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Jacksonville (Florida)

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    The Duke Spirit Is Fleeing Daytona Beach, Seeking Refuge at Fillmore Miami Beach

    English rock band The Duke Spirit is due to open for Jane's Addiction at the Fillmore Miami Beach this Friday. But right now, singer Leila Moss and her crew are lost somewhere outside of Daytona Beach with an angry gas station attendant on their tail. "We have no idea where we are," singer Moss tol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    Miami-Dade Could Ban Flavored Tobacco Products like Grape Blunts

    When it comes to the little vices, Miami-Dade is notoriously lax. Depending on where you are in the county, you can order a drink at a bar til 5 a.m. and smoke inside the whole night. You can also stop by a liquor store until 1 a.m. But the Miami-Dade County Commission is now considering an uncharac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    Meet Mitt Romney in Miami Next Week for Just $10,000

    Mitt Romney will be tearing through Florida next week and hopes to leave the state with somewhere between $5 and $8 million in his campaign's coffers. He'll be making stops in Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Tampa, Jacksonville and Boca Raton during the fundraising flourish on Wednesday and Thursday, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    Miami Named America's Fifth Buggiest City

    This shouldn't be much of a surprise since our climate makes us a mosquito heaven, but Miami has been named America's fifth buggiest city. That's according to a survey compiled by OFF! insect repellent, who of course have a bit of a stake in deciding such things.

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Andrew Britt Busted For Running Meth Lab In Camper Parked On Strangers' Lawn

    ​Running a meth lab out of a mobile camper honestly isn't the worst idea in the world. Actually, if AMC's Breaking Bad is half as knowledgeable as it seems, hauling a camper into the the wilderness to cook up crystal is the safest way to evade Johnny Law. The plan goes right off the rails, though, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    Florida Senate: Ping Pong Balls Lack Gravitational Integrity

    ​A Senate Committee in Tallahassee played redistricting bingo late yesterday. The idea: Shout so loud the Florida Supreme Court might actually accept its new plan. B-I-N-G-O. They used one of those wire rollers with a handle and a bunch of ping pong balls.Senators who drew white balls got four-yea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Two Dead in Jacksonville High School Shooting

    ​Two people are reportedly dead after gunfire broke out at a Florida high school. Police were on their way to Episcopal High School in Jacksonville earlier this afternoon after receiving reports of a man with a gun on campus, but they didn't get there fast enough to prevent the two deaths.Updated: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Black Caucus Doesn't Appreciate Florida Senator Going Around Talking About Hanging People with Ropes

    ​An old Southern folk saying has ignited a new political controversy in Tallahassee. While referencing the fight over redistricting, Republican state Sen. Don Gaetz used the old phrase, "Some people would complain if you hung them with a new rope." Turns out black politicians don't exactly like he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Miami Area Added 11th Most Private Sector Jobs in the Country in 2011

    ​Unemployment may be staggeringly high in Florida, but according to a new analysis by On Numbers, the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale area added the 11th most private sector jobs of any metro area in 2011. That only added up to 21,600 new jobs, though. And, in terms of percentage growth, the area only ranked ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Nine Noisiest Acts at International Noise Conference 2012

    Photo by Bleeding PalmJust wait till you hear the racket Rat Bastard has planned for this year's I.N.C. ​Some people really get their panties in a twist over noise music. Every year, producer-musician Rat Bastard throws his globally acclaimed International Noise Conference at Churchill's Pub. And ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    Miss Jewish South Florida 2011: Babes and Matzo Balls at Miami's "Main Hanukkah Party"

    Direct from the Holy Land via SoFla.​Christmas. To some, it represents the birth of Jesus Christ, the immaculately conceived love child of a Galilean woman named Mary and a theistic being referred to as God. But for 18 Jewish gals aged 17 to 26 from the South Florida metropolitan area, December ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Miami, Tampa and St. Petersburg Among the Top 10 Saddest Cities in America

    ​Calling Florida the "Sunshine State" might seem like a cruel joke after having almost all its major cities ranked by Men's Health magazine as some of the saddest cities in America.It's one thing to have a city as part of this dreaded list, but to include Miami, Tampa, St. Pete and Jacksonville .. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Birthday Cake Eating Bear Terrorizing North Florida

    ​Bears, we will let you get away with a lot. You can paw through our trash. You can sneak into our yards. But when you come into our houses and steal our delicious, frosted, high fat birthday cakes you've simply crossed a line, and it means only one thing: death. 

