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65 EDITOR’S NOTE p. 4 MAIL “Vulgar and filthy is exactly what we need,” and other essential reader ruminations. p. 5 NEWS A longtime foe of nuclear power finds current events lend credence to his message of doom. p. 7 BUZZ, BOUQUETS & BRICKBATS Folio Weekly’s most inept telephone terrorist takes his show on the road. Plus state Sen. Stephen Wise may actually be dumb enough to halt evolution in its tracks. p. 8 COVER STORY Bite By Bite by Neighborhood: Sweet treats, grilled meats and fresh eats from Ft. Clinch to the Matanzas Bay! p. 14 OUR PICKS Reasons to leave the house this week. p. 63 MOVIES Reviews of “Battle: Los Angeles” and “Paul.” p. 64

MUSIC The Cave Singers, Mike Watt and Citizen Cope. p. 69 ARTS Naturalist painter Shawn Meharg recalls the interior landscape of childhood. p. 79 NEWS OF THE WEIRD Beer: Russia’s soft drink.

Plus, should flatulence be illegal? p. 90 THE EYE Folio Weekly’s Bite Club heads to The Augustine Grille at Sawgrass Marriott. p. 89 BACKPAGE Forget about guns! A mother’s list of other things that should be illegal for pediatricians to ask parents. p. 95 COMMENTARY p. 10 SPORTSTALK p. 11 I ♥ TELEVISION p. 12 HAPPENINGS p. 84 FREEWILL ASTROLOGY p. 91 CLASSIFIEDS p. 93 I SAW U p. 92

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Getting Clean

(by going dirty): A recovery tale in two parts

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ou might think that someone who’d spent time working as (or hanging out with) a crack whore would take a measured approach to condemning others. Compassion is a firstperson narrative, after all — which is why racial barriers are diminished by integration, and acceptance of gays and lesbians is often precipitated by a friend or family member outing themselves.

But not everyone learns tolerance from their personal trials. Indeed, some are just arrogant enough to believe their experience allows them to sit in judgment.

This fact became abundantly clear recently as we began reporting a story on a Ponte Vedra man whose publishing business flamed out in

It’s possible that there is something intrinsic about radical self-reinvention that imbues a person with knee-jerk intolerance for any hint of their old habits. Sort of like how quitting cigarettes turns former smokers into selfrighteous teetotalers.

Such appears to be the case with former Jacksonville City Council candidate Kimberly Daniels1, who earned ink in the local daily for her early life as a drug-addled prostitute, but amazingly escaped attention for her rabid intolerance and sheer hothouse insanity regarding harmless pagan-American holidays.

Daniels’ work as an “apostle” in the church she founded with her husband has given her a platform to assail gays and lesbians (in the

It’s possible that there is something intrinsic about radical self-reinvention that imbues a person with knee-jerk intolerance for any hint of their old habits.

Sort of like how quitting cigarettes turns former smokers into self-righteous teetotalers.

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2003, and whose personal trajectory included racking up an estimated half-million dollars in debt, being charged with stealing guns from a close friend, allegations of crack cocaine use and associating with prostitutes. In the weeks leading up to the story (bit.ly/fGfkNZ), this charming gentleman and his thuggish associate began calling and hassling Folio Weekly employees, accusing them of — get this — being degenerates. He has since taken to the air on his local talk radio show to accuse Folio Weekly of being messengers of Lucifer, and for promoting an agenda of death. (Or, as he summed up: “evil, small-minded, godless, soulless, spineless, cowards.”) Meanwhile, his buddy left dozens of messages calling Folio Weekly employees “homosexual” “lesbian” pieces-of-shit, and repeatedly threatening them with physical harm (Listen to a couple of the messages yourself at bit.ly/gNuYxV).

Now, we’re not prone to claiming the moral high ground; righteousness runs afoul of our preference for snarky self-deprecation. But seriously? This high ground is higher than Cheech Marin at a harvest fest. For while we have more than a passing interest in drugs and guns and prostitutes (editorially!), we have yet to accrue a rap sheet that mentions any of them.

guise of objecting to hate crimes legislation bit.ly/gMpPv7) and to go Medieval (or at least Early Puritan) on Halloween.

“Most of the candy sold during this season has been dedicated and prayed over by witches,” Daniels opined in an October 2009 piece for the online newsletter Prophetic Insight. “I do not buy candy during the Halloween season. Curses are sent through the tricks and treats of the innocent whether they get it by going door-to-door or by purchasing it from the local grocery store. The demons cannot tell the difference.”

Riiight. It would be just like Lucifer to manufacture a tiny scrap of candy and label it a “Fun Size!”

To be fair, rock bottom is a grim place, and people who’ve been there can be forgiven for wanting to put distance between their current and former selves. But emerging from the muck to criticize others as unclean is about as pathetic as a personal recovery strategy gets. Your dirt is your business, but false piety won’t wash.

John Constantino

Kimberly Daniels

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Presumably you did not elect her on Tuesday, Jacksonville.

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Justiss, (not) For All

I’m writing this in response to the letter Wes James wrote regarding the late Alan Justiss (Mail, March 8). It’s poor taste to criticize someone whose writing and lifestyle you don’t understand, but disrespectful and cowardly when the individual has only just passed away. Alan was indeed vulgar and filthy but that is exactly what we need, people who speak the truth and don’t lift a finger trying to sugarcoat everything because that’s not how it is. The world is horrid and ugly, and the fact of the matter is, poetry is not always beautiful. If we were to exclude and dismiss artists, writers and musicians because of perceived “vulgarity” or affronts to an illusory

concept: If all my words pass into nothingness, then everything you hear must do the same.

I’m not sure if Alan would approve of someone analyzing his poetry, but I just can’t help it.

Bill “Ectric” King Jacksonville via email

In the Name of (no) Progress

Seriously, a person who probably wears a “CHE!” T-shirt to work on casual Fridays lecturing Jacksonville about sheeple (Editor’s Note, March 8)? Evidently she has some sort of disagreement with Mike Hogan on which pedophiles deserve defending, but that’s no reason to denigrate Jacksonville’s hard-working values voters.

Thank God Jacksonville isn’t near electing a “progressive” mayor. This mayor would be an ally to public unions, caving in to any and all demands in exchange for votes. A progressive mayor would look upon our large minority population only as people upon which victimhood status could be bestowed in exchange for votes. Taxes and fees would be raised every chance they got.

With a progressive mayor, we could look forward to a future rivaling that of Detroit.

Jeff Stanch Jacksonville via email

Mad Lib

If we were to exclude and dismiss artists, writers and musicians because of perceived “vulgarity” you’d be left with a terribly boring, monochrome and artless world. and wrongheaded standard of so-called decency, you’d be left with a terribly boring, monochrome and artless world. But perhaps that’s what you’ve wanted all along?

I’m quite sure that the Alan so many of us loved and knew well is not rolling in his grave, but taking his bows.

Jessica Whittington Jacksonville via email

Everyone is entitled to their opinion about Alan Justiss. Ironically, the lines that Wes James quoted as “meandering drivel” are, to me, quite beautiful: “In this slow death I see the hurry jump between raindrops …”

This reminds me of a rainy Zen day when my mind was clear and sharp but completely relaxed, and instead of looking at the rain as a sheet of drops, I watched a single plump raindrop plummet from a telephone line to the ground. When I looked up quickly to see the next raindrop fall, I think I felt what Alan was describing.

“I open my mouth & I find there empty is nothing you hear stays” That’s like the tree falling in the woods with nobody there to hear it. It’s an interesting reversal of a simple

Women, where is your outrage? The Right Wing/Tea Party Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are waging an attack on women’s health and reproductive rights this instant. They want to deny millions of women access to contraception and life-saving screening for cancer, and cut nutritional help for millions of newborn babies.

This is just the beginning. The budget bill that passed the U.S. House on Jan. 26 included defunding Planned Parenthood. This was an amendment by a Republican male from Indiana. A recent sting operation on a Planned Parenthood clinic by an anti-abortion group uncovered an errant employee who was immediately fired. This is no reason to cut off funds to all Planned Parenthood clinics throughout the U.S. They do not use federal funds for abortion services. They serve one in five American women at some time in their lives.

The terrible cuts in the U.S. House resolution include the elimination of support for Title X, which is the family-planning program for lowincome women. This program provides birth control, breast and cervical cancer screening, and testing for HIV and STDs. In the absence of Title X, many women will die.

Another bill offered by a Republican male in the U.S. House will allow hospitals receiving federal funds to refuse to end a pregnancy, even to save a woman’s life. The Right Wing Republicans also want to cut 10 percent from the successful Women’s, Infant Care Program (WIC), which serves 9.6 million low-income women.

In Florida, our Republican-dominated Legislature will also be attacking women’s reproductive services. Women, where is your outrage? Republicans want us to go back to coathanger abortions, which kill. You need to contact your U.S. Representatives and Senators. Also, contact Florida Representatives and Senators, and tell them to stop this assault on us women.

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Feeling Deflated

As I was enjoying a beautiful walk along our coast this morning, I felt truly connected with nature and had feelings of anticipation for another amazing bloom of the spring season upon us.

Unfortunately, my bliss was interrupted by the sight of a partially deflated Mylar balloon (ribbon attached) lying at my feet. I thought, “no big deal” and picked it up. As I continued my walk, I came upon another, and then another, and still more … in total, I picked up five Mylar and six latex balloons, all with the ribbons still intact, most of them wrapped around beach twigs and sticks.

I can understand one or two balloons getting away from a person, but 11? My fear

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I can understand one or two balloons getting away from a person, but 11? My fear is this was no mistake, more than likely, just carelessness on the part of the party planner. is this was no mistake, more than likely, just carelessness on the part of the party planner.

Therefore, my request is for a happy and healthy season along our beaches. Please remember the dangers of balloons and their attached ribbons to our wildlife. It’s very easy for one of our precious birds or sea animals to get entangled in these traps. When you leave the beach after your fun and relaxing event, be sure to take account for everything you brought with you to enjoy your day. If you can manage to gather your kids, their toys, beach chairs and umbrellas, how hard is it to include your trash, too?

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Photo Courtesy of Steve Comley Anti-nuclear activist Steve Comley says the greatest risk at U.S. power plants isn’t earthquakes, but old or failing parts.

Nuclear Options

A longtime foe of nuclear power finds current events lending credence to his cautionary message

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s people in the United States watched the nuclear crisis in Japan unfold last week, many began wondering about the safety of the 104 nuclear reactors currently operating at 65 U.S. power plants. The House Energy and Commerce Committee took testimony from the Secretary of Energy and the chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Several lawmakers called for a moratorium on new plant construction. And news outlets around the globe began evaluating risks and disaster management plans.

Originally licensed to operate for 40 years, more than half of U.S. nuclear reactors are more than 30 years old and the rest are at least 20. Despite their age, and a containment vessel design flaw that 16 U.S. plants share with the reactors at Japan’s failed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, U.S. plants aren’t necessarily facing more regulatory rigor.

Indeed, the nuclear industry successfully lobbied the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to issue a 20-year license extension to all plants. The NRC complied, issuing 59 license extensions so far.

For Fernandina Beach snowbird Steve Comley, whose group We The People has lobbied for improved nuclear safety for more than two decades, that extension is just asking for trouble. Comley sees the Japanese reactor crisis as a harbinger of what could happen here — not because of natural disaster, but simply due to old or failing parts.

Comley, whose family operates a nursing home 12 miles from Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant in New Hampshire, says that dozens of reactors in the U.S. contain substandard parts. Comley presented that information to the media in 1987, after a whistleblower showed him documents about “counterfeit, substandard parts” at 72 of the 113 plants then operating in the United States.

The Nuclear Regulatory Agency responded, Comley says, by accusing him and an NRC investigator of trying to “topple” the agency.

The NRC pursued him in court for the next six years, trying to force him to turn over information, before eventually letting the matter drop. Meanwhile, Comley lobbied legislators and met with media outlets. He even gave the information to Pres. Ronald Reagan at a fundraiser. (Now-deceased Florida Sen. Jim King, R-Jacksonville, got a taste of Comley’s style in an unrelated condo matter, calling him “persistent, dogmatic, unrelenting.”)

His nagging eventually prompted an investigation by the Government Accountability Office. The GAO’s report, issued in 1990, confirmed Comley’s claims: The nuts, bolts, screws, fasteners, fuses, pumps and valves that were in 72 reactors were substandard. The GAO stopped short of predicting catastrophe, saying only that the true magnitude of the problem and the potential risks were “not known.” Time magazine included Comley in a May 4, 1996 list of “Nuclear Warriors.” But the issue was never addressed, says Comley. Rather than force the plants to determine if the faulty equipment had been installed, the NRC modified its procurement procedures to allow for the questionable parts. It lowered its parts standards and abandoned routine inspections of reactors — an effort, Comley says, to avoid forcing the industry to spend the millions it would cost to close and properly inspect the plants.

On Wednesday, March 16, the online news site The Daily Beast ranked the 65 “most vulnerable” nuclear power plants, based on their ability to withstand a natural disaster, their safety performance record and size of their surrounding population. The Crystal River plant, located 20 miles north of Tampa, was ranked 50th; the Edwin I. Hatch reactor, 20 miles north of Vidalia, Ga., ranked 20th. Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant in New Hampshire, near where Steve Comley’s nursing home was located, was ranked the 11th most dangerous.

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“The NRC has a mandate to protect the public safety,” says Comley. “Instead, what they are more interested in is protecting the profits of the nuclear industry.”

Comley insists an investigation of the NRC is needed. “We have a right to know all the dangers inside our nuclear plants, and all the cover-ups that have occurred inside the agency,” he says. He’s also circulating a petition asking Pres. Obama to hold a national voter referendum on whether the U.S. should allow the construction of any new

nuclear power plants.

Last week, Comley took his message directly to legislators in Tallahassee. And given the global conversation on nuclear energy, he may find some willing ears.

“We aren’t talking about donuts here,” he says. “We the People wants to stop Chernobyl from happening here.”

For more information about We the People, go to wtpus.org.

Our Dumb State, Part I “[Evolution says] we came from apes. Why do we still have apes if we came from them?”

— State Sen. Steven Wise, in a 2009 interview with a Tampa radio station. Wise has again introduced legislation to require local school districts to teach creationism (aka “intelligent design”) in Florida classrooms. The fact that he wants to go down the same path that cost Dover, Pa., $2.8 million and a humiliating court defeat in 2005 proves that he alone may be dumb enough to stall the evolutionary process.

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The Amazing Wolfbat Wedding, Hemming Plaza, March 3

Brickbats to District 3 City Councilmember Don Redman for using economic excuses to dismantle citizen-approved sign regulations. Redman was a vocal supporter of a bill that passed in two committees last week, which opens the door for digital electronic screens to replace ordinary paper and vinyl billboards. The measure would eviscerate laws put in place since voters approved a 1987 charter amendment designed to cut down on visual blight, and virtually guarantees that taxpayers will foot the bill for a lengthy and expensive court fight.

Brickbats to City Council President Jack Webb for introducing a bill that would kill the nascent food truck business, a trend that’s contributing to a vibrant street life in other metropolitan areas. Webb’s bill would prohibit transient merchants from doing business within one mile of a permanent business selling the same type of product. (See p. 60 for a story on the food truck trend.)

Bouquets to Craig Smith, one of the managing partners of Alhambra Theatre & Dining, for asking patrons to donate ponytails to Locks of Love as a celebration of the theater’s performance of “Hairspray.” Patrons donated 114 ponytails to the nonprofit organization, which creates wigs for children who’ve lost their hair due to medical treatments. Alhambra also donated 5 percent of ticket sales from the March 13 performance to the organization.

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NewsBuzz Falling Down “I’m a Weeble. I wobble. … if I fall, I have God, my family, my friends, the outreach of love, people to pick me up.”

— Ponte Vedra publisher and conservative radio talkshow host John Constantino, discussing his Romper Room resilience on air in the wake of recent critical news coverage. A story in Folio Weekly (March 8 cover, “Resurrection Tale” bit.ly/fGfkNZ) and a subsequent one in the Ponte Vedra Recorder prompted even more calls from Constantino’s most ardent supporter and Folio Weekly’s most inept telephone terrorist. (Hear the voicemail recordings yourself at bit.ly/gNuYxV)

Our Dumb State, Part II

Thinking Big

“If we are proven wrong, we will issue a public apology. Otherwise, if the Koran is found guilty, it will be ‘executed’ in the following ways, chosen by an International Poll: 1. Burning, 2. Drowning, 3. Shredding, 4. Firing Squad” — Gainesville Pastor Terry Jones (the same one who almost caused an international incident with his Burn A Koran Day) is back with a new affront. He’s declared March 20 “International Judge the Koran Day.”

“Identify what the expression ‘Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)’ means.” “State the objective of the Clean Water Act.” “List keystone wildlife species in Northeast Florida.”

— Samples of the questions asked of nearly 200 students from area high schools at an in-the-field competition at Jacksonville Arboretum & Gardens on March 17. Winners of the regionals will compete at the Florida Envirothon (flenvirothon.com), for $100,000 in scholarships and prizes.

Eating to Live On April 28, several area restaurants will give a portion of their proceeds to a national fundraiser for HIV/AIDS. Two restaurants in particular have pledged a significant donation. Espeto Brazilian Steakhouse in Avondale will donate 50 percent of its sales that night, and The Secret Garden Café (at Beach and Peach) will give 35 percent. Funds raised benefit the Florida AIDS Network. For a complete list of participating restaurants, go to nfanjax.org or call 356-1612.

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Urban Outfitters

Jacksonville Civic Council’s plan for downtown is only a starting point

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he Jacksonville Civic Council (formerly known as the Non-Group) recent released a report with recommendations for downtown rejuvenation.

The council, a nonpartisan group of elite business and professional leaders, has taken upon itself the challenge of proposing solutions to some of Jacksonville’s more intractable problems. Their first foray examines a downtown of declining employment, vacant office buildings and empty lots, and few residents. Like many other fans of Jacksonville, the JCC believes a vibrant downtown is the heart of any dynamic city, whether that heart is kept beating with sports and entertainment, government, arts, retail or residential. In a vibrant city, these attributes combine to say to residents and visitors, “Come on downtown. It’s where the action is!” Add in the beautiful St. Johns River, and downtown’s potential grows exponentially.

The need to rejuvenate downtown has been a recurring theme in Jacksonville since World War II. Mayor Haydon Burns spent 16 years cleaning up the waterfront, building a new City Hall, civic auditorium, ball park and coliseum.

He also recruited the forerunners of CSX and Prudential as major downtown players.

Mayor Ed Austin’s administration began the next effort, with the River City Renaissance, which fed into Mayor John Delaney’s Better Jacksonville Plan. During these 12 years, downtown saw the reconstruction of the sports complex, a new City Hall, the transformation of the civic auditorium into the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, ground broken on a new library and approval of an outrageously expensive new county courthouse. The Delaney years also fostered condominium construction, doubling the downtown residential population.

All of the spurts in downtown revitalization, from Burns to Delaney, came during periods of economic prosperity on the national scene. All of the slowdowns, from the late Tanzler years through John Peyton’s administration, have been accompanied by national recessions and local budgetary constraints. One hopes for the next mayor a national economy emerging into a new era of relative prosperity.

The current JCC proposal for downtown does not appear to be a very imaginative start.

The tone of the report is didactic. Bloggers have already criticized the proposed razing of the historic Herkimer office block at Bay and Newnan streets for a parking lot, particularly when transportation programs like the

The need to rejuvenate downtown has been a recurring theme in Jacksonville since World War II.

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Following city/county consolidation in 1968, Mayor Hans Tanzler undertook urban renewal from the spot where Florida State College Jacksonville now stands north to the medical complex. Consultants recommended retail development and pedestrian walkways along Laura and Hogan streets from Hemming Park to the river. Another consultant recommended affordable housing in LaVilla and gateway boulevards along State and Union streets. The mayor and city council also created the Downtown Development Authority to oversee growth.

The oil embargo following the Arab-Israeli War of 1973 stymied further growth. Escalating energy prices resulted in a drastic slowdown of the Jacksonville economy. City government struggled to make ends meet, and even had to raise taxes.

Some initiatives, even though well-intended, simply failed. (One unfortunate proposal led to building the elevated people-mover.)

The next attempt to revitalize downtown came during Mayor Jake Godbold’s second term. He had led a delegation of civic leaders to Baltimore and San Antonio to see how those cities had reinvented themselves.

He clearly appreciated the role that the St. Johns River could play in enhancing downtown. His accomplishments included the creation of the Southbank Riverwalk and Metropolitan Park, the renovation of The Florida Theatre and the Prime Osborn Convention Center, and construction of The Jacksonville Landing.

Riverside-Avondale trolley could be expanded.

There is also reason to question the JCC’s support of a new convention center, with or without the Hyatt Hotel expansion. Creating a Downtown Improvement Authority appears to make sense, but funding is hypothetical.

Times-Union columnist Ron Littlepage has suggested moving the proposed decommissioned destroyer from near the Acosta Bridge to the Shipyards area, and combine it with an expanded Maritime Museum (now on the Southbank).

Others have suggested incorporating both into a museum/tourist attraction celebrating the St. Johns River. Done well, it might be a magnet to suburbanites and visitors.

Clearly, the JCC plan helps start a community dialogue. The next mayor may want to think creatively, as Delaney did with the Better Jacksonville Plan and the Preservation Project.

He or she might combine multiple projects into one grand plan including port expansion, river dredging, perhaps even a day shelter for homeless people, and downtown revitalization.

There is room for many fresh ideas, and the process has begun. As the economy improves, Jacksonville residents can hope to fulfill the city’s promise as the jewel on the St. Johns River.

James B. Crooks

Crooks is professor emeritus at University of North Florida, author of two books about Jacksonville history and an occasional columnist for Folio Weekly.

Sportstalk

Nightmare on Your Street

Athletic usage fees are inevitable, but not enough

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’m sure many reading this might call me “fatalistic” or “cynical.” Then again, if they went to Dooo-val County Skools, they may not know the meaning of those words.

That’s unkind, I suppose. But it’s the truth. Many of those who attended the many marginal elementary, middle and high schools in this town didn’t learn a hell of a lot. I’ve come across graduates from Sandalwood and Jackson, Raines and Ribault, White, Lee and Forrest who’ve never read an entire “chapter” book, and don’t know the difference between a noun and a verb, much less what separates an adjective from an adverb.

Commas and apostrophes — those great clarifiers — are used in exponential excess or eschewed altogether, their placement as random as shots from Dick Cheney’s hunting rifle. And paragraphing, a skill ideally mastered in grammar school, is utterly, tragically lost to them. They can write hundreds of words with no attention to it.

And you know why such things happen?

It’s because those people were failed, year after year, by educators, parents and other authority figures who passed them along and told them it was OK — even a cultural imperative — not to learn these skills. Many people function as if, somewhere along the way, someone inculcated them with the notion that keeping it semiliterate is keeping it real.

We see the failures of Duval County’s twotiered educational system every time we go to the grocery store, the DMV or Krystal’s. People look at you like you just handed them depleted uranium when you hand them exact change — befuddled looks like something Gomer or Goober would’ve pulled in Mayberry. “Hey, I got at least nine or 10 years of compulsory public schooling,” the look says, “and all I got was this lousy T-shirt.”

But of course, that doesn’t bother most people. We’re cool with that, because we are cool with the status quo. Full-throated advocates for it. What’s scary about the current advocates of the status quo is that the present tense comes with no future guarantees.

We are broke. Our nation loses so many wars you’d think the Joint Chiefs of Staff had been kidnapped and replaced by the Washington Generals. What money we’ve borrowed for the current and recent fiscal years is gone, like America’s self-proclaimed status as the indispensable nation. Change is upon us.

And for some, it’s a dead reckoning.

Take Gene Frenette, who’s lived here for decades. Frenette has written a bi-weekly column in the T-U since forever, but rarely

felt a need to opine on political issues. That changed a couple of Sundays back.

In a column called “Duval schools face nightmare scenario of cutting sports,” Frenette showed he didn’t read the Metro section of his own paper, which has detailed so many nightmare scenarios over the last few years, it should hire Freddy Krueger as its editor.

Despite all the stories the T-U has run about inequities, iniquities and insipidity in and around Dooo-val schools, Frenette opened his eyes and saw the nightmare scenario as … no Friday Night Football.

Frenette quotes the AD over at Terry Parker — a school with a stellar academic rep — talking something about cutting sports being a “distinct possibility” and blows that up into a

Somewhere along the way, someone inculcated them with the notion that keeping it semi-literate is keeping it real. lament for “the potential loss of college athletic scholarships.” And the coach from Ribault is quoted praying; good luck, fella, but Japan may have primacy.

Many counties nationwide (and St. Johns County just to the south) require those participating in extracurricular programs to pay “an athletic usage fee.” A nominal fee around $50. Seems reasonable enough. It’s been done everywhere else for years. So why not here? Why not now? If only the problems of systemic educational failure throughout the DPCS could be solved as easily.

Left unstressed by those speaking to this point is the fact that cutting sports would solve only a fraction of the budget woes. A possible solution may be to insist on a usage fee as the only way to preserve sports on the high school level; even if the cuts don’t happen this year, things aren’t going to get better in the foreseeable future. The specter of the cuts would loom over every policy discussion.

Better to develop an action plan, if preserving sports is the goal — the non-nightmare — than to leave the issue up in the air. Let high school sports support themselves. Because we’re all gonna have to soon enough.

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Viva La Olsen Difference!

Friends! I am on vacation this week, which means you get to read an old-timey I ♥ Television™ column from the archives. Oh, shut up. Things could be worse. — Wm.™ Steven Humphrey

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ucas Humboldt of Richmond, Va., writes, “Dear Mr. Wm.™ Steven Humphrey: I am 9 years old. I like the Olsen twins. They are nice. I like them. But they are twins, and I can’t tell the difference. What is the difference? Thank you, Mr. Humphrey. You are nice, too.”

Lucas, you perverted sack of crap. I think it’s pretty apparent what this so-called “innocent request” is all about. Just like every other guy in the world, you get engorged with blood over the fact that Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen just turned 18 years old! You want to have filthy monkey you-know-what with them,

How are the Olsen twins different? Though each is a multifaceted individual, here’s a quick primer on how to tell the difference, if you happen to wind up in the same hot tub.

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and I bet you even had one of those creepy counters on your computer, ticking down the minutes until the Olsen twins came of legal age. You, sir, are a sicko FAWK. However, while Lucas is undoubtedly an obscene deviant, he kind of has a point. How do you tell the difference between Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen? Well, that’s for me to know and for lucky YOU to finally find out! But first, some fun and fancy-free facts about the Olsen twins.

FACT! Mary-Kate and Ashley are not identical twins … they’re fraternal. Which, apparently, is something different.

FACT! Mary-Kate and Ashley were only 1 year old when cast on the hit TV show “Full House,” and 4 years old when they became demanding bitches.

FACT! Mary-Kate and Ashley’s biggest success has been in straight-to-video films, such as “To Grandmother’s House We Go” and “Double, Double, Toil and Trouble.” (Both of which were far superior to later offerings such as “You’re Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley’s Mall of America Party.” While certainly whimsical, it lacked the philosophical underpinnings and depth of their earlier work, such as “How the West Was Fun.”) They are now ba-zillionaires.

But the question remains: How are the Olsen twins different? Though each is a multifaceted individual, here’s a quick primer on how to tell the difference, if you happen to wind up in the same hot tub.

Mary-Kate: Younger by two minutes. Dyes hair brown. Fave items: cashmere blanket, cell phone, iPod. Fave movie: “Labyrinth.” Fave school subject: English. Wears a size 5.5 shoe. Played “the wild one” in “New York Minute.” Conceived thanks to an injection of monkey DNA. Ranked

No. 61 in FHM’s “100 Sexiest Women” poll. Will never sleep with you in a billion years.

Ashley: Older by two minutes. Dyes hair blond. Fave items: cashmere blanket, cell phone, credit card. Fave movie: “Pretty in Pink.” Fave school subject: math. Wears a size 5.5 shoe. Played “the other one” in “New York Minute.” Conceived thanks to an injection of troll DNA. Ranked No. 61.5 in FHM’s “100 Sexiest Women” poll. Will consider sleeping with you in a billion years, if it’ll raise her ranking from No. 61.5 to No. 59.7.

There. Now will you please get some counseling?

TUESDAY, MARCH 22 8:00 PBS FERRETS: THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE A documentary focusing on Columbus, Ohio’s annual Ferret Buckeye Bash. (Resist the temptation to kill them with fire.)

8:00 FOX GLEE It’s a repeat of the “Super Bowl” episode, which tried to trick football fans into watching a gay show. Pretty sneaky, sis!

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23 8:00 CW AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL The girls pose with wild animals from the zoo, and it’s hard to tell who’s more scared.

9:00 ABC MODERN FAMILY The boys try to have a fun night out, which naturally devolves into a disaster of epic proportions.

THURSDAY, MARCH 24 9:00 NBC THE OFFICE Michael finally pops his version of the “big question” to Holly. Stress “his version.”

10:00 MTV JERSEY SHORE Season finale! The faux guidos get one last shot at debilitating alcohol poisoning. You can do it!

FRIDAY, MARCH 25 10:00 IFC ONION NEWS NETWORK Season finale! Tonight: The loss of the American Dream, and the huge reward that goes to anyone who finds it.

11:00 COM COMEDY CENTRAL PRESENTS Season finale! The always-hilarious Natasha Leggero speaks on important topics: paternity tests and the world diamond shortage.

SATURDAY, MARCH 26 9:00 SYFY SCREAM OF THE BANSHEE — Movie (2011) Lauren Holly stars as an archeologist who unearths an ancient banshee who won’t stop screaming (not unlike my ex-wife).

SUNDAY, MARCH 27 8:00 FOX THE SIMPSONS Homer’s near-constant strangulation of Bart is a cause of concern to therapist/dreamboat Paul Rudd.

9:00 HBO MILDRED PIERCE Todd Haynes directs and Kate Winslet stars in what will surely be an awesome miniseries adaptation of James M. Caine’s book.

MONDAY, MARCH 28 10:00 SHO NURSE JACKIE Season premiere! Jackie returns to a hospital in turmoil, and her marriage in trouble thanks to her lil’ prescription drug addiction.

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Check out a video of the artist and the making of this week’s cover at folioweekly.com.

Dan Brown goes on a kimchi hunt. 20 Gastropubs redefine “bar food” for the better. 30 Kara Pound sits down with the Slow Food King. 34 A Q&A with Bite Club host Caron Streibich. 54 Susan Cooper Eastman tracks down local food trucks. 60 Photos by Walter Coker.

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AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA BEACH & YULEE 16

ORANGE PARK & MIDDLEBURG 40

ARLINGTON, FT. CAROLINE & REGENCY 21

PONTE VEDRA, NE ST. JOHNS 41

AVONDALE & ORTEGA 23

RIVERSIDE, FIVE POINTS, WESTSIDE & MURRAY HILL 43

BAYMEADOWS 23 THE BEACHES 26 DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE 33 FLEMING ISLAND 35 INTRACOASTAL WEST 35 JULINGTON CREEK & NW ST. JOHNS 37 MANDARIN 38

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ST. AUGUSTINE & ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH 45 ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER & TINSELTOWN 51 SAN JOSE & UNIVERSITY (LAKEWOOD) 53 SAN MARCO & SOUTHBANK 54 SOUTHSIDE 56 SPRINGFIELD & NORTHSIDE 58

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AMELIA ISLAND, FERNANDINA BEACH & YULEE

(All restaurants located in Fernandina Beach unless otherwise noted.)

AMELIA ISLAND BAKERY CAFE 207 Centre St., 321-2111 This locals’ coffeehouse offers fresh roasted coffees as well as cappuccinos, frozen drinks, deli sandwiches, soups and 16 flavors of ice cream. Open daily.

BARBARA JEAN’S 960030 Gateway Blvd., Amelia Island, 277-3700 See Ponte Vedra.

BAXTER’S RESTAURANT 4919 First Coast Highway, Amelia Island, 277-4503 This upscale restaurant serves continental cuisine with a focus on certified Angus beef, seafood, veal and lamb. A children’s menu is available, a full bar is served, and outdoor seating is available. Open for dinner nightly.

THE BEECH STREET GRILL 801 Beech St., 277-3662 Located in a home built by Captain Bell in 1889, this restaurant is known for its extensive wine list. Beech Street has won multiple Best of Jax awards and features daily blackboard specials with a focus on regional dishes. A full bar is served. Piano music is performed Mon.-Sat. evenings and for Sun. brunch. Dress is resort-casual. Open for lunch Wed.-Fri.; Sun. brunch and dinner nightly.

BEEF O’BRADY’S FAMILY SPORTS PUB 1916 S. 14th St., 261-0555 See Julington Creek.

BRETT’S WATERWAY CAFÉ 1 S. Front St., 261-2660 Brett’s is located on the water at the foot of historic Centre Street and specializes in traditional Southern hospitality in an upscale atmosphere. The menu features daily specials, fresh Florida seafood, aged beef and a full bar. Open daily.

© 2011 BRIGHTFolioWeekly MORNINGS 105 S. Third St., 491-1771 This small café is hidden behind Amelia SanJon Gallery.

With indoor and outdoor dining, the café is open for breakfast and lunch daily; closed Wed.

CAFE CHRISTOPHER’S KOFE HOUS 822 Sadler Road, 277-7663 The coffee beans are roasted onsite at Christopher’s, which

also offers breakfast all day, sandwiches, soup, bagels and lattés. Outdoor dining available, open daily.

CAFÉ 4750 The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, 4750 Amelia Island Parkway, 277-1100 From his Italian kitchen and wine bar, Café 4750’s Chef de Cuisine Garrett Gooch offers roasted sea bass, frutti di mare soup and clam linguini, along with fresh gelatos. Dine indoors or on the terrace. Open daily. Reservations recommended.

CAFÉ KARIBO 27 N. Third St., 277-5269 Housed in a historic building in downtown Fernandina, familyowned Café Karibo serves eclectic cuisine, including a veggie burger, fresh seafood, big salads and homemade desserts.

Costa Rican coffee, a kids’ menu and take-out are available, and meals are served inside or out on the oak-shaded patio.

The microbrewery offers local beers and ales, and a full bar is served. Open for lunch on Mon., lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Live music is performed every Sun.

CHEZ LEZAN BAKERY COMPANY 10145 Atlantic Ave., 491-4663 European-style breads and pastries, including croissants, muffins and pies are baked daily. Most breads made at Chez Lezan are made without fat or sugar. Open daily.

CHOWDER TED’S 5215 Heckscher Drive, 714-6900 Family-owned since 1996, Chowder Ted’s serves all manner of fresh seafood, along with award-winning chowder. Daily lunch specials and weekends dinner specials are also featured. Beer and wine are served. Open for lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat.

CRAB TRAP 31 N. Second St., 261-4749 For 30-plus years, family-owned-and operated Crab Trap has been serving fresh local seafood and steaks. Food and drink specials are featured and a full bar is served.

Open nightly for dinner.

DICK’S WINGS 474313 E. S.R. 200, 310-6945 See Beaches.

EIGHT SPORTS LOUNGE The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, 4750 Amelia Island Parkway, Amelia Island, 277-1100 This contemporary sports lounge features billiard tables and multiple flat-screen TVs along with classic sports-bar fare, including burgers, wings and nachos. Local craft brews are on tap, and an extensive wine lists is offered, along with cocktails. Open Mon.-Fri. for dinner, for lunch Sat. and Sun.

ESPAÑA RESTAURANT & TAPAS 22 S. Fourth St., 261-7700

A farm-to-table restaurant, The Floridian on Cordova Street in St. Augustine specializes in innovative Southern dishes prepared with fresh local ingredients.

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This is a copyright protected proo Carmine’s Pie House in Riverside serves gourmet pizzas, gourmet cupcakes and craft beers in a comfy, casual atmosphere.

For questions, Owners Marina and Roberto Pestana serve Old World Spanish and Portuguese cuisine, including caracoles (Andalusia-style escargot) and gambas al jerez (shrimp and garlic, sautéed with sherry and cream). The tapas menu includes ceviche and homemade sangria. A kids’ menu is available. Open nightly.

FALCON’S NEST 6800 First Coast Highway, Amelia Island, 491-4242 Located at Omni Amelia Island Plantation, Falcon’s Nest offers specialty burgers, burritos, martinis, beer and wine. Airplane memorabilia decorates this island nightspot. 21 or older after 9 p.m. Happy hour is held Mon.-Fri. Open nightly.

FANCY SUSHI JAPANESE GRILL & SUSHI BAR 1478 Sadler Road, 261-9855 Hibachi, teppanyaki, teriyaki, katsu, tempura and udon style dishes are all available, along with an extensive sushi bar.

Kids’ items are available, and beer, wine and sake are served.

Open for lunch and dinner daily.

FERNANDELI 17B S. Eighth St., 261-0008 Located in historic Fernandina Beach, FernanDeli offers deli classics with a touch of the South. Popular items include fresh corned beef and Carolina-style pulled pork. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

FIREHOUSE SUBS 1978 S. Eighth St., 491-8095 See Mandarin.

GENERAL STORE 520 Centre St., 310-6080 This new store has a little bit of everything. Breakfast includes hot rope sausage, lunch features the Redneck Reuben. Deli meats, cheeses, chicken, fish, pizzas and pasta, too. Beer and wine are served. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

GENNARO’S RISTORANTE ITALIANO 5 S. Second St., 261-9400 5472 First Coast Highway, Amelia Island, 491-1999 Gennaro’s specializes in Southern Italian cuisine, like gourmet ravioli and hand-tossed pizzas. Specialties include a shrimp feast, and the bread is baked on-site. A children’s menu is available and beer and wine are served. Live music is presented every weekend. Open for lunch Sat.; for dinner daily.

GREEN TURTLE TAVERN 14 S. Third St., 321-2324 Housed in a historic shotgun shack, this local hangout has Chicago style Vienna beef hot dogs and pub fare, cold beer and a chill atmosphere. Live music is featured weekends.

Open daily.

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THE HAPPY TOMATO COURTYARD CAFÉ & BBQ 7 S. Third St., 321-0707 This historic district restaurant serves fresh salads, deli sandwiches and barbecue — pulled pork, smoked turkey and ribs — in an easy, laid-back atmosphere. Beer and wine are served, and a kids’ menu and take-out are available. Open for lunch Mon.-Sat.

INDIGO ALLEY WINE BAR 316 Centre St., 261-7222 This gathering spot offers wine and beer, and features live music, poetry readings, dance lessons, film screenings, art shows and a garden setting are featured. Open Tue.-Sat.

