Landing, Ste. 176, 374-1247 Spade McQuade 6-9 p.m. March 11. Searson 8 p.m. March 13. JFRD Pipes & Drums 8 p.m. March 14. Seven Nations 6 p.m. March 15. Rathkeltair, Paddy Wagon March 16. Jig to a Milestone 10 a.m.noon, Spade McQuade & the Allstars 12:30-4 p.m., Justin Murphy 4:30-6 p.m., Jimmy Solari 6:30 p.m., JFRD Pipes & Drums 7 p.m., Austin Park 9 p.m. March 17. Jig to a Milestone 6 p.m. March 18
JACKSONVILLE LANDING, 2 Independent Dr., 353-1188 Ivey West Band 6 p.m. March 12. Mango Margarita Band March 13. George Aspinall Band Noon March 14. Suwannee River Jam auditions 6 p.m., Spanky 9 p.m. March 14. Radio 80 March 15 MARK’S DOWNTOWN, 315 E. Bay, 355-5099 DJ Roy Luis every Wed. DJ Vinn every Thur. DJ 007 Fri. Bay Street Sat. MAVERICKS, Jax Landing, 356-1110 Gin Blossoms 6 p.m. March 11. Corey Smith, Raven Cliff 6 p.m. March 14. Easton Corbin 6 p.m. March 21. Joe Buck, DJ Justin Thur.-Sat. UNDERBELLY, 113 E. Bay St., 699-8186 Billy the Kid, Weighted Hands, Frank Turner March 12. Memphis May Fire, Dance Gavin Dance March 13. Madball March 14. Balance & Composure, Circa Survive, Chon March 17
FLEMING ISLAND
WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 Live music Fri. & Sat. DJ Throwback 8 p.m. Thur. Deck music. Fri., Sat. & Sun.
INTRACOASTAL WEST
CLIFF’S Bar & Grill, 3033 Monument Rd., 645-5162 Rusted Diamond March 13. The Remains March 14. JERRY’S Sports Grille, 13170 Atlantic Blvd., 220-6766 Spectra March 13. Boogie Freaks March 14. Kenny Holliday March 17
MANDARIN, JULINGTON
HARMONIOUS MONKS, 10550 Old St. Augustine Rd., 880-3040 Open mic: Synergy 8 p.m. every Wed. SAUCY TACO, 450 S.R. 13, 287-8226 Stu Weaver March 14
ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG
CLUB RETRO, 1241 Blanding Blvd., 579-4731 ’70s & ’80s dance 8 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. DJ Capone every Wed. THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells, 272-5959 John Michael Wed.-Sat. THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611 Ozone Baby 10 p.m. March 13 & 14. Boogie Freaks 10 p.m. every Wed. DJ Big Mike 10 p.m. every Thur.
PONTE VEDRA
PUSSER’S GRILLE, 816 A1A, 280-7766 Samuel Sanders 6 p.m. March 11 & 18. Aaron Koerner 6 p.m. March 12. Dopelimatic 9 p.m. March 13. Garrett Speer March 14 TABLE 1, 330 A1A N., 280-5515 Deron Baker March 11. Gary Starling March 12. Wes Cobb March 13. Ryan Crary March 14
RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE
MURRAY HILL THEATRE, 932 Edgewood Ave. S., 388-7807 Social Club, Worth Road, Kidd Swift, DJ Will 7 p.m. March 13 rain dogs, 1045 Park St., 379-4969 Haus Party 9 p.m. March 14 RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET, 715 Riverside Ave., 389-2449 Anitra Jay, Sidetrack Band & Rachel Kamps, Tom Bennett Band starting 10:30 a.m. March 14
LIVE MUSIC CLUBS
AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA BEACH
DAVID’S Restaurant & Lounge, 802 Ash St., 310-6049 John Springer every Tue.-Wed. Aaron Bing 6 p.m. Fri. & Sat. GREEN TURTLE TAVERN, 14 S. Third St., 321-2324 Buck Smith every Thur. Yancy Clegg Sun. Vinyl Record Nite every Tue. KNUCKLEHEADS BAR, 850532 U.S. 17, Yulee, 25-9211 Back Alley Cadillac March 14 SLIDERS, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652 King Eddie & Pili Pili March 11. Ivey Brothers March 12
AVONDALE, ORTEGA
CASBAH CAFÉ, 3628 St. Johns Ave., 981-9966 Goliath Flores 9 p.m. every Wed. Live jazz every Sun. Live music every Mon. ECLIPSE, 4219 St. Johns Ave. KJ Free 9 p.m. Tue. & Thur. Indie dance at 9 p.m. Wed. ’80s & ’90s dance at 9 p.m. Fri. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 3611 St. Johns, 388-0200 Whetherman March 12. Barrett Jockers March 13. Str8 Up Band March 14
THE BEACHES
(All venues in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted)
CULHANE’S, 967 Atlantic Blvd., A.B., 249-9595 Dublin City Ramblers 7 p.m. March 16. Road Less Traveled, Legacy Irish Dancers, Jacksonville Pipes & Drums, JK & Happy, Rusty
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LIVE + LOCAL MUSIC ST. AUGUSTINE
BARLEY REPUBLIC, 48 Spanish St., 547-2023 Albannach, Wobbly Toms, Irish by Marriage, Dublin Train Wreck, Mike Sullivan, Jacksonville Pies & Drums 11 a.m.-2 a.m. March 17 DOS COFFEE & WINE, 300 San Marco Ave., 342-2421 The Celtic Ring March 14 MELLOW MUSHROOM, 410 Anastasia Blvd., 826-4040 Jeremy Rogers March 19 PAULA’S BEACHSIDE GRILL, 6896 A1A S., Crescent Beach, 471-3463 Denny Blue open mic jam 6-9 p.m. March 11 SHANGHAI NOBBY’S, 10 Anastasia Blvd., 547-2188 ASG, Paradigm, Brown Palace, Without Restraint, 80grit March 12. Laurel Lee & the Escapees, Jackie Stranger March 15
SAN MARCO, SOUTHBANK
INDOCHINE, 1974 San Marco Blvd., 503-7013 Dance Radio Underground, Sugar & Cream, Black Hoodie, Bass Therapy Sessions, Allan GIz-Roc Oteyza, TrapNasty, Cry Havoc, Sat. JACK RABBITS, 1528 Hendricks Ave., 398-7496 Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Bryce Alastair March 11. Billy Shaddox, Denton Elkins, Wild Shiner March 12. River City Extension, Air Traffic Controller, Le Orchid March 13. Tommy Harrison Group, Curt Towne Band, Oscar Mike March 14. LA Guns, Inner Demons March 15
MUDVILLE MUSIC ROOM, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., 352-7008 Fullset 7:30 p.m. March 12. The Honeycutters March 13
SOUTHSIDE, BAYMEADOWS
BEACH BLVD. CONCERT HALL, 11000 Beach Blvd., 246-2650 Drowning Pool, Adrenaline Mob, Full Devil Jacket, Manna Zen, Stone Bone, Fallen Empire, Dear Abbey March 14 CORNER BISTRO, 9823 Tapestry Park Cir., 619-1931 Matt Hall every Wed.-Sat. Steve Wheeler every Fri. LATITUDE 360, 10370 Philips Hwy., 365-5555 VJ Fellin March 11, 12 & 13. Be Easy March 12. Darrell Rae 8 p.m., Katz Downstairs 7:30 p.m. March 13 & 14. Samuel Sanders 7 p.m., DJ Shotgun March 14. Jesse Cruce Band March 15 MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Ct., Ste. 1, 997-1955 Charlie Walker March 12. Whetherman March 13. Kurt Lanham March 14 WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 135, 634-7208 Cassidy Lee Bardon March 11. Erin & the Project March 12 WILD WING CAFÉ, 4555 Southside Blvd., 998-9464 Chris Brinkley March 11. Open mic March 12. Fratello March 13. The Gootch March 14 WORLD OF BEER, 9700 Deer Lake Ct., Ste. 1, 551-5929 Jim Perkins March 12. Mitch Kuhman March 13. Live music Fri. & Sat.