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    VooDoo BBQ & Grill Announces Florida Expansion

    VooDoo BBQ & Grill is coming to town.​Louisiana-based VooDoo BBQ & Grill has announced plans to bring its N'awlins "competition style BBQ" to Florida. The fast-casual chain has signed a deal with a local LLC (whose partnership currently includes the management of several Five Guys Burgers ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Aholsniffsglue Gets a Leg Tattoo in Honor of the Anniversary of GG Allin's Death

    Ahol's awesome tattoo portrait of GG Allin.​I love and miss GG Allin. He died exactly 18 years ago today at age 36. This one is for you GG! There has never been a self-appointed Rock 'n' Roll Messiah like him, and there never will be. But I digress ... Last night, after spending about ten minute ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Channing Crowder Hints He May Have Sold Memorabilia at UF

    ​The Ohio State Buckeyes are still reeling from a memorabilia-for-tattoos scandal that caused coach Jim Tressel to resign and star quarterback Terrelle Pryor to leave for the pros. Though, there's plenty of people out there who don't think the idea of players selling or trading memorabilia is all ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Average Worker in Miami-Dade Makes $57,034-a-Year

    ​Ever wonder how much you're making in comparison to the rest of the workforce in Miami-Dade. Well, if you're pulling in less than $57,034-a-year you're below average, according to statistics compiled by The Business Journals. That makes Miami-Dade the fourth best compensated county on average in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Junip and Helado Negro Bring the Yuppies Down to Earth at Bardot, June 15

    Junip and Helado Negro  Bardot June 15, 2011 Better Than: A Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger. Roberto Carlos Lange, a South Florida native, is Helado Negro. His parents were in the audience last night. And while groups of chatting women stood directly front of him, loudly talking about what we can ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Miami: Third Most Dangerous City for Pedestrians

    ​Warning: walking in South Florida may be dangerous, as if you already weren't aware. According to a new report by transportation reform group Transportation for America, the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Palm Beach metro area is the third most dangerous city for pedestrians in the entire county, and Flori ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Jacksonville Elects First Democratic Mayor in 20 Years: What Does It Mean for Florida Politics?

    Jacksonville Mayor-elect Alvin Brown​Conservative Republican Mike Hogan was expected to walk away with the Jacksonville Mayoral race. He comes from a family so entrenched in the area, there's several streets that bare the Hogan name. He ran on a campaign promising no new taxes, smaller government, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Bachaco at the Stage Tonight for Jack Daniels Studio No. 7

    ​Did you know that an ant can carry anywhere from ten to 50 times its own body weight? Just another reason why Bachaco's name is awesome. Besides the word being fun to say. For those that don't know, this local Latin-reggae fusion band derives is name from a Venezuelan leaf-cutter ant. And lik ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Tallahassee Is America's Pot-Smoking Capital, Miami Isn't Even On the List

    ​Tallahassee is not only the political capital of Florida, but also apparently the pot-smoking capital of America. Surprisingly, Miami, most often associated with drugs, doesn't even make the Daily Beast's list of Mary Jane-loving cities. Then again, maybe it's not much of a surprise that college ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Miami Fifth on List of Cities that Have Gotten Fatter Since Thanksgiving

    Via​Putting on a little bit weight during the winter months is only to be expected in cities that find themselves covered in snow and lacking in sun, but a new analysis from The Daily Beast says that Miami is fifth in cities that have gained the most weight since Thanksgiving.Whoa! What's the deal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    Miami Ranked 10th Most Dangerous Spring Break Destination