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JACK & DIANE’S 708 Centre St., 321-1444 Housed in a renovated 1887 shotgun home, this café features a menu of favorites like jambalaya, French toast and mac-n-cheese, along with an extensive vegan and vegetarian selection. Dine indoors or on a porch overlooking historic downtown Fernandina. Full bar; children’s menu; open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

JADE’S BISTRO 1484 Sadler Road, 321-2777 The menu here is Asian fusion, and it ranges from traditional General Tso’s Chicken to Thai-style Mango Prawns. Open daily.

JOE’S 2ND STREET BISTRO 14 S. Second St., 321-2558 Chef Joe Robucci offers upscale New American fine dining with French, Creole, Asian and South of the Border influences.

Seating is available in the dining room at tables around the homey fireplace, out in the large, New Orleans-style courtyard, or upstairs on the porch with a view of the Intracoastal. Beer and an extensive wine list are served. Open nightly.

KABUKI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI BAR 1147 Amelia Plaza, 277-8782 Kabuki serves certified Angus steaks and fresh seafood — all MSG-free. The Japanese dishes and items from the unlimited sushi bar can be customized to suit any taste, and the teppan art of cooking entertains as chefs prepare food in front of you. Beer and wine are served, and sushi takeout is offered. Open Tue.-Sun.

KARIBREW BREW PUB & GRUB 27 N. Third St., Amelia Island, 277-5269 Amelia Island’s first microbrewery, Karibrew is located next door to its sister restaurant, Café Karibo. Karibrew offers a variety of beers, spirits and pub food, and Sunday brunch.

Take-out is available. Open for lunch daily; for dinner Tue-Sun.

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KELLEY’S COURTYARD CAFÉ 19 S. Third St., 432-8213 In the heart of Fernandina’s historic district, Kelley’s Café serves sandwiches, wraps, soups and salads, along with fried green tomatoes. A full dinner menu is also featured. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat.

LUIGI’S TRATTORIA ITALIANO 31 S. Fifth St., 277-4080 The dishes are veramente, the atmosphere’s homey and the staff speaks Italian. Menu includes tortellini, lasagna and parmigiana, and owner Giovanna DeMartino Ott hails from the Napoli countryside, so you know the recipes are authentic Southern Italian. Open for dinner Mon.-Sat.

LULU’S AT THE THOMPSON HOUSE 11 S. Seventh St., 432-8394 Lulu’s owners, Brian and Melanie Grimley, offer an innovative lunch menu, including po’boys, salads and seafood “little plates” served in a historic house. Dinner features fresh local seafood (Fernandina shrimp is the focus every Thur.), and nightly specials. An extensive wine list and beer are available. Open for lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch on Sun. Reservations are recommended.

MARCHÉ BURETTE 6800 First Coast Highway, Amelia Island, 491-4834 This old-fashioned gourmet food market and deli, in The Spa & Shops at Omni Amelia Island Plantation, offers a continental breakfast and a lunch that features wood-oven fired gourmet pizzas, deli sandwiches and salads. A children’s menu is available. Beer and wine; open daily.

MARINA SEAFOOD RESTAURANT 101 Centre St., 261-5310 Located in a former customs house, Marina Restaurant features local seafood, including shrimp burgers, fish sandwiches seafood platters and oysters. There’s also steak, pasta and pork chops, along with a kids menu. Open daily.

MERGE RESTAURANT 510 S. Eighth St., 277-8797 Owner Adam Sears, a former sous chef at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, presents modern American fusion cuisine made with fresh ingredients. The seasonal menu features seafood but there’s duck, chicken and beef dishes, too.

Open for dinner nightly.

MS. CAROLYN’S BREAKFAST & DESSERTS 1881 S. 14th St., Ste. 1, 261-6277 Specialty breakfast creations include corned beef hash, crab omelets and eggs Benedict. Cakes (including the much-loved coconut cake) and pies are also available. Open for breakfast Tue.-Sun.

MURRAY’S GRILLE 463852 E. S.R. 200/A1A, Yulee, 261-2727 Situated west of Amelia Island on S.R. 200, Murray’s serves seafood, pastas and barbecue. The hand-cut steaks, grouper Elizabeth and homemade Key lime pie are among the most requested dinner items. A full bar is served. Open daily.

THE MUSTARD SEED CAFE 833 TJ Courson Road, 277-3141 This organic eatery and juice bar, inside Nassau Health Foods, features all-natural and organic items for breakfast — bagels, burritos, oatmeal — and lunch — salad, wraps, burgers — as well as smoothies, wheatgrass and coffees.

Take-out is available. Open for breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat.

OCEAN GRILL 6800 First Coast Highway, Amelia Island, 261-6161 This elegant Omni Amelia Island Plantation restaurant features steaks, chops, chef’s specials and bountiful wine list, accompanied by a view of the Atlantic. Open for dinner Tue.-Sat.

O’KANE’S IRISH PUB 318 Centre St., 261-1000 O’Kane’s offers a large selection of draft and imported beers.

Located in the rear of a historic 19th century building, the eatery offers fish and chips, corned beef and cabbage and certified Angus beef. Open daily.

PABLO’S GRILL & CANTINA 12 N. Second St., 261-0049 Pablo’s is located in Fernandina Beach’s historic district and serves an authentic Mexican menu featuring chimichangas, fajitas and vegetarian dishes. A kids’ menu is available. Dine inside or out on the brick patio. Open daily.

MONTEGO BAY COFFEE CAFÉ 463363 S.R. 200, Yulee, 225-3600

PARKWAY GRILLE 5517 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6614

Locally owned and operated, Montego Bay serves specialty coffees, fruit smoothies and breakfast and lunch items. Dine in or hit the drive-thru. Open for breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat.

Owners Mike and Bobbe Malcolm prepare breakfast and lunch with fresh ingredients, including a selection of Boar’s Head deli meats, in a bright and casual atmosphere. Open daily.

MOON RIVER PIZZA 925 S. 14th St., 321-3400

PEPPER’S MEXICAN GRILL & CANTINA 2128 Sadler Road, 277-2011

Located inside the new entertainment complex Latitude 30 on Philips Highway, Sunset 30 Tavern & Grill serves sportsbar fare alongside the games, bowling and other attractions.

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At this edgy little pizzeria, local artists’ work hangs on the walls and rock music is pumped into the dining room.

Northern-style pizzas, available with more than 20 toppings, are served by the pie or the slice. A Best of Jax readers’ poll winner for Best Pizza in 2010. Open Mon.-Sat.

Sushi Café near Five Points in Riverside features a variety of sushi, indoors or on the patio.

96096 Lofton Square Court, Yulee, 491-6955 This casual, family-friendly restaurant features dishes made fresh with the authentic flavors of Mexico. Daily specials are featured, and happy hour runs all day, every day. A full bar —featuring margaritas — is served, and a children’s menu is offered. Open daily.

PICANTE GRILL ROTISSERIE BAR 464073 S.R. 200, Ste. 2, Yulee, 310-9222 Brand-new Picante offers the vibrant flavors of Peru and Latin America, served in a contemporary atmosphere.

The menu includes authentic Peruvian cebiche and homestyle empanadas. An extensive selection of boutique South American wines and craft brew beers are offered.

A children’s menu and take-out are available. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

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PLAE BITE CLUB CERTIFIED! 80 Amelia Village Circle, Amelia Island, 277-2132 Located in the Spa & Shops at Omni Amelia Island Plantation, this bistro style venue offers an innovative menu (with such crowd pleasers as whole fried fish and duck breast), full bar, artistic décor and live entertainment Thur.-Sat. Open daily for dinner.

SALT, THE GRILL The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, 4750 Amelia Island Parkway, Amelia Island, 491-6746

SONNY’S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q 2742 S. Eighth St., 261-6632 See Riverside.

THE SURF 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., 261-5711 Oceanview dining is available at The Surf, inside or out on the deck. The menu features steaks, fresh fish and nightly specials, and there’s a Sunday lobster special. Open daily for lunch and dinner. Entertainment nightly and week-end afternoons.

TONY’S PIZZA & RESTAURANT 1425 Sadler Road, 277-7661 Tony’s serves New York-style brick oven pizza, along with dinner selections (like baked ziti and chicken broccoli alfredo). Subs, salads and wings complete the picture. Open for lunch and dinner daily; free delivery on the island.

TOPPINGS 117 Centre St., 491-3332 Located next door to the Palace Saloon, Toppings offers gourmet hot dogs, pizza by the slice and frozen yogurt, all ready for the wide array of toppings like relish, chili, a variety of cheeses … and for the yogurt, sprinkles and nuts.

T-RAY’S BURGER STATION 202 S. Eighth St., 261-6310

The menu at Salt features cuisine made with simple elements from the earth and sea served in a contemporary coastal setting. The wine list boasts more than 500 wines.

Cocktails are also available. Open Tue.-Sat. for dinner. Best of Jax 2010 winner for Best Restaurant on Amelia Island.

This hidden gem is actually located inside an old gas station, but it doesn’t escape the notice of tourists or locals. T-Ray’s won Best Burger on Amelia Island in Folio Weekly’s 2010 Best of Jax readers poll, and is famous on the island for its blue plate specials. Go for the food, stay for the gossip. Open Mon.-Sat. for breakfast and lunch.

SANDY BOTTOMS BEACH BAR & GRILL 2910 Atlantic Ave., 310-6904

29 SOUTH EATS 29 S. Third St., 277-7919

Owner Claude Hartley offers seafood, sandwiches and pizzas. Dine indoors or out on the deck overlooking the ocean. A full bar is served. A children’s menu and take-out are available. Open daily.

Located in Fernandina Beach’s historic downtown, this popular bistro’s Chef Scotty Schwartz serves traditional world cuisine with a modern twist. Open for lunch Tue.Sat.; for dinner Mon.-Sat. and Sunday brunch.

SHUCKER’S OYSTER BAR & GRILL 942699 Old Nassauville Road, 277-2580

THE VERANDAH RESTAURANT 6800 First Coast Highway, Omni Amelia Island Plantation, Amelia Island, 321-5050

Steamed and raw oysters are abundant at the oyster station. The friendly staff will help shuck the raw ones, but the menu also features shrimp, gator bites, crab cakes and seafood po’boys. The menu also includes wraps, pulled pork and wings. Kids have their own menu, and beer and wine are served. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

SLIDERS SEASIDE GRILL 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6652 Recently completely remodeled, oceanfront, Caribbeanthemed Sliders serves handmade crab cakes, fresh seafood and fried pickles. Outdoor dining is featured, and children get their own beachfront playground. Full bar; live music Wed.-Sun. Open daily.

Set among the moss-draped oaks of Racquet Park, this restaurant features an extensive menu of fresh local seafood and steaks, but the Verandah’s signature entrée is Fernandina shrimp. And many ingredients – including tomatoes, chives and lemongrass — come from the

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Delicomb in Jax Beach is ground zero for kimchi lovers, and just one of several local outfits that prepare the spicy dish.

Of Cabbages and Kings

To appreciate the funky, delectable kimchi, you’ve got to take the sweet with the sour

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he birth of a foodie can be by chance or accident, not unlike the creation of popular dishes: Buffalo wings, chocolate chip cookies or even the Butthole Surfers’ brownie-free pot brownies. My own curatorial culinary abilities were born in my beloved Memphis, Tenn., in the early ’90s. While I was more of an eager 2011 visitor than loyal resident (read: couch-surfing freeloader), my then 20-year-old palate was titillated by this shimmering jewel by the Mississippi River. Admittedly, my many gastronomical indulgences occurred after a long night of smoky, doped-out booze-hounding, leaving some of my 3 a.m. creations best served only in memory. Yet it was in those volatile conditions that I first enjoyed a wondrous succulent, that “power pickle” known as kimchi.

My guide was one Eric Friedl, aka Eric Oblivian, longtime Memphian and he of the sublime Goner Records and vulgar punk ur-lords The Oblivians. Friedl first introduced this sauerkraut precursor to my punk-rock craw in the pages of his boss zine “Wipeout!” and then eventually in person, at his midtown Memphis apartment.

The radish-based relative of sauerkraut and pickles emerged some 3,000 years ago.

The first document of Chinese poetry, the Shi Jing or “Book of Songs,” celebrates this seasoned dish. Served hot or cold and used as a side or main course, kimchi is a staple of the Korean diet, with nearly 200 varieties available.

Ingredients usually begin with cabbage, radish, scallions or cucumbers, to which are added seasonings such as brine, ginger, garlic and sugar. Different varieties are made according to region and season. So while one may enjoy a peppery gimjang during the summer, you can expect a salty baechu kimchi when fall rolls around. And for health-conscious (read: sickly, hypochondriac) Americans, this high-fiber, low-calorie and vitamin-rich noshable was even named one of the “World’s Healthiest Foods” by Health magazine.

While kimchi is available in most Asian and many ordinary grocery stores, Northeast

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Florida diners have a few options to pursue this lip-puckering thrill ride. On the Southside, Mr. Chan Asian Cuisine (13947 Beach Blvd., Ste. 110, 992-1388) offers an array of Pan-Asian fare, including a classic spicy-cabbage kimchi. Mimi admitted that while some people are reluctant to try kimchi, they still have a few loyal diehards. “I think people think it’s too spicy,” she said.

Over at Sam Won Gardens (4345 University Blvd. N., 737-3650) where the focus is on Korean dishes, the kimchi is flying. When we called on a Friday at 3 p.m., server Binna said they’d already sold a quart (!) of their homemade kimchi. She also revealed that their greater concern is not curiosity-seekers, but rather the taste buds of the overly qualified kimchi connoisseurs.

“We have a lot of Korean Americans as well as military people who have lived in Korea, so they sometimes complain, saying we don’t make it like back home,” she laughed. “I think the smell turns people away and they think it may be too hot.” Binna admitted that the eatery sells a sweeter, cucumber-based kimchi that seems to be an almost gateway dish, turning the neophyte on to the spicier world of hardcore kimchi.

Jax Beach is home to gourmet deli Delicomb (1131 Third St. N., 372-4192) where owner Kevin Miller sells four varieties of kimchi, while also carrying the gospel, as it were, by offering it as an added ingredient in any of his dozen-plus sandwich choices. “When I lived on the West Coast, I would always eat it, but when I moved here nobody had it. So I decided to learn how to make it.” Miller moves around 20 jars a week in flavors ranging from the mild dill kraut to the smack-your-mammy-hot of the cucumber.

“It’s not for everybody,” Miller noted almost philosophically, “but you could say that about any food.” He also touts the food’s nutrient-rich health benefits and probiotics found in every bite. And proving that in the magical realm of kimchi, there are no coincidences, Miller is also a rocker, helming the indie dreampop band Killer Miller (killermiller.bandcamp.com).

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restaurant’s own herb and vegetable garden. A children’s menu is available and a full bar is served. Open nightly.

WOODY’S BAR-B-Q 474323 S.R. 200, 206-4046

pizza and other daily specials. A full bar is served, with a weekday happy hour. There’s Karaoke with DJ Jack Tue., Thur. and Sun., and live music is featured Wed., Fri. and Sat. Trivia is held every Mon.; poker is played every Tue. and Wed. night. Open daily. Smoking permitted.

See Mandarin.

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CRAB CREEK CAFÉ 7404 Atlantic Blvd., Arlington, 724-8050 A seafood shack with a yacht club attitude, Crab Creek Café offers oysters, gator tail, seafood and pasta in a family-friendly atmosphere. A kids’ menu and takeout are available. Open lunch and dinner daily.

ABE’S PIZZA GRILL 10916 Atlantic Blvd., Arlington, 425-3983

DICK’S WINGS 9119 Merrill Road, Ste. 19, Arlington, 745-9301

The original Abe’s Pizza offers traditional Italian dishes, including lasagna, parmigiana and pizza, as well as hot and cold subs, pasta and wings. A kids’ menu, and take-out and delivery are available. Beer and wine are served. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

See Beaches.

EAST COAST BUFFET 9569 Regency Square Blvd. N., 726-9888

AJ’S BAR & GRILL 10244 Atlantic Blvd., Regency, 805-9060

This new buffet restaurant serves more than 160 Chinese, Japanese, American and Italian items, as well as sushi.

Dine in or take out. A full bar is served. Open for lunch and dinner daily; open on Sun. for brunch.

AJ’s menu includes burgers, salads and wings, and the grill is open daily till midnight. A full bar is served. There are video games and pool tables, Karaoke on Thur., and live music most weekends. DJ Mike is in Tue., Wed., Thur., Fri. and Sat.

FUJI SUSHI 660 Commerce Center Drive, Ste. 155, Regency, 722-9988

BLUE BOY SANDWICH SHOP 5535 Ft. Caroline Road, 743-3515

A respite from the busy Regency-area bustle, this casual, modern restaurant serves sushi and sashimi, tempura, soups and entrées. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

Blue Boy has been serving up breakfast, and hot and cold sandwiches since 1972. Breads are made on site, as well as subs, camels, salads and desserts. Open Mon.-Sat. Take-out available. This location serves beer and wine.

GENE’S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT 6132 Merrill Road, Arlington, 744-2333

BONO’S PIT BAR-B-Q 8011 Merrill Road, Ste. 23, Arlington, 743-3727

GOLDEN CORRAL 9070 Merrill Road, Arlington, 743-2662

Bono’s has offered slow-cooked meats and tangy sauces for 60 years, including baby back ribs, barbecue salad and chicken breast sandwich. Folio Weekly readers have repeatedly picked Bono’s as their favorite barbecue joint in our annual Best of Jax poll. A kids’ menu is available. Open daily.

Family-friendly Golden Corral offers a legendary buffet featuring a variety of familiar favorites as well as new items for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Open daily.

CHUN KING 2771 Monument Road, Ste. 33, Arlington, 646-1393

For more than 20 years, Grinder’s has been serving homestyle veggies, burgers, meatloaf, pork chops and seafood. A kids’ menu and take-out are available. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

From sushi to soup to fried bananas, Chun King offers daily chef specials and all-you-can-eat Mongolian barbecue. A full menu, including Thai and Japanese dishes, is also served. All food is MSG-free, and take-out is available. Beer, sake and wine are served. Open for lunch Mon.-Fri., for dinner Mon.-Sat.

CLIFF’S ROCKIN’ BAR-N-GRILL 3033 Monument Road, Ste. 2, Cobblestone Plaza, 645-5162 Cliff’s features 8-ounce burgers, wings, seafood, homemade

See Southside.

GRINDER’S CAFÉ 10230 Atlantic Blvd., Arlington, 725-2712

THE HOT DOG SPOT & MORE 2771 Monument Road, Ste. 32, Arlington, 646-0050 Located in Cobblestone Crossing, Hot Dog Spot serves sausages — Italian, smoked and spicy —all-beef hot dogs, and additional menu items like wings, Philly cheesesteaks and burgers. A children’s menu and take-out are available.

Open for lunch daily.

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LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT 8818 Atlantic Blvd., Arlington, 720-0106 See San Marco.

LARRY’S GIANT SUBS 7001 Merrill Road, Arlington, 743-5664

years. Along with nightly dinner specials — Wednesday is all-you-can-eat spaghetti — Nero’s features veal, seafood pasta dishes and New York style pizzas. Nero’s lounge features a full-service bar. Take-out is available. Open for dinner daily.

1301 Monument Road, Ste. 5, Arlington, 724-5802 10750 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 14, Regency, 642-6980 See St. Johns Town Center.

PANERA BREAD 9301 Atlantic Blvd., Arlington, 722-2725

MARTI’S CAFÉ 3031 Monument Road, Arlington, 379-8363

QUIZNOS SUB SHOP 9527 Regency Square Blvd., 725-2744

Family-owned-and-operated, Marti’s offers homestyle breakfast and lunch including traditional favorites like meatloaf, fried shrimp and Reubens. A kids’ menu and take-out are available.

Open breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat.; Sun. breakfast only.

See St. Johns Town Center.

See St. Johns Town Center.

RACK ’EM UP BILLIARDS 1825 University Blvd. N., Arlington, 745-0335 See Mandarin.

MATT’S ITALIAN CUISINE 2771 Monument Road, Ste. 8, Arlington, 646-4411 Chef and owner Matt Gulacar is proud of all of his pizzas, but he’s particularly fond of his white pizza with shrimp. The menu also includes seafood, strombolis and veal, cooked-toorder. Delivery is available. Beer and wine are served. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

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MEEHAN’S TAVERN 9119 Merrill Road, Ste. 5, Arlington, 551-7076 This Irish pub and restaurant serves traditional Irish fare, like beef and Guinness stew and traditional Irish lamb stew, along with jalapeño poppers and Philly cheesesteaks, in a comfortable, non-smoking atmosphere. There’s free Wifi, six HD TVs and a 165” HD projector. Beer and wine are served and take-out is available. Open for lunch and dinner Wed.-Mon.

ROYAL PIZZA PLUS 3547 University Blvd. N., Arlington, 744-1555 Homemade Italian fare includes subs, New York-style pizzas and lunch specials, as well as seafood, ravioli and lasagna at dinner. Take-out is available, as are deliveries within a five-mile radius. Open daily.

ST. JOHNS SEAFOOD & STEAKS 7001 Merrill Road, Ste. 42, Arlington, 745-0304 7546 Beach Blvd., Regency, 721-4888 These casual, family-oriented restaurants specialize in seafood and certified Angus steaks. The shrimp entrées are popular, as are the all-you-can-eat specials. Seniors and children select from special menus. Beer and wine; open for lunch and dinner daily.

MILLER ALE HOUSE & RAW BAR 9541 Regency Square Blvd. S., 720-0551

THE SHEIK SANDWICH DELI 9720 Atlantic Blvd., Regency, 721-2660

See Mandarin.

Family owned and operated, The Sheik has served Jacksonville for more than 40 years, serving a full breakfast — from pitas to country plates — and an extensive lunch menu. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat.

THE MUDVILLE GRILLE 1301 Monument Road, Ste. 1, Arlington, 722-0008 See San Marco.

NERO’S CAFÉ 3607 University Blvd. N., Arlington, 743-3141 Nero’s has been serving traditional Italian-style food for 27

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SWEET TOMATOES 1115 Mary Susan Drive, Regency, 722-9889 The 60-foot salad bar features four types of tossed salads, 17 freshly cut vegetables and deli items, five pasta salads

and a dozen dressings, as well as soups, pizza and desserts.

Takeout is available. Open daily.

THE FOX RESTAURANT 3580 St. Johns Ave., Avondale, 387-2669

T.G.I.Friday’s offers pasta, burgers, steaks and seafood. A full bar is served and a kid-friendly menu is available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

Owners Ian and Mary Chase offer fresh, diner fare and homemade desserts. Breakfast is served all day, along with Hot Plate Specials and signature items such as burgers, meatloaf and fried green tomatoes. A Jacksonville landmark for 50 years, The Fox is open daily. Best of Jax 2010 winner for Best Waitress, Amber Linskey-Rhodenberry.

TONINO’S TRATTORIA 7001 Merrill Road, Ste. 45, Arlington, 743-3848

LET THEM EAT CAKE! 3604 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 2, Avondale, 389-2122

Specializing in veal, seafood and New York-style pizza, Tonino’s serves Roman style Italian. Dine inside or out on the piazza. A full bar is served — Tonino’s specializes in martinis — and a happy hour is held daily. Take-out is available. Open for dinner Tue.-Sun.

This artisan bakery serves coffee, croissants and muffins in the early morning, then cupcakes, pastries and individual desserts throughout the day. Whole cakes are made-to-order. Open Tue.-Sat.

TREY’S DELI & GRILL 2044 Rogero Road, Arlington, 744-3690

LILLIAN’S SPORTS BAR & GRILL 5393 Roosevelt Blvd., Venetia Plaza, 388-4220

Trey is a Jacksonville native who’s been serving Northeast Florida for two decades. His menu includes deli sandwiches (and his own Trey’s Reuben) along with pork, seafood and homemade soups. Prime rib specials are offered every Fri. evening. Beer and wine are served, and a children’s menu is available. Open Mon.-Sat.

This family sports bar serves wings, burgers, salads and sandwiches. The TVs air sporting events. Open for lunch and dinner daily. Happy hour is held daily.

T.G.I.FRIDAY’S 9400 Atlantic Blvd., Regency, 721-2200

AVONDALE & ORTEGA BEETHOVEN’S BISTRO 5917 Roosevelt Blvd., Ste. 1, Ortega, 771-6606 This bistro’s breakfast menu includes French toast and bagels.

Lunch features wraps, Reubens and paninis. The dinner and brunch menus revolve, so check for current selections.

Bring your own bottle, ’cause there’s no corking fee. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner Wed.-Sat., for dinner Mon., Wed.Fri. and for brunch on Sunday. Take out is available.

BISCOTTIS 3556 St. Johns Ave., Avondale, 387-2060 A 2010 Best of Jax winner for Best Dessert, Biscotti’s is a microcosm of the Avondale neighborhood it calls home. From upscale dinner entrees to innovative pizzas — featuring mozzarella bruschetta — to their massive selection of almost-too pretty-to-eat desserts, Biscotti’s has something for anyone in the mood for a good meal. Beer and wine are served. Open daily; for brunch Sat. and Sun.

THE BLUE FISH RESTAURANT & OYSTER BAR 3551 St. Johns Ave., Avondale, 387-0700 Fresh seafood, steaks and chops are served in a casual atmosphere, along with an oyster bar and an extensive menu that includes small plates. A kids’ menu is offered, a full bar is served and live music is presented Thur.-Sat. A daily happy hour is held and doggie yappy hours are held Sat. and Sun. Open for lunch and dinner daily; for brunch and dinner on Sun.

BRICK RESTAURANT 3585 St. Johns Ave., Avondale, 387-0606 This casual eatery’s exposed-brick façade and interior are modern, but still classic Avondale. Despite the expensive fixtures, you can still grab a burger and watch a game or get the best lamb chops in town. And their veggie burger? Killer.

A full bar is served. Open daily.

THE CASBAH CAFÉ 3628 St. Johns Ave., Avondale, 981-9966 The Casbah serves Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine on the patio or inside the hookah lounge, where customers sit on ottomans at low tables. Wifi is available, belly dancers perform some nights, and hookah pipes are offered for smoking flavored tobacco. Live jazz is performed on select evenings. Open for lunch and dinner daily. Best of Jax 2010 winner for Best Middle Eastern Cuisine.

ESPETO BRAZILIAN STEAK HOUSE 4000 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 40, Avondale, 388-4884

ORSAY 3630 Park St., Avondale, 381-0909 Opened by Chew owner Jon Insetta, this French/American bistro serves steak frites, mussels and Alsatian pork chops in an elegant setting. A full bar is served. Open for dinner Tue.Sat., for brunch on Sun. Best of Jax 2010 winner for Best Restaurant to Impress a Date.

PINEGROVE MEAT MARKET & DELI 1511 Pine Grove Ave., Avondale, 389-8655 Pinegrove offers Cuban sandwiches and homemade chicken salad from inside the meat market, which also sells USDA choice prime aged beef cut to order. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served Mon.-Sat.

RUAN THAI 3951 St. Johns Ave., Avondale, 384-6665 The elegant Avondale restaurant offers authentic Thai cuisine, including curries and pad dishes. A children’s menu is available. A full bar is served. Open for lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun.

SIVADA’S CUPCAKERY 4000 St. Johns Ave., Ste. 27, Avondale, 647-7586 All the cupcakes from Sivada’s Cupcakery are baked fresh daily, with the finest ingredients. There are more than 20 varieties, including specialty items like tiramisu, crème brûlée, and strawberry cheesecake. Open Mon.-Sat.

TIJUANA FLATS 5907 Roosevelt Blvd., Ste. 100, Avondale, 908-4343 See Beaches.

’town 3611 St. Johns Ave., 345-2596 Owner Meghan Purcell and Executive Chef Scott Ostrander bring the farm-to-table concept to Northeast Florida with their Avondale restaurant, offering American fare with an emphasis on sustainability. A full bar is served. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat.

BAYMEADOWS AL’S PIZZA 8060 Philips Highway, 731-4300 See Beaches.

BASIL THAI & SUSHI 8358 Point Meadows Drive, 379-3446 See San Marco.

BOWL OF PHO 9902 Old Baymeadows Road, 646-4455

Called a churrascaria (Portuguese for steakhouse), this Brazilian steakhouse features gauchos who carve the meat onto your plate from serving tables. A full bar is served.

Open for dinner Tue.-Sun.; closed Mon.

Bowl of Pho serves traditional Vietnamese noodle soup along with authentic favorites like spring rolls, shrimp wraps and egg rolls. The portions are big and the atmosphere’s easy-going. Open for lunch and dinner Wed.-Mon.

FLORIDA CREAMERY 3566 St. Johns Ave., Avondale, 619-5386

BROADWAY RISTORANTE & PIZZERIA 10920 Baymeadows Road, Ste. 3, 519-8000

Florida Creamery offers premium ice cream, frozen yogurt, shakes, smoothies and Nathan’s hot dogs, served in Florida-centric décor. Low-fat and sugar-free choices are also offered. A kids’ selection and take-out are available.

Open daily.

This family-owned-and-operated Italian pizzeria serves calzones, stromboli and brick-oven-baked pizza, made with fresh veggies and meats. Wings, subs and desserts are also featured. Dine-in, take-out or have it delivered. Open daily; open late on Fri. and Sat.

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BROOKLYN PIZZA 8358 Point Meadows Drive, 322-7051 Located at 9A and Baymeadows Road. See Mandarin.

BUFFALO WILD WINGS GRILL & BAR 9550 Baymeadows Road, Ste. 26, 448-1293 Along with Buffalo style wings fixed up with 14 sauces (ranging from mild to better-be-ready blazin’), BWW serves up wraps, burgers and ribs. A kids’ menu and take-out are available, and a full bar is served. Sports are always on the big screen TVs. Open daily.

CAFE CONFLUENCE 8612 Baymeadows Road, 733-7840 This European coffeehouse serves Italian specialty coffees and smoothies, along with paninis, salads and European chocolates. Beer and wine are served and outdoor dining is available. Open for lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun.

CHA-CHA’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT 9551 Baymeadows Road, Ste. 21, 737-9903 Owner Celso Alvarado and his family run this authentic Mexican restaurant. The menu includes 26 combination dinners and a wide variety of specialty dishes including chalupas and burritos. A full bar is served, and margaritas are the house specialty. Open Mon.-Sat.

THE COFFEE GRINDER 9834 Baymeadows Road, Deerwood Village Mall, 642-7600 Owner Slavisa Micukic runs this coffee gallery, which features the work of local artists. Seating is available indoors and out, and a full coffee/espresso menu includes several frozen mochas and frozen jet teas. Beer is served after 7 p.m.

DJs spin Thur., Fri. and Sat. Open daily.

DEERWOOD DELI & DINER 9934 Old Baymeadows Road, 641-4877 This 1950s-style diner features pink-and-chrome furnishings and photographs of the heartthrobs of yesteryear. The menu includes burgers, Reubens, shakes and Coke floats. Breakfast, a kids’ menu and take-out are available. Open daily.

EVERGREEN CAFÉ 3837 Baymeadows Road, 636-9040 This upscale café serves savory and sweet crepes made with fresh ingredients, as well as subs, paninis and Europeanstyle cakes. Beer and wine are served and take-out is available. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat.

THE FIFTH ELEMENT 9485 Baymeadows Road, 448-8265 The Fifth Element (the first four elements being earth, water, air and fire) prepares a variety of authentic Indian, South Indian and Indochinese dishes with artistic flair. The large lunch buffet includes lamb, goat and chicken dishes, as well as tandoori and biryani items. A kids’ menu is available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

FIREHOUSE SUBS 8380 Baymeadows Road, Ste. 8, 737-3473 See Mandarin.

FLAVORS ESSENCE OF INDIA 9550 Baymeadows Road, 733-1525 Master chefs create contemporary and traditional dishes from all over India, including lamb, fish and prawn entrées.

Clay oven kabobs and breads, vegetarian dishes and desserts are also served. A lunch buffet includes vegetarian items.

Open daily for lunch and dinner.

FUJI SUSHI JAPANESE RESTAURANT 10920 Baymeadows Road, Ste. 30, 363-8888 Fuji Sushi offers fresh sushi, steak, chicken, tempura, teriyaki and seafood. Beer and wine are served. A children’s menu is available. Open daily.

GATORS DOCKSIDE 8650 Baymeadows Road, 448-0500 See Orange Park.

INDIA RESTAURANT 9802 Baymeadows Road, Ste. 8, 620-0777 Located at Baymeadows and Southside, India has claimed several Best of Jax awards for authentic Indian cuisine — most recently in 2010 — and serves a popular lunch buffet.

Curry and vegetable dishes are offered, along with lamb, chicken, shrimp and fish tandoori. Beer and wine are served.

Open for lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner daily.

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LARRY’S GIANT SUBS 8616 Baymeadows Road, 739-2498 3928 Baymeadows Road, 737-7740 10920 Reedy Branch Commons, 519-9801

and sandwiches. The signature 16-ounce bone-in ribeye is popular, and desserts include crème brûlée. A full bar is served. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

See St. Johns Town Center.

ORANGE TREE HOT DOGS 8380 Baymeadows Road, Ste. 4, 733-0588

LEMONGRASS 9846 Old Baymeadows Road, 645-9911

Known since 1968 for their Orange Frost drink, Orange Tree serves hot dogs — topped with slaw, chili, cheese, onion sauce or sauerkraut — as well as personal pizzas.

Lemongrass offers innovative Thai cuisine in a hip, metropolitan atmosphere. Chef Aphayasane’s creations include crispy whole fish with pineapple curry reduction, and customers’ favorite is “The Amazing.” Reservations are recommended. An extensive beer and wine selection is served. Open for lunch Mon.-Fri., for dinner Mon.-Sat.

LOS TOROS MEXICAN RESTAURANT 5210 Baymeadows Road, 367-8633 Los Toros serves authentic Mexican Los Toros serves authentic Mexican fare, including fajitas and a selection of vegetarian dishes. A children’s menu is available, and the full bar features margaritas. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

MANDALOUN MEDITERRANEAN LEBANESE CUISINE BITE CLUB CERTIFIED! 9862 Old Baymeadows Road, 646-1881

PANERA BREAD 9810 Baymeadows Road, 645-5747 See St. Johns Town Center.

PATTAYA THAI GRILLE 9551 Baymeadows Road, Ste. 1, 646-9506 A frequent winner of Best Thai Restaurant in Folio Weekly’s Best of Jax readers poll, Pattaya Thai offers extensive menu of traditional Thai, vegetarian and new-Thai, including curries, seafood, noodles and soups. A video screen displays the open kitchen, so you can watch your order being prepared. An. Open for lunch Tue.-Fri., for dinner Tue.-Sun.

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PIZZA PALACE 3928 Baymeadows Road, 527-8649

With restaurants in London, Paris and the Middle East, owner Pierre Barakat brings authentic Lebanese cuisine to Jacksonville, including charcoal-grilled lamb kebab. Belly dancing is featured every Fri. and Sat. with a full bar. Open for lunch and dinner daily (closed on Mondays in the summer) and monthly dinner parties. Outdoor seating is available.

A full bar is served at this location. See Riverside.

MAYURI INDIAN CUISINE 9551 Baymeadows Road, Ste. 10, 448-5999 This Indian restaurant, whose name means peacock, offers traditional Indian items, including tandoori specials, South Indian, Indo-Chinese and vegetarian dishes, as well as cuisine in Biryani and Thali styles. Beer and wine are served.

Open for lunch and dinner daily.

MEDITERRANIA RESTAURANT 3877 Baymeadows Road, 731-2898 With an Old World atmosphere, this family-owned-andoperated Greek and Italian restaurant has been a local favorite for more than 26 years. Fresh seafood, veal chops and rack of lamb are among the specialties. Beer and wine are available. Open for lunch Mon.-Fri., for dinner Mon.-Sat.

NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET & DELI 11030 Baymeadows Road, 260-2791 See San Jose listing. (The Baymeadows location features a hot bar, sushi and free Wifi.)

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SMOOTHIE KING 9810 Baymeadows Road, Ste. 4, 642-1777 See Beaches.

STICKY FINGERS 8129 Point Meadows Way, 493-7427 See Beaches.

STONEWOOD GRILL & TAVERN 3832 Baymeadows Road, Ste. 3, 739-7206 The casual, upscale Stonewood Grill offers a flavorful dining experience with a classic American menu. The full bar offers a large wine list and a daily happy hour. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

SUSHI HOUSE 9810 Baymeadows Road, Ste. 12, 997-0966 With an assortment of specialty rolls, sushi and sashimi, this quaint restaurant offers tempura, katsu, teriyaki and hibachi entrées. Beer and wine are served. Take out and delivery are available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

TIJUANA FLATS 9942 Old Baymeadows Road, 641-1090 See Beaches.

OMAHA STEAKHOUSE BITE CLUB CERTIFIED! 9300 Baymeadows Road, 739-6633

TONY’S D’S NY PIZZA & RESTAURANT 8358 Point Meadows Drive, 322-7051

With an English tavern atmosphere, this Embassy Suites Hotel’s restaurant offers center-cut beef, fresh seafood

Tony’s D’s serves authentic New York pizza and pasta dishes sure to please the palates of all transplanted Yankees.

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The Corner Bistro & Wine Bar on the Southside features a menu that blends modern American favorites with international flair.

Beer and wine are served. A kids’ menu and take-out are available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

TORY’S CAFÉ 9842 Old Baymeadows Road, Deerwood, 641-4890 Customer favorites at Tory’s include chicken with artichoke hearts, French-onion chicken and New Orleans crêpes. Tory’s torte and carrot cake are popular desserts.

Open for lunch Mon.-Sat.

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605 S.R. 13, Ste. 103, St. Johns, 230-6966 Vino’s has hand-tossed New York-style, thin-crust pizzas, as well as Sicilian-style, thick-crust pizzas. Big salads, baked dishes, subs, stromboli, wings and wraps round out the menu. A kids’ menu is available. Open daily.

VITO’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT 3825 Baymeadows Road, 737-9236 Vito’s is family-owned and in its 25th year, serving grouper Francesco, New York and Chicago style pizzas, surf-andturf and rack of lamb. For dessert, homemade tiramisu and cannolis. A full bar is served. Open Tue.-Sun.

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AZURÉA 1 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-7402 Located within the One Ocean Resort Hotel, Azuréa offers elegant oceanfront dining with a menu influenced by flavors of Europe, the Caribbean and the Americas. A children’s menu is available, and a full bar is served, including an extensive wine list. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

BAGEL WORLD 2202 S. Third St., 246-9988 A 2010 Best of Jax winner for Best Bagel, according to Folio Weekly readers, this cozy little place offers a breakfast special (eggs, ham and cheese) and a variety of coffees and juices. Open for breakfast and lunch daily.