THE KNIFE
HIT IT AND QUIT IT JAM NIGHT. It’s a staple at many a local haunt, a night dedicated to showcasing local talent in a loose, live-music setting. Typically, a house band sets up the evening, playing a few songs to get the crowd – and the musicians – warmed up. Sometimes it’s just, literally, an open mic, ready for a singer/ songwriter to hop up and whip out a few ditties. It’s a great concept, offering local musicians a forum to do a few covers, work out new original material or just network with other players. But too often, jam nights – like drum circles – turn into a big cacophony. Some of it has to do with how a particular jam night is organized, with little or no supervision of how things should roll out; more often, it’s the musicians’ egos that are to blame. So, as a public service, I offer this list of helpful hints regarding the management of and participation in the Most Esteemed Jam Night. KEEP IT SIMPLE. As a club owner, if you have the balls to offer jam night, and you’re trying to attract more than just a run-of-the-mill acoustic solo or duo act, hire a band to provide a backline of decent instruments that everyone can use. This ensures little downtime between acts and keeps things moving at a healthy clip. More important, as a potential jam night participant, do not bring along your entire rig, pedal board, Roto-Toms, your fog machine. Leave that crap at home. Bring your sticks, guitar and, maybe, your keyboard (keys are rare at jams). Jam nights are casual affairs, where players exchange ideas, play tunes together and maybe show off a little. No one – fellow musician or spectator – wants to watch you work out your rig’s bugs to get your tone just right. Save it for the garage. Bring your ax and play. DO AS LITTLE TO THE BACKLINE AS POSSIBLE. Drummers, do not rearrange dude’s kit. Sit down, adjust the snare, maybe tilt the ride a bit and play. Guitarists, don’t spend 15 minutes twiddling knobs or rerouting patch cords. Bassists, leave the strap where it is. The folks providing the instruments take enough of a risk letting you drunk-ass fools play their gear. Treat it with respect. If you’re good, you can play just about any instrument under any conditions and still sound good. So do that. Get up, call a tune and jam. Then get the fuck off the stage and let someone else have a go. I REPEAT … LET SOMEONE ELSE HAVE A GO. Yes, you are amazing, probably the best musician in a seven-mile radius, but if you haven’t proved that in two or three songs, then maybe you need to shed a little more. Unless the place is dead empty or the crowd is screaming, “More, more, ye minstrel of heretofore unheard of aptitude, MORE,” then do a couple of numbers and move on. In truth, few people attend jam nights just to hang and listen to musicians hone their chops. Mostly, it’s other musicians looking for a chance to meet other players and get their jam on. So make sure everyone is happy, and keep your own jams down to a tolerable 10 to 15 minutes.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE … NO MORE EXTENDED BLUES JAMS. Yes, blues is the language every rocker in the Western world speaks (or should, anyway), and that shared point of experience makes it easy to call a tune everyone knows. At the very least, “One, Four, Five in E” is all one needs to light the fuse. But keep it to a reasonable length, people. Too often, setting in motion a blues jam gives the guitarist or harmonica player license to solo for a halfhour. An agonizing, ear-shredding half-hour. DON’T TRY TO WEASEL YOUR WAY INTO EVERY SONG. If you’ve been to a jam night or three around town, you’ll recognize a few faces, those enigmatic “players” who somehow find their way into every song played during the evening. Sometimes they sit in on a background instrument like congas or tambourine, other times on the more present blues harp or guitar. Somehow they manage to avoid that embarrassing moment when the host discreetly asks them to step aside and allow someone else to get some action. Who are these people? BE GRACIOUS AND FORGIVING. As musicians in the crowd, don’t expect everyone to be as good as you. Yes, you are fantastic, and they should be grateful to share the stage with you. But many of the musicians frequenting jam nights are novices, just getting their feet wet, and they depend on musicians of your caliber to encourage them, to offer polite yet constructive criticism, and to hook them up with other musicians of similar interests and skill level. So spare us the grimaces, the whispers in each other’s ears, the condescending attitude. You’re not that good. What it boils down to is: Get over yourself. Jam nights should be communal experiences, where musicians of all stripes get together, share tunes and make connections. Leave your ego in the gig bag; have a good time. Wanna do yourself a favor? Go to jam night and just observe. That’s right. Don’t play. Just sit and watch others make music for once. Be supportive. Listen. Applaud. Who knows? You may even learn something.
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John E. Citrone theknife@folioweekly.com
DINING DIRECTORY AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA BEACH, YULEE
29 SOUTH EATS, 29 S. Third St., 277-7919, 29south restaurant.com. F In historic downtown, Chef Scotty Schwartz serves traditional regional cuisine with a modern twist. $$ L Tue.-Sat.; D Mon.-Sat.; R Sun. BARBERITOS, 1519 Sadler Rd., 277-2505. 463867 S.R. 200, Ste. 5, Yulee, 321-2240, barberitos.com. Southwestern fare; burritos, tacos, quesadillas, salsa. $$ BW K TO L D Daily BRETT’S WATERWAY CAFÉ, 1 S. Front St., 261-2660. F Southern hospitality, upscale waterfront spot; daily specials, fresh local seafood, aged beef. $$$ FB K L D Daily CAFÉ KARIBO, 27 N. Third St., 277-5269, cafekaribo.com. F Family-owned spot in a historic building. Veggie burgers, seafood, made-from-scratch desserts. Dine in or on oak-shaded patio. Karibrew Pub next door. $$ FB K TO R, Sun.; L D Daily CHEZ LEZAN BAKERY CO., 1014 Atlantic Ave., 491-4663, chezlezanbakery.com. Fresh European-style breads, pastries: croissants, muffins, cakes, pies. $ TO B R L Daily CIAO ITALIAN BISTRO, 302 Centre St., 206-4311, ciaobistroluca.com. Owners Luka and Kim Misciasci offer fine dining: veal piccata, rigatoni Bolognese, antipasto. Specialties: chicken Ciao, homemade meat lasagna. $ L Fri., Sat.; D Nightly DAVID’S Restaurant & Lounge, 802 Ash St., 310-6049, ameliaislanddavids.com. Historic district fi ne dining. Fresh seafood, prime aged meats, rack of lamb. $$$$ FB D Wed.-Mon. DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 474313 E. S.R. 200, 491-3469. 450077 S.R. 200, Callahan, 879-0993. BOJ winner. SEE PONTE VEDRA.
ELIZABETH POINTE LODGE, 98 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-4851, elizabethpointelodge.com. BOJ winner. Award-winning B&B. Seaside dining, inside or out. Hot buffet breakfast daily. Homestyle soups, sandwiches, desserts. $$$ BW B L D Daily JACK & DIANE’S, 708 Centre St., 321-1444, jackanddianescafe.com. F In renovated 1887 shotgun house. Jambalaya, French toast, mac-n-cheese, vegan/ vegetarian items. Dine in or on porch. $$ FB K B L D Daily LULU’S at Thompson House, 11 S. 7th St., 432-8394, lulus amelia.com. F Po’boys, salads, local seafood, local shrimp. Reservations. $$$ BW K TO R Sun.; L D Tue.-Sat. MARCHÉ BURETTE, 6800 First Coast Hwy., 491-4834, omnihotels.com. Old-fashioned gourmet food market and deli, in the Spa & Shops, Omni Amelia Island Plantation. Continental breakfast; lunch features flatbreads. $$$ BW K TO L D Daily MOON RIVER PIZZA, 925 S. 14th St., 321-3400, moonriver pizza.net. F BOJ winner. Northern-style pizzas, 20+ toppings, by the pie or the slice. $ BW TO L D Mon.-Sat. THE MUSTARD SEED CAFE, 833 TJ Courson Rd., 277-3141, nassaushealthfoods.net. Casual organic eatery, juice bar, in Nassau Health Foods. All-natural organic items, smoothies, juice, herbal tea. $$ TO B L Mon.-Sat. THE PECAN ROLL BAKERY, 122 S. Eighth St., 491-9815, thepecanrollbakery.com. The bakery, near historic district, offers sweet and savory pastries, cookies, cakes, bagels and breads, all made from scratch. $ K TO B L Wed.-Sun. PLAE, 80 Amelia Village Cir., 277-2132, plaefl.net. Bite Club. Bistro-style venue serves whole fried fish, duck breast. Outside. $$$ FB L Tue.-Sat.; D Nightly THE SALTY PELICAN Bar & Grill, 12 N. Front St., 277-3811, thesaltypelicanamelia.com. F BOJ winner. 2nd-story outdoor bar. Owners T.J. and Al offer local seafood, Mayport shrimp, fish tacos, po’boys, cheese oysters. $$ FB K L D Daily SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652, slidersseaside.com. F Oceanfront; handmade crab cakes, fresh seafood, fried pickles. Outdoor dining, open-air 2nd floor, balcony. $$ FB K L D Daily TASTY’S Fresh Burgers & Fries, 710 Centre St., 321-0409, tastysamelia.com. Historic district. Freshest meats, hand-cut fries, homemade sauces, hand-spun shakes. $ BW K L D Daily T-RAY’S BURGER STATION, 202 S. 8th St., 261-6310. F BOJ. In an old gas station; blue plate specials, burgers, biscuits & gravy, shrimp. $ BW TO B L Mon.-Sat. THE VERANDAH, 6800 First Coast Hwy., 321-5050, omni hotels.com. Extensive menu of fresh local seafood and steaks; signature entrée is Fernandina shrimp. Many herbs and spices are from onsite garden. $$$ FB K D Nightly
ARLINGTON, REGENCY
DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 9119 Merrill Rd., 745-9300. BOJ winner. SEE PONTE VEDRA. LA NOPALERA, 8818 Atlantic, 720-0106. BOJ winner. SEE MANDARIN.
LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1301 Monument, 724-5802. F SEE ORANGE PARK.
THE SHEIK DELI, 9720 Atlantic Blvd., 721-2660. Familyowned-and-operated for 40+ years, with a full breakfast (pitas to country plates) and a lunch menu. $ TO B L D Mon.-Sat.
AVONDALE, ORTEGA
BAGEL LOVE, 4114 Herschel St., Ste. 121, 634-7253, bagel lovejax.com. BOJ winner. Locally-owned-and-operated. Northern style bagels, sandwiches, wraps, bakery. Freshsqueezed orange juice, lemonade; coffee, tea. $ K TO B L Daily THE CASBAH CAFÉ, 3628 St. Johns Ave., 981-9966, thecas bahcafe.com. F BOJ winner. Middle Eastern/Mediterranean fare. Patio, hookah lounge, bellydancers. $$ BW L D Daily CLAUDE’S CHOCOLATE, 3543 St. Johns Ave., 829-5790. F In Green Man Gourmet. SEE PONTE VEDRA. $$ TO FLORIDA CREAMERY, 3566 St. Johns Ave., 619-5386.
