Subject: Jacksonville

• I Want To Gradulate Corrine Brown On Her Possible Senate Bid

  Rep. Corrine Brown strikes me as a relatively fearless politician. Which is why it's not out of character that she's thrown her hat in as a possible candidate for the Democratic nomination for Florida's open senate seat, even if it means challenging front runner, family friend, and colleague Rep. Kendrick Meek. A poll she commissioned says she would have about equal name recognition, and support across the state as Meek. She expects to decide in the next six months.The p

  June 3, 2009

• Last Night: Tom Waits at The Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts

  July 3, 2008

• Jeb Gets a Job

  Jeb Bush used to have a cushy post-Gov gig as a private equity adviser at Lehman Brothers. Well, apparently his private equity advice didn't do much in keeping the firm from collapse, and Ol' Jebby's only had his duty as president of Jeb Bush & Associates to keep him busy ever sense. Unlike the countless former finance industry workers who will spend their holiday season sitting in pajamas desperately combing Monster.com want ads, Bush found a back up gig. He'll be joining the Board of Direc

  December 1, 2008

• UM Baseball Locke(d) Down

    The image of Miami Hurricane reliever Rene Guerra's glove getting knocked off of his hand by a crushed line-drive à la Charlie Brown perfectly summarized the Florida Gators' crushing victory Saturday. Briefly, and it was very brief, the Canes held a 2-0 lead, but the Gators rallied and never looked back en route to an 8-2 victory in Gainesville.   UM Coach Jim Morris, on a hunch, saved ace Chris Hernandez to face the top-seeded Gators, but the pitcher frustrated hims

  May 31, 2009

• All That Teacher-Student Sex in Florida Gets National Shout Out

  Via Gina, Flickr CCTime Magazine has a burning question: What's up with all the horny female teachers in Florida? The publication ran a story a couple days ago, inspired by Maria Guzman Hernandez. You know, the 32-year-old Hialeah teacher who was arrested for allegedly seducing a 15-year-old boy last week. We're guessing writers at Time rented The Reader over the weekend, then flipped the plot a bit. Because the article sounds like a Hollywood movie. It boils down to this: Hernandez belongs to a

  June 2, 2009

• Bring Us Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Homeless

  August 16, 1994

• Fins Pre-Season Announced

  The Dolphins Pre-Season scheduled was announced today, and they won't be playing teams from that far away. They'll match up against the two other Florida franchises, Carolina and New Orleans. The exact dates aren't set in stone, but this gives you a general idea. Aug. 14-18 ... vs. Jacksonville at Dolphins Stadium. Aug. 22-23 ... vs. Carolina at Dolphins Stadium. Aug. 29 ... at Tampa Bay. Sept. 3-4 ... at New Orleans. [Fins Fanatic: Pre-Season Schedule Set]

  March 30, 2009

• Everything Is Relative

  July 13, 1995

• Battling, Bungling Bureaucrats

  August 3, 1995

• Superfans

  February 19, 2009

• Put up Your Dukes

  February 12, 2009

• Advocates for Gay Marriage Rake in the Money

  August 21, 2008

• Black Kids

  Partie Traumatic (Columbia)

  August 7, 2008

• Molly Hatchet and Blackfoot

  September 27, 2007

• Great Success!

  November 22, 2007

• Whole Wheat Bread

  November 1, 2007

• Can You Pass the Test?

  January 4, 2007

• Letters from the Issue of June 14, 2007

  June 14, 2007

• Miss Misery

  August 4, 2005

• Letters from the Issue of January 6-12, 2005

  January 6, 2005

• Old New World

  January 1, 2004

• Now Entering Fort Miami

  November 27, 2003

• 0 to 60 in 3 Seconds

  June 12, 2003

• Tourist Trappings

  January 23, 2003

• SPACEMEN

  November 28, 2002

• The Last Amtrak

  September 12, 2002

• Best Dolphins Player

  May 11, 2000

• Best Political Gamble

  May 11, 2000

• Clean Cuisine, Messy Service

  January 21, 1999

• Pay to Play

  January 14, 1999

• Dream Team

  March 5, 1998

• Great Job, Terry! Now Pack Your Bags

  February 20, 1997

• They've Been Workin' on the Railroad

  July 4, 1996

• Program Notes 38

  January 5, 1995

• Rocks on the Rocks

  March 3, 1993

• Semi-Tough Luck

  March 18, 1992

• Isiah Thomas Already Acting Like a Bit of a Dick

  Just a couple of weeks into his new gig as Florida International University basketball coach, Isiah Thomas is already beginning to exhibit his world-famous people-person charm.High school forward and Jacksonville native Chris Rozier had been offered a b-ball scholarship to FIU before Thomas got there. But apparently the new coach didn't like the cut of the kid's jib. As reported by the Jacksonville Times-Union this weekend, Thomas withdrew the offer just a few months before Rozier would've repor

  April 27, 2009

• Philadelphia Pop-Punkers the Scenic Play Talent Farm This Friday

  photo by Tom Falcone, via victoryrecords.comIf you've got a hankering for some independent pop music, the Talent Farm has you covered this Friday. Philadelphia natives the Scenic, who recently signed to Victory Records, are currently touring the U.S. promoting their latest album, Find Yourself Here. It's as straightforward as a pop record can get, loaded with catchy hooks and choruses and sugary-sweet lyrics proclaiming just how wonderful life is. It would be too much to take if the songs weren'

  May 5, 2009

• Girls in Bands To Kick Off Area 7's Avant-Garde Series on May 16

  Area 7's new Avant-Garde Series will kick off May 16 wth "Girls in Bands," an event promoting acts that feature an experimental, noise, and/or indie sound and have at least one female member. The bands hail from across Florida, including Jacksonville, Miami, and Orlando. Curious Hair will open the show, followed by Reptile Theater, Lighthouse Music, performance artist James Roberson (the one exception to the obligatory "girl" and "band" theme), Matrix Infinity, headliners Cotton Candy Cookies &a

  May 7, 2009

• News Roundup

  LocalAlleged cat killer Tyler Weinman will be released from jail on bail Wednesday. He'll remain under house arrest and be monitored with a tracking bracelet.  [Herald]Donte' Stallworth got only 30 days in jail for manslaughter, which is, um, not a whole lot of time for slaughtering a man. [NBCMiami]No one wants to name a high school after Janet Reno, so instead it goes to Alonzo Mourning. [AP]The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee is getting involved in last weekend's myster

  June 17, 2009

• Study: Miami Amongst 20 Weakest Metro Areas

  via Brookings InstituteFlorida is the only state that starts with an FHere's the bad news: According to a new study of the 100 most populous metro areas in America by the Brookings Institution, the Miami area, including the rest of South Florida, is one of the 20 economically weakest metro areas in the country. Here's the good news: We're only 82, and doing better than almost everyone else in Florida. The Brookings' MetroMoniter report took into account a number of factors including the percen

  June 18, 2009

• New York Billionaire Eyeing Possible Florida Senate Run

  I don't know if you've been following the recent mess going on in the New York State legislature, but one of the key figures behind it reportedly considering a run for Mel Martinez's soon-to-be vacated senate seat. Lucky us!Tom Galisano is the billionaire founder of Paychex, a payroll processing company, and co-owns the Buffalo Sabres hockey team. In the past 15 years he has run for New York Governor three times on the Independence Party ticket, spending a combined $93 millio

  June 22, 2009

• Video: ArtOfficial at Tobacco Road - More Miami Shows On Deck

  Here's a brand new video from ArtOfficial live from Tobacco Road performing the song "Architect." Art Official are playing tonight in Atlantic Beach with Saltwater Grass from Jacksonville, but if you don't make it to that show they have a string of dates booked from now through September. Find out more at myspace.com/weareartofficial or youtube.com/artofficialmusic

  June 26, 2009

• Miami Still Leads State in Cocaine and Heroin Related Deaths

  via Dean812's flickrDeaths where valium and xanax were found in the body are on the rise. The Miami-Dade Medical Examiners district still leads the state in the number of autopsies where heroine and cocaine were found, but the amount of deaths linked to pharmaceutical abuse remains relatively mild compared to other urban areas of the state. State-wide the 2008 "Drugs Identified in Deceased Bodies" reports shows that while deaths related to most traditional street dr

  June 30, 2009

• News Roundup

  The Dolphins won their first preseason game, against Jacksonville, 12-9. [NBCMiami]Kourtney & Khloé Take Miami premiered to 2.7 million viewers, the highest ratings for a premiere on E! since The Anna Nicole Show. Let's hope the Kardashians' show ends better than Smith's. [TVbtN]Some sex offenders under the bridge have found housing, so the population is now down around 50. [Herald]Bill could become a major hurricane, but he's not heading toward us. [CBS4]The Florid

  August 18, 2009

• Two More Names Officially Added to Senate Shortlist

  ​Lincoln Diaz-Balart dropped out of contention yesterday, so Gov. Charlie Crist will interview two more possible candidates for Florida's temporary senator: Rep. Jennifer Carroll and University of North Florida President John Delaney. Carroll's name was first mentioned last week, and she is the first woman that Crist has publicly shown interest in for the seat. Originally born in Trinidad and a U.S. Navy vet, she was the first African-American female Republican to serve in

  August 19, 2009

• Be Organic's Takeover Tour Bike Rides Cooking Demos and Seminars Across the State of Florida

  via organictakeover.comThe Be Organic takeover team are (left to right) Roosevelt Desir, Chad Cherry, Kirk Nelson, and Andre Walker​Be Organic (click) are four chefs whose mission it is to spread the gospel of the organic lifestyle, its health, emotional, and monetary benefits.September 2nd they embark on a journey across the state of Florida, on bicycles, riding an average of 40 miles a day in 40 days and 40 nights, and stopping each day to host free cooking demos and Be Organic presentations

  August 27, 2009

• Miami, Again, Among 20 Worst Economically Performing Metro Areas

  No, this isn't a temperature chart. The 20 weakest metros are dotted in red. ​Florida dominates the list of 20 metropolitan areas still struggling to make an economic turnaround. Eight Florida areas make up the bottom rung of worst-performing cities in Brooking's latest MetroMonitor Report. In addition to Miami/Ft. Lauderdale/Pompono Beach, Bradenton, Cape Coral, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Orlando, Palm Bay, and Tampa are also included in bottom rung.  "Eight of the 20 metro areas

  September 15, 2009

• Thursday's Evergreen Terrace Show Originally Set for the Dugout in Miami is Now at Ground Control in West Palm

  via purevolume.com/evergreenterrace​Thursday's show was meant to be a huge booking coup for Miami all-ages venue the Dugout; warehouse drama has now shifted the show to Ground Control, a similarly bare-bones venue in West Palm Beach. Evergreen Terrace is arguably Jacksonville's most famous musical export in recent years, a mega-popular heavy band who manages to garner the respect of both tough-guy hardcore types and metalcore kids in tight pants. This is because, first off, the band is heavy a

  November 9, 2009

• Q&A With Da Pretty Boyz' J Remy

  When Miami/Ft Lauderdale label Florida Boy Intertainment's publicist called us Here at Crossfade we support music from Florida as a whole, so when Da Pretty Boyz' people contacted us, we said sure, set up an interview. Da Pretty Boyz represent Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida and are an independent group signed to Florida Boy Intertainment. Da Pretty Boyz recently won a shot at 106 and Park's Wild Out Wednesdays after impressing judges at an industry conference in Miami. The video

  November 12, 2009