    ​It's that time of year when college students across the country take a break from their busy schedules of binge-drinking in hoodies and sweatpants in dorms and frat houses to change it up and binge-drink in bikinis on beaches. Yes, it's spring break. As always, South Florida attracts its fair sha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Top 10 Worst Food Recalls of 2010

    image via portorikan on flickr.Food poisoning.​Blech! We used to think food recalls were a rare phenomenon. Turns out American factory culture may not have changed enough since Upton Sinclair wrote "The Jungle," to stop bacterium-infected food products from hitting store shelves.The last year has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    Florida Cities Dominate List of "Divorce Capitols;" Miami is Number 26

    ​Florida's constitution strictly forbids gays from marrying, but what about the Sunshine State's straights? They're obviously doing such a fine job of upholding the sanctity of marriage, right? Apparently not so. The Daily Beast has compiled a list of "the 50 cities with the worst divorce rates," ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    Florida's Original Justin Bieber Has His Life Ruined By Canada's Justin Bieber

    ​Justin Bieber is actually a 35-year-old self-admitted pinball machine who makes his home in Jacksonville, Fla. Of course, there's that other Justin Bieber: a walking pile of Canadian bangs with a high pitched singing voice, a growing amount of awkward smugness, and a legion of devoted, near fanat ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 26, 2010

    Pass the Grits

    ​Justin Bieber is actually a 35-year-old self-admitted pinball machine who makes his home in Jacksonville, Fla. Of course, there's that other Justin Bieber: a walking pile of Canadian bangs with a high pitched singing voice, a growing amount of awkward smugness, and a legion of devoted, near fanat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Q&A with Reggie Youngblood of Black Kids; Playing Vagabond Tonight

    ​It's always a good feeling when a local band comes back to us. You've probably heard Black Kids' first hit single "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" in one variation or another, and now they're doing a statewide Florida tour to test out their never-played-in-public new mat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2010

    Photo of Baby with Bong Being Investigated By Florida Department of Children and Families

    ​Well, here's a photo of a baby bro appearing to smoke pot out of a bong. The child's 19-year-old mother posted the image somewhere online. The internet being what the internet is, the photo quickly spread. She lives in Keystone Heights, Florida, near Jacksonville (and in her defense there is prob ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2010

    New Travie McCoy "The Manual" Video Shot in Miami, Features T-Pain Eating Bloody Organs

    CC by 2.0, via DanCox_ on Flickr​Gym Class Heroes frontman Travie/Travis McCoy has insisted he hasn't gone solo forever (see, he's "Travie" when he's by himself, but back to regular old "Travis" with the band). Still, his solo work, which he's currently promoting through a tour with Cobra Starship ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    Online News Startup The Florida Independent Launches

    ​Print's death rattle has birthed a new online start-up based here in Florida. The Florida Independent launched earlier this week with a focus on original, daily reporting on state and local issues. But what's notable about the start-up is its place in a growing list of news organizations that ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2010

    Dolphins Trade Justin Smiley to Jaguars

    Smiley had a lot of fans in the Bear community (no, not Chicago fans)​Local fans of Miami Dolphins guard Justin Smiley are about to be (pun warning) frown-y. He's headed up I95 to the Jacksonville Jaguars. As for what the Dolphins are getting in return, no one seems to know yet. Do the Jags have a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Sleigh Bells and Black Kids Set July Shows at Respectable Street

    ​Sleigh Bells, which we think you should be listening to out of a sense of South Florida pride, and because Treats is a phenomenal mix of beats, ragged guitars, samples and Alexis Krauss' versatile voice, is coming to West Palm Beach's Respectable Street July 8. Do not sleep on buying tickets to t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    Black Kids Hit the Vagabond July 2

    ​It feels like only yesterday when Jacksonville locals Black Kids released their first single "I'm not going to teach your boyfriend how to dance with you" in April of '08. Since then, their debut album, Partie Traumatic, has reached worldwide acclaim, landing them the #5 spot of UK Album charts t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    This Weekend: Candace Bushnell, Drag Queens, Pogo Punk, Flo Rida, and Roller Derby

    We're cuckcoo for Coco.​FridayGot a week's worth of aggression pent up? Feel the release of watching someone else get their face pummeled at Friday's New Generation boxing and MMA contests at the Miami Beach Convention Center.OK, so the Sex and the City movie wasn't half bad and we'd be lying if w ... More >>

  • News

    April 29, 2010

    Miami fails to make list of top pot-smoking cities

    We're cuckcoo for Coco.​FridayGot a week's worth of aggression pent up? Feel the release of watching someone else get their face pummeled at Friday's New Generation boxing and MMA contests at the Miami Beach Convention Center.OK, so the Sex and the City movie wasn't half bad and we'd be lying if w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2010

    NFL Draft Live-Blog

    ​Here we go. Live-blogging the NFL Draft. Pretty much like watching the draft with someone as losery as yourself. Only on the Internet! This is the first time the NFL Draft is being held in primetime. Because you're not buying enough KFC Double Downs for your fatass kids dammit! Also, tonight is t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 22, 2010

    Whip It Good

    ​Here we go. Live-blogging the NFL Draft. Pretty much like watching the draft with someone as losery as yourself. Only on the Internet! This is the first time the NFL Draft is being held in primetime. Because you're not buying enough KFC Double Downs for your fatass kids dammit! Also, tonight is t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Wrong: Miami Left Out of Top 40 Pot-Smoking Cities

    Local pride took another hit today. Fresh off that embarrassing #4 party school ranking from Playboy, a Web site run by a white British blonde reports Miami is not one of the country's top 40 pot-smoking cities. ​ Tina Brown's The Daily Beast compiled a list of America's most stoned cities in hon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Backstage in South Florida: Who to Thank for Jimmy Buffett's Illustrious Career

    ​Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares stories of memorable rock 'n' roll encounters that took place in our local environs. This week, Jimmy gets a hit and Lee gets the nod.Prior to May 1977, Jimmy Buffett was just another wannabe singer/songwriter who did his time in Nashville befor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2010

    Tonight! Whole Wheat Bread Punks Out Propaganda

    Air hockey is totally a contact sport​Ever since Run-D.M.C. threw down rap verses on top of Joe Perry's guitar riffs on its 1986 remake of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way," many bands have endeavored to mesh hip-hop lyricism with rock wallop. While that formula has proven fruitful in some instances -- ... More >>

  • News

    March 25, 2010

    Letters from the issue of March 25, 2010

    Air hockey is totally a contact sport​Ever since Run-D.M.C. threw down rap verses on top of Joe Perry's guitar riffs on its 1986 remake of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way," many bands have endeavored to mesh hip-hop lyricism with rock wallop. While that formula has proven fruitful in some instances -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Nobody Cares About Saint Patrick's Day in Miami, If Dwarf Performers Have Anything to Say About it

    philthepillvia flickr cc​Short Dwarf entertainment company is not the most politically correct agency on the planet. They represent "midget talent" -- their words, not ours -- for performance and party gigs nationally. Owners claim to be "your premiere source for leprechauns, elves, oompa lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 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 ... More >>

  • Music

    January 8, 2009

    Inked and Loud

    Miami Tattoo Expo features sounds besides buzzing needles.

  • Calendar

    November 22, 2007

    Great Success!

    We’ve got high hopes for the Black Kids.

  • Calendar

    January 4, 2007

    Can You Pass the Test?

    We’ve got high hopes for the Black Kids.

  • Dining

    January 21, 1999

    Clean Cuisine, Messy Service

    We’ve got high hopes for the Black Kids.

  • Dining

    February 1, 1996

    Borderline Call

    We’ve got high hopes for the Black Kids.

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