North Pete’s Bar Donna Crawl Jacksonville Beach Feb. 2 Lace up, drink up and join marathoners at Pete’s Bar. Run or stroll a scenic two-mile course then earn a medal that doubles as a bottle opener and toast with cold beers—all for breast cancer awareness. breastcancermarathon.com The Florida Forum Speaker Series Jacksonville Feb. 12 Join […]
Movies based on great novels tend to be fairly straightforward affairs. Not to oversimplify matters, but the literary source and the machinery of its widely read plot can easily take precedence over other elements. But in adapting Colson Whitehead’s “The Nickel Boys,” winner of the 2019 National Book Award and the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for […]
Possibly like you and everyone else reading this, I’ve set a 2025 resolution to lose weight. My goal is to drop 15 pounds and eventually keep off 10. But I’ll be honest: I like eating more than I like being skinny. So far this month, it just hasn’t been as easy as it used to […]
I faced a high-stakes dilemma: pickleball or snorkeling? Should my family chase a plastic ball across a court or drift over a coral reef in the Caribbean? The decision loomed large. Paralyzed by the pressure of planning the perfect day, I sat frozen at the dinner table, fork in hand, staring blankly into the turquoise […]
As the frontman in multiple punk and hardcore bands in the early aughts, Cainnon Gregg spent his youth slamming full tilt on the Jacksonville bar circuit, a scene blaring in the long shadow of Southern rock demigods. “We used to play Freebird (Cafe),” recalls Gregg, of the venue founded by Ronnie Van Zant’s widow Judy […]
Chancho King Grilled Buttered Oysters Serves 4 to 6 Oyster Butter PREPARATION: Heat all ingredients on stove on low heat, careful not to overheat and boil the butter. This will separate the milk fat solids from the butter. If using an induction cooktop, set temperature to 180 degrees and heat until butter is melted. Once […]
Delicioso Spice up your kitchen with “Real Housewives of Miami” and Food Network Star Ana Quincoces’s “Modern Cuban” cookbook. From sofrito to tangy mojo criollo and Cuban-style fried chicken, Quincoces reinvents the classics with personality and some surprises. Think: gluten-free, vegan yuca frita and tostones. And don’t miss the pastelitos de guayaba y queso (guava […]
By his own account, Carlos Rodriguez likes to be uncomfortable. Like when, as a young adult, the interior designer left behind some of Miami’s most glamorous spaces, forgoing the comforts of his tropical South Florida abodes for the concrete jungles of New York City to study architectural design at Pratt Institute. And when, after graduating […]
In this photo, fire worker Char’Rese Finney uses a drip torch to light a controlled burn at The Nature Conservancy’s Disney Wilderness Preserve, an important conservation and restoration area in the Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge. I was excited to spend a day with Finney and her other all-female fire crew members from land trusts […]