Keith Waller of Monroe's Smokehouse Bar B-Q on the Southside puts the finishing touches on the brisket and blue salad as Donya Brumell looks on the pulled pork sandwich and Cobb salad. Photo by Dennis Ho Premium emi m ice cream cream, waffl afflee cones cones, milkshak milkshakes, sundaes and Nathan’s grilled hot dogs, served in a Florida-centric décor. Low-fat and sugar-free choices. $ K TO L D Daily THE FOX Restaurant, 3580 St. Johns Ave., 387-2669. F Owners Ian & Mary Chase offer fresh diner fare: burgers, meatloaf, fried green tomatoes, desserts. Breakfast all day. Local landmark for 50+ years. $$ BW K L D Daily HARPOON LOUIE’S, 4070 Herschel St., Ste. 8, 389-5631, harpoonlouies.net. F Locally owned and operated for 20+ years, the American pub serves 1/2-pound burgers, fish sandwiches, pasta. Local beers. $$ FB K TO L D Daily LA NOPALERA, 4530 St. Johns, 388-8828. F SEE MANDARIN. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 3611 St. Johns Ave., 388-0200. F Bite Club. BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. MOJO NO. 4 Urban BBQ & Whiskey Bar, 3572 St. Johns Ave., 381-6670. F BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. PINEGROVE Market & Deli, 1511 Pine Grove Ave., 389-8655, pinegrovemarket.com. F BOJ winner. 40+ years. Burgers, Cuban sandwiches, subs, wraps. Onsite butcher cuts USDA choice prime aged beef. Craft beers. $ BW TO B L D Mon.-Sat. PULP, 3645 St. Johns Ave., pulpaddiction.com. SEE SAN MARCO. RESTAURANT ORSAY, 3630 Park St., 381-0909, restaurant orsay.com. BOJ winner. French/Southern bistro; emphasis on locally grown organic ingredients. Steak frites, mussels, pork chops. Snail of Approval. $$$ FB K R, Sun.; D Nightly SIMPLY SARA’S, 2902 Corinthian Ave., 387-1000, simply saras.net. F Down-home fare, from scratch: eggplant fries, pimento cheese, baked chicken, fruit cobblers, chicken & dumplings, desserts. BYOB. $$ K TO L D Mon.-Sat., B Sat.
BAYMEADOWS
AKEL’S DELICATESSEN, 7825 Baymeadows Way, 733-4040. F SEE DOWNTOWN. AL’S PIZZA, 8060 Philips Hwy., Ste. 105, 731-4300. F
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SEE BEACHES.
BROADWAY Ristorante & Pizzeria, 10920 Baymeadows Rd. E., 519-8000, broadwayfl.com. F Family-owned-andoperated. Calzones, wings, brick-oven-baked pizza, subs. $$ BW K TO L D Daily INDIA’S Restaurant, 9802 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 8, 620-0777, indiajax.com. F BOJ winner. Authentic Indian cuisine, lunch buffet. Curries, vegetable dishes, lamb, chicken, shrimp, fish tandoori. $$ BW L Mon.-Sat.; D Nightly LA NOPALERA, 8206 Philips Hwy., 732-9433. F BOJ winner. SEE MANDARIN. LARRY’S SUBS, 3928 Baymeadows Rd., 737-7740. 8616 Baymeadows Rd., 739-2498. F SEE ORANGE PARK. NATIVE SUN Natural Foods Market & Deli, 11030 Baymeadows Rd., 260-2791. SEE MANDARIN. SNEAKERS Sports Grille, 8133 Point Meadows Dr., 519-0509. BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. TEQUILAS Mexican Restaurant, 10915 Baymeadows, Ste. 101, 363-1365. Salsa, guacamole, chips, beans, rice and meat dishes made fresh daily. $$ FB L D Mon.-Sat. ZESTY INDIA, 8358 Point Meadows Dr., 329-3676, zesty india.com. Asian/European; tandoori lamb chops, rosemary tikka. Vegetarian cooked separately. $ BW TO L D Tue.-Sun.
BEACHES
(Locations are in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted.)
AL’S PIZZA, 303 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-0002, alspizza.com. F New York-style, gourmet pizzas, baked dishes. All-day happy hour Mon.-Thur. $ FB K TO L D Daily ANGIE’S SUBS, 1436 Beach Blvd., 246-2519. ANGIE’S GROM, 204 Third Ave. S., 246-7823. BOJ winner. Subs made with fresh ingredients for more than 25 years. One word: Peruvian. Huge salads, blue-ribbon iced tea. $ BW TO L D Daily BOLD BEAN Coffee Roasters, 2400 S. Third St., Ste. 201. BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. BUDDHA THAI BISTRO, 301 10th Ave. N., 712-4444, buddhathaibistro.com. The proprietors are from Thailand; every dish is made with fresh ingredients. $$ FB TO L D Daily BURRITO GALLERY Express, 1333 Third St. N., 242-8226. BOJ winner. SEE DOWNTOWN. CANTINA MAYA Sports Bar & Grille, 1021 Atlantic Blvd., A.B., 247-3227. Popular spot serves margaritas, Latin food, burgers. Sports on TVs. $$ FB K L D Tue.-Sun.
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DINING DIRECTORY CASA MARIA, 2429 S. Third St., 372-9000, casamariajax. com. F Family-owned-and-operated place offers authentic Mexican fare: fajitas and seafood dishes, hot sauces made in-house. The specialty is tacos de asada. $ FB K L D Daily CULHANE’S Irish Pub, 967 Atlantic Blvd., A.B., 249-9595, culhanesirishpub.com. Bite Club. Upscale pub/restaurant owned and run by sisters from County Limerick. Shepherd’s pie, corned beef; gastropub fare. $$ FB K R Sat. & Sun.; L Fri.-Sun.; D Tue.-Sun. ESPETO BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE, 1396 Beach Blvd., 388-4884, espetosteakhouse.com. Just relocated, serving beef, pork, lamb, chicken and sausage, and a full menu and bar fare, craft cocktails, Brazilian beers. $$ FB D Daily EUROPEAN STREET, 992 Beach Blvd., 249-3001. BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. FLYING IGUANA Taqueria & Tequila Bar, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 853-5680 F Latin American, Southwest tacos, seafood, carnitas, Cubana sandwiches. 100+ tequilas. $ FB L D Daily HARMONIOUS MONKS, 320 First St. N., 372-0815, harmoniousmonks.net. F SEE MANDARIN. LA NOPALERA, 1222 Third St. S., 372-4495. F BOJ winner. SEE MANDARIN. LARRY’S SUBS, 657 Third St. N., 247-9620. F SEE O.PARK. LILLIE’S COFFEE BAR, 200 First St., N.B., 249-2922, lilliescoffeebar.com. F Locally roasted coffee, eggs, bagels, flatbreads, sandwiches, desserts. Dine indoors or out, patio and courtyard. $$ BW TO B L D Daily MELLOW MUSHROOM Pizza Bakers, 1018 Third St. N., Ste. 2, 241-5600, mellowmushroom.com. F Bite Club. BOJ winner. Hoagies, gourmet pizzas: Mighty Meaty, vegetarian, Kosmic Karma. 35 tap beers. Nonstop happy hour. $ FB K TO L D Daily METRO DINER, 1534 Third St. N., 853-6817. BOJ winner. SEE SAN MARCO.
MEZZA Restaurant & Bar, 110 First St., N.B., 249-5573, mezzarestaurantandbar.com. F Near-the-ocean eatery, 20+ years. Casual bistro fare: gourmet wood-fired pizzas, nightly specials. Dine inside or on the patio. Valet parking. $$$ FB K D Mon.-Sat. MOJO KITCHEN BBQ Pit, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636, mojobbq.com. F BOJ winner. Pulled pork, Carolina-style barbecue, Delta fried catfish, sides. $$ FB K TO L D Daily M SHACK, 299 Atlantic Blvd., A.B., 241-2599, mshack burgers.com. F BOJ winner. David and Matthew Medure flip burgers, hot dogs, fries, shakes. $$ BW L D Daily NORTH BEACH BISTRO, 725 Atlantic, Ste. 6, A.B., 372-4105, nbbistro.com. Bite Club. Chef-driven kitchen; hand-cut steaks, fresh local seafood, tapas menu. HH. $$$ FB K R Sun.; L D Daily OCEAN 60, Wine Bar, Martini Room, 60 Ocean Blvd., A.B., 247-0060, ocean60.com. BOJ winner. Continental cuisine, fresh seafood, dinner specials and a seasonal menu in a formal dining room or casual Martini Room. $$$ FB D Mon.-Sat. POE’S TAVERN, 363 Atlantic Blvd., A.B., 241-7637. American gastropub, 50+ beers, gourmet hamburgers, ground in-house, cooked to order; hand-cut French fries, fish tacos, Edgar’s Drunken Chili, daily fish sandwich special. $$ FB K L D Daily RAGTIME TAVERN & Seafood Grill, 207 Atlantic Blvd., A.B., 241-7877, ragtimetavern.com. F For 30+ years, the iconic seafood place has scored many awards in our BOJ readers poll. Blackened snapper, sesame tuna, Ragtime shrimp. Daily happy hour. $$ FB L D Daily SALT LIFE Food Shack, 1018 Third St. N., 372-4456, saltlife foodshack.com. BOJ winner. Specialty items: signature tuna poke bowl, fresh rolled sushi, Ensenada tacos, local fried shrimp, in a modern open-air space. $$ FB K TO L D Daily SLIDERS Seafood Grille & Oyster Bar, 218 First St., N.B., 246-0881, slidersseafoodgrille.com. Beach-casual. Faves: Fresh fish tacos, gumbo. Key lime pie, ice cream sandwiches. $$ FB K L Sat. & Sun.; D Nightly SNEAKERS SPORTS GRILLE, 111 Beach Blvd., 482-1000, sneakerssportsgrille.com. BOJ winner. More than 20 beers on tap, TV screens, cheerleaders serving the food. Happy hour Mon.-Fri. $ FB K L D Daily TACOLU BAJA MEXICANA, 1712 Beach Blvd., 249-8226, tacolu.com. BOJ winner. Fresh, Baja-style fare with a focus on fish tacos, tequila (more than 135 kinds) and mezcal. Bangin’ shrimp, carne asada, carnitas, daily fresh fish selections. Made-fresh-daily guacamole. $$ FB K R Sat. & Sun.; L D Tue.-Fri.