BEACH BUDS CHICKEN 1289 Penman Road, 247-2828 This new, family-owned Beaches addition serves fried chicken just about any way you’d want: as family meals, giant tenders, in box lunches and as Mini-Me sandwiches. More than a dozen sauces are available at various levels of hotness, along with gizzards, livers, and 15 side dishes. Open for lunch and dinner daily; takeout available.

BEACH DINER 501 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-6500

Authentic New England fare includes Maine lobster rolls, Ipswich “full belly” clams, haddock New England clam chowdah, Whoopie pie and blueberry soda. Lunch inside or on the outside deck; carry out is also available. Open for lunch Fri.-Tue.

This locally owned diner has a casual beach atmosphere with indoor and outdoor seating. The Southern comfort menu items include fresh seafood, sandwiches and hot lunch specials. For you late-sleeping beach bums, cooked-to-order breakfast is available all day. Open daily for breakfast and lunch.

AL’S PIZZA 303 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-0002

BEACH HUT CAFÉ 1281 S. Third St., 249-3516

For the 16th year in a row, Folio Weekly readers have named Al’s as the source of the Best Pizza in our annual Best of Jax poll. Celebrating more than 20 years and 6 locations, Al’s offers a selection of New York-style and gourmet pizzas. Wine and beer are served, open for lunch and dinner.

Celebrating more than 20 years in the biz, Beach Hut Café often wins the Best Breakfast category in Folio Weekly’s Best of Jax readers poll. The full breakfast menu is served all day (featuring some darn good grits), and hot plate specials are offered Mon.-Fri. Expect a wait on weekends — this place packs out. Open daily for breakfast and lunch.

ANGIE’S SUBS 1436 Beach Blvd., 246-2519

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This beach-casual restaurant, just a short hop from the ocean, features California-style fi sh, steak and blackened gator tacos, served with all manner of sides. Spicy bisque, Neptune Beach clam chowder and a kids’ menu are available. Open lunch and dinner.

Home of the original baked sub, Angie’s has been serving Italian-style subs to devoted locals for more than 25 years. In addition to hot or cold subs, Angie’s offers huge salads and blue-ribbon iced tea. Beer and wine are served. Open daily.

Angie’s is a 2010 Best of Jax winner for Best Sub Sandwich.

ATOMIC FLYING FISH TACO GRILL 309 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 372-0882

BEACHSIDE SEAFOOD & MARKET 120 S. Third St., 444-8862 A full fresh seafood market, Beachside also serves a lunch and dinner menu of seafood baskets, fish tacos, daily fresh fish dinner specials and killer Philly cheesesteaks.

There are tables indoors and out on the open-air deck.

Live music is featured on weekends. Beer and wine are served, and take-out and Beaches area delivery are available. Open daily.

BILLY’S BOAT HOUSE GRILL 2321 Beach Blvd., 241-9771

CASA MARIA 2429 S. Third St., 372-9000

Located at Beach Marine, Billy’s Boat House Grill has a view of the Intracoastal Waterway and focuses on fresh local seafood, hand-trimmed steaks and offers a full bar.

There’s trivia every Mon., Wii every Wed., and oyster and wing specials every Thur. Live entertainment is featured Thur., Fri. and Sat. nights and Sun. mornings and nights.

All menu items available for take-out. Open daily for lunch and dinner.

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BONGIORNO’S PHILLY STEAK SHOP 2294 Mayport Road, Atlantic Beach, 246-3278 Jeff and Deanna Bongiorno of South Philly have brought the Northeast to Jax — the Amoroso rolls are flown in from Philly and the chipped ribeye comes from South Jersey.

Sandwich choices include the Original Gobbler and Mayport Big Boy, as well as wraps, burgers and dogs. Beer and wine, and a kids’ menu are offered. Open lunch and dinner.

BONO’S PIT BAR-B-Q 1307 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 270-2666 1266 S. Third St., 249-8704 See Arlington.

THE BRASSERIE & BAR 1312 Beach Blvd., 249-5800 This French/European-style bistro and bar offers coq au vin, French onion soup, fritto misto, Moroccan-style lamb shank.

A full bar is served. Open for dinner Tue.-Sun.

BUDDHA’S BELLY 301 10th Ave. N., 712-4444 The proprietors of this Thai restaurant are, in fact, from Thailand, so you know the cuisine’s authentic. Each dish is made with fresh ingredients using tried-and-true recipes. A full bar is served and take-out is available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

CAMPECHE BAY CANTINA 127 N. First Ave., 249-3322 Campeche Bay has repeatedly won Folio Weekly’s Best of Jax awards in the Best Mexican Restaurant, Best Fajitas and Best Margaritas categories. Customers favor the chili rellenos, the homemade tamales and the homemade margaritas – to say nothing of the two daily happy hours.

Open for dinner nightly.

CARIBBEE KEY 100 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 270-8940 With outdoor seating and a popular upper deck, Caribbee Key features fresh local seafood, wraps, big salads and the de rigueur Key lime pie, served in a tropical setting. A full bar and live music keeps things jamming every evening. Open seven days a week for lunch, dinner and late-night. Caribbee Key’s also a 2010 Best of Jax winner for Best Caribbean Cuisine.

CASA MARINA INN & RESTAURANT 691 First St. N., 270-0025 The 1924 Casa Marina Restaurant is the oldest structure in Jax Beach and offers dining indoors, out on the verandah or in the restored courtyard by the ocean. The New Beach menu features Casa crab cakes, tuna Mediterranean and goat cheese salad, as well as homemade breads. Open Tue.-Fri.; for brunch on Sun. The oceanfront Penthouse Lounge offers tapas and a martini bar.

CHICAGO PIZZA SPORTS BAR & GRILL 320 First St. N., 270-8565 See Southside.

CHIZU JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE 1253 Penman Road, 241-8455 Owners Bobby Nakajima and Cindy Ramalho moved the popular restaurant to Penman Road late last year; they’re still serving sushi, fresh sashimi, specialty rolls and teppanyaki entrées. There’s also tempura and teriyaki dishes, and a children’s menu. Chizu has often been voted Best Japanese Restaurant in Folio Weekly’s Best of Jax readers poll. A full bar is served. Open nightly.

COL. MUSTARD’S 1722 Third St. N., 247-5747 The Colonel serves up some of the region’s best hamburgers, with a side of attitude. (Brace yourself, newbies.) Breakfast is also served, featuring five-egg omelets and French toast. A kids’ menu is available. Open daily.

COPPER TOP SOUTHERN AMERICAN CUISINE 1712 Beach Blvd., 247-6820 With its warm pine floors and massive fireplace, this renovated log cabin has been serving homecookin’ under shady live oaks since the late 1940s. The menu features favorites from The Homestead, like fried chicken, homestyle biscuits and cornbread. A full bar is served and a kids’ menu is available. Open for dinner daily and for brunch on Sunday.

CRAB CAKE FACTORY JAX 1396 Beach Blvd., Beach Plaza, 247-9880 Chef Kahn Vongdara presents an innovative menu of seafood dishes and seasonal favorites. A full bar is served, with a daily happy hour. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

The Factory’s Ashley Hayek is a 2010 Best of Jax winner for Best Bartender.

CRUISERS GRILL 319 23rd Ave. S., Pablo Plaza, 270-0356 Locally owned and operated for more than 15 years, this Tex-Mex/American restaurant serves half-pound burgers, fish sandwiches, big salads and award-winning cheddar fries.

HJ’S Bar & Grill on Argyle Forest Boulevard pours it on, with a full bar plus traditional American favorites like burgers, sandwiches and ribs.

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There’s booth dining indoors or seating available on the deck.

Cruisers is a 2010 winner in the Best of Jax burger category.

Beer, wine and sangria are served. Open daily.

CULHANE’S IRISH PUBLIC HOUSE BITE CLUB CERTIFIED! 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-9595

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DAVINCI’S PIZZA 469 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-2001 DaVinci’s customers are loyal to this family-owned-andoperated pizzeria, which uses fresh, quality ingredients for its pies. Open Tue.-Sun. for dinner.

courtyard dining, Eleven South serves a full bar and a selection of fine wines. Open for lunch Tue.-Fri., for dinner nightly.

ELIZABETH’S TEA ROOM 568 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 270-1980 Elizabeth’s Tea Room is simply that: a tea room offering lunches and teas. Children’s tea parties and private teas are featured. Take-out is available. Open for lunch Tue.-Sat.

ELLEN’S KITCHEN 1824 S. Third St., Pablo Plaza, 246-1572 Serving the Beaches since 1962, this busy kitchen offers a full breakfast all day, one famous for its homemade sausage gravy and hash browns. For lunch, there’s a sandwiches, BLTs and patty melts. There’s usually a line for breakfast on weekends. Take-out is available. Open daily for breakfast and lunch.

DELICOMB DELICATESSEN & ESPRESSO BAR 1131 Third St. N., 372-4192

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This new family-owned-and-operated deli makes everything with natural and organic ingredients, with no hydrogenated oils or high fructose corn syrup. The menu includes breakfast items like bagels, granola and egg sandwich; lunch features sandwiches and wraps like tuna salad, semi-Cuban and spicy panini melt. There’s also a variety of kim chi. Open for breakfast and lunch Tue.-Sun.

ENGINE 15 BREWING COMPANY 1500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 217, 249-2337

DICK’S WINGS 2434 Mayport Road, Atlantic Beach, 372-0298 311 N. Third St., 853-5004 This NASCAR-themed restaurant serves 365 varieties of wings.

The menu also features half-pound burgers, ribs and salads.

Beer and wine are served. Takeout is available. Open daily. A 2010 winner of Best of Jax reader’s poll for Best Chicken Wings.

This new Jax Beach restaurant serves gastropub fare like soups, salads, flatbreads and specialty sandwiches, including BarBe-Cuban and beer dip. Daily specials, too. Craft beers and wine are served. A kids’ menu is available. Open for lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun.

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This new sub place in Jax Beach offers a variety of subs, gourmet salads, wings, pizzas with all the toppings, and pasta dinners. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

FIREHOUSE SUBS 1234 Beach Blvd., 339-0312

ELEVEN SOUTH 216 11th Ave. S., 241-1112 An elegant addition to the Jax Beach dining scene, Eleven South serves New American eclectic cuisine with influences from around the world. In addition to a mesquite grill and

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D&LP SUBS 1409 Third St. S., 247-4700

This small, cozy bistro next to Cinotti’s Bakery specializes in hand-rolled pasta and grilled vegetables. Owner and Chef Dwight DeLude prepares meals in his exhibition kitchen and all dishes, including sea scallops and the popular crab cakes, come with pasta and veggies. Beer and wine are served. With limited seating, reservations are suggested. Open for dinner Tue.-Sat.

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333 First St. N., 242-9499 PROMISE OF BENEFIT This pub offers casual dining with an uptown Irish atmosphere, serving fish and chips, Guinness lamb stew and black-and-tan brownies. Live music is featured daily. A full bar is served. A kids’ menu and take-out are available. Open daily.

DWIGHT’S MEDITERRANEAN STYLE BISTRO 1527 Penman Road, 241-4496

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THE FISH COMPANY RESTAURANT BITE CLUB CERTIFIED! 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 12, Atlantic Beach, 246-0123

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This restaurant and oyster bar in North Beach Center serves fresh local seafood — including Mayport shrimp — and oysters, crab and lobster. The full bar features a daily happy hour, and patio seating is available. Open daily, with an allday happy hour on Sun.

FIVE GUYS FAMOUS BURGERS & FRIES 311 N. Third St., 694-0374 See St. Johns Town Center.

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hen I hear the term “gastropub,” I think of a pub set up in the lining of my stomach, possibly with little broccoli florets and pieces of a baguette perched at an old bar, clinking pint glasses filled with some microbrew from Burlington, Vt. OK, it’s a little weird, but it actually isn’t too far-fetched. “Gastro” is a common prefix derived from the Greek; it means “stomach.”

“Pub” — well, you know what pub means.

The Washington Post came up with a great description: “Not quite a bar and not quite a restaurant, the gastropub is a British hybrid of sorts, offering a casual-meets-refined atmosphere that welcomes beer drinkers and wine snobs, non-fussy eaters and foodies alike.”

Mary Jane Culhane, one of three Irish sister-owners of Culhane’s Irish Pub in Atlantic Beach, gave a little history lesson on the matter. “The concept was born across the pond, in England, 15 years ago when young chefs reclaimed old locals [pubs], and updated pub grub.” Culhane classifies her eatery as a gastropub because they use fresh, local ingredients to create dishes. In June 2010, Guy Fieri from Food Network featured the pub on his show, “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives,” and raved about the Blarney lamb sliders, Guinness stew and Dingle fish pie.

Gastropubs started popping up in the early 2000s, led by The Spotted Pig in New York City (the first) to The Den in West Hollywood, Calif. In recent years, Northeast Florida started catching on. Though not all put gastropub in their name, a handful of creative watering holes have angled into the foodie-and-beer market, including the Speckled Hen Tavern on Philips Highway, J.P. Henley’s in St. Augustine, O’Kane’s and Café Karibo and Karibrew in Fernandina Beach and Engine 15 in Jax Beach.

Kickbacks Gastropub on King Street in Riverside is perhaps the most well-known.

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an organic gingerbread ale) and an extensive menu featuring roasted shrimp dip, lobster bites and the three-layer Monte Cristo, deepfried, topped with powdered sugar and served with strawberry sauce.

“Out-of-towners come here for the beer.

The locals — about 99 percent of our clientele — come here for the food,” says Kickbacks owner Steve Flores. “We have a diverse enough selection of beer that you can try something new every time you come in, but I wanted people to also be pleasantly surprised by the food.”

Kara Scremin, co-owner of Engine 15 Brewing Company on Beach Boulevard in Jax Beach, says that while beer is king at her place (they offer more than 100), great food is a bonus: beer brats, flatbreads, chili nachos and organic salads. They also have quite an extensive wine list. Scremin explains, “Since we attract beer snobs, it’s important we have good wine, too. We didn’t want a beer lover to not be able to meet his wine-loving friends or spouse out for a drink. We felt our wine list should be the same caliber at our beer list.”

Colin Dooley, manager at Café Karibo and Karibrew, the next-door brewery in Fernandina Beach, says their combination of menu items like Thai spring rolls and Cajun soft shell crab sandwich along with fresh, onsite brewed suds like Karibrew American Pilsner and Red Rocket Ale make his restaurant a unique experience. “I believe it’s a fad,” Dooley says of gastropubs. “But I don’t think it’s going to trail off anytime soon.”

Craig Briner, owner of the Speckled Hen Tavern & Grille, a restaurant that promotes itself as a Southern gastropub, with 10 beers on tap and more than 60 in cans and bottles, agrees. “While gastropubs seem to be much more mainstream in other parts of the country, particularly the Northeast, I expect that the concept will also fit here,” he says. “We’ve found that while many in Jacksonville may not be familiar with the term gastropub, there is a craving for something new and different. I think Jacksonville will embrace the concept.”

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FLY’S TIE IRISH PUB 177 Sailfish Drive E., Atlantic Beach, 246-4293 If Rachael Allen and Johnny Cash had a baby and he grew up to be a chef, this would be his menu: variations on corned beef hash, black and white puddings, bangers and mash.

A full bar is served and take-out is available. The kitchen is open Thur.-Sat. for dinner, for lunch Sat., Sun. for brunch.

Hala specializes in authentic Middle Eastern favorites, including gyros, falafel, grape leaves and Hala’s own pita bread, made daily onsite. Beer and wine are served. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat.

HAPPY CUP FROZEN YOGURT 299 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 2, Atlantic Beach, 372-4059

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LILLIE’S COFFEE BAR PROMISE OF BENEFIT 200 First St., Beaches Town Center, Neptune Beach, 249-2922

LOS TOROS MEXICAN RESTAURANT 1222 Third St. S., 246-0081

HERO’S 19TH HOLE 605 S. Penman Road, 249-0761

LYNCH’S IRISH PUB 514 N. First St., 249-5181

Tucked inside the clubhouse at the Jax Beach Golf Course, this casual eatery has a new expanded breakfast menu, as well as lunch and drink specials. Kevin Reid, the chef from the former Ritespot, offers familiar favorites, including burgers and hot dogs, along with those famous 12 sides and liver and onions on Thursday nights. Dollar drafts are featured and trivia is played every Wed. Open daily.

Folio Weekly readers have repeatedly named Lynch’s Jacksonville’s Best Pub in the annual Best of Jax readers poll, most recently in 2010. Lynch’s fresh “green” menu includes corned beef and cabbage, shepherd’s pie, and fish and chips. There’s also a full bar, and 50 imported and domestic draft beers on tap. Live entertainment is featured every evening. Open daily.

HOT DOG HUT 1439 Third St. S., 247-8886

MARIO’S AT THE BEACH 1830 S. Third St., 246-0005

The Hot Dog Hut serves a vast selection of dogs and sausages, and a variety of toppings, as well as hamburgers, beer-battered onion rings and seasoned French fries. Beer is served, and take-out is available. Open Mon.-Sat., on Sun. in summer. A repeat Best of Jax 2010 winner for Best Hot Dog.

This casual, family-friendly restaurant serves New York-style pizzas, stromboli and hot pasta dishes as well as homemade sauces, veal, shrimp and vegetarian dishes. Dine indoors or out on the patio. Open Mon.-Sat. PROMISE OF BENEFIT

Ichiban provides three distinct dining areas: the teppan or hibachi tables, where you can watch the chef prepare your food; the sushi bar; and Western-style seating with a menu of tempura and teriyaki dishes. Ichiban also has a full-service bar with selected fine wines, including Japanese plum wine.

Open for dinner daily, early-bird specials nightly.

Matsu Japanese Steakhouse has a large sushi and sashimi bar, teppanyaki tables and a traditional menu of seafood, steaks, tempura, sukiyaki, yakitori and teriyaki dishes. For special occasions, the staff sings Japanese songs. A full bar is served. Open for dinner daily, Sun. for lunch.

MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS 1018 Third St. N., 241-5600 MEZZA LUNA PIZZERIA RISTORANTE 110 N. First St., Neptune Beach, 249-5573

Jason’s Deli serves fresh, thick deli sandwiches along with soups, salads and super spuds. The signature sandwich is a New Orleans-style muffalatta sandwich. There’s also a salad bar with more than 33 choices and free ice cream. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

JIMMY JOHN’S GOURMET SANDWICHES 363 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 246-2033 See St. Johns Town Center.

JOSEPH’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT 30 Ocean Blvd., Beaches Town Center, Atlantic Beach, 270-1122 For 53 years, Joseph’s has been family-owned-and-operated serving hot pasta dishes, gourmet pizzas and veal entrées. An extensive beer and wine selection is served. Open Tue.-Sun. for lunch and dinner, open Mon. from Memorial Day to Labor Day at the beach.

LA PIZZARIA 2158 Mayport Road, Ste. 5, Atlantic Beach, 246-9926 Brick-oven pizzas, handmade with fresh ingredients, along with calzones, pasta dishes and seafood are offered at La Pizzaria. Delivery is available, and there’s a discount for

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MATSU JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE 1515 N. Third St., 249-4290

This new Mexican place offers traditional favorites at moderate prices. A full bar is served and there’s a happy hour. A kids’ selection is available. Free Wifi and outdoor dining are featured. Open daily.

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This smoking establishment, with a walk-in humidor, pairs appetizers with more than 25 wines and ports by the glass.

Island Girl also serves 28 draft beers and bottled beer, and beer flights are featured. Live music is presented Thur.-Sat. Open daily.

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IGUANA’S CANTINA 1266 Beach Blvd., 853-6356

ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR 108 First St., Neptune Beach, 372-0943

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Formerly Shelby’s, a Beaches landmark, Lillie’s serves locally roasted coffee and everything from eggs and bagels for breakfast to appetizers like flatbreads, salads and desserts at night. Dine indoors or out, with patio and courtyard seating.

Live jazz is featured on Sat. Open daily.

It’s self-serve frozen yogurt at Happy Cup. Made with organic ingredients and flavored with real fruit, the yogurts can be mixed, matched and crowned with favorites from the toppings bar.

ICHIBAN 675 N. Third St., 247-4688

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LARRY’S GIANT SUBS 701 Mayport Crossing, Ste. 26, Atlantic Beach, 246-1613 657 N. Third St., 247-9620 For questions, See St. Johns Town Center.

HALA SANDWICH SHOP & BAKERY 1451 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 249-2212

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This near-the-ocean eatery (in Beaches Town Center) has been around more than 20 years, serving casual bistro fare like gourmet wood-fired pizzas to nightly specials like herbcrusted mahi mahi. Dine indoors or out on the patio. A kids’ menu is available. Musical happy hour is held Tue. and Thur.

Open for dinner nightly.

MIMI’S SPORTS GRILLE 1021 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 270-1030 East meets West at Mimi’s. Every dish is infused with Asian style and ingredients, including lumpia, yaki tori and several kinds of sushi. A full bar is served and take-out is available.

Open for lunch and dinner daily.

THE MIXX 1161 Beach Blvd., 249-7787 Located in the former Giovanni’s, this new restaurant offers wood-fired pizza, homemade-style past dishes and handcrafted sushi rolls. Open for dinner Tue.-Sat.

MOJO KITCHEN BBQ PIT & BLUES BAR 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636

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MONKEY’S UNCLE TAVERN 1850 S. Third St., 246-1070 For 25 years, Monkey’s Uncle has served pub grub, including burgers, sandwiches, seafood and wings. Dine inside or out on the patio. A full bar is served and take-out is available. Open for lunch and dinner daily. Karaoke is held every Wed., Sat. and Sun.

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fresh seafood and a tapas menu. A full bar, an extensive wine list and happy hour are offered. A children’s menu is available. Live entertainment is presented Tue., Thur.-Sat. Open for lunch and dinner daily, for brunch on Sun.

OCEAN 60 RESTAURANT, WINE BAR & MARTINI ROOM 60 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-0060 Ocean 60 offers Continental cuisine, featuring fresh seafood, nightly dinner specials and a seasonal menu in the formal dining room or the more casual Martini Room.

Local artists are featured, along with live Latin and blues.

Open for dinner Mon.-Sat. A 2010 Best of Jax winner for Best Martini.

OHANA HAWAIIAN SHAVED ICE 469 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 12, Atlantic Beach, 249-0555 The delicately shaved ice is available in 52 fl avors, all made without corn syrup, some without sugar. There are also crab cakes sandwiches and salads with mango salsa.

Take-out is available. Open Tue.-Sun.

PANERA BREAD 2104 S. Third St., 246-6688 See St. Johns Town Center.

PARSONS SEAFOOD RESTAURANT 904 Sixth Ave. S., 249-0608 The Parsons folks are known for their seafood restaurants, which originated in Mayport. Shrimp sandwiches are popular lunch items, and the combo seafood platter is the choice for dinner. A children’s menu is available, and the full bar offers daily happy hour specials. Open daily.

PHILLY’S FINEST CHEESESTEAKS & PIZZA 1527 N. Third St., 241-7188 This casual restaurant serves authentic Philly cheesesteaks made with Amoroso’s bread and steaks flown in direct from Philadelphia. The Ice Bar features 55 different kinds of beer, as well as wine and a full bar. Open daily.

PURE AROMA CAFÉ 1722 N. Third St., 372-4571 This hip little café offers homemade crepes, healthy wraps, Colombian coffees and smoothies, served in a laid-back atmosphere with cushy couches and Wifi. Beer and wine are served. Open for breakfast and lunch daily.

RAGTIME TAVERN & SEAFOOD GRILL 207 Atlantic Blvd., Beaches Town Center, Atlantic Beach, 241-7877 In business for more than 25 years, this seafood “restaurant has received numerous awards in Folio Weekly’s Best of Jax readers poll, including Best Brew “Pub. Menu items include blackened snapper, sesame tuna and the Ragtime shrimp. There is a full-service bar with a daily happy hour and live entertainment Wed.-Sun. Open daily.

ROY’S HAWAIIAN FUSION CUISINE 2400 S. Third St., Ste. 101, 241-7697 High-end dining with friendly “aloha” service, Roy’s serves Hawaiian fusion with Asian aromatics using fresh local ingredients, European sauces and bold Asian spices. The full bar is open at 5 p.m. daily and a children’s menu is offered. Open nightly.

SAFE HARBOR SEAFOOD MARKET & RESTAURANT 4378 Ocean St., Mayport Village, 246-4911 There’s no doubt the seafood’s fresh — you can see the boats unloading at the dock. Whatever Safe Harbor sells in the market — shrimp, oysters, clams and scallops — they’ll cook to order. There are tables inside and out on the dock overlooking the confluence of the St. Johns River and the Atlantic Ocean. Open Mon.-Sat.

SALA PHAD THAI 1716 Third St. N., 246-7490 This casual Thai restaurant is family-owned-and-operated and features extensive lunch and dinner menus, including spring rolls, fried squid, beef with oyster sauce and a variety of curried dishes. It’s vegan-friendly, too, offering bean curd delight, and Thai noodles and veggies. Beer and wine are served. Open daily.

SALT LIFE FOOD SHACK 1018 Third St. N., 372-4456 A 2010 Best of Jax winner for Best New Restaurant, Best Seafood and Best Chowder, Salt Life offers a wide array of specialty menu items, including the signature tuna poke bowl, fresh rolled sushi, Ensenada tacos and local fried shrimp, served in a contemporary open-air space. A full bar is offered. Take-out and a kids’ menu are available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

Café Confluence in Baymeadows is a European-style coffeehouse specializing in Italian coffee, hookahs, wines and European chocolates.

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SEAFOOD KITCHEN 31 Royal Palm Drive (off Atlantic Boulevard), Atlantic Beach, 241-8470 Serving seafood in Atlantic Beach for more than 20 years, Seafood Kitchen offers reasonable meals in a no-frills atmosphere. The emphasis is on fresh local seafood prepared to order, with a wide variety of dishes available. Open daily.

SINGLETON’S SEAFOOD SHACK 4728 Ocean St., Mayport, 246-4442 Just steps from the Mayport ferry, this ramshackle, exposed plywood haunt has been serving seafood to locals, fisherman and Navy men and women since the ’60s.

Customer favorites include the fried shrimp dinner and the blackened or grilled fish. Dine inside or on the enclosed porch right on the St. Johns River. A full bar is served. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

SLIDERS SEAFOOD GRILL 218 First St., Beaches Town Center, Neptune Beach, 246-0881 Sliders offers a beach-casual atmosphere for lovers of fresh fish. Customer favorites include fish tacos and gumbo.

The dessert menu features Key lime pie and ice cream sandwiches. Beer and wine are served. Open nightly.

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Lulu’s at the Thompson House in historic downtown Fernandina serves an innovative menu with a focus on local seafood, inside or on the patio.

SNAPPERS SEAFOOD & SPIRITS 314 First St. N., 242-2430

Located across from the Jacksonville Beach Pier, this Brazilian steakhouse features more than 14 cuts of meat carved tableside, as well as an ample salad bar and an extensive wine list, including the traditional Caipirinha. A full bar is served. Open for dinner Tue.-Sun.; closed Mon.

This casual seafood place serves fresh seafood, as well as burgers, rib eyes and po’boys. A kids’ menu is available. A full bar is served. Dine indoors or out on the deck; the peoplewatching is great this time of year. Open daily.

SNEAKERS SPORTS GRILLE 111 Beach Blvd., 482-1000 Sneaker’s offers a full bar (with more than 20 beers on tap), TV screens covering entire walls and “cheerleaders” serving the food. Happy hour is held Mon.-Fri. Open for lunch and dinner daily. Best of Jax 2010 winner for Best Sportsbar.

STICKY FINGERS 363 Atlantic Blvd., Beaches Town Center, Atlantic Beach, 241-7427 A true Memphis-style rib house, Sticky Fingers slow-smokes meats over aged hickory wood. The menu includes ribs, barbecue and rotisserie-smoked chicken. Dine indoors or out on the screened patio. Happy hour is featured weekdays.

Open daily. Live music on weekends.

THAI ROOM 1286 S. Third St., 249-8444 Popular with the locals, Thai Room serves traditional Thai food. Chef Venith Yatajao prepares crispy duck, snapper ladna and drunken noodles with shrimp. The wine list features more than 30 wines by the glass, and beer is served. Dine in, take out. Open for lunch Mon.-Fri., for dinner Mon.-Sat. Best of Jax 2010 winner for Best Thai Cuisine.

TIJUANA FLATS 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 1, Atlantic Beach, 242-0234 The fresh Tex-Mex menu features a hot bar with rotating sauces to supply any degree of heat. There’s not a microwave or freezer in sight — everything is prepared from fresh ingredients. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

STONEWOOD TAVERN & GRILL 950 Marsh Landing Parkway, 285-2311

TWO DUDES SEAFOOD PLACE 22 Seminole Road, Atlantic Beach, 246-2000

See Baymeadows.

This brand new place serves up-to-the-minute-fresh Mayport seafood, including shrimp, scallops, snapper and oysters done up in sandwiches or baskets, grilled, blackened or fried. The Dudes’ salad and a Caesar salad are also available. The mostly-draft beers are premium and there’s a daily happy hour. Open for lunch and dinner daily; take-out is available.

SUN DOG STEAK AND SEAFOOD BITE CLUB CERTIFIED! 207 Atlantic Blvd., Beaches Town Center, Neptune Beach, 241-8221

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This art-deco, family-owned restaurant has been around for 21 years and has now gone green, with biodegradable takeout containers and an onsite garden. The Dog features booth dining and a ’50s-diner-style counter, and the menu includes shrimp dinners, seven styles of hamburger and a Sunday brunch. Live music and dinner specials are featured nightly, trivia’s on Tues. and a late-night menu’s available till 1 a.m. Open daily.

WHERE YA BEAN? 235 S. Eighth Ave., 247-6869 This cozy, locally owned coffee shop and bakery offers a wide variety of fresh baked goods, and coffees and espresso drinks. It also houses local art in its gallery, featuring different local artists in rotation. Open daily.

TACOLU BAJA MEXICANA 1183 Beach Blvd., 249-8226

THE WINE BAR 320 N. First St., 372-0211

Fresh, Baja-style Mexican fare with a focus on fish tacos and tequila. Menu items include Bangin’ Shrimp, verde chicken tacos and fried cheese that isn’t fried. Open for lunch and dinner Tue.-Fri.; at 10 a.m. Sat. and Sun. for happy hour brunch.

TacoLu’s is a 2010 Best of Jax winner for Best Meal for $10.

This casual neighborhood wine bar features a wide variety of wine, beer, appetizers and cigars. Live music is presented Wed.-Sat. and board games are offered. Open nightly.

TAMA’S SUSHI RESTAURANT 106 First St., Beaches Town Center, Neptune Beach, 241-0099

This new, casual beachy-themed sports restaurant serves up burgers, wings, fish tacos and plenty of cold beer — wine, too — in a relaxing atmosphere. A kids’ menu and take-out are available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

This casual beach restaurant features a full sushi bar, and tempura, teriyaki and katsu dishes. Beer, wine and sake are served. Sushi and take-out available. Open for dinner nightly.

TENTO CHURRASCARIA 528 First St. N., 246-1580

WIPEOUTS GRILL 1585 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 247-4508

YOGABERRY 311 N. Third St., Ste. 104, 280-9652 544 Marsh Landing Parkway, Ste. 1, 280-9652 See St. Johns Town Center.

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(Venues at The Jacksonville Landing are at 2 Independent Drive) ADAMS STREET DELI & GRILL 126 W. Adams St., 475-1400 The lunch spot serves wraps, including grilled chicken, and salads, including Greek salad. Open for lunch Mon.-Fri.

THE AMERICAN CAFÉ The Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 201, 353-4503 The café’s specialties include ribs and fresh fish, but the chicken potpie is a customer favorite, and French bread comes with every entrée. The full bar serves an 18-ounce margarita served all day, every day, and there’s a happy hour Mon.-Fri. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

THE ATRIUM CAFÉ 1 Independent Drive, Ste. 100, 634-1811 Located in Independent Square, Atrium Café offers hot entrées and traditional sandwiches, including a buffalo chicken sandwich. Dine outside, inside or take it to go. Open Mon.-Fri. for breakfast and lunch.

BENNY’S SANDWICH SHOP 121 W. Forsyth St. (Atlantic Place building), 634-1525 For 26 years, Benny’s — located in an old basement bank vault — has been part of the downtown breakfast and lunch scene. Everything is made from scratch. Customer favorites include the taco salad and the creamy potato soup. Open for breakfast and lunch Mon.-Fri.

BENNY’S STEAK & SEAFOOD The Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 175, 301-1014 This steak-and-seafood house serves Continental cuisine with such signature dishes as the Filet Christian. Open daily.

A full bar is served and a children’s menu is available.

BIG PETE’S OLD STYLE PIZZERIA 118 N. Julia St., 356-2680 Big Pete’s makes everything from scratch, including pizza, calzones, baked ziti and wraps. Big Pete’s also serves barbecue and wings. Delivery is available. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Fri.

BURRITO GALLERY & BAR 21 E. Adams St., 598-2922 Popular Burrito Gallery serves Southwestern cuisine with an emphasis on innovative burritos including ginger teriyaki tofu and the incomparable blackened mahi. Local art is on display, and live music or DJs are featured on the back deck during Art Walk and other special events. A full bar is offered. Open for lunch Mon., for lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Best of Jax 2010 winner for Best Burrito. The Gallery’s kid sister Burrito

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CAFÉ NOLA AT MOCA JAX 333 N. Laura St., 366-6911 ext. 231 Located on the first floor of the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, Cafe Nola serves shrimp and grits, gourmet sandwiches, fresh fish tacos and homemade desserts. A full bar is served. Open for lunch Mon.-Fri., for dinner Thur.

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Richard Villadóniga leads the charge for slow food, thoughtful consumption and healthier habits

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f you go to Richard Villadóniga’s house for dinner, prepare for a hangover. A garlic hangover, that is. The Slow Food First Coast founder, middle-school teacher and food columnist is smitten with the pungent bulb, and tonight, he’s making a Spanish omelet filled with enough garlic to keep vampires at bay. The recipe also calls for greens and shrimp, and he’s serving it alongside a traditional appetizer from Barcelona called “pan con tomate” — toast rubbed with olive oil, garlic and tomato seeds.

The meal isn’t overly complicated. In fact, I’m pretty confident I could make it myself. What’s unique is where the ingredients came from.

The eggs were laid that day by Villadóniga’s neighbor’s chickens ($1 per dozen). The tomatoes and the greens are from the backyard winter garden that Villadóniga and his wife Lisette keep. The shrimp is from Mayport.

“The best foods are simple foods,” Villadóniga explains, taking a sip of homemade Limoncello 2011 made from last year’s©Meyer lemon harvest.

They are also a big part of his life. The athletic 34-year-old St. Augustine resident is a seventh-grade civics and macroeconomics teacher at Fruit Cove Middle School, but most people know him as the founder of Slow Food First Coast, the local branch of a national movement to “reconnect Americans with the people, traditions, plants, animals, fertile soils and waters that produce our food.”

The core belief of the slow food movement (one embraced by a growing number of restaurants) is that food should be as fresh and local as possible. Though Villadóniga admits to a few exceptions (“coffee, chocolate, olive oil and wine”), he estimates that well over half of the food the couple consumes is grown in Florida. They buy produce from a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) partnership, in which farmers deliver a portion of their harvest to local consumers. They also shop at local businesses like County Line Produce in Hastings, and Kyle’s Seafood Market and Currie Brothers’ Market in St. Augustine, and keep a year-round garden. This winter, they grew rutabaga, two kinds of carrots, five types of lettuce, strawberries, persimmons and turnips.

Villadóniga’s passion for food is rooted in experience. Born in Carmel, Calif., his family moved to Florida in 1988 when Richard was just 12. He grew up on Marine Street in historic downtown St. Augustine and spent almost every summer in Galicia, a region of northwest Spain, with his extended family. Food was always a big part of his time there. Back in the States,

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Villadóniga received an undergrad degree in geography from George Washington University and a master’s degree in city planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

In 2007, while working as a middle-school teacher and moonlighting as a burgeoning foodie, Villadóniga learned about the Geoffrey Roberts Award, an international travel scholarship worth about $6,000, given to someone who would use the money to make a “positive difference to the worlds of food, drink and/or travel.” Villadóniga applied, and won.

That summer, he and Lisette spent six weeks driving through 27 states in search of America’s endangered foods (think the datil pepper of St. Augustine). Along the way, he learned about a grassroots movement called Slow Food taking shape.

Slow Food was founded in 1989 by Italian Carlo Petrini “to counter the rise of fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world.” Today, the movement claims 100,000 members in 150 countries.

When Villadóniga started the local Slow Food group in 2007, only about a dozen people showed up. Gradually, however, “all of these people started to come out of the woodwork.”

Today, with 125 paid members and an email list of nearly 600, the group is helping shape local politics and food discussions.

Slow Food First Coast has hosted benefit dinners for migrant farm workers, held Farm-to-Table dinner events at a half-dozen area restaurants, lobbied for increased federal funding for school lunches and staged showings of food-related documentaries.

The group has also continued to hand out its coveted Snail of Approval emblem, which recognizes local restaurants and businesses that buy, cook and supply local fare (check out the directory at slowfoodfirstcoast. com/soa.html). But perhaps the most important initiative Slow Food First Coast has undertaken is to help educate kids and parents about healthy eating. In 2010, the group awarded grants to six St. Johns County elementary schools to start gardens.

Eating better is important, but it isn’t hard, Villadóniga says. It just takes some thought.

“You don’t want to become a food Nazi,” he says. “You just want people to slow down and think about where their food comes from.”

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CASA DORA 108 E. Forsyth St., 356-8282 Owner/chef Sam Hamidi has been serving genuine Italian fare to Jacksonville for 35 years — he’s been downtown for 13 — with dishes like veal, seafood and pizza. The homemade salad dressing is a specialty. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat.

CHICAGO PIZZA SPORTS BAR & GRILL The Jacksonville Landing, 354-7747 See Southside.

CITY HALL PUB 234 Philip Randolph Blvd., 356-6750 Located in the heart of the Sports Complex, this restaurant’s casual menu features burgers, hot wings, shrimp and tilapia made to order. If lunchtime is crunch time, call in your order ahead. A full bar is served, and there’s live jazz every Fri. at noon. Music featured weekdays, DJs spin every weekend and Wed., and big-screen TVs are all over the place. Covered patio seating available. Open daily.

DE REAL TING CAFÉ 128 W. Adams St., 633-9738 This Caribbean restaurant features jerk or curried chicken, conch fritters and curried goat and oxtail. A full bar is served.

Open Tue.-Sun.

HOOTERS The Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 103, 356-5400 This chain of casual restaurants are popular for their waitresses and feature wings, steamed shrimp, oysters, burgers, seafood and sandwiches. A full bar is served. All Hooters locations feature Military Appreciation all week, offering a 20 percent discount to those with military IDs.

INDOCHINE 21 E. Adams St., 598-5303 Thai and Southeast Asian cuisine has arrived in the urban core. Indochine serves favorites like chicken satay, soft shell crab, and mango and sticky rice for dessert. A full bar is served and take-out is available. Open for lunch Mon.Fri.; for dinner Tue.-Sat.

JENKINS QUALITY BARBECUE 830 N. Pearl St., 353-6388 See Springfield.

JOSEPH’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT 7316 N. Main St., 765-0335 See Beaches. This location is closed Mon.

JULIETTE’S BISTRO AND THE J-BAR 245 W. Water St., 355-6664 Located inside the Omni Hotel, Juliette’s serves dinner prior to (or dessert after) a downtown show. In the morning, there’s a breakfast buffet. The full-service bar carries beers of the world, and the J-Bar serves small plates of bistro-inspired cuisine. Open daily.

KOJA SUSHI The Jacksonville Landing, 350-9911 Owners John and Tony — in the sushi game for more than 10 years — offer sushi, sashimi, and Japanese, Asian and Korean cuisine. Hard-to-find items like baby octopus salad are available. Indoor and outdoor dining, and a full bar is available. Open daily.

LE SHEA’S HOMESTYLE EATERY 119 W. Adams St., 354-5685 Southern and soul food are the focus at Le Shea’s, including meat loaf, fried chicken, burgers and spaghetti — and plenty

of sides. Dine-in or take-out. Open for lunch Mon.-Fri., for dinner on Wed.

THE MAGNIFICAT CAFÉ 231 N. Laura St., 353-3588 Located in the heart of downtown Jacksonville on Hemming Plaza, this French-style café serves French onion soup, quiche Lorraine and fresh fruit salad. Dine indoors or out on the covered patio. Take-out is available. Open for lunch Mon.-Fri.

NORTHSTAR SUBSTATION 119 E. Bay St., 860-5451

omelets and French toast, and lunch standards like sandwiches, quiches and build your-own burgers. The peanut butter pie is a customer favorite. Honey B’s specializes in elegant four-course formal tea parties each Saturday and there’s a breakfast buffet on Sunday. Open daily.

HURRICANE GRILL & WINGS 1810 Town Center Blvd., Ste. 1, 644-7315 This island-themed restaurant offers more than 35 flavors of wings, garlic and parmesan fries, Firecracker shrimp, burgers, salads and chicken. A full bar is served and the beverage cups are biodegradable. Open daily for lunch and dinner.

This downtown place features brick-oven-baked pizzas, grinders, wings, Philly cheesesteaks, custom sandwiches and fries served in a laid-back setting. There’s Karaoke on Sat. A full bar and beer — including 27 on draft — and wine are served.

Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., open late on Fri. and Sat.

KAN-KI 2009 East-West Parkway, 269-3003

POPPY LOVE SMOKE CIGAR BAR 112 E. Adams St., 354-1988

See San Marco.

A cigar humidor and a wide selection of wines draw a chill downtown crowd to this urban hangout, just a few doors from London Bridge. Open Wed.-Sun.

McALISTER’S DELI 1615 C.R. 220, Ste. 80, 278-6055

QUIZNOS SUB SHOP 224 N. Hogan St., 798-8889 101 W. State St., FSCJ, 355-1008

MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS BITE CLUB CERTIFIED! 1800 Town Center Blvd., 541-1999

See St. Johns Town Center.

This psychedelic restaurant serves gourmet pizzas, hoagies and salads. Pies range from the Mighty Meaty to vegetarian pizzas like the Kosmic Karma. Mellow Mushroom offers 35 beers on tap and a full bar. Happy hour’s held all day, every day. Live music is featured at all three locations. A 2010 Best of Jax winner.

RUSS-DOE’S SANDWICH SHOP 1745 E. Church St., 353-9065 This Talleyrand sandwich shop offers breakfast items, as well as classic American lunch fare, including PB&J, egg salad, and pimento cheese sandwiches. Dine outside at picnic tables on the decks. Open for breakfast and lunch Mon.-Fri.

THE SKYLINE DINING & CONFERENCE CENTER 50 N. Laura St., Ste. 4200, 791-9533 ext. 241 Located on the 42nd floor of the Bank of America building, this cafe offers a spectacular view of Jacksonville to the busy lunch crowd downtown. A full bar is served and take-out is available. Open for lunch Mon.-Fri.

SONNY’S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q 10840 Harts Road, 751-4225

See St. Johns Town Center.

LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT 1571 C.R. 220, Ste. 100, 215-2223

See St. Johns Town Center.

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MERCURY MOON GRILLE & BAR 2015 C.R. 220, 215-8999 Mercury Moon serves a variety of wings and signature sandwiches, including Philly cheesesteak, fried fish sandwich and the half-pound Moon burger. Live music is featured Mon., Wed., Fri. and Sat., and a full bar is available. Open daily.

MOJO SMOKEHOUSE 1810 Town Center Blvd., Ste. 8, 264-0636 See San Jose.

See Riverside.

VILLAGE BREAD CAFE The Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 175, 683-7244 See Mandarin.

VITO’S ITALIAN CAFÉ The Jacksonville Landing, Ste. 174, 355-3002 The traditional Italian and Mediterranean menu at Vito’s includes pasta dishes, steak and seafood entrées. Desserts, including the tiramisu and cannoli, are homemade. This café also features a full-service bar in the lounge, serving a daily happy hour. Open daily.

ZODIAC GRILL 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283 Zodiac serves Mediterranean cuisine and American favorites in a casual atmosphere. Zodiac Grill also offers panini and vegetarian dishes. A full bar is available, as are espressos and hookahs. Open for lunch and happy hour Mon.-Fri. There’s trivia on Thur., and live music on Fri. and Sat.

FLEMING ISLAND BOX SEATS VILLAGE SQUARE 1605 C.R. 220, Ste. 145, 637-0152 This family-owned-and-operated, kid-friendly sports bar and grill serves daily lunch specials. A full bar with 14 beers on tap is offered. Take-out is available. There’s a game room, too. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

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THE PITA PIT 1810 Town Center Blvd., Ste. 5, 579-4930 This upbeat restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner all day. All of the fresh ingredients are available in a pita or a salad. All-natural smoothies are also served, and free delivery is available on Fleming Island. Open daily.

ROCKIN RODZ BAR & GRILLE 2574 C.R. 220, Stes. 4-7, 276-2000 This grille offers fresh fare, like Stratocaster shrimp and handmade gourmet Angus burgers, in an upscale casual atmosphere laden with rock-n-roll and classic car memorabilia.

Dine indoors or out. A children’s menu is available and a full bar is served. Live entertainment is presented three nights a week. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

WHITEY’S FISH CAMP 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 This authentic fish camp serves gator tail and fresh-water river catfish, as well as traditional meals and daily specials on the banks of Swimming Pen Creek. A repeat winner for Best Catfish in Folio Weekly’s Best of Jax readers poll, Whitey’s features a full-service bar, an outdoor Tiki bar and live music. Come by boat, motorcycle or car. Open for breakfast on Sat. and Sun.; for lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner daily.

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CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILLE 406 Old Hard Road, Ste. 106, 213-7779

AL’S PIZZA 14286 Beach Blvd., Ste. 31 (at San Pablo Road), 223-0991

See Baymeadows.

See Beaches.

GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET 1915 East-West Parkway, 541-0009

BONO’S PIT BAR-B-Q 3303 San Pablo Road S., 223-1391

See Riverside.

See Arlington.

HONEY B’S CAFÉ 3535 U.S. 17, Ste. 8, 264-7325

BRUCCI’S PIZZA, PASTA, PANINIS 13500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 36, 223-6913

Three generations of cooks offer breakfast items, including

See Ponte Vedra.

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Three Layers Café on Walnut Street offers homemade desserts and light lunches in a funky renovated Springfield space.

DICK’S WINGS 14286 Beach Blvd. (at San Pablo), 223-0115 10750 Atlantic Blvd., 619-0954 See Beaches.

FIREHOUSE SUBS 13245 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 9, 220-7140 See Mandarin.

FIVE GUYS FAMOUS BURGERS & FRIES 3267 Hodges Blvd., Ste. 6, 992-4680

MILANO’S 12620 Beach Blvd., Ste. 21, 646-9119 This casual, family-owned restaurant and pizzeria serves homestyle Italian fare, including thin-crust New York-style pizzas, veal and baked dishes. Kids’ portions are available. A full bar is served and daily delivery service is offered. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

See St. Johns Town Center.

MR. CHAN ASIAN CUISINE 13947 Beach Blvd., Ste. 110, 992-1388

FUJI SUSHI 13740 Beach Blvd., 992-8998

Mr. Chan offers a variety of Pan-Asian fare, chef’s specialties including a classic spicy-cabbage kimchi, as well as traditional dishes. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

At the corner of Beach and Hodges, Fuji Sushi offers dine-in and take-out Japanese fare. Open daily for lunch and dinner.

GOLDEN CORRAL 14035 Beach Blvd., 992-9294 See Arlington.

GUMBO YAYA’S 14333 Beach Blvd., Ste. 101, 223-0202

MVP’S SPORTS GRILLE 12777 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 5, 221-1090 MVP’s offers wings, burgers and salads in a sporty atmosphere. A kids’ menu is available, and a full bar is served. Free pool and trivia are featured on Mon., Texas Hold ’Em is on Sun. and Tue., Karaoke is held every Thur., a DJ spins every Wed., and live music is featured Fri. and Sat. Sports are shown on 22 TVs. Open daily.

This cafe tucked away off San Pablo Road is owned by folks from Nawlins, offering real Cajun cuisine. Beer and wine are served and a kids’ menu is available. Take-out and outdoor dining are also featured. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

ORANGE TREE HOT DOGS 13500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 3, 223-5300

ISTANBUL MEDITERRANEAN & ITALIAN CUISINE 13170 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 26, 220-9192

PANERA BREAD 12959 Atlantic Blvd., 221-1300

The varied menu offers European cuisine including lamb, beef and chicken dishes, as well as pizza and wraps. Beer and wine are served. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

See St. Johns Town Center.

JERRY’S SPORTS GRILLE 13170 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 22, 220-6766

See Amelia Island.

The menu includes hand-cut steaks, wings and hamburgers.

A full breakfast is served Sat. and Sun., featuring bottomless mimosas and Bloody Marys. Texas Hold ’Em is featured every Mon., trivia every Tue., and there’s music outside for Bike Night on Thur. Kids get their own menu. Open daily.

QUIZNOS SUB SHOP 13474 Atlantic Blvd., 221-2562

LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT 14333 Beach Blvd., 992-1666

See Arlington.

See San Marco.

SHANE’S RIB SHACK 13546 Beach Blvd., Ste. 1, 992-0130

MAMA MIA’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA 12220 Atlantic Blvd., 221-1122

Originally in McDonough, Georgia, Shane’s has expanded all over the U.S. — and finally reached J-ville. Burgers, pork, racks of ribs, chicken tenders and wings are served along with beans, fried okra, corn on the cob, collards and Brunswick stew. A kids’ selection is offered. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

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Mama Mia’s offers casual dining, with lunchtime specials. The menu includes veal, seafood dishes, and New York-style and big-crust Sicilian-style pizzas. Delivery is available, and beer and wine are served. Open for lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun.

MARKER 32 14549 Beach Blvd., 223-1534 Located on the Intracoastal Waterway with a panoramic view, Marker 32 serves award-winning regional New American cuisine with an emphasis on local seafood. Chef Ben Groshell’s entrées include pan seared, wild-caught salmon and beef tenderloin with scallops. Pastas and desserts are made on-premises, and the full bar features an extensive wine list.

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Reservations recommended. Open for dinner Mon.-Sat.

See Baymeadows.

PEPPER’S MEXICAN GRILL & CANTINA 13475 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 1, 221-2300

See St. Johns Town Center.

ST. JOHNS SEAFOOD & STEAKS 14444 Beach Blvd., Ste. 2, 992-4543

SMOOTHIE KING 13457 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 1, 221-1299 13770 Beach Blvd., 821-1688 See Beaches.

SONNY’S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q 12719 Atlantic Blvd., 220-9499 See Riverside.

TIJUANA FLATS 13529 Beach Blvd., 223-0041 See Beaches.

TIME OUT SPORTS GRILL 13799 Beach Blvd., Ste. 5, 223-6999 This locally-owned-and-operated grill serves hand-tossed pizzas, wings and specialty wraps in a clean, sporty atmosphere. A full bar is available, with daily drink specials.

A late-night menu is offered. Open for lunch and dinner Tue.Sun., dinner on Mon. and Sun.

TKO’S THAI HUT 13500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 46, 647-7546

early in the evening to a rockin’ pub serving beer and wine while cranking out appetizers and Chicago-style deep-dish pizza. Open for lunch and dinner.

FIREHOUSE SUBS 2245 C.R. 210 W., Ste. 11, 823-9914 465 S.R. 13, Ste. 5, 287-3495 200 Cobblestone Drive, Ste. 106, St. Augustine, 819-1808 See Mandarin.

GALANGAL THAI CUISINE 145 Hilden Road, Ste. 110, Nocatee, 827-1150

The menu offers Thai fusion, curry dishes, chef’s specials, healthy options and sushi, too. Hookahs are also available.

Dine inside or on the covered patio. A full bar is served. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

Located off U.S. 1 in northern St. Johns County, Galangal offers upscale, modern Thai cuisine infused with Hawaiian flavors amid sophisticated decor. Specialties include lemongrass-rubbed filet mignon with lump blue crab and fried rice. A full bar is served. Open for dinner Mon.-Sat.

ZAITOON GRILL 13475 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 40, Harbour Village, 221-7066

HAPPY OURS SPORTS GRILLE 116 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 101, 683-1964

Zaitoon combines traditional Mediterranean recipes with contemporary culinary innovation, offering dishes inspired by Spanish, French, Italian and Middle Eastern cuisines. A full bar and an extensive wine list are served. Happy hour is held Tue.-Sat. Patio seating and Wifi are available. Open Tue.-Sun.

The family-friendly sports grille features wings, big salads, burgers and wraps. Pool tables, darts and sports events on HDTVs are featured, along with video games for kids (who have their own menu). A full bar is served and there’s live music every weekend. Open for dinner Mon.-Thur.; lunch and dinner Fri., Sat. and Sun.

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HURRICANE GRILL & WINGS 12795 San Jose Blvd., Julington Creek, 260-8338 3055 C.R. 210, Ste. 101, St. Johns, 230-6445 See Fleming Island.

BLACKSTONE GRILLE 112 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 102, 287-0766

JENK’S PIZZERIA & ITALIAN CUISINE 2245 C.R. 210 W., Ste. 112, 826-1555

Blackstone Grille specializes in modern American fusion cuisine, served in a trendy bistro-style setting. A full bar is served. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Fri., dinner only on Sat. and brunch on Sun.

Family-owned-and-operated Jenk’s offers subs, New Yorkstyle pizzas, calzones and a variety of Italian dishes. Take-out and delivery are available. Beer and wine are served. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

BONO’S PIT BAR-B-Q 100 Bartram Oaks Walk, Fruit Cove, 287-7710

THE NEW ORLEANS CAFÉ 12760 San Jose Blvd., 880-5155

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This Creole-style restaurant features family recipes — French bread po’boys, muffalattas and the like — served overlooking Mandarin Marina and Julington Creek. Live music is presented nightly, a full bar is served, and take-out and a kids’ menu are available. Open for lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun.

CAMILLE’S SIDEWALK CAFÉ 2750 Race Track Road, St. Johns, 230-7771

PIZZA PALACE 116 Bartram Oaks Walk, 230-2171

Fast, casual dining, Camille’s serves an array of paninis, wraps, salads and smoothies. Beer and wine are served, and a kids menu and take-out are available. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

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BRUCCI’S PIZZA, PASTA, PANINIS 540 S.R. 13, Ste. 10, Fruit Cove, 287-8317

CHICAGO PIZZA BAKERY & PUB 107 Nature Walk Parkway, Ste. 101, 230-9700 Chicago Pizza Bakery transforms from a family restaurant

SHANNON’S IRISH PUB 111 Bartram Oaks Walk, Julington Creek, 230-9670 Tried-and-true dishes from the Emerald Isle — bangers and mash, corned beef and cabbage — are served alongside pork and beef entrees. A kids’ menu and take-out are available, and a full bar is served, with a daily happy hour.

Istanbul Mediterranean & Italian Cuisine in the Intracoastal West area offers European fare including lamb, beef and chicken dishes, as well as pizza and wraps.

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Live music is presented Fri. and Sat. and trivia’s on Wed. Open for lunch Wed.-Sun., for dinner nightly.

SIVADA’S CUPCAKERY 119 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 105, 683-0709

dinners. Dine indoors, outdoors, or in a glass enclosed room with a view of Julington Creek. A full bar is served. Open for dinner Mon.-Fri., for lunch and dinner Sat. and Sun.

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COFFEE ROASTERS 9965 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 48, 260-0810

TAP’S BAR & GRILL 2220 C.R. 210 W., Ste. 314, St. Johns, 819-1554

Coffee Roasters is an independently owned coffee shop where the beans are roasted onsite. Coffee drinks, frozen lattes, baked goods and bagged coffees are also available. Open daily.

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DON JUAN’S RESTAURANT 12373 San Jose Blvd., 268-8722

LET’S NOSH 9850 San Jose Blvd., 683-8346

With a focus on friendly, family-oriented service, Don Juan’s has a touch of Old Mexico: patio dining. A full bar — with tequila selections — is served, and happy hour is held Mon.Fri. A children’s menu and take-out are available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

This authentic Jewish deli offers a full breakfast, lunch and brunch as well as a full-service deli counter featuring Vienna Beef meats. Real New York water bagels, bread baked on site and desserts are featured. A kids’ menu and take-out are available. Open daily.

ENZA’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT 10601 San Jose Blvd., Mandarin Landing, 268-4458

MAMA FU’S ASIAN HOUSE 11105 San Jose Blvd., 260-1727

ANCIENT CITY SUBS 10950 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 13, 446-9988

This family-owned restaurant offers casual fine dining, specializing in Italian cuisine, veal and seafood dishes like seafood lasagna. In addition to a full menu and a children’s selection, Enza’s offers daily specials. A full bar is served, and take-out is available. Open for dinner Tue.-Sun.

Locally owned-and-operated by Andy and Rhonna Rockwell, this St. Augustine-themed sandwich shop serves gourmet subs — toasted, pressed or cold — and salads. Ancient City offers a kids’ menu and takeout. Open Mon.-Sat.

MSG-free pan-Asian cuisine is prepared to order in woks using fresh ingredients. Authentic Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Thai dishes are served. A kids’ menu is available. Beer and wine are served. Open daily for lunch and dinner. Take-out’s available up to 15 minutes before closing.

FIREHOUSE SUBS 10131 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 8, 886-2179 4268 Oldfield Crossing Drive, 338-0142

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MANDARIN AL’S PIZZA 11190 San Jose Blvd., 260-4115 See Beaches.

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BEACH DINER 11362 San Jose Blvd., 683-0079 See Beaches.

THE CRAB CRABHOUSE ©BLUE 2011 3057 Julington Creek Road, 260-2722 Fresh Maryland-style steamed blue crabs are a big deal at this seafood restaurant, as are crab legs and steamed or fried oysters. Dining is available on the covered deck, along with a kids’ menu, an early bird menu and daily specials. A full bar is served and there’s live music every Sun. afternoon on the deck. Open for dinner Tue.-Sat., lunch and dinner Sun.

BONO’S PIT BAR-B-Q 9820 San Jose Blvd., 268-2666 12620 Bartram Park Blvd., 652-2989

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GIGI’S RESTAURANT 3130 Hartley Road (in the Ramada Inn), 694-4300

BROOKLYN PIZZA 11406 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 3, 288-9211 13820 St. Augustine Road, Bartram Park, 880-0020 The owners are from Brooklyn, N.Y., so it makes sense that the Brooklyn Special Pizza is a customer favorite. The menu features calzones, white pizza and homestyle lasagna. Beer and wine are served at the Mandarin location. Open daily for lunch and dinner.

Mandarin, Szechwan and Cantonese dishes are served along with daily lunch and dinner buffets featuring 26 items on the hot bar and eight items on the cold bar. Golden China also offers beer and wine. Dine in or take out. Open daily.

GOLDEN CORRAL 11470 San Jose Blvd., 886-9699 See Arlington.

GREAT WALL CHINESE RESTAURANT 12200 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 4, 262-9107 Great Wall’s menu features Szechwan, Hunan and Cantonese dishes. Dine-in or take-out is available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

HALA CAFÉ & BAKERY 9735 Old St. Augustine Road, 288-8890

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Best known for its wild array of taxidermized creatures, Clark’s is a 2010 winner of the Best Fish Camp category in Folio Weekly’s Best of Jax readers poll. In addition to the gator and turtle, Clark’s menu features steak, ribs and daily all-you can-eat catfish

NATIVE SUN NATURAL FOODS MARKET 10000 San Jose Blvd., 260-6950 Fresh, organic ingredients are used for healthy lunch and dinner items, including wraps, sandwiches, soups, sides and cold salads; this location has a chopped salad bar. Many vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options are available. A kids’ menu, a juice, smoothie and coffee bar are offered, and fresh-baked goods, all-natural and organic beers and wine are available. Indoor and outdoor seating are featured. Open Mon.-Sat. Best of Jax 2010 winner for Best Organic Cuisine, Best Vegetarian Cuisine and Best Health Food Store.

ORANGE TREE HOT DOGS 10991 San Jose Blvd., 260-8630 See Baymeadows.

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This Turkish-American restaurant features kabobs, doner (gyro), falafel and breakfast items. All food is prepared fresh, in-house and made to order. A kids’ menu is available and more than 30 hookah flavors are offered for smoking on the patio. On the weekends, live music is offered. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

CLARK’S FISH CAMP 12903 Hood Landing Road, 268-3474

The Ale Houses specialize in generous portions and friendly service in a nautical atmosphere. Customer favorites include fresh fish, specialty pastas, and fresh oysters and clams.

There are 32 draft beer varieties, along with TVs, pool tables and video games. Open daily for lunch and dinner.

Master chefs prepare fresh sushi, seafood, steak and vegetables. Indoor or outdoor dining. Open for lunch and dinner daily. Located south of Avenues Mall at Durbin Crossing.

Café Du Marché offers a sophisticated menu of original recipes, including homemade breads and desserts. A kids’ menu and take-out are available. Open for breakfast and lunch daily.

Family-operated Chow Down serves breakfast sandwiches, burgers, salads and specialty sandwiches. Open for breakfast and lunch Mon.-Fri.

MILLER’S ALE HOUSE & RAW BAR 11112 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 19, 292-0003

GOLDEN CHINA CHINESE RESTAURANT 11112 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 23, 260-8836

ISTANBUL GRILLE & HOOKAH LOUNGE 10140 Philips Highway, 821-6767

CHOW DOWN ALLEY 14775 Old St. Augustine Road, Ste. 3, 880-7900

This fine-dining restaurant features authentic Indian cuisine created with fresh ingredients, served in a relaxing atmosphere.

MIZU SUSHI & GRILL 14965 Old St. Augustine Road, Ste. 124, 880-0889

CAFÉ DU MARCHÉ 11700 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 18, 886-6999

CASA MARIA 14965 Old St. Augustine Road, 619-8186

MASALA INDIAN CUISINE 9825 San Jose Blvd., 268-6499

GiGi’s serves a prime rib and crab leg buffet on Fri. and Sat., blue-jean brunch on Sun., a daily breakfast buffet and several options for lunch and dinner buffets. The Ramada Inn is also home to The Comedy Zone featuring national comedians Tue.-Sat. A full bar is served. Open daily.

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LARRY’S GIANT SUBS 11018 Old St. Augustine Road, Ste. 123, 262-7879 11362 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 3, 674-2945

VINO’S PIZZA & ITALIAN CUISINE 605 S.R. 13, Ste. 103, St. Johns, 230-6966

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DICK’S WINGS 10391 Old St. Augustine Road, 880-7087

This restaurant offers more than 24 domestic and imported beers on tap along with a full bar, bar food, and lots of TVs for watching sports. A kids’ menu is available. Dine indoors or out on the patio. There’s live music every weekend. Open daily for lunch and dinner.

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KAN-KI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI BAR 11148 San Jose Blvd., 292-2400

OSAKA GRILL SUSHI BUFFET 11701 San Jose Blvd., 886-7778 More than 150 items are offered at this Chinese and Japanese buffet, including soups, spareribs, a sushi bar, roast duck and ice cream. Children younger than 12 dine at a discount. Carry-out from the buffet is available. Beer and wine are served. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

PANERA BREAD 13820 Old St. Augustine Road, 262-1732 11111 San Jose Blvd., 268-3366 See St. Johns Town Center.

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KHAN MONGOLIAN BBQ 9825 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 29, 379-9796

PICASSO’S PIZZERIA 10503 San Jose Blvd., 880-0811

Barbecue pork, beef, chicken, shrimp and scallops are featured on the all-fresh, all-you-can-eat buffet. Take out, and beer and wine are available. Open for lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun., dinner Mon.

Picasso’s specializes in hand-tossed gourmet pizza along with calzones, homemade New York-style cheesecake and handmade pasta. Fresh local seafood and steaks, too.

Beer and wine are served. A kids’ menu and take-out are available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

KOBE SUSHI 11362 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 8, 288-7999

PIZZA BELLA 9210 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 1, 731-4373

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QUIZNOS SUB SHOP 14965 Old St. Augustine Road, 288-0225 See St. Johns Town Center.

SIMPLE FAIRE 3020 Hartley Rd., Ste. 110, 683-2542

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RACK ’EM UP BILLIARDS 4268 Oldfield Crossing Drive, Ste. 205, 262-4030 This cigar and hookah lounge offers 10 billiards tables in Mandarin, 16 in Arlington (plus a full kitchen), as well as shuffleboard and a variety of subs for the late-night crowd.

More than 200 imported and domestic beers are featured.

Open for dinner nightly.

SONNY’S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q 12485 San Jose Blvd., 288-7928 See Riverside.

SORRENTO ITALIAN RESTAURANT 6943 St. Augustine Road, 636-9196

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Luciano Russo and his family opened Sorrento more than 20 years ago. The extensive menu includes fish Françese and lamb Torinese, and entrées include a salad, bread and a side of spaghetti. Beer and wine are served. Open for dinner Tue.-Sun.

ROMA’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA 14965 Old St. Augustine Road, Ste. 101, 880-2000

THAI PALACE 9965 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 35, 880-5363

Roma’s menu has more than 100 items, each made with authentic Italian spices and herbs. Specialty dishes include veal, baked seafood, and gourmet pizzas. A kids’ menu and take-out are available. Beer and wine are served. Lunch buffet is offered Mon.-Fri.; lunch and dinner, daily.

This family-owned restaurant is a favorite for business meals and dates alike, featuring specialties like shrimp himapan and many curry dishes. A customer favorite is sweet Thai tea.

Beer and wine are served. Dine-in or take-out. Open Mon.Fri. for lunch, daily for dinner.

ST. JOHNS SEAFOOD & STEAKS 9825 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 1, 338-9349

TIJUANA FLATS 5635 San Jose Blvd., 737-9938 For

RENNA’S PIZZA 11111 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 12, 292-2300

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SANTIONI’S CUCINA ITALIANA RESTAURANT 11531 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 8, 262-5190

VILLAGE BREAD CAFE 10111 San Jose Blvd., 262-0740

Bruno and Silvana Santioni have been in the business of Italian dining since 1987. Their menu features rack of lamb and veal saltim bocca with homemade bread. Beer and wine are available. Open for dinner nightly.

These locally owned restaurants offer breakfast featuring a variety of bagels and omelets, and lunch, offering sandwiches on homestyle bread, big salads, pizzas and pastries. Open daily for breakfast and lunch, and for dinner, too, on Fri. and Sat.

Authentic Thai dishes and elegant preparations are the focus at Buddha’s Belly in Jax Beach.

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WOODY’S BAR-B-Q 9825 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 46, 262-3955 Woody’s Bar-B-Q features barbecue plates, barbecue salads and the popular pulled pork sandwiches. Along with lunch and dinner specials, there are several all-you-can-eat specials. A kids’ menu is available, and a seniors’ discount is offered at some locations. Beer and wine are served. Open daily.

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ARON’S PIZZA 650 Park Ave., 269-1007 The menu at this family-owned restaurant includes eggplant dishes and manicotti as well as New York-style pizza. A kids’ menu and take-out are available. Beer and wine are served.

Open for lunch and dinner daily.

BONO’S PIT BAR-B-Q 1765 Town Center Blvd., Eagle Harbor, 269-8870

GOLDEN CORRAL 582 Blanding Blvd., 272-0755 See Arlington.

HJ’S BAR & GRILL 8540 Argyle Forest Blvd., Ste. 1, 317-2783 This grill serves traditional American fare: burgers, sandwiches, wraps and platters of ribs, shrimp and fish. A children’s menu is available. A full bar is served. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

THE HILLTOP 2030 Wells Road, 272-5959 Nestled in the woods, The Hilltop serves in formal, Southerninflected dining spaces. Specialties include New Orleans shrimp, certified Black Angus prime rib and she-crab soup.

Homemade desserts are featured, along with a piano lounge (Tue.-Sat. evenings), a large collection of antiques and a garden setting. The Hilltop is a frequent staging ground for weddings. A full bar is available. Open for dinner Tue.-Sat.

HOOTERS 1749 Wells Road, 215-5858 See Downtown.

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DICK’S WINGS 1540 Wells Road, 269-2122 3540 U.S. 17 S., Green Cove Springs, 284-7772 See Beaches.

EL POTRO 195 Blanding Blvd., 213-9416

JOEY MOZARELLAS 930 Blanding Blvd., Ste. D, 579-4748 At this Italian restaurant, calzones, stromboli and lasagne are customer favorites, created with fresh ingredients and sauces made daily. And all the pizza pies are available stuffed. A kids’ menu and take-out are available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

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LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT 2024 Kingsley Ave., 276-2776

FIREHOUSE SUBS 1581 C.R. 220, Ste. 115, Eagle Harbor, 215-7302 2285-B Kingsley Ave., 276-1537 1540 Wells Road, 278-6727 2640 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 210, Middleburg, 291-4411

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FIVE GUYS FAMOUS BURGERS & FRIES 1910 Wells Rd., Ste. C02D-5, 637-0414 9630 Apple Cross Road, Ste. 106, 573-0900 See St. Johns Town Center.

LARRY’S GIANT SUBS 700 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 15, 272-3553 1545 C.R. 220, 278-2827 1330 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 165, 276-7370 1401 S. Orange Ave., Green Cove Springs, 284-7789 See St. Johns Town Center.

MILLER’S ALE HOUSE & RAW BAR 1756 Wells Road, Ste. A, 278-4600 See Mandarin.

GATORS DOCKSIDE 9680 Argyle Forest Blvd., 425-6466 For more than 20 years, this sports themed family restaurant has been serving a varied menu of grilled wings, ribs,

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NEW YORK BRICK OVEN PIZZA 2225-B C.R. 220, Middleburg, 278-1770 Owner Dan Dehart offers pizza by the slice, along with stromboli

and homestyle baked dinners. The pizzas are hand-tossed and cooked in a brick oven. Homemade desserts are also the menu, and lunch specials are featured. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

SONNY’S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q 1976 Kingsley Ave., 272-4606

ORANGE TREE HOT DOGS 1910 Wells Road, Orange Park Mall, Ste. H-06, 269-1164 9508 Crosshill Blvd., Ste. 102, Argyle, 772-7800

SWEET TOMATOES 1625 Wells Road, 269-6116 See Arlington.

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OSAKA JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE 9651 Crosshill Blvd., Ste. 102, Argyle, 317-0224 Located in Oakleaf Town Center, Osaka features a sushi bar and hibachi tables. A full bar is served. A kids’ menu and take-out are available. Open daily.

PANERA BREAD 1510 C.R. 220, Ste. 1182, 215-9056 See St. Johns Town Center.

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TEXAS ROADHOUSE 550 Blanding Blvd., 213-1000

PROMISE OF BENEFIT Texas Roadhouse specializes in steaks and ribs, seafood and chops. The atmosphere’s casual and family-friendly. Daily specials are featured, and the full-service bar offers a daily happy hour, ice-cold beer and legendary margaritas. Open for dinner Mon.-Wed., for lunch and dinner Thur.-Sun.

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T.G.I.FRIDAY’S 1301 Wells Road, 215-7030 See Arlington.

PASTA MARKET & CLAM BAR 1930 Kingsley Ave., 276-9551 POMPEII COAL-FIRED PIZZA 2134 Park Ave., 264-6116 Family-owned-and-operated Pompeii is one of the few pizza places offering pizzas made in coal fired ovens. The distinctive, flavorful pies are served alongside coal-fired wings. A meatball ricotta pie is also available. Beer, wine, espresso and cappuccino are served. Takeout is available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

RENNA’S PIZZA 6001 Argyle Forest Blvd., Ste. 16, 771-7677

THAI GARDEN 10 Blanding Blvd., Ste. B, 272-8434 Thai Garden offers traditional Thai menu items, including pad kraw powh with roasted duck and kaeng kari (yellow curry with potatoes and a choice of meat). Fine wines, and imported and domestic beers are available. Open for lunch Mon.-Fri.; for dinner nightly.

WOODY’S BAR-B-Q 950 Blanding Blvd., Ste. 1, 272-1419 See Mandarin.

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RISTORANTE SARNELLI 2023 Park Ave., 269-1331 An Orange Park landmark for more than 27 years, Sarnelli serves upscale Old World cuisine from Northern and Southern Italy. A three-time Silver Spoon winner, Ristorante Sarnelli offers an extensive wine list and beer. Open for dinner Mon.-Sat.

AL’S PIZZA 635 A1A N., 543-1494 See Beaches.

THE ROADHOUSE 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611 The Roadhouse has been serving deli sandwiches, wings, burgers and quesadillas for more than 34 years. Along with six pool tables, dartboards and TVs (two are big screens), there’s live entertainment Mon.-Sat. A full bar is served featuring more than 75 imported beers. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

SANTIONI’S LA CUCINA 3535 U.S. 17, Ste. 15, Eagle Harbor, 264-1331 Owner George Trefrey is a former chef, and it shows in his innovative approach to cuisine, desserts and his extensive wine list. Live entertainment Fri. and Sat. Wine tastings are held twice a month. On the last Tuesday of each month, a free birthday dinner is served to those who celebrated during that month. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

AQUA GRILL 950 Sawgrass Village Drive, 285-3017 Since 1988, this American-eclectic restaurant has served fresh local seafood, aged prime steaks and vegetarian entrées. Climate-controlled lakefront patio seating is available.

A children’s menu is available, and a full bar is served.

Reservations accepted. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

THE AUGUSTINE GRILLE BITE CLUB CERTIFIED! 1000 PGA Tour Blvd., Sawgrass Marriott, 285-7777

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Chef Brett Smith’s menu of global cuisine is seasonal and local, and steaks are prime. Selections include New York strip, lamb and lobster Napoleon; Hawaiian tuna is flown in twice a week. A full bar with an extensive wine list is served. Open for dinner Tue.-Sat.

THE SHEIK SANDWICH DELI 1994 Kingsley Ave., 276-2677

BARBARA JEAN’S 15 S. Roscoe Blvd., Palm Valley, 280-7522

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Barbara Jean’s specializes in easy Southern dining, including

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legendary crab cakes, seafood, meatloaf and 15 fresh vegetables. During the winter, regulars watch snowbirds pilot their boats on the Intracoastal Waterway. Children’s selections are available; outdoor seating, too. A full bar is served. Open for lunch and dinner daily, Sat. and Sun. for breakfast.

BEACH DINER 880 A1A N., 273-6545 BOGEY GRILLE 150 Valley Circle, 285-5524

This place offers favorite dishes from here and abroad, including burgers, pastas, salads and apps, prepared with fresh, local ingredients. A kids’ menu is available and a full bar is served. Outdoor dining is also offered and there’s live music and a DJ on weekends. Open for lunch on Sat. and Sun.; for dinner daily.

Located beside the Palm Valley Bridge on the Intracoastal Waterway, The Bridge offers casual fine dining with an emphasis on local seafood, including pan-seared grouper New Orleans with lump crab meat. A full bar is served. Open for lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun.

BRUCCI’S PIZZA, PASTA, PANINIS 880 A1A, Ste. 8, 280-7677

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LARRY’S GIANT SUBS 830 A1A N., Ste. 6, 273-3993 See St. Johns Town Center.

LEONARDO’S 832 A1A, Ste. 1, Tournament Plaza, 273-7272 Leonardo’s serves fresh gourmet Italian dishes along with customers’ familiar favorites. Dine in, carry out or drive-through.

Beer and wine are available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

LULU’S WATERFRONT GRILLE 301 N. Roscoe Blvd., Palm Valley, 285-0139 On the Intracoastal Waterway, LuLu’s can be reached by land or water. The menu offers fresh seafood, hand-cut steaks, burgers and specialty salads. A full bar is served, and seating is available on the screened waterfront porch. A kids’ menu and take-out are available. Open daily for lunch and dinner.

veal, steak and pizza prepared in a copper wood-burning Sales oven, as wellRep as dailyrlspecials. Customer favorites include fracosta loco and cappesanti di mare. Dine on the outdoor patio or inside. A full bar is served, featuring 75 wines by the glass. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

MULLIGAN’S PUB 45 PGA Tour Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach, 280-1661

CAFÉ ON THE GREEN 1000 PGA Tour Blvd., Sawgrass Marriott, 285-7777

NAPOLI’S PIZZA 3787 Palm Valley Road, Ste. 104, 273-0006

Café on the Green is a casual dining venue serving traditional favorites for breakfast and lunch daily.

Napoli’s features a variety of traditional Italian dishes including veal, pasta and traditional hand-tossed and specialty pizzas. A kids’ menu, take-out and delivery are available. Beer and wine are served. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

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Located in the Tournament Plaza, China Coral serves Shanghai, Mandarin and Szechwan dishes. In addition to the menu, daily specials are offered, including the crispy fish, crispy duck and stir-fried string beans. Beer and wine are served. Open daily.

ELIZABETH’S CAFÉ 1500 Sawgrass Village Drive, 543-7677 Serving a full breakfast menu and lunch items, Elizabeth’s Café in Sawgrass Village specializes in scrambled eggs with Nova Scotia salmon and onions, deli-style sandwiches and espresso drinks. Outside dining is available. Open daily.

FIREHOUSE SUBS 357 Marsh Landing Parkway, 280-9404 See Mandarin.

There are chips and margaritas aplenty at La Nopalera Mexican Restaurant, along with tamales, fajitas and pork tacos.

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This family-friendly sports bar offers casual fare, including wings, quesadillas, chicken and burgers. A full bar and a kids’ menu are available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

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The new Irish pub, at the Hilton Garden Inn, offers a variety of favorites and Irish dishes. A full bar is served, including Guinness. Open for dinner daily.

NINETEEN AT TPC SAWGRASS 110 Championship Way, 273-3235 Located in the Tournament Players Club, Sawgrass’ clubhouse, Nineteen features more than 230 varieties of wines. The restaurant features an array of freshly prepared American and Continental cuisine, including local seafood, served in an inviting interior or al fresco on the verandah. Open daily.

PALM VALLEY FISH CAMP 229 N. Roscoe Blvd., Palm Valley, 285-3200 The Groshell family, owners of Marker 32, presents this new dining experience on the Intracoastal in Palm Valley, serving dishes made with fresh ingredients, including daily specials.

Call in your order and pick it up dockside. Open for lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun.

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PLAYER’S CAFÉ 262 Solana Road, 273-5595 Owners Don and Terri Stanton run a family-friendly restaurant with a golf theme and a “wall of fame.” (Ask Don how to get your portrait on the wall.) The menu includes a fresh grouper sub, Cuban sandwiches and Philly cheesesteaks. Open daily for breakfast (served all day) and lunch.

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include homemade ya-yas (a chocolate sheet cake), and a kids’ menu is available. Open daily for lunch and dinner.

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Named for the rum, Pusser’s serves innovative Caribbean cuisine and regional favorites, like Jamaican grilled pork ribs and Trinidad smoked duck. Tropical drinks, including the Pusser’s Painkiller, are popular house “remedies.”

A children’s menu and take-out are available. Live entertainment is featured on the Upper Deck. Open daily.

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Chef David Medure creates dishes with a wide range of flavors from around the world. The newly renovated lounge offers small plates, creative drinks and entertainment, including happy hour twice daily. Live music is presented Mon., and Thur.-Sat. Open Mon.-Sat. for dinner.

RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE 814 A1A N., Ste. 103, 285-0014 See San Marco.

619 OCEAN VIEW 619 Ponte Vedra Blvd., 285-0202 Located at Cabana Beach Club, 619 Ocean View offers dining with a Mediterranean touch, featuring fresh seafood, steaks and nightly specials. A full bar is served and a children’s menu is available. Open for dinner Wed.-Sun.

URBAN FLATS 330 A1A N., Ste. 208, 280-5515 Urban Flats offers a casual, bistro style menu, featuring Old World flatbread paired with seasonal ingredients in wraps, flatwiches, entrées and salads. A full bar and a selection of wines by the glass or the bottle is served. A children’s menu and take-out are available. Live entertainment is featured Wed.-Sat. evenings in Ponte Vedra; Tue.-Sun. in Tinseltown.

Open daily for lunch and dinner.

WOK N’ ROLL 3791 Palm Valley Road, Ste. 203, 543-7666 This spot in the valley serves authentic Chinese cuisine made with fresh ingredients. Take-out and delivery are available.

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This neighborhood bakery specializes in classic pastries, artisanal breads and seasonal favorites. Everything’s made form scratch, including the popular petit fours and custom cakes. Open for breakfast and lunch daily.

BONO’S PIT BAR-B-Q 5229 Jammes Road, Westside, 772-0050 705 S. Lane Ave., Westside, 783-1404 See Arlington.

BUFFALO’S SOUTHWESTERN CAFÉ 6055 Youngerman Circle, Westside, 778-1101 Southwestern-American cuisine is Buffalo’s niche, from wings and fajitas to sirloin steak and wraps. A full bar with a daily happy hour is offered. Dine indoors or out on the patio, where there’s a smoker-friendly patio bar. Open for lunch and dinner daily. Kids eat free on Sun.

CARMINE’S PIE HOUSE 2677 Forbes St., 387-1400 This brand-new Italian eatery serves pizza by the slice, gourmet pizzas, appetizers, classic Italian dishes — calzone, stromboli, subs, panini — wings, and microbrews in a comfy, casual atmosphere. Beer (craft and microbrews) and wine, take-out and delivery and a kids’ menu are available.

COOL MOOSE CAFE & BISTRO 2708 Park St., Riverside, 381-4242 Located at Park and King streets, this New England-style café offers a full breakfast menu, classic sandwiches, wraps and soups and brunch all day Sunday. Beer and an extensive gourmet coffee menu are available. Open Tue.-Sun.

COZY TEA 1029 Park St., Five Points, 329-3964 This quaint, cozy tearoom is full of English charm. Lunch and afternoon tea features scones, soups and a variety of teas.

Open Mon.-Sat.

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CROSS CREEK 850 S. Lane Ave., Westside, 783-9579

ZOËS KITCHEN 240 A1A, Ste. 5, Merchant’s Plaza, 273-1100

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Original recipes, with Greek and Mediterranean influences, include homemade, made-to-order sandwiches, grilled feta sandwiches and whole dinners, all available to go. Desserts

DICK’S WINGS 5972 San Juan Ave., Westside, 693-9258

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Located on the first floor of the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, Café Nola serves shrimp and grits, gourmet sandwiches, fresh fish tacos and homemade desserts.

For nearly 65 years, Edgewood Bakery has been serving fresh breakfast pastries, petit fours and pies. The line’s long on Saturday mornings, but the wait pays off. An espresso and pastry café serves sandwiches, smoothies and soups. A kids’ selection and take-out are available. Open for breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat.

EL MOFONGO DOMINICAN-CUBAN BAKERY & RESTAURANT 6011 103rd St., Ste. 2, 777-4933 Mofongo is a traditional dish, and this restaurant focuses on authentic cuisine from Cuba and Dominican Republic, including breakfast items, pork and beef entrées and sandwiches made with sauces, spices and ingredients so tasty you’ll check your passport. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat.

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THE MOSSFIRE GRILL 1537 Margaret St., Riverside, 355-4434

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This neighborhood hot spot serves breakfast, lunch and dinner 20 hours a day, with a full bar that has more than 655 bottled beers and another 84 on tap. There’s live music Thur. and Sun., and flat screen TVs dot the interior. Happy hour is held Mon.Fri. A kids’ menu is offered and outdoor seating is available.

Open daily. A 2010 Best of Jax winner for Best Beer Selection and Best Bar Food.

Just a stone’s throw from the Five Points intersection, Mossfire manages to satisfy indie kids and conservative businessfolk alike. Southwestern dishes like fresh fish tacos and chicken enchiladas are popular, and a children’s menu is available. A full bar is served, and happy hour runs Mon.-Sat. in the upstairs lounge. Open for lunch and dinner daily; Sunday is happy hour all day.

GIBBS N.Y. STYLE SUBS & SALADS 2545 Riverside Ave., 527-8358

KITCHEN KETTLE DELI 4251 Lenox Ave., Ste. 7, Westside, 387-8400

O’BROTHERS IRISH PUB 1521 Margaret St., Riverside, 854-9300

This restaurant serves a wide array of subs and sandwiches in a casual atmosphere, using fresh Boar’s Head meats and cheeses in their homestyle recipes.

Relocated and sporting Western-themed décor, Kitchen Kettle Deli is a small, family-owned business serving homemade favorites. Chef Kim Wright serves daily specials including chicken, burgers and potato salad. Take-out is available.

Open Mon.-Fri. for breakfast and lunch.

The restaurant features traditional Irish fare like shepherd’s pie with Stilton crust, Guinness mac-n-cheese and, of course, fish-n-chips. A full bar — with plenty of beers and ales — is served. Outdoor patio dining, a kids’ menu and take-out are available. Open for lunch Tue.-Sun., for dinner nightly.

LARRY’S GIANT SUBS 5733 Roosevelt Blvd., Westside, 446-9500 8102 Blanding Blvd., Westside, 779-1933 1509 Margaret St., Riverside, 674-2794

PANERA BREAD 8635 Blanding Blvd., Westside, 778-4141 4403 Roosevelt Blvd., Ste. 3, 387-1727

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GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET 2007 Park St., Riverside, 384-4474 Grassroots Markets juice bar uses certified organic fruits and vegetables. The store also offers three dozen artisanal cheeses, more than 300 craft and imported beers and 50 organic wines, and organic produce and meats, vitamins and herbs. There’s take-away organic wraps, sides, sandwiches and salads, as well as raw, vegan items. Open daily.

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HOVAN MEDITERRANEAN GOURMET 2005 Park St., Ste. 1, Five Points, 381-9394 Hovan offers traditional Mediterranean cuisine, including freshly made hummus, baba ghannoush and gyros, served in a setting that attracts indie rockers and businesspeople alike.

Patio dining offered. Beer and wine are served and hookahs are available. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Closed Sun.

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JACKSONS GRILL 1522 King St., 384-8984 Nestled between Riverside and Avondale, this newly opened and locally owned spot features an original menu of fried pickle chips, Rockin’ Ranch burgers, gumbo, salads and sandwiches. Beer and wine are served and take-out is available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

JOHNNY’S DELI 474 Riverside Ave., Riverside, 356-8055 Johnny’s experienced staff cooks up made-to-order lunch fare, including grilled wraps, gyros and grilled chicken salad — more than 60 menu items are available for takeout only.

Open for lunch Mon.-Fri.

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LATIN LOUNGE & RESTAURANT 5584 Timucuana Road, 771-3838 This Puerto Rican restaurant serves appetizers, salads, sandwiches and entrées so authentic, you’ll think you’re in San Juan. But it’s the Westside — increasingly the best side when it comes to traditional Latin recipes. A kids’ menu is available. Open for lunch and dinner Thur., Fri. and Sat.

LITTLE JOE’S CAFÉ 245 Riverside Ave., Ste. 195, 791-3336

PERARD’S PIZZA & ITALIAN CUISINE 11043 Crystal Springs Road, Ste. 2, Westside, 378-8131 Family-owned Perard’s specializes in homemade sauces, dough, lasagna and desserts. Traditional Italian fare includes a large selection of gourmet pizza toppings. A kids’ menu is offered, and beer and wine are served. Take-out is available.

Open daily.

PERFECT RACK BILLIARDS 1186 Edgewood Ave. S., Murray Hill, 738-7645

This bright, riverview café inside the St. Joe Building serves breakfast and lunch in a casual atmosphere. Fresh soups, salads and signature salad dressings round out the New York-style deli experience. Open Mon.-Fri.

This family-friendly billiards hall offers burgers and chicken wings. Free pool is available for kids younger than 14 (with parents) on weekends. Eight O’Hausen billiards tables are featured. Beer and wine are served. Happy hour’s held Mon.Fri. Open Mon.-Sat.; lunch is served on Thur. and Fri.

MONROE’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ 4838 Highway Ave., 389-5551

PIZZA PALACE 920 Margaret St., Five Points, 598-1212

Monroe’s smoked meats include wings, pulled pork, brisket, turkey and ribs. Homestyle sides include green beans, baked beans, red cole slaw and collards. Beer and wine are served and a kids’ menu is available. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. (Check out Monroe’s on-the-go food truck on Facebook and Twitter.)

This relaxed, family-owned restaurant serves only homestyle cuisine. Local faves include spinach pizza and chickenspinach calzones. Ravioli, lasagna and parmigiana are also offered. Dine in or take out. Beer and wine are served, and all locations offer outside dining. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

MOON RIVER PIZZA 1176 Edgewood Avenue S., Murray Hill, 389-4442 See Amelia Island.

POTTER’S HOUSE SOUL FOOD 5310 Lenox Ave., Westside, 394-0860 Owned by the Potter’s House Christian Fellowship, this cafeteria style restaurant serves traditional Southern food:

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PRIMI PIATTI 2722 Park St., Riverside, 389-5545 This Northern Italian-style restaurant (the name means “first plate” in Italian) offers a menu made from fresh ingredients, which includes daily specials, pastas and she-crab soup. A broad wine selection and beer are served. A children’s menu is available. Open for lunch Mon.-Fri. and dinner Tue.-Sat.

PUERTO PLATA RESTAURANT 2045 Bayview Road, Westside, 388-5888 This restaurant located off Blanding Boulevard offers authentic Latin cuisine served in a relaxed atmosphere. Specialties include roast pork, chuletas and pollo guisado. Beer and wine are served, and a kids’ menu is available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

QUIZNOS SUB SHOP 2025 Riverside Ave., Ste. 201, 389-1696

WALKERS 2692 Post St., Riverside, 894-7465 This wine bar, located at the corner of Post and King streets, has an urban lounge feel and a laid-back vibe.

The unique architectural ambiance echoes the historic neighborhood environs, and a light tapas menu is served, along with an extensive wine list and beer selections. Open Tue.-Sat. for dinner.

WASABI BUFFET 1014 Margaret St., Ste. 1, Five Points, 301-1199 More than 150 fresh items, including sushi and sashimi, are available daily on the buffet, and a dessert buffet is also served. Beer and wine are served and take-out is available.

Open for lunch and dinner daily. A 2010 Best of Jax winner for Best All-You-Can-Eat.

WHITEWAY DELICATESSEN 1237 King St., Riverside, 389-0355

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This King Street mainstay has moved down the street a few blocks, but it’s retained its extensive sandwich selection, including some items you’d be hard-pressed to find anywhere else. Also a good spot to catch current and former politicos talking about the city’s future over tabouli or ham sandwiches. Open for breakfast and lunch Mon.-Fri.

SAKE HOUSE 824 Lomax St., 301-1188

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Located in Riverside on the corner of Lomax and Margaret streets, Sake House serves traditional Japanese cuisine and a wide variety of fresh sushi, sashimi, kiatsu, teriyaki and hibachi in an authentic Asian atmosphere. Beer, wine and sake are available. Open for lunch and dinner. A bonafide tatami room, with outside seating, is open.

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ST. JOHNS SEAFOOD & STEAKS 1161 S. Lane Ave., Murray Hill, 378-5050

THE SHEIK SANDWICH DELI 7361 103rd St., Westside, 778-4805 5172 Normandy Blvd., Westside, 786-7641

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A1A ALE WORKS 1 King St., 829-2977

SMOOTHIE KING 1601 Riverside Ave., Riverside, 389-0011

This two-story brew pub, overlooking the newly restored Bridge of Lions, makes six varieties of beer and serves New World cuisine, indoors or out on the balcony. There’s a full-service bar and live entertainment Thur., Fri. and Sat. evenings. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

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SONNY’S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q 1923 S. Lane Ave., 786-0081 4434 Blanding Blvd., 777-0730 For more than 30 years, Sonny’s has been a Northeast Florida favorite, often voted as having the Best Barbecue by Folio Weekly readers. The beef, pork, chicken and ribs are cooked in a wood-fired pit, and sides include Vidalia onion rings, corn nuggets, potato salad, barbecue beans and coleslaw. All-youcan-eat specials daily. Take-out is available. Beer is served.

Open for lunch and dinner daily.

SUMO SUSHI 2726 Park St., Riverside, 388-8838 This comfy restaurant offers a wide array of authentic Japanese dishes, from traditional to new styles of entrees and sushi rolls, including spicy sashimi salad, gyoza (pork dumpling), tobiko (flying fish roe) and Rainbow roll (tuna, salmon, yellowtail and California roll) artfully presented. Beer and wine are served and a children’s menu is available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

SUSHI CAFÉ 2025 Riverside Ave., Riverside, 384-2888

A1A BURRITO WORKS TACO SHOP 671 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 217-7451 114 St. George St., 823-1229 Baja-style tacos and burritos have colonized the Ancient City, much to the delight of denizens. This biz offers 100 percent vegetarian bean burritos, fish tacos and hormone-free meats, along with dynamite homemade guacamole.

ACAPULCO MEXICAN RESTAURANT 12 Avenida Menendez, 808-9933 1835 U.S. 1, Stes. 133-135, 826-0191 This sprawling Mexican restaurant overlooks Castillo de San Marcos and serves all of the favorites as well as weekly specials. Beer, including Mexican brands, wine and

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AMICI 1915B A1A S., St. Augustine Beach, 461-0102 This family-owned-and-operated Italian restaurant, located at the busy intersection of S.R. 312 and A1A, offers a variety of traditional pasta, veal, steak and seafood dishes, served in a bonafide Italian ambience. A full bar is served along with a daily happy hour, and a kids menu is available. Live jazz is presented on Thur. Open daily for lunch and dinner.

ANN O’MALLEY’S DELI & PUB 23 Orange St., 825-4040 Located across from the Old City Gates, Ann O’Malley’s serves a casual menu of soups, salads and sandwiches — favorites include the Reuben and the chicken salad — with familiar, friendly service. Dine indoors or out on the porch. Beer and wine are served, with Irish beers on tap. Open mic is held every Tue. and there’s live music on weekends. Open daily.

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AUNT KATE’S 612 Euclid Ave., Vilano Beach, 829-1105 Aunt Kate’s is a casual spot with a nice view of the Tolomato River. The focus is on seafood, from oysters Rockefeller to maple-rubbed salmon, but there’s burgers, wraps, pasta dishes, steak, ribs and chicken, too. A kids’ menu is available. Beer and wine are served. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

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AVILÉS RESTAURANT & LOUNGE 32 Avenida Menendez, 829-9727 Located inside the Hilton Bayfront Hotel, Avilés offers progressive global cuisine. Popular dishes include marinated filet mignon with whipped crab potato, crispy onions and baby spinach. A children’s menu is available, a full bar is served, and complimentary valet service is featured. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

BACK 40 URBAN CAFÉ 40 S. Dixie Highway, 824-0227 Owner Jeff Sapp serves lunch and dinner items — wraps, upside-down chicken potpie, shrimp Thai bowl. Beer and wine are served. A kids’ menu and Wifi are available, and local art adorns the walls. Open Mon.-Sat.

Millhouse Steakhouse on Airport Road is a favorite among Northsiders, serving choice steaks from the signature broiler.

Sushi Café near Five Points features a variety of sushi, including the popular Monster Roll and the Jimmy Smith Roll, along with faves like Rock-n-Roll and Dynamite Roll. Sushi Café also offers hibachi, tempura, katsu and teriyaki. Beer and wine are served. Dine indoors or on the patio. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

TOM & BETTY’S 4409 Roosevelt Blvd., Westside, 387-3311 After 30-plus years in business, Tom & Betty’s is a Jacksonville institution. The car-themed menu features big sandwiches, burgers and homestyle favorites like pot roast.

The full bar offers a daily happy hour featuring dollar drafts.

Live bands perform every Fri. and Karaoke is held every Sat. Open for dinner Tue.-Sat.

TWO DOORS DOWN 436 Park St., Riverside, 598-0032 This restaurant is a reincarnation of Tad’s (which was located at 400 Park … um … two doors down). It’s a warm, inviting place offering traditional favorites like hotcakes, omelets, burgers, sandwiches, pork chops, liver and onions and Southern fried chicken, as well as sides and desserts. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner Mon.-Fri.

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BEACHCOMBER RESTAURANT 2 A St., St. Augustine Beach, 471-3744 One of the few spots in St. Augustine where you actually eat on the beach, this casual restaurant serves a full breakfast menu (with huge pancakes) inside or out at the picnic tables. There are fresh local oysters, seafood and Beachcomber’s award winning chowder. Beer and wine are served. Open daily for lunch and dinner, for breakfast every morning except Tuesday.

BEACH GARDEN RESTAURANT 860 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 471-2555 Located inside the Holiday Inn, this tropical restaurant serves fresh seafood, steaks and sandwiches. A children’s menu is available. A full breakfast is served, and a breakfast buffet is featured during the week. Open nightly for dinner.

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BENITO’S RISTORANTE ITALIANO 180 Vilano Road, Vilano Beach, 827-1000 For more than 30 years, Benito’s been serving stone-ovenbaked pizza, pastas, seafood and other Italian favorites — heck, Benito himself grew up in Avellino, Italy. Specialty pizzas include stuffed spinach, eggplant and seafood. Open for lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun.

BISTRO DE LEON 12 Cathedral Place, 810-2100 Jean-Stephane Poinard is a fifth-generation French chef who creates dishes with fresh American produce, herbs and seafood.

The bread is baked on the premises. Beer and wine are served, and a children’s menu is available. Open daily except Wed.; dinner only on Mon. and Tue.; breakfast on Sat. and Sun.

THE BLACK MOLLY BAR & GRILL 504 Geoffrey St., Cobblestone Plaza, St. Augustine Brand-new Black Molly Grill opens next week, serving fresh, local seafood, steaks cut from the loin, and unique pasta dishes for lunch and dinner daily, in a casual atmosphere. A kids’ menu is available. A full bar is served and happy hour never ends.

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BORRILLO’S PIZZA & SUBS 88 San Marco Ave., 829-1133 John Zappas’ New York-style restaurant serves an assortment of hot and cold subs, pasta dishes, pizzas by the pie or slice. Take-out is available, and beer and wine are served. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

THE BRITISH PUB 213 Anastasia Blvd., 810-5111 This traditional British pub offers darts and serves ale, beer and wine, as well as traditional meat pies, Cornish pasties and sausage rolls. Varieties of authentic British food and candies are sold at the shop within. Open nightly.

THE BUNNERY BAKERY & CAFÉ 121 St. George St., 829-6166 Located in the heart of St. Augustine’s historic district, the Bunnery offers homemade cakes, cheesecakes and pastries in addition to serving up full Southern breakfasts, sandwiches, and espressos. Take-out is available. Open for breakfast and lunch daily.

CAFÉ ATLANTICO 647 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 471-7332 This white-tablecloth restaurant serves traditional and new Italian dishes in an intimate space. Master Chef Paolo Pece, from Naples, Italy, prepares risotto alla pescatora, with shrimp, scallops and seasonal shellfish served in a parmesan cheese basket. An extensive wine list and beer are offered. Open for dinner nightly.

THE ORIGINAL CAFÉ ELEVEN 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 460-9311 Back under its original ownership, this former convenience store serves coffee drinks, vegetarian meals and meaty Southern comfort dishes. At night, it features music. Just a block from the beach, Café Eleven serves breakfast (brunch on weekends), lunch daily, and beer and wine.

CAP’S ON THE WATER 4325 Myrtle St., Vilano Beach, 824-8794 This Intracoastal restaurant is a Vilano Beach mainstay, serving cold beer, an award-winning wine list, a full bar and coastal cuisine indoors or the large, oak-shaded deck outside.

Kids romp along the water while grownups enjoy a long meal (tapas platters, cioppino, fresh local shrimp, raw oyster bar) or a stunning sunset. Boat access is available. Open for lunch Fri.-Sun., for dinner nightly.

CARMELO’S MARKETPLACE & PIZZERIA 146 King St., 494-6658 An extensive renovation — with a side entranceway — has turned this former gas station into a cosmopolitan destination, and a favorite among college students. In addition to New Yorkstyle brick-oven-baked pizza, Carmelo’s offers fresh baked sub rolls, Boars Head meats and cheeses, strombolis and Wifi. Beer and wine are served. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

CASA MAYA 17 Hypolita St., 217-3039

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Copper Top Southern American Cuisine in Jax Beach is serving homecookin’ like fried chicken, homestyle biscuits and cornbread under shady live oaks.

Owner Marco Barrera serves authentic upscale Mayan cuisine which is mostly organic, including a juice bar and daily specials. Located in the heart of the historic district, Casa Maya offers a hearty selection of dishes, both vegetarian and meat. Beer and wine are available. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner Wed.-Sun.

DONOVAN’S IRISH PUB 7440 U.S. 1 N., Ste. 108, Palencia, 829-0000

CELLAR 6 ART GALLERY & WINE BAR 6 Aviles St., 827-9055

THE DUNES CRACKER HOUSE 641 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 461-5725

A moody, inviting space, Cellar 6 serves an international array of fine wines, Wolfgang Puck coffees, handmade desserts and light bistro-style fare amid local art. It’s also hosting Folio Weekly’s next free tasting event, on April 11, for Bite Club members (fwbiteclub.com). Open Mon.-Sat.

This rustic Florida-style spot is popular among college students for drinks, dinner, dancing and daily specials. Jazz is featured on Monday nights, and there’s a DJ Wed. and Fri.-Sun. Latenight dance music is featured nightly. Open for dinner nightly.

CONCH HOUSE RESTAURANT 57 Comares Ave., 829-8646 This restaurant offers indoor seating as well as Tiki huts built out over Salt Run. Signature dishes include the Cracker combo platter and St. Augustine fried shrimp. The full-service bar specializes in tropical drinks. A children’s menu is available. Live entertainment, including Reggae Sunday, is featured weekends. Open daily.

CREEKSIDE DINERY 160 Nix Boatyard Road, 829-6113 Tucked behind a commercial stretch of U.S. 1, Creekside is an old Florida respite, featuring an outdoor deck with a fire pit. Overlooking Gonzales Creek, Creekside serves a variety of beef, chicken and seafood dishes, with an emphasis on low-country cooking. Live entertainment Wed.-Sun. and a full bar are featured. Open for dinner nightly.

CRUISERS GRILL 3 St. George St., 824-6993 See Beaches.

THE BISTRO at CULINARY OUTFITTERS 9 S. Dixie Highway, 829-2727 The Bistro is where locals lunch on crab cakes, chicken burritos, hamburgers, wraps, salads and soups, each dish made with fresh ingredients. Beer and wine are served and take-out is available. Open for lunch Mon.-Fri.

DENOEL FRENCH PASTRY SHOP 212 Charlotte St., 829-3974 Tucked away on historic Charlotte Street, Denoel has been around for some 40 years, serving fresh-baked baguettes, cream puffs, cheesecakes and sandwiches.

Open Wed.-Sun.

DIANE’S NEW DAWN MARKET 110 Anastasia Blvd., 824-1337 The lunch counter inside this health food store serves everything made-to-order using organic ingredients.

Sandwiches include avocado, peanut butter with honey, falafel, hummus, tofu salad and a veggie burger.

Smoothies and fresh juices are also available. Open for lunch Mon.-Sat.

DICK’S WINGS 525 S.R. 16, Ste. 101, 825-4540 See Beaches.

Donovan’s features a mix of classic Irish entrées and traditional American dinners, as well as appetizers and “pub grub.” Irish beers and whiskeys are served along with a full bar. A children’s menu is available. Six HDTVs and Wii are available. Open daily.

EL POTRO 226 San Marco Ave., 819-0390 See Southside.

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FA CAFÉ 303 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 471-2006 Short for “First Access,” this beachy café is located north of the County Pier, directly across from the first beach access to St. Augustine Beach. The tiny kitchen cranks out great daily specials — the jerk fish and mango wrap is not to be missed — and the service is super-friendly. Open Tue.-Sun. for lunch and dinner.

FIVE GUYS FAMOUS BURGERS & FRIES 200 Cobblestone Drive, Ste. 102, 342-4194 See St. Johns Town Center.

FLAVORS EATERY 125-C King St., 824-4221 A favorite among college students and locals, this casual restaurant serves quesadillas, pizza, smoothies, and beer and wine. Local musicians play Thur.-Sat. Indoor and outdoor seating. Open Mon.-Sat.

FLORIDA CRACKER CAFÉ 81 St. George St., 829-0397 Florida Cracker features a contemporary dining room and outdoor garden dining in the heart of St. Augustine’s busy St. George Street. Customer favorites include blackened scallops, crab cakestuffed shrimp and Florida gator tail. Children’s selections are available, and beer and wine are served. Open daily.

THE FLORIDIAN 39 Cordova St., 829-0655 A new restaurant that pays homage to Old Florida, The Floridian restaurant serves innovative Southern fare, made with local ingredients from area farms. Signature items include fried green tomato bruschetta, the blackened fish cornbread stack and the grits with shrimp, fish or tofu. Open for lunch and dinner Wed.-Mon.

FLY BY CAFÉ 4900 U.S. 1 N., 824-3494 Located at St. Johns County airport, Fly By features signature soups, specialty burgers and chicken sandwiches. A kids’ menu, and beer and wine are available. Open daily.

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Fratelli’s, a neighborhood Italian restaurant with a cozy atmosphere, offers Italian-American specialties, including meat lasagna, veal parmigiana almond-crusted salmon and chicken Verona. Beer and wine are served. Open for dinner nightly.

FUSION POINT 237 San Marco Ave., 823-1444 The theme is Japanese, but the menu is fusion — a blend of Far East favorites, vegetarian, Japanese, Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean and Thai. The menu in this indie-mod restaurant includes sushi and is constantly changing. Fusion Point serves beer and wine. Open daily.

GAS FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT 9 Anastasia Blvd., Ste. C, Anastasia Island, 217-0326 The menu here offers fresh, local, homemade fare, like burgers, sandwiches, salads, seafood and steaks, as well as seasonal, daily specials and scratch-made desserts. Beer and wine are available. A kids’ selection is available. Open for lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat.

cider in 20-ounce Imperial pints — as well as a full bar — in an authentic pub setting. A repeat Best of Jax winner for Best Neighborhood Bar, King’s Head serves Cornish pasties, and fish and chips. Open for lunch and dinner Wed.-Sun. A kids’ menu is available. Located north of the St. Augustine airport on U.S. 1. Look for the red double-decker bus out front.

LA COCINA INTERNATIONAL 530 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 461-8288 Located in Castillo Real Hotel, La Cocina serves global cuisine with Latin flair. Owner Juan Solano creates international specialties including paella Valenciana and nightly specials.

Beer and wine are served. Open daily.

LA COCINA MEXICAN RESTAURANT 3290 U.S. 1 S., 794-1610 Sister restaurant to the La Cocina at the beach, this La Cocina offers gourmet Mexican cuisine in a fine-dining atmosphere.

Beer and wine are served. Patio dining available. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat.

GEORGIE’S DINER 100 Malaga St., 819-9006

LA COLLAGE 60 Hypolita St., 829-0055

Georgie’s Diner serves up homestyle fare including Greek specialties from owner George Chryssaidis, who also owns the nearby Athena Restaurant. Georgie’s is open daily.

Outdoor seating available.

Locate in an intimate space on historic Hypolita Street, Collage offers high-end dining with a global menu. Everything is made from scratch. A specialty dessert, The Bougainvillea, commemorates the Brazilian tree. An extensive and economical wine list is offered, as is beer. Open for dinner nightly.

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LARRY’S GIANT SUBS 3501-A N. Ponce de Leon Blvd., 808-0658 See St. Johns Town Center.

HABANA VILLAGE CAFÉ 1 King St., 827-1700

LE PAVILLON 45 San Marco Ave., 824-6202

Homestyle Cuban and American cuisine, featuring homemade sangria, authentic Cuban bread and roast pork. Habana Village offers St. Augustine’s only Latin dinner club with Latin music Thur.-Sun. A children’s menu is available. Reservations are recommended. A full bar is served. Open daily.

One of the oldest restaurants in Northeast Florida, Le Pavillon is family-owned and operated. Gisele Sinatsch recommends the rack of lamb and the bouillabaisse. Norwegian salmon is a popular item, as are the duck and the Dover sole. A full bar is served. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

HARRY’S SEAFOOD BAR & GRILLE 46 Avenida Menendez, 824-7765

LULI’S CUPCAKES 35 San Marco Ave., Ste. 2, 824-5280

Located in a historic house with a large outside patio, this New Orleans-style eatery features fresh seafood, steaks and definitive dishes like jambalaya, etouffée and popular shrimp.

The full-service bar has a daily happy hour. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

The cupcakes, baked fresh daily, include Grandma’s Coconut, Fire Engine Red Velvet, What’s Up Doc (carrot cake) and Funky Monkey, banana and chocolate chip cake with milk chocolate frosting. Mini-cupcakes are also available. Open Mon.-Sat.

HAZEL’S HOT DOGS 2400 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd., 824-8484

MADRE’S BAJA TACOS 8 Aviles St., 823-1371

Named for a Chihuahua belonging to the owners, Hazel’s offers a variety of wieners and all the embellishments from its modest digs west of downtown. Open daily.

This restaurant, tucked away on Aviles Street in the historic district, offers classic Baja-style fish and pork tacos, as well as burritos and quesadillas. Beer and wine are served, and a kids’ menu is available. Live music is presented Thur.-Sat. Open for lunch Tue.-Sun.; for lunch and dinner Thur.-Sun.

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HURRICANE GRILL & WINGS 4255 S. A1A, St. Augustine Beach, 471-7120

MANATEE CAFÉ 525 S.R. 16, Ste. 106, Westgate Plaza, 826-0210 Manatee Café serves organic, vegetarian meals. Owner/chef Cheryl Crosley prepares veggie omelets, tofu Reubens, miso and hummus and tabouli. The Health Food Market offers the same ingredients used in the cafe’s dishes. Open daily for breakfast and lunch.

MANGO MANGO’S BEACHSIDE BAR & GRILL 700 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 461-1077 Just steps from the A Street beach access, this Caribbean kitchen offers comfort food with a tropical twist. Specialties include coconut shrimp and fried plantains. Beer and wine are served. Outdoor seating and a kids’ menu are available.

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THE MILL TOP TAVERN & LISTENING ROOM 19 1/2 St. George St., 829-2329 A St. Augustine institution located across from the Castillo de San Marcos at the north end of St. George Street, The Mill Top’s features live music nightly. The St. Auggie Spread is the signature dish, but the menu includes homemade soups and sandwiches along with daily specials. Full bar, with service indoors or under the trees on the two-story porch. Open for lunch and dinner daily — 365 days a year.

MURRAY BROS. CADDYSHACK 455 S. Legacy Trail, Ste. E106, World Golf Village, 940-3673 Decorated in a “Caddyshack” theme with actor Bill Murray’s golf and family memorabilia, this restaurant offers fresh seafood, steaks and barbecue. And keep an eye out for Bill, who’s been known to stop by for a cold one. A full bar’s served, and there’s a weekday happy hour. Open daily.

NALU’S TROPICAL TAKE-OUT 1020 Anastasia Blvd. (in the parking lot at the Surf Station), Anastasia Island, 501-9592 Locals love this funky taco stand, which serves fresh islandstyle beef, chicken, fish and vegetarian tacos and burritos, right at the entrance to Anastasia State Park. Pick up to-go or dine outside on picnic tables. Open daily.

95 CORDOVA 95 Cordova St., 810-6810 Located in the restored Casa Monica Hotel, this restaurant exudes elegance. Executive Chef DeJuan Roy blends Moroccan, Asian, Mediterranean, Caribbean and European influences. The adjacent Cobalt Lounge features a full bar and a variety of fine wines. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner; Sun. brunch.

NED’S SOUTHSIDE KITCHEN 2450 U.S. 1 S., 794-2088 Opened by Gypsy Cab Co. founder Ned Pollock, this casual island-influenced restaurant features Mediterranean dishes, four kinds of tacos, and shrimp and grits, in addition to a kids’ menu and vegetarian options. Beer and wine are served, and there’s a drive-thru to pick up orders. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat.

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HURRICANE PATTY’S AT OYSTER CREEK 69 Lewis Blvd., 827-1822 Located at Oyster Creek Marina east of U.S. 1, Hurricane Patty’s has a large creekfront deck, lunch specials and allyou-can-eat dinners. A full bar is featured, and dock space is available for boaters. Live music is presented nightly.

JACK’S BBQ 691 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 460-8100 This low-slung building has lured regulars and locals for more than six decades. Part of Jack’s appeal is the old-fashioned pit barbecue, but the place has been updated with a Tiki bar, a large wooden deck, a new band performance space, and even a small swimming pool. Lunch and dinner are served daily.

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Located at the west end of the Vilano Bridge, Kingfish Grill offers casual waterside dining indoors and out on the deck. The menu features fresh daily catch, house specialties and sushi, and a kids’ menu is available. A full bar is served, and weekly live entertainment is featured. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

KING’S HEAD BRITISH PUB 6460 U.S. 1 N., 823-9787 Owner Ann Dyke and her staff serve British draught beers and

Housed in a renovated 1887 shotgun home, Jack & Diane’s in downtown Fernandina Beach offers favorites like mac-n-cheese, along with an extensive vegetarian selection.

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All of the authentic New York-style pizzas are hand-tossed, made with their own dough and specially spiced tomato sauce, and baked in a stone oven. Other menu items include salads, cheesy calzones, pasta dishes, hot hero sandwiches and desserts.

This pizzeria was voted Best Pizza in St. Augustine in Folio Weekly’s 2010 Best of Jax. The downtown St. Auggie eatery offers wings, salads and, of course, pizza — including free samples to passersby. There’s the Garbage Can pizza: a supreme with everything. Beer and wine are served. Outdoor patio seating is available. Open daily for lunch and dinner.

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Sister restaurant to the St. George Street location, Pizzalley’s Chianti Room serves homemade Italian ristorante fare in a warm Tuscany setting. A full bar is available. Live music is presented Mon.-Fri. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

O.C. WHITE’S SEAFOOD & SPIRITS 118 Avenida Menendez, 824-0808

True Yucatec cuisine, this family owned restaurant serves Mayan influenced Mexican favorites like ceviche and quesadillas, along with beer and wine, from its cozy environs near the beach. But the best part is the service, which often includes strolling guitar-playing by the owner, and (if you’re lucky) a keyboard-only version of “The Girl From Ipanema.”

Covered patio seating is available.

The spirits here aren’t just the bottled kind. O.C. White’s, built in 1791, is reputed to be haunted. Overlooking the city marina and located in a historic, two-story home, O.C. White’s serves fresh local seafood, steak and sautéed specialties. Live music is featured nightly. Outdoor dining is featured on the patio. Open daily.

OLD CITY GRILLE 1968 U.S. 1 S., 826-3636 This neighborhood eatery serves Italian dishes, all homestyle entrées, and sandwiches. A full delicatessen is featured. Beer and wine are served. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat.

OLD CITY HOUSE INN & RESTAURANT 115 Cordova St., 826-0184 Old City House Inn is St. Augustine’s only Historic Inn with a fullservice restaurant and bar. A blend of Northern Mediterranean, Asian, South African and Southern influences is evident in everything from the crab and sweet corn to spring rolls. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, and Sun. brunch.

O’STEEN’S 205 Anastasia Blvd., Anastasia Island, 829-6974 Expect a wait — O’Steen’s has been packing a crowd for more than 44 years. Seafood and steak are on the menu, but the meal most everyone orders is the famous fried shrimp. At O’Steen’s, it’s no alcohol, no smoking, no reservations and no plastic — cash only. Open Tue.-Sat. for lunch and dinner.

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THE PRESENT MOMENT CAFÉ 224 W. King St., 827-4499 The Present Moment Café serves organic, vegan and vegetarian dishes, pizza, pastas, hummus and milkshakes — all prepared without meat, dairy, wheat or an oven. The most surprising thing is, you hardly notice. Organic beer and wine are available, along with take-out. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat.

PURPLE OLIVE INTERNATIONAL BISTRO 4255 A1A S., Ste. 6, St. Augustine Beach, 461-1250 Fun and not too formal, this family-owned-and-operated restaurant’s dinner menu includes local seafood, prime cuts of beef, lamb, pork vegetarian choices, local produce, and an option to create your own plate with a selection of entrees, sauces and side items. Also featured are expertly chosen wines, a selection of nightly specials and fresh artisan breads. Soups, sauces, salad dressings and desserts are made from scratch. Open for dinner Tue.-Sat.

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QUIZNOS SUB SHOP 1015 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 461-4200 4255 U.S. 1 S., Ste. 20, 794-7800 See St. Johns Town Center.

THE OUTBACK CRABSHACK 8155 C.R. 13 N., 522-0500 This rustic restaurant, located on Six Mile Creek, features crabs, shrimp, gator tail, conch fritters and steaks served in a casual atmosphere. Arriving by boat or just feel like a nice after-dinner stroll? Check out the 1,500-foot floating dock.

Open for lunch and dinner daily.

PANAMA HATTIE’S 361 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 471-2192 Located across A1A from the St. Johns County pier, this restaurant serves casual beach fare in a Key West-style atmosphere. Live bands are featured. Dine inside or out on the ocean-view deck upstairs. Open daily and the bar is open till 2 a.m. nightly.

RAINTREE RESTAURANT 102 San Marco Ave., 824-7211 Celebrating 30 years in St. Augustine, The Raintree, located in an 1879 Victorian home, specializes in favorites like steak and seafood. A full-service bar is featured and there’s a happy hour.

Reservations are accepted, and outdoor patio dining is available.

Live music is performed on weekends. Open daily for dinner.

THE REEF RESTAURANT 4100 Coastal Highway A1A, Vilano Beach, 824-8008 At this casual oceanfront restaurant, there’s an ocean view from every table as well as outdoor dining. The menu features fresh local seafood, steak, pasta dishes and daily chef specials. A full bar is served and there’s a daily happy

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RENDEZVOUS RESTAURANT 106 St. George St., 824-1090 Beer is the specialty at this German style beer house, with more than 200 varieties from around the world, with a rotating draft selection. Pair one with a hot or cold deli sandwich. Take-out orders may be phoned ahead for fast service, and beer is served to go. The kitchen’s open for lunch and late lunch during the week, till 2 a.m. Fri. and Sat.

© 2011 FolioWeekly SALT WATER COWBOYS 299 Dondanville Road, St. Augustine Beach, 471-2332 This 47-year-old restaurant, which serves tourists and locals in a turn-of-the-century fish camp surrounded by saltwater marshes, is always packed. Local seafood, ribs and chicken. Open for dinner nightly.

SANGRIAS TAPAS & PIANO BAR 35 Hypolita St., 827-1947 The balcony of this hip, historic space overlooks busy St. George Street, making it an ideal place to while away the afternoon while sipping one of seven signature (and individually prepared) sangrias. Spanish-style tapas are also served. Live music is presented Wed.-Sun. Open daily.

SANTA MARIA 135 Avenida Menendez, 829-6578 Seafood combinations and surf-and turf are on the menu at this St. Augustine institution, which has been serving customers at this built over-the-bayfront restaurant since 1950. A full-service bar is offered, along with an open-air porch, and fish feeding is encouraged. A children’s menu is available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

SCARLETT O’HARA’S 70 Hypolita St., 824-6535 Popular among college students and tourists, the restaurant in a historic 1861 house features seafood, burgers, wings and appetizers. A full bar is served. Live music is featured nightly. Celebrating 30-plus years in the biz, Scarlett’s is a Best of Jax 2010 winner for St. Augustine’s Best Neighborhood Bar.

SCHMAGEL’S BAGELS 69 Hypolita St., 824-4444 Fast and affordable breakfast and lunch in the heart of St. Augustine, all meals are prepared with Boar’s Head meats, local produce, kosher Norwegian lox and panini. Outdoor dining available. Open daily.

SEA FAIR 1 Anastasia Blvd., 824-2316 Located across the Bridge of Lions from the historic district, the Sea Fair is the oldest family-owned-andoperated restaurant in St. Augustine. Menu items include seafood, prime rib and daily specials. Dine indoors or out. A full bar is served. Open for dinner daily.

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SMOKIN’ D’S BBQ 110 S.R. 206 E., 797-2050 Their motto — “We’re open if it’s smokin’” — pretty much says it all. Ultra-casual, no credit cards, no alcohol, no delivery.

But there is take-out — and outside seating on tree stumps.

The Beach Basket, filled with three kinds of barbecued beans, is topped with a giant pile of your choice of beef brisket, turkey or pork. Open daily “until the food runs out.”

SMOOTHIE KING 1835 U.S. 1 S., Ste. 113, 825-6770 See Beaches.

SONNY’S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q 1720 U.S. 1 S., 824-3220 2720 S.R. 16, 824-3315 See Riverside.

SOUTH BEACH GRILL 45 Cubbedge Road, Crescent Beach, 471-8700 Located off A1A, one block south of the S.R. 206 bridge, this two-story beachy destination offers casual oceanfront dining and fresh local seafood. Dine indoors or out on the beachfront deck. A full bar is served, and there’s a weekday happy hour.

Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

SPY SUSHI & SAKETINI LOUNGE 21 Hypolita St., 819-5637 This sophisticated addition to the St. Augustine dining scene, started by a Flagler College grad, infuses the Ancient City with a West Coast vibe. The menu includes traditional Japanese entrées created with a European influence, sushi and a variety of saketinis, as well as 50 wines. Open for daily lunch, dinner and late night.

STIR IT UP 18 A St., St. Augustine Beach, 461-4552 Reggae-named fresh sandwiches, wraps and smoothies are served just steps from the sand. Try the Burrita Marley (hummus and avocado burrito) or the Pita Tosh (turkey, hummus and sprouts). A kids’ menu is offered. Open for lunch daily.

SUNSET GRILLE 421 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach, 471-5555 This Key West-style restaurant — a multiple-time winner of the Great Chowder debate — serves fresh local seafood, steaks and sandwiches inside or at open-air counters.

Celebrating 20-plus years, Sunset Grille offers a full menu for kids, take-out and a new deck. A full bar is served. Open daily for lunch, dinner and late-night dining.

THE TASTING ROOM, WINE AND TAPAS 25 Cuna St., 810-2400 This upscale contemporary Spanish restaurant fuses innovative tapas with an extensive wine list. Owned by Michael Lugo, The Tasting Room is open for lunch Wed.-Sun., for dinner nightly. Live music is performed nightly.

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T.G.I.FRIDAY’S 318 S.R. 312, 808-8443 See Arlington.

WILDFLOWER CAFÉ 4320 A1A S., St. Augustine Beach, 471-2691 Located one block from the beach, this Provençal-style cafe’s signature dishes include the Wildflower grouper — sautéed, with blue crab meat and toasted almonds. Beer and wine are available, as is a kids’ menu. Breakfast and lunch served daily; dinner Tue.-Sat.

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BOLD CITY GRILL 10605 Deerwood Park Blvd., 380-8832 Located in the Sheraton Hotel, casual Bold City Grill features local microbrews on tap with a daily happy hour, as well as a full bar. The menu includes fresh local seafood, Angus steaks, salads, sandwiches and burgers. A kids’ menu and take-out are also offered, and there’s flatscreen TVs. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

CANTINA LAREDO 10282 Bistro Drive, 997-6110 Cantina Laredo serves definitive Mexican dishes and daily fish specials, complimented by signature sauces like chipotle-wine with portobello mushrooms or sautéed artichoke hearts and roasted red bell peppers. Open daily for lunch and dinner.

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ZAHARIAS RESTAURANT 3945 A1A S., St. Augustine Beach, 471-4799

THE CAPITAL GRILLE 5197 Big Island Drive, 997-9233

This family-owned restaurant has been serving Greek and Italian dishes for more than 23 years. Zaharias has a full bar and lounge and accommodates large parties. A children’s menu and an outdoor patio are available. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Located in St. Johns Town Center, The Capital Grille serves dry-aged, hand-carved steaks and fresh seafood, with a dishes made from local, seasonal ingredients. A full bar is served and the extensive, award-winning wine list has 350 Old and New World selections, and 25 wines by the glass.

Open for lunch Mon.-Fri., for dinner nightly.

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Artists make art at this tapas-style restaurant, Zhänras (pronounced “genres”), which serves more than 60 smallplate, world-cuisine selections in a hip, contemporary space.

A children’s menu and take-out are available, and a full bar is served. Open for dinner nightly, with live music six nights a week and a brunch on Sun.

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BAHAMA BREEZE 10205 River Coast Drive, 646-1031 Bahama Breeze offers Caribbean-inspired cuisine and tropical drinks in an island atmosphere. Menu items include lobster quesadillas, West Indies beef patties, Creole baked goat cheese and crab claws St. Thomas. A full bar is served, and a kids’ menu and take-out are available. Open daily.

BLACKFINN AMERICAN GRILLE 4840 Big Island Drive, 345-3466 With four dining rooms, BlackFinn offers classic American

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FIREHOUSE SUBS 10261 River Marsh Drive, Ste. 131, 674-0536 See Mandarin.

FIVE GUYS FAMOUS BURGERS & FRIES 4413 Town Center Parkway, Ste. 401, 996-6900 Best of Jax 2010 winner for Best Burger in Jax, Five Guys offers burgers made with fresh ground beef and finished from a wide selection of toppings, including fried onions, jalapeños or sautéed mushrooms. The fries are served up Five Guys style or spicy Cajun. Kosher hot dogs and soft drinks round out the simple, basic menu. Open daily.

THE FLAME BROILER THE RICE BOWL KING 9822 Tapestry Park Circle, Ste. 103, 619-2786 The Flame Broiler The Rice Bowl King is a healthy choice, inexpensive fast-food restaurant serving food with no transfat, MSG, frying, or skin on meat. Fresh veggies, steamed brown or white rice along with grilled beef, chicken

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HOOTERS 4521 Southside Blvd., 807-9541 See Downtown.

ISLAND GIRL WINE & CIGAR BAR 7860 Gate Parkway, Ste. 115, 854-6060 This smoking establishment, with a walk-in humidor, pairs appetizers with more than 25 wines and ports by the glass.

A full bar is served at the Gateway location, along with more than 220 wines by the bottle; scotch flights are featured. Live music is featured Thur.-Sat. Open daily.

J ALEXANDER’S RESTAURANT 10296 Bistro Drive, 996-7147

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Sales RepGOURMET db SANDWICHES JIMMY JOHN’S 9823 Tapestry Park Circle, Ste. 19, 642-8188 Wildly popular in college towns, Jimmy John’s has been serving gourmet subs and sandwiches since 1983, using fresh breads, meats and cheeses in tandem with lettuce, tomatoes and dressings to produce damn good subs. Totally Tuna, J.J.B.L.T. and Club Lulu are among the choices. Open daily.

JOHNNY ANGELS 3546 St. Johns Bluff Road S., Ste. 120, 997-9850

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children’s menu is available, as well as sushi take-out. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

LARRY’S GIANT SUBS 4479 Deerwood Lake Parkway, Tinseltown, 425-4060 With locations throughout Northeast Florida, Larry’s Giant Subs is known for piling subs high and serving them fast for nearly 30 years. In addition to a broad selection of hot and cold subs, Larry’s features soups, salads and other items. Kids eat free on Mon. and Wed. The Tinseltown location has an extensive beer selection, with a daily happy hour. Open daily.

LIBRETTO’S PIZZERIA & ITALIAN KITCHEN 4880 Big Island Drive, Ste. 1, 402-8888 Authentic NYC pizzeria brings Big Apple crust, cheese and sauce to Jax. Libretto’s serves third-generation family-style Italian classics, fresh-from-the-oven calzones, and desserts in a casual, comfy setting. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

LIME LEAF 9822 Tapestry Park Circle, Stes. 108 & 109, 645-8568 Lime Leaf offers definitive Thai cuisine, from fresh papaya salad to pad Thai to seared ahi tuna, as well as crispy duck, all elegantly presented. Desserts include mango sweet rice.

Beer and wine are served, and limited delivery is available.

Open for lunch Mon.-Sat., for dinner nightly.

McALISTER’S DELI 9700 Deer Lake Court, Ste. 5, 564-2377 McAlister’s offers fresh food fast, including sandwiches, spuds, soups, salads and specially made sweet tea. A kids’ menu and takeout are available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA BAKERS 9734 Deer Lake Court, Ste. 1, Tinseltown, 997-1955 Live music is featured on the patio. See Fleming Island.

THE MELTING POT 7860 Gate Parkway, Ste. 101, 642-4900 Participatory dining is the philosophy at The Melting Pot, which offers a variety of fondues — from chocolate to cheese — and entrees ranging from filet mignon to ahi tuna. A full bar is served, and a children’s menu is available.

Open nightly.

This diner, located near University of North Florida, serves

MILLER’S ALE HOUSE & RAW BAR 9711 Deer Lake Court, Tinseltown, 565-2882

Hill pancakes, Fats Domino omelet and Elvis special combo platter, as well as burgers and shakes. Beer and wine are also available and there’s a menu just for the kiddies. Open daily.

See Mandarin. Open daily for lunch, dinner and late night.

KAN-KI 4483 Southside Blvd., Tinseltown, 642-2626

The ever-changing menu (it’s printed twice daily) has more than 180 fresh items, featuring cedar-roasted Atlantic salmon, kung pao calamari and seared rare salt-and-pepper tuna. A full bar is served, and a children’s menu and take-out are available. Open daily for lunch and dinner.

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MITCHELL’S FISH MARKET 5205 Big Island Drive, 645-3474

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The Olive Tree on Hendricks Avenue in San Marco prepares Mediterranean favorites like falafel, hummus, kibbi and gyros.

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Yo Sushi! strikes a balance of fun, freshness and flavor with sushi, hibachi, katsu, teriyaki and tempura cuisine. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

Otaki features a sushi bar, hibachi grill tables and an open kitchen. A full bar is served, and a kids’ menu and take-out are also available. Open for lunch Mon.-Fri., for dinner nightly.

YUMMY SUSHI 4372 Southside Blvd., Tinseltown, 998-8806

PANERA BREAD 4720 Town Crossing Drive, 807-9103 Voted Best Bakery and Best Bagels by our readers, Panera’s features a variety of fresh-baked goods. Artisan breads, panini sandwiches, espresso drinks and thick iced coffees are also on the menu. Lunch and dinner are served seven days a week.

POLLO TROPICAL 4863 Gate Parkway, Tinseltown, 646-9707 This restaurant’s menu has influences from the Caribbean, Latin America and Miami, resulting in citrus-marinated, tropical spiced grilled chicken dishes served all over the world. The one near Tinseltown also serves beer and wine and take-out is available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

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A Best of Jax 2010 winner for Best Sushi, Yummy’s menu has everything from teriyaki, tempura and hibachi-style dinners to sushi and sashimi, as well as a variety of more than 30 specialty rolls. Lunch roll specials run Mon.-Fri. Beer, wine and sake are served. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

SAN JOSE & UNIVERSITY (LAKEWOOD) ATHENS CAFÉ 6271 St. Augustine Road, Ste. 7, 733-1199 From the dolmades (stuffed grape leaves) to the baby shoes (stuffed eggplant), Athens offers all the favorites. The café serves beer and wine, including Greek brands. Open for lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat.

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RENNA’S PIZZA 4624 Town Crossing Drive, Ste. 125, 565-1299 This casual New York-style pizzeria also serves calzones, antipasto, parmigiana and homemade breads. Beer and wine are served, and a kids’ menu is available. Buy by the slice — they’re humongous — or full pie. Take-out and delivery are available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

SEVEN BRIDGES GRILLE & BREWERY 9735 Gate Parkway N., Tinseltown, 997-1999 This grill and brewery features local seafood, steaks, pizzas and award-winning freshly brewed ales and lagers. Dine indoors or outdoors. A full bar is served, and use of the pool tables is free until 4 p.m. Live entertainment is featured Fri. and Sat., weather permitting. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

SMOOTHIE KING 4624 Town Crossing Drive, Ste. 119, UNF, 996-2889

CRUISERS GRILL 5613 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 1, 737-2874 See Beaches.

DICK’S WINGS 1610 University Blvd. W., Lakewood, 448-2110 See Beaches.

GENE’S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT 1571 University Blvd. W., Lakewood Plaza, 448-9888 See Southside.

HEALTHY BAGEL 1500 University Blvd. W., Lakewood, 730-3322 Healthy Bagel serves 20 varieties of fresh-baked bagels and 13 varieties of bagel sandwiches, including cashew chicken, cranberry turkey and Reubens. Smoothies and espresso are served. Open daily.

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HOOTERS 8938 San Jose Blvd., Ste. 2, 636-9800

SNEAKERS SPORTS GRILLE 8133 Point Meadows Drive, 519-0509

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JENKINS QUALITY BARBECUE 2025 Emerson St., 346-3770

SUITE 4880 Big Island Drive, Ste. 1, 493-9305

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This new premium lounge and restaurant at St. Johns Town Center offers chef-driven small plates and an extensive list of specialty cocktails, served in a sophisticated atmosphere. A full bar is served. Open for dinner and late-nite, nightly.

LEO’S PIZZA ITALIANO 5627 San Jose Blvd., Lakewood, 730-3830

TAVERNA YAMAS 9753 Deer Lake Court, 854-0426

The vibe at Leo’s is both Greek and Italian: Half of the restaurant features Greek décor, the other half Italian. Beer and a variety of Greek, Italian and California wines are served. Dine in or take out. Open for lunch Mon.-Fri., for dinner Mon.-Sat.

This Greek restaurant serves char-broiled kabobs, seafood and traditional Greek wines and desserts. A full bar is available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

MOJO BAR-B-QUE 1607 University Blvd. W., 732-7200

URBAN FLATS TINSELTOWN 9726 Touchton Road, 642-1488 See Ponte Vedra.

WASABI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI BAR 10206 River Coast Drive, 997-6528 Wasabi serves up authentic Japanese cuisine and features teppanyaki shows. A full sushi menu is also served. Children have their own selections. Open daily for lunch and dinner.

WHISKY RIVER 4850 Big Island Drive, 955-5196 Whisky River’s Southern hospitality centers on burgers, hot wings, pizzas and pulled pork, served along with a full bar and drink specials. Hell, it’s owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Open daily. A 2010 Best of Jax winner for Best New Club.

WILD WING CAFÉ 4555 Southside Blvd., Tinseltown, 998-9464

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This funky Southern blues kitchen offers pulled pork and Carolina-style barbecue along with chicken-fried steak and Delta fried catfish. A kids’ menu and carry-out are available, along with a full bottled beer selection. Open daily. A Best of Jax 2010 winner for Best Barbecue. Look for a new Mojo opening in Avondale this spring.

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PEPE’S HACIENDA 3615 DuPont Ave., Ste. 900, Lakewood, 636-8131 This restaurant includes an ethnic grocery store. Pepe’s offers authentic burritos, tortillas, seafood, soups and fresh-baked in-house breads. A kids’ menu is available. Open daily.

SONNY’S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q 5097 University Blvd. W., 737-4906 See Riverside.

TIJUANA FLATS 5635 San Jose Blvd., 371-7884 See Beaches.

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Eating Her Words

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A Q&A with Bite Club host Caron Streibich

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or the last several months, Caron Streibich has hosted the monthly meetups of the Folio Weekly Bite Club. These free tastings are open to Bite Club members, who sample menus at some of the area’s most eclectic and innovative restaurants, then comment or blog about the experience afterward.

So far, Folio Weekly’s Bite Club has hosted 13 free tastings, has two more scheduled (at Cellar 6 in St. Augustine and at Springfield’s Uptown Market) with more in the works.

You can learn more about how to become a Bite Club member at fwbiteclub.com, but we thought it would be fun to learn more about host Streibich, and what makes her tick.

Folio Weekly: Where did you grow up?

Caron Streibich: Born and raised in Sarasota, Fla. Moved to Jacksonville in 1999 to attend UNF.

F.W.: What was your favorite food as a kid?

Any weird dietary things? Any formative food stories?

C.S.: Favorite foods were spaghetti and corned beef and cabbage [with tabasco sauce]. I loved snacking on Slim Jims and Drumstick ice cream cones. I definitely was a pudgy kid in elementary school. [Ed note: Caron has found a way to balance her eating with staying in shape.

She ran five half-marathons last year, and just completed her seventh Gate River Run.] We went out to eat a lot growing up and this helped expose me to different types of food that wouldn’t have been made at home.

Oddly, I’ve despised hamburgers from about second grade on. I have a very vivid memory of going through the school lunch line and sitting down to my hamburger. I peeled back the bun and there was a bright pink streak through the top of the patty. From that moment on, I’ve never craved a hamburger.

C.S.: With Twitter, Facebook, foursquare, Foodspotting, Yelp and the like, people are eager and readily sharing where and what they’re eating with other like-minded individuals. Sharing is caring, right? I’ve been taking photos of my food for years and people always thought I was weird; now it’s much more accepted and mainstream.

F.W.: Do you have to know a lot about food to appreciate it?

C.S.: Yes and no. While I am an impatient cook who is absolutely daunted by lengthy ingredients lists or time-consuming recipes, I have a ton of respect for chefs and kitchen staff.

Being able to simply appreciate various flavors and ingredients, along with preparation styles, is important.

F.W.: Is Bite Club for anyone, or just people obsessed with food?

C.S.: It’s for those who sincerely appreciate what various restaurants and chefs have to offer.

It’s perfect for open-minded people willing to try something they’ve never had before. It’s not for close-minded or picky eaters.

F.W.: Do you believe the foodie trend is changing the way restaurants operate or prepare food?

C.S.: I think restaurants are more aware of how critical consumers are. They’re also using social media to listen to what their customers are saying and make modifications based on their feedback, which is huge.

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F.W.: When did you know you had more than a passing interest in food?

C.S.: I always ate bizarre foods without much hesitation. My grandmother was a fabulous cook, and my parents were adventurous eaters. I grew up eating cow’s tongue that my grandmother made, and we’d stand in the kitchen and eat balls of raw hamburger meat from the butcher shop, sprinkled with garlic salt. I remember eating — and loving! — my mom’s garlicky escargot in third grade.

F.W.: What’s your favorite kind of restaurant?

C.S.: I love eclectic menus with fresh ingredients, and places where I can dine outside. Many inconspicuous hole-in-the-wall spots also prove to be gems. When dining out, I opt for the non-chain, individually owned and operated places first, as well. And I do a lot of research — reading reviews, asking questions, listening to others’ experiences.

There are so many wonderful restaurants to explore, yet so little time!

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GREEN ERTH BISTRO 1520 Hendricks Ave., 398-9156

Basil Thai serves fresh sushi and authentic Thai cuisine, including ginger-infused salad, classic Pad Thai, all curry dishes, ebi roll, sashimi and daily specials. Beer and wine are served. Open for lunch Mon.-Fri., for dinner Mon.-Sat.

That’s not a typo — this bistro is spelled just that way. Edgy and original, Green Erth serves Cali-inspired fare made with natural ingredients, including breakfast items, big salads, soups, paninis, sandwiches, hot dishes, and desserts.

Organic teas, coffees and juices are available. Open for breakfast and lunch Tue.-Sat.

b.b.’s 1019 Hendricks Ave., 306-0100 There’s sophistication to spare, from the ever-changing selection of fine cheeses down to the coffee bean carefully placed in each espresso martini. A favorite lunch spot for the downtown set. A full bar is served. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat.

BISTRO AIX 1440 San Marco Blvd., 398-1949 Executive Chef Tom Gray — voted Best Chef in Folio Weekly’s 2010 Best of Jax readers poll — serves French and Mediterranean inspired fare in an urban-chic atmosphere.

The menu changes seasonally, and the wine list includes more than 250 choices. Open daily. Happy hour is held Mon.-Fri. at the Onyx Bar. Best of Jax 2010 winner for Best Restaurant in Jax.

BISTRO 41° 3563 Philips Highway, Ste. 104, 446-9738 The owners of downtown’s Zodiac Grill have brought their casual dining experience to the South Metro area. Located at the corner of Philips Highway and Emerson Street, Bistro 41° offers fresh, homemade breakfast and lunch dishes in a relaxing atmosphere. Take-out is available. Open Mon.-Fri.

THE BLACK BEAN 2004 San Marco Blvd., 379-8940 The Cuban cuisine offered here includes sandwiches, black beans and rice, and roast pork, served in a casual, family-friendly environment. Beer is served. A kids’ menu, outdoor dining and take-out are available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

BONO’S PIT BAR-B-Q 4907 Beach Blvd., 398-4248 See Arlington.

CHART HOUSE 1501 River Place Blvd., Southbank, 398-3353 Located on the Southbank of the St. Johns River since 1982, this restaurant serves fresh fish, seafood and prime rib along with a full bar. Open for dinner nightly.

CHECKER BBQ & SEAFOOD 3566 St. Augustine Road, 398-9206 Chef Art Jennette runs the show here, serving up all manner of barbecue, seafood and down-home comfort food. Ask for the Trailer Trash Special, which features a pulled-pork sandwich, 15 of Art’s fried white shrimp, hand-cut fries and fresh fried green tomatoes. Open Mon.-Sat. for lunch, Mon.Sat. for dinner.

See Mandarin.

CURRENTS RIVERVIEW BISTRO 841 Prudential Drive, Southbank, 306-9512 Located in the Aetna building, Currents offers Indian, Thai, Latin and European inspired dishes, as well as Southern fried chicken. Outside dining is featured, a full bar is available and the river views are terrific. Open for breakfast and lunch Mon.-Fri.

EUROPEAN STREET CAFÉ 1704 San Marco Blvd., 398-9500 With more than 130 imported beers, and 20 on tap, European Street knows its beers and ales. The sandwich menu includes the classic Reuben and overstuffed sandwiches. The Listening Room features local and national Americana artists.

Open daily. Outside seating is available at some locations.

From Slim Jims to haute cuisine: The evolution of Bite Club foodie Caron Streibich.

First Coast offers traditional diner fare like oversized pancakes and bacon, sandwiches, salads and burgers, including the coyote burger. A kids’ menu and take-out are offered. Open for breakfast and lunch daily.

BASIL THAI & SUSHI 1004 Hendricks Ave., 674-0190

COFFEE ROASTERS 1402 San Marco Blvd., 683-4902

F.W.: What is the definition of a foodie?

C.S.: I think being a foodie begins with an open mind, and continues with a true love and appreciation for quality food and various types of cuisine. Eating, and food, is an experience that should be enjoyed and relished.

F.W.: How have technology and social media changed how people experience food?

(All listings located in San Marco unless otherwise noted.)

FIRST COAST DELI & GRILL 6082 St. Augustine Road, 737-7477

FIREHOUSE SUBS 1949 San Marco Blvd., Ste. 1, 396-0001 See Mandarin.

THE GROTTO 2012 San Marco Blvd., 398-0726 Serving a varied tapas menu, featuring artisanal cheese plates, empanadas, bruschettas and homestyle cheesecake, this upscale wine bar features a list with more than 60 wines by the glass. Open Tue.-Sun. Wine tastings every Thur. Nine-time winner for Best Wine List, most recently in 2010.

HAVANA-JAX CAFÉ/ CUBA LIBRE BAR BITE CLUB CERTIFIED! 2578 Atlantic Blvd., St. Nicholas, 399-0609

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The Cuban sandwiches served in this clean, bright café are the real thing: big, thick and flattened. Other favorites include traditional Cuban fare, like black beans and rice, plantains, steaks, seafood, chicken and rice, and roast pork. A full bar, Spanish wine and Cuban drink specials, including mojitos and Cuba libres, are served. Open Mon.-Sat.

HIGHTIDE BURRITO COMPANY 1538 Hendricks Ave., 683-7396 Locally-owned-and-operated by Alejandro Juarez, this casual Mexican place offers homemade salsas, marinades and tortillas. Beef, pork, fish or cactus are served in burritos, tacos, salads or tortas. A kids’ menu, and beer and wine are available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

HON KOREAN RESTAURANT 5161 Beach Blvd., Ste. 5, St. Nicholas, 396-4008 Hon serves homestyle Korean, focusing on healthy soups, casseroles, entrées and side dishes, all made with fresh meats, vegetables and seafood. The chef has more than 30 years of experience dishing out authentic Korean meals, using original methods passed down through her family.

Take-out and beer and wine are available. Open for lunch and dinner Fri.-Tue.

JIMMY JOHN’S GOURMET SANDWICHES 1725 Hendricks Ave., 400-7827 See St. Johns Town Center.

KIRIN SUSHI 1950 San Marco Blvd., 399-3305 Located on San Marco Square, Kirin Sushi is under new management with an all-new sushi menu. A kids’ menu is available, and beer, sake and wine are served. A sushi lunch is special is offered daily. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

LA NOPALERA NO. 2 MEXICAN RESTAURANT 1631 Hendricks Ave., 399-1768 Don’t be alarmed to see the server’s arms filled with dinner plates — five or more at a time. The balancing act is something to behold. Tamales, fajitas and pork tacos are customer favorites. Beer, wine and margaritas are served; some locations offer a full bar. Open for lunch and dinner daily. A repeat winner for Best of Jax’s Best Mexican Cuisine and Best Margarita.

LAYLA’S OF SAN MARCO 2016 Hendricks Ave., 398-4610 Fine dining in the heart of San Marco. Traditional Middle Eastern cuisine, served inside or outside on the hookah and cigar patio. Beer and wine are served. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat.; dinner on Sun.

MATTHEW’S 2107 Hendricks Ave., 396-9922 This is Chef Matthew Medure’s flagship restaurant, offering fine dining in a refined, European-style atmosphere. Artfully presented cuisine has made Matthew’s one of Northeast Florida’s most awarded and popular restaurants for more than a decade. Matthew’s lounge offers small plates, an extensive martini and wine list and a happy hour Mon.-Fri. Reservations are recommended. Open for dinner Mon.-Sat.

METRO DINER 3302 Hendricks Ave., 398-3701 Located in a historic 1930s-era building amid San Marco’s residential district, this upscale diner serves meatloaf, chicken pot pie and homemade soups. Open for breakfast and lunch daily. Guy Fieri filmed an episode of the Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-ins & Dives” here in March. A children’s menu and take-out are available. Metro Diner is a 2010 Best of Jax winner for Best Breakfast.

MORTON’S, THE STEAKHOUSE 1510 Riverplace Blvd., 399-3933

A chic neighborhood bistro ideal for dates, a quick bite or a casual dinner with friends.

Morton’s, The Steakhouse specializes in generous portions of USDA prime aged beef as well as fresh fish and lobster. The tableside menu presentation features every item described by the server. A full bar, including an extensive wine list, is served, and take-out is available. Open for dinner nightly.

Local Favorites Include: • Lobster Corn Dogs with Spicy Horseradish Ketchup Spiked with Ketel One Vodka

THE MUDVILLE GRILLE 3105 Beach Blvd., St. Nicholas Plaza, 398-4326 The original St. Nicholas location is a family-oriented sports restaurant serving steaks and wings. Trivia is featured every Thur., Karaoke every Fri. and Texas Hold ’Em every Wed. There are big-screen TVs and three satellite dishes for sports fans. A full bar is served. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

• Sweet Tea-Brined Delkat Farm Pork Chop on Macaroni Gratin with Warm Blackberry-Ginger Preserves

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PLAYER’S GRILLE 4456 Hendricks Ave., 448-6670 This sports bar and grill serves burgers and wings, teriyaki stir fry and homemade soups. A full bar is available. A kids’ game room is open (TV monitored, so parents can watch), and TVs are situated in all the booths. Texas Hold ’Em is held every Wed., Sat. and Sun. Open daily and for brunch Sat. and Sun.

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PULP 1962 San Marco Blvd., 396-9222 The juice bar offers fresh juices, frozen yogurt, teas, and coffees made one cup at a time, along with 30 kinds of smoothies. Some smoothies are blended with flavored soy milks and organic frozen yogurts and granola. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Tijuana Flats, with six locations (including this one in Atlantic Beach), focuses on fresh preparations and lively flavors.

THE Q OLD SAN MARCO 1523 San Marco Blvd., 398-8437

and lunch meats roasted daily in-house. Vegetarian options (including tempeh) are available. Call-ahead ordering and pick-up are available. Open Mon.-Sat.

This barbecue joint in San Marco offers basic, down-home barbecue and all the fixins served with Southern charm. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun.

SAN MARCO THEATRE 1996 San Marco Blvd., 396-4845

Stan’s serves up breakfast pita sandwiches, omelets and pancakes, as well as hand-pattied burgers, dogs, subs, barbecue — and fresh cherry limeade. Take-out is available. Open Mon.-Sat.

SUSHI & SUBS 5800 Beach Blvd., St. Nicholas, 858-7032

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This historic movie house offers pizza, nachos, quesadillas, sandwiches, and beer and wine to adventurous moviegoers. The theater shows fi rst-run films and runs a midnight movie series.

RIVER CITY BREWING COMPANY 835 Museum Circle, Southbank, 398-2299

THE SANDWICH COMPANY 2011 Emerson St., 396-3666

Situated on the Southbank Riverwalk overlooking the St. Johns River and popular with the downtown business set, River City offers fresh seafood, steaks and daily chef’s creations. Nosh in the enclosed dining room or out on the marina dining deck. A full bar is served. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch buffet on Sun.

The Sandwich Co. offers sandwiches as well as a full breakfast menu, with platters and pitas in this diner-style restaurant. Lunch features wing tenders, camel riders, steak pitas and subs. Wifi is available. Open Mon.-Sat.

A sibling to the Matthew’s restaurant across the street, TAG offers upscale frozen prepared dishes (like pot pie and lasagna), along with an extensive fresh salad bar, a smart selection of wines and cheese, and plenty of homemade graband-go lunch items. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat.

THE SOUTHERN GRILL 800 Flagler Ave., Southbank, 858-9800

TAVERNA 1986 San Marco Blvd., 398-3005

RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE 1201 Riverplace Blvd., Crowne Plaza, Southbank, 396-6200

Popular with the business crowd, The Southern Grill offers a large menu of salads, veggie platters, sandwiches, melts and wraps. The breakfast selection includes omelets, wraps, sandwiches and sit-down favorites like pancakes and a variety of egg combinations. Open for breakfast and lunch Mon.-Fri., breakfast only on Sat.

Taverna serves European cuisine heavily influenced by the flavors of Italy and Spain. Tapas, small-plate items, Neapolitan-style wood-fired pizzas, homestyle pastas and entrées are served in a rustic yet upscale interior. Beer and wine are served and take-out is available. Open for lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch on Sat. and Sun.

SQUARE ONE 1974 San Marco Blvd., 306-9004

TIDBITS RESTAURANT 1076 Hendricks Ave., 396-0528

This networking hub serves dinner in the lounge or outside on the patio. Happy hour is available at the full bar, and Square One boasts an extensive wine list. Entertainment is featured nightly. Open for dinner Mon.-Sat.

For more than 25 years, Clara’s Tidbits has specialized in good food served in a friendly atmosphere, including popular lunch items like chicken salad and unique avocado sandwiches. Take-out and delivery are available. Open for lunch Mon.-Fri.

QUIZNOS SUB SHOP 5960 Beach Blvd., Ste. 2, 396-6800

A consistent Best of Jax winner for Best Steaks, Ruth’s Chris serves Midwestern custom-aged U.S. prime beef, cooked in 1,800-degree broilers. Fresh seafood and live Maine lobster are also on the menu. A full bar is served with an extensive selection of wines. Reservations suggested; open nightly.

SAKE HOUSE 1478 Riverplace Blvd., Ste. 101, 306-2188 See Riverside.

SAN MARCO DELI 1965 San Marco Blvd., 399-1306 A Best of Jax winner for Best Quick Lunch, this independently owned and operated deli serves grilled fish, turkey burgers

STAN’S SANDWICH & GRILL 1562 Hendricks Ave., 398-6642 Marking more than 30 years in the same location,

Sushi & Subs serves, that’s right ... sushi and subs. Takeout is available. Open Mon.-Sat.

TAKE AWAY GOURMET 2103 San Marco Blvd., 398-6676

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This Jacksonville landmark offers classic Continental and New World cuisine in an Old World setting. Dine outdoors under majestic oaks or indoors in intimate dining rooms.

An extensive wine selection and a full bar are available.

Open for lunch Mon.-Fri., for dinner Mon.-Sat.

SOUTHSIDE ABE’S PIZZA GRILL 12192 Beach Blvd., 645-0460 Abe’s offers traditional Italian dishes, including lasagna, parmigiana and pizza, as well as hot and cold subs, pasta and wings. A kids’ menu, and take-out and delivery are available. Beer and wine are served. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

ALHAMBRA THEATRE & DINING 12000 Beach Blvd., 641-1212 The nation’s longest continuously running dinner theater, the Alhambra is newly renovated and features cuisine prepared by Executive Chef Matthew Medure, who coordinates his menus with each stage production.

“Hairspray” runs through April 3, followed by “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” “The Odd Couple” and “Willy Wonka.” Reservations are suggested to guarantee seating.

A full bar is served. Closed Mon.

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This family-owned casual spot has been around since 1967, offering all-beef hot dogs served in toasted buns, topped off with a variety of homestyle toppings, as well as steak pitas, burgers and subs. A kids’ menu is available.

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10769 Beach Blvd., Ste. 14, 645-3334 Apna serves Indian cuisine, specializing in haleem. A lunch buffet is featured. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

BABA BISTRO 9041 Southside Blvd., Ste. 181, 538-0600 Breakfast fare, including made-to-order omelets and oven-baked homefries, as well as fresh salads, 10-inch pitas, gyros and wraps, are featured at Baba Bistro. Takeout and a kids’ menu are available. Open for breakfast and lunch daily.

BEIGNET’S CARIBBEAN CAFÉ 4770 Barnes Road, Ste. 1, 737-6789 A taste of the Caribbean can be found all over this restaurant, with items like jerk chicken, oxtail, goat, mahi sandwiches, and Caribbean beignets with coffee from New Orleans’ Café Du Monde. Open Mon.-Sat.

10645 Philips Highway, 886-2801 10065 Skinner Lake Drive (JTB & Gate Parkway), 998-1997

EL POTRO 11380 Beach Blvd., 564-9977 5871 University Blvd. W., 733-0844

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Family-friendly and casual, El Potro cooks everything fresh and made to-order — fast, hot and simple. Daily specials and a buffet are featured at most locations. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

BUCA DI BEPPO 10334 Southside Blvd., 363-9090 This popular chain restaurant gets to the heart of fresh Italian cooking with recipes like lasagna and garlic mashed potatoes. Dishes are available in three generous portion sizes (half-pound meatballs!) and served familystyle in a whimsical, old-Italian setting. A full bar, take-out and a kids’ selection are available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

CAFÉ EXPRESS 1706 Southside Blvd., 724-3997 This cozy café offers hot and cold sandwiches as well as breakfast dishes. The homemade potato chips are a specialty. Dine in or take out. Open for breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat.

CASTILLO DE MEXICO 12620 Beach Blvd., Ste. 19, Kernan Square, 998-7006

EUROPEAN STREET RESTAURANT 5500 Beach Blvd. (between University and Emerson), 398-1717 See San Marco.

FARAH’S PITA STOP CAFÉ 3980 Southside Blvd., Ste. 201, 928-4322 Farah’s specializes in Middle Eastern cuisine and caters to the lunch and dinner crowd in busy Southside. Fresh sandwiches, soups, entrées and desserts, as well as pastries and mazas (appetizers) are served. A selection of imported beers and wines is available. Open Mon.-Sat.

FIREHOUSE SUBS 8221 Southside Blvd., Ste. 4, 996-0894 4347 University Blvd. S., Ste. 1, 731-1888

Castillo de Mexico offers an extensive menu served in authentic Mexican décor. There is also a weekday lunch buffet. A full bar is served. Open daily.

See Mandarin.

BENITO’S ITALIAN CAFÉ & PIZZERIA 9475 Philips Highway, 268-1259

CHICAGO PIZZA & SPORTS GRILL 8206 Philips Highway, 731-9797

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Chicago-style deep-dish pizzas, hot dogs and Italian beef dishes are offered by the Comastro family from Chicago, who’ve been serving up Windy City favorites for 25-plus years. They “import” ingredients all the way from exotic, far-away Illinois — talk about authentic. A full bar is served, and a kids’ menu is available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

GENE’S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT 11702 Beach Blvd. (next to Strike Zone Fishing), 997-9738

COPELAND’S OF NEW ORLEANS 4310 Southside Blvd., 998-4414

GOLDEN CORRAL 4250 Southside Blvd., 620-0600

Copeland’s 80-item New Orleans-themed, award-winning menu has a wide variety of authentic Creole, Cajun and New Orleans cuisine, including seafood, pasta and steak.

Copeland’s has a full bar and a happy hour every Mon.-Sat. A children’s menu, take-out and delivery are available.

Open daily.

See Arlington.

THE BLACK BEAN 8221 Southside Blvd., 928-1686 See San Marco.

BLUE BAMBOO 3820 Southside Blvd., 646-1478 Located one mile north of JTB, Blue Bamboo offers Southern specialties and hip, Asian comfort food — owner and chef Dennis Chan, a fourth-generation local restaurateur, has published a cookbook titled just that.

Favorites include red curry shrimp and grits, Singapore street noodles and honey-soy grilled lamb rack. A full bar — including saketinis — and an extensive wine list are served. Dine indoors or outside. Open for lunch Mon.-Fri.; for dinner Mon.-Sat.

BOMBA’S 8560 Beach Blvd., 997-2291 Meals just like your mom’s — if she cooked world-class soul food and choice Southern fare, including country-fried steak, chicken and dumplings, Delmonico steak, and homemade desserts. Open for 30 years, Bomba’s features 12 fresh sides daily, and the menu is vegan-friendly, too. There’s a happy hour, live music, free Wifi and outdoor dining. Delivery and a kids’ menu are available. Beer and wine are served. Open for lunch, dinner and late-night Mon.-Sat.

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Located on Adams Street upstairs from Burrito Gallery, Indochine serves Thai and Southeast Asian favorites.

THE CORNER BISTRO & WINE BAR 9823 Tapestry Park Circle, Ste. 1. 619-1931 The Corner features casual fine dining, with a menu that blends modern American favorites served with international flair. The Fresh Bar offers fine wine, cocktails and martinis. A full bar is served. Open for lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun.

CRAZY SUSHI 4320 Deerwood Lake Parkway, Ste. 202, 998-9797 This cozy getaway serves a full sushi bar as well as hibachi, sashimi, katsu and tempura dishes. Favorites are the Dynamite roll, Cold roll and spicy Manhattan roll. Beer, sake and wine are served. Open daily.

FIVE GUYS FAMOUS BURGERS & FRIES 9039 Southside Blvd., 538-9100

Gene’s menu includes gator tail, calamari and Cajun shrimp. The Arlington location serves beer and wine, and a full bar is available at all other Gene’s Seafood locations.

Take-out is available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

HALA CAFÉ & BAKERY 4323 University Blvd. S., 733-5141 This Jacksonville institution — since 1975 — serves homemade pita bread, kabobs, falafel, tabouli and a daily lunch buffet. Beer and wine are available. The adjacent store carries delicacies from all over the world. Take-out is available. Open lunch and dinner, Mon.-Sat.

JIMMY JOHN’S GOURMET SANDWICHES 7159 Philips Highway, 400-6199 See St. Johns Town Center.

KYOTO STEAK & SUSHI HOUSE 8221 Southside Blvd., Ste. 16, 645-8788 The experienced sushi chefs, trained in Japan, offer traditional Japanese style fare and a full sushi bar in a family atmosphere. A children’s menu is available.

Beer and wine are served. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT 8206 Philips Highway, Baymeadows Junction, 732-9433 See San Marco.

LARRY’S GIANT SUBS 3611 St. Johns Bluff Road S., 641-6499 See St. Johns Town Center.

and South America. The Cuban sandwich is a big seller, along with Latin dishes like ropa vieja, picadillo, paella and arroz con pollo (chicken and rice). A kids’ menu is available. Beer, wine and homemade sangria are served.

Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat.

PANERA BREAD 13740 Beach Blvd., 821-8211 See St. Johns Town Center.

LA STRADA ITALIA 6426 Bowden Road, Ste. 202, 524-8219 Nestled in a quiet corner of Bowden and Salisbury roads, La Strada Italia offers a pleasant ambience, a full menu of traditional Italian dishes, and affordability. Beer and wine are served and a children’s menu is available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

MAMMA LUCIA 11380 Beach Blvd., 645-0081 Located near University of North Florida and owned by real Italians, Mamma Lucia serves definitive Northern Italian cuisine, like risotto, osso buco and their specialty dessert, bomba al cioccolato, cake with ice cream and Amaretto.

Their pasta and tiramisu are made fresh. Beer, wine and espresso are served and take-out is available. Open for lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun.

MATSUYA JAPANESE RESTAURANT 11380 Beach Blvd., Ste. 8, 996-0008 This new Japanese place offers lunch boxes and a variety of sushi dishes. Beer and wine are served. A kids’ selection and take-out are available. Open for lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun.

MIKADO JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE 10460 Avenues Walk Blvd., 260-8860 Mikado has been serving traditional Japanese cuisine for more than 20 years. The big sushi bar seats more than 25 diners. A lunch buffet is offered Sun.-Fri. and there are 12 hibachi tables. A full bar is served and take-out is available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

MIKEY’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT 7544 Beach Blvd., 721-7333 Family-owned for 35 years, Mikey’s serves Old New York-style thin-crust pizzas, pasta, chicken and seafood dishes. An Italian lunch buffet is offered. Take-out and delivery (within three miles) are available. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat.

NEW MADRID RESTAURANT 11233 Beach Blvd., 642-3741 New Madrid features urban Venezuelan cuisine from Cuba

PHILIP SUSHI 9475 Philips Highway, Ste. 20, 519-7977 This full-service sushi restaurant serves traditional sushi, hibachi, sashimi, tempura and teriyaki dishes. Beer and wine are served and there’s a daily happy hour. Lunch specials are featured and take-out is available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

PISCO’S RESTAURANT 4131 Southside Blvd., Ste. 101, 646-3888 This Peruvian restaurant offers ceviche, jalea, lomo and pollo saltado, arroz con marisco, Inca Cola and Peruvian wines. A children’s menu is available, and beer and wine are served. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

QUIZNOS SUB SHOP 1 UNF Drive, Bldg. 58W, 620-3016 11915 Beach Blvd., Ste. 112, 524-8822 See St. Johns Town Center.

ROCKO’S LITTLE ITALIA 4320 Deerwood Lake Parkway, Ste. 203, 997-9994 Rocko’s is a pizzeria with personality, offering traditional pizzas and pasta dishes. All the sauces and dressings are made fresh, blended with authentic ingredients for the real taste of Little Italy. Beer and wine are served. A kids’ menu and take-out are available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

SAHARA CAFÉ & BAR 10771 Beach Blvd., Ste. 110, 338-9049 From the tiled floors to the pillowed lounge area, this family-owned-and operated restaurant exudes Mediterranean style. Beer and wine, flavored hookahs and hot tea are featured in the lounge. Belly dancers perform every weekend. Open for dinner nightly.

SALA THAI 10769 Beach Blvd., Ste. 10, 641-8384 Sit at a booth decorated like a thatched-roof hut and order from a varied Thai menu. House specialties change weekly.

Customer favorites include the pad Thai. For dessert,

The Surf, located on South Fletcher Avenue in Fernandina Beach, offers ocean view dining, fresh fish and nightly specials.

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there’s mango rice or coconut ice cream. Dine in or take out. Beer and wine are served. Open for lunch Mon.-Fri.; for dinner daily.

SAM WON GARDENS 4345 University Blvd. N., 737-3650 This place serves mostly Korean fare, including steamed dumplings, grilled pork belly slices, chowdo soups, noodles, shredded raw beef in sesame oil and kim chi.

THE SECRET GARDEN CAFÉ 10095 Beach Blvd., Ste. 600, 645-0859 This café serves homestyle breakfast and lunch in a gothic garden setting. Southern comfort menu items include eggs Benedict, fried green tomatoes, Alabama meatloaf and made-from-scratch desserts. Local art is displayed. Beer and wine are served. Open for breakfast daily; for lunch Tue.-Sat.; dinner is served on the first Sat. night of each month.

SHIRAZ PIZZA 3980 Southside Blvd., 738-8787 This Italian restaurant just celebrated its grand opening.

Shiraz offers an all-you-can-eat pizza lunch special. Beer and wine are served and take-out is available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

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SUNSET 30 TAVERN & GRILL 10370 Philips Highway, 365-5555

ARDEN’S KAFÉ & KATERING 8299 W. Beaver St., 781-7733 See Avondale.

BLUE BOY SANDWICH SHOP 6514 Norwood Ave., Northside, 768-9791 See Arlington.

BONO’S PIT BAR-B-Q 5903 Norwood Ave., Northside, 765-1817 1036 Dunn Ave., Ste. 2, Northside, 696-6968 See Arlington.

BOSTON’S RESTAURANT & SPORTSBAR 13070 City Station Drive, Northside, 751-7499 A full-service restaurant in River City Marketplace, Boston’s serves up a full menu of sportsbar favorites, including pizzas, pasta, wings, burgers and steak, till 2 a.m. There are 30 TVs (and major sports packages) and live music every weekend.

Dine inside or out on the patio. A full bar is served, and takeout is available. Open daily.

CARL’S MAIN STREET RESTAURANT 1748 N. Main St., 647-0843 Carl’s Main Street has been serving homestyle breakfast and lunch fare for nearly a dozen years. Takeout is available and there’s an all-you-can-eat Sunday buffet. Open Tue.-Sun.

CASA MARIA 12961 N. Main St., Ste. 104, 757-6411 This family-owned-and-operated restaurant offers authentic Mexican food, including fajitas and seafood dishes, as well as a variety of hot sauces — one’s made in-house. The specialty is tacos de asada. A kids’ menu is available and a full bar is served. Open daily.

DICK’S WINGS 450077 S.R. 200, Callahan, 879-0993 See Beaches.

Located inside the new entertainment complex Latitude 30, Sunset 30 serves familiar sportsbar fare, including burgers, chicken, pasta and pizza. A full bar is also served. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

EL POTRO 7200 Normandy Blvd., Ste. 12, Northside, 378-9822

T.G.I.FRIDAY’S 4409 Southside Blvd., 997-8700

FIREHOUSE SUBS 1038 Dunn Ave., Ste. 1, Northside, 338-0098

See Arlington.

See Mandarin.

TOMBO’S BACKPORCH BARBECUE 8929 Philips Highway, 363-0990

FIVE GUYS FAMOUS BURGERS & FRIES 13249 City Square Drive, River City Marketplace, 751-9711

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Tombo’s bright yellow awning says “BBQ!” and the menu doesn’t disappoint. Tombo’s offers low-fat dishes, like barbecue salad, and a full breakfast menu, and the restaurant will also smoke your hogs, hams, deer and turkeys when you bring ’em in. Open for breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat.

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GOLDEN CORRAL 7042 Normandy Blvd., 378-3688 See Arlington.

TOMMY’S BRICK OVEN PIZZA 4160 Southside Blvd., Ste. 2, 565-1999

GREEN PAPAYA 13141 City Station Drive, 696-8886

Tommy’s in the Tinseltown area creates New York-style thin crust, brick-oven-cooked pizzas — gluten-free — as well as calzones, salads and sandwiches made fresh to order, using Thumann’s no-MSG meats and Grande cheeses. Beer, wine and Boylans soda are served. Curbside pick-up and take-out are offered. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat.

Located in River City Marketplace, this restaurant features a Pan-Asian menu, specializing in Thai cuisine served in a contemporary atmosphere. Dine in or take out. Beer and wine are served. Dress is casual-upscale. Open daily.

JAX RIVER CITY CAFÉ 4807 N. Main St., 355-9111

See Mandarin.

Traditional breakfast fare includes omelets and sandwiches.

Lunch features subs, burgers, sandwiches, grilled paninis and daily hot specials. Dine-in, carryout. Open for breakfast and lunch Mon.-Fri.

WASABI JAPANESE BUFFET 9041 Southside Blvd., Ste. 138D, 363-9888

JENKINS QUALITY BARBECUE 5945 New Kings Road, Northside, 765-8515

Included in the buffet price is all-you can-eat sushi and choice of two items from the teppanyaki grill. Customer favorites include the Jaguar, dynamite, lobster and softshell crab rolls. A kids’ menu is available. A full bar is served. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

For more than 53 years, Jenkins Quality Barbecue has served some of the best down-home barbecue around. Slather sauce on a whole smoky chicken or a basket of crinkle-cut French fries. All three places have a drive-thru. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

WOODY’S BAR-B-Q 8206 Philips Highway, Ste. 25, 265-0066 1638 University Blvd., 721-8836 10771 Beach Blvd., Ste. 301, 642-3774 5930 Powers Ave., 739-7427

LARRY’S GIANT SUBS 12001 Lem Turner Road, Northside, 764-9999

VILLAGE BREAD CAFE 5215 Philips Highway, 732-2261

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MILLHOUSE STEAKHOUSE 1341 Airport Road, Northside, 741-8722

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This locally-owned-and-operated steakhouse is a favorite among Northsiders, serving choice steaks from the signature broiler. The menu includes seafood, pasta dishes and Millhouse gorgonzola, plus homemade desserts. A full bar and a children’s menu are available.

Live acoustic music is presented on Tue. and Fri. Open for dinner nightly.

NAGASAKI SUSHI & GRILL 12400 Yellow Bluff Road, Northside, 751-2311 This Japanese restaurant offers an authentic traditional menu, including a variety of teriyaki and tempura dishes, as well as hibachi, sushi and satsumi items. Bento boxes and lunch specials are also featured. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

ORANGE TREE HOT DOGS 840 Nautica Drive, River City Marketplace, Ste. 125, 714-0813 See Baymeadows.

PANERA BREAD 13271 City Station Drive, Northside, 714-6488 See St. Johns Town Center.

QUIZNOS SUB SHOP 10106 Granite Plaza, Northside, 757-7205 See St. Johns Town Center.

RENNA’S PIZZA 840 Nautica Drive, Ste. 117, River City Marketplace, 714-9210 See St. Johns Town Center.

ST. JOHNS SEAFOOD & STEAKS 1403 Dunn Ave., Ste. 21, Northside, 696-1023 See Arlington.

SALSARITA’S FRESH CANTINA 840 Nautica Drive, Ste. 131, Northside, 696-4001 Located in River City Marketplace on the Northside, Salsarita’s offers cuisine with a Southwest flavor made from scratch daily and served in a family atmosphere.

Deliver available. Beer and wine are served. A kids’ menu is available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

SHARKY’S WINGS & GRILL 12400 Yellow Bluff Road, Northside, 714-0995 This family-friendly restaurant offers apps, burgers, subs and shrimp, as well as 16 flavors of wings — get ’em in orders of six to 100. Games and live music are also featured. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

THE SHEIK SANDWICH DELI 2708 N. Main St., 353-8181 See Arlington.

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STICKY FINGERS 13150 City Station Drive, River City Marketplace, 309-7427 See Beaches.

SWEET PETE’S 1922 Pearl St., Springfield, 509-4764 This all-natural sweet shop offers features candy and other treats made the old-fashioned way: all natural flavors, no artificial anything. Choose from a variety of candies and natural products, including several kinds of honey.

THREE LAYERS CAFE 1602 Walnut St., Springfield, 355-9791 This coffeehouse offers homemade desserts and pastries, along with light lunches and ready-to-go bistro salads in a funky renovated Springfi eld space. Beer (featuring Bold City Brewery beers) and wine are served. Indoors and courtyard dining. Local artists’ works decorate the walls. Free Wifi.

Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Live music is presented Wed.-Sun. and The Cellar is an adjacent wine bar.

3 LIONS SPORTS PUB & GRILL 2467 Faye Road, Northside, 647-8625 This pub serves apps, hoagies, and entrées with a decidedly British bent: bangers and mash, roast prime rib, English oxtail soup and pub fries. It’s casual and fun, too — pizza and a kids menu are also available. Beer and wine are served and the entire menu is available for take-out. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

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VIVA AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RESTAURANT 2467 Faye Road, Ste. 10, Northside, 527-1261 The chef at Viva creates dishes with a Southern Mexican influence, including fajitas, tacos, burritos, enchiladas and quesadillas made with fresh ingredients and authentic spices and served in a family-friendly atmosphere. Beer, wine and margaritas are served. A children’s menu is available.

ZAC’S PIZZA & WINGS 12400 Yellow Bluff Road, Ste. 106, Northside, 696-1113

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Zac’s offers a variety of pizzas, from New York-style thin crust to Sicilian thick crust, made with quality ingredients and a slew of toppings. Calzones, strombolis and baked pasta dishes round out the menu. There’s also subs, wings and salads. A kids’ menu and free delivery in a four-mile radius are available. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

• Open for Lunch and Dinner Tues-Sat. and Brunch on Sundays • New dinner menu nightly • Serving local Seafood and Fresh Fernadina Shrimp.

Thai Garden offers traditional Thai menu items, fine wines and imported and domestic beers from its location on Blanding Boulevard.

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ong before food trucks arrived in Northeast Florida, there were grills and fryers and boil pots. Some vendors dusted whiting filets in © 2011 cornmeal and fried them on the spot.

Others slow-smoked racks of ribs in barrel barbecues. Still others boiled and bagged peanuts by the roadside.

But until recently, Northeast Florida lagged behind most metropolitan areas in one area: the burgeoning gourmet mobile food truck industry. Fueled by entrepreneurial chefs, foodie passions, guerrilla marketing and the ability to communicate with fans via Facebook and Twitter, these rolling kitchens have developed ardent followings in cities from New York and Los Angeles to Miami, Cleveland and Boise.

Northeast Florida appears to be catching up.

Several food trucks have set up shop at more or less permanent locations. In St. Augustine, Nalu’s Tropical Takeout parked outside the Surf Station some seven years ago, and has been serving up popular tacos and burritos ever since. They’ve recently gotten competition from Viva La Pesky’s and Sprocket’s Food Truck.

In Jacksonville, some trucks have run afoul of restrictive city zoning regulations. As soon ©of2008 folioweekly as there was a whiff enterprise — Mossfire Grill and O’Brothers Irish Pub teamed up to create Bus’In Your Chops in December, and Monroe’s Bar-B-Que & Catering launched one in March — the city cracked down. The city cited Bus’In Your Chops for violating the commercial/residential/office zoning codes in its spot on Dupont Street next to the old Brooklyn fire station. Monroe’s has yet to find a home, but promises to keep social media fans and followers in the loop.

Here’s a short list of local food trucks, accompanied by the fervent hope that these rolling restaurants spark an ever-more vibrant street life in Jacksonville.

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Viva La Pesky’s vivalapeskys.com When the popular St. Aug Beach haunt Pesky’s closed, fans of its good, cheap tacos mourned.

So great was their sadness that owners Jennifer and Trevor Henley were inspired to start up a food truck selling their Baja-style faves — $3 tacos and $7 burritos.

When & Where: Wednesdays, from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at St. Augustine Beach Pier Farmers Market in the Pier parking lot, 350 A1A Beach Blvd.

Saturdays, from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Old City Farmers Market, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 A1A S. Sprocket’s Food Truck facebook.com/pages/Sprockets-Food Truck/160283750675107 Located outside Sprocket’s Bike Shop, this gourmet sandwich truck features bread baked daily from an artisan bakery in St. Augustine.

Owners Chris Geer and Derek Martin use it to make scrumptious sandwiches like the Florida melt (avocados, sprouts, brie, tomatoes and pesto). There’s also barbecued tempeh for vegetarians.

When & Where: Every Monday-Friday, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Sprocket’s Bike Shop, 34 Rio Vista Place, St. Augustine. (Not on Wednesdays.)

Wednesdays, from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at St. Augustine Beach Pier Farmer’s Market in the Pier parking lot, 350 A1A Beach Blvd.

Mother Fletcher’s Facebook.com/motherfletche Twitter @motherfletche Mother Fletcher’s serves high-end comfort food, like grain-fed filet mignon wraps, chicken wings, chili fries and the tornado (a stack of freshly made potato chips layered on a stick and deep-fried).

When & Where: Saturdays and Sundays, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at Pecan Park Flea Market, 614 Pecan Park Road, Jacksonville.

Sign up for Mother Fletcher’s Facebook and Twitter feed to get location updates.

Nalu’s Tropical Takeout nalustropicaltakeout.com Nalu’s is the granddaddy of the food truck business in Northeast Florida, serving burritos and Baja fish tacos with sides of rice and beans or tortilla chips, and they’ve earned a loyal following.

When & Where: Every Monday-Saturday, from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. at The Surf Station, 1020 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine.

Bus’In Your Chops businyourchops.com Brothers Drew and Curt Cavins launched Bus’In Your Chops in December, combining the sensibilities of Drew’s Mossfire Grill and the brothers’ O’Brother’s Irish Pub. Priced cheap with tacos that cost from $3 to $3.50, the truck was an instant hit in late-night Riverside, but finding the right lunch location has been a challenge. The city kicked them out of a spot on the St. Johns River near the YMCA. Says Curt Cavins, “It’s hard to know what the rules are in Jacksonville.”

Monroe’s On-The-Go monroessmokehousebbq.com Facebook.com/monroesBBQ With a brick-and-mortar anchor (Monroe’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Q & Catering, 4838 Highway Ave., Jacksonville), this food truck plans to go mobile soon. No word yet on locations or hours, but fans and followers will receive location updates.

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Reasons to leave the house this week RADIO DAYS

DIANE REHM

Known as much for her distinctive voice as her penetrating interviews, radio talk-show host Diane Rehm has spent a quarter-century inviting loyal listeners into candid discussions with public figures ranging from Bill Clinton and Sandra Day O’Connor to Arlo Guthrie and Fred Rogers. Northeast Floridians have two chances to see Rehm at “A Reception and Conversation with Diane Rehm” on Thursday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m. (reception at 5:30 p.m.) at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach and again during “Lunch with Diane” at WJCT on Friday, March 25 at 11:30 a.m. at WJCT Studios, 100 Festival Park Ave., Jacksonville. Tickets for each event are $37.50. 358-6329. wjct.org

COUNT ROCKULA PETER MURPHY

After pioneering goth-rockers Bauhaus decided to call it quits and pursue other interests (like working on their moon tans), lead vocalist Peter Murphy worked with a variety of collaborators, including longtime fan Trent Reznor, while finding chart success in the U.S. with the songs “All Night Long” and “Cuts You Deep.” Most recently the Godfather of Goth made a cameo appearance as “The Cold One” in — what else? — the film “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.” Murphy performs with Livan on Thursday, March 24 at 8 p.m. at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. Tickets are $20. 246-2473.

BASS HEAD MIKE WATT

Since the late ’70s, pioneering bassist and musician Mike Watt has helped anchor down the low end for such bands as The Minutemen, Firehose and Porno for Pyros. Most recently, he’s found a labor of love with the reformed version of proto-punks The Stooges, as well as playing “sidemouse” with various musical lineups. Watt’s latest release, “Hyphenated-Man,” was inspired by the works of the Dutch master Hieronymus Bosch. Mike Watt and The Missingmen perform the album in its entirety along with openers Snore on Thursday, March 24 at 8 p.m. at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville.

Tickets are $12. 398-7496.

DIRTY FUN MS MUD RUN

The third annual MS Mud Run combines the benefits of a 10K (about six miles) with the challenge of navigating a series of 35 boot camp-style obstacles — all played out in a delightful sea of mud!

Register to run, slip and slide as individuals or a team and, while everyone is required to wear long pants and boots that cover the ankle, runners are encouraged to dress creatively. The race kicks off on Saturday, March 26 with the first wave of contestants hittin’ the dirt at 9 a.m. at Taye Brown Regional Park Sports Complex, 13951 Normandy Blvd., Jacksonville. A DJ and live music, beer and food and a firetruck to hose down the runners are featured. Entry fees start at $60. Proceeds benefit multiple sclerosis programs. 332-6810. mudrunjax.com

FAIRSPRING PLAY AWAKENING

The eight-time Tony Award-winning musical and Broadway smash “Spring Awakening” chronicles a group of 19th-century German teens as they begin to experience a hormonal, uh, awakening, in song and dance, no less!

Featuring music by indie songwriter Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by poet-playwright Steven Sater, this adult-themed show has nabbed rave reviews in everything from The New York Times to Entertainment Weekly. The play is staged on Thursday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the TimesUnion Center for the Performing Arts’ Moran Theater, 300 W. Water St., Jacksonville. Tickets range from $27-$82.

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Ah, fair Folio Weekly readers, spring has returned to Northeast Florida and, as the delightful pollen covers man and beast, the heart harkens for the sensorial remedy of sweet, jam band music.

The 15th annual Suwannee Springfest is held from Thursday, March 24 through Sunday, March 27 at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, 3076 95th Drive, Live Oak. The fest features such long-playin’ luminaries as The Avett Brothers, David Grisman Sextet, Trampled by Turtles, Colorado Superjam with Emmitt-Nershi, Michael Kang, The Motet, Travelin’ McCourys and many more. Tickets range from $50-$180. For a full schedule line-up and to score tickets, check out suwanneespringfest.com

FRIDAY, MARCH 25 THE CAVE SINGERS

Seattle rootsy rockers The Cave Singers are a humble version of what used be to known as a supergroup. Band members Derek Fudesco, Peter Quirk and Marty Lund translated their work in various popular groups from the Pacific Northwest into a soulful, earthy sound that borrows as much from down-home ’60s rockers Delaney & Bonnie as it does the droned-out bliss of ’80s UK acid casualties Spacemen 3. The Cave Singers perform with Lia Ices & The Rivernecks on Friday, March 25 at 8 p.m. at The Original Café Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach. Admission is $8. 460-9311. march 22-28, 2011 | folio weekly | 63

Tour of Doody: The soldiers from Septic Tank Team Bravo question their career choice in “Battle: Los Angeles.”

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emember when Tom Cruise rode the high winds in “Top Gun”? The chicks loved him, as did the Navy and Air Force when enlistments spiked. John Wayne worked the same magic for the Marines in 1949 in “The Sands of Iwo Jima” as Sgt. John Stryker, the best and toughest of the best and tough. Clint Eastwood didn’t fare as well for the Corps in “Heartbreak Ridge” (coincidentally the same

Director Liebesman delivers the goods, channeling a familiar plot with a recycled cast of typical characters and somehow making it all work.

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year as “Top Gun”), but that’s probably due to the fact that it’s hard for audiences to get excited about military operation in Grenada.

The Marines are back front and center in “Battle: Los Angeles,” this time with Aaron Eckhart as Sgt. Michael Nantz leading the charge against an alien invasion. In the tradition of John Wayne, directly referenced more than once, Eckhart gives ugly ruthless invaders all they can handle — and then some. He’s an utterly selfless team leader, an inspiration to his men as well as the savior of the film’s token female and token kid. Most of all, as the movie stresses again and again, he’s a Marine.

Were Eckhart not such a good actor and “Battle: Los Angeles” a less-accomplished alien-invasion flick, the film’s gung-ho bluster might be ludicrous. My expectations were low since the director, Jonathan Liebesman, was responsible for “Darkness Falls” (2003), a truly abysmal horror movie about the Tooth Fairy, of all things. This time, though, Liebesman delivers the goods, channeling a familiar plot with a recycled cast of typical characters and somehow making it all work.

A more realistic, focused version of 1996’s

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“Independence Day,” the movie narrows its scope to L.A. and the struggle of a platoon of Marines (and a few assorted civilians) to survive and then counter the invading aliens. The film’s opening segment introduces Sgt. Nantz on the verge of retirement, his last assignment in the Middle East having been especially brutal and costly in terms of the deaths of those in his charge. His immediate commanding officer is a fresh-faced lieutenant facing combat for the first time with a unit of the usual heterogeneous mix of guys in movies like this.

Eckhart is the only familiar face among the cast of Marines. Later, his troop is joined by Michelle Rodriguez (“Machete,” “Avatar”) as Tech Sgt. Elena Santos and Bridget Moynahan (“I, Robot”) as a rescued veterinarian. Certainly more recognizable than the assorted guys in the supporting cast, both actresses are appealing in decidedly unglamorous roles. Rodriguez is particularly good, since she seems to have defined the role of the tough, sassy chick ever since her auspicious debut in “Girlfight” (2000).

The film’s gritty production design is remarkable, rendering a war-torn Los Angeles in scenes every bit as credible as those in “Black Hawk Down” or “Green Zone.” The special effects are as good as we might expect given today’s technology, though it’s doubtful if “Battle: Los Angeles” could have boasted a budget anywhere near Steven Spielberg’s “War of the Worlds.” Earlier this year, “Skyline” took the same plot as “Battle: Los Angeles” but lags in comparison to the new film in terms of budget and especially cast. Nevertheless, that earlier film had some impressive special effects, which only goes to show that technical wizardry alone does not make a good movie.

This film breaks no new ground with its aliens and their firepower. The invaders are ugly as sin, basically goo and guck encased in armor, and their weapons are impressive.

They’re no match for Aaron Eckhart, though, a good actor who has yet to secure a blockbuster role. His best thus far have been in relatively little-seen films like “Possession” (2002) and “Thank You for Smoking” (2005); he was terrific in “Towelhead” (2007). Still, most people will recognize him as Harvey Dent in “The Dark Knight.” It’s Eckhart, however, who brings credibility to “Battle: Los Angeles” and, in the process, a real boost to Marine recruiters throughout the country, and particularly L.A. Pat McLeod themail@folioweekly.com

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hat if you and your most superbly geeky best friend encountered an alien? I mean a real-life, honest-to-Carl Sagan extra-terrestrial.

What if?

You would freak. You would — just as the character Clive does in this fun new flick.

You’d giggle like a loon and then faint, out cold from the sheer luck of this happenstance.

And then you’d go on a most excellent road trip with your new alien buddy, because he needs your help to escape the FBI and whatnot. And it’d be awesome.

That’s the new comedy “Paul,” in a nutshell of interstellar proportions. Oh, it’s funny. And sweet. And fearless, in small ways that wouldn’t stand out if most mainstream movies weren’t so damned cowardly in so many big ways. It’s a total nerd fantasy, and don’t pretend you haven’t thought about it yourself: “What if I met an alien?” C’mon, you geek — it’s just us here, you can admit that it gives you shivers.

What makes “Paul” such a fun ride is that costars and co-writers Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are big ol’ dorky nerd boys, too. And I say that with the deepest love and admiration.

They know what they are and they’re not afraid to admit it — hell, they’re not afraid to flaunt it, which gives “Paul” its wonderfully sweet, dorky mojo. You’ve surely noted this among your dorkier pals: We bristle when outsiders and “normies” poke fun at us, because they do it out of meanness — they don’t “get” us. But it’s OK for us geeks to make fun of ourselves and our goofy obsessions and the weird nutty things we love to devotional distraction (“Star Trek,” “Star Wars,” “Aliens,” “The Big Bang Theory”) since we do it out of self-deprecation and love.

What makes “Paul” such a hit is that Pegg and Frost — as writers and actors — are just as deeply smitten with everything geek, while recognizing it for the sheer madness of it all.

Graeme (Pegg) and Clive (Frost) are two British “nerds on the lam from ComicCon” in San Diego, on a road trip exploring the paranormal “must-sees” of the American Southwest — Area 51, Roswell and the ilk — when they run into Paul, a small spindly person of a nonhuman,

non-Earthly extraction. (Seth Rogen supplies the voice of the CGI character, and he’s perfect for the role: deadpan, wiseass and hilarious.) I’ll leave you to discover Paul’s backstory, how he ended up with that name (which is, like the rest of the movie, funny and bittersweet), and why he’s on the run from Jason Bateman’s Special Agent Zoil (first name: “Lorenzo”— get it?), who really wants to catch this alien.

“Paul” is directed — rather indifferently, it must be said — by Greg Mottola (“Adventureland,” “Superbad”), and is missing a level of geek servicing it might’ve had if guided by a cohort of Pegg’s and Frost’s, director Edgar Wright (“Hot Fuzz,” “Shaun of the Dead”). That said, there’s real joy in seeing how Pegg’s and Frost’s longtime geek “bromance” translates (again) to the screen. One bit involves the best pals being mistaken for a gay couple — an ongoing gag throughout the work of these two hetero men — but there’s nothing the least bit homophobic or mean about the joke. The obvious affection that Pegg and Frost have for each other makes an otherwise silly, juvenile premise actually work. And just as there’s genuine emotion unafraid to be shown here, there’s also some honest, earthy crudity that never descends into the juvenile, some deliciously creative vulgarity, and — working on the same level of basic authenticity — some good smackdowns on creationism and general irrationality among the American public.

While geeky fanboys can, unfortunately, sometimes be sexist bordering on misogynist, I’m glad there’s none of that here. When wacko fundamentalist, trailer-park proprietor Ruth (Kristen Wiig) gets a wakeup call to the realities of biology and evolution from the mere existence of Paul, there’s nothing vicious in how she is portrayed. Goofy dude Graeme even gets to “engage in hand-to-hand combat” with Bateman’s boss and FBI head honcho Sigourney Weaver, which is surely a wet dream for many a geek boy (and probably more than a few geek girls) in a scene more poetically sweet than offensive.

There’s some kinda magic in all that, if only by comparison with most rancid examples of geek pandering spewed out by Hollywood. And while it can be quite raw and naughty, there’s nothing crass about this worthwhile comedy.

When it comes to some much-needed bawdy silliness, “Paul” is a welcome alien intruder on the big screen.

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You’ve never really appreciated the poetry of Emily Dickinson until you’ve had it screamed in your face by a gun-waving, coked-up Joe Pesci: Robert De Niro shares a moment with Bradley Cooper in “Limitless.”

DRIVE ANGRY 3D **@@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square Latest narcolepsy-inducing exercise in action-flick mediocrity from Nicolas “Hire Me” Cage that answers the ancient koan, “What is the sound of one star’s career crashing?”

FILM RATINGS **** ***@ **@@ *@@@

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NOW SHOWING THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU ***G Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, 5 Points Theatre, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Matt Damon stars in this adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s sci-fi story about a rising politician and his relationship with a woman (Emily Blunt) who keeps coincidentally appearing in his life — until they discover that a group of men seem to be controlling their fate.

BATTLE: LOS ANGELES ***@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Reviewed in this issue.

BEASTLY **@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Alex Pettyfer, Mary-Kate Olsen and Neil Patrick Harris star in this retelling of “Beauty and the Beast” set in modernday Brooklyn.

BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON **@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues Martin Lawrence as an FBI agent who dresses up like an overweight, meddling granny. Damn!

CEDAR RAPIDS ***G Rated R • AMC Orange Park, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Beach Blvd.

Ed Helms (Andy on “The Office”) plays Tim, a sweet, sincere insurance agent, kind of a shmo we like despite his cluelessness. But it’s just that same naïveté that takes this comedy from mediocre to something quite endearing. Tim is off to the metropolis of Cedar Rapids, hoping to nab a sales award. With John C. Reilly and Sigourney Weaver.

GNOMEO & JULIET ***@ Rated G • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach This cute animated retelling of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” set in a land of garden gnomes, is an inventive and lighthearted way to hip the kids to one of the Bard’s beloved works.

THE GRACE CARD **@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Regency Square Michael Joiner stars in this faith-based story of an embittered police officer who attempts to find peace after a personal tragedy.

HALL PASS **@@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Owen Wilson stars in the latest comedy from the Farrelly Brothers about a man whose wife gives him a chance to have an extramarital affair. The only problem? She plans on honoring the same freebie and get some newbie strange.

I AM NUMBER FOUR *G@@ Rated PG • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues Silly teenybopper sci-fi flick about an alien on the lam who hides out in an American high school. Gnarly, dude!

THE ILLUSIONIST ***G Rated PG • Epic Theatre St. Augustine An unemployed French magician takes a trip to Scotland and encounters a young woman with whom he experiences life-altering adventures.

JUST GO WITH IT **G@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach This rom-com, starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, is about a plastic surgeon who gets his office manager to pose as his disgruntled, soon-to-be-ex-wife in a bid to pick up sympathetic women. Co-starring Kevin Nealon, Rachel Dratch, Dave Matthews, Minka Kelly and Nicole Kidman.

Waitaminute … Dave Matthews?

AREA THEATERS AMELIA ISLAND Carmike Amelia Island 7, 1132 S. 14th St., 261-9867 ARLINGTON & REGENCY AMC Regency 24, 9451 Regency Square Blvd., 264-3888 BAYMEADOWS & MANDARIN Regal Avenues 20, 9525 Philips Highway, 538-3889 BEACHES Regal Beach Blvd. 18, 14051 Beach Blvd., 992-4398 FIVE POINTS 5 Points Theatre, 1028 Park St., 359-0047 NORTHSIDE Hollywood River City 14, River City Marketplace, 12884 City Center Blvd., 757-9880

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ORANGE PARK AMC Orange Park 24, 1910 Wells Road, (888) AMC-4FUN Carmike Fleming Island 12, 1820 Town Center Blvd., 621-0221 SAN MARCO San Marco Theatre, 1996 San Marco Blvd., 396-4845 SOUTHSIDE Cinemark Tinseltown, 4535 Southside Blvd., 998-2122 ST. AUGUSTINE Epic Theatres, 112 Theatre Drive, 797-5757 IMAX Theater, World Golf Village, 940-IMAX Pot Belly’s, 36 Granada St., 829-3101

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JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY NEVER **@@ Rated G • AMC Orange Park, Regal Avenues OMG!! A surprisingly fun film about commerce and celebrity in the age of information overload.

THE KING’S SPEECH **** Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Pot Belly’s, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush deliver Oscar-worthy performances in this uplifting based-on-real-life tale.

LIMITLESS **G@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach After struggling author Eddie (Bradley Cooper) takes the experimental drug NZT, he discovers his brain is operating at its highest potential. Unfortunately, nefarious forces would also like to get their hands on Eddie’s stash of “happy pills” and will stop at nothing — not even murder. This adrenalinecharged action flick also stars Robert De Niro.

THE LINCOLN LAWYER **G@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Five Points Theatre, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Mickey Haller (Matthew McConaughey) is a low-rent L.A. lawyer whose fortune seems to improve when he’s hired to defend playboy millionaire Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillipe), but the case becomes a lethal game of cat-and-mouse. This legal thriller also stars Marisa Tomei and William H. Macy.

LORD OF THE DANCE 3D **@@ Rated G • AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Michael Flatley is back with a vengeance and leading his dance company through this high-steppin’ Celticchoreographed tale of good versus evil — wait for it — in 3D! MARS NEEDS MOMS **@@ Rated PG • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Family-geared animated 3-D fare about young Milo (voiced

by Seth Green) and his intergalactic adventure to save his mom, Lissa (voiced by Joan Cusack) from the fiendish clutches of Martians.

PAUL ***@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Reviewed in this issue.

RANGO **** Rated PG • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal

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Avenues, Regal Beach, San Marco Theatre Fun, creative animated flick that features the voices of Johnny Depp, Timothy Olyphant and Ned Beatty in the surreal saga of a lone lizard who rolls into a Wild Western town to save the day.

RED RIDING HOOD **@@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Amelia Island, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Leonardo DiCaprio produced this horror film, a retelling of the kids’ tale “Little Red Riding Hood,” starring Amanda Seyfreid, Shiloh Fernandez and Gary Oldman.

TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT **@@ Rated R • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square This retro-’80s coming-of-age comedy stars Topher Grace, Anna Faris and Dan Fogler.

UNKNOWN **G@ Rated PG-13 • AMC Orange Park, AMC Regency Square, Carmike Fleming Island, Cinemark Tinseltown, Epic Theatre St. Augustine, Hollywood River City, Regal Avenues, Regal Beach Liam Neeson stars in this unoriginal yet watchable film about a man who wakes up from an accident only to realize that his former life no longer exists — and someone wants him dead! Yikes!

OTHER FILMS

WHO DOES SHE THINK SHE IS? In connection with the Women’s History Month Art exhibition, the Women’s Center of Jacksonville presents this documentary at 5:30 p.m. on March 28 at AT&T Tower auditorium, 301 W. Bay St., Jacksonville. The feature-length documentary details the lives of five diverse women artists and their struggles to lead creative lives while balancing family and motherhood.

Admission is free. whodoesshethinksheis.net POT BELLY’S CINEMA “The Social Network,” “The King’s Speech,” “Black Swan,” “Barney’s Version” and “The Fighter” are shown at Pot Belly’s, 36 Granada St., St. Augustine. 829-3101.

WGHOF IMAX THEATER “The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D” is screened along with “Hubble 3D,” “Space Station 3D” and “Under The Sea 3D,” at World Golf Hall of Fame Village, 1 World Golf Place, Exit 323 off I-95, St. Augustine. 940-IMAX. worldgolfimax.com

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HEREAFTER Clint Eastwood directs Matt Damon, Cécile de France and twins Frank and George McLaren in this supernatural story about three people whose lives seem to intersect at the crossroads of life and death.

WASTE LAND This fascinating documentary follows notable Brooklyn-based artist Vik Muniz as he travels to his native Brazil, painting and interacting with the denizens who frequent Jardim Gramacho, the world’s largest garbage dump.

YI YI Renowned Taiwanese director Edward Yang directed this critically lauded 2000 import about a contemporary middle-class family that bands together and survives after enduring misfortune and calamity. The deluxe edition features commentaries about the film’s production and the new Taiwanese cinema movement.

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Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville Tickets are $12 398-7496

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ike Watt has spent the past three decades honoring his mantra of going “econo” — living a humble, music-centered life, and riding his creative waves into middle age. As a founding member of The Minutemen and Firehose, bassist Watt was a cartographer of the American punkrock experience, mapping how bands could chart a course through the then-DIY-wilderness. After the tragic death of Minutemen singer-guitarist D. Boon in 1985, Watt transformed his grief into discipline, working with everyone from Sonic Youth to Porno For Pyros, amassing a loyal group of adherents. A powerhouse and even visionary bassist in a sometimes overly precious indie scene that can frown upon technique and skill, the 53-year-old was most famously celebrated by Red Hot Chili Peppers, who dedicated their 1991 multi-million-selling breakout album, “Blood Sugar Sex Magick,” to him. Watt is a survivor of many things: the loss of his original collaborator brother in Boon, dodging the shrapnel of the ’90s alt-rock “buy out” and surviving a freakish infection that nearly killed him some 11 years ago.

Watt returns to Northeast Florida with guitarist Tom Watson and drummer Raul Morales to perform his third and latest “opera,” “Hyphenated-Man,” inspired by his love of paintings by the Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516).

The album is composed of 30 brief albeit cookin’ tracks that sound like an evolved version of The Minutemen, which is no surprise since Watt wrote the entire album on D. Boon’s guitar — a first for the longtime San Pedro, Calif., resident. It’s also the debut release for Watt’s new label (clenchedwrench. com). And, almost poetically, Watt has now been playing with the reformed version of his beloved heroes, The Stooges, for nearly a decade.

Since the early ’80s, Watt has been a near-annual presence in the Northeast Florida punk scene, first appearing at famed Jax Beach clubs like The Blighted Area and Einstein A Go Go, and then shows at Jack Rabbits.

(He commissioned his pal, Rob DiPiazza of St. Augustine’s Screen Arts Gallery, to print stickers commemorating D. Boon’s brief life and influence.)

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Mike Watt: Yeah, big time. I was only 42 and had a lot of work to do. I didn’t want to die, man!

(Laughs.) That was scary. It was a f*ckin’ beatdown, but trippy things just happen.

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M.W.: That was a very sad day. The last time I saw him play was in ’80 at The Whisky A Go-Go. He had a huge influence on The Minutemen and I think a huge influence on the punk scene. Like The Stooges, Beefheart’s music had a very adventurous, wild sound but still a huge, incredible knowledge of the blues.

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M.W.: Well, it took some basic ethics, like a fanzine where you have no middleman, and [helped] multiply that idea. It’s like old values: “Nobody filters what I say.”

So it’s a means to an end but also an extension of those old, freespirited values.

F.W.: You have said more than once onstage that this area reminds you of San Pedro. Has that kept you coming back?

M.W.: I just love comin’ down and playing there. It’s a Navy town, so I got some identification with that. I remember playing with Sonic Youth at Einstein’s and I remember the old man [the late EAGG patriarch Bill Faircloth] cooking us chicken!

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Fur Peace: No, it’s not the cast of director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s version of “Winnie the Pooh” — just psych-folk-rockers The Cave Singers.

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Seattle’s The Cave Singers carry traditional music to the shadowy corners of contemporary indie rock THE CAVE SINGERS with LIA ICES and THE RIVERNECKS Friday, March 25 at 8 p.m.

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eographically speaking, North American folk music has several epicenters — Appalachia, the Dust Bowl, the Canadian Maritimes, the Old South. Seattle, even with its radical political history, has never been one of them. Instead, the Emerald City is better known as the birthplace of grunge and the spiritual home of alternative rock, hardcore and metal. But in recent years, the emergence of folksy, tender-voiced bands like Fleet Foxes and the (transplanted) Band of Horses has cast Seattle in a softer glow — more mountain meadows and scraggly beards than mosh-pit jackboots and ripped-up denim.

The Cave Singers have taken Pacific Northwest folk music in fresh directions over the span of their last three albums. Still rooted in the well of acoustic-based Americana, the trio of Pete Quirk (vocals and guitar), Derek Fudesco (guitar and bass) and Marty Lund (drums) inject a bit more rock ‘n’ roll energy into their latest release “No Witch.”

“On the last two albums, our songs were quieter,” Quirk tells Folio Weekly. “But on this one, we were trying to go for a more live sound to represent our show a little bit — raucous, louder and turned up more. Maybe even a little bit darker, too.”

That dark influence comes not just from © 2011 Seattle’s perpetually gray climate, but from the trio’s varied past in heavier post-punk bands like Pretty Girls Make Graves, Murder City Devils and Hint Hint. “Geography definitely adds to it,” Quirk says, “but maybe it’s just an overall theme or feeling that we get from playing with each other, too. It’s not that we’re dark dudes — we’re actually pretty happy.” But answering the eternal critics who say they’ve simply grown up and gone soft with their folk explorations, Quirk says, “It seems like a good progression — and a natural one at that.

Making music with Derek isn’t like a complete 180 [degrees]; it’s just like, ‘Now I’m on this road, but it’s all in the same neighborhood.’”

The Cave Singers did find themselves in a new neighborhood for “No Witch,” though, switching from original label Matador to upstart indie imprint Jagjaguwar. Interestingly, Jagjaguwar offered the band a unique 50/50

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revenue split, reflecting the changing business landscape of modern-day rock ‘n’ roll. “It takes a really long time to make an album that’s just 40 minutes long,” Quirk says. “So to know a label is helping you out from a good, supportive environment is nice.” Laughing, Quirk adds, “Plus, people are like, ‘Jagjaguwar, where are they based? L.A.?’ And you get to say, ‘No, they’re from Bloomington, Indiana.’”

Luckily for Northeast Florida fans, The Cave Singers are just as excited about visiting small-town St. Augustine to play The Original Café Eleven — just the third live show at the recently reopened venue on March 25. “We

“We were trying to go for a more live sound — raucous, louder and turned up more. Maybe even a little bit darker, too.” did two weeks opening for Cold War Kids in December,” Quirk says, “and I would say that the Florida shows were some of the best, even though it’s like the farthest place from Seattle.

And St. Augustine, that’s where Flagler College is, right? Back in my high school days in New Jersey, I thought about going there because I loved surfing so much.”

The Cave Singers could easily be blasé about their first headlining run through Florida, especially since they toured China last fall — an experience Quirk describes as mind-blowing.

But it’s clear that these 21st-century folkies are all about representing their Seattle musical roots while broadening their cultural knowledge.

“We walked on the Great Wall and played Beijing and Shanghai, but we also played in places further out where people were just staring at us,” he says. “Derek has long hair, I have a beard, and we have guitars, while there’s a guy with no shirt on cooking a fish in the middle of the street, or people swinging Mao flags at big festivals. But the shows were really cool; even in America, people [see us and] are like, ‘What are you guys up to?’ So in China, there were so many more degrees of separation, like, ‘Who are these guys? Are they from outer space? Or from West Virginia?’”

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Coping Mechanisms

Press resistant singer-songwriter Citizen Cope uses a strategy of disengagement CITIZEN COPE Sunday, March 27 at 8 p.m.

The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville Tickets are $26 and $31 355-2787

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t’s not clear why someone with a perfectly serviceable rock n’ roll name like Clarence Greenwood would choose to go by the name Citizen Cope. But if he has a reason, the Memphis-born, Washington, D.C.-raised, Brooklyn-based rocker isn’t saying. Scheduled to perform a special solo acoustic set at The Florida Theatre on March 27, he rebuffed our media advances for the second time in as many years.

Active since the late ’90s, Citizen Cope has left or has been dropped from a slew of major record labels, even as he’s drawn some critical praise and penetrated pop culture at every level, from “One Tree Hill” episodes to Acura commercials. The Washington Post noted somewhat snarkily that his song “Bullet and a Target” was “begging to be featured in an edgy spot for a certain big box retailer.” But the paper also praised his sound, a mix of blues, rock, folk and even go-go.

“Cope’s material isn’t easy to peg,” wrote the Post. “Every song blends jazzy chords played at reggae rhythms and hip-hoppy lyrics sung with a soul vibe. Yet very often [it] ended up sounding a whole lot like pop music.”

Last year, Cope formed his own independent label, RainWater Recordings, partly as a reaction to his rough history with labels. “After three records, I just felt like every single company I was with had folded or decimated,” he told Chicago radio station 93XRT. Despite the hiccups, Cope’s remained a resilient touring machine — crisscrossing the United States year after year.

He’s also turned his music into an impressive

commercial vehicle with songs featured in movies, commercials and dozens of TV shows. “TV brings people to [my individual songs] and then they get exposed to the whole records,” Cope explains during an interview with online site The New Gay. “If you go to a Cope show, people are singing all the songs. I don’t feel like I have one song in a commercial

Influenced by the likes of Sly Stone, Willie Nelson, Al Green, Stevie Wonder and John Lennon, Cope tries to straddle the line between urban poet and balladeer, and is one of the first performers since the post rap-rock era to successfully integrate hip hop and rock. [that everyone comes to see], they know pretty much every song from every record.”

Influenced by the likes of Sly Stone, Willie Nelson, Al Green, Stevie Wonder and John Lennon, Cope tries to straddle the line between urban poet and balladeer, and is one of the first of the post rap-rock era to successfully integrate hip hop and rock. He’s also quite popular with the ladies. Dreads? Check. Tall and dark? Check. Elusive? For sure.

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CONCERTS THIS WEEK

JAMES TAYLOR, BEN TAYLOR The legendary singer-songwriter and son appear at 8 p.m. on March 22 at the Times-Union Center’s Moran Theater, 300 W. Water St., Jacksonville. Tickets are $65 and $85.

633-6110.

A ROCKET TO THE MOON, VALENCIA, ANARBOR, RUNNER RUNNER, GO RADIO The punk and indie acts blast off at 8 p.m. on March 22 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville. Advance tickets are $13. 398-7496.

ANTARCTIC, THE BRONZED CHORUS, MANRAY These indie rockers perform at 9:30 p.m. on March 22 at Lomax Lodge, 822 Lomax St., Jacksonville. Admission is $5. 634-8813.

CRAIG CAMPBELL The country singer performs at 7 p.m. on March 23 at Whisky River, 4850 Big Island Drive, Jacksonville. Admission is $10.

645-5571.

WILL PEARSALL Rootsy rocker Pearsall performs at 7 p.m. on March 23 at Three Layers Cafe, 1602 Walnut St., Jacksonville. 355-9791.

THE DAIRY, HOLY SHEET, JO EVERITT, FAINTED PACES These indie rockers appear promptly at 10 p.m. on March 23 at ShantyTown Pub, 22 W. Sixth St., Jacksonville. 798-8222.

CARRIE NATION & THE SPEAKEASY These rockers perform at 8 p.m. on March 24 at Dog Star Tavern, 10 N. Second St., Fernandina Beach. 277-8010.

LANGHORNE SLIM, CRAWFISHES, TOBACCO PAT Americana and indie folk music starts at 8 p.m. on March 23 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville. Advance tickets are $8. 398-7496.

GALEN KIPAR PROJECT These Virginia-based blues rockers perform at 10 p.m. on March 23 at Mojo Kitchen, 1500 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach.

Tickets are $10. 247-6636.

SUWANNEE SPRINGFEST with THE AVETT BROTHERS, DAVID GRISMAN SEXTET, TRAMPLED BY TURTLES, GRANDPA’S COUGH MEDICINE, JIM LAUDERDALE This annual jam band and camping extravaganza is held March 24-27 at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, 3076 95th Drive, Live Oak. Tickets range from $50-$180. For a full line-up and to score tickets, check out suwanneespringfest.com MIKE WATT & THE MISSINGMEN, SNORE Legendary punk-rocker Watt performs at 8 p.m. on March 24

at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville. Advance tickets are $12. 398-7496.

BLISTUR The local rockers play at 8 p.m. on March 24, 25 and 26 at Cliff’s Bar & Grill, 3033 Monument Road, Ste. 2, Jacksonville. 645-5162.

PETER MURPHY, LIVAN Former Bauhaus frontman Murphy performs at 8 p.m. on March 24 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. Tickets are $20.

246-2473.

LARRY MANGUM & THE BAND OF BROTHERS These singer-songwriters play at 8:30 p.m. on March 24 at European Street CafĂŠ, 1704 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville.

Advance tickets are $10. 399-1740.

ROBBIE ECCLES This singer-songwriter plays at 7 p.m. on March 25 at Three Layers Cafe, 1602 Walnut St., Jacksonville. 355-9791.

HAYSHAKER This jam band appears at 8 p.m. on March 25 at Dog Star Tavern, 10 N. Second St., Fernandina Beach. 277-8010.

SICK OF SARAH, HUNTER VALENTINE, LUCAS SILVEIRA The indie rockers perform at 8 p.m. on March 25 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville. Advance tickets are $8. 398-7496.

BOOM CHICK, THE MOONIES These indie bands perform at 8 p.m. on March 25 at Underbelly, 1021 Park St., Jacksonville. 354-7002.

C.O.B., THE WESTERLIES, LUNA’S VIEW The rockers hit it at 8 p.m. on March 25 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First St., Jax Beach. Tickets are $8. 246-2473.

THE CAVE SINGERS, LIA ICES, THE RIVERNECKS Seattle-based indie rockers Cave Singers play at 8 p.m. on March 25 at The Original CafĂŠ Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine Beach. Admission is $8. 460-9311.

YIP DECEIVER, SUGAR & GOLD, BEACH PARTY, AFTER THE BOMB BABY, NEIGHBORS These delightful youths perform at 10 p.m. on March 25 at Lomax Lodge, 822 Lomax St., Jacksonville. 634-8813.

ERIC CULBERSON BAND Georgia-based blues guitarist Culberson plays at 10 p.m. on March 25 at Mojo Kitchen, 1500 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach.

Tickets are $15. 247-6636.

THE IRISH AMERICAN CLUB presents A TIME TO REMEMBER BENEFIT with STEVIE RAY STILETTO, CRAIG O’STEEN, HIPPY JOE LANNIE, DUKE STEWART, JOEL COX Stiletto performs an acoustic and electric set at a benefit show

for hospice services from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at The Pastime, 5301 Lenox Ave., Jacksonville. Suggested donation is $10. 781-9862.

RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET Hannah McMurray performs at 10:30 a.m., Morton Perry Band plays at 11:45 a.m. and Bridgetown plays at 2:30 p.m. on March 26 at Riverside Arts Market, under the Fuller Warren Bridge at Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville. 554-6865.

LIZZY PITCH Pitch performs her brand of humorous indie pop at 7 p.m. on March 26 at Three Layers Cafe, 1602 Walnut St., Jacksonville.

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CRIMSON CITY ROMANCE, MANNA ZEN, ROCK AND ROLL CHROME, NONE LIKE US, 2 MINUTE WISH These area rockers play at 7 p.m. on March 26 at Brewster’s Pit, 14003 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Tickets are $10. 223-9850.

EARTH BOMBS MARS The Tampa-based jam band plays at 8 p.m. on March 26 at Dog Star Tavern, 10 N. Second St., Fernandina Beach. 277-8010.

SAM PACETTI Singer-songwriter Pacetti appears at 8 p.m. on March 26 at European Street CafĂŠ, 5500 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Advance tickets are $10. 399-1740.

YOUNG THE GIANT These Cali-based indie rockers perform at 8 p.m. on March 26 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville. Advance tickets are $10. 398-7496.

BLUE SMOKE & THE SMOKIN’ BLUE HORNS The blues music begins at 8:30 p.m. on March 26 at Downtown Blues Bar & Grille, 714 St. Johns Ave., Palatka.

(386) 325-5454.

MARK HUMMEL’S BLUES HARMONICA BLOWOUT This night of harmonica-driven blues kicks off at 10 p.m. on March 26 at Mojo Kitchen, 1500 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach.

Tickets are $20. 247-6636.

GOLIATH FLORES This multi-instrumentalist plays at 1 p.m. on March 27 at Three Layers Cafe, 1602 Walnut St., Jacksonville. 355-9791.

STARF*CKER, CASIO KIDS, AFTER THE BOMB, BABY! Electro poppers Starf*cker and their local progeny perform at 8 p.m. on March 27 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville. Advance tickets are $8. 398-7496.

CITIZEN COPE Citizen Cope performs an acoustic set at 8 p.m. on March 27 at The Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. Tickets are $26 and $31. 355-2787.

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Monozygotik/Flight Risk MIGHT DUB KILLAZ TUESDAY APRIL 26

GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY AND GUESTS WEDNESDAY APRIL 27

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4-30:   Rockville Rumble finals 5-1:    Soulive 5-5:    Changes in Lattitude (Buffet tribute) 5-6:    Melali feat Rob Machado (Drifter Sessions) 5-7:    Greenhouse Lounge CD Release Party 5-12:   Plain White T’s 5-13:   Mac Miller 5-21:   Dave Matthews Tribute Band 5-22:   Minus the Bear 5-26:   Clutch/Maylene & The Sons of Disaster 5-30:   Face to Face/Strung Out 6-25:   Zach Deputy 7-1:    Appetite for Destruction (Guns N Roses trib) 7-3:    Psychedelic Furs

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THE MANTRAS Take a “chants” on these indie rockers at 8 p.m. on March 28 at Jack Rabbits, 1528 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville. Advance tickets are $8. 398-7496.

THE REAL, MUSICAL CHAIRS, BLVD. PARK, DAVE MELILLO These local rockers play at 6 p.m. on March 29 at Brewster’s Pit, 14003 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Tickets are $10. 223-9850.

UPCOMING CONCERTS RODNEY ATKINS March 31, UNF Arena CROSSFADE, THE EMBRACED, DOWN FROM UP March 31, Freebird Live PUNCH BROTHERS, CHRIS THILE April 1, The Florida Theatre Springing The Blues: ANDERS OSBORNE, THE LEE BOYS, MICHAEL BURKS, DANA FUCHS April 1-3, Seawalk Plaza THE VAMPIRATES, KONAMI CODE, POOR RICHARDS April 2, The Lomax Lodge JANIS IAN April 2, UNF’s Robinson Theater EOTO, ZEBLER April 5, Freebird Live JOHN CLAYTON, JEFF CLAYTON, JEFF HAMILTON April 6, UNF Robinson Theater Voice of the Wetlands Allstars TAB BENOIT, CYRIL NEVILLE, BIG CHIEF MONK BOUDREAUX April 7, Mojo Kitchen DIET COKEHEADS, BROKEN WATER April 7, Budget Records EASY DUB ALLSTARS, THE GREEN, CAS HALEY April 7, Freebird Live GENE LOVES JEZEBEL April 8, Brewster’s Pit JOAN RED April 9, Freebird Live DR. DOG April 13, Freebird Live Wanee Festival with THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND, ROBERT PLANT & BAND OF JOY, WEEN April 14-16, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park FOREVER THE SICKEST KIDS, BREATHE CAROLINA April 14, Freebird Live DROWNING POOL, TRUST COMPANY April 14, Brewster’s Pit YANNI April 14, T-U Center MIRANDA LAMBERT, JUSTIN MOORE & JOSH KELLY April 15, St. Augustine Amphitheatre SOJA, THE DIRTY HEADS, NEW POLITICS April 20, The Florida Theatre RISE AGAINST, BAD RELIGION, FOUR YEAR STRONG April 22, St. Augustine Amphitheatre

ASSHOLE PARADE, SHITSTORM, DISCIPLES OF CHRIST, MAUSER April 24, Ring of Fire Honky Tonk GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY April 26, Freebird Live UNWRITTEN LAW, AUTHORITY ZERO April 27, Freebird Live P. DIDDY & DIDDY DIRTY MONEY April 28, Plush GAMBLE ROGERS FOLK FESTIVAL feat. Richard Thompson, Pierce Pettis and othersApril 29-May 1, St. Augustine SOULIVE May 1, Freebird Live ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN May 3, The Florida Theatre JEFF BECK, IMELDA MAY BAND May 4, The Florida Theatre CHANGES IN LATITUDE (Jimmy Buffett Tribute) May 5, Freebird Live HEAVY CREAM, THE COUGS May 11, Café Eleven PLAIN WHITE T’S May 12, Freebird Live KENNY CHESNEY May 12, Veterans Memorial Arena MAC MILLER May 13, Freebird Live JEFFERSON STARSHIP May 13, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, JOHN PRINE May 14, Florida Theatre THE DEFTONES, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN May 20, Plush DAVE MATTHEWS TRIBUTE BAND May 21, Freebird Live MINUS THE BEAR May 22, Freebird Live TAPROOT May 27, Brewster’s Pit MUSHROOMHEAD, HED PE May 27, Plush KEITH URBAN June 17, Veterans Memorial Arena

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BEECH STREET GRILL, 801 Beech St., 277-3662 John Springer every Fri. & Sat., every other Thur. Barry Randolph every Sun. DOG STAR TAVERN, 10 N. Second St., 277-8010 Carrie Nation & The Speakeasy on March 24. Hayshaker on March 25. Earth Bombs Mars on March 26 GENNARO’S ITALIANO SOUTH, 5472 First Coast Hwy., 491-1999 Live jazz from 7:30-9:30 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. GREEN TURTLE TAVERN, 14 S. Third St., 321-2324 Dan Voll from 7-10 p.m. every Fri. Live music every weekend INDIGO ALLEY, 316 Centre St., 261-7222 Dan Voll & the Alley Cats at 8 p.m. every Sat. Frankie’s Jazz Jam at 7:30 p.m. every Tue. Open mic at 7 p.m. every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. O’KANE’S IRISH PUB, 318 Centre St., 261-1000

Dan Voll from 7:30-11:30 p.m. every Wed. The Turner London Band at 8:30 p.m. every Thur., Fri. & Sat. THE PALACE SALOON & SHEFFIELD’S, 117 Centre St., 491-3332 BSP Unplugged every Tue. Wes Cobb every Wed. DJ Heavy Hess in Sheffield’s, Hupp & Rob in Palace every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. DJ Miguel Alvarez in Sheffield’s every Fri. DJ Heavy Hess in Sheffield’s every Sat. BSP Unplugged every Sun. Cason every Mon. All shows at 9:30 p.m.

PLAE, 80 Amelia Circle, Amelia Island Plantation, 277-2132 Gary Ross from 7-11 p.m. every Thur.-Sat. SEABREEZE SPORTS BAR, 2707 Sadler Rd., 277-2300 Karaoke with Daddy’O every Wed. DJ Roc at 9 p.m. every Fri., 10 p.m.-2 a.m. every Sat. SLIDER’S SEASIDE GRILL, 1998 S. Fletcher Ave., 277-6990 Cason at 2 p.m. at the tiki bar every Sat. & Sun. THE SURF, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., 261-5711 Early McCall on March 22. Stevie Fingers on March 24 & 29.

Reggie Lee on March 25. Gary Keniston on March 26. Richard Stratton on March 27. Andy Haney on March 28. Richard Smith on March 31. DJ Roc at 5 p.m. every Wed.

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AJ’S BAR & GRILLE, 10244 Atlantic Blvd., 805-9060 DJ Sheryl every Thur., Fri. & Sat. DJ Mike every Tue. & Wed. Karaoke every Thur.

MEEHAN’S TAVERN, 9119 Merrill Rd., Ste. 5, 551-7076 Karaoke every Wed. Live music every Fri. Improvisation Station every Sat. MVP’S SPORTS GRILLE, 12777 Atlantic Blvd., 221-1090 Live music at 9 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. PLUSH, RAIN, LEOPARD LOUNGE, 845 University Blvd. N., 745-1845 DJ Massive spins top 40 in Rain every Wed., DJs spin Latin every Fri.; house & techno in Z-Bar every Fri. TONINO’S TRATTORIA & MARTINI BAR, 7001 Merrill Rd., Ste. 45, 743-3848 Harry & Sally from 6:30-9 p.m. every Wed. Alaina Colding every Thur. W. Harvey Williams at 6 p.m. every Fri. Signature String Quartet every Sat.

AVONDALE, ORTEGA

BRICK RESTAURANT, 3585 St. Johns Ave., 387-0606 Duet every Wed. Goliath Flores and Sam Rodriguez every Thur.

Bush Doctors every 1st Fri. & Sat. Live jazz every Fri. & Sat. THE CASBAH CAFE, 3628 St. Johns Ave., 981-9966

Goliath Flores every Wed. 3rd Bass every Sun. Live music every Mon. ECLIPSE, 4219 St. Johns Ave., 387-3582 DJ Keith spins for Karaoke every Tue. DJ Free spins vintage every Fri. DJ Dave Berg spins every Sat. DJ Alex Pagan spins every Sun. ELEVATED AVONDALE, 3551 St. Johns Ave., 387-0700 Karaoke with Dave Thrash every Wed. DJ 151 spins hip hop, R&B, funk, soul & old-school every Thur. Live music every weekend. DJ Catharsis spins lounge beats every 1st & 4th Sat. Patrick Evan & Co-Alition every Industry Sun. TOM & BETTY’S, 4409 Roosevelt Blvd., 387-3311 Live music every Fri. Karaoke at 8 p.m. every Sat.

BAYMEADOWS

THE COFFEE GRINDER, 9834 Old Baymeadows Rd., 642-7600 DJ Albert Adkins spins house every Wed. DJs spin progressive & electro house every Thur. DJ Michael Stumbaugh spins electro house & progressive breaks every Sat. MY PLACE BAR-N-GRILL, 9550 Baymeadows Road, 737-5299 Out of Hand every Mon. Rotating bands every other Tue. & Wed. OASIS GRILL & CHILL, 9551 Baymeadows Rd., 748-9636 DJs Stan and Mike Bend spin every Feel Good Fri. TERA NOVA, 8206 Philips Hwy., 733-8085 DJ Jose de la Soul spins salsa & freestyle every Latin Thur. DJs spin hip hop every Fri. DJs Leland & Marc-E-Marc spin top 40 & house every Sat. DJ Leland McWilliams spins for South Beach Friday every 2nd Fri. Reggae Fanatic is held every 3rd Fri. TONY D’S NEW YORK PIZZA & RESTAURANT, 8358 Point Meadows Dr., 322-7051 Live music from 6-9 p.m. every Fri.

BEACHES

(In Jax Beach unless otherwise noted) THE ATLANTIC, 333 N. First St., 249-3338 The Infader spins every Wed. DJ Wes Reed spins every Thur. DJ Jade spins old wave & ’80s retro, SilverStar spins hip hop every Fri. DJ Wes Reed spins ’80s, old school, remixes & mashups, Capone spins top 40 & dance faves every Sat. BEACHSIDE SEAFOOD, 120 S. Third St., 444-8862 Kurt Lanham sings classical island music every Fri.-Sun. BILLY’S BOATHOUSE, 2321 Beach Blvd., 241-9771 Mr. Sunshine at 5:50 p.m. on March 24. 4Play at 6 p.m. on March 25. Beau Knott & the Burners at 6 p.m. on March 26.

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Blues Power: Savannah’s Eric Culberson Band appears on March 25 at 10 p.m. at Mojo Kitchen, 1500 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach. Culberson’s (pictured center) crackling, electric guitar style and vocal delivery finds a home with Texas blues greats Freddie King, Albert Collins and Albert King. Tickets are $15. 247-6636.

Incognito at noon, John Waters at 4:30 p.m. on March 27 THE BRASSERIE, 1312 Beach Blvd., 249-5800 Live music every Wed. & Thur.

BRIX TAPHOUSE, 300 N. Second St., 241-4668 DJ Anonymous every Mon., Tue. & Thur. Live music every Wed. DJ IBay every Fri. & Sat. Charlie Walker every Sun. CARIBBEE KEY, 100 N. First St., Neptune Beach, 270-8940 Mark O’Quinn on March 23. Evan Palvszynsky on March 24.

Freeze Frame on March 25 & 26. ClaiBorne Shepard on March 27 CASA MARINA, 691 First St. N., 270-0025 Johnston Duo on March 23 COPPER TOP, 1712 Beach Blvd., 249-4776 Mark O’Quinn on March 24. Mike Shackelford on March 25.

Rusty Shine on March 26. Ivey Brothers on March 27. Karaoke with Billy McMahan from 7-10 p.m. every Tue.

CULHANE’S IRISH PUB, 967 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 249-9595 Just Jazz Quintet Band at 7 p.m. on March 22.

Flashback at 7:30 p.m. on March 25. Gates of Eden at 6 p.m., Karaoke at 10 p.m. on March 26. JK Wayne at 6:30 p.m. on March 27. Indigo Blue Jazz Band at 7 p.m. on March 29 DICK’S WINGS & GRILL, 311 Third St. N., 853-5004 Barrett Jockers from 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. on March 25. Live music every Fri. & Sat. ENGINE 15 BREWING COMPANY, 1500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 217, 249-2337 Kurt Lanham on March 24. Delta Dave on March 31. Live music every Thur.

EUROPEAN STREET, 992 Beach Blvd., 249-3001 Acoustic open mic with John Longbottom from 6-9 p.m. every Tue. FIONN MACCOOL’S IRISH PUB, 333 First St. N., 242-9499 Live music every Tue.-Sun.

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FLY’S TIE IRISH PUB, 177 E. Sailfish Dr., Atlantic Beach, 246-4293 Nate Holley every Mon. Wes Cobb every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. King Eddie reggae every Sun. FREEBIRD LIVE, 200 N. First St., 246-2473 Peter Murphy and Livan on March 24. C.O.B., The Westerlies and Luna’s View on March 25. Crossfade, The Embraced, Down From Up on March 31 ISLAND GIRL CIGAR BAR, 108 First St., Neptune Beach, 372-0943 Live music at 9:30 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. LYNCH’S IRISH PUB, 514 N. First St., 249-5181 Roger That on March 25 & 26. Split Tone at 10:30 p.m. every Tue. Nate Holley Band every Wed. Ryan Campbell every Thur.

Live music every Fri. & Sat. Video DJ and Karaoke every Sun. Little Green Men every Mon. MAYPORT TAVERN, 2775 Old Mayport Rd., Atlantic Beach, 270-0801 Kurt Lanham at 2 p.m. every Sun. DJ Jason hosts Karaoke at 9 p.m. every Wed., Fri. & Sat. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1018 N. Third St., Ste. 2, 246-1500 Bread & Butter on March 23. Three on March 24. The Fritz on March 25. Matt Still on March 26 MEZZA LUNA, 110 First St., Neptune Beach, 249-5573 UNF Jazz at 6 p.m. every Wed. Mike Shackelford and Rick Johnson at 6 p.m. every Thur.

MIMI’S SPORTS GRILLE, 1021 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 270-1030 DJ Dennis Hubbell spins & hosts Karaoke at 8 p.m. every Thur. & Fri. MOJO KITCHEN, 1500 Beach Blvd., 247-6636 Galen Kipar Project on March 23. Eric Culberson Band on March 25. Mark Hummel’s Blues Harmonica Blow Out on March 26 MONKEY’S UNCLE TAVERN, 1850 S. Third St., 246-1070 Peter Dearing at 10 p.m. every Tue. DJ Papa Sugar spins dance music at 9 p.m. every Mon., Thur. & Fri. DJ Austin Williams spins dance & for Karaoke every Wed., Sat. & Sun. NORTH BEACH BISTRO, 725 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 6, Atlantic Beach, 372-4105 Live music every Thur.-Sat. OCEAN 60, 60 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-0060 Cloud 9 at 8 p.m. on March 24.

PACO’S MEXICAN GRILL, 333 N. First St., 208-5097 Live music at 9 p.m. every Thur.

PHILLY’S FINEST, 1527 N. Third St., 241-7188 Ian & Steve (Hello Danger) every Fri. RAGTIME TAVERN, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7877 Tom Kuhn on March 23. Mark Williams Band on March 24. Sidewalk 65 on March 25 & 26. Derrick Laurence on March 27. Live music every weekend

RITZ LOUNGE, 139 Third Ave. N., 246-2255 DJ Jenn Azana every Wed.-Sat. DJ Ibay every Sun. RUSH STREET, 320 N. First St., 270-8565 A DJ spins at 10 p.m. every Wed., Fri. & Sat. STICKY FINGERS, 363 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 241-7427 Live music 3-7 p.m. every Sun. SUN DOG, 207 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 241-8221 Sam & Trey on March 23. Buck Smith Band on March 24.

Str8Up on March 25 & 26. Wes Cobb on March 27. Ron Perry on March 28. Live music every Wed.-Sun. THE WINE BAR, 320 N. First St., 372-0211 Delta Dave Johnson on March 25. Rebecca Day on March 26.

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DOWNTOWN

CAFE 331, 331 W. Forsyth St., 354-1999 Acoustic open mic 9 p.m.-2 a.m. every Tue. Live music 9 p.m.-2 a.m. every Wed. & Fri. Factory Jax’s goth-industrial 9 p.m.-2 a.m. every Sat. Underground 9 p.m.-2 a.m. every Mon. CITY HALL PUB, 234 Randolph Blvd., 356-6750 DJ Skillz spins Motown, old school, hip hop & R&B every Wed. Live music every Thur. Smooth Jazz Lunch at 11 a.m., Latin music at 9 p.m. every first Fri.; Ol’ Skool every last Fri. A DJ spins classic R&B, hip hop & dance every Saturdaze. Live reggae & DJs spