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FROM THE EDITOR

BLUUUUEVAL

LAST WEEK’S ELECTION proved a lot of things we already knew. The most obvious: Florida is the battleground state. It’s big, diverse and politically split right down the middle.

Not geographically down the middle, of course. Like much of the nation, our great state is split along the usual town-andcountry lines. The cities vote blue; the spaces in between vote red—with one historical exception. Despite being Florida’s largest and most populous city, Jacksonville has always voted with those in the hinterland.

All that changed last week, when the majority of Jacksonville voted Democratic, at least in the high-profile statewide contests. In the case of the gubernatorial race, Duval County went for Democratic candidate Andrew Gillum by nearly a 5-point spread.

This is really the big news to come out of the 2018 midterms here in Florida. (Recount?

Yawn. Been there, done that.) As of Nov. 6, 2018, Jacksonville has officially joined the cosmopolitan club, taking its rightful place alongside Florida’s great urban areas: Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Orlando and Tampa-St. Pete. (Tallahassee and Gainesville, those bastions of higher learning, are honorary members.)

Why did it take the state’s biggest city so long? Probably because Jacksonville isn’t really Florida’s biggest city. That designation is a statistical byproduct of Consolidation. The 1968 annexation of Jacksonville by Duval County sought to stymie the city’s progressive evolution by overpowering the urban vote with not just suburban but downright rural demographics.

This may have handicapped the urban core for a half-century but no longer. Now, a full 50 years after Consolidation, Jacksonville is finally fulfilling its progressive promise.

When I sat at the media roundtable on First Coast Connect last week, I was asked if the Duval County Republican hierarchy bears some blame. They were hardly

enthusiastic about their gubernatorial candidate, Ron DeSantis.

But, then again, the same could be said for Republicans across the state. Former U.S. Representative (also Republican) David Jolly said it best in the run-up to Nov. 6.

“I’ve turned in my ballot,” he told The Tampa Bay Times. “I voted for Andrew Gillum. The reason is simple: it’s because I’ve served with Ron DeSantis.”

Yet DeSantis did underperform in Duval County. The statewide result gave him a provisional victory, by a mere fraction of a percentage point. It’s a tenuous claim that must now weather an automatic recount.

Watch this space.

I think there’s another reason why Duval went blue: white flight. Consolidation could ever only be a temporary bulwark against diversity. As the decades wore on, certain white residents fell back, albeit belatedly, on triedand-true demographic tactics. They simply left and fortified their majority on the periphery.

So surrounding counties—Nassau, Clay and St. Johns—went all-in for the fearmongering, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Like the resentful denizens of Detroit’s inner-ring suburbs, our entirely willing transplants will never forgive their free choice to leave “the ghetto.” Good riddance.

(Although, poor St. Augustine, reamains a long-suffering island of thoughtfulness and diversity in the sea of St. Johns County! So far from God, so close to Orangedale.)

There’s lots of work still to do, then. House districts remain gerrymandered in favor of one side. The state electorate as a whole is hopelessly deadlocked, hence the spate of automatic recounts in the wake of last week’s election. But at least Florida’s cities—those densely populated urban areas where people have to learn to live with one another, in real life, not in some Ayn Rand-inspired fever dream—now stand shoulder to shoulder.

Georgio Valentino georgio@folioweekly.com @thatgeorgioguy

Welcome to the club, JACKSONVILLE

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Ligers and tlions, oh my! Night Owl Cinema presents Napoleon Dynamite with the actors on hand to answers questions and reminisce about the dance moves that revolutionized a generation. And perhaps have a good portion of us wishing Pedro was indeed the current occupant of the Oval Pffice. 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, $12-$50, staugamphitheatre.com.

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THROW OPEN THE DOORS

CORK OPEN STUDIO It is that time of year again, when the warehouse complex at the corner of King and Rosselle streets opens the doors to all of the studios inside. The result is a richly nuanced experience: everything from protest art to daub-y Impressionist efforts to intricate assemblages. Noon-8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, 2689 Rosselle St., Riverside, corkartsdistrict.com. (pictured: Mother’s Little Angels, an installation by Noli Novak and George Cornwell.)

LIVIN’ LILLIPUTIAN

TINY HOUSE FESTIVAL & MUSIC FEST From just looking around, to learning how to build a tiny house of your very own, to practical spacesaving solutions (how clever these folks are), this festival is for those looking to downsize...or those who merely dream of doing so. Plus, they’ll have tons of vendors, food trucks, and all kinds of music: EDM to folk. Doors open at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 16, and close 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, St. Johns County Fairgrounds, 5830 S.R. 207, Fruit Cove, tinyhousedates.com.

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NIGHTS OF LIGHTS It’s the annual Nights of Lights kick-off event. Come

for the tinkles in a magical setting, stay for for the Raisin Cake Orchestra’s toetappin’ performance at Prohibition Kitchen. The lighting takes place in the heart of the Old City (4 p.m.), and RCO take to the stage, 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, Prohibition Kitchen, 119 St. George St., St. Augustine, pkstaug.com.

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DIAVOLO Fresh off America’s Got Talent, the 26-year-old dance troupe FRI

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comes to Clay County to perform Architecture in Motion. The spectacle explores movement against a backdrop of elaborately designed space, with performers pushing the limits of the human form, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, Thrasher-Horne Center, thcenter.org, $39.

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THE MAIL WORDS!

DIG THE DOG

RE.: “Socialist Sweep,” by Georgio Valentino, Nov. 7 THE REPUB CANDIDATES THREW OUT A bunch of scary sounding words like socialist, fascist, communist, etc. and tried to associate it with “leftist” because of rhyme, knowing pretty well much of their base didn’t know the meanings of them.

Beck Stein via email

RE.: “Slacker Cerberus,” by Georgio Valentino, Nov. 7 I TRULY ENJOYED THE WRITE UP YOU GAVE DigDog. Thanks for giving their sound such great description.

Leah Vroegindewey via Facebook

DEMOCRATS ARE LOSERS

I WAS A DEMOCRAT MY WHOLE LIFE UNTIL 2015. That is when I discovered my past and about my ancestors after the tragedy in Charleston. Seeing the taking down of Confederate Monuments disgusted me and I discovered my ancestors fought for the Confederacy. Since then, I have been on a crusade to preserve the monuments.

During this time, my eyes have been opened.

The racism I have seen at the city council meetings shocked me at first, with people calling my ancestors murders and traitors.

Ignorance abounds at the meetings, with people just spouting off with no knowledge of the past and history.

And now, with Democrats trying to steal the election in Florida, my anger is coming out. It just makes me sick to my stomach that people will do anything like producing ballots from thin air to win. I am so embarrassed that I was ever a Democrat, the party of losers.

Seber Newsome III via email LEND YOUR VOICE • DROP US A LINE! If you’d like to respond to something you read in the pages of Folio Weekly, please send an email (with your name to print, and your address and phone number for verification purposes only) to mail@folioweekly.com, visit us at folioweekly.com or follow us on Twitter or Facebook (@folioweekly) and join the conversation.

BRICKBATS + BOUQUETS BRICKBATS TO THE JAX FAIR The Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair has officially wrapped, but not without controversy. Over the weekend, two local teenagers were ejected from the event for wearing memorial jewelry, even though no such policy was posted until after the fact. Local activists regard the incident as racially motivated.

BOUQUETS TO THE I’M A STAR FOUNDATION The Duval County nonprofit has empowered local schoolchildren to raise more than $126,000 for homeless peers. An acronym for “Smart, Talented And Resilient,” STAR student leaders between the ages of 12 and 18 have been fundraising through annual celebrity basketball games since 2012.

BRICKBATS TO BRANDON HATFIELD The Green Cove Springs man made national headlines recently, after breaking into the St. Augustine Alligator Farm and spending some four hours in the crocodile pool. Yes, he’s got the wounds to prove it. Hatfield was found the next morning, bloodied and crawling through a nearby residential neighborhood.

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FOLIO VOICES : POLITICS

NO MANDATE? NO PROBLEM Why Florida’s 50/50 ELECTIONS WILL DRIVE PRAGMATISM AHEAD OF LAST WEEK’S ELECTIONS, I HAD A FEELING there might be recounts. I didn’t have the guts to openly predict a trifecta, though.

In the ultimate expression of Florida’s split-right-down-the-middle-ness, razor-thin margins have triggered recounts in not one, not two, but three statewide contests: the races for senate, governor and agriculture commissioner.

If the vote total holds, Republicans will have to find consolation in the Meatloaf axiom: two out of three ain’t bad. Rick Scott clings to a small lead over incumbent Bill Nelson in the senate race (at least at the time of writing).

Aspiring governor Ron DeSantis is somewhat better positioned against Andrew Gillum.

Meanwhile, all indications are that Democratic candidate Nikki Fried will take the agriculture commissioner opening. Her lead keeps growing over Republican Matt Caldwell.

If this holds, Fried will be the first Democrat to hold a statewide cabinet office since Rick Scott became governor.

Reform-minded people have reason to be optimistic, even if Nelson and Gillum don’t pull through. One reason: Fried, a cannabis lobbyist by trade, showed Democrats once again that marijuana is a winning issue. Gillum had $50 million and a phalanx of national Democrats and global entertainers backing him. Nelson called on powerful friends like Barack Obama. All Fried had was a simple promise: to treat Florida cannabis as an actual agricultural industry, and to ensure that those who seek to partake are able to partake.

Will Democrats ever learn that this is a winning issue for them? It took Nelson ages to be able to advocate for even medical patients’ right to smoke cannabis. Gillum messaged on the issue during the primary, but dropped it as he blanded out toward the general.

In 2014, the year that the medical cannabis Amendment 2 first went before voters, Charlie Crist lost to Rick Scott. The amendment itself fell a few points short that year, too. But if Crist had been willing to say, “Yes, cannabis is a medicine and I will ride or die with this amendment,” he might have reclaimed the Governor’s Mansion. Instead, he stood down and lost.

Hillary Clinton was quiet on the issue in 2016; Florida voters were not. They voted for Donald Trump. And they voted, over 70 percent, for medical cannabis.

I have a strong theory that Nikki Fried will be able to solve many of Florida’s problems related to cannabis policy. She understands the industry and the players in the space, as well as the rhetorical blocks that have impeded the free movement of capital there. And, like DeSantis

and state Attorney General-elect Ashley Moody, Fried is a Holland & Knight alum.

DeSantis and Moody played to their bases in the campaign, but here’s the thing: they have to be able to deliver Florida to the President in 2020. If adult-use legalization is on the ballot, and if Amendment 4 restores suffrage to 1.5 million reformed felons, Trump loses.

There have been suggestions that cannabis be rescheduled federally. This would allow scientific research to ramp up, like in Israel (where ground-breaking cannabis compound research is currently being done). This would also make finance and banking available to the industry.

Currently the cannabis economy lacks reliable access to banking, leading to unnecessary risks for consumers and companies. (In Florida, they are lobbiedup, vertically-integrated, and interested in dominating far outside the state.)

Look for movement on this front, finally.

As someone who has advocated this for decades, I will say the conditions for real reform have never been more favorable.

I’m not expecting Nelson or Gillum to pull through these recounts, even as I keep refreshing results from the state division of elections. I am, however, expecting that the new cabinet will want to find ways to create free-market reforms that answer the questions that Florida voters will increasingly pose.

Criminal justice reform, “smart justice,” shrinking the customer base in the prison industry: these are things that the Koch Network, which backed DeSantis in the primary against Adam Putnam, wants.

And these are things he will have to find a way to deliver.

Gillum as governor would have been very compelling in some ways, including his ability to veto the worst ideas of the Florida House. However, there is a good chance that he wouldn’t have be able to get his ideas through because of the FBI investigations and corollary messes.

It’s tempting to believe that DeSantis will govern like a mini-Trump because he ran like one. My theory is simpler: the GOP base was a means to an end, and once in office, DeSantis will be forced to adopt a pragmatism unforeseen on the trail. What’s more, I think he’ll like it. DeSantis has always seemed awkward when playing culture warrior (same with Jacksonville’s Mayor). It seems openly performative, theater for a base more in love with symbolism than results.

A.G. Gancarski mail@folioweekly.com @aggancarski

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Local detectorist DIGS HISTORY

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HIDDEN

TREASURE CHIP KIRKPATRICK IS A HISTORY HUNTER. EVERY morning, he leaves his home in Yulee and ventures to a number of spots anywhere from South Georgia to Central Florida, accompanied by one of his trusty metal detectors. Sometimes he’s invited; sometimes he drives down country roads and knocks on doors to get permission to hunt.

“Sadly,” Kirkpatrick says, “the overwhelming majority of what you find turns out to be trash in the ground—rusty nails, buried cans, lumps of lead, rusty metal and so forth. But if you stick with it, and if you persevere, you can find something special. It could be in the form of a nice piece of jewelry, an old, interesting coin or some sort of amazing relic.”

Kirkpatrick learned to love looking for hidden treasure as a child. He and his brother and mother would look for sharks’ teeth at the beach, four-leaf clovers in fields, and sapphires in the mountains of North Carolina, where they often visited.

“As I’m going into my second childhood,” he recalls, “I remember the two best days of the year were always Easter and Christmas mornings. On Easter morning, you had

the thrill and the fun of the egg hunt. On Christmas morning, you got to uncover your gifts with the hope that you’d been good and you were going to get a pony.

Metal detecting is just like both of those.

Every day, I know there can be a dozen to hundreds of potential prizes for me to find.

I’ve got to look, I’ve got to find, and then I’ve got to carefully uncover them to see what they are.”

After retiring from a 32-year career with AT&T (long enough to see the company change from Southern Bell to Bell South to AT&T), Kirkpatrick was introduced to metal detecting by a hobbyist friend. His wife of 43 years bought him his first metal detector soon thereafter. Today, he owns 10 of these tools of his trade and his hobby.

His passion for the find far outweighs Kirkpatrick’s desire to get rich. He has found objects that have ended up in museums, and he offers his services at no charge to anyone who has lost anything or wants to explore their own property. There’s pride in his voice when he claims he’s returned 16 objects to their rightful owners. One, a ring, was valued at $8,000.

“Most of us are serious about this hobby,” he says. “Your serious detectorist [that’s what you call one who metal-detects] is in love with the history. Many of them could give college lectures. Those Civil War hunters know the munitions, know the strategies, how the battles went. If you’re really into it, you become very serious and you study and you work, and you prize the things you find.

Even the trash you find.”

Kirkpatrick is no different.

“I have always been a bit of a history buff,” he owns up. “I didn’t really enjoy it in school because it was impersonal. We studied large groups of people, a lot of dates I couldn’t keep straight, and a lot of names I couldn’t spell or pronounce. But metal detecting can become really personal because you’re dealing with the trash or treasure of one person. You’re holding something in your hands that was a part of their life. If it’s a toy, you wonder about the child who lost it.

If you find an old tool, was it a free man or a slave that used it? Recently, I found a button off an overcoat of a Union soldier. That tiny, insignificant part of his life made me wonder about the man himself. Was he old? Was he young? Did he want to fight, or was he forced into it? And did he make it home?”

Kirkpatrick is now a member of the Jacksonville Historical Society, the Amelia Island Historical Society, and the Yulee Historic Council.

One piece of history that Kirkpatrick found while detecting has hit exceptionally close to home. It was a silver Scottish medallion found on the Florida-Georgia state line. Thinking at first that it was mere debris, Kirkpatrick put the round object into a sack with other items bound for the recycling center. That’s when he noticed a loop for a necklace.

After a thorough cleaning, the doodad was revealed to be a silver disc, flat and about two inches across, engraved on both sides with iconic Scottish symbols making direct references to William Wallace and his execution. The medallion also mentioned Clan Kirkpatrick and featured the same words as the detectorist’s family crest.

The find has since been featured in international archaeology and metal-detecting publications. Kirkpatrick has plans to donate it to Closeburn Castle in Scotland, still owned by a member of the Kirkpatrick family.

“Unless I find Jimmy Hoffa, The Holy Grail or the Loch Ness Monster,” Kirkpatrick says, “that’s going to be the find of a lifetime for me.”

Those of you who are interested in connecting with Chip Kirkpatrick, learning more about metal detecting or having him come to a property to explore, or help find lost objects, call him at 904-868-9168 or chipk@bellsouth.net.

Keith Marks mail@folioweekly.com

REJOICE! After a fierce season of campaigning, the ballots have been cast and counted. We can now announce the winners of ... Best of Jax 2018!

That’s right. You, readers of influence, have selected the cream of the crop across a whopping 500 categories, from Best Bakery to Best Bankruptcy Lawyer (and everything in between). This year’s contest was the biggest in our storied history. Indeed, you’re about to browse one of the biggest (and best) Best-of lists in these United States.

If it lives and breathes in Northeast Florida, it’s part of Folio Weekly’s Best of Jax 2018.

Participation was off the charts, too. A grand total of 340,340 votes were cast by more than 26,700 of our readers of influence (aka you!). A staggering 28,100 nominations were registered, ultimately yielding these 500 first-place winners. We could warm you up even more, but we reckon you’re itching to see the results yourselves. So without further ado, we give you (drumroll) 2018’s Best of Jax. First-place winners are listed at the top of each category, followed by runners-up.

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AUTOMOTIVE BEST AUTO BODY SHOP

Goodyear Auto Service Center 4 Wheel Parts

O’STEENS AUTO BODY ATLANTIC San Jose Collision, Inc. Certified Collision Repair Center Tony’s European Auto Service, Inc. Claude Nolan Collision Center

BEST TRUCK ACCESSORIES

FIREHOUSE AUTO SPA On The Spot Jax Auto Preservation Splash Eco Auto Spa Excel Professional Detailing & Fiberglass, Inc.

BEST TRUCK LIFT SERVICES

VYSTAR CREDIT UNION Community First Credit Union Navy Federal Credit Union Bank of America SunTrust Bank

BEST USED CAR DEALERSHIP

BEST AUTO DETAILER

BEST AUTO LOAN PROVIDER

BEST AUTO PARTS STORE

ADVANCE AUTO PARTS AutoZone O’Reilly Auto Parts NAPA Auto Parts Pep Boys Auto Parts & Service

BEST AUTO SERVICE / REPAIR SHOP JJ’S AUTO CARE Norman Bros. Auto Repair Tony’s European Auto Service Inc. All Pro Automotive ProLube Auto Repair & U-Haul

BEST AUTO SOUND DEALER

ROLLIN’ SOUNDS Audio Designs & Custom Graphics Audio Addiction Miami Pro Audio Quality Auto Stereo

BEST CAR SALESPERSON

EDDIE DAVID - INFINITY OF ORANGE PARK Garrett Treantafellow - Coggin Chevrolet at The Avenues Victor Thompson- Mazda City of Orange Park Bryan Brown - Key Hyundai / Buick Jack Force - Orange Park Chrysler Jeep Dodge

BEST CAR WASH

BEACHES CAR WASH & GIFT GALLERY Firehouse Auto Spa Car Spa Car Wash Jacksonville Scrubbles Zips Car Wash

BEST FAST OIL CHANGE STOP TAKE 5 OIL CHANGE Norman Bros. Auto Repair Jiffy Lube Goodyear Auto Service Center Famous Quick Lube

BEST MECHANIC

NORMAN BROS. AUTO REPAIR Troy Peaco - Coastal Auto Repair & Services David - D&D Quality Auto Air & Repair Michael Groves - Dale’s Automotive Robert Snyder - Prolube

BEST NEW CAR DEALERSHIP / ASIAN IMPORT ARLINGTON TOYOTA Subaru of Jacksonville Infiniti of Orange Park Lexus of Orange Park Kia of Orange Park

BEST NEW CAR DEALERSHIP / DOMESTIC NIMNICHT CHEVROLET Duval Ford Bozard Ford - Lincoln Claude Nolan Cadillac George Moore Chevrolet

BEST NEW CAR DEALERSHIP / EUROPEAN IMPORT TOM BUSH BMW Jaguar Jacksonville O’Steen Volkswagen Fiat of Orange Park O’Steen Volvo of Jacksonville

BEST TIRE SHOP

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EXTREME TRUCK STUFF 4 Wheel Parts Catlin Truck Accessories American Bedliners & Truck Accessories Truck Pro Shop Bilko Truck Accessories EXTREME TRUCK STUFF Overbuilt Customs 4 Wheel Parts All Jakd Up Motorsports Dixieland Offroad Inc.

CARMAX Autoline Preowned World Imports USA / Lotus of Jacksonville Beach Blvd. Automotive Claude Nolan Cadillac

BEAUTY BEST BARBER

POMADE & TONIC Hair Mechanix Gordon Neil - Daniel James Salon Bold City Barbers Kwame Hancock

BEST DAY SPA

FRENCHY’S WELLNESS SPA Dr. Clayman’s Plastic Surgery Center & Miracle Spa Ponte Vedra Inn & Club Skin Deep Studio & Day Spa Solé Spa Wellness Center Inc.

BEST FACIAL SERVICES

FRENCHY’S WELLNESS SPA Erika - Dr. Clayman’s Miracle Spa Jennie Evans - Natural Med Spa Jessie’s Skin Care OBI BioAesthetic Institute

BEST HAIR SALON

VICKY HOYER HAIR Shampoo Hair Salon Hair Peace Daniel James Salon Total Hair Experience Salon

BEST HAIR STYLIST

VICKY HOYER Christina Ransom Jayme Hawarah Gordon Neil - Daniel James Salon Nicola Damon

BEST LASER HAIR REMOVAL

ALEXANDRA - DR CLAYMAN’S MIRACLE SPA Ideal Image Jacksonville Hello Smooth Laser Studio The Elements of Therapy Parisian Medi Spa

BEST LASH EXTENSIONS

FRENCHY’S WELLNESS SPA LASH JAX Studio iGlam Lash & Beauty Level Up Lashes Blush Beauty Bar

BEST NAIL SALON

BELLA DIVA Nail Time St. Johns Town Center Riverside Nails & Spa Unique Nails Salon Jackie’s Hair & Nails Jax Beach

BEST TANNING SALON

SOL US TANNING RIVERSIDE The Tan Cabana The Bronze Effect Tanning Salon Planet Beach Elite Look Productions

BEST WAXING STUDIO

WAXLAB The Wax Strip Brazils Waxing Center LunchboxWax Riverside Solé Spa Wellness Center Inc.

BUSINESS SERVICES BEST ACCOUNTING FIRM

SUSAN CARTER CPA, P.A. Patrick & Raines LLC: Timothy P. Raines, CPA GunnChamberlain, P.L. Hartman, Blitch & Gartside Certified Public Accountants Pivot CPAs

BEST AD AGENCY

SHEPHERD AGENCY Dalton Agency St. John & Partners Media Mix Adjective & Co.

BEST BUSINESS BROKER TERRI SHERMAN- FLORIDA BUSINESS EXCHANGE Edwards & Edwards, P.A. - Attorneys at Law John Geiwitz - Transworld Business Brokers Jacksonville Capstone Business Brokers LLC Murphy Business Sales

BEST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

JAX CHAMBER Clay County Chamber of Commerce Amelia Island-Fernandina Beach-Yulee Chamber of Commerce St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce Ponte Vedra Chamber

BEST COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY CARLTON CONSTRUCTION Accelerated Contractors, LLC Sauer Incorporated - Private Commercial Group CCS - Commercial Construction Services Kurco Construction, Inc.

BEST COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER KELLY MARTUCCI PHOTOGRAPHY K Torjussen Photography Renee Parenteau Photography Logan Bowles Jeff Harrington - HDCO

BEST COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE COMPANY PRIME REALTY Traditions CBRE Petra NAI Hallmark

BEST COMPUTER & IT SERVICES INTUITIVE REASON StarTech Group, Inc. Nexgen PC Services Innovias, Inc. AKL Computers Services, LLC

BEST GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE AGENT MARK BAILEY SR. - THE BAILEY GROUP Rory Gregg - Humana Larry Lee - Plan Analyst Benjie Bates - Bates Hewett & Floyd Insurance Sharon Alexander Bryan - Abentras

BEST PLACE TO WORK

BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER JACKSONVILLE Wounded Warrior Project JEA Fleming Island Family Dentistry Pivot CPAs

BEST PRINTER / SIGN SHOP

MORE THAN INK PRINTING Fast Signs Futch Printing & Mailing, Inc. Advantage Printing, Laminating & Signs 10K Creative Co.

BEST PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY VESTA PROPERTY SERVICES Suncoast Property Management, LLC Banning Management, Inc. CenterBeam Real Estate NestTenders Property Management

BEST RESTAURANT FOR BUSINESS LUNCH BLACK SHEEP Moxie Kitchen + Cocktails Cowford Chophouse Bellwether Blue Bamboo

BEST TAX PREPARATION SERVICE DEBBIE’S ACCOUNTING SERVICE, INC.

Susan Carter, CPA, P.A. Pivot CPAs Graci Tax & Accounting, PA Professional Resource Services

BEST WEB PAGE DESIGNER

NORTH FLORIDA DESIGN HeartWired Technical Solutions Ocean Web Design Mary Fisher Design web904.com, LLC

EDUCATION

BEST CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY INNOVATION Seaside Community Charter School Duval Charter School at Southside St. Johns Classical Academy Duval Charter School at Flagler Center

BEST CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL

RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE-HIGH CAMPUS (6-12) Frank H. Peterson Academies St. Johns Classical Academy

BEST CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL

RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE-HIGH CAMPUS (6-12) Duval Charter School at Southside St. Johns Classical Academy

BEST COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA (UNF) Jacksonville University F.S.C.J. Kent Campus Edward Waters College Flagler College

BEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

THE BOLLES SCHOOL Chets Creek Elementary School Neptune Beach Elementary School John Stockton Elementary School Jacksonville Country Day School

BEST HIGH SCHOOL

DOUGLAS ANDERSON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Stanton College Preparatory School Episcopal School of Jacksonville Frank H. Peterson Academies D.U. Fletcher High School

BEST KINDERGARTEN

JOHN E. FORD MONTESSORI Seabreeze Elementary School The Playgarden St. Johns Classical Academy Melrose Avenue Preschool & Kindergarten

BEST MAGNET SCHOOL

DOUGLAS ANDERSON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Stanton College Preparatory School LaVilla School of the Arts Frank H. Peterson Academies Loretto Elementary School

BEST MIDDLE SCHOOL

LAKE ASBURY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL LaVilla School of the Arts Darnell Cookman Middle / High School Mandarin Middle School Julia Landon College Preparatory & Leadership Development School

BEST MONTESSORI SCHOOL

JOHN E. FORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL J. Allen Axson Montessori School Montessori Tides School The Discovery School

BEST PRESCHOOL

STEPPING STONES PRESCHOOL The Playgarden A Magical Beginning Learning Academy Neptune Baptist WEE School Palmer Catholic Academy

BEST PRIVATE SCHOOL

CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC SCHOOL Episcopal School of Jacksonville Bishop Kenny High School Providence School Jacksonville Country Day School

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Al Waldis and T.J. Pelletier celebrate the success of their Fernandina Beach hangout THE SALTY PELICAN BAR & GRILL, where oysters go to broil.

BEST TECHNICAL SCHOOL FRANK H. PETERSON ACADEMIES Tulsa Welding School - Jacksonville Concorde Career Institute - Jacksonville Quality Maritime Training CDA Technical Institute

ENTERTAINMENT BEST ACTOR

BEST BODY ART PAINTER HILLARY WARREN Savannah Young Cephas Bradley Jr. Keegan Hitchcock Whitney Meyers

JAYBIER NINO Drew Brown Josh Waller Blake Osner Isaak Wells

BEST CLUB DJ

LAURA MAULDIN Devon Ess Ilana Gould Julie Ann Dinneweth Cher Davis

BEST COMEDIAN

HER OWN THINGS: ERIN KENDRICK Through Our Eyes 2018 Black Opal The Art Experience My Real Florida by Doug Eng MAIMS-Dan Brown

BEST COMEDY CLUB

BEST ACTRESS

BEST ART EXHIBIT

BEST ART FESTIVAL

GAAM Mandarin Art Festival Color Me Kona Ancient City Art Fest Old Town Art Show

BEST ART GALLERY

YELLOW HOUSE ART GALLERY Ritz Theatre & Museum SPACE 42 Jax Makerspace Gallery Southlight Gallery

BEST AUTHOR

GARY WILLIAMS Tim Gilmore Nikesha Elise Williams Michael Wiley Walter Schenck

BEST BAND - COVER BAND THE CHRIS THOMAS BAND Don’t Call Me Shirley The Firewater Tent Revival Smokestack Julia Gulia

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The Noctambulant Robbie Litt Walk with Wolves

THE FIREWATER TENT REVIVAL Neon Bombshell

DJ DR DOOM GeeXella Sadsongs Dialectable Beats DJ E.L. JENN WEEKS Adrian “A-Train” Smith Tyrone Thornhill Shay Clemons Mark Alan THE COMEDY ZONE The Comedy Club of Jacksonville Laugh Lounge / Dos Gatos Jackie Knight’s Comedy Club

BEST COMMUNITY THEATER

PLAYERS BY THE SEA The 5 & Dime, A Theatre Company Limelight Theatre Orange Park Community Theatre ABET - All Beaches Experimental Theatre

BEST COSPLAY EVENT

ROCKY HORROR SHOW LIVE GAAM Collective Con

BEST COUNTRY WESTERN MUSIC VENUE ST. AUGUSTINE AMPHITHEATRE Daily’s Place Mavericks Live The Florida Theatre Thrasher-Horne Center

BEST COUNTY FAIR

CLAY COUNTY FAIR Greater Jacksonville Fair Northeast Florida Fair - Callahan St. Johns County Fair

BEST DANCE CLUB

ECLIPSE Myth Nightclub Metro Entertainment Complex Cuba Libre Ultra Lounge Metro Nightclub & Restaurant

BEST DANCE STUDIO NO LIMITS DANCE STUDIO Dance Trance All About Ballroom Dolsue Pole Studio XDANCEFitness

BEST ESCAPE ROOM

MIND BENDER ESCAPE ROOMS One Way Out Escape Room Breakout Games Mastermind Escape Games Locked In Escape Rooms

BEST FEMALE VOCALIST MAMA BLUE Brittany Wescott Kim Reteguiz MJ Baker JaTarra Presley

BEST FILM FESTIVAL LOL JAX FILM FESTIVAL Sleeping Giant Fest St. Augustine Film Festival Jacksonville Documentary Film Festival Rendezvous Film Festival

Sing Out Loud Gamble Rogers Music Festival

BEST MUSICIAN DEREK TRUCKS Nigel Ledford Taylor Roberts Robbie Litt Marcus Parsley

BEST NIGHTCLUB 1904 MUSIC HALL Prohibition Kitchen Eclipse Metro Entertainment Complex Myth Nightclub

BEST OPEN MIC NIGHT

RAIN DOGS Fly’s Tie Irish Pub Puttin’ On the Ritz - Ritz Theater & Museum The Cypher Open Mic Poetry & Soul Melissa Smith & Ivan Pulley - Whiskey Jax, Baymeadows

BEST PAINTING PARTIES PAINTING WITH A TWIST

Beats & Brushes Creative Grain Studio | San Marco Pinot’s Palette The ARTS Corner

BEST PUBLIC ARTWORK

ST. AUGUSTINE AMPHITHEATRE Daily’s Place Amphitheater The Florida Theatre Veterans Memorial Arena Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

BEST SWEEPSTAKES PARLOR / INTERNET CAFE

BEST PLACE TO ATTEND A CONCERT

BEST PLACE TO HEAR LOCAL MUSICIANS 1904 MUSIC HALL Blue Jay Listening Room Prohibition Kitchen Lynch’s Irish Pub The Cypher Open Mic Poetry & Soul

BEST PLAYWRIGHT AL LETSON Drew Brown Kelby Siddons Anne Reddish Walter Schenck

JACKSONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY MAIN BRANCH Murray Hill Murals Beastie Boys Mural Ax Handle Saturday PARADISE FUN ZONE Lucky’s Cyber Cafe Winners Cafe & Sweepstakes

BEST THEATER PRODUCTION COMPANY - THE 5 & DIME The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Players by the Sea Sylvia - Players by the Sea Ruined - Phase Eight Theater Company The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Amelia Community Theatre

BEST TRIVIA NIGHT

MELLOW MUSHROOM GLHF Trivia

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BEST FOOD FESTIVAL

WORLD OF NATIONS CELEBRATION Fernandina Shrimp Festival Gastro Fest Veg Fest St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival

BEST GO KART TRACK

AUTOBAHN OF JACKSONVILLE, INC. Adventure Landing Jacksonville Beach Adventure Landing Jacksonville - Blanding

BEST HAUNTED HOUSE

WAREHOUSE 31 UNLEASHED The Old Spanish Trail 13th Floor Haunted House Haunt Nights at Adventure Landing

BEST HIP HOP ARTIST MR. AL PETE Mal Jones T.W.A.N. J. Dash LJ Da Joker

BEST HIP HOP CLUB DE REAL TING Rain Dogs Nighthawks Myth Mavericks Live

BEST JAZZ BAND THE CHRIS THOMAS BAND John Lumpkin & The Covenant Junco Royals Marcus Parsley Quartet

BEST KARAOKE NIGHT

MONKEYS UNCLE Rock Band Karaoke Nights at GLHF Game Bar Austin Karaoke Eclipse Cheers Mandarin

BEST LISTENING ROOM

BLUE JAY LISTENING ROOM Rain Dogs Mudville Grille Grape & Grain Exchange Seachasers Lounge

BEST MALE VOCALIST CHRIS THOMAS Shawn Lightfoot David Wilson Mike Shackelford Robbie Litt

BEST MOVIE THEATER SUN-RAY CINEMA Cinemark Tinseltown & XD San Marco Theatre World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theater The Corazon Cinema & Café

BEST MUSEUM

CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS Museum of Science & History - MOSH Ritz Theatre & Museum MoCA Jacksonville Lightner Museum

BEST MUSIC FESTIVAL

JACKSONVILLE JAZZ FESTIVAL Welcome to Rockville Springing The Blues NOVEMBER 14-20, 2018 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | 15

For 30 years now, AL’S PIZZA has set the standard for pizza in Northeast Florida at its seven locations throughout the area. Our esteemed A&E editor adds, “Delicious manicotti.” Our readers agree; Al’s has been on the Best Of Jax list a bazillion times.

Lola’s Burrito & Burger Joint Applebee’s Bartram Tuesdays with Robert Reid, Players Grille

BEST VISUAL ARTIST

PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS Fisherman’s Dock Native Sun Natural Foods Market The Fresh Market Jackie’s Seafood Market

ERIN KENDRICK Leslie Valerio Overstreet Ducasse Horror Artist Jerrod Brown Jim Smith

BEST HEALTH FOOD STORE

ERIN KENDRICK Dustin Harewood Jessica Lally Tony Wood Jim Smith

BEST LOCAL AREA FARM

BEST VISUAL ARTS TEACHER

GROCERY

BEST ETHNIC GROCERY STORE ROWE’S SUPERMARKET Circle Japan Hung Thinh Supermarket Amar European Grocery Store Damascus Gate Ethnic Grocery Store

BEST FARMERS MARKET

RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Jacksonville Farmers Market - Beaver Street Orange Park Farmers & Arts Market St. Augustine Night Market Fernandina Beach Market Place

BEST GROCERY STORE

PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS Native Sun Natural Foods Market Grassroots Natural Market Lucky’s Market Earth Fare

BEST GROCERY STORE BUTCHER SHOP THE FRESH MARKET Publix Super Markets Carroll’s Meat Shoppe, Inc. Pinegrove Market & Deli Terry’s Country Store

BEST GROCERY STORE DELI PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS Native Sun Natural Foods Market The Fresh Market Pinegrove Market & Deli Earth Fare

BEST GROCERY STORE PRODUCE FRESHFIELDS FARM Publix Super Markets Native Sun Natural Foods Market Lucky’s Market Grassroots Natural Market 16 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | NOVEMBER 14-20, 2018

BEST GROCERY STORE SEAFOOD

NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET Grassroots Natural Market Whole Foods Market Earth Fare The Granary CONGAREE & PENN Eat Your Yard Jax Rype & Readi Elkton Farm Bacons Select

HEALTH & FITNESS BEST 5K

DONNA 5K Run Santa Run Gate Junior River Run Tony’s Turkey Trot Black Creek 5K

BEST GYM

JAZZERCISE JACKSONVILLE WESTSIDE FITNESS CENTER Winston Family YMCA Bailey’s Health & Fitness HiReformance Institute The Gym Jax

BEST MASSAGE STUDIO

MASSAGE ENVY Reclaim Bodyworks CRYOtherapy JAX Kudos Massage Therapy C & T Massage Therapy, LLC

BEST MASSAGE THERAPIST KIMBER MEDRANO, LMMT Marie Miller Jay Terry Pedro Figueroa Kellie Gray

BEST PERSONAL TRAINER BRIAN WADE Ashley Boston Connie Smith - Williams YMCA Jared Patterson Sheri Nicholson

BEST YOGA INSTRUCTOR KHRISTI KEEFE

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Fish camps are necessary if you go fishing. You need all the gear and stuff. When you get skunked, come back to the dock, tie up and go inside. WHITEY’S FISH CAMP has all the seafood you hoped to catch, served near to anyway you want. Catfish is a specialty. Live music on weekends, plenty of cold beer and the like–why even bother to get a boat? It’s all at Whitey’s on Fleming Island.

Chelsea Carr Elyse Robleto Allyson Foreacre Heather Ketron

BEST YOGA STUDIO YOGA DEN STUDIO Soluna Yoga Spa Hot Spot Power Yoga - Harbour Village Lotus Yoga Everbalance Yoga Barre Pilates

HOME IMPROVEMENT

BEST AIR DUCT CLEANING COMPANY

WEATHER ENGINEERS, INC. Bold City Heating & Air Charlie’s Tropic Heating & Air Conditioning First Coast Home Pros Coit Air Duct Cleaning

BEST APPLIANCE STORE

LOWE’S HOME IMPROVEMENT The Home Depot Setzer’s Best Buy Sears Outlet

BEST BATHROOM REMODELER DAVID GRAY PLUMBING Zellner’s Plumbing Brandon James, LLC Corbella Kitchen & Bath Mr. Install Pro BEST CABLE or SATELLITE PROVIDER XFINITY AT&T Direct TV

BEST CARPET CLEANING SERVICE STANLEY STEEMER SERVPRO of Jacksonville South Precision Carpet Batts Carpet Cleaning Coit

BEST DRIVEWAY INSTALLATION / REPAIR SERVICE BEYOND PAVERS, LLC Enhance Companies Moderna Pavers

BEST ELECTRICIAN 18 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | NOVEMBER 14-20, 2018

AMERICAN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING, INC. Thompson Electric

Allstate Electrical Contractors, Inc. Lin’s Electric, Inc. E F Lea Electrical Contractor, Inc.

BEST FLOORING / CARPET STORE FLOOR TRADER OF JACKSONVILLE Quality Flooring by Frank Milea Mercury Carpet & Flooring The Carpet Tree, Inc. Dalton Direct Carpet

BEST GARDEN STORE / NURSERY TRAD’S GARDEN CENTER EarthWorks Landscape Design Hall’s Ace Hardware Pat’s Nursery, Inc. Philips Garden Store & Hardware

BEST GUTTER SERVICE

PARAMOUNT BUILDERS, INC. AA Gutter Services Gutter Helmet of North Florida, LLC Gutter Solutions

BEST HANDYMAN COMPANY

MR. HANDYMAN SERVING GREATER JACKSONVILLE The Handyman Company All American Home Repairs Mr. Install Pro Razor Rehab

BEST HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING COMPANY SNYDER HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING Weather Engineers, Inc. Von’s Heating & Air A/C Tech Services, Inc. Browning’s Heating & Air Conditioning

BEST HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR SANDIFER CUSTOM HOMES M Daigle & Sons Construction E2 Design & Construction Big D’s Building Center Kurco Construction, Inc.

BEST HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE THE HOME DEPOT Hagan Ace Hardware Eco Relics Lowe’s Home Improvement Cronin Ace Hardware

BEST HOME SECURITY

SAFETOUCH SECURITY SYSTEMS ADT Security Services Scott Alarm

Atlantic Security Bates Security

BEST INSULATION SERVICE USA INSULATION OF JACKSONVILLE Energy Seal, Inc. - Insulation Contractors

BEST KITCHEN REMODELER

JAX BARGAIN CABINETS & FLOORING Greystone Kitchens Mr. Install Pro E2 Design & Construction Mesnic Construction Services, Inc.

BEST LANDSCAPER

EARTHWORKS LANDSCAPE DESIGN First Coast Lawn Care Stewart & Stewart Landscaping, Inc. Grass Butler Lawn & Landscape Maintenance Elysian Lawn & Home Care

BEST LANDSCAPING MATERIALS STORE EARTHWORKS GARDEN CENTER Mulch Masters Mulch & More

BEST LIGHTING COMPANY AVENUES LIGHTING House of Lamps & Shades Stewart Lighting

BEST PAINTING COMPANY

Michael Dunlap Richard Skinner & Associates Kevin Gray Design Group dig Architecture

BEST CONDO COMMUNITY

BELLEZA AT PONTE VEDRA BEACH The John Gorrie Beau Rivage Condominiums The Palazzo on St. Johns Ortega Bay Condominium

BEST FURNITURE RENTAL COMPANY CORT FURNITURE RENTAL Rent-A-Center Buddy’s Home Furnishings

BEST HOME DÉCOR STORE IKEA JACKSONVILLE HOME FURNISHINGS HomeGoods Kirkland’s Generation Us J Turner & Co.

BEST HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION

MURRAY HILL PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION Marsh Landing Homeowners’ Association Waterleaf Homeowners’ Association Grove Park Homeowners’ Association Herons Landing Condominium Association

WILLIAM REYNOLDS PAINTING, INC. McHenry Paints Hamilton Painting Company Eddie Hurst Painting G. Gardner Painting Services, LLC

BEST MOVING COMPANY

BUG OUT SERVICE Peninsular Critter Gitter McCall Service Beaver’s Bug Blasters Busy Bee Termite & Pest Control, Inc.

BEST NEW COMMUNITY

DAVID GRAY PLUMBING Bill Fenwick Plumbing Zellner’s Plumbing F W Fair Plumbing Co. Rolland Reash Plumbing

BEST REAL ESTATE AGENCY

BEST PEST CONTROL

BEST PLUMBER

BEST POOL MAINTENANCE PINCH-A-PENNY POOL PATIO SPA SurfSide Pools Epic Pool Sparkle Pools & Spas Aqua Techs Pool Cleaning

BEST PRESSURE WASHING

FIVE STAR PRESSURE WASHING Krystal Klean

BEST ROOFING CONTRACTOR PARAMOUNT BUILDERS, INC. Reliant Roofing, Inc. Quality Discount Roofing, LLC J & M Roofing Services, Inc. Neal Strickland Roofing

BEST SOLAR ENERGY COMPANY A1A SOLAR CONTRACTING, INC. Solar Energy Labs

BEST SWIMMING POOL BUILDER POOLS BY JOHN GARNER SurfSide Pools Crown Pools, Inc.

BEST TREE SERVICES

TWO MEN & A TRUCK College Hunks Hauling Junk & Moving Ocean Movers at Orange Park Suddath Smooth Moves RIVERTOWN ST. JOHNS Shearwater Tidewater at Nocatee - Pulte Homes Bartram Park Preserve - Mattamy Homes Rouen Cove - SEDA COLDWELL BANKER VANGUARD REALTY EXIT Real Estate Gallery Watson Realty Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Network Realty Keller Williams

BEST REAL ESTATE AGENT

BOBBIE JEAN DEMUNCK - COLDWELL BANKER VANGUARD REALTY Pam Hodges - Watson Realty Kelsey Dempsey - EXIT Realty Gallery Sharon Crain - Berkshire Hathaway Travis & Tris Skoglund - Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate

BEST REAL ESTATE BROKER

PETE DALTON - COLDWELL BANKER VANGUARD REALTY Beverly Garvin - Watson Realty Linda Benson - Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Dana O. Davis - Province Realty Group Sally Suslak, Traditions Realty

BEST RESIDENTIAL BUILDER DAVID WEEKLEY HOMES SEDA Construction Company Mattamy Homes Higginbotham Custom Homes Pulte Homes

SHAW’S TREE SERVICE Bushor’s Tree Surgeon Bold City Tree Service Warming Tree Services Living Green Tree Services

BEST RETIREMENT FACILITY/ASSISTED LIVING

SERVPRO OF JACKSONVILLE Paul Davis Restoration of North Florida SweetWater Restoration MicroTech Solutions

BEST STORAGE FACILITY

BEST WATER / FIRE DAMAGE RESTORATION

BEST WINDOW

HOMERITE WINDOWS & DOORS Paramount Builders Pella Windows & Doors of Jacksonville Coastal Sash & Door, Inc.

HOUSING

BEST APARTMENT COMMUNITY SOLA SOUTH LUX APARTMENTS Club at Danforth Point at Tamaya St. Johns Plantation Apartments Views at Harbortown

BEST ARCHITECT

ELM ARCHITECTS, INC.

FLEET LANDING Westminster Woods on Julington Creek Allegro Brookdale Atrium Way Sunrise of Jacksonville ATLANTIC SELF STORAGE CubeSmart Self Storage U-Haul Moving & Storage Public Storage Jacksonville Self Storage

ISSUES

BEST CATEGORY WE DIDN’T THINK OF NON-PROFIT Best Mental Health Provider Best Cosplayer Best Woodworker Excel Fiberglass & Boat Detailing

BEST CAUSE

JASMYN Timucuan Parks Foundation

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Police Accountability Jacksonville Community Action Committee Take ’Em Down Jax

BEST ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST

ST. JOHNS RIVERKEEPER LISA RINAMAN Ron Littlepage Paul Nicholson Adam Morley

BEST LGBT ACTIVIST

JIMMY MIDYETTE Paige Mahogany Parks Wells Todd Kaitlin Legg Dan Merkan

BEST REASON TO HATE OUR AREA CRIME Road Construction Confederate Memorials Traffic Jacksonville Sheriffs Office

BEST REASON TO LOVE OUR AREA BEACHES Diversity Strong Activist Community Taking Down Confederate Memorials GAAM Show

BEST SPIRITUAL LEADER TERRY L. HILL JR. Phillip Baber Joby Martin Jimmy Haynes Jason Cullum

BEST THING TO HAPPEN TO OUR AREA SHAD KHAN Take ’Em Down Jax GAAM Show Jacksonville Roller Derby Lenny Curry

BEST TREND

DUUUUUUVVVAAAALLLL Craft Beer & Cocktails Activism Taking Down Confederate Memorials Springfield

BEST USE OF LOCAL PUBLIC MONEY ALLEVIATING POVERTY Revitalizing Downtown Jacksonville Public Library Parks Fixing the Jax Beach Pier

BEST VOLUNTEER EFFORT FRIENDS OF JACKSONVILLE ANIMALS Timucuan Parks Foundation Take ’Em Down Jax Ken Knight Drive Rebuilding Coalition For Consent

WORST ENVIRONMENTAL ABOMINATION RICK SCOTT Algae Bloom Release of Sewage into Pottsburg Creek River Dredge Big Sugar

WORST THING TO HAPPEN IN THE LAST YEAR TRUMP Hurricane Irma Murders of Black Transgender Women & Gender Non-conforming People Lenny Curry The Closing of SJRPP

WORST WASTE OF LOCAL PUBLIC MONEY BRIAN HUGHES’ SALARY 100 New Cops for JSO Dredging the River Jacksonville Jaguars Cemetery Restorations

KIDS & FAMILY BEST CHILDCARE

A MAGICAL BEGINNING LEARNING ACADEMY La Petite Academy A Bright Beginning Childcare KinderCare Around the Clock Kid Care & Preschool 20 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | NOVEMBER 14-20, 2018

V is for victory! With multiple awards for Best Pizza, Best Wings and Best Tap Room, V PIZZA is on a roll.

BEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT JACKSONVILLE ZOO & GARDENS Jumbo Shrimp Baseball Adventure Landing Jax Beach Skate Station Funworks of Orange Park Main Event Entertainment

BEST KID-FRIENDLY RESTAURANT CHUCK E. CHEESE’S Mellow Mushroom V Pizza Al’s Pizza Cici’s Pizza

BEST KIDS’ CLOTHING ONCE UPON A CHILD The Children’s Place Justice KYDS Children’s Boutique Willie’s For Kids

BEST KIDS’ PARTY SPACE REBOUNDERZ JACKSONVILLE Adventure Landing Jax Beach Velocity Air Sports Pump It Up of Jacksonville TNT Gymnastics & Fitness

BEST LOCAL ATTRACTION FOR KIDS JACKSONVILLE ZOO MOSH - Museum of Science & History The Catty Shack Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary Adventure Landing Jax Beach Main Event Entertainment

BEST SUMMER CAMP

Trent Cotney Construction Law

BEST COMPENSATION LAWYER WILLIAM K. WALKER III Morgan & Morgan Farah & Farah The Walker Law Offices

BEST CRIMINAL LAWYER KEVIN CARLISLE D. Finley Williams Henry Coxe John Phillips Jason Porter

BEST DIVORCE LAWYER ADAM SCHEMER Matthew Hunt Cindy Lasky Parker & DuFresne Treece & Treece

BEST DUI LAWYER

BEST BANKRUPTCY LAWYER CRABTREE LAW GROUP Joseph & Marees

BEST TAX LAWYER J. DAVID TAX LAW Frazier & Frazier Mark Kloeppel Harris Bonnette

LOCAL MAKERS

BEST APPAREL MAKER / DESIGNER

STEPHANIE SCARBOROUGH Ericka Curran Rebecca Black James Galloway Stephen H. Davis

BEST CANDLEMAKER

KIRBY JOHNSON Morgan & Morgan John Phillips

BEST COFFEE ROASTER

BEST INSURANCE CLAIM LAWYER

CANDYCE KING, P.A. Parker & DuFresne Eileen Dolaghan Office of Lansing Roy & Associates Law Office of David C. Meltzer

BLAIR SCHEMER Candyce King Lawrence Ansbacher Shawn DeVries Andrew Aleman

BLAKE LUKER Adam Schemer Matthew Hunt Otto Rafuse Jacksonville Treece & Treece

BEST FAMILY LAWYER

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA - CAMPS Jax Surf & Paddle Camp Echockotee TNT Gymnastics & Fitness St. Johns Country Day School

BEST BANKRUPTCY LAWYER

BEST REAL ESTATE LAWYER

BEST ACCESSORIES / HANDBAG MAKER

BEST IMMIGRATION LAWYER

LAWYERS

LAW OFFICES OF JOHN M. PHILLIPS Pajcic & Pajcic Farah & Farah Harrell & Harrell, PA Ron Sholes

D. FINLEY WILLIAMS Reid Hart John Phillips David Willis Jason Porter

HAPPY ACRES RANCH Winston Family YMCA The Episcopal School of Jacksonville TNT Gymnastics & Fitness Pump It Up of Jacksonville

BEST SUMMER SPORTS CAMP

BEST PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER

BEST LAW FIRM / LAWYER LAW OFFICES OF JOHN M. PHILLIPS Bernard & Schemer, P.A. Attorneys At Law Farah & Farah Morgan & Morgan Spohrer & Dodd

BEST MARIJUANA LAWYER ADAM B. SCHEMER D. Finley Williams John Phillips Sally Kent Peebles Davis Law Group

RETHREADED Emily Moody - Wolf & Cub New Age Hippy Sweet Repeats Consignment Coconut Barrel - Artisan Market BOBBYK BOUTIQUE Lynne Vincent to Wear Momni Savage Swim That’s Sew Swancy

FIVE POINTS CANDLE COMPANY 5 Points Candle Co. Ao Fragrances, LLC 1983 Apothecary Coconut Barrel - Artisan Market BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS Vagabond Coffee Company Pura Bean Coffee Company Brass Tacks Coffee Co. Volcanista Coffee Company

BEST DISTILLERY

ST. AUGUSTINE DISTILLERY Manifest Distilling Carve Vodka Marlin & Barrel Distillery

BEST GIFT MAKER

LIVING BEAUTY FLORALS

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House of Pale New Age Hippy Danielle Clark Coconut Barrel - Artisan Market

BEST HONEY PRODUCER

BEE FRIENDS FARM Hoby’s Honey & General Store Stubbees

BEST JEWELRY MAKER

#igersjax #ILoveGAAM #takeemdownjax

BEST INSTAGRAM ONLYINDUVAL Igersjax iloveGAAM JaxMomsBlog iknowjax

BEST RADIO SPORTS ANCHOR

KEN AMARO Vic Micolucci Claire Goforth Jenna Bourne Ben Conarck

BEST RADIO STATION

JACKSONVILLE MOMS BLOG iknowjax.com Adventures of Thea Specktator The Performing Arts Link-Up

BEST SNAPCHAT

NEWS4JAX First Coast News ActionNewsJAX jacksonville.com WOKV.com

BEST SPORTS RADIO SHOW

BIJUBEE Rival Art Designs Jay Lubeck Guy Beard Designs La Soucique Studio

BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER

KARMA KLAY POTTERY Aileens Pottery

BEST LOCAL BLOG

BEST POTTERY MAKER BEST SOAP MAKER

BELLA LINA BATH Nicole Made This Hella Good Red Rose Naturals Green Iguana Bath, Body, Beauty & Lifestyle

BEST SURFBOARD SHAPER MIKE WHISNANT Dick Rosborough Clay Bennett Jim Dunlop

BEST WINERY

SAN SEBASTIAN WINERY Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants

MEDIA

BEST FACEBOOK PAGE ONLYINDUVAL GAAMFam Action News Jax JaxEvents Jacksonville Moms Blog

BEST FOLIO WEEKLY COVER STORY BEBE DELUXE, MADELEINE PECK WAGNER JEA, Claire Goforth Keegan Roberts, Claire Goforth Poison Place, Susan Armstrong Ben Frazier, Shelton Hull

BEST HASHTAG #DTWD #OnlyInDuval

The PowerUp with Pastor Terry The Drill with Dan Hicken & Jeff Prosser Helmets & Heels Cold Corn Radio

BEST NEWS WEBSITE

BEST NEWSPAPER COLUMNIST MARK WOODS Claire Goforth Charlie Patton Brentley Stead A.G. Gancarski

BEST PODCAST

THE SHORT BOX Completely Booked Opio Cold Corn Radio Dice For Brains

BEST RADIO PERSONALITY MELISSA ROSS Blythe Brumleve Robbie Rose Mark Kaye Al Letson

BEST RADIO SHOW FIRST COAST CONNECT WITH MELISSA ROSS

DAN HICKEN Jeff Prosser Frank Frangie Ryan Green Joe Cowart

89.9 WJCT Praise 107.9 96.9 The Eagle 99.1 WQIK 1010XL

ONLYINDUVAL News4Jax JaxEvents perryandrews Mister Jville ChrisJax

HARP ON SPORTS The Drill with Dan Hicken & Jeff Prosser Helmets & Heels Cold Corn Radio The Greg Larson Show

BEST TALK RADIO SHOW

FIRST COAST CONNECT WITH MELISSA ROSS Helmets & Heels 1A

BEST TALK RADIO SHOW HOST MELISSA ROSS Mark Kaye Frank Frangie Elder Joyce Hardnett

BEST TALK / NEWS RADIO STATION 89.9 WJCT 104.5 WOKV

BEST TV ANCHOR TENIKKA HUGHES Katie Jeffries Tom Wills Jennifer Waugh Lewis Turner • tie for 5th Phil Amato • tie for 5th

All hail Jacksonville’s Best New Restaurant and Best New Bar, COOP 303. It’s some seriously clucking good chicken.

BEST TV MORNING SHOW NEWS4JAX THE MORNING SHOW First Coast News Good Morning Jacksonville Action News Jax This Morning News4Jax River City Live First Coast News First Coast Living

BEST TV NEWSCAST NEWS4JAX First Coast News Action News Jax

BEST TV SPORTS ANCHOR SAM KOUVARIS Dan Hicken Chris Porter Brian Jackson Brent Martineau

BEST TV STATION NEWS4JAX First Coast News Action News Jax

BEST TV WEATHER FORECASTER MIKE BURESH Richard Nunn Tim Deegan Rebecca Barry Mike Prangley

BEST TWITTER ACCOUNT FOLIO WEEKLY @FOLIOWEEKLY GAAM @ILoveGAAM San Marco Train @sanmarcotrain Joe Talentino @iknowjax Dice For Brains @dragoncon

BEST WEBSITE

JACKSONVILLE.COM jaxevents.com jaxmomsblog.com northsidecoalitionofjacksonville.com northfloridadesign.com

MEDICAL

BEST ACUPUNCTURIST DR. SHARYL TRUTY - BALANCED PHYSICIAN CARE Wuji Acupuncture & Herbal Clinic Bow Acupuncture & Community Wellness Dr. Michael Kowalski - Acupuncture & Holistic Health Center Mark Dedrick - Axiom Wellness Center

BEST ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY THE WINDSOR AT ORTEGA Brookdale Senior Living Taylor Home Assisted Living Wyndham Lakes Sunrise Senior Living

BEST AUDIOLOGIST

MELISSA SHARPE - FIRST COAST MOBILE AUDIOLOGY Jacksonville Hearing & Balance Institute Gilliom Audiology Clear Ear Medical Hearing Staverman Hearing Centers

BEST CHIROPRACTOR

MARSHALL FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC The Joint Chiropractic Oakleaf Family Chiropractic Revolution Chiropractic Thrive Chiropractic Health Center

BEST COSMETIC SURGEON

DR. MARK CLAYMAN - DR. CLAYMAN’S PLASTIC SURGERY CENTER Dr. Robert Burke III - Ponte Vedra Plastic Surgery Dr. Roberto Garcia Dr. Michael J. Duffy Dr. Patrick Basile - Plastic Surgery & Wellness

BEST DENTIST

DR. MARGARET LESSIG, DMD Larry Burnside, DDS David & Associates Dr. Kane Sears, DMD Dr. Harvey Eber, DDS

BEST DERMATOLOGIST

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PARK AVENUE DERMATOLOGY Kristen Stewart, MD - Total Dermatology Care Center Beaches Dermatology PA First Coast Mohs

Total Dermatology Care Center

BEST EAR, NOSE & THROAT DOCTOR BAPTIST ENT SPECIALISTS R. Michael Loper, MD - North Florida Surgeons Bruce R. Maddern, MD, PL - Florida Pediatric Associates Dr. Charles Greene - Jacksonville ENT Surgery Advanced Otolaryngology Services: Richard A. Beck, MD

BEST ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION CLINIC

JACKSONVILLE IMPOTENCE TREATMENT CENTER Pinnacle Men’s Health of Jacksonville

BEST EYE CLINIC

CLAY EYE PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS Levenson Eye Associates Bowden Eye & Associates Florida Eye Specialist Dr. Carvell & Associates

BEST GERIATRIC DOCTOR

RAPHAEL BALBINO - AGEWELL CENTER FOR SENIOR HEALTH Regina Bielawski, MD - Baptist Health Mayo Clinic Jacksonville St. Vincent’s Medical Center - Geriatric Medicine Memorial Hospital - Senior Pavilion

BEST HEARING AID STORE BELTONE Clear Ear Medical Hearing Miracle-Ear U.S. Hearing Centers

BEST HIP & KNEE DOCTOR RICHARD GRIMSLEY, MD - BAPTIST HEALTH Kevin Kaplan - JOI Dr. David Heekin - Heekin Clinic Dr. Steven Crenshaw - JOI Georges El-Bahri, MD - Bahri Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

BEST HOSPITAL

BAPTIST HEALTH CENTER Mayo Clinic St Vincent’s UF Health Memorial Hospital

BEST HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH Mayo Clinic Emergency Room St. Vincent’s Medical Center Riverside UF Health North Memorial Hospital

BEST HOSPITAL FOR CANCER CARE BAPTIST MD ANDERSON Mayo Clinic UF Health Proton Therapy Institute St Vincent’s Hospital Orange Park Medical Center

BEST HOSPITAL FOR CARDIAC CARE BAPTIST HOSPITAL Mayo Clinic St. Vincent’s Medical Center Riverside UF Health Cardiovascular Center

BEST HOSPITAL FOR MATERNITY CARE BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER JACKSONVILLE St. Vincent’s Family Medicine Center Orange Park Medical Center Memorial Hospital Flagler Hospital

BEST IN-HOME ELDER CARE SERVICES CONCIERGE HOME CARE Home Instead Senior Care Welcome Homecare Florida First Care Underhill

BEST LASIK EYE CENTER JACKSONVILLE EYE CENTER Atlantic Eye Institute Florida Eye Specialists - San Marco LasikPlus The LASIK Vision Institute

BEST LASIK EYE DOCTOR DR. SCHNIPPER Dr. Jeremy W. Maida Dr. Steven Lancaster Dr. Amit Chokshi Dr. John Donovan

BEST MEDICAL GROUP UF HEALTH FAMILY MEDICINE & PEDIATRICS, NEW BERLIN RD. Balanced Physician Care Family Care Partners

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BEST MEDICAL MARIJUANA CLINIC MEDICAL MARIJUANA TREATMENT CLINICS Center for Health & Wellness All Natural Health Certifications Certified Marijuana Doctors

BEST MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY SURTERRA WELLNESS Trulieve Knox Medical VidaCann Curaleaf

BEST MEDICAL SPA

DR. CLAYMAN’S MIRACLE SPA Ideal Image Youthful Medical Spa Laser Loft Hello Smooth!

BEST MIDWIFE

SHARRON JONES - NORTH FLORIDA OB/GYN Angela Elliot - UF Health Birth Center Shea Cintron - Birth Collective of Jacksonville Tara Dettra, LM

BEST ORTHODONTIST

DR. LORI AIOSA, DMD, MS David & Associates Dr. Andrew Brown Orthodontics The Brace Place Orthodontics Rice Orthodontics

BEST PEDIATRIC DENTIST

SETZER, COCHRAN, SOARES & HUBBARD PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY Pediatric Dentristry - Drs. Beth Kailes, Nicole Staman & Allison Johnston Weaver & Stratton Pediatric Dentistry Pediatric Smiles Nemetz Dental Associates

BEST PEDIATRICIAN

TRACY TYSON, MD - BAPTIST PRIMARY CARE Latisha Brazile, MD - Carithers Pediatric Group Dr. Mary E. Soha, MD - Dr. Mary’s Place Doctor Aboushaar - Family Medical Pediatrics Hortencia Espino, MD - St. Vincent’s Health Care

BEST PHARMACY

PUBLIX SUPER MARKET Walgreens Pharmacy CVS Pharmacy Owens Pharmacy, Inc. Smart Pharmacy

BEST PHYSICIAN

DR. LOREN CLAYMAN - PLASTIC SURGERY CENTER & MIRACLE SPA B. Hudson Berry, MD - Baptist Health Kenneth Mayer, MD - Baptist Health

Dr Dr. Sharyl Truty - Balanced Physician Care Jorge B. Caballero, DO - Family Medical Centers

BEST REHAB CENTER

BROOKS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute Rehabilitation San Marco Coastal Physical Therapy Heartland Rehabilitation Services Select Physical Therapy

BEST SPORTS MEDICINE CLINIC

JACKSONVILLE ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE Balanced Physician Care Bahri Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Clinic, P.L. Sports Recovery Annex The Center for Health & Sports Medicine

BEST TATTOO REMOVAL LASER SKIN SOLUTIONS CMA Medicine E-Medical Spa

BEST URGENT CARE CLINIC CARE SPOT URGENT CARE Crucial Care Avecina Medical ERgent Care E-Med Primary Care & Walk-In Clinic

BEST VEIN TREATMENT CLINIC

ELLISON VEIN INSTITUTE St. Johns Vein Coastal Vein Vascular Institute Ponte Vedra Vein Institute South Jacksonville Vein Specialists

BEST WEIGHT LOSS CLINIC / COUNSELING BAPTIST HEALTH - BARIATRIC SURGERY Jacksonville Health & Wellness Center Metabolic Research Center 904 Thin - Lifetime Wellness The Camp Transformation Center

MONEY

BEST BANK

BANK OF AMERICA Wells Fargo SunTrust Regions Bank BBVA Compass

BEST CREDIT UNION VYSTAR CREDIT UNION Community First Credit Union Navy Federal Credit Union 121 Financial Credit Union Duval Federal Credit Union

BEST FINANCIAL PLANNER

JEFFREY MCDERMOTT - TIAA Brian Stokes - Lighthouse Wealth Management, Morgan Stanley

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Rene Gonzalez - Ameriprise Financial Larry Weisman - Wells Fargo Advisors Robert Franskousky - LPL Financial - Private Wealth

BEST INSURANCE AGENCY

BRIGHTWAY - RIVERSIDE Harden & Associates Insurance John Beck Insurance Mizrahi & Garris Insurance Agency Demetree Insurance Services

BEST INSURANCE AGENT

BRANDON BASCELLI - BRIGHTWAY INSURANCE Billy Webster - New York Life Matt Carlucci - State Farm Jonathan A. Gibbs - State Farm Kate Spilsbury - Health Wealth Simplified

BEST MORTGAGE / HOME LOAN PROVIDER VYSTAR CREDIT UNION Community First Credit Union Navy Federal Credit Union SWBC Mortgage Corporation Bright Vision Mortgage

PEOPLE

PERSONAL SERVICES BEST CAB COMPANY

UBER Lyft Jax Black Car Checker - Z Ride Cab Company

BEST CELL PHONE PROVIDER

Momni Alteration Shop Alterations by Dorothy & Ewa Durbin Cleaners & Alterations

BEST FUNERAL HOME

JACKSONVILLE MEMORY GARDENS CEMETERY & FUNERAL HOME Naugle Funeral Home & Cremation Services Sarah L. Carter’s Funeral Home Cedar Bay Funeral Home George H. Hewell & Son Funeral Homes

AT&T STORE T-Mobile MetroPCS Sprint Store Boost Mobile

BEST HOUSE CLEANING

10,000 CELLPHONES uBreakiFix TheiPhone911 Rekonekt Riverside GadgetFix Computer & Cell Phone Repair

BEST PIERCER

BEST CELL PHONE REPAIR

BEST DRYCLEANER / ALTERATIONS SAND DOLLAR CLEANERS Grove Park Cleaners

MOLLY MAID The Cleaning Authority A Well Kept Home, Inc. The Tidy Maid Perfectly Maid Cleaning Services, LLC SYNTHIA ROY - MYSTIC KOI Jon Salzer - Pure Imagination Arts Ashley Darling - GrimmWerks Studio Tattoo & Piercing Liz Tarter- A Fu Kein Good Tattoo & Body Piercing Nissi Morrison - A Fu Kein Good Tattoo & Body Piercing

BEST PIERCING STUDIO MYSTIC KOI TATTOOS & BODY PIERCING Pure Imagination Arts GrimmWerks Studios Tattoo & Piercings Black Hive Tattoo

BEST SHOE REPAIR SHOP

GUS & CO. SHOE & LUGGAGE REPAIR Edgewood Shoe Repair CJ Shoe & Luggage Repair

BEST TATTOO ARTIST

TODD LAKE - TODD LAKE TATTOO STUDIO Devin Wilson - Mystic Koi Tattoos Ralph Royals - Flagship Tattoo Gallery Luigi Cavannaro - Electric Mermaid Tattoo Myra Oh - Swan Tattoo

BEST TATTOO STUDIO

TODD LAKE TATTOO STUDIO Mystic Koi Tattoos & Body Piercing Flagship Tattoo Gallery

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BEST CHARACTER

JAXSON DEVILLE Jeremy Spicer “The Toymaker” Jalen Ramsey BeBe Deluxe Ben Frazier

BEST CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ANNA BROSCHE Tommy Hazouri Lori Boyer Garrett Dennis Scott Wilson

BEST COMMUNITY ACTIVIST HOPE McMATH John Phillips Monique Sampson Wells Todd Angie Nixon

BEST HERO

TOM COUGHLIN Shad Khan Ryan Paul Thompson Ben Frazier Wells Todd

BEST LEGISLATOR ANNA BROCHE Tracie Davis Aaron Bean Audrey Gibson Cord Byrd

BEST PERSONALITY JALEN RAMSEY Jeremy Spicer “The Toymaker” Ryan Paul Thompson Ben Frazier Joe Talentino

BEST PHILANTHROPIST DELORES BARR WEAVER Hope McMath John Phillips Preston Haskell Betsy Lovett

BEST SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER DR. PAULA D. WRIGHT Becki Couch Ashley Smith Juarez Cheryl Grimes Scott Shine

BEST SOCIAL JUSTICE CRUSADER JOHN PHILLIPS Christina Kittle Jimmy Midyette Wells Todd Lakey Love

BEST WEIRDO

JEREMY SPICER “THE TOYMAKER” Kerry Speckman Lenny Curry Kimberly Daniels Brian Hughes

WORST LOCAL ZERO CORRINE BROWN Lenny Curry Steve Zona Brian Hughes Mike Kaufmann

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Inksmith & Rogers Tattoo Studio Black Hive Tattoo

PET PARENTING BEST ANIMAL HOSPITAL

ST. FRANCIS ANIMAL HOSPITAL Forever Vets Animal Hospital of Jacksonville Beach Herschel Animal Clinic San Pablo Animal Hospital Switzerland Animal Hospital

BEST DOG PARK

KANINE SOCIAL Dog Wood Park Poochies Swim & Play Park Paws Park - Jacksonville Beach Atlantic Beach Dog Park

BEST DOG TREAT BAKERY

WOOF GANG BAKERY & GROOMING Bark on Park Pawfection Bakery Redbones Gourmet Dog Bakery & Boutique Pawlicious Creations

BEST PET ACCESSORIES

BARK ON PARK Pet Supermarket Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming Petco Animal Supplies Pro-Vet Supply Store

BEST PET DAY CARE

BARK ON PARK AVE. Pet Paradise Coastal Veterinary Hospital & Pet Resort Camp Bow Wow Happy Hound Dog Resorts

BEST PET FUNERAL SERVICES

PAW PRINTS PET CREMATORY Laps of Love Jacksonville Pet Funeral Home & Pet Crematory Cherished Pets Cremation Services Pet Angel Memorial Center

BEST PET GROOMER

GROOMINGDALES DOG SALON Forever Vets Animal Hospital Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming The Spotted Dog Spa Fluffy Cuts

BEST PET OVERNIGHT BOARDING PET PARADISE Bark on Park Ooh La La Pet Spaw & Hotel Camp Bow Wow Happy Hound Dog Resorts

BEST PET RESCUE ORGANIZATION JACKSONVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY First Coast No More Homeless Pets Safe Animal Shelter Ana’s Angels Animal Rescue Florida Urgent Rescue

BEST PET STORE

PET SUPERMARKET PetSmart Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming, Fleming Island Salty Paws Healthy Pet Market EarthWise Pet Supply

BEST VETERINARIAN

DR. SUSAN SHELTON - ST. FRANCIS ANIMAL HOSPITAL Dr. Zachary Bissell - Coastal Veterinary Clinic Alison Rogers - A Cat Clinic Dr. Barbara Kempf - Herschel Animal Clinic Dr. Moody McCall - San Pablo Animal Hospital

RETAIL

BEST ANTIQUE STORE AVONLEA ANTIQUES & DESIGN GALLERY Fans & Stoves Antique Mall Southern Crossing Antique Mall Always Buying Antiques / Yours Truly Great American Antique Mall

BEST ART SUPPLY STORE

REDDI-ARTS Hobby Lobby Michaels Joann Fabrics & Crafts A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts 26 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | NOVEMBER 14-20, 2018

BEST BABY STORE ONCE UPON A CHILD Buy Buy Baby Willie’s The Growing Tree Diane’s Baby & Children’s Warehousing

BEST BOOKSTORE

CHAMBLIN BOOKMINE Barnes & Noble San Marco Bookstore The BookMark The Book Nook

BEST BOUTIQUE

GREASE RAGS CLOTHING COMPANY Edge City BOBBYK Boutique Boutique Unique Gottahaveit

BEST CBD OIL STORE

ALL DAY VAPE Hydroponic Unique Goods The CBD Store of Jacksonville Beach The Terp Market & Lounge Vapor Smoke Shop

BEST CHOCOLATIER

PETERBROOKE CHOCOLATIER Sweet Pete’s Kilwin’s Chocolates Creme de la Cocoa Heavenly Chocolate Creations

BEST COMIC BOOK STORE

MYTHICAL MOUNTAIN Borderlands Comics & Games 2nd & Charles Altered Egos Comics & Games Cosmic Comics

BEST COMPUTER STORE

APPLE - ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER Best Buy Microsoft Store - St. Johns Town Center Dorks Discount Computers PCLiquidations

BEST CONSIGNMENT STORE

FIFI’S FINE RESALE APPAREL Plato’s Closet Sweet Repeats Consignment Ms. Mulligan’s Consignment Boutique C.U.T. Consignment

BEST CONVENIENCE STORE DAILY’S - DASH Wawa Gate Speedway Circle K

BEST CUPCAKE STORE SWEET THEORY BAKING CO. Sweet By Holly CamiCakes Cupcakes Sivada’s Cupcakery Smallcakes Cupcakery & Creamery

BEST DEPARTMENT STORE

STEINMART Nordstrom St. Johns Town Center Kohl’s Atlantic Blvd.

Dillard’s Belk

BEST EYEGLASS STORE VUE OPTICAL BOUTIQUE Wilson & Wilson Optical Davalt Optical Bob Ham Eyewear Pullen Eye Care

BEST FASHION ACCESSORIES STORE SUBCULTURE CORSETS & CLOTHING BOBBYK Boutique Wolf & Cub Boutique Unique tenley dietrich

BEST FIREWORKS STORE PHANTOM FIREWORKS Superior Fireworks Extreme Fireworks

BEST FLEA MARKET

PECAN PARK FLEA & FARMERS’ MARKET Ramona Flea Market Beach Boulevard Flea Market Saint Augustine Flea Market Bargain House of Fleas, Blanding Blvd.

BEST OUTDOOR FURNITURE

KUHN FLOWERS St. Johns Flower Market Glenn Certain Floral Design Chanel Lee - Living Beauty Florals Floriade Florist

BEST OUTLET MALL STORE

DREAMETTE Whit’s Frozen Custard Bruster’s Real Ice Cream sweetFrog Frozen Yogurt Chilled Flavors

BEST PAWN SHOP

BEST FLORIST

BEST FROZEN YOGURT / ICE CREAM

BEST FURNITURE STORE IKEA JACKSONVILLE HOME FURNISHINGS Ashley HomeStore Rooms To Go Furniture Store Wayne’s Fine Furniture & Bedding European Leather Gallery

BEST GIFT STORE

MIDNIGHT SUN IMPORTS, INC. Gottahaveit Shorelines Gift Shop Boutique Unique Coconut Barrel - The Artisan Market

BEST HARDWARE STORE

HAGAN ACE HARDWARE Turner Ace Hardware Curry Thomas Hardware Stores Proctor Ace Hardware Ray Ware Hardware

BEST HOBBY SHOP HOBBY LOBBY Reddi-Arts Michael’s Hobby World Troops of Time

BEST HOME ELECTRONICS STORE BEST BUY Sears

BEST JEWELER

Jaffe Rug Gallery Oriental Rug House Rug Gallery PALM CASUAL FURNITURE Pratt Guys Florida Backyard Summer Classics Home - Jacksonville New Spring Home & Patio DILLARD’S CLEARANCE CENTER Saks OFF 5TH LOFT Outlet J.Crew Factory Brooks Brothers Factory Store GOLD STAR JEWELRY & PAWN Value Pawn & Jewelry Cash America Pawn First Coast Pawn

BEST RECORD STORE

YESTERDAY & TODAY RECORDS DJ’s Record Shop Wolfson Equipment & Records

BEST SALVAGE / RECYCLING STORE ECO RELICS Habijax Restore G & H Reclaims, LLC

BEST SEX SHOP

SUNSET NOVELTIES Adam & Eve Inserection Temptations Hustler Hollywood

BEST SHOE STORE

DSW DESIGNER SHOE WAREHOUSE 1st Place Sports Boutique Unique Carla Shoes & Accessories Comfy Soles

BEST SMOKE SHOP

SMOKE CITY The Glass Eye Vapor Smoke SmokeBucks Smoke & Vape Shop Azeus Smoke Shop

UNDERWOOD JEWELERS Christoff Jewelers Diamonds Direct Jacksonville Miriam’s Jewelry Jewels by Lubeck

BEST THRIFT STORE

TOTAL WINE & MORE Riverside Liquors ABC Fine Wine & Spirits Broudy’s Liquors Grape & Grain Exchange

BEST TOBACCO SHOP

BEST LIQUOR STORE

BEST MALL / SHOPPING CENTER

HOPE’S CLOSET THRIFT STORE The Thrift Store The Salvation Army Family Store & Donation Center BEAM Thrift St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store TOBACCO COVE

BEST TOY STORE GREEN ALLIGATOR Mythical Mountain Heyday!

Toy Kingdom Villa Villekulla Neighborhood Toy Store

ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER The Avenues Mall River City Marketplace Orange Park Mall Regency Square Mall

BEST VAPE SHOP

IKEA Mattress Firm Wayne’s Fine Furniture & Bedding Sweet Dreams Bedrooms Direct Beds, Beds, Beds - Mattress Outlet

BEST VINTAGE CLOTHING STORE

NORDSTROM ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER Rosenblum’s - Jacksonville Men’s Wearhouse Beau Outfitters Brooks Brothers

BEST WESTERN SHOE STORE

BEST MATTRESS STORE

BEST MEN’S CLOTHING STORE

BEST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT STORE GEORGE’S MUSIC Guitar Center Mockshop Music Exchange Music & Arts Keyboard Connection

BEST ORIENTAL RUG STORE HOOSHANG ORIENTAL RUG GALLERY Mussallem Galleries

ALL DAY VAPE Speakeasy Vaporium Blackhat Vapor New Leaf Vapor Company Vapor Smoke Shop

SUBCULTURE CORSETS & CLOTHING Grease Rags Clothing Company That Poor Girl Vintage Wolf & Cub The Way We Were Vintage Boutique BOOT BARN Callie Kay’s General Store

BEST WINE SHOP

TOTAL WINE & MORE Bernie’s Wine Stop Wine Warehouse of Atlantic Beach Broudy’s Liquors Tim’s Wine Shop

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In the Historic Shoppes of Avondale, HOOSHANG ORIENTAL RUG GALLERY has been a standard of style, elegance and authenticity for more than 30 years. Catch their stunning nutcracker window display, a show-stopper every holiday season!

GREASE RAGS CLOTHING COMPANY Wolfgang Boutique Unique tenley dietrich Jane Doe Boutique

SPIRITUAL BEST CHURCH

THE CHURCH OF ELEVEN22 Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church Word of Life Empowerment Center Unity Church of Jacksonville Southside Assembly of God

BEST MOSQUE

ISLAMIC CENTER OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA Amity Turkish Cultural Center Baymeadows Islamic Center Islamic Center of Orange Park

BEST SYNAGOGUE

JEWISH COMMUNITY ALLIANCE The Temple - Congregation Ahavath Chesed Jacksonville Jewish Center Beth El - The Beaches Synagogue Chabad of Southside

SPORTS & RECREATION BEST ATHLETE

KERI LONG LEWIS AKA FANCY SCHMANCY, JACKSONVILLE ROLLERGIRLS Jalen Ramsey - Jaguars Calais Cambell - Jaguars Leonard Fournette - Jaguars Cliff Avril - Clay High School NFL

BEST BAIT & TACKLE

STRIKE-ZONE FISHING B & M Bait & Tackle Browns Creek Fish Camp, Inc. Arlington Bait & Tackle Rick’s Bait, Tackle & Marine

BEST BICYCLE SHOP ZENCOG Open Road Bicycles Champion Cycling SKIDS Bike & Brew SuperCorsa Cycles

BEST BMXER

PAT LALLY Joey Corey Kevin Whitham

BEST BOAT SALES / SERVICE MARINEMAX JACKSONVILLE - BEACH MARINE Lamb’s Yacht Center, Inc. North Florida Yacht Sales Discount Boats Haskell Marine Waylen Bay Marine St. Augustine

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Bowl America Main Event Entertainment King Pins Bowling Center

BEST BOXING CLUB

9ROUND JACKSONVILLE Boxing Yard TITLE Boxing Club

BEST DANCE STUDIO

THE WORLD OF DANCE Debbie’s Dance Company Britney Boyd Dance Company All About Ballroom The Movement Arts Academy

BEST DIVE SHOP

DIVERS SUPPLY JACKSONVILLE Atlantic Pro Dive First Coast Divers Scuba Tiger Scuba Rite

BEST DRIVING RANGE

TOP GOLF Blue Sky Golf Club Windsor Parke Golf Club Master-Fit Golf Teaching & Fitting Academy Coastal Indoor Golf

BEST FISHING TOURNAMENT

GREATER JACKSONVILLE KINGFISH TOURNAMENT Jacksonville Flounder Pounder for Autism Northeast Florida Wahoo Shootout Netti Kayak Fishing Tournament Premier Trout Tournament

BEST GOLF COURSE

TPC SAWGRASS Ponte Vedra Inn & Club Eagle Landing Golf Club Bent Creek Golf Course Windsor Parke Golf Club

BEST GOLF SHOP

PGA TOUR SUPERSTORE Edwin Watts Golf

BEST GYMNASTICS / CHEERLEADING GYM NORTH FLORIDA GYMNASTICS & CHEERLEADING Gymnastics Unlimited TNT Gymnastics & Fitness Infinity Allstars Cheerleading Starlight Gymnastics

BEST HEALTH & FITNESS CLUB YMCA Planet Fitness Bailey’s Health & Fitness The Exchange Fitness HiReformance Institute

BEST KARATE STUDIO

MIDDLEBURG MARTIAL ARTS Karate America Michael Lee’s Dojo Martial Arts Center Ludus Martial Arts LLC AFR Christian Karate

BEST KAYAK SHOP BLACK CREEK OUTFITTERS

Kayak Amelia Strike-Zone Fishing St. Augustine Paddlesports Rick’s Bait & Tackle

BEST MOTORCYCLE SALES / SERVICE ADAMEC HARLEY DAVIDSON Beach Boulevard Motorsports Cycles of Jacksonville BMW Motorcycles of Jacksonville RideNow Powersports of Jacksonville

BEST OUTDOOR OUTFITTER / CAMPING STORE

BEST SURF SHOP SUNRISE SURF SHOP Aqua East Fort George Surf Shop Jax Beach Surf Shop Austin’s Surf Shop

BEST SURFER

TONY PRAT Tristan Thompson Dick Rosborough India Pimentel Ryan Conner

REI JACKSONVILLE Academy Sports Black Creek Outfitters Dick’s Sporting Goods Army Navy Outdoors

TEAM SPORTS

JACKSONVILLE POWERSPORTS Beach Blvd Motorsports RideNow Powersports

BEST AXEMEN PLAYER

BEST PERSONAL WATERCRAFT DEALER

BEST PILATES STUDIO

POWER PILATES PLUS Everbalance Yoga Barre Pilates Tehila’s Pilates InnerWork Studio HiReformance Institute

BEST ARMADA PLAYER MECHACK JEROME Josh Castellanos Alhassanne Keita

LACHLAN BRISTOW Jon Purnell Kristofer Townsel

David Thomas Desta Bailey

BEST COLLEGE SPORTS TEAM UNF - BASEBALL JU - Football JU - Women’s Basketball Edward Waters College - Football Flagler College - Hockey

BEST HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS TEAM WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL The Bolles School Bishop Kenny High School Trinity Christian Academy Bartram Trail High School

BEST JAGUAR CHEERLEADER SARA SHAPRIO Jada Calhoun Whitney Cowart Sarah Miller Emily Kubowicz

BEST JAGUAR PLAYER JALEN RAMSEY

Calais Campbell Blake Bortles Leonard Fournette Telvin Smith

BEST JUMBO SHRIMP PLAYER CODY POTEET Monte Harrison Eric Jagielo

BEST PLACE TO WATCH A JAGUARS AWAY GAME HOPTINGER Sneakers Sports Grille Mojo Kitchen, BBQ Pit & Blues Bar Dick’s Wings & Grill, San Pablo Lillian’s Sports Grill

BEST PRO SPORTS TEAM

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Baseball Club Jacksonville Icemen Jacksonville Sharks Jacksonville Axemen

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BEST POOL HALL

PETE’S BAR Perfect Rack Billiards Park Avenue Billiards Rack’em Up Sports Bar & Billiards Q Ball

BEST PUBLIC PARK

MEMORIAL PARK / RIVERSIDE Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park Boone Park South Playground Jarboe Park Alpine Grove / Fruit Cove

BEST RV SALES / SERVICE

DICK GORE’S RV WORLD Camping World Travelcamp RV of Jacksonville

BEST S.U.P. SHOP

BLACK CREEK OUTFITTERS Jax Surf & Paddle REI Jacksonville St. Augustine Paddle Sports iRocker SUP

BEST SHOOTING RANGE

ON TARGET SPORTS Gateway Rifle & Pistol Club Basics Range & Gun Green Acres Sporting Goods Jacksonville Clay Target Sports

BEST SKATE PARK

KONA SKATE PARK The Skate Yard Emerson Skatepark Orange Park Skatepark Robert-Laryn Skate Park - Treaty Park

BEST SKATEBOARDER MIKE PETERSON Devon Smith Matt Fink Brody Harris Raymond Ramdass

BEST SKIMBOARDER EMILY SAVAGE Matt Fink Matt Wetmore

BEST SPORTING GOODS STORE ACADEMY SPORTS + OUTDOORS Dicks Sporting Goods Hibbett Sports

BEST SPORTS EQUIPMENT CONSIGNMENT STORE PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS Cash America Pawn Money Mizer Pawns & Jewelers of Jacksonville

BEST SURF CAMP

SUNRISE SURF SHOP Saltwalter Cowgirls Surf Camp Jax Surf & Paddle Thompson Surf School Endless Summer Surf Camp

BEST SURF INSTRUCTOR TRISTAN THOMPSON Scott Holmes Zach Lockwood JR Dubose Jeff Tarr

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BEST SHARKS PLAYER

BEST PLACE TO GET MARRIED

DERRICK ROSS Marvin Ross Danny Southwick Cody Saul

TOURISM JACKSONVILLE ZOO & GARDENS St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park Amelia River Cruises & Charters Adventure Landing, Jacksonville Beach

BEST BEACH

HANNA PARK Atlantic Beach Huguenot Mickler’s Landing Vilano Beach

BEST BED & BREAKFAST / INN RIVERDALE INN Elizabeth Pointe Lodge Addison on Amelia Fairbanks House St. Johns Housebed & Breakfast

BEST HOTEL

ONE OCEAN RESORT & SPA Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort Four Points by Sheraton Jacksonville Beachfront Ramada Inn Mandarin Hyatt Place St. Johns Town Center

BEST ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BUFFET

EPPING FOREST YACHT CLUB The Hilltop Restaurant TPC Sawgrass Blue Fish Restaurant & Oyster Bar Ramada Inn Mandarin

BEST AMERICAN RESTAURANT

THE HILLTOP RESTAURANT Epping Forest Yacht Club Enza’s Italian Restaurant TPC Sawgrass Mediterrania Restaurant

BEST APPETIZERS

KUHN FLOWERS Marble + Pine

BEST BAGELS

BEST RECEPTION LOCATION

BEST ATTRACTION

Aqua Grill

THE HILLTOP RESTAURANT The Glass Factory The Courtyard at 200 First Street The Keeler Property Friday Musicale, Inc.

BEST REHEARSAL DINNER RESTAURANT

BEST WEDDING FLORIST

FUJI SUSHI 5thElement Indian Restaurant Havana Jax Ginger’s Southern Cooking GiGi’s Restaurant Buffet METRO DINER The Salty Pelican The Loop Pizza Grill Grumpy’s Restaurant The Open Grill Cafe

MOJO KITCHEN, BBQ PIT & BLUES BAR Salty Pelican Bar & Grill Berndt Ends BBQ The Fish Company The Well Watering Hole Bistro PANERA BREAD

The pride of Atlantic Beach, the members of THE FIREWATER TENT REVIVAL have been entertaining us for more than eight years. This year they took first prize for best band - original music.

WICKED BARLEY BREWING COMPANY Engine 15 Brewing Co. Veterans United Craft Brewery Hyperion Brewing Company

BEST BREWED IPA

INTUITION ALE WORKS Bold City Brewery Main & Six Brewing Company Engine 15 Brewing Co. Atlantic Beach Brewing Company: Duality

BEST BREWED LAGER Floriade Florist Jade Violet Wedding & Event Floral Boutique Fleurs de Vedra

ST. AUGUSTINE HISTORIC DISTRICT Amelia Island Ponte Vedra Inn & Club Flamingo Lake RV Resort, Inc. South Ponte Vedra Beach

BEST WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

CRUISE PLANNERS Riverside Tours & Travel AAA Ponte Vedra Odyssey Travel - Jacksonville Discount Travel Brokerage Services

BEST WEDDING PLANNER

BED BATH & BEYOND Pottery Barn Underwood’s Jewelry Avondale Gift Boutique Pineapple Post 30 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | NOVEMBER 14-20, 2018

AARDWOLF BREWING COMPANY Wicked Barley Brewing Company Veterans United Craft Brewery Engine 15 Brewing Co. Atlantic Beach Brewing Company

BEST BREWED CIDER

BEST SCENIC VIEW

BEST BRIDAL REGISTRY

BEST BELGIAN-STLYE BEER

METRO DINER Maple Street Biscuit Company Grumpy’s Restaurant Oceana Diner Breezy Coffee Shop Wine Bar

HISTORIC ST. AUGUSTINE Five Points Clark’s Fish Camp Kingsley Plantation Alhambra Theatre & Dining

DAVID’S BRIDAL The White Magnolia Bridal Collection Rachel Ann Bridal Love, a Bridal Boutique Bella Bridesmaids

EUROPEAN STREET CAFE V Pizza & Tap Garden Beer:30 - San Marco Alewife Bottleshop & Tasting Room Grassroots Natural Market

BEST BREAKFAST

BEST PLACE TO TAKE OUT OF TOWN GUEST

BEST BRIDAL / FORMAL WEAR

BEST BEER SELECTION

TERRA GAUCHA BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse Texas de Brazil

HISTORIC ST. AUGUSTINE Savannah Ichetucknee Springs Fernandina Beach Deleon Springs State Park

WEDDINGS

AARDWOLF BREWING COMPANY Engine 15 Brewing Co. Keg & Coin The Justice Pub Town Beer Co.

BEST BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE

BEST ONE-TANK GETAWAY

BEST TRAVEL AGENCY

BEST BEER BAR

BISCOTTIS Bistro Aix Rue Saint Marc North Beach Bistro The Well Watering Hole Bistro

THE SEAHORSE OCEANFRONT INN St. George Inn Hotel Palms Conch House Motel Beachside Motel

BEST STAYCATION LOCATION

LEMON BAR Flying Iguana Taqueria & Tequila Bar Lynch’s Irish Pub Ragtime Tavern, Seafood & Grille Green Room Brewing, LLC

BEST BISTRO

BEST HOTEL / MOTEL

LITTLE TALBOT ISLAND STATE PARK Heckscher Drive Guana River State Park Hanna Park Cedar Point Boat Ramp

BEST BEACH BAR

Einstein Bros. Bagels Bagels ’r Us & Deli Bagel Love Bite a Bagel

NICOLE PIPER PHOTOGRAPHY Brent Culbertson Photography Corinna Hoffman Photography Klara Cu Photography & Design Brandy Lawrence Photography

BEST BAKERY

EVENTS BY AMANDA Diamonds & Pearls Events Events by Tiffany J Stacey Martorano - Hilltop Club Lovelee Events

BEST BARBECUE RESTAURANT

WINE & DINE BEST 24-HOUR RESTAURANT WAFFLE HOUSE IHOP Denny’s Krystal Huddle House

BEST AL FRESCO DINING BLACK SHEEP RESTAURANT Taverna Moxie Kitchen + Cocktails Sliders Oyster Bar

CINOTTI’S BAKERY Sweet Theory Community Loaves Nothing Bundt Cakes Amaretti Desserts

THE BEARDED PIG Mojo BBQ Berndt Ends BBQ Fred Cottens Landmark BBQ Woodpecker’s Backyard BBQ

BEST BARISTA

JESS - BOLD BEAN SAN MARCO Will Morgan - Vagabond Coffee Jill - Southern Grounds, San Marco Amanda - Brew Five Points Skylar - Breezy Coffee Shop & Wine Bar

BEST BARTENDER

BRIAN - CULHANE’S IRISH PUB Mariah Back - European Street Cafe Barry Callaway - Ragtime Tavern Sydney Barber - The Well Watering Hole Bistro Danielle Sullivan - Whiskey Jax, Baymeadows

INTUITION ALE WORKS Bold City Brewery Engine 15 Brewing Co. Wicked Barley Brewing Company Hyperion Brewing Company

BEST BREWED MEAD

WICKED BARLEY BREWING COMPANY Southern Swells Brewing Co.

BEST BREWED PALE ALE

INTUITION ALE WORKS Bold City Brewery Main & Six Brewing Company Engine 15 Brewing Co. Dog Rose Brewing Co.

BEST BREWED PORTER

AARDWOLF BREWING COMPANY Engine 15 Brewing Co. Main & Six Brewing Ancient City Brewing Bog Brewing Company

BEST BREWED SOUR

AARDWOLF BREWING COMPANY Engine 15 Brewing Co. Southern Swells Brewing Co. Atlantic Beach Brewing Company Bottlenose Brewing

BEST BREWED STOUT

INTUITION ALE WORKS

Bold City Brewery Engine 15 Brewing Co. Main & Six Brewing Company Hyperion Brewing Company

BEST BREWED WHEAT / HEFEWEIZEN / WIT BEER

Mandarin Cigar Bar Isabela’s Bar Cuba

BEST COCKTAIL SELECTION THE VOLSTEAD Sidecar Grape & Grain Exchange Rue Saint Marc Mojo No. 4, Urban BBQ Whiskey Bar

AARDWOLF BREWING COMPANY Veterans United Craft Brewery Bold City Brewery Main & Six Brewing Company Engine 15 Brewing Co.

BEST COFFEEHOUSE

INTUITION ALE WORKS Aardwolf Brewing Company Bold City Brewery Engine 15 Brewing Co. Main & Six Brewing Company

BEST COLOMBIAN RESTAURANT

BEST BREWERY

BEST BREWPUB

BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS Southern Grounds & Co. Vagabond Coffee Breezy Coffee Shop Wine Bar Social Grounds Coffee Company

SALENTO COLOMBIAN STEAK HOUSE Delicias Colombianas Antojitos Colombianos Panaderia

INTUITION ALE WORKS Wicked Barley Brewing Company Engine 15 Brewing Co. Amelia Tavern Restaurant & Brewpub Bottlenose Brewing

BEST CRAB SHACK

Kings Head British Pub The British Pub

BEST CUBAN RESTAURANT

BEST BRITISH PUB BEST BRUNCH

RESTAURANT ORSAY Culhane’s Irish Pub & Restaurant Grumpy’s Restaurant Oceana Diner First Coast Deli & Grill

BEST BUFFET

5THELEMENT INDIAN RESTAURANT Copeland’s of New Orleans Osaka Japanese Restaurant Southern Charm GiGi’s Restaurant Buffet

BEST BURGER

M SHACK Poe’s Tavern The Loop Pizza Grill T-Rays Burger Station Tasty’s Fresh Burgers & Fries

BEST BURRITO

BURRITO GALLERY DOWNTOWN Lola’s Burrito & Burger Joint Cantina Louie La Nopalera Mexican Restaurant Hightide Burrito Co.

BEST CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT PUSSER’S BAR & GRILLE De Real Ting Cafe Caribbean Sunrise Bakery & Restaurant Star’s Caribbean Restaurant Latin Creations

BEST CATERING

THE BREAD & BOARD Woodpeckers Backyard BBQ The Hilltop Restaurant Memphis Jax BBQ Grumpy’s Restaurant

BEST CHEAP DATE RESTAURANT HAWKERS ASIAN STREET FARE European Street Cafe Carmines Pie House Nacho Taco Super Food & Brew

BEST CHEF

CHEF KENNY GILBERT - GILBERT’S SOCIAL Sam Efron, Taverna Chef Alex Yim - Matthew’s Restaurant Chef Dennis Chan - Blue Bamboo Garrett Ley - The Fish Co.

BEST CHICKEN WINGS V PIZZA Dick’s Wings & Grill Buffalo Wild Wings Wing-It Wild Wing Cafe

BEST CHINESE RESTAURANT HAWKERS ASIAN STREET FARE Blue Bamboo Peony Asian Bistro Chef Chan Asian Cuisine Rice Bowl Asian Cuisine

BEST CIGAR BAR

ISLAND GIRL WINE & CIGAR BAR Aromas Cigar, Wine & Martini Bar Tobacco Galore - Wine Down Cigar Lounge

BLUE CRAB CRABHOUSE RESTAURANT The Juicy Crab Joe’s Crab Shack Boiling Crawfish Yummy Crab Seafood Restaurant & Sports Bar MAMBOS CUBAN CAFÉ Havana Jax Sugar Cane Authentic Cuban Food Hola Cuban Cafe Guanaroca Cuban & Puerto Rican Cuisine

BEST DELI

EUROPEAN STREET CAFE Pinegrove Market & Deli Larry’s Giant Subs Native Sun Natural Foods Market Whiteway Delicatessen

BEST DESSERTS

BISCOTTIS European Street Cafe Restaurant Orsay 4 Rivers Smokehouse Taverna

BEST DIM SUM

HAWKERS ASIAN STREET FARE Timwah Chinese Dim Sum Restaurant Blue Bamboo DOMU Pho Dim Sum

BEST DINER

METRO DINER Ellen’s Kitchen Edgewood Diner Oceana Diner Grumpy’s Restaurant

BEST DIVE BAR

PETE’S BAR Dahlia’s Pour House Ginger’s Place Shantytown Pub Walnut Inn

BEST DOMINICAN RESTAURANT PUERTO PLATA RESTAURANT El Mofongo Latin House Grill

BEST DOUGHNUTS

DONUT SHOPPE Cinotti’s Bakery & Sandwich Shop Good Dough Sweet Theory Baking Co. The Mini Bar

BEST FAMILY RESTAURANT

METRO DINER The Loop Pizza Grill The Fish Company The Well Watering Hole Bistro Oceana Diner

BEST FARM-TO-TABLE RESTAURANT BLACK SHEEP RESTAURANT Southern Roots Filling Station Moxie Kitchen + Cocktails Taverna Bellwether

BEST FILIPINO RESTAURANT FIL-AM EATERY & BBQ Manila Thai Restaurant Jeepney Stop

BEST FINE DINING RESTAURANT RESTAURANT ORSAY

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BEST HOMESTYLE RESTAURANT

Cowford Chophouse Matthew’s Restaurant The Capital Grille The Wine Cellar

THE POTTER’S HOUSE SOUL FOOD BISTRO Beach Road Chicken Dinners The Homestead Restaurant Grumpy’s Restaurant Oceana Diner

BEST FISH CAMP

WHITEY’S FISH CAMP Clark’s Fish Camp Seafood Restaurant Julington Creek Fish Camp Palm Valley Fish Camp Palms Fish Camp Restaurant

BEST HOOKAH LOUNGE

CASBAH CAFE Sahara Cafe & Bar Beirut Restaurant Taverna Yamas - Jacksonville Trio Hookah Lounge

BEST FOOD TRUCK

THE HAPPY GRILLED CHEESE Murray Hillbilly Berndt Ends BBQ Fusion Food Truck Pie 95 Pizza

BEST HOT DOG

EUROPEAN STREET CAFE Hazel’s Hot Dogs The Stuffed Beaver Brewz ’n’ Dawgz Graffiti Junktion Jacksonville Beach

BEST FRENCH FRIES FIVE GUYS Cruisers Grill Mojo Bar-B-Que Olio Restaurant Oceana Diner

BEST INDIAN RESTAURANT

5THELEMENT INDIAN RESTAURANT India’s Restaurant JaxSpice Masala Indian Cuisine

BEST FRENCH RESTAURANT

Sam Won Garden Restaurant Rice & Noodles

BEST LATE NIGHT MENU

DERBY ON PARK Crispy’s Springfield Gallery Casbah Cafe Whiteway Deli & Tavern Taverna Yamas

BEST LOCALLY OWNED RESTAURANT RESTAURANT ORSAY The Fish Company Moxie Kitchen + Cocktails Taverna Whiskey Jax

BEST MAC & CHEESE

BERNDT ENDS BBQ Gilbert’s Social V Pizza Spliffs Gastropub Maple Street Biscuit Company

BEST MARGARITA

FLYING IGUANA TAQUERIA & TEQUILA BAR TacoLu

RESTAURANT ORSAY The French Pantry Rue Saint Marc Bistro Aix JJ’s Bistro De Paris

Noura Cafe Hala’s Mideast Eatery & Market Yafa Grills Kabob-e

BEST ROMANTIC RESTAURANT RESTAURANT ORSAY Matthew’s Restaurant Azurea at One Ocean Mezza Restaurant & Bar Moxie Kitchen + Cocktails

BEST NEIGHBORHOOD BAR THE SALTY PELICAN Sidecar Ragtime Tavern, Seafood & Grille Culhane’s Irish Pub & Restaurant Grape & Grain Exchange

BEST NEW BAR

COOP 303 River & Post Keg & Coin The Justice Pub Crispy’s Springfield Gallery

BEST NEW RESTAURANT

COOP 303 River & Post Rue Saint Marc Crane Ramen Jacksonville Crispy’s Springfield Gallery

BEST FRIED CHICKEN

BEST ORGANIC RESTAURANT

BEACH ROAD CHICKEN DINNERS Metro Diner The Potter’s House Soul Food Bistro The Homestead Restaurant The Hangar Bay Café & Gallery

HOUSE OF LEAF & BEAN ORGANIC RESTAURANT & CAFE Southern Roots Community Loaves The Mustard Seed Kairos

BEST GASTROPUB

KICKBACKS GASTROPUB Culhane’s Irish Pub & Restaurant Spliffs Gastropub Whiskey Jax - Jax Beach Super Food & Brew

BEST OYSTERS

HAMBURGER MARY’S Park Place Lounge Metro Entertainment Complex Bo’s Coral Reef Restaurant Incahoots

BEST PERUVIAN RESTAURANT

SALTY PELICAN BAR & GRILL Safe Harbor The Fish Company Blue Fish Restaurant & Oyster Bar LuLu’s Waterfront Grille

BEST GAY / LESBIAN BAR

BEST GERMAN RESTAURANT GERMAN SCHNITZEL HAUS European Street Cafe Hoptinger Bier Garden & Sausage House

CEVICHE JAX Pisco’s Restaurant Llama Restaurant El Rinconcito de Lima

BEST PHO / VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT

It’s official: these smiling faces at Neptune Beach’s FLYING IGUANA TAQUERIA & TEQUILA BAR are purveyors of award-winning margaritas and guacamole.

BOWL OF PHO PK Noodles Pho Today Yummy Pho A Bit of Saigon

BEST GLUTEN-FREE RESTAURANT HOUSE OF LEAF & BEAN ORGANIC RESTAURANT & CAFE Southern Roots Filling Station Kathy’s Table Green Erth Bistro Foo Dog Curry Traders

BEST GREEK RESTAURANT

ATHENIAN OWL Athens Cafe Greek Street Kitchen & Bar Taverna Yamas - Jacksonville Athena Restaurant

BEST GUACAMOLE

FLYING IGUANA TAQUERIA & TEQUILA BAR Cantina Laredo El Jefe Cantina Louie La Nopalera Mexican Restaurant

BEST HAPPY HOUR

BLUE FISH RESTAURANT & OYSTER BAR The Fish Company Carmines Pie House Crispy’s Springfield Gallery The Well Watering Hole Bistro

BEST HEALTHY FAST FOOD

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Maa Kitchen

BEST IRISH PUB

La Nopalera Mexican Restaurant Lola’s Burrito & Burger Joint El Jefe

CULHANE’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT Lynch’s Irish Pub Fly’s Tie Irish Pub Fionn MacCool’s Barley Republic

BEST MARTINI

SABRA CAFE Gili’s Kitchen

BEST MEAL UNDER $10

BEST ISRAELI RESTAURANT BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANT VITO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT Enza’s Taverna Primi Piatti Casa Dora Italian Cafe

BEST JAMAICAN RESTAURANT CARIBBEAN SUNRISE BAKERY & RESTAURANT Pepper Pot Restaurant

BEST JAPENESE RESTAURANT CRANE RAMEN Osaka Japanese Steak House Sake House DOMU Kaika Teppanyaki Asian Fusion

BEST KOREAN RESTAURANT KIMS KOREAN BBQ RESTAURANT GangNam Korean Restaurant

OCEAN 60 RESTAURANT Grape & Grain Exchange Flying Iguana Taqueria & Tequila Bar Bonefish Grill The Fish Company AL’S PIZZA Angie’s Subs Carmines Pie House The Well Watering Hole Bistro Oceana Diner

BEST MEDITERRANEAN RESTAURANT HOVAN GOURMET MEDITERRANEAN Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe Zodiac Bar & Grill Mandaloun Mediterranean Cuisine Mediterrania Restaurant

BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT

LA NOPALERA TacoLu Flying Iguana Taqueria & Tequila Bar Lola’s Burrito & Burger Joint El Jefe

BEST MIDDLE EASTERN RESTAURANT WAFAA & MIKE’S CAFE

BEST PIMENTO CHEESE BLACK SHEEP RESTAURANT European Street Cafe Moxie Kitchen + Cocktails South Kitchen & Spirits Bellwether

BEST PIZZA

V PIZZA Moon River Pizza Al’s Pizza Carmines Pie House Moon Dog Pie House

BEST PUB

CULHANE’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT Kickbacks Gastropub Lynch’s Irish Pub The Justice Pub Fionn MacCool’s

BEST PUERTO RICAN RESTAURANT LECHONERA EL COQUI Latin Creations El Pegao El Taino Bar & Restaurant

BEST RAMEN

CRANE RAMEN Indochine The Hangar Bay Café & Gallery DOMU Karai Ramen Bistro

BEST RESTAURANT DELIVERY SERVICE GRUB HUB Community Couriers of Jacksonville Bite Squad Restaurant Delivery Service DoorDash Delivery Dudes

BEST RESTAURANT SERVER

MARIAH AT EUROPEAN STREET - SAN MARCO Evelyn at Super Food & Brew Jessica at Oceana Diner Taylor Lawrence at Grumpy’s Restaurant Elisha Delarosa at Taverna Yamas

BEST RESTAURANT TO IMPRESS A DATE COWFORD CHOPHOUSE Restaurant Orsay Black Sheep Restaurant Rue Saint Marc Taverna

BEST RIBS

THE BEARDED PIG Fred Cotten’s Landmark BBQ Mojo Kitchen Berndt Ends BBQ Woodpeckers Backyard BBQ

Sun Deli Sub Cultured

BEST SUSHI RESTAURANT SAKE HOUSE Kamiya86 Sushiko Japanese Restaurant Kazu Japanese Restaurant Sushi Bear Sushi & Grill

BEST TAKE OUT RESTAURANT NACHO TACO Super Food & Brew Moon Dog Pie House The Well Watering Hole Bistro Memphis Jax BBQ

BEST TAP HOUSE

V PIZZA - TAP GARDEN Hoptinger Bier Garden & Sausage House Brewz Really Good Beer Stop Taps Bar & Grill

BEST TAPAS

Super Food & Brew Mustard Seed Cafe & Juice Bar Plantology Cafe

13 GYPSIES Royal Palm Village Wine & Tapas Rue Saint Marc The Well Watering Hole Bistro Barrique Kitchen & Wine Bar

BEST WATERFRONT DINING

INDOCHINE DOWNTOWN Pattaya Thai Grille Blue Orchid Thai Cuisine Simply Tasty Thai Thai Orchid Restaurant

BEST WINE BAR

THE VOLSTEAD River & Post Grape & Grain Exchange Ocean 60 Restaurant Cowford Chophouse

BEST WINE LIST

BEST THAI RESTAURANT

BEST UPSCALE BAR

BEST VEGAN / VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT SOUTHERN ROOTS FILLING STATION House of Leaf & Bean Organic Restaurant & Cafe

CAP’S ON THE WATER The Salty Pelican Marker 32 Sliders Seaside Grill Brett’s Waterway Cafe COOPER’S HAWK WINERY & RESTAURANTS Grape & Grain Exchange Royal Palm Village Wine & Tapas Breezy Coffee Shop Wine Bar The Decantery RESTAURANT ORSAY Royal Palm Village Wine & Tapas Matthew’s Restaurant Barrique Kitchen & Wine Bar Mezza Restaurant & Bar

BEST ROOFTOP BAR

BLACK SHEEP RESTAURANT River & Post Casa Marina Hotel & Restaurant Cowford Chophouse Intuition Ale Works

BEST SALAD / SALAD BAR CHART HOUSE Super Food & Brew Tossgreen The Loop Pizza Grill Taverna

BEST SEAFOOD RESTAURANT SAFE HARBOR SEAFOOD RESTAURANT The Salty Pelican North Beach Fish Camp The Fish Company Crab Trap

BEST SHRIMP

THE SALTY PELICAN Safe Harbor Seafood Restaurant Parsons Seafood Restaurant Gilbert’s Hot Chicken Fish & Shrimp Seafood Kitchen

BEST SMOOTHIE

GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET House of Leaf & Bean Organic Restaurant & Cafe Native Sun Natural Foods Market Breezy Coffee Shop Wine Bar Robeks Fresh Juices & Smoothies

BEST SOUL FOOD RESTAURANT

THE POTTER’S HOUSE SOUL FOOD BISTRO Southern Charm Austin’s Soul Food Restaurant Uncle Gene’s Soul & Seafood Cafe Miller’s Soul Food Kitchen

BEST SOUP

THE FISH COMPANY The Well Watering Hole Bistro Olio Restaurant The Hilltop Restaurant Magnificat Cafe

BEST SPORTS BAR

SALTY PELICAN BAR & GRILL Sneakers Sports Grille Time Out Sports Grill Lillian’s Sports Grill Dave & Buster’s

BEST STEAK

THE TREE STEAKHOUSE & OAK BAR Cowford Chophouse III Forks Steakhouse Matthew’s Restaurant Cross Creek Steakhouse & Ribs

BEST STEAKHOUSE

RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE Cowford Chophouse The Tree Steakhouse & Oak Bar The Capital Grille III Forks Steakhouse

BEST SUB SANDWICH FIREHOUSE SUBS Angie’s Subs Larry’s Giant Subs

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FOLIO A + E

M

ost stories about PJ Morton begin with his stint in heavyweight pop-rock outfit Maroon 5. But before Morton joined Adam Levine and co. in 2010 for an unbroken string of attention-grabbing, arena-filling tours, the New Orleans-born multi-hyphenate had already accumulated a lifetime’s worth of accolades.

Part of that came from growing up with gospel legend Paul S. Morton III as his father. But PJ knew how to blaze his own path, too. As a junior at Morehouse College, PJ Morton was part of the songwriting team that won two Grammy awards for India.Arie’s 2002 album Voyage to India. Two years later, he joined Jermaine Dupri’s hit-making So So Def songwriting squad. And in 2008, he won gospel’s highest honor, a Stellar Award, for the monumental single “Let Go, Let God.” “A lot happened before Maroon 5,” Morton laughs during a phone call with Folio Weekly. “My parents are pastors, so music started at church and at home. My father was an amazing singer, and his father had a church in Detroit, which was the center of gospel music at that time. My uncle played keyboards for C.L. Franklin, Aretha’s dad, and also played on a bunch of Motown Records. So the music was always there, ever since I came out of the womb.”

Morton helped to co-produce albums by Monica and Jagged Edge, then toured with Erykah Badu. He kick-started his own solo career at the same time. Combined with his roots in the gospel world, the experience provided Morton with an excellent education.

“I learned how to write hits from Jermaine,” Morton says, “but the biggest thing I learned was how to connect. You want to write songs about things people can feel. From India, I learned about freedom. She wasn’t trying to have a hit. Badu was the same way. She knew that, to have longevity, you had to be an individual. You have to be original.”

Even with those lessons under his belt, there’s no doubt that joining Maroon 5 launched PJ Morton into a new orbit.

“Maroon 5 gave me a second wind,” he says.

“Creatively, it gave me the recharge that I needed.”

TIED TO A

FEELING Even after joining the band full-time in 2012 (he started as a touring member two years earlier), Morton still found time to write and record New Orleans, his 2013 major-label debut.

Released on Lil Wayne’s Young Money Records, lead single “Only One” featured vocals from Stevie Wonder and garnered a Best R&B Song Grammy nominationproof that Morton had the potential to be his own star.

Still, he faced struggles—not least from record label executives and marketing professionals who wanted to place Morton into a Maroon 5-defined box. Instead of following a preordained path, he decided to move back home, start his own Morton

PJ Morton charts his own PATH TO SUCCESS

Records label, and let his roots shine through.

He unleashed two releases in 2016. Bounce & Soul Vol. 1 reimagined past hits in New Orleans’ predominant bounce style, while the title of Sticking to My Guns said it all about Morton’s path forward.

“I learned a few things during that time,” Morton says. “First, to trust my instincta lot of times we look at the executives of record labels as experts, and they should be, but they’re not. I started doing this at 15 years old. Maybe I’m an expert too. Maybe I should trust that. Maybe they don’t know more than me.”

“Second,” he continues, “as far as New Orleans was concerned, I wanted to create in a space where there was no judgmentwhere I had freedom

creatively. New Orleans is where that was instilled in me. That’s where I learned to love music. When I lived there, I was playing music for the fun of it. All the other stuff was secondary. New Orleans brought that back and made me remember to appreciate it all again. I really just got back to myself.”

The result was 2017’s Gumbo, which updated Morton’s sound to incorporate a little bit of everything: hip-hop, soul, funk, jazz, blues and, yes, pop. But it’s pop music with heartor, if you’re under the age of 30 and dismissive of old-school genre boundaries, it’s modern music that means something. It’s connecting, too; Morton has played The Tonight Show; toured Asia, Australia, and Europe; collaborated with Tyler Perry, Tiffany Haddish and Oprah Winfrey; and released music at a breakneck pace (Gumbo Unplugged, a strippeddown version of the album, came out earlier this year, followed last week by Christmas with PJ Morton).

“I was inspired by so many things growing up,” Morton says. “The Beatles, gospel, jazz, soul, James Taylor. I didn’t care about the genre, so when I started to create music, it just came out that way—whatever I’m feeling at the moment.”

Explaining the way that the success of streaming has exploded the music industry’s long-established stylistic norms, Morton says it all comes down to that specific kind of feeling.

“People don’t know what they like until they hear it,” he says. “If you’re just forcing it to them, they’ll never be introduced to other styles of music.

The streaming numbers don’t lie; I don’t think any of us are tied to a genre. We’re more tied to a feeling. And it it feels good, I’m down with creating it. I’ve always felt that way.”

Nick McGregor mail@folioweekly.com

PJ MORTON WITH GRACE WEBER • 8 P.M., SATURDAY, NOV. 17, 1904 MUSIC HALL, 19 OCEAN STREET, DOWNTOWN, 1904MUSICHALL.COM, $20

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FOLIO A+E : FILM

OOPS! Mistakes make FINE PLOT DEVICES

T

wo new films proceed from the stuff of nightmares. A horrible mistake—a very real accident, in fact—provokes a basic ethical dilemma: what do you do next?

From that starting point, each movie goes in radically different directions. Calibre, a new Netflix original from Scotland, becomes a searing thriller about friendship and revenge.

M.F.A. (2017), just out on video, uses the same themes to plumb one of today’s hottest topics.

Both will certainly hold your attention, but Calibre is clearly a cut above the ordinary. The film is both excruciating and engrossing in its dissection of impossible choices. Though just as serious, M.F.A. is more slick and less realistic.

Winner of Edinburgh Film Festival’s prestigious Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film, Calibre also scored five nods from the BAFTA Awards, Scotland.

All well-deserved, though for now American viewers will find the film only on Netflix, which has become a treasure trove in recent months.

Written and directed by Matt Palmer, the story is about two friends—Vaughan (Jack Lowden) and Marcus (Martin McCann)—on a weekend hunting trip in the Scottish highlands.

Vaughan is happily married, soon to be a first-time father, and a reluctant hunter at best.

Marcus is more independent and carefree as well as far more experienced with guns.

The first night, they go to a pub, where they have a near-confrontation with a surly bar hound, and an unexpected pairing with two local beauties. Vaughan stays true to his wife, but Marcus is ready and willing for fun.

The next day, both men find far more than either bargained for. Vaughan accidentally shoots a young boy in the woods, and that’s only the beginning of the nightmare.

Watching Calibre, about which I knew nothing except that it was not a comedy, I experienced the same kind of growing dread I felt when I first saw Sam Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs in the theater. In that 1971 classic, Dustin Hoffman is the outsider in a remote Cornwall village, and finds himself prey to violent forces he could never have imagined. From the first scene, Peckinpah began to ratchet up the tension and suspense, neither of which lets up until the apocalyptic bloodbath at the end.

In terms of violence, however, Calibre is not nearly as graphic Bloody Sam’s masterpiece. Instead, writer/director Palmer explores the turmoil, at first psychological but soon physical, that drives the two friends to try to escape the consequences of their actions.

There is absolutely nothing stereotypical about either character, or the terrific performances by Lowden and McCann.

To top it off, Calibre ends with an

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unexpected resolution and a concluding frame-shot that’s as memorable and perfect in its own way as Peckinpah’s ambiguous closeup of Hoffman at the end of Straw Dogs.

Unfortunately, the conclusion of M.F.A. is not nearly so effective, but the film as a whole should appeal to viewers who like their vengeance served with appetite.

Francesca Eastwood, steely-eyed Clint’s 25-year-old daughter, plays Noelle, an aspiring art student at fictional Balboa University. She is the victim of a date rape perpetrated by Luke (Peter Vack), a popular stud in her small class. When she later confronts the bastard, he blows her off, remarking how much she enjoyed it.

Understandably angered, Noelle kills him— quite by accident. But then she gets the bug.

Irritated by the passivity of other abuse victims whose attackers were acquitted by the courts and school authorities, Noelle decides to go into Charles Bronson mode and take out the trash. At this point, M.F.A. almost becomes a grindhouse revenge chick flick like I Spit on Your Grave or Ms. 45. However, an important subplot involving Noelle’s best friend Skye (Leah McKendrick, who also wrote the script) puts M.F.A. on a less predictable course.

M.F.A. is clearly intended to strike a serious note about the sexual abuse of women, and for the most part, director Natalia Leite maintains a balanced approach to the subject.

Stepping out of her dad’s considerable shadow, Francesca Eastwood acquits herself well, too. Still, the film’s stagey conclusion is a real disappointment, somewhat undermining the intended message. Movies with messages are always tricky.

Pat McLeod mail@folioweekly.com

NOW SHOWING CORAZON CINEMA & CAFÉ Tea with the Dames and Love, Gilda screen. Throwback Thursday & 1939 Film Series runs Drums Along the Mohawk, noon Nov. 15. A Simple Favor and Matang/Maya/M.I.A. start Nov. 16. Corazon Cinema & Café, 679-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com.

IMAX THEATER Bohemian Rhapsody, Pandas 3D, Great Barrier Reef 3D and America’s Musical Journey 3D screen. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald starts Nov. 15. World Golf Hall of Fame, St. Augustine, 940-4133, worldgolfimax.com.

SUN-RAY CINEMA Bohemian Rhapsody, Free Solo, Thunder Road and Suspiria screen. Widows starts Nov. 15. Castle in the Sky starts Nov. 18. 1028 Park St., Five Points, 359-0049, sunraycinema.com.

FOLIO A+E : ARTS

POWELL PACKS THE HOUSE Playwright mounts her NEXT PRODUCTION

S

haun Powell is a born leader.

“My mom would say I was born directing people,” she laughs. “She would call it bossy.”

Poems, stories and imaginary worlds manifested themselves from the time she was seven years old. She always knew she would be a writer. Then life happened, and her passion for the pen got put on stand-by until last year when her life changed rather spectacularly. It all started with the flu.

“There was nothing on Netflix, nothing to do,” Powell recalls. “So I picked up my laptop and said, ‘Hey, I’ll write a play.’ ” The conversations and characters materialized on her screen as she worked nonstop. In just two days, Powell wrote her first play, The Wrong Man. She brought the completed manuscript to her friend Renee Robinson, who fell in love with the idea immediately and agreed to help produce it.

“Let’s do it,” she said, “Let’s bring it to Jacksonville.”

Powell was terrified at the thought that nobody would come to see the production, but with the help and encouragement of family and friends her play became a reality.

Not only were people interested; they packed the theater.

“My biggest success so far,” she says, “was selling out the historical Ritz Theatre with my play, making me the first African-American female to ever sell out with an original play. Tyler Perry—he’s one of the biggest playwrights out there—he never did it with his first play. His first play had 25 or 35 people who came to see it. That’s definitely my biggest success that I feel like I’ve accomplished.”

She believes it was divine inspiration that led to the quick and successful creation of her first play. Faith is a theme that runs deep in Powell’s work, though it’s certainly not preachy. Within the humor, heartache and intricate family dynamics depicted on stage, deeper messages speak straight to the audience’s hearts.

Opening at the Ritz Theatre on Nov. 17, Powell’s newest play, Sweep Around Your Own Door Before You Sweep around Mine, picks up where last year’s dynamic performance of The Wrong Man left off. While The Wrong Man centered on the Robinson family, this story focuses on their neighbors, the Rose family. The Wrong Man’s Pops plays an integral role here, tying the plotline together in one beautiful continuation.

Played by Jarrel Rhodes, Pops “brings the funny.” “He’ll have everyone under the roof laughing,” Powell says. “He’s excellent on stage. It’s magic.”

Yet this is no lighthearted comedy. Sweep Around Your Own Door Before You Sweep around Mine is a double-edged sword, contextually dealing with unresolved family drama and our nation’s mental health crisis.

Theatergoers step into the complicated world of four Rose sisters—Dena (Nancy Pittman), Kristina (Sara Lockett-Payne), April

(Trenae Zafira) and Taz (Stacey Simmons)— whose mother left them in the care of their grandmother while she pursued her career.

Once their beloved grandmother dies, estranged Mama Jackie (Ruth Charlene Davis) re-enters their lives and stirs things up.

“When she comes back, she’s going to drop some bombs,” Powell says.

Jealousy, deceit, lies and family secrets are revealed, and the ensuing unrest threatens to destroy the sisters’ bedrock faith.

The playwright and director found her inspiration within her own family.

Powell laughs, “They’ll be like, ‘Oh, my God, she put that inside the play.’ The grandmother in the play is actually based on my mom. She’s no-nonsense. She’s not going to take anything. She made us grow and believe in God, but she didn’t take any mess.”

Powell pays homage to her mom’s quirky words of wisdom in the play as well.

“She always had these crazy sayings about things: ‘If you don’t close the front door, your tooth is going to fall out,’ or ‘Don’t take no wooden nickels.’ It’s just, like, where does this stuff come from? It’s stuff I grew up with in

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the African-American community.”

The story tackles weighty issues like family bonds, betrayal, death, relationships and mental health. Dr. Shaun Powell earned her Doctorate in Christian Counseling from St. Thomas Christian University. Her passion for mental health and her advocacy for better mental health care permeate every facet of her work. She doesn’t dance around the issue, but fiercely faces the beast head-on with determination.

“We must understand that mental health is real and there’s nothing embarrassing about getting help. We don’t talk about counseling and mental health that much in the black community,” Powell says. “When going through anxiety attacks and other types of emotions, we’re told to pray and give it to God. But no, sometimes we need counseling. God is our Source, but we also have resources. We’re dealing with a lot of mental health issues not only in our city, but in our world.”

A born-and-raised Jaxon, Powell lives in the River City with her husband and children.

She’s the co-founder of theatrical performance company Powellful Productions and loves creating uniquely Jacksonville stage plays with local casts. She’s an influencer determined to bring community-impacting issues to the forefront of public debate.

In partnership with Duval Charter Schools BridgePrep Academy, Powell is also producing Grownups Just Don’t Understand, dealing with pertinent issues like bullying, self-esteem and mental health in Jacksonville’s youth. The show will open Feb. 9, 2019.

Powell is enthusiastic to be part of Jacksonville’s budding cultural scene. When asked why Jaxons should come out to see her play, she laughs, “Because they have nothing else to do.”

Fun and playful, she also has a serious side that’s largely responsible for her success as a writer, producer and director.

“They should come out and support their very own—a native of Jacksonville. For me to get on the level of the great playwrights, I need the community’s support.” Local theaterlovers have one chance to see Sweep Around Your Own Door Before You Sweep around Mine on Saturday, Nov. 17 at The Ritz Theatre in Downtown Jacksonville. The Wrong Man sold out, so grab your tickets for this new play right away. Powell knows how to pack a house.

Shaun Powell is a star on the rise, a Jacksonville child with big dreams for her city. She’s fiercely determined to empower and inspire this city’s rising talent.

Not afraid to broach uncomfortable topics, Powell vocally challenges Jaxons to take issues like mental health and interpersonal relationships seriously. Fans of The Wrong Man will be delighted and new fans will get on board. Watch out, Jacksonville. This girl’s going places.

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ARTS + EVENTS

MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS For 30 years, this celebration by Grammy-winner Chip Davis has featured treasured Christmas music enhanced by dazzling multimedia effects, all in an intimate setting so everyone in attendance gets the full experience. Davis includes works from his Fresh Aire series as well; the production is 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20, TimesUnion Center’s Moran Theater, Downtown, fscjartistseries.org, $52-$114.50. (Photo credit: ©Matt Christine Photography) PERFORMANCE

THE KING & I Rodgers & Hammerstein’s problematic musical about a teacher in a foreign land and her “best student,” ruler of that foreign land, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 & 15, 8 p.m.

Nov. 16, 2 & 8 p.m. Nov. 17; 1:30 & 7 p.m. Nov. 18, at Times-Union Center, Moran Theater, 300 Water St., Downtown, fscjartistseries.org.

MY FAIR LADY Douglas Anderson School of the Arts presents Lerner & Loewe’s classic, though it be mired in archaic, cringe-inducing gender dynamics, 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 14, 15 & 16; 2 p.m. Nov. 18, Dubow Theatre, 2445 San Diego Rd. SENIOR CHOREOGRAPHY CONCERT Featuring expert moves and cutting-edge choreography, the recital showcases Jacksonville University’s seniors’ work and research, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15 & 16; 5:30 & 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17, at JU’s Swisher Theater, 2800 University Blvd., Arlington, ju.edu/cfa, $5-$10.

DIAVOLO The troupe performs Architecture in Motion, pushing the limits of performance, with acrobatics and gymnastics reacting to structures, 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 16, Thrasher-Horne Center, 283 College Dr., Orange Park, 276-6815, thcenter.org, $39-$125.

SWEEP AROUND YOUR OWN DOOR BEFORE YOU SWEEP AROUND MINE The play is staged 7 p.m. Nov. 17, Ritz Theatre & Museum, 829 N. Davis St., Downtown, 807-2010, ritzjacksonville.com, $36-$46.

ELF THE MUSICAL Buddy was raised at the North Pole and doesn’t know he’s human, not an elf. When he finds out, he goes south and discovers Yuletide’s joys. Runs Nov. 21-Dec. 24, Alhambra Theatre, 12000 Beach Blvd., Southside, 641-1212, alhambrajax.com, $38-$59.

CHARLOTTE’S WEB Fern, Wilbur, Templeton and of course the gracious Charlotte brought to life by Next Generation Actors, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16; 2, 5 & 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 17;2 & 5 p.m. Nov. 18 at The Island Theater, 1860 Town Hall Cir., Fleming Island, theislandtheater.com.

CLASSICAL & JAZZ

INCREASE THE PEACE An evening of jazz and spoken word supporting antiviolence programs for NEFLA youth with the Northside Coalition of Jacksonville, 6 p.m. Nov. 15, Breezy Jazz Club, 119 W. Adams St., Downtown, $25, eventbrite.com.

FLORIDA CHAMBER MUSIC PROJECT The Project presents an American concert featuring a quartet ˆ

by Mark O’Connor and Antonín Dvorák’s America, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 18, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, pvconcerthall.com, $12.50-$25.

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MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS Grammy-winner Chip Davis’ show includes works from his Fresh Aire series, as well as the beloved holiday favorite, 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 20, at T-U Center’s Moran Theater, Downtown, fscjartistseries.org, $52-$114.50.

FROM THE HEAVENS University of North Florida Wind Symphony and Concert Band perform, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 at UNF’s Lazzara Hall, unf.edu, $10.

BOOKS & POETRY

BRUCE THOMASON & J.D. HUNTER BOOK SIGNING The coauthors read and sign copies of their book, The Domino Event, 1-4 p.m. Nov. 17, The Book Loft, 214 Centre St., Fernandina, 261-8991, thebookloft.com.

DOROTHY FLETCHER The author discusses her new book, Jacksonville on Wheels: A Car Culture Retrospective, noon-2 p.m. Nov. 24, at The BookMark, 221 First St., Neptune Beach, bookmarkbeach.com.

NUGGET ZINE RELEASE Personal essays and lists, what’s more exciting? Release is 9 a.m. Nov. 24, Bold Bean Coffee Roasters, 869 Stockton St., Riverside, free, @nuggetzine.

COMEDY

KATHLEEN MADIGAN American Comedy Awards’ Best Female Comedian shares her humor, 8 p.m. Nov. 15, The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Downtown, 355-2787, floridatheatre.com, $25-$47.50.

AWKWARD SILENCE JAX The comedy troupe hits the road: up to Amelia Island. Learn of all things vape-able, go to Disney jail, sing through unrequited love and carbohydrates, 8-10 p.m. Nov. 16, Amelia Community Theatre, 207 Cedar St., $15, ameliacommunitytheatre.com.

CARLOS MENCIA The man who rose to fame by sharing his “mind” with the nation appears 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15; 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. Nov. 16 & 17, The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Rd., Mandarin, 292-4242, comedyzone.com, $25-$127.50.

JJ WILLIAMSON Versatile and charismatic, the comic has worked with Cedric the Entertainer and Steve Harvey. He’s on 8 p.m. Nov. 15 & 16; 7:30 & 10 p.m. Nov. 17, The Comedy Club of Jacksonville, 11000 Beach Blvd., 646-4277, jacksonvillecomedy.com, $21-$150.

JEFF ZENISEK & KP BURKE Zenisek won Best Standup Performance at the 20th annual LA Comedy Fest, and he’s got dreamy hair. He takes the stage, 8 p.m. Nov. 19, Jackie Knight’s Comedy Club, 828 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, thegypsycomedyclub.com, $12.

ART WALKS, MARKETS

RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Local/regional art, produce, live music–LaVilla SOA Jazz Band, Subdivision, LaVilla SOA

Chamber Orchestra, Douglas Anderson SOA Repertory Orchestra Nov. 17–under Fuller Warren Bridge, free admission, 389-2449, riversideartsmarket.com.

LOOKING GLASS: HOLIDAY WINDOWS OF ART Design and install a window Downtown, unveiled at Dec. 5 ArtWalk. Details, lookingglassdtjax@gmail.com.

MUSEUMS

BEACHES MUSEUM & HISTORY PARK 381 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 241-5657, beachesmuseum.org. Artist Jeffrey Luque presents floral-based work in Vibrancy & Illumination, up through February, jeffreyluqueart.com.

CRISP-ELLERT ART MUSEUM Flagler College, 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, 826-8530. Sky Hopinka presents Memories of Fort Marion, through December.

CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 829 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummermuseum.org. Fields of Color: The Art of Japanese Printmaking, through Nov. 25. Augusta Savage: Renaissance Woman, up through April.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., 366-6911, mocajacksonville.unf.edu.

Gideon Mendel: Drowning World exhibits. Photographer Mendel discusses his work, 11 a.m.-noon, Nov. 17, free, but registration is required, eventbrite.com.

Atrium Project is Claire Ashley’s Close Encounters: Adam’s Madam. A World of Their Own, with Art with a Heart in Healthcare, through Dec. 2. Frank Stella Unbound: Literature & Printmaking until Jan. 13.

KARPELES MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY & MUSEUM 101 W. First St., Springfield. #Mylove, a solo show by artist Jeffrey Luque, exhibits through January, jeffreyluqueart.com.

GALLERIES

BOLD BEAN SAN MARCO 1905 Hendricks Ave., 853-6545.

Brook Ramsey exhibits figurative oil paintings.

BREW 5 POINTS 1026 Park St., Riverside. Chip Southworth exhibits new bridge-based works in Connections. An opening reception is held 5:30 p.m. Nov. 15.

CULTURAL CENTER at PONTE VEDRA BEACH 50 Executive Way, 280-0614, ccpvb.org. Jacksonville Coalition for Visual Arts winter show opening reception is 5 p.m. Nov. 16. Ponte Vedra Artisan Market, with pottery, jewelry, photography and paintings, opens 6 p.m. Nov. 16.

CATHEDRAL ARTS PROJECT 207 N. Laura St., Ste. 300, Downtown, capkids.org. Andrew Kozlowski’s 10,000 Years, through December.

FLORIDA MINING GALLERY 5300 Shad Rd., Mandarin, floridamininggallery.com. Slamdance Cosmopolis, a collaborative exhibit of works by Matt Allison and Matthew Usinowicz, is on display.

ARTS + EVENTS JENNA ALEXANDER STUDIO 73 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine, jenna-alexander.com. Alexander exhibits new works, Stripes and Buns. Inspired by a framed quotation that hung in her childhood bathroom, “Here’s to good women. May we know them, may we be them, may we raise them” and the current social climate, Alexander set out to capture strong First Coast women. Opening reception, 5 p.m. Dec. 6; pre-order a book based on the project online on Nov. 15.

MAIN LIBRARY’S MAKERSPACE 303 N. Laura St., Downtown. Ties and Knots, an exhibit of contemporary textile works, is up through Jan. 21.

RAIN DOGS 1045 Park St., 5 Points, 379-4969.

Pleas To Meat You, new works by Stephen “Cryface” Bunnell, Tyler Lewis-Goshen, Brittany Raja, Matt Jaffe and Randall Royal, is up through December.

SOUTHLIGHT GALLERY 1 Independent Dr., Downtown, southlight.com. Nick McNally’s 8 Visions is on exhibit.

THE YELLOW HOUSE 577 King St., Riverside, 4199180, yellowhouseart.org. Piercing the Veil, Thony Aiuppy’s new, experimental works, are on display; an opening reception is 6 p.m. Nov. 17.

STUDIO ZSA ZSA LAPREE 233 E. Bay St., Downtown.

Creative Kids Show, through December.

THE VAULT@1930 1930 San Marco Ave., thevaultat1930. com. Local abstract painter Princess Simpson Rashid displays her works in Odyssey of Abstraction.

EVENTS

JON HEDER, EFREN RAMIREZ, TINA MAJORINO Ligers and tlions, oh my! Night Owl Cinema presents the beloved classic cult fave Napoleon Dynamite, along with a conversation with the actors, who answer questions and reminisce about the dance moves that won an election. (Should have voted for Pedro last week!) Screening 7 p.m., discussion follows, Nov. 14, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340C A1A S., 209-0367, $12-$50, staugamphitheatre.com.

STUDENT JURIED EXHIBITION See what tomorrow’s artists are doing today. Opening reception, 5 p.m. Nov. 15, JU’s Alexander Brest Gallery, ju.edu/cfa, free; through Dec. 5.

MAKE YOUR OWN GLASS HEART You and your sweetheart pick a favorite color, twist them together into molten glass and shape it into a heart, with the aid of a

professional glass blower, 4-9 p.m. Nov. 16, Burnt Glassworks, 5105 Philips Hwy., Ste. 201, Southside, 631-6596, $50, facebook.com/events.

CoRK OPEN STUDIO It’s the time of year when the warehouse complex at the corner of King and Rosselle streets opens its doors to the public to see inside the studios. It’s a richly nuanced experience for art lovers, observing everything from protest art to daub-y Impressionist efforts to intricate assemblages. Noon-8 p.m. Nov. 17, 2689 Rosselle St., Riverside, corkartsdistrict.com.

ART BATTLE A live competitive painting battle for the state championship is 7-11 p.m. Nov. 16, Hotel Palms, 28 Sherry Dr., Atlantic Beach, eventbrite.com, $15-$20.

TINY HOUSE FESTIVAL & MUSIC FEST From just looking around, to learning how to build a tiny house of your very own, to practical space-saving solutions (how clever these folks are). Doors open 9 a.m. Nov. 16, and close 5 p.m. Nov. 18, St. Johns County Fairgrounds, 5830 S.R. 207, Fruit Cove, tinyhousedates.com.

FIRST COAST FREETHOUGHT SOCIETY Matthew Bulger discusses “An Update on the AHA’s Work on Capitol Hill & the Congressional Freethought Caucus,” 6:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 19, Buckman Bridge Unitarian Universalist Church, 8447 Manresa Ave., Orange Park, 268-8826, firstcoastfreethoughtsociety.org.

SEWING WITH SHARLA One of our favorite firebrand artists, Sharla Valeski, leads a workshop on softsculpture making, 5-7:30 p.m. Nov. 28, Main Library, 303 N. Laura St., Downtown, free but registration required, facebook.com/events.

INCREDIBLE EDIBLES The 23rd annual fundraiser has it all: homemade frozen entrées, sides, casseroles, soups, desserts, handcrafts, decorations, gift baskets, collectibles, raffles, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 17, St. Paul’s by the Sea Episcopal Church, 465 11th Ave. N., Jax Beach, 249-4091, stpaulbythesea.net. ___________________________________________ To list an event, send time, date, location (street address, city or neighborhood), admission price and contact phone number to print to Marlene Dryden; by email, mdryden@folioweekly. com or by USPS, 45 W. Bay St., Ste. 103, Jacksonville FL 32202. Space available policy. Deadline noon Wed. for next Wed. printing.

STRIPES AND BUNS

Jenna Alexander’s exhibit is a series of illustrations inspired by strong First Coast women and the current social climate. Alexander photographed women in striped shirts, their hair in a bun. From these, she chose 30 to become oil paintings. A coffee table book about the series is available at jenna-alexander.com starting Nov. 15. The series opens Dec. 6 at Gray 1908, Jenna Alexander Studio & Juniper Market, 73 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine. (Pictured: Molly Sobenesdesne, 16x20)

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PIERCING the

VEIL

Local artist and teacher THONY AIUPPY wants to wake us up with his vision and his art

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hony Aiuppy is just the sort of artist and activist every community needs: one who’s fiercely determined to elevate the voices of the unheard.

Finding inspiration in news headlines, history, literature and his own insatiable curiosity, Aiuppy’s multilayered, colorful paintings tackle socioeconomic themes.

His new solo exhibition, Piercing the Veil, debuts at Riverside’s Yellow House from noon to 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 17, coinciding with CoRK Arts District’s Open Studios event. Perfectly complementing the gallery’s commitment to quality art and social justice, the selection of work tackles contemporary subjects like prejudice, inclusivity and the worker’s struggle. “[The pieces are] figurative and abstract at the same time,” Aiuppy says, “Piercing the Veil is about the idea of revealing truth, or how some people have concealed truth over time, whether it’s locally, regionally or nationally.”

Civil Rights, racial disparity and the black experience are issues near and dear to Aiuppy’s heart. Working in a predominantly African-American Title 1 school compelled him to question everything he thought he knew to be true.

“A lot of things rocked my world about who I thought I was and what I thought authority or leadership in the classroom was,” he says. “For those two-and-a-half years, those students really taught me that I actually had to earn their trust. I had to deal not with blatant prejudice, but things under the surface that I just never knew I had struggled with.”

“That’s where the idea for piercing the veil comes through–maybe not pulling the curtain all the way, but me dealing with my own stuff and learning and getting these glimpses as I grow and become more aware,” Aiuppy explains. “There’s all this stuff going on. But until you start learning about this, peeling back some of the layers, looking for these areas of truth, it’s hard to understand. And it’s on you to learn.”

Fans of the Cummer Museum’s exhibit LIFT: Contemporary Expression of the AfricanAmerican Experience will recognize Aiuppy’s

distinctly tactile approach, but they’re in for an entirely novel artistic experience at the Yellow House exhibit.

“In the past, I’d probably say that I created narrative paintings,” the artist says, “but the work now is a completely new body of work.”

His portraits of James Weldon Johnson, A. Philip Randolph and Augusta Savage come to mind. Piercing the Veil introduces a new cast of characters, inspired by actual people, but typically unrecognizable.

“If you were to walk into a gallery and see them, I want you to see the full expression of who any painting or character is,” Aiuppy says. “A lot of these paintings are weird cutouts, and no one has real faces in them, but I’ve had people who’ve come in for studio visits and they’ve said, ‘I don’t know who this person is, but I get a sense of what their cultural background is.’ ” In that sense, he taps into a figurative collage aesthetic recently renewed by artists like Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Benny Andrews and Tschabalala Self.

Manual labor is another theme that permeates the pieces he creates. After graduating from high school, Aiuppy had a job in a print shop. That first work experience left a lasting impression.

Later, his quest for truth drew him to the plight of laborers throughout history—this concept runs deep throughout the exhibit.

“I’m hoping that with this diverse cast of characters in this show, this kind of revealing, that people will walk in and get connected,” Aiuppy says, “They might walk away thinking a little differently about the way they look at the world and, potentially, even seeing some blind spots in their lives.”

Bright and full of texture, Aiuppy’s art tempts viewers to get up close and personal, then step back and let the story engulf them.

How can they tell it’s an Aiuppy original?

“Because it’s collaged and it looks crazy,” the painter jokes.

The one-time St. Louis resident now lives in Springfield with his wife, musician Melissa Aiuppy, and their three young children. He earned his MFA in painting from Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) and he’s been working as a professional artist in Jacksonville

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for five years. When he’s not teaching art classes at University of North Florida or FSCJ, he’s creating at his Phoenix Art District studio.

“I make stuff,” Aiuppy laughs. “Literally, that’s my job. I’m an artist and an educator.

My goal in teaching is to teach them not just how to make work, but to teach my students how diverse the art world is and how they can actually be a player in it.”

Aiuppy has experienced the local art community as exceptionally welcoming.

“I believe when you live here, you have the opportunity to commit and not just use it as a platform to go on to bigger and better things.

I think we’re finally at this place where people are making really amazing, badass stuff here in Jacksonville. It might be the beginning of it, but we’ve kind of hit a stride. We are the Harlem of the South.”

Creating is a sacred experience, and Aiuppy finds peace and inspiration in spirituality, from worship songs and timeless African-American hymns to litany and scripture as well.

“My work is kind of like worship in a way,” Aiuppy says. “If heaven were to come to Earth, it would be united and not divided. So what

would that look like, if you could live in a place where there was that type of unification, where people can be who they are and it’s just good? I just want to be able to love people well.

It’s not too hard. And if I can help people with being able to raise their voice, I want to be able to do that.”

He’s excited that his exhibit Piercing the Veil is about to open and that his work will be seen by the very people he hopes to help. And he’s grateful to the Community Foundation for Northeast Florida and Yellow House’s Hope McMath for making this opportunity possible.

Why should Jaxons check it out?

“Because it’s awesome,” Aiuppy chuckles.

“I think there are things you can glean from it.

You can’t say you’re a part of arts and culture if you don’t go see arts and culture.”

Thony Aiuppy manifests his personal awakening through his artwork. Like Isaiah, he had a vision and it’s awakened him to the unseen. Aiuppy hopes his work will awaken viewers to their own prejudices, inspire them to love one another passionately, and spark debate about the true meaning of equality.

Jennifer Melville mail@folioweekly.com

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MUSIC Music legends STEPHEN STILLS and JUDY COLLINS look back on more than 50 years in the music biz–and their whirlwind love affair in the late ’60s, from whence came “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes”–8 p.m.

Nov. 19, The Florida Theatre, Downtown, floridatheatre.com, $35-$69.50; Kenny White opens.

LIVE MUSIC VENUES

AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA SALTY PELICAN, 12 N. Front St., 277-3811 Aaron Koerner, Robert Barlow Nov. 14. Kevin Ski, Brian Ernst Nov. 16. Hupp & Ray Nov. 18 SJ BREWING CO., 463646 S.R. 200, Ste. 13, Yulee, 849-1654 Colored Sound Nov. 17. Kevin Ski Nov. 24.

SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652 Pili Pili Nov. 14. Tad Jennings Nov. 15. Reggae SWAT Team Nov. 16. 7 Street Band Nov. 17. JCnMike Nov. 18. 2 Dudes from Texas Nov. 19. Mark O’Quinn Nov. 20 THE SURF, 3199 S. Fletcher, 261-5711 Larry & the Backtracks Nov. 15. King Eddie & Pili Pili Nov. 16. Davis Turner Nov. 17

AVONDALE, ORTEGA

CASBAH CAFÉ, 3628 St. Johns Ave., 981-9966 Goliath Flores every Wed. Jazz every Sun. Live music every Mon. ECLIPSE NIGHTCLUB, 4219 St. Johns Ave., 387-3582 KJ Free every Tue. & Thur. Indie dance every Wed. ’80s & ’90s dance music every Fri.

THE BEACHES

(All venues in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted) BLUE JAY LISTENING ROOM, 412 N. Second St., 8341315 Junco Royals Nov. 14. Johnny Bulford, Heidi Raye, Leslie Satcher Nov. 16. Hoffman’s Voodoo Nov. 21. Selwyn Birchwood Nov. 23 COOP 303, 303 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 372-4507 DiCarlo Thompson Nov. 17. Adam Latiff Nov. 23 & 24 CULHANE’S IRISH PUB, 967 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 249-9595 Michael Funge every Sun. FLYING IGUANA, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 853-5680 Evan Michael & The Well Wishers Nov. 16 & 17.

Briteside Nov. 23 GUSTO, 1266 Beach Blvd., 372-9925 Groov every Wed. Michael Smith every Thur. Milton Clapp every Fri. LYNCH’S IRISH PUB, 514 N. First St., 249-5181 Split Tone Nov. 15. Hello Celia Nov. 16. Solar Tide, Barnes & the Heart Nov. 17 MEZZA RESTAURANT, 110 First St., NB, 249-5573 Gypsies Ginger every Wed. Mike Shackelford, Steve Shanholtzer every Thur. Mezza House Band every Mon. Trevor Tanner every Tue. MOJO KITCHEN, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636 Mike Zito Nov. 17 MUSIC in the COURTYARD, 200 First St., NB, 249-2922 Pat Rose Nov. 14. Brennna Ericson Nov. 16. Fish Out of Water Nov. 17 RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-7877 Billy Bowers Nov. 14. Rough Mix Nov. 15. The Paul Lundgren Band Nov. 17. Bread & Butter Nov. 21. Cloud 9 Nov. 23 & 24 SAFE HARBOR, 2510 Second Ave. N., 479-3474 Ace Winn 5 p.m. Nov. 18 SEACHASERS, 831 First St. N., 372-0444 John Parker Urban Band Nov. 16. The Snacks Blues Band Nov. 17 SURFER THE Bar, 200 First St. N., 372-9756 Whiskey Beach Nov. 14. Uncommon Legends Nov. 16. BLUprint Nov. 17. Citizen Cope Nov. 20

WHISKEY JAX, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., 853-5973 John Bravo Nov. 14. Vox Nov. 15. Yowsah Nov. 16. North of 40 Nov. 17. Sun Jammer Nov. 18. The Great Dames Nov. 20

DOWNTOWN

1904 MUSIC HALL, 19 Ocean St. N., 345-5760 The Big Time After-Party: Higher Learning, Matthew Connor, Big G Nov. 14.

Skyview, Gov Club, Dancing with Ghosts, Jesse Montoya Nov. 16. PJ Morton, Grace Weber Nov. 17. CKY, Nekrogoblikon Nov. 18. Prophet album release Nov. 23 DAILY’S PLACE, Northbank, 633-2000 ‘Rudy’ with Jacksonville Symphony Nov. 17 DOS GATOS, 123 E. Forsyth St., 354-0666 DJ Brandon every Thur. DJ NickFresh every Sat. DJ Randall every Mon. DJ Hollywood every Tue. FIONN MacCOOL’S, The Jax Landing, 374-1247 Chuck Nash Nov. 17.

THE FLORIDA THEATRE, 128 E. Forsyth St., 355-2787 Kathleen Madigan Nov. 15. The Australian Bee Gees Nov. 16.

Straight No Chaser Nov. 18. Stephen Stills, Judy Collins Nov. 19. Benji Brown Nov. 23 THE JAX LANDING, 353-1188 Groove Coalition, Catch the Groove Nov. 18 MAVERICKS LIVE, Jax Landing, 356-1110 Big Gigantic, Flamingosis Nov. 14. Independent Grind Tour: Tech N9ne, Dizzy Wright, Futuristic, Denver Hall Nov. 16. Mayday Parade, This Wild Life, William Ryan Key, Oh Weatherly Nov. 20. Trina, Daytona Sticks Nov. 21 MYTH NIGHTCLUB, 333 E. Bay St., 707-0474 Subtronics Nov. 16. Mike Shea, Jon Kinesis, Tim Jarrell Nov. 17 TIMES-UNION CENTER for the PERFORMING ARTS, 300 Water St., 633-6110 Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Nov. 20 VOLSTEAD, 115 W. Adams, 414-3171 Raisin Cake Orchestra Nov. 16. DJ Mas Appeal Nov. 17. Blackjack Nov. 19

FLEMING ISLAND, GREEN COVE

BOONDOCKS, 2808 Henley Rd., Green Cove Springs, 406-9497 Paul Wane Nov. 14. Redfish Rich Nov. 15. Volby Word, Zeb Padgett Nov. 16. Alex Affronti, Souls of Joy & Paul Ivey Nov. 17 WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 Big Engine Nov. 16. Party Cartel Nov. 17. Echelon Nov. 18. Ivan Pulley Nov. 21

INTRACOASTAL

CLIFF’S, 3033 Monument Rd., 645-5162 Back in Time Band Nov. 14. Comfort Zone Nov. 16. Lifeline Nov. 17 JERRY’S Sports Bar & Grille, 13170 Atlantic Blvd., 220-6766 Boogie Freaks Nov. 16

MANDARIN

ENZA’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT, 10601 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 109, 268-4458 Brian Iannucci Nov. 14, 18 & 20 IGGY’S, 104 Bartram Oaks Walk, 209-5209 7 Street Nov. 14.

Jay C Jr. Nov. 15. Blackwater Swanp Band Nov. 16. Smooth McFlea Nov. 17. Hell or High Water Nov. 18

ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG

CHEERS, 1138 Park Ave., 269-4855 DJ Capone Nov. 14.

Olympus Nov. 16 & 17 DALTON’S Sports Grill, 2620 Blanding Blvd., 282-1564 Zeb Padgett Nov. 15. Robbie Litt & Family Nov. 16. Neon Whiskey Nov. 17 THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959 John Michael every Tue.-Sat.

PONTE VEDRA

PONTE VEDRA CONCERT HALL, 209-0399 Atmosphere, deM atlaS, the Lioness, DJ Keezy Nov. 25 RESTAURANT MEDURE, 818 A1A N., 543-3797 Will Hurley Nov. 16 TAPS BAR & GRILL, 2220 C.R. 210, 819-1554 Ken McAnlis Nov. 14. Don’t Call Me Shirley Nov. 16

RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE

MURRAY HILL THEATRE, 932 Edgewood Ave., 388-7807 Sam Childers Nov. 14 NIGHTHAWKS, 2952 Roosevelt Blvd., 619-9978 Jynx & Rvnt, Drowning Above Water Nov. 14. Michale Graves Nov. 16 RAIN DOGS, 1045 Park St., 379-4969 The Underhill Family Orchestra, The White Spades, Jackie Stranger Nov. 17 RIVER & POST, 1000 Riverside Ave., 575-2366 Live music most weekends RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET, 715 Riverside Ave., 389-2449 LaVilla SOA Jazz Band, Subdivision, LaVilla SOA Chamber Orchestra, Douglas Anderson SOA Repertory Orchestra Nov. 17. Moon Stalker, Blue Muse Jazz, RickoLus Nov. 24

ST. AUGUSTINE

ARNOLD’S LOUNGE, 3912 N. Ponce de Leon, 824-8738 Cottonmouth Nov. 17 CAFÉ ELEVEN, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., 460-9311 Jennifer Knapp Nov. 14 PLANET SARBEZ, 115 Anastasia Blvd., 342-0632 Timothy Eerie, Reels, The Young Step Nov. 14. Rickolus, Lassyu Nov. 15. Bobby Kid Nov. 16. SYZGY, Observatory, Velocirapture Nov. 17. Sister Ivy Nov. 23 PROHIBITION KITCHEN, 119 St. George St., 209-5704 The Burgh Brothers Band, Beauregard & The Downright Nov. 15.

Chillula Nov. 17. Colton Trio Nov. 20 ST. AUGUSTINE AMPHITHEATRE, 1340 A1A S., 209-0367 Napoleon Dynamite w/ Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez, Tina Majorino Nov. 14 TRADEWINDS LOUNGE, 124 Charlotte St., 829-9336 Spanky Nov. 16 & 17

SAN MARCO, NORTHBANK

GRAPE & GRAIN EXCHANGE, 2000 San Marco, 396-4455 Kyra Livingston Nov. 15 JACK RABBITS, 15280 Hendricks Ave., 398-7496 Magic City Hippies, Bay Ledges Nov. 15. Shovel to the Moon Nov. 17.

New Politics, The Score, Bikini Thrill Nov. 19.

MUDVILLE MUSIC ROOM, 3104 Atlantic Blvd., 352-7008 NNFN Artist Showcase Nov. 14. TBA Big Band Nov. 19

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MUSIC SOUTHSIDE, BAYMEADOWS

MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Ct., 997-1955 Live music most weekends WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., 634-7208 7 Street Band Nov. 17. Mojo Roux, Cody Walker Jr. Nov. 18. Melissa Smith, Ivan Pulley open mic every Thur.

SPRINGFIELD, NORTHSIDE

COPPER TOP BAR, 12405 N. Main St., Ste. 7, 551-4088 Joe Santana’s Kingfish Nov. 16 CROOKED ROOSTER BREWERY, 148 S. Sixth St., Macclenny, 653-2337 DJ Toy every Wed. PALMS FISH CAMP, 6359 Heckscher Dr., 240-1672 The Last Resort Nov. 14. Bush Doctors, Michael Ward Nov. 17.

Lisa & the Mad Hatters Nov. 18 SHANTYTOWN PUB, 22 W. Sixth, 798-8222 Frostfang, Unearthly Child, Swamp Ghosts Nov. 14

UPCOMING CONCERTS

BENJI BROWN Nov. 23, The Florida Theatre ADAM LATIFF Nov. 23, Coop 303 SELWYN BIRCHWOOD Nov. 23, Blue Jay Listening Room ZANDER, HIT PARADE BAND Nov. 23, Prohibition Kitchen CLOUD 9 Nov. 23 & 24, Ragtime Tavern PROPHET Nov. 23, 1904 Music Hall SISTER IVY Nov. 23, Sarbez MOON STALKER, BLUE MUSE JAZZ, RICKOLUS Nov. 24, Riverside Arts Market ASTER & IVY, SIDECREEK Nov. 24, Murray Hill Theatre MARTINA McBRIDE Nov. 24, The Florida Theatre 14 NORTH Nov. 24, Jack Rabbits ATMOSPHERE, deM ATLAS, THE LIONESS, DJ KEEZY Nov. 25, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall PIANO GUYS Nov. 26, The Florida Theatre JOE SANTANA BAND Nov. 28, Cliff’s Bar BORN RUFFIANS Nov. 29, Intuition Ale Works ROOSEVELT COLLIER plays GRATEFUL DEAD, UNLIMITED DEVOTION Nov. 29, 1904 Music Hall DAVE KOZ, MINDI ABAIR, JONATHAN BUTLER, KEIKO MATSU Nov. 29, The Florida Theatre MARC BRUSSARD Nov. 29, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall CHEIF KEEF Nov. 30, Mavericks Live VAN GO Nov. 30, Whitey’s Fish Camp SMILE EMPTY SOUL Nov. 30, Nighthawks OLD DOMINION, MICHAEL RAY, HIGH VALLEY Nov. 30, St. Augustine Amphitheatre FUTUREBIRDS, T. HARDY MORRIS, REAL ESTATE, HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER, BANQUET, BRETT BASS & MELTED

PLECTRUM Dec. 1, Intuition Ale Works MADE BY FRIENDS, YARDIJ, RIP JUNIOR, TRADED YOUTH Dec. 1, Jack Rabbits The Big Ticket: WEEZER, FOSTER THE PEOPLE, AJR, GRANDSON, MEG MYERS Dec. 1, Daily’s GHOST Dec. 1, The Florida Theatre MOE. Dec. 2, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall LAUREN DAIGLE Dec. 6, Times-Union Center SONGS FROM THE ROAD BAND Dec. 7, Blue Jay Listening Room SWAMP CABBAGE Dec. 7, Mudville Music Room VOCTAVE Dec. 7, Thrasher-Horne Center ZACH DEPUTY Dec. 7, 1904 Music Hall IRIS DEMENT Dec. 8, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall HOME FREE Dec. 9, The Florida Theatre MICHAEL W. SMITH Dec. 11, The Florida Theatre PETER WHITE, EUGE GROOVE, RICK BRAUN Dec. 11, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall THE HIP ABDUCTION Dec. 12, Surfer the Bar STEVEN WILSON Dec. 13, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall A Not So Silent Night: BLEEPING IN STEREO, BREAKING THROUGH, SOULSWITCH, COPPER BONES, SUNSHINE & BULLETS, NEAR EMPTY, LOWRCASE G, MINDSLIP Dec. 15, Mavericks Live CHRIS ISAAK Dec. 16, The Florida Theatre ROGER McGUINN, CHRIS HILLMAN, MARTY STUART & THE FABULOUS SUPERLATIVES Dec. 17, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall H.R. Dec. 19, Surfer the Bar HORTON’S HOLIDAY HAYRIDE Dec. 21, The Florida Theatre ROOSEVELT COLLIER TRIO Dec. 23, Blue Jay Listening Room PASSAFIRE, EL DUB Dec. 28, Surfer the Bar THE DONNA SUMMER & BARRY WHITE EXPERIENCE Dec. 28 & 29, Alhambra Theatre COLE SWINDELL Dec. 31, Gator Bowl (Vets Memorial Arena) DAVID CURLEY & ANDREW FINN MAGILL Jan. 29, Mudville Music Room NEKO CASE Jan. 31, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall THE ZOMBIES Feb. 20, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall _________________________________________ To list your band’s gig, send show time, date, location (street address, city or neighborhood), admission price and a contact number to Marlene Dryden, email mdryden@ folioweekly.com or by mail at 45 W. Bay St., Ste. 103, Jacksonville FL 32202. Events run on space-available basis. Deadline noon Wed. for next Wed. publication.

Jacksonville indie outfit SKYVIEW marries synth wave and stadium rock, 7 p.m. Nov. 16, 1904 Music Hall, Downtown, $10 advance, $12 door; with Gov Club, Solafide, Dancing with Ghosts, Jesse Montoya.

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FOLIO DINING Owned by the Triantafillopoulos family, Southside’s ATHENIAN OWL won Best Greek Restaurant for its fresh and authentic Hellenic fare. Kali orexi!

Photo by Devon Sarian

AMELIA ISLAND + FERNANDINA BEACH

BRETT’S WATERWAY CAFÉ, 1 S. Front St., 261-2660. On the water at Centre Street’s end. Southern hospitality, upscale atmosphere; daily specials, fresh local seafood, aged beef. $$$ FB L D Daily CAFÉ KARIBO, 27 N. Third St., 277-5269, cafekaribo.com.

F Family-owned café in historic building. Worldly fare, made-from-scratch dressings, sauces, desserts, sourcing fresh veggies, seafood. Dine in or al fresco under oak-shaded patio. Microbrew Karibrew Pub brews; imports. $$ FB K TO R, Su; L Daily, D Tu-Su in season THE CRAB TRAP, 31 N. Second St., 261-4749, ameliacrab trap.com. F For nearly 40 years, family-owned-andoperated. Fresh local seafood, steaks, specials. HH. $$ FB L Sa-M; D Nightly LARRY’S, 474272 S.R. 200, 844-2225. F SEE ORANGE PARK. MOON RIVER PIZZA, 925 S. 14th St., 321-3400, moonriver pizza.net. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. Authentic Northern-style pizzas, 20+ toppings, pie/slice. Calzones. $ BW TO L D M-Sa THE MUSTARD SEED CAFÉ, 833 Courson Rd., 277-3141, nassauhealthfoods.net. Casual organic eatery, juice bar, in Nassau Health Foods. All-natural organic items, smoothies, juices, herbal teas, coffees, daily specials. $$ K TO B L M-Sa THE POINTE RESTAURANT, 98 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-4851, elizabethpointelodge.com. ’17 BOJ winner. In awardwinning Elizabeth Pointe Lodge. Seaside dining; in or out.

Hot buffet breakfast daily, full lunch menu. Homestyle soups, specialty sandwiches, desserts. $$$ BW K B L D Daily THE SALTY PELICAN BAR & GRILL, 12 N. Front St., 277-3811, thesaltypelicanamelia.com. F ’17 BOJ winner. 2nd-story outdoor bar. T.J. & Al offer local seafood, fish tacos, Mayport shrimp, po’boys, cheese oysters. $$ FB K L D Daily SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652,

DINING DIRECTORY KEY AVERAGE ENTRÉE COST $ < $10 $$$ $ $$ $$$$ 10-$20

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20-$35 > $35

ABBREVIATIONS & SPECIAL NOTES BW = Beer/Wine

L = Lunch

FB = Full Bar

D = Dinner Bite Club = Hosted Free Folio Weekly Bite Club Event F = Folio Weekly Distribution Spot

K = Kids’ Menu TO = Take Out B = Breakfast R = Brunch

To list your restaurant, call your account manager or call or text SAM TAYLOR, Folio Weekly publisher, at 904-860-2465 (email: staylor@folioweekly.com).

slidersseaside.com. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. Oceanfront.

Award-winning handmade crabcakes, fried pickles, seafood.

Open-air upstairs balcony, playground. $$ FB K L D Daily T-RAY’S BURGER STATION, 202 S. Eighth St., 261-6310, traysburgerstation.com. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. Familyowned-and-operated 18+ years. Blue plate specials, burgers, biscuits & gravy, shrimp. $ BW TO B L M-Sa

ARLINGTON + REGENCY

LARRY’S, 1301 Monument Rd., Ste. 5, 724-5802. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. SEE ORANGE PARK.

AVONDALE + ORTEGA

EL JEFE, 947 Edgewood Ave. S., 619-0938, eljefejax.com.

Tex-Mex à la Chefs Scott Schwartz and José Solome, plus craft margaraitas, combo meals. $$ FB TO K L, D Daily FOOD ADDICTZ GRILL, 1044 Edgewood Ave. S., 240-1987. F Family-and-veteran-owned place offers home cooking. Faves: barbecued pulled pork, blackened chicken, Caesar wrap, Portobello mushroom burger. $ K TO B L D Tu-Su LA NOPALERA, 4530 St. Johns Ave., 388-8828. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. SEE INTRACOASTAL. MOJO No. 4 URBAN BBQ & WHISKEY BAR, 3572 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 1, 381-6670, mojobbq.com. F ’17 BOJ winner/ fave. Pulled pork, Carolina-style barbecue. Delta fried catfish. $$ FB K TO L D Daily PINEGROVE MARKET & DELI, 1511 Pinegrove Ave., 389-8655, pinegrovemarket.com. F BOJ winner/fave. 40+ years. Burgers, Cubans, subs, wraps. Onsite butcher, USDA choice prime aged beef. Craft beers. $ BW TO B L D M-Sa RESTAURANT ORSAY, 3630 Park St., 381-0909, restaurantorsay.com. ’17 BOJ winner/fave. French/Southern bistro; local organic ingredients. Steak frites, mussels, pork chops. $$$ FB R, Su; D Nightly SIMPLY SARA’S, 2902 Corinthian Ave., 387-1000, simplysaras.net. F Down-home fare from scratch: eggplant fries, pimento cheese, baked chicken, fruit cobblers, chicken & dumplings, desserts. BYOB. $$ K TO L D Tu-Sa, B Sa SOUTH KITCHEN & SPIRITS, 3638 Park St., 475-2362, south.kitchen. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. Southern classics: crispy catfish with smoked gouda grits, family-style fried chicken, burgers, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free options. $$ FB K TO L D Daily

BAYMEADOWS

ATHENIAN OWL, 9551 Baymeadows Rd., Stes. 21-23, 503-3008, athenianowljaxfl.com. Yiorgos and Marilena Triantafillopoulos respect Greek cuisine and their patrons.

Creative fare. Vegetarian dishes. $$ K TO L, D M-F, D Sa AL’S PIZZA, 8060 Philips Hwy., Ste. 105, 731-4300. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. SEE INTRACOASTAL. INDIA’S, 9802 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 8, 620-0777, indiajax.com. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. Authentic cuisine, lunch buffet. Curries, vegetables, lamb, chicken, shrimp, fish tandoori. $$ BW L M-Sa; D Nightly LARRY’S, 8616 Baymeadows Rd., 739-2498. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. SEE ORANGE PARK. METRO DINER, 9802 Baymeadows Rd., 425-9142. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. SEE SAN MARCO. NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET & DELI, 11030

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DINING DIRECTORY Baymeadows Rd., 260-2791. ’17 BOJ fave. SEE MANDARIN. PATTAYA THAI GRILLE, 9551 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 1, 646-9506, ptgrille.com. F ’17 BOJ fave. Since 1989.

Family-owned place has an extensive menu of traditional Thai, vegetarian, new-Thai; curries, seafood, noodles, soups.

Low-sodium & gluten-free. $$$ BW TO L D Tu-Sa THE WELL WATERING HOLE, 3928 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 9, 737-7740, thewellwateringhole.com. Local craft beers, glass/bottle wines. Meatloaf sandwich, pulled Peruvian chicken, vegan black bean burgers. Gluten-free pizzas, desserts. HH specials. $$ BW K TO L M-F; D Tu-Sa WHISKEY JAX, 10915 Baymeadows Rd., Ste. 135, 634-7208, whiskeyjax.com. F ’17 BOJ fave. Popular gastropub; craft beers, gourmet burgers, handhelds, signature plates, tacos and whiskey. HH M-F. $$ FB B Sa & Su; L F; D Nightly

BEACHES

(Venues are in Jax Beach unless otherwise noted.)

AL’S PIZZA, 240 Third St., Neptune Beach, 853-6773, alspizza.com. F Al Mansur re-opened good ol’ Al’s, in a new spot. Dine inside or out. $$ BW L D Daily ANGIE’S SUBS, 1436 Beach Blvd., 246-2519. ANGIE’S GROM SUBS, 204 Third Ave. S., 241-3663. F ’17 BOJ winner. Home of the original baked sub. Locals love Angie’s hot or cold subs for 30+ years. Good news! A real, live chef is at Grom!

Chef David ramped up the menu at least three levels: new breakfast items, brunch, specials. Ed says, “Dude is legit.”

Still the word: Peruvian. New sub: Suthern Comfert–slowsmoked brisket, chicken, mac & cheese, collards, black-eyed peas on sub roll. Big salads, blue-ribbon iced tea. Grom Sun. brunch. $ BW K TO L D Daily BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 2400 S. Third St., Ste. 201, 374-5735. ’17 BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. BREEZY COFFEE SHOP WINE BAR, 235 Eighth Ave. S., 241-2211, breezycoffeeshopcafe.com. Beachy coffee & wine shop by day; wine bar at night. Fresh pastries, sandwiches.

Grab-n-Go salads, hummus. $ BW K TO B L D Daily EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 992 Beach Blvd., 249-3001, europeanstreet.com. F BOJ winner/fave. SEE RIVERSIDE. FLYING IGUANA TAQUERIA & TEQUILA BAR, 207 Atlantic Blvd., NB, 853-5680, flyingiguana.com. ’17 BOJ winner.

Latin American: tacos, seafood, carnitas, Cubana fare. 100+ tequilas. $ FB TO L D Daily GUSTO, 1266 Beach Blvd., 372-9925, gustojax.com. F Classic Old World Roman fare, big Italian menu: homestyle pasta, beef, chicken, fish delicacies; open pizza-tossing kitchen. Reservations encouraged. $$ FB TO L R D Tu-Su HAWKERS ASIAN STREET FARE, 241 Atlantic Blvd., NB, 425-1025. ’17 BOJ winner/fave. SEE RIVERSIDE. LARRY’S, 657 Third St. N., 247-9620. F ’17 BOJ winner/ fave. SEE ORANGE PARK. METRO DINER, 1534 3rd St. N., 853-6817. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. SEE SAN MARCO. MOJO KITCHEN BBQ PIT & BLUES BAR, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636. ’17 BOJ winner/fave. SEE AVONDALE. M SHACK, 299 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-2599, mshackburgers.com. ’17 BOJ winner. Burgers, hot dogs, fries, shakes. Dine indoors or out. $$ BW L D Daily NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET & DELI, 1585 N. Third St., 458-1390. ’17 BOJ fave. SEE MANDARIN. RAGTIME TAVERN Seafood & Grill, 207 Atlantic Blvd., AB, 241-7877, ragtimetavern.com. F 34 years and counting, the iconic seafood place serves blackened snapper, sesame tuna, Ragtime shrimp. Daily HH, brunch Sun. $$ FB L D Daily SUSHI ONE TWO THREE, 311 N. Third St., 372-9718, sushionetwothree.com. New-ish, right in the middle of all the action in Jax Beach, this place offers a twist on how we eat sushi: All You Can Eat. And small plate sushi, all made to order. Rooftop parking; kid-friendly–rugrats younger than eight eat free. $$ FB K TO L, D Daily WHISKEY JAX, 950 Marsh Landing Pkwy., 853-5973. F ’17 BOJ fave. SEE BAYMEADOWS.

DOWNTOWN

BELLWETHER, 100 N. Laura, 802-7745, bellwetherjax.com.

Southern classics. Chef/owner Jon Insetta and Chef Kerri Rogers focus on flavors. Seasonal menu. Rotating local craft beers, regional spirits, cold brew coffee. $$ FB TO L M-F CASA DORA, 108 E. Forsyth St., 356-8282, casadoraitalian. com. F Serving Italian fare, 40+ years: veal, seafood, pizza.

Homemade salad dressing. $ BW K L M-F; D M-Sa ELEMENT BISTRO & CRAFT BAR, 333 E. Bay St., 438-5173.

In Myth Nightclub. Locally sourced, organic fare, fresh herbs, spices. HH $$ FB D, Tu-Su OLIO MARKET, 301 E. Bay St., 356-7100, oliomarket.com.

F Scratch soups, sandwiches. Duck grilled cheese, as seen on Best Sandwich in America. $$ BW TO B R L M-F; D F & Sa SPLIFF’S GASTROPUB, 15 N. Ocean St., 844-5000, spliffsgastropub.com. ’17 BOJ winner/fave. Music venue has munchie apps, mac & cheese dishes, pockets, gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches. HH M-F. $ BW L D M-Sa SUPER FOOD & BREW, 11 E. Forsyth St., 723-1180, super foodandbrew.com. Gastropub serves a variety: fresh, healthy sandwiches to full entrée plates. Drink specials. $$ BW TO L, D M-F URBAN GRIND COFFEE COMPANY, 45 W. Bay St., Ste. 102, 516-7799, urbangrind.coffee. F ’17 BOJ fave. Locally roasted whole bean brewed coffees, espressos, lattes, pastries, smoothies, bagels, chicken and tuna salad, sandwiches. $ B L M-F URBAN GRIND EXPRESS, 50 W. Laura St., 516-7799. F ’17 BOJ fave. SEE ABOVE. ZODIAC BAR & GRILL, 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283, thezodiacbarandgrill.com. 16+ years. Mediterranean 44 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | NOVEMBER 14-20, 2018

cuisine, American fare, paninis, vegetarian dishes. Lunch buffet. Espressos, hookahs. HH M-F. $ FB L M-F; D W-Sa

FLEMING ISLAND

GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET, 1915 East-West Pkwy., 541-0009. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. SEE RIVERSIDE. LA NOPALERA, 1571 C.R. 220, Ste. 100, 215-2223. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. SEE INTRACOASTAL. MOJO SMOKEHOUSE, 1810 Town Ctr. Blvd., Ste. 8, 264-0636.

F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. SEE AVONDALE. WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198, whiteysfish camp.com. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. Real fish camp. Gator tail, catfish, daily specials, on Swimming Pen Creek. Tiki bar.

Boat, bike or car. $ FB K TO L Tu-Su; D Nightly

INTRACOASTAL WEST

AL’S PIZZA, 14286 Beach Blvd., Ste. 31, 223-0991, alspizza.com. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. It’s the first Al’s in NEFla–yeah, we didn’t know that, either–celebrating 30 years of awesome gourmet pizza, baked dishes. All day HH M-Th. $ FB K TO L D Daily LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 14333 Beach Blvd., 992-1666, lanopalerarest.com. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave.

The popular spots have tamales, fajitas, pork tacos. Some LaNops have a full bar. $$ FB K TO L D Daily LARRY’S, 10750 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 14, 642-6980. F ’17 BOJ fave. SEE ORANGE PARK. TAZIKI’S MEDITERRANEAN CAFÉ, 14035 Beach Blvd., Ste. B, 503-1950. SEE MANDARIN.

MANDARIN + NW ST. JOHNS

AL’S PIZZA, 11190 San Jose Blvd., 260-4115. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. SEE INTRACOASTAL. FIRST COAST DELI & GRILL, 6082 St. Augustine, 513-4548.

Pancakes, sandwiches, burgers and wings. $ K TO B L Daily GIGI’S RESTAURANT, 3130 Hartley Rd., 694-4300, gigisbuffet.com. In Ramada Inn. Prime rib & crab leg buffet F & Sa, blue-jean brunch Su, daily breakfast buffet; lunch & dinner buffets. $$$ FB B R L D Daily JAX DINER, 5065 St. Augustine Rd., 739-7070, jaxdiner.com.

Chef Roderick “Pete” Smith, local culinary expert, uses locally sourced ingredients from area farmers, vendors in American & Southern dishes. Seasonal brunch. $ K TO B L M-F, D F LA NOPALERA, 11700 San Jose Blvd., 288-0175. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. SEE INTRACOASTAL. METRO DINER, 12807 San Jose Blvd., 638-6185. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. Dinner. SEE SAN MARCO. MOJO BAR-B-QUE, 1607 University Blvd. W., 732-7200, mojobbq.com. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. SEE AVONDALE. MOON DOG PIE HOUSE, 115 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 105, 287-3633, moondogpiehouse.com. Wings, apps, subs, calzones–and specialty pizza pies. $$ BW TO K L, D Daily NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET & DELI, 10000 San Jose Blvd., 260-6950, nativesunjax.com. ’17 BOJ fave.

Organic soup, baked items, prepared foods. Juice, smoothie, coffee bar. All-natural beer/wine. $ BW TO B L D Daily TAZIKI’S MEDITERRANEAN CAFÉ, 11700 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 25, 503-2461, tazikiscafe.com. Health-focused menu includes hand-crafted gyros, feasts, deli, desserts. $$ BW K TO L, D Daily

ORANGE PARK

BOONDOCKS GRILL & BAR, 2808 Henley Rd., Green Cove Springs, 406-9497, boondocksrocks.com. Apps, burgers, wings, seafood, steak, weekend specials, craft cocktails. HH $$ FB TO K D M-F; L, D Sa & Su THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959, hilltop-club.com.

Southern fine dining. New Orleans shrimp, certified Black Angus prime rib, she-crab soup, desserts. Extensive bourbon selection. $$$ FB D Tu-Sa LA NOPALERA, 1930 Kingsley Ave., 276-2776. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. SEE INTRACOASTAL. LARRY’S GIANT SUBS, 1330 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 165, 276-7370. 1545 C.R. 220, 278-2827. 700 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 15, 272-3553. 5733 Roosevelt Blvd., 446-9500. 1401 S. Orange Ave., Green Cove, 284-7789, larryssubs.com. F ’17 BOJ fave. Larry’s piles ’em high, serves ’em fast; 36+ years. Hot & cold subs, soups. Some Larry’s serve breakfast. $ K TO B L D Daily METRO DINER, 2034 Kingsley Ave., 375-8548. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. Dinner nightly. SEE SAN MARCO. THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611, roadhouseonline.net. F ’17 BOJ fave. Sandwiches, wings, burgers, quesadillas; 35+ years. 75+ import beers. $ FB L D Daily SPRING PARK COFFEE, 328 Ferris St., Green Cove Springs, 531-9391, springparkcoffee.com. F Fresh-roasted Brass Tacks coffee, handcrafted hot & cold drinks, lattes, cappuccino, macchiato, pastries, breakfast. $ B L D Daily

PONTE VEDRA BEACH

AL’S PIZZA, 635 A1A N., 543-1494. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave.

SEE INTRACOASTAL. LARRY’S, 830 A1A N., Ste. 6, 273-3993. F ’17 BOJ fave.

SEE ORANGE PARK. M SHACK Nocatee, 641 Crosswater Pkwy., 395-3575. F ’17 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES. METRO DINER, 340 Front St., Ste. 700, 513-8422. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. SEE SAN MARCO.

RIVERSIDE, 5 PTS + WESTSIDE

13 GYPSIES, 887 Stockton St., 389-0330, 13gypsies.com. ’17 BOJ winner. Authentic Mediterranean cuisine: chorizo, tapas, blackened cod, pork skewers, coconut mango curry

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Mexican restaurants are everywhere.

Some run by natives of Yonkers, some by born-and-bred Yoopers. La Nopalera is staffed and managed, for the most part, by Mexicans. At least seven of the local La Nops. In between slugging down margaritas, and inhaling mounds of nachos carne asada, we notice things. Like smiling faces, happy diners and folks promising to comeback again. ¡Volveré pronto!

Local sushi joint has MORE THAN just a cute name

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chicken. Breads from scratch. $$ BW L D TU-SA, R SA AL’S PIZZA, 1620 Margaret St., Ste. 201, 388-8384. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. SEE INTRACOASTAL. BIG OAK BBQ & CATERING, 1948 Henley Rd., Middleburg, 214-3041. 1440 Dunn Ave., 757-2225, bigoakbbqfl.com.

Family-owned-and-operated. Smoked chicken, pulled pork, ribs, sides, stumps. $$ K TO L D M-Sa BLACK SHEEP, 1534 Oak St., 355-3793, blacksheep5points.com. ’17 BOJ winner. New American, Southern; local source ingredients. Specials, rooftop bar. HH. $$$ FB R Sa & Su; L M-F; D Nightly BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 869 Stockton St., 855-1181, boldbeancoffee.com. ’17 BOJ winner. Small-batch, artisanal approach to sourcing and roasting single-origin, direct-trade coffees. Signature blends, hand-crafted syrups, espressos, craft beers. $ BW TO B L Daily CRANE RAMEN, 1029 Park St., 253-3282. Ramen done right; vegetarian, vegan items, kimchi, gyoza. Dine in or out. HH. $$ FB K L, D Tu-Su CUMMER CAFÉ, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave., 356-6857, cummer.org. ’17 BOJ winner.

Light lunch, quick bites, locally roasted coffee, espressobased drinks, sandwiches, desserts, daily specials. Dine in or in gardens. $ BW K L D Tu; L W-Su EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 2753 Park St., 384-9999. ’17 BOJ winner. 130+ imported beers, 20 on tap. Sandwiches. Dine outside at some E-Sts. $ BW K L D Daily FOO DOG CURRY TRADERS, 869 Stockton St., 551-0327, foodogjax.com. Southeast Asian, Indian inspired fare, all gluten-free, from scratch. Vegan & omnivore. $$ TO L, D Daily GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET, 2007 Park St., 384-4474, thegrassrootsmarket.com. F ’17 BOJ winner. Juice bar uses certified organic fruits, veggies.

Artisanal cheeses, 300 craft, import beers, organic wines, produce, meats, vitamins, herbs, wraps, sides, sandwiches. $ BW TO B L D Daily HAWKERS ASIAN STREET FARE, 1001 Park St., 508-0342, hawkerstreetfare.com. ’17 BOJ winner. Authentic dishes from mobile stalls: BBQ pork char sui, beef haw fun, Hawkers baos, chow faan, grilled Hawker skewers. $ BW TO L D Daily JOHNNY’S DELI & GRILLE, 474 Riverside Ave., 356-8055.

Made-to-order sandwiches, wraps. $ TO B L M-Sa LARRY’S, 1509 Margaret St., 674-2794. 7895 Normandy Blvd., 781-7600. 8102 Blanding Blvd., 779-1933. F ’17 BOJ fave. SEE ORANGE PARK. METRO DINER, 4495 Roosevelt Blvd., 999-4600. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. SEE SAN MARCO. MOON RIVER PIZZA, 1176 Edgewood Ave. S., 389-4442. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. SEE AMELIA ISLAND. M SHACK, 1012 Margaret St., 423-1283. SEE BEACHES. SOUTHERN ROOTS FILLING STATION, 1275 King St., 513-4726, southernrootsjax.com. BOJ winner. Fresh vegan fare; local, organic ingredients. Specials, on bread, local greens/rice, change daily. Sandwiches, coffees, teas. $ Tu-Su SUN-RAY CINEMA, 1028 Park St., 359-0047, sunraycinema. com. ’17 BOJ winner. First-run, indie/art films. Beer, local drafts, wine, pizza–Godbold, Black Lagoon Supreme–hot dogs, sandwiches, popcorn, nachos, brownies. $$ BW Daily

SUSHI CAFÉ, 2025 Riverside Ave., Ste. 204, 384-2888, sushicafejax.com. F Monster, Rock-n-Roll, Dynamite Roll.

Hibachi, tempura, katsu, teriyaki. Patio. $$ BW L D Daily

ST. AUGUSTINE

AL’S PIZZA, 1 St. George St., 824-4383. F ’17 BOJ winner/ fave. SEE INTRACOASTAL. THE CORAZON CINEMA & CAFE, 36 Granada St., 679-5736, corazoncinemaandcafe.com. F Sandwiches, combos, pizza. Iindie and first-run movies. $$ Daily DESSERT FIRST BISTRO, 121 Yacht Club Dr., 417-0468, dessertfirstbistro.com. It’s all made from scratch: breakfast, lunch, desserts. Plus coffees, espressos, craft beers, wine, hot teas. $ BW K TO B, L Tu-Su THE FLORIDIAN, 72 Spanish St., 829-0655, thefloridianstaug.com. Updated Southern fare; fresh, local ingredients. Vegetarian, gluten-free options. Signature fried green tomato bruschetta, blackened fish cornbread stack; grits with shrimp, fish or tofu. $$$ BW K TO L D W-M GYPSY CAB COMPANY, 828 Anastasia Blvd., 824-8244, gypsycab.com. F 34+ years. Varied urban cuisine menu changes twice daily. Signature: Gypsy chicken. Seafood, tofu, duck, veal. $$ FB R Su; L D Daily METRO DINER, 1000 S. Ponce de Leon Blvd., 758-3323. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. Dinner nightly. SEE SAN MARCO. MOJO OLD CITY BBQ, 5 Cordova St., 342-5264, mojobbq. com. F ’17 BOJ winner. SEE AVONDALE. OCEAN AVENUE SPORTS BAR, 123 San Marco Ave., 293-9600, a1abar.com. F Wings, nachos, shrimp, chicken, Phillys, sliders, soft pretzels. $$ FB TO L D Daily PROHIBITION KITCHEN, 119 St. George St., 209-5704, prohibitionkitchenstaugustine.com. The gastropub offers small plates, craft burgers, sandwiches, live local oysters, mains, desserts and handspun milkshakes. $$$ L D Daily SALT LIFE FOOD SHACK, 321 A1A, 217-3256. F SEE BEACHES. SARBEZ, 115 Anastasia Blvd., 342-0632, planetsarbez.com.

Local music venue has gourmet grilled cheese: Sarbez melt: smoked mozzarella, turkey, bacon, signature sauce, local sourdough. Local craft beers. $ BW L, D Daily WOODPECKER’S BACKYARD BBQ, 4930 S.R. 13, 531-5670, woodpeckersbbq.weebly.com. F Smoked fresh daily.

Brisket, ribs, pork, sausage, turkey: in sandwiches, plates by the pound. 8 sauces, 10 sides. $$ TO L D Tu-Su

SAN MARCO + SOUTHBANK

THE BEARDED PIG SOUTHERN BBQ & BEER GARDEN, 1224 Kings Ave., 619-2247, thebeardedpigbbq.com. F ’17 BOJ fave. Barbecue joint Southern style: brisket, pork, chicken, sausage, beef; veggie platters. $$ BW K TO Daily BISTRO AIX, 1440 San Marco Blvd., 398-1949, bistrox.com. F Mediterranean/French inspired menu changes seasonally. 250+ wines. Wood-fired oven-baked, grilled specialties: pizza, pasta, risotto, steaks, seafood.

Hand-crafted cocktails, specialty drinks. Dine outside.

HH M-F. $$$ FB L D Daily BOLD BEAN COFFEE ROASTERS, 1905 Hendricks Ave. ’17 BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 1704 San Marco Blvd., 398-9500.

F ’17 BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE.

FUSION SUSHI, 1550 University Blvd. W., 636-8688, fusionsushijax.com. Upscale; fresh sushi, sashimi, hibachi, teriyaki, katsu, seafood. $$ K L D Daily HAVANA-JAX CAFÉ/CUBA LIBRE BAR, 2578 Atlantic Blvd., 399-0609, havanajax.com. F ’17 BOJ winner.

Bite Club certified. Cuban sandwiches, black beans & rice, plantains, steaks, seafood, roast pork. Spanish wine, drink specials, mojitos, Cuba libres. Nonstop HH. $ FB K L D Daily LA NOPALERA, 1434 Hendricks Ave., 399-1768. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. SEE INTRACOASTAL. METRO DINER, 3302 Hendricks Ave., 398-3701, metrodiner.com. F ’17 BOJ winner/fave. Original upscale diner in a 1930s-era building. Meatloaf, chicken pot pie, soups. Some Metros serve dinner. $$ B R L D Daily TAVERNA, 1986 San Marco Blvd., 398-3005, tavernasanmarco.com. ’17 BOJ winner/fave. Chef Sam Efron’s authentic Italian; tapas, wood-fired pizza. Seasonal local produce, meats. Craft beer (some local), awardwinning wine. $$$ FB K TO R L D Daily

SOUTHSIDE + TINSELTOWN

ALHAMBRA THEATRE & DINING, 12000 Beach Blvd., 641-1212, alhambrajax.com. ’17 BOJ winner. Staging productions for 50+ years. Executive Chef DeJuan Roy’s theme menus. Reservations. $$ FB D Tu-Su EL TAINO, 4347 University Blvd., 374-1150. A focus on Latin American, Puerto Rican and Caribbean cusine. $$ BW K TO EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ, 5500 Beach Blvd., 398-1717. F ’17 BOJ winner. SEE RIVERSIDE. LA NOPALERA, 8206 Philips Hwy., 732-9433. 8818 Atlantic, 720-0106. F BOJ winner/fave. SEE INTRACOASTAL. LARRY’S, 3611 St. Johns Bluff S., 641-6499. 4479 Deerwood Lake Pkwy., 425-4060. F ’17 BOJ fave.

SEE ORANGE PARK. MARIANAS GRINDS, 11380 Beach Blvd., Ste. 10, 206-612-6596. F Pacific Islander fare, chamorro culture. Soups, stews, fitada, beef oxtail, katden pika; empanadas, lumpia, chicken relaguen, BBQ-style ribs, chicken. $$ TO B L D Tu-Su M SHACK, 10281 Midtown Pkwy., 642-5000. F ’17 BOJ winner. SEE BEACHES.

SPRINGFIELD + NORTHSIDE

ANDY’S GRILL, 1810 W. Beaver St., 354-2821, jaxfarmersmarket.com. F ’17 BOJ fave. In Jax Farmers Market. Local, regional, international produce. Breakfast, sandwiches. $ B L D M-Sa COPPER TOP BAR & RESTAURANT, 12405 N. Main, Ste. 7, 551-4088. Brand-new spot has American fare: pizza, wings, specials. Local, regional craft beers. $ BW TO L, D Daily LARRY’S, 12001 Lem Turner Rd., 764-9999. F ’17 BOJ fave. SEE ORANGE PARK. TIKI ISLAND TAP HOUSE, 614 Pecan Park Rd., 403-0776.

Casual spot serves hot dogs, burgers, gator tail, gator jerky.

Gator pond! $ BW TO D, F; L, D Sa & Su. UPTOWN KITCHEN & BAR, 1303 Main St. N., 355-0734, uptownmarketjax.com. F Bite Club certified. Fresh fare, innovative menus, farm-to-table selections, daily specials. $$ BW TO B L Daily

AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO LOVES THE T PUNNY NAMES of the sushi restaurants in this area? It’s a game to try to remember which is which, and where they are!

Sushi Bear has seared both its name and location in my brain for its great service and traditional dishes. It has a large varied menu, everything from hibachi and apps to platters of sushi. There were some surprises, but we’ll get there, dear reader.

The Sushi Bear servers are delightful. They bring out fun treats throughout the dining experience.

The first surprise was sprung as soon as we sat down. A small tempura roll of krab and cream cheese appeared. The app was complimentary and, while not my usual choice, it was piping hot and delicious! Grab the chopsticks.

The dinner selection is loaded. We went with a mix, featuring some traditional dishes and some items we’d never tried.

We began with good old-fashioned chicken hibachi with noodles and hibachi veggies. To me, the noodles were strangely sweet and the teriyaki had just a bit too much sugar. No one else at my table seemed to mind, though. The meat was juicy and flavorful, but hibachi veggies are always my choice. One of my favorite ways to cook veggies is on a hibachi. OK, probably not the healthiest way to prepare broccoli and zucchini, but it just tastes so good. I mean, look at that hibachi grill char!

Of all the sushi rolls, we wanted the one named for the place. The Sushi Bear roll ($12.95) includes shrimp tempura and mango, topped with spicy crab, avocado and spicy mayo. An eel avocado roll ($5.95) caught our eye, too–the combo of slight smoke with the spiciness worked. To be honest, the Sushi Bear roll had a lot going on, but the basic eel roll was more enjoyable!

SUSHI BEAR SUSHI & GRILL

4530 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 9, Avondale, 503-0690, sushibearjax.com I’ve saved the best for last. In the menu’s app section, I spotted Hamachi Kama, aka yellowtail tuna collar ($12.95). After a brief discussion, we decided to get it.

Full stop.

I don’t think I’ve ever experienced such an amazing piece of fish. This was the most moist, tender, succulent fish ever. Fish “collarbone,“ it turns out, just what it sounds like–it refers to the part just below the “neck,” or behind the head and gills. The flesh there is protected by a bone. It’s fairly pliable, but you do have to work a little bit harder than you would for a usual chunk of forkready filet. The momentary exertion for that perfect bite is well worth it. Oven-roasted, it was basted with a light, citrus soy sauce that complemented the delicate flavor of the fish. I can’t recommend this enough. Go now and try it!

The Sushi Bear experience ended with a complimentary sweet treat, too. I’m told it changes often. This time it was a little layered chocolateand-coffee-flavored cake. Just because it’s my job, I’m going to say that I didn’t love the cake–it had an artificial taste to me. However, because it was quite a kind gesture, I loved the little cake!

Brentley Stead biteclub@folioweekly.com ____________________________________ If you have a recommendation or know of a new place, shoot me an email at food@folioweekly.com.

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BEER Some beers are BIGGER than others

BATTLE OF THE

ABV I OFTEN WRITE ABOUT BIG BEER. THE EXPRESSION usually refers to the type of megalithic brewer that produces the lion’s share of all the beer consumed around the world. But this week, “big” beer means high-alcohol beer. And I mean really high, like more than 20 percent alcohol by volume. Like beer so strong a pint will put you down for several days.

The alcohol content of most beer ranges from around three percent, for some sours and lambics, to approximately 16 percent, for a particularly hearty stout. What you don’t see too often is a beer that breaks the 20 percent barrier. There’s good reason for that. It ain’t easy to make a beer with that much punch. It requires several rather labor-intensive brewing methods and, above all, a yeast that can survive in a high-alcohol environment.

Coming in at the low-end of the big beer spectrum is Samuel Adams Utopias. At just 28 percent, Utopias is frankly a lightweight compared to some of the other big beers out there, but it’s worth mentioning. Here’s a beer that boasts an eyebrow-raising ABV and an extraordinary flavor profile reminiscent of a fine sherry. The brew is created by blending several other beers—some that have been aging in barrels for more than 24 years—with multiple strains of yeast, three types of hops and several different malts. The result is a smooth, boozy, non-carbonated beer that deserves to be sipped from a snifter on a cold night, in front of a roaring fire.

Don’t run off to the local liquor store to look for Utopias, though. This limitededition beer is released only every other year (look for it in 2019), and they only produce only about 17,000 bottles. Oh, and each bottle costs a cool $200.

The mad men over at Scotland’s BrewDog got into the high-alcohol beer game with their oddly named Tactical Nuclear Penguin. This bombastic imperial stout boasts 32 percent alcohol by volume and is said to be both bitter and tart. The brew is aged in whiskey barrels for more than a year to enhance the flavor.

Not to be outdone, De Struise brought out the Black Damnation series and, by borrowing German Eisbock techniques, the Belgian brewery managed to kick the ABV up to 39 percent. (For reference, most spirits are 40-percent ABV.) Eisbock is created by freezing a beer’s natural water content and skimming the ice away, leaving more alcohol.

BrewDog went back to the drawing board and produced another super-strong beverage, this time an imperial IPA called Sink the Bismarck! This brew upped the alcohol ante to an astounding 41 percent.

It’s a bitter bomb that packs more wallop than most vodkas (although it does not mix well with vermouth).

The brewery that tops the charts with the booziest beer, however, is Scotland’s Brewmeister. And it has not one, but two insanely alcoholic beers: Armageddon (65 percent) and Snake Bite (67.5 percent).

These two brews are on the same level of strength as Absinthe, which is said to induce hallucinations. The brewers maintain that their product should be savored like a fine scotch or whiskey. These beers, they say, have great complexity beyond their mind-numbing booziness.

In the world of big beer, there are some real heavyweights. If you do get your hands on one of these amazing brews, remember: sip, don’t gulp.

Marc Wisdom marc@folioweekly.com

PINT-SIZED BREWERS’ COMMUNITY

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AARDWOLF BREWING COMPANY 1461 Hendricks Ave., San Marco

DOG ROSE BREWING CO. 77 Bridge St., St. Augustine

REVE BREWING 1229 Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach

AMELIA TAVERN RESTAURANT & BREWPUB 318 Centre St., Fernandina Beach

ENGINE 15 BREWING CO. DOWNTOWN 633 Myrtle Ave. N., Downtown

RUBY BEACH BREWING 131 First Ave N., Jax Beach

ANCIENT CITY BREWING 3420 Agricultural Ctr. Dr., St. Augustine

ENGINE 15 BREWING CO. 1500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 217, Jax Beach

ANHEUSER-BUSCH 1100 Ellis Rd. N., Northside

GREEN ROOM BREWING, LLC 228 Third St. N., Jax Beach

ATLANTIC BEACH BREWING COMPANY 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 3, Atlantic Beach

HYPERION BREWING COMPANY 1740 Main St. N., Springfield

BEARDED BUFFALO BREWING COMPANY 1012 King St., Downtown

INTUITION ALE WORKS 929 E. Bay St., Downtown

BOG BREWING COMPANY 218 W. King St., St. Augustine

MAIN & SIX BREWING COMPANY 1636 Main St. N., Northside

BOLD CITY BREWERY 2670 Rosselle St., Ste. 7, Riverside

OLD COAST ALES 300 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine

BOLD CITY DOWNTOWN 109 E. Bay St., Jacksonville

PINGLEHEAD BREWING COMPANY 12 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park

BOTTLENOSE BREWING 9700 Deer Lake Ct., Ste. 1, Southside

RAGTIME TAVERN SEAFOOD & GRILL 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach

RIVER CITY BREWING COMPANY 835 Museum Cir., Southbank SEVEN BRIDGES GRILLE & BREWERY 9735 Gate Pkwy., Southside SJ BREWING CO. 463646 SR 200, Ste. 13, Yulee SOUTHERN SWELLS BREWING CO. 1312 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach TABULA RASA BREWING 2385 Corbett St., Northside VETERANS UNITED CRAFT BREWERY 8999 Western Way, Ste. 104, Southside WICKED BARLEY BREWING COMPANY 4100 Baymeadows Rd.

Shrimp Boats Side by Side, by Lois Newman

COOKING

Chef Bill prefers NEFla SHRIMP, FLAT FISH and FLOUNDER

LOCAL HEROES IF I WERE TO TAKE A POLL, I’M POSITIVE MOST OF ya would agree that the biggest stars of NEFla seafood are our beloved local shrimp.

Mayport shrimp and their noble cousins Royal Red shrimp are by far my favorite eats from our local waters, but alas, man (even a Cheffed-Up one) cannot live on shrimp alone. On the other hand, why should I be bound to a limited menu of seafood when our oceans are teeming with a vast assortment of delectable goodies?

My next favorite seafood nom noms, right after crustaceans and mollusks, are flat fish.

Fish aka Finfish are in two distinct categories: round fish and flat fish. Round fish are round, meaning that the main body of the fish is basically barrel-shaped. These fish tend to be pleasingly symmetrical, with the main bone structure going right down the middle of the fish, yielding two equal filets.

Flat fish are much more interesting than round fish. For example, they’re called flat fish because … can you guess? This is not a trick question. Yes, yes, because they are basically flat. Like other fish, they have two eyes. But the eyes of a flat fish are the same side of the body. The bottom side eye actually migrates to the top side of the fish as it ages.

The skin on the bottom of flat fish turns a white color like the sandy ocean bottom; the top side skin turns a grayish ocean water color. Good camo. Many different species of flat fish can be found on any ocean floor.

My favorite flat fish is the turbot with its slightly firm, luxurious texture and delicate, sweet, yet rich savory flavor. Tragically, this fish is rarely found outside of five-star dining establishments. A close second is Dover sole, which like turbot is usually reserved for expensive special occasions. Halibut is third on the list—the Pacific version is a bit tastier than the Atlantic. But all of those fish are from far-off places and not easy to come by here in the 904.

So what’s a ravenous local foodie to do? Eat flounder, that’s what! The humble flounder is the poor man’s version of flat fish and, boy, oh, boy, is it good eating. Its sweet delicate flesh requires very little help from the cook in order to reach culinary nirvana.

Here’s a quick rundown on the Sicilian

OVERSET

version I taught in a recent class. First, I purchased some of the most pristine flounder filets you can imagine from Safe Harbor Seafood in Mayport Village. Next, I simply dredged the filets in seasoned flour, using a Sicilian seasoning blend. I then pan-fried the filets in a fruity Sicilian olive oil and served them over an eggplant caponatta. I ate like a king.

CHEF BILL’S EGGPLANT CAPONATA

Ingredients • 1 oz. olive oil • 1/2 Spanish onion, chopped in 1/2-inch dices • 1 Tbsp. walnuts • 1 Tbsp. currants or raisins • 1/2 tsp. chili flakes • 1 medium eggplant, cut in 1/2-inch cubes (to yield 4 cups) • 1 Tbsp. sugar • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon • 1/2 tsp. unsweetened cocoa powder • 1 tsp. fresh thyme leaves • 2 roma tomatoes, concasse • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar • Salt & pepper to taste • 3 sprigs mint, chopped Directions 1. In large 12-14 inch sauté pan, over medium heat, heat olive oil until hot but not smoking. Add onions, pine nuts, currants and chili flakes; sauté 4-5 minutes until softened.

2. Add eggplant, sugar, cinnamon and cocoa. Cook 5 more minutes. Add thyme, tomatoes and balsamic vinegar.

Bring the mixture to a boil.

3. Lower heat and simmer the mixture 5 minutes. Remove from heat, allow to cool to room temperature.

Until we cook again, Chef Bill Thompson cheffedup@folioweekly.com ____________________________________ Email Chef Bill Thompson, owner of Fernandina Beach’s Amelia Island Culinary Academy, at cheffedup@folioweekly.com, for inspiration and to get Cheffed-Up!

CHEFFED-UP GROCERS’ COMMUNITY EARTH FARE

11901 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 250, Arlington

GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET 2007 Park St., Riverside

JACKSONVILLE FARMERS MARKET 1810 W. Beaver St., Westside

NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKETS

11030 Baymeadows Rd. 10000 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin 1585 N. Third St., Jax Beach

NASSAU HEALTH FOODS

833 T.J. Courson Rd., Fernandina

PUBLIX MARKETS

1033 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine 2033 Riverside Ave. 4413 Town Ctr. Pkwy., Ste. 100

ROWE’S

1670 Wells Rd., Orange Park 8595 Beach Blvd., Southside

THE SAVORY MARKET

474380 S.R. 200, Fernandina

TERRY’S PRODUCE

Buccaneer Trail, Fernandina

WHOLE FOODS

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THE BEST OF EVERYTHING TODAY I TURN FIVE YEARS OLD. IN HUMAN YEARS, that’s around 35. Of course, I know they say age is just a number, like the one on my microchip. There have been times this year when I felt middle-aged, but I manage to maintain the attitude and energy of a young pup for the most part.

Like most dogs—and humans—when my big day approaches, I start to take stock of my life. Having another year under my collar makes me think about the past and share the lessons I’ve learned along the way.

BE BRAVE NO MATTER YOUR SIZE I decided that every time I walk out the door, I’m going to say to myself: ‘No matter what happens today, it’s going to be a grand adventure and I’m a bold dachshund who’s going to enjoy it.’

The world can be a scary place for small dogs, but if you learn to act with all the confidence you can muster, you can defeat your fears.

MAKE YOUR OWN FUN I promised myself that if my treat ball ever stopped being fun, I’d quit and find something else to do. I’ve kept that promise all these years and, so far, I’m still chasing my ball, noshing kibble as it rolls. Start having fun and enjoy the LOL moments.

As the saying goes, we don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

LEARN NEW TRICKS I’ve always had an interest in going beyond Sit and Stay. Last year, I found a new class but thought maybe I was a little too old to learn something new. I went anyway and tackled it, proving that you can teach an older dog new tricks. So there’s really no excuse. No matter your age, you can do it!

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What do five dog years look like? Maybe a few more muzzle lines, each with many barks and tales behind them. What have I learned in these five years? That I make wiser decisions now thanwhen I was a pup.

Whether you’re a young pup or a wise senior, there are plenty of reasons to look forward to your birthday—or your whole birthday week, if you’re like me. (Some pups and humans alike celebrate the whole birthday month!) It makes me happy to be alive for yet another happy year.

Sure, it’s just one single day in the grand scheme of life, but birthdays should be celebrated. Age should be celebrated.

Making it one day to the next and trying to improve ourselves every step of the way should be celebrated.

When it’s your turn to celebrate your birthday, remember that it’s a gift to be another year older. Who cares how many candles are on your cake? (Or on your special pup treat cake?) It matters more how you live your life between the birthdays.

Growing a bit older every day seems to be the only way to stay alive. That everyday miracle is certainly worth celebrating.

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PET TIP: SO YOU WANT TO KEEP SOME FISH …

THE NEW CELEB PET THING? No, not the dog in the purse thing. It’s large aquariums full of exotic, pricey tropical fishes, swimming in and out of glitzy tank décor.

Get real, folks. What’s important are the fish themselves– they’re as lovable a pet as a cat or dog (without that warm, cuddly factor). Not everyone is touchy-feely, ya know.

And don’t just toss ’em in the tank and leave. Get to know their habits, their likes and dislikes. Watch them for hours. Really. You can tell which rocks they like or avoid, even which fish they’re buds with … or dinner for. Be certain you get compatible species. And two fish are better than one–fish need love, too. Several of the same variety together will thrive.

Choose their food carefully. Read labels, get advice. Animal Planet recommends frozen and freeze-dried foods. And learn to clean the tank your own damn self.

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LOCAL PET EVENTS & ADOPTABLES PET PSYCHIC READINGS • Constance Frankenberg holds readings from noon-5 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 18, at Salty Paws, 677 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 372-9433. You may be able to understand what your pet is feeling or communicate with a pet who has passed.

Half-readings are $45. For details, information, appointments and fees, call 800-588-3659, constancefrankenberg.com.

LOVE ME TRUE RESCUE • The new facility provides a home for kittens and cats before they find a forever home. Adoptions are held every Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at 5150 Palm Valley Rd., Ste. 403, Ponte Vedra, lovemetruerescue.com.

They’re looking for adult volunteers, too. Email lovemetruerescue@gmail.com.

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NASSAU COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES ADOPT A PET • There are oodles of dogs and cats waiting for a nice, warm, clean, happy home. Viewing hours are Tue.-Fri., 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 86078 License Rd., Fernandina, 530-6150, nassaucountyfl.com. Check downloadable application for details and fees.

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MEGA PET ADOPTION • First Coast No More Homeless Pets, Petco Foundation, Jacksonville Animal Care & Protective Services, Nassau Humane Society, Friends of Clay County Animals, and Jacksonville Humane Society offer more than 1,000 homeless pets, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Nov. 29-Dec. 1 at Jacksonville Fairgrounds, Downtown. Adoption fee includes spay/neuter, microchip, vaccines, city license; jaxadoptapet.org, fcnmhp.org. Free admission, free parking.

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NEWS OF THE WEIRD NEW WORLD ORDER With the advent of driverless cars, new questions are being raised about a wide range of potential traffic situations. One example: What happens when police pull over an autonomous vehicle? According to The Washington Post, the company whose cars are now zipping around Phoenix is one car-length ahead of us: Alphabet’s Waymo cars (Chrysler Pacifica minivans) will use “sensors to identify police or emergency vehicles by detecting their appearance, their sirens and their emergency lights,” the company’s “Emergency Response Guide” explains. “The Waymo vehicle is designed to pull over and stop when it finds a safe place to do so.” Next, the car will unlock its doors and roll down its windows, allowing the police officer to communicate with a remote support team. The company will even send a human representative to the scene if necessary. So relax and enjoy the ride. Hal will take care of you.

DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO Kids at Pierre Part Primary school in Pierre Part, Louisiana, thought they knew what to expect during Red Ribbon Week, an annual alcohol awareness program, but a school administrator threw them a curveball, reported WBRZ-TV. Rachel Turley, 49, assistant principal, was on her way to work on Oct. 29 when other motorists reported she was driving dangerously on Highway 70. Officers caught up with her at the school and took her to a police substation, where they determined her blood alcohol content was .224, nearly three times the legal limit of .08. She was charged with DWI and careless operation. “The fact that she chose to do this on the Monday of Red Ribbon Week is a slap in the face,” commented Niki Lacoste, grandparent of a Pierre Part student.

JUST LIKE SNOW WHITE’S BUNNIES & BIRDS

A homeowner in Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia, got an unsettling phone call from a neighbor on Oct. 16, saying there were two strangers in her house. The door had been left unlocked so a neighbor could walk the dog, CTVNews reported, and police expected

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to find the home “cleaned out,” said Nova Scotia Royal Canadian Mounted Police spokesperson Cpl. Dal Hutchinson. Instead, two women in the house had cleaned UP—employees of a cleaning company, they’d gone to the wrong address. They left without realizing their mistake. Hutchinson praised the neighbor for being so observant and noted the silver lining: The house was cleaned for free.

WE’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER LAGOON

David Weaver, 37, of Nelson, British Columbia, glibly avoided becoming dinner for 14 sharks at Toronto’s Ripley Aquarium on Oct. 12 after stripping naked and jumping into a 3-million-liter tank and swimming about as other patrons looked on and recorded his stunt. Weaver arrived around 10 p.m. and quickly climbed to an overlook of the “Dangerous Lagoon,” where the sharks and other animals are displayed. Onlookers exclaimed as he made several attempts to climb out of the tank, exposing both his front and back sides. “I thought he was a worker until I noticed he was naked,” said one witness. The sharks “seemed angry but also frightened of him. They are fed daily, so I guess they had no reason to attack him.” The National Post reported police also connected Weaver to an assault a few hours earlier outside the nearby Medieval Times dinner theater. He was arrested near Thunder Bay.

MAMA, THAT CLOUD LOOKS LIKE DADDY!

Two unnamed Marine Corps flyers have been grounded pending an investigation after they flew a penis-shaped flight pattern over the Salton Sea on Oct. 23, the Los Angeles Times reported. The pilots were outed by a Twitter account called Aircraft Spots, which tracks flight patterns. Josef Patterson, a Marine Corps spokesman, said the jokesters are assisting with other duties in their squadron at Air Station Miramar in San Diego. They can’t take credit for the idea, though: In November 2017, a Navy jet crew flew in a similar pattern over Washington, D.C. weirdnewstips@amuniversal.com

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Nov. 15: Judge Wapner, Ed Asner.

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AFC EAST HAIL MARY You: Pretty ponytail through your Bills hat; passionate about your team. Me: Mind racing under Jets hat when you appeared. We talked for a minute before you left with friends. Our teams suck, but we wouldn’t. When: Oct. 14.

Where: Hoptinger, Jax Beach. #1713-1107 RED HAIR MONSTER HOOTS You: Dancing; one of the twins fell out your top -) Me: Accordion player, tripped on mic cord, hit my head! Awoke from coma, thought of you! I’ll be at the Pot Sunday, boogie-ready. Be there. When: July 4, 1998. Where: Crab Pot. #1712-1024 I WONDER U Saturday thrift-store shopping. U said u liked my shirt and showed me your ankle tattoo. Very symbolic meeting. Wish we’d talked a little more. Let’s trade bootlegs. Acknowledge me. When: Sept. 22. Where: Betty Griffin Center Thrift Shoppe, St. Augustine. #1711-1003 HARVARD AVE. UBER RIDER You: Tall, attractive student advisor. Me: Drove you from friend’s house. Thanks for $10 tip. I liked our conversations along the way; key things in common. Talk again? If you feel the same, please respond. When: Sept. 8. Where: Riverside. #1710-0919 GOLDEN CORRAL SAN JOSE You: Dining solo, booth behind us, blonde hair/beard, gorgeous blue eyes, blue shirt, jeans, white van. Me: With mom, son; brunette, Jags shirt, black shorts, black car. Let’s meet. Single? Coffee? When: Aug. 18. Where: Golden Corral. #1709-0829

HAWAIIAN SHIRT, GIN & TONIC Outside bar.

You said my drink looked good. Me: “Only drink worth bootlegging.” You: Sharp, white slacks, heels, blue blouse; late friends. Wish they’d stood you up; we would’ve had fun. Try again?

When: July 18. Where: PV Pussers. #1706-0725 SUN-RAY FRONT LINE You: Cool couple. Man, button-up. Woman, hip glasses, platforms. Us: Tall brunette, floral dress. Man, average height, white button-up. In chaotic Hearts Beat Loud crowd. Bonded over Sun-Ray’s beauty. Dig your vibe; meet again? When: July 8. Where: Sun-Ray Cinema. #1705-0711 FIREHOUSE “O” You: Silver shorts, black hat, orange nails. Me: Camo hat, brown T-shirt.

Wanted to talk; you left. Thought of you rest of day. Make it every day? When: 12:30 p.m. June 21. Where: 5 Points Firehouse Subs. #1704-0627 BLACK 4-DOOR CADILLAC You watched me putting a shot back into the back of my car. You stopped and had your flashers on and I was too shy to stop. I wish I had. When: June 13. Where: Home Depot Lane Ave. #1703-0620

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SANDY TOES & A ROSE Connex Made You: Mocked my princess-wedding dreams, then strode over sand, rose in hand. Young men admired your moxie. Me: Sure you’re a romantic. Hard to surf the pier’s 1-2’ without longboard. Hang yours in my garage? When: May 21. Where: Jax Beach Pier. #1702-0620

PETITE BRUNETTE ON BICYCLE You: Bicycling.

Me: Driving. I stopped, asked for directions. You seemed shy but friendly. Coffee at Bold Bean?

When: Aug. 7. Where: Avondale. #1708-0822

EASTER SUNDAY: THIS IS SILLY You: Serving, tall, tattoos, beautiful eyes; sweeping close by on purpose? Me: Dirty blonde, striped dress, dark lipstick, lunch, parents. Eyes met. Should’ve left my number. Can I sit in your section next time?

When: April 1. Where: Black Sheep. #1701-0606

SOUTHERN GROUNDS BLEND You: Pretty lady, khaki shorts, print top, recommended dark roast coffee. Me: Blue shirt, jean shorts. Single?

Would’ve liked to chat, but with yoga friends.

Namaste! When: July 29. Where: San Marco Southern Grounds. #1707-0808

ROYAL AUSSIE AIR FORCE Dreamboat RAAF sharing vegan chia pudding with pal. Your flight suit hunkiness make me speechless. We shared a table; I blushed a lot, too shy to say hi; I am now! Meet for pudding? When: May 23. Where: Southern Roots Filling Station. #1700-0530

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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY

SATCHEL PAIGE, G.K. CHESTERTON, JEAN COCTEAU & PUBERTY ARIES (March 21-April 19): Interior designer Dorothy Draper said she wished there were a single word that meant “exciting, frightfully important, irreplaceable, deeply satisfying, basic and thrilling, all at once.” Does such a word exist in the Chamicuro language spoken by a few Peruvians or in Sarsi, spoken by Canada’s Tsuu T’ina tribe in Alberta? For the next few weeks, many Aries will embody and express that rich blend of qualities. I have a new word for it: tremblissimo.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): My astrological intuition says you’re entering a phase when you’ll benefit from these words of poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau. One: “There are truths you can only say after having won the right to say them.” Two: “True realism consists in revealing surprising things habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing.” Three: “What the public criticizes in you, cultivate. It is you.” Four: “You should always talk well about yourself! The word spreads around, and in the end, no one remembers where it started.” Five: “We shelter an angel within us. We must be that angel’s guardians.”

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Adolescence used to be defined as the time from ages 13 to 19. Scientists writing in The Lancet say that in modern culture, the span is ages 10 to 24.

Puberty comes earlier now, in part because of shifts in eating habits and exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals. At the same time, people hold onto their youth longer because they wait before diving into events that imply adulthood, like getting married, finishing education and having kids. Even if you’re well past 24, revisit and reignite your juvenile stage in the weeks ahead. Reconnect with your wild innocence, benefit by immersing in coming-of-age memories.

Be young again, but this time remember all you’ve learned.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian baseball pitcher Satchel Paige had a colorful career characterized by creative showmanship. In some games, he told his infielders to sit and relax on the grass behind him, whereupon he would srtike out three batters in a row–ensuring no balls were hit to the spots vacated by his teammates.

Paige’s success was partly due to his wide variety of tricky pitches, described by author Buck O’Neil as “the bat-dodger, the two-hump blooper, the four-day creeper, the dipsy-do, Little Tom, Long Tom, bee ball, wobbly ball, the hurry-up ball and the nothin’ ball.”

Now’s an ideal time to amp up your charisma and use all your tricky pitches.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head,” writes fantasy author Patrick Rothfuss.

“Always. All the time. We build ourselves out of that story.” What’s your story? The near future is a good time to get clear about your dramatic narrative. You’ll be able to draw on extra willpower and creative flair if you try to reframe the story you tell yourself so it’s more accurate and uplifting.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Author Elizabeth Gilbert described a man she fell in love with, writing he was both “catnip and kryptonite to me.” If you know cats, you know catnip is irresistible to them. And kryptonite? It’s the one thing that weakens superhero Superman. What’s in your life like Gilbert’s paramour? A place, situation, activity or person that’s catnip and kryptonite? You have more ability than usual to neutralize its obsessive,

debilitating effects. You could make a good decision about a future relationship you’ll have with it.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “I had to learn very early not to limit myself due to others’ limited imaginations,” testifies Libran astronaut Mae Jemison. She adds, “I have learned these days never to limit anyone else due to my own limited imagination.” Are those projects on your radar?

Hope so. You now have extra power to resist being shrunk or hobbled by others’ images of you, plus extra power to help friends and loved ones grow and thrive as you expand your positive images of them.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The U.S. is the world’s top exporter of food. The Netherlands are second, with 0.4 percent as much land as the U.S. How do Dutch farmers accomplish this? Partly due to their massive greenhouses, which occupy vast areas of nonurbanized space. Another factor is unprecedented productivity, which dovetails with a commitment to maximum sustainability. They produce 20 tons of potatoes per acre, compared with the global average of nine. And they use less water and pesticides. I see you having a metaphorical similarity to Dutch farmers.

In the next 12 months, you have the potential to make huge impacts with focused, efficient efforts.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “The world is like a dropped pie most of the time,” writes author Elizabeth Gilbert. “Don’t kill yourself trying to put it back together. Just grab a fork and eat some of it off the floor. Then carry on.” From what I can tell about your state now, a metaphorical pie has indeed fallen on a metaphorical floor. It hasn’t been there long enough to spoil. Floor’s fairly clean, so you won’t get sick if you eat it. My advice? Sit on the floor and eat as much as you want. Then carry on.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Novelist Anita Desai writes, “Isn’t it strange how life won’t flow, like a river, but moves in jumps, as if it were held back by locks that are opened now and then to let it jump forward in a kind of flood?” The locks she refers to soon open for you. Events may not flow just like a flood, but they’ll at least surge, billow and gush. It could be nerve-racking and strenuous, or fun and interesting. It depends on your receptivity to transformation.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Miracles come to those who risk defeat in seeking them,” writes author Mark Helprin. “They come to those who’ve exhausted themselves completely in a struggle to accomplish the impossible.” Those descriptions may fit you well in the weeks ahead, but one caveat. You don’t need to take on the melodramatic, near-desperate mood Helprin implies is essential. Just the opposite. Yes, risk defeat and be willing to be exhausted as you accomplish the impossible, but do so in a spirit of exuberance.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Never invoke the gods unless you really want them to appear,” warned author G.K. Chesterton. “It annoys them very much.” My teachers offered similar advice. Don’t ask the gods to intervene, they said, until you’ve done all you can through your own efforts.

Don’t ask the gods for help unless you’re ready to accept their help if it’s not what you thought it should be. You meet all these requirements; go right ahead and seek the gods’ input and assistance.

Rob Brezsny freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

WEED State MARIJUANA LEGISLATION takes a step back

HARSHING THE MELLOW I WRITE THIS COLUMN WITH TEARS IN MY EYES. Not because of the election results, mind you, but because of the weekend’s game–watching the Jaguars play football always takes an emotional toll.

Don’t get me wrong, though. I’m not at all thrilled with the election results. While there was lots of good news on the national level, lots of quality candidates elected here and elsewhere, Nov. 6 was the absolute worst-case scenario when viewed strictly through the narrow focus of the state’s cannabis policies.

In a year defined by major Democratic victories across the country, Republicans held the line in Florida, narrowly defeating the most exciting politician our state has seen this century: Andrew Gillum. They also retired Bill Nelson, which means the pot lobby’s A1 bogeyman, Rick Scott, can now push back on Amendment 2 from Washington while Ron DeSantis continues his predecessor’s policies in Tally.

The most vigorously pro-pot politician in Florida’s history is Nikki Fried. That was likely a factor in her failure to secure an un-recountable majority to become Florida Commissioner of Agriculture last Tuesday. (She also failed to flash any weapons in her advertising; apparently, this is important.)

Governor, senator and agriculture commissioner–what else can go wrong? State attorney general. Ashley Moody beat Sean Shaw for the state’s top law spot, which means no let-up on the enforcement end.

Overall, the 2018 midterms were a mixed bag nationally. Progressives can take heart in having taken control of the House, which allows them to sandbag Trump’s legislative agenda and use committee powers to initiate their own investigation(s), complete with resources and federal subpoena power.

On the other hand, conservatives somehow managed to re-up their Senate majority, so the president is impeachment-proof and fully cleared to consolidate power. We always expected a more hands-on approach to the various investigation(s) into possible collusion and corruption on the part of the executive. We didn’t expect that process to begin the day after the election, with the forced resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

One can only be ambivalent. For two years, Sessions reigned as our highest-ranking drug warrior, so he won’t be missed. But you can’t help but feel a little bad for him. This guy handed Alabama to Trump and gave up a senator-for-life gig to run the Department of Justice. What does he get in return? Fired. By phone. And the president didn’t even do the deed; he delegated the dirty work to Chief of Staff John Kelly. Sessions will now spend the rest of his life being paid to sit in rooms while people laugh at him when he’s not looking.

I think it’s a job could actually succeed in. Good luck, and good riddance to you, sir!

The law is still very clear: medical marijuana is legal in Florida. Qualifying patients can get their cards quickly and cheaply. But laws are just words, and there are plenty of options available to a hostile bureaucracy that is insulated from accountability. That was the message sent by a slim majority voters last week.

Will processing times slow down? Will the OMMU budget be cut? Will entrepreneurs be subjected to the kind of financial interference that harshed Nikki Fried’s campaign?

In a word, YAS. Shelton Hull mail@folioweekly.com ___________________________________ Got questions about medical marijuana?

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MAYOR LENNY CURRY HAS submitted four budgets since taking office in 2015, collectively totaling $4.35 billion. Recently, he negotiated a $2.8 million contribution from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to make up for his anemic investment in the black community.

But where was Curry’s priority to address the sociological decay plaguing the black community among his previous $4.35 billion budgets?

Many questions and opinions have surfaced about this gift.

“Some say it’s necessary ‘no strings attached’ money for areas that have desperate needs,” wrote AG Gancarski on the Florida Politics blog. “Others say it’s blood money designed to buy loyalty.”

Local advocate Brenda Priestly Jackson offered her thoughts in a tweet: “For the black community, there’s little moral difference between building homes and schools on toxic sites and rebuilding and infrastructure improvements be paid with ‘blood money’ from those with questionable ties to human rights abuses and terrorism.”

These are but a few of the reactions when the City Council approved the ordinance accepting this UAE gift on Sept. 11, 2018.

Council President Aaron Bowman introduced the ordinance at the mayor’s request, according to the Legislative Summary. The $2.8 million “will be used for various expenditures, including computer lab for Raines and Ribault High Schools, restoration of a local park, purchase of mobile medical units, with approximately $1.45 million going to projects in Ken Knight Road area.”

Local commentator Billie Tucker wrote in her “Eye on Jacksonville” newsletter: “$3 Million from United Arab Emirates to Jax for Irma repairs … very nice but … something stinks.” Tucker continued, “It appears to us if the money was spent for fixing damages caused by Hurricane Irma, then that money should be spent for those issues. This gift smells funky. … The gift was great but those dividing up the spoils … forgot what the money was to be used for.”

Speaking of those dividing up the spoils, the administration refused to even take responsibility for negotiating and accepting the gift. The mayor’s Chief of Staff Brian

Hughes made that clear in a Florida Politics article dated Oct. 26, 2018. “Acceptance of these funds required City Council support,” he said, “which was received unanimously at both committee and full City Council levels.”

Councilmember Anna Lopez Brosche called a noticed meeting with Councilmember Garrett Dennis for Oct. 26, 2018. The stated purpose was “to discuss Grant from the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates.” The meeting opened with Brosche saying she “voted yes on the bill, passed by the Council September 11.” Dennis indicated he was not present when the final Council vote was taken.

Brosche said she met with two members of Curry’s administration and learned that “[n]o advance work with the community had been done at the request of the UAE, the negotiation for this deal started in March 2018, and the Council was voting on legislation about which the community was not aware.”

Councilmember Dennis made this comment about the UAE gift to our city: “All across the county, people are questioning it. Different walks of life in our city. Different political parties. I feel like we should ask more questions and put a pause on these dollars.”

Brosche provided the galvanizing reason for the firestorm of questions from our community about the gift with these words: “When questions were asked at the mayor’s press conference, they were not addressed, and the way the media was handled raised more questions.”

Mayor Curry has a responsibility to answer the questions about this blood money from the UAE. Brosche asked the General Counsel for guidance on how to terminate this agreement. Dennis asked the Assistant Council Auditor to find $2.8 million to fulfill the much-needed community projects. Our city has questions about this blood money.

Dr. Juan P. Gray mail@folioweekly.com _________________________________________ Dr. Gray is a very concerned citizen.

MONEY UAE GIFT gives Curry cover

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