DOWNTOWN
AKEL’S DELICATESSEN, 21 W. Church St., 665-7324, akelsdeli.com. F New York-style deli offers freshly made subs (3 Wise Guys, Champ), burgers, gyros, breakfast bowls, ranchero wrap, vegetarian dishes. $ K TO B L Mon.-Fri. BURRITO Gallery & Bar, 21 E. Adams, 598-2922, burrito gallery.com. BOJ. Southwestern burritos, ginger teriyaki tofu, beef barbacoa, wraps, tacos. $ BW TO L D Mon.-Sat. CASA DORA, 108 E. Forsyth St., 356-8282. F Chef Sam Hamidi has been serving genuine Italian fare for 35+ years: veal, seafood, gourmet pizza. The homemade salad dressing is a specialty. $ BW K L Mon.-Fri.; D Mon.-Sat. CASA MARIA, 12961 N. Main St., Ste. 104, 757-6411. F SEE BEACHES.
CHOMP CHOMP, 106 E. Adams St., 762-4667. F Chefinspired street food: panko-crusted chicken, burgers, chinois tacos, bahn mi and barbecue. $ L Tue.-Sat.; D Thur.-Sat. FIONN MacCOOL’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, The Landing, Ste. 176, 374-1547, fionnmacs.com. Casual dining with an uptown Irish atmosphere, serving fish and chips, Guinness lamb stew and black-and-tan brownies. $$ FB K L D Daily
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OLIO MARKET, 301 E. Bay St., 356-7100, oliomarket.com. From-scratch soups, sandwiches. Home to duck grilled cheese, seen on Best Sandwich in America. $$ BW TO B R L Mon.-Fri.
FLEMING ISLAND
GRASSROOTS Natural Market, 1915 East-West Pkwy., 541-0009. F BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. LA NOPALERA, 1571 C.R. 220, 215-2223. F BOJ winner. SEE MANDARIN.
MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1800 Town Center Blvd., 541-1999. F Bite Club. BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. MOJO SMOKEHOUSE, 1810 Town Center Blvd., Ste. 8, 264-0636. F BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198, whiteys fishcamp.com. F Real fish camp. Gator tail, freshwater catfish, daily specials, on Swimming Pen Creek. Tiki bar. Come by boat, bike or car. $ FB K TO L Tue.-Sun.; D Nightly YOUR PIE, 1545 C.R. 220, Ste. 125, 379-9771, yourpie. com. Owner Mike Sims’ concept: Choose from 3 doughs, 9 sauces, 7 cheeses, 40+ toppings. 5 minutes in a brick oven and ta-da: It’s your pie. Subs, sandwiches, gelato. $$ BW K TO L D Daily
INTRACOASTAL WEST
AL’S PIZZA, 14286 Beach Blvd., Ste. 31, 223-0991. F SEE BEACHES.
DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 14286 Beach Blvd., 223-0115. F BOJ winner. SEE PONTE VEDRA. LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 14333 Beach Blvd., Ste. 39, 992-1666. F BOJ winner. Tamales, fajitas, pork tacos. Some La Nops have a full bar. $$ FB K TO L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 10750 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 14, 642-6980. F SEE ORANGE PARK. TIME OUT SPORTS GRILL, 13799 Beach Blvd., Ste. 5, 223-6999, timeoutsportsgrill.com. F Locally-owned-andoperated. Hand-tossed pizzas, wings, wraps. Daily drink
winner. Tamales, fajitas, pork tacos. $$ FB K TO L D Daily LARRY’S SUBS, 11365 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 3, 674-2945. F SEE ORANGE PARK. NATIVE SUN Natural Foods Market & Deli, 10000 San Jose Blvd., 260-6950, nativesunjax.com. Organic soups, sandwiches, wraps, baked goods, prepared foods. Juice, smoothie and coffee bar. All-natural, organic beers, wines. Indoor, outdoor dining. $ BW TO K B L D Daily THE RED ELEPHANT PIZZA & GRILL, 10131 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 12, 683-3773, redelephantpizza.com. F Family-friendly eatery; steaks, seafood, chicken grill specials. Five toppings. Sandwiches, pizza. Gluten-free friendly. $ FB K L D Daily STEAMIN, 9703 San Jose Blvd., 493-2020, eatsteamin. com. Classic diner serves steam burgers, fat dogs and chili, 50+ craft beers. $ FB TO B Sat.-Sun.; L D Daily
ORANGE PARK
ARON’S PIZZA, 650 Park Ave., 269-1007, aronspizza. com. F Family-owned restaurant has eggplant dishes, manicotti, New York-style pizzas. $$ BW K TO L D Daily DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 1540 Wells Rd., 269-2122. BOJ winner. SEE PONTE VEDRA. THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959, hilltop-club.com. Southern-style fine dining. New Orleans shrimp, certified Black Angus prime rib, she-crab soup, desserts. $$$ FB D Tue.-Sat. LA NOPALERA, 9734 Crosshill Blvd., 908-4250. 2024 Kingsley Ave., 276-2776. F BOJ winner. SEE MANDARIN. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1330 Blanding Blvd., 276-7370. 1545 C.R. 220, 278-2827. 700 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 15, 272-3553. 1401 S. Orange Ave., Green Cove, 284-7789, larryssubs. com. F For 30+ years, they pile ’em high and serve ’em fast. Hot/cold subs, soups, salads. $ K TO B L D Daily POMPEII COAL-FIRED PIZZA, 2134 Park Ave., 264-6116. Family-owned-and-operated, offering pizzas and wings made in coal-fired ovens. Espresso, cappuccino. $ BW TO L D Daily THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611, roadhouseonline.net. F For 35-plus years, Roadhouse
GRILL ME!
JAMIE DAWSON
Arden’s Kafe & Katering 4555 St. Johns Ave., Westside BIRTHPLACE: Kalamazoo YEARS IN THE BIZ: 16 FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Kickbacks in Riverside BEST CUISINE STYLE: Thai GO-TO INGREDIENTS: Salt does wonders for food – y’all don’t be afraid. IDEAL MEAL: Anything prepared with care and love. WILL NOT CROSS MY LIPS: Anything but a rat. INSIDER’S SECRET: You’re gonna get burned, so just keep moving. CELEBRITY SIGHTING: Gwen says I’m the star! CULINARY TREAT: Japanese hot pot with my friends and family.
specials, HDTVs, pool tables. Late-nite menu. $$ FB L Tue.-Sun.; D Nightly
JULINGTON CREEK
DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 525 S.R. 16, Ste. 101, 825-4540. BOJ winner. SEE PONTE VEDRA. METRO DINER, 12807 San Jose Blvd., 638-6185. F BOJ winner. SEE SAN MARCO.
MANDARIN
AKEL’S DELICATESSEN, 12926 Gran Bay Pkwy. W., 880-2008. F SEE DOWNTOWN. AL’S PIZZA, 11190 San Jose Blvd., 260-4115. F SEE BEACHES. ATHENS CAFÉ, 6271 St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 7, 733-1199. F Dolmades (stuffed grape leaves), baby shoes (stuffed eggplant). Greek beers. $$ BW L Mon.-Fri.; D Mon.-Sat. BROOKLYN PIZZA, 11406 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 3, 288-9211. 13820 St. Augustine Rd., 880-0020. Brooklyn Special. Calzones, white pizza, homestyle lasagna. $$ BW TO L D Daily THE COFFEE BARD, 9735 Old St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 13, 260-0810, thecoffeebard.com. New world coffeehouse has coffees, breakfast, drinks. $$ TO B L D Tue.-Sun. DICK’S WINGS, 10391 Old St. Augustine, 880-7087. F BOJ winner. SEE PONTE VEDRA. GIGI’S RESTAURANT, 3130 Hartley Rd., 694-4300, jaxramada.com. In Ramada. Prime rib, crab leg buffet Fri. & Sat., blue-jean brunch Sun., daily breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets. $$$ FB B R L D Daily GILMON’S BAKERY, 11362 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 13, 288-8128, gilmonsbakery.com. Custom cakes, cupcakes, gingerbread men, pies, cookies, coffee, tea. $$ B L Tue.-Sat. HARMONIOUS MONKS, 10550 Old St. Augustine Rd., Ste. 30, 880-3040, harmoniousmonks.net. F American steakhouse: Angus steaks, burgers, ribs, wraps. $$ FB K L D Mon.-Sat. KAZU Japanese Restaurant, 9965 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 35, 683-9903, kazujapaneserestaurant.com. BOJ winner. Wide variety of soups, dumplings, appetizers, salads, bento boxes, sushi, entrées, maki handrolls, sashimi. $$ BW TO L D Daily LA NOPALERA, 11700 San Jose Blvd., 288-0175. F BOJ
has been offering wings, sandwiches, burgers, quesadillas; 75+ imported beers. A large craft beer selection is now served, too. $ FB L D Daily THE SHEIK, 1994 Kingsley Ave., 276-2677. SEE ARLINGTON.
PONTE VEDRA, NW ST. JOHNS
AL’S PIZZA, 635 A1A N., 543-1494. F SEE BEACHES. CLAUDE’S CHOCOLATE, 145 Hilden Rd., Ste. 122, 829-5790, claudeschocolate.com. Hand-crafted premium Belgian chocolate, fruits, nuts, spices. Cookies, popsicles. $$ TO DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 100 Marketside Ave., 829-8134, dickswingsandgrill.com. F BOJ winner. NASCARthemed; 365 kinds of wings, 1/2-lb. burgers, ribs. $ FB K TO L D Daily LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 830 A1A N., 273-3993. F SEE O.P. PUSSER’S BAR & GRILLE, 816 A1A N., Ste. 100, 280-7766, pussersusa.com. BOJ winner. Bite Club. Innovative Caribbean cuisine features regional faves: Jamaican grilled pork ribs, Trinidad smoked duck, lobster macaroni & cheese dinner. Tropical drinks. $$ FB K TO L D Daily RESTAURANT MEDURE, 818 A1A N., 543-3797, restaurant medure.us. Chef David Medure offers global flavors. Small plates, creative drinks, happy hour. $$$ FB D Mon.-Sat.
RIVERSIDE, 5 POINTS, WESTSIDE
13 GYPSIES, 887 Stockton St., 389-0330, 13gypsies. com. BOJ winner. Intimate bistro serves authentic Mediterranean peasant cuisine updated for American tastes, specializing in tapas, blackened octopus, risotto of the day, coconut mango curry chicken. $$ BW L D Tue.-Sat. AKEL’S DELI, 245 Riverside Ave., 791-3336. F SEE DOWNTOWN.
AL’S PIZZA, 1620 Margaret St., Ste. 201, 388-8384. F SEE BEACHES.
BLACK SHEEP RESTAURANT, 1534 Oak St., 355-3793, blacksheep5points.com. New American with a Southern twist; locally sourced ingredients. Rooftop bar. $$$ FB R Sat. & Sun.; L D Daily BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 869 Stockton St., Stes.
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1 & 2, 855-1181. BOJ winner. F Small-batch, artisanal coffee roasting. Organic, fair trade. $ BW TO B L Daily BREW FIVE POINTS, 1024 Park St., 714-3402, brewfive points.com. Local craft beer, espresso, coffee and wine bar. Rotating drafts, 75+ canned craft beers; sodas, tea. Rotating seasonal menu of waffles, pastries, toasts, desserts to pair with specialty coffees, craft beers. $$ BW K B L Daily CORNER TACO, 818 Post St., 240-0412. Made-from-scratch “Mexclectic street food,” tacos, nachos, gluten-free and vegetarian options. $ BW L D Daily. DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 5972 San Juan Ave., 693-9258. BOJ winner. SEE PONTE VEDRA. EDGEWOOD BAKERY, 1012 S. Edgewood Ave., 389-8054, edgewoodbakery.com. BOJ winner. 66+ years, full-service bakery. Fresh breakfast, pastries, petit fours, pies, cakes. Espresso, sandwiches, smoothies. $$ K TO B L Tue.-Sat. EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 2753 Park St., 384-9999. BOJ winner. 130+ import beers, 20 on tap. NYC-style Reuben, sandwiches. Outside dining at some. $ BW K L D Daily GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET, 2007 Park St., 384-4474, thegrassrootsmarket.com. BOJ winner. F Juice bar; certified organic fruits, vegetables. 500+ craft/import beers, 250 wines, organic produce, humanely raised meats, deli, raw items, vegan, vitamins, herbs. $ BW TO B L D Daily HAWKERS ASIAN STREET FARE, 1001 Park St., 508-0342,
hawkerstreetfare.com. BOJ winner. Authentic dishes from mobile stalls. $ BW TO L D Daily JOHNNY’S Deli & Grille, 474 Riverside Ave., 356-8055. Casual spot offers sandwiches, classic salads, homefries. One word: Reuben. $ TO B L Daily KNEAD BAKESHOP, 1173 Edgewood Ave. S. Locally-owned, family-run; made-from-scratch pastries, artisan breads, pies, specialty sandwiches, soups. $ TO B L Tue.-Sun. LARRY’S SUBS, 1509 Margaret, 674-2794. 7895 Normandy, 781-7600. 8102 Blanding, 779-1933. F SEE ORANGE PARK. METRO DINER, 4495 Roosevelt Blvd., Ortega, 999-4600. F BOJ winner. SEE SAN MARCO. MONROE’S Smokehouse BAR-B-Q, 4838 Highway Ave., 389-5551, monroessmokehousebbq.com. Wings, pulled pork, brisket, turkey, ribs. Homestyle sides: beans, baked beans, mac-n-cheese, collards. $$ K TO L Mon.-Sat.; D Fri. MOON RIVER PIZZA, 1176 Edgewood Ave. S., 389-4442. F BOJ winner. SEE AMELIA ISLAND. MOSSFIRE GRILL, 1537 Margaret St., 355-4434, mossfire. com. F Southwestern fish tacos, enchiladas. Happy hour Mon.-Sat. upstairs lounge, all day Sun. $$ FB K L D Daily O’BROTHERS IRISH PUB, 1521 Margaret St., 854-9300, obrothersirishpub.com. F Traditional shepherd’s pie with Stilton crust, Guinness mac-n-cheese, fish-n-chips. Patio dining. $$ FB K TO L D Daily
BITE-SIZED
A NEW LOOK AT AN OLD FRIEND The Loop’s Town Center location offers a newer-looking concept, but the same quality
BITE SIZED
with creamy garlic mayo, melted jack cheese FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS NOW, The Loop and a smattering of grilled onions. Who needs Pizza Grill has been a regional mainstay a pink center? for burgers, fries and milkshakes. The Our eight-inch buffalo mozzarella and fresh original location debuted in 1981, and now basil pizza (8.49) was surprisingly good. It was the franchise touts nine Northeast Florida locations. The St. Johns Town Center restaurant easy to share, but I can picture getting it for a satisfying solo lunch option. Whether you build (near Total Wine & More), however, exhibits a your own or choose from the dozen offerings newer concept. While still fast-casual, it’s more (some pesto-based, others with a traditional modern, trendy and art-focused. red sauce), a 12-inch size is also available. It maintains the same process as its There’s beer (some local – hooray!) and predecessors: You order and pay, take a buzzer, wine, and a whole line of Coca-Cola products. fill your drink cup and grab a table or booth. On Yes, there are handthis trip, we were ravenous, dipped shakes and malts, so we ordered some bleu THE LOOP PIZZA GRILL too, but who can resist an cheese chips ($3.99) to hold 4413 Town Center Parkway N., old-fashioned root beer float off the screamin’ hungries. Southside, 527-8900, – dubbed the Brown Cow The chips were thick-cut looppizzagrillcom ($4.25)? and topped with ample Now, about that new melted cheesiness. The pile look: Founder Terry Schneider partnered with disappeared quickly. daughter Hillary Tuttle, who owns Stellers We also ordered a Great American Gallery Ponte Vedra, to create a place reflecting Cheeseburger with fries ($7.89). Burgers here local art and design along with the menu. have a thin, pink center, which makes for a Creative types Rebecca Davisson, Matthew juicy hunk of meat. The sesame-seed bun was Stidham, Steve Williams and Kyle Cannon a bit on the dry side, but the moisture from the all had a hand in presenting “a funky burger lettuce, tomato, onion and mayo helped make brasserie” that’s now a great place to feed the up for what it lacked. The fries left something stomach and the soul. to be desired. No Meat March! The Loop’s got a Caron Streibich veggie melt on ciabatta bread ($8.49) and a facebook.com/folioweeklybitesized portabella mushroom melt ($8.99) complete biteclub@folioweekly.com MARCH 11-17, 2015 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 35
DINING DIRECTORY THE SHEIK, 7361 103rd St., 778-4805. 5172 Normandy Blvd., 786-7641. SEE ARLINGTON. SOUTHERN ROOTS FILLING STATION, 1275 King St., 513-4726, southernrootsjax.com. Healthy, light vegan fare made fresh daily with local, organic ingredients. Specials, served on bread, local greens or rice, change daily. Sandwiches, coffees, teas. $ Tue.-Sun. SUN-RAY CINEMA, 1028 Park St., 359-0049. F Beer (Bold City, Intuition), wine, pizza, hot dogs, hummus, sandwiches, popcorn, nachos, brownies. $$ BW Daily SUSHI CAFÉ, 2025 Riverside Ave., Ste. 204, 384-2888, sushicafejacksonville.com. Sushi variety: Monster Roll, Jimmy Smith Roll; faves Rock-n-Roll, Dynamite Roll. Hibachi, tempura, katsu, teriyaki. Indoor or patio. $$ BW L D Daily
ST. AUGUSTINE
AL’S PIZZA, 1 St. George St., 824-4383. F SEE BEACHES. AVILES, 32 Avenida Menendez, 829-2277 F In Hilton Inn Bayfront. Progressive European menu; made-to-order pasta night, wine dinners, chophouse nights, breakfast buffet. Sun. champagne brunch, bottomless mimosas. $$$ FB K B L D Daily BARLEY REPUBLIC, 48 Spanish St., 547-2023, barleyre publicph.com. Ancient City’s only Irish gastropub in historic area serves fish & chips, shepherd’s pie and lambburger. $$$ FB K TO L D Daily CARMELO’S MARKETPLACE & PIZZERIA, 146 King St., 494-6658, carmelosmarketplace.com. F NY-style gourmet brick-oven-baked pizza, fresh rolls, Boar’s Head meats, cheeses. Outdoor dining, Wi-Fi. $$ BW TO L D Daily CLAUDE’S CHOCOLATE, 6 Granada St., 829-5790. In The Market. Wine and chocolate pairings, soft-serve ice cream, coffee bar, fresh fruit ice pops, cookies. $$ TO THE FLORIDIAN, 39 Cordova St., 829-0655, thefloridian staug.com. Updated Southern fare; fresh ingredients. Vegetarian, gluten-free. Fried green tomato bruschetta, grits with shrimp, fish or tofu. $$$ BW K TO L D Wed.-Mon. GYPSY CAB COMPANY, 828 Anastasia Blvd., 824-8244, gypsycab.com. F Local mainstay 25+ years. Menu changes twice daily. Signature dish is Gypsy chicken. Also serving seafood, tofu, duck, veal. Sun. brunch. $$ FB R Sun.; L D Daily THE ICE PLANT BAR, 110 Riberia St., 829-6553, iceplant bar.com. Farm-to-table, locally sourced fare, hand-crafted drinks, house-made bitters, syrups. $$$ FB TO D Nightly MELLOW MUSHROOM, 410 Anastasia Blvd., 826-4040. F Bite Club. BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. MOJO OLD CITY BBQ, 5 Cordova, 342-5264. F BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. PACIFIC ASIAN BISTRO, 159 Palencia Village Dr., Ste. 111, 808-1818, pacificasianbistro.com. F Chef Mas Lui creates 30+ sushi rolls; fresh sea scallops, Hawaiian-style poke tuna salad. Sake. $$-$$$ BW L D Daily SALT LIFE FOOD SHACK, 321 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 217-3256, saltlifefoodshack.com. BOJ. SEE BEACHES. TEMPO, 16 Cathedral Place, 547-0240. The Latin American fusion wine bar and restaurant offers traditional American fare with a Latin flair; sandwiches, too. $$ BW L D Tue.-Sun.
ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER
BENTO CAFE Asian Kitchen & Sushi, 4860 Big Island Dr., Ste. 1, 564-9494, bentocafesushi.com. Pan-Asian, wok stirfry, fire-grilled, sushi bar. $$ K FB TO L D Daily MOXIE Kitchen+Cocktails, 4972 Big Island Dr., 998-9744, moxiefl.com. BOJ winner. Chef Tom Gray creates contemporary American cuisine: seafood, steak, pork, burgers with locally sourced ingredients. $$$ FB K L Mon.-Fri.; D Nightly M SHACK, 10281 Midtown Pkwy., 642-5000, mshack burgers.com. F BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. OVINTE, 10208 Buckhead Branch Dr., 900-7730, ovinte. com. European-style dining influenced by Italy, Spain and the Mediterranean. Small plates, entrée-sized portions, selections from the cheese a charcuterie menu. $$$ BW TO R D Daily
SAN MARCO, SOUTHBANK
ALLURE THAI & SUSHI, 1004 Hendricks Ave., 674-0190, basilthaijax.com. F Authentic dishes: Pad Thai, curries, sashimi, fresh sushi, daily specials. $$ FB L D Mon.-Sat. BISTRO AIX, 1440 San Marco Blvd., 398-1949, bistrox. com. Mediterranean and French inspired cuisine includes steak frites, oak-fired pizza and a new raw bar with seasonal selections. $$$ FB TO L D Daily DICK’S WINGS, 1610 University Blvd. W., 448-2110. BOJ winner. SEE PONTE VEDRA. FUSION SUSHI, 1550 University Blvd. W., 636-8688, fusionsushijax.com. F Upscale sushi spot serves a variety of fresh sushi, sashimi, hibachi, teriyaki, kiatsu. $$ K L D Daily THE GROTTO Wine & Tapas Bar, 2012 San Marco Blvd., 398-0726. F Artisanal cheese plates, empanadas, bruschetta, cheesecake. 60+ wines by the glass. $$$ BW Tue.-Sun. HAMBURGER MARY’S Bar & Grille, 3333 Beach Blvd., Ste. 1, 551-2048, hamburgermarys.com. Wings, sammies, nachos, entrées, specialty drinks, burgers. $$ K TO FB L D Daily LA NOPALERA, 1631 Hendricks, 399-1768. F BOJ winner. SEE MANDARIN.
MEZZE BAR & GRILL, 2016 Hendricks Ave., 683-0693, mezzejax.com. Classic cocktails, fresh basil martinis, 35 draft beers, local/craft brews, Mediterranean cuisine. Hookah patio. Happy hour. $$ FB D Daily MATTHEW’S, 2107 Hendricks Ave., 396-9922, matthews restaurant.com. Chef Matthew Medure’s flagship. Fine dining, artfully presented cuisine, small plates, martini/wine lists. Happy hour Mon.-Fri. Reservations. $$$$ FB D Mon.-Sat. METRO DINER, 3302 Hendricks Ave., 398-3701, metrodiner. com. F BOJ winner. Original upscale diner. Meatloaf, chicken pot pie, soups. $$ B R L Daily
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MOJO BAR-B-QUE, 1607 University Blvd. W., 732-7200. F BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. PIZZA PALACE, 1959 San Marco, 399-8815, pizzapalacejax. com. F Family-owned; homestyle faves: spinach pizza, chicken spinach calzones, lasagna. Outside dining. $$ BW K TO L D Daily PULP, 1962 San Marco Blvd., 396-9222, pulpaddiction.com. The juice bar offers fresh juices, frozen yogurt, teas, coffees, 30 kinds of smoothies. $ TO B L D Daily TAVERNA, 1986 San Marco, 398-3005, tavernasanmarco. com. Chef Sam Efron’s authentic Italian; local produce, meats. Craft beers, handcrafted cocktails. $$$ FB K TO R L D Daily
SOUTHSIDE, TINSELTOWN
360° GRILLE, Latitude 360, 10370 Philips Hwy., 365-5555, latitude360.com. F Popular place serves seafood, steaks, burgers, chicken, sandwiches, pizza. Patio, movie theater. $$ FB TO L D Daily AKEL’S, 7077 Bonneval Rd., 332-8700. F SEE DOWNTOWN. ALHAMBRA THEATRE & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., 641-1212, alhambrajax.com. USA’s longest-running dinner theater; Chef DeJuan Roy’s themed menus. Reservations. $$ FB D Tue.-Sun. BARBERITOS, 4320 Deerwood Lake Pkwy., Ste. 106, 807-9060. SEE AMELIA ISLAND. BENTO CAFE Asian Kitchen & Sushi, 9734 Deer Lake Ct., Ste. 11, 503-3238. SEE ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER. CASA MARIA, 14965 Old St. Augustine, 619-8186. SEE BEACHES
DANCIN DRAGON, 9041 Southside Blvd., Ste. 138D, 363-9888. BOGO lunches and an Asian fusion menu. $$ FB K L D Daily DICK’S WINGS, 10750 Atlantic Blvd., 619-0954. BOJ winner. SEE PONTE VEDRA. THE DIM SUM ROOM, 9041 Southside, Ste. 138D, 363-9888, thedimsumroom.com. Shrimp dumplings, beef tripe, sesame ball. Traditional Hong Kong noodles, barbecue. $ FB K L D Daily EUROPEAN STREET, 5500 Beach Blvd., 398-1717. BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. HZ CAFE, 6426 Bowden Rd., Ste. 206, 527-1078. Healthy concept cafe: juices, smoothies, traditional vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free meals and desserts. $ K TO B L Mon.-Fri. LARRY’S SUBS, 3611 St. Johns Bluff S., 641-6499. 4479 Deerwood Lake Pkwy., 425-4060. F SEE ORANGE PARK. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Ct., 997-1955. F Bite Club. BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. MONROE’S Smokehouse BAR B-Q, 10771 Beach Blvd., 996-7900, monroessmokehousebbq.com. SEE RIVERSIDE. PAPI CHULO’S, 9726 Touchton Rd., Ste. 105, 329-1763, ilovepapichulos.com. Tinseltown restaurant offers fresh, authentic Mexican street food, top-shelf tequilas, specialty drinks. Kids eat free. $$ K FB L D Daily THE PIG BAR-B-Q, 11925 Beach Blvd., Ste. 5, 619-0321, thepigbarbq.com. Fourth-generation barbecue institution has been family-owned for 60+ years. The signature item is mustard-based “pig sauce.” $ BW K TO B, L D Daily SEVEN BRIDGES Grille & Brewery, 9735 Gate Pkwy., 997-1999, 7bridgesgrille.com. F Local seafood, steaks, pizzas. Brewer Aaron Nesbit handcrafts ales, lagers. $$ FB K TO L D Daily TAVERNA YAMAS, 9753 Deer Lake Ct., 854-0426, tavernayamas.com. F Bite Club. Char-broiled kabobs, seafood, wines, desserts. Belly dancing. $$ FB K L D Daily TOMMY’S Brick Oven Pizza, 4160 Southside, Ste. 2, 565-1999, tbopizza.com. New York-style thin crust, brickoven-baked pizzas (gluten-free), calzones, sandwiches. Boylan’s soda. Curbside pick-up. $$ BW TO L D Mon.-Sat. THE VISCONDE’S Argentinian Grill, 11925 Beach Blvd., Ste. 201, 379-3925. The area’s only Argentinian place. Traditional steaks, varieties of sausages, pasta, sandwiches, empañadas, wines. $$$ BW TO L D Tue.-Sun. WORLD OF BEER, 9700 Deer Lake Court, Ste. 1, 551-5929, worldofbeer.com. F Burgers, sliders,flatbreads, German pretzels, hummus, pickle chips. Craft German, Cali, Florida, Irish drafts. Wines. $$ BW L D Daily
SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE
HOLA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 1001 N. Main St., 356-3100, holamexicanrestaurant.com. F Fajitas, burritos, enchiladas, daily specials. Happy hour; sangria. $ BW K TO L D Mon.-Sat. LARRY’S SUBS, 12001 Lem Turner Rd., 764-9999. SEE ORANGE PARK.
SAVANNAH BISTRO, 14670 Duval Rd., 741-4404. F Low Country Southern fare, taste of Mediterranean and French. Crowne Plaza Airport. Crab cakes, NY strip, she crab soup, mahi mahi. $$$ FB K B L D Daily THE SHEIK, 2708 N. Main St., 353-8181. SEE ARLINGTON. UPTOWN MARKET, 1303 Main St. N., 355-0734, uptown marketjax.com. Bite Club. Fresh quality fare; farm-totable selections, daily specials. $$ BW TO B L Daily
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NEWS OF THE WEIRD FINE POINTS OF THE LAW Shooting “upskirt” photos of a 13-year-old girl is not illegal in Oregon, declared Judge Eric Butterfield in February, thus acquitting Patrick Buono, 61, of crimes of invasion of privacy and “encouraging child sexual abuse.” Buono’s behavior was “appalling,” Judge Butterfield said, but since the girl was in a public place (a Target store) and no nudity was involved, the specifics of Oregon statutes weren’t violated. Said Buono’s lawyer, “It’s incumbent on us as citizens to cover up whatever we don’t want filmed in public places.” IS THIS A GREAT COUNTRY, OR WHAT? Felons, and those convicted of domestic assault, and those with a history of mental illness, cannot by federal law buy firearms or explosive devices, but Americans on the National Counterterrorism Center’s consolidated watch list can — and may possess an unlimited quantity. (In 2013 and 2014, 455 of 486 prospective purchasers on the list passed the background check; going back to 2004, 2,043 of 2,233, according to a recent Government Accountability Office report.) Legislation to add watch listees as a banned category was introduced again this year, but has failed several times in the past. GIVING SHAD A RUN FOR HIS MONEY The annual National Basketball Association All-Star game in February provided a windfall for the co-host arena’s proprietor, James L. Dolan, whose family owns Madison Square Garden and the NBA’s richest franchise (the Knicks), hockey’s second-richest (the Rangers), and the New York region’s telecom juggernaut Cablevision. Among government handouts Dolan receives is the 33-year (and counting) exemption from property taxes for the Garden’s four square blocks (“among the most valuable [plots of land] on Earth,” according to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio) — a government gift, in 2014 alone, worth $54 million. GREAT ART! The three-week February exhibition of Alejandro Figueredo Diaz-Perera consisted of a blank wall in Chicago’s West Loop gallery, with the artist present only in the sense that he was residing in a narrow, 10-foot crawl space
behind the wall with only a single sign alerting patrons (“I am here, but you will not see me”). Diaz-Perera’s “In the Absence of a Body” was designed, he said, to explore the boundary between presence and absence. OWLFEST A motorist smashed into a power pole at 2 a.m. on Feb. 25 in Tukwila, Washington, because, he explained, he was “chasing an owl.” Police somehow found him to be sober and didn’t charge him. The bar called Annie the Owl was scheduled for a special one-week event in London in March, for patrons to sip drinks while domesticated owls perch on their shoulders. Interest was so keen a lottery was required for tickets. WHY CAN’T YOU BE MORE ROMANTIC? Bill Bresnan, 74, of Toms River, New Jersey, has written a love letter to his wife, Kirsten, also 74, every day for nearly 40 years — more than 10,000 — and continuing, according to a February ABC News report. “We’ve never had a fight,” he said. Their romance continues over, for example, playing “Boggle” at breakfast or having candlelit dinners with wine. Bonus: Kirsten has kept all of the letters, filed by date, in 25 boxes. CONFESS Margurite Haragan, 58, was charged with two harassment counts against a Jewish woman in Boise, Idaho, in February after the victim complained of being screamed at and roughed up by Haragan, who was trying to pressure her to acknowledge a belief in Jesus Christ. After Haragan allegedly stepped on the woman’s neck and pulled her hair upward, the victim promised to become a Christian. Haragan then departed but returned two days later to continue the alleged harassment. How they know each other was unclear from news reports. WHAT CRIME RUNS ON Michael Cassano, 38, was arrested in Lodi, New Jersey, in February, after allegedly robbing the Hudson City Savings Bank of about $4,000. He was spotted minutes later, a block away at a Dunkin Donuts, sipping coffee. Chuck Shepherd weirdnews@earthlink.net
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GUNS N’ ROSES, COLOSSAL OLIVES & SHERLOCK HOLMES ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’re entering a time and space known as the Adlib Zone. In this territory, fertile chaos and inspirational uncertainty are freely available. Improvised formulas will generate stronger mojo than timeworn maxims. Creativity is de rigueur, and street smarts count for more than book-learning. Here are mottoes to live by when “common sense” is inadequate: 1. Don’t be a slave to necessity. 2. Be as slippery as you can be and maintain your integrity. 3. Don’t just question authority; also question habit, tradition, fashion, trendiness, apathy and dogma. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): By 1993, rock band Guns N’ Roses had released five successful albums. On the way to record their next masterpiece, there were several delays and diversions. Band members feuded. Some were fired, others departed. Eventually, only one original member remained to finish the effort, with the help of new musicians. The sixth album, Chinese Democracy, finally dropped in 2008. I see a similarity between Guns N’ Roses’ process and one of your ongoing projects. The good news? Most of the hassles and delays are behind you, or will be if you act now. You’re primed to make a big push toward the fi nish line. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The anonymous blogger at Neurolove.me gives advice on how to love a Gemini: “Don’t get impatient with their distractibility. Always make time for great conversation. Be understanding when they’re moody. Help them move past their insecurities, and tell them it’s not their job to please everyone. Let them have space but never let them be lonely.” I endorse that good counsel, and add: “To love Geminis, listen to them attentively, and with expansive flexibility. Don’t try to force them to be consistent; encourage them to experiment at uniting their sometimes confl icting urges. As best as you can, express appreciation not just for the parts of them that are easy to love but also for the parts that are not yet ripe or charming.” Show this horoscope to those whose affection you want. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’ve recently been to the mountaintop, at least metaphorically. Right? You wandered to the high frontier and ruminated on the state of your fate from the most expansive vista you could find. You’ve questioned limitations you previously accepted, you’ve weaned yourself from at least one devitalizing comfort, and you’ve explored certain possibilities that had been taboo. Right? So what’s next? Start building a new framework or structure or system that will incorporate all you’ve learned during your break. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): According to the international code of food standards, there are 13 possible sizes for an olive. They include large, extra large, jumbo, extra jumbo, giant, colossal, super colossal, mammoth and super mammoth. If I had my way, you’d apply this mind-set to everything you do in the weeks ahead. Time to think very big. You’ll thrive as you expand your mind, stretch boundaries, increase territory, amplify self-expression, magnify focus and broaden your innocence. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Half the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough,” proclaimed humorist Josh Billings. That’s an exaggeration made for the comic effect, of course. And I think that some of life’s troubles also come from saying no too much and not saying yes enough. But specifically for you, Billings’ advice is especially pertinent in the weeks ahead. So what’s my hypothesis? I think that you’ll be able to keep troubles to a minimum and boost progress to a maximum by being frugal with yes and ample with no. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your mind says, “I need more room to move. I’ve got to feel free to experiment.” Your heart says, “I think
maybe I need more commitment and certainty.” Your humble astrologer offers this suggestion, “Be a bit more skeptical about the dream lover who seems to be interfering with your efforts to bond with the Real Thing.” Not sure which of these three sources you should heed. Do you think it might be possible to honor them all? I invite you to try. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Without your wound where would your power be?” asked writer Thornton Wilder. “The very angels themselves cannot persuade the wretched and blundering children on earth as can one human being broken on the wheels of living.” Make that one of your ongoing meditations, now and for the foreseeable future. I think the weeks ahead are an excellent time to come to a greater appreciation for past losses. What capacities has your suffering given birth to? What failures have made you stronger? What crucial lessons and unexpected benefits have emerged from sadness and madness? SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Creating is not magic but work,” says Kevin Ashton, author of How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery. In other words, inspiration is a relatively small part of the creative process. Over the long haul, the more important factors are self-discipline, organized thinking, hard work and attention to detail. And yet inspiration isn’t irrelevant. Brainstorms and periodic leaps of insight can be highly useful. That’s a good reminder as you enter a phase when you’re likely to be more imaginative and original than usual. Creative excitement is a regular visitor. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The fictional detective Sherlock Holmes was a good Capricorn, born Jan. 6, 1854. In the course of Arthur Conan Doyle’s 60 stories about Sherlock, he revealed his exceptional talent as an analytical thinker. His attention to details was essential to his success, as was his expertise at gathering information. He did have a problem with addictive drugs, however. Morphine tempted him now and then, and cocaine more often, usually when he wasn’t feeling sufficiently challenged. Let this serve as a gentle warning. In the next few weeks, seek more relaxation and downtime. Focus on recharging your psychic batteries. Be sure you don’t get bored and then dabble with self-sabotaging stimuli.
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GIRL WITH THE SCAR On her face, eye to forehead. ISU at gay bar, long ago; wanted to know you. My heart skipped a beat. You were and still are the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen; always cross my mind. When: April 2014. Where: The bar. #1507-0304 NICE TO MEET YOU You: Tall, handsome, broken wrist. Me: Cute, athletic, long sandy hair. Helped me sign out paddleboard; said it was nice to meet. Maybe you caught my name; don’t know yours. Meet 11 a.m. Feb. 13 at the lake. When: Jan. 31. Where: UNF Lake Oneida. #1506-0211 ASIAN GODDESS SNAP FITNESS Me: Purposefully stretching longer, in safe creeping distance. You: Gleaming from sweat, holding handstand a respectable amount of time! Took off shoes, socks; caught me watching. Kept gaze. You smiled, continued poses. Left before drool commenced. When: Jan. 20. Where: Snap Fitness. #1505-0204 HOTTIE IN A HAMMOCK You: Tall, leggy, brunette, great skin, rocking in hammock by her pool. Me: Scotch-loving bald guy who still loves a Fierce Polish Viking. Hoping you’ll rock me tonight like your body rocks in that hammock. When: Jan. 28. Where: Beside the pool. #1504-0128 HOT COFFEE MAN You: tall, dark hair, carrying Starbucks. Me: tall, yellow shirt. ISU at Starbucks 20 minutes earlier; again in parking garage stairwell. You held door open for me, I smiled, thanked you. Did you remember me? Let’s get coffee. When: Jan. 22. Baptist Medical Ctr. Garage. #1503-0128 BAYMEADOWS BUSINESS You: Bald white guy, sharp dresser, older white Saturn. Me: Slim white guy. Had my eye on you; said hi when you wished me Happy Holidays on Christmas Eve. Let’s have lunch sometime! When: Dec. 24. Where: Baymeadows management company. #1502-0114 FILL HER UP You: Tall, handsome, blue shirt that said “Refill.” Me: Sexy, in orange dress. Looking for headphones; made small talk. Wanted to request your number, but you looked exhausted from work. Let’s make beautiful music, Mr. Refill. When: Dec. 30. Where: Best Buy. #1501-0107 LOVER FOUND AT WALMART REGISTER? Sunday, 0:45 a.m., S’s register. You: Tan jacket, eyeglasses, nice-looking man, very friendly, holiday spirit. Me: Blue jeans, jeans jacket, right behind you. Should’ve carried conversation further. Looked for you later. When: Dec. 21. Where: Normandy Walmart. #1500-0107 8-8-14; MEANING OF TIME? Easy answer. Time means nothing, absolutely nothing outside context of you. Hours seem like hours, days like days. Dice don’t match. Cards on my heart’s table come up different. Don’t fret; the UNIverse loves us; it’s MASTER of time. When: Aug. 8. Where: Pagan Idol. #1436-1224 TELL[ER] ME ABOUT YOU You: Nice, redheaded, long braid bank teller, remembered my papa’s last name. Me: Young, blonde-bearded, with white-bearded retired police officer. Let’s have coffee sometime; officially meet! When: Dec. 19 FOP Christmas Party. Where: FOP Lodge #530. #1435-1224
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The case for the JU-area CRA, and the City Council candidate pushing it
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ack in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s, Arlington was considered to be one of the best areas of town. Its neighborhoods had some of Jacksonville’s best schools. There were thriving businesses throughout the area. It was a rapidly growing suburb located within the border of the consolidated city of Jacksonville. Now we are in 2015 and the magic is gone. Of all the areas in Arlington, the section near Jacksonville University (JU) has deteriorated the most. During the 1970s, this area was a typical middle-class neighborhood anchored by a private college that brought in students from around the nation. JU has added new programs and increased in academic prestige, but the areas around its campus have deteriorated. This is an issue that the city has not really addressed; however, there is one Arlington resident who is willing to take a bold step: City Council candidate Michael Anania wants to form a Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) near the JU campus. Exactly what is a CRA, how does it operate, and will it help to redevelop the area near JU? A CRA is a special tax district. In most neighborhoods, all taxes go toward the city/town/village in which the neighborhood is located. The municipal government decides how much of the taxes are returned to the area to be “reinvested” in the community. The CRA concept takes funding beyond what is needed for basic government services and returns that funding to the specific neighborhood. In this case, you might have the Arlington Commercial Corridor Reinvestment Authority formed to oversee the use of the funding of the CRA. An attorney from the General Counsel’s Office is assigned to advise the authority’s board and, while not a voting member of the board, the district’s sitting city councilman usually serves as a liaison between its members and the City Council. In the case of 50-plus-year-old neighborhoods like those near JU, it helps that there is not the need for a lot of budgetary items. The streets and roads are in place, the population has stabilized, and the police and fire protection has already been established and generally does not need to grow. Without a CRA, the tax base actually goes toward other parts of town. When a CRA is formed, a tax base is set using the year the district is started as a base year. In this case, the tax base would be set based upon the property taxes and appraisals
given in October 2015. As redevelopment, inflation and new development push up the tax base, all property taxes above the base year are then returned to CRA to be used for public improvements and business incentives. The CRA would be time-limited to a period normally set at 40 years. A JU-area CRA would also be a way to provide grants to small businesses that agree to move into this part of Arlington. Currently, the Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) is offering grants in its CRA for up to $50,000, with a forgiveness rate of $10,000 for each year the business stays in place. The other requirement is that the grant be spent on improvements that cannot be moved if the business relocates. This builtin requirement creates a sense of permanence. While JU is the epicenter of this CRA, it will actually run along a corridor on either side of University Boulevard, with Fort Caroline Road on the north and the Arlington Expressway to the south. The CRA will also run east along a corridor on either side of Merrill Road, from JU to the I-295 Beltway. This T-shaped CRA will help to restore Arlington’s commercial core to its former glory. Another tool to be used within the CRA is the Rev Bond; if a new building or another property improvement occurs, up to 95 percent of the property tax generated by the improvement in year one can be used to issue bonds. These can be used to improve the property or to make public improvements near the property. These older sections of West Arlington are starting to decay; by coming up with the idea of creating a CRA within this area, Anania is leading the way to restoring the West Arlington neighborhood. Of course, he is not ignoring the other portions of Arlington. Parts of Anania’s commitment to the entire Arlington area include: • Limiting occupancy in single-family residences to no more than three unrelated adults. This would stop the erosion of Arlington as a family-oriented community and help to reduce drugs and crime in the neighborhoods. • Making Arlington’s commercial
districts a safe, inviting area for business professionals while encouraging familyoriented businesses that serve both adults and children. • Help the residences in each of Arlington’s distinctive neighborhoods make neighborhood decisions at the neighborhood level. By enhancing the Citizen Planning Advisory Committee (CPAC), Anania will bring local government and meaningful interaction with it to the community. • Create safe zones and end the club culture that leads to violence and drugs.
The streets and roads are in place, the population has stabilized, and the police and fire protection has already been established and generally does not need to grow. Without a CRA, THE TAX BASE ACTUALLY GOES TOWARD OTHER PARTS OF TOWN. • Enable law enforcement to move from responding to and reporting on crime to be part of a program of more active policing and crime prevention. Anania will take his experience as a Navy veteran, a local business owner and a 30-year Arlington resident and use this knowledge to make Arlington a better place to live. As the chairman of the CPAC that currently includes Arlington, Mike Anania is familiar with the concerns of the residents and how our government operates, and will be able to better serve the constituents of Arlington. Fifty years ago, Arlington was the place to live. Now there are many areas in Arlington where people are afraid to go. One candidate has the foresight to restore the Arlington community to its former glory. Bruce A. Fouraker mail@folioweekly.com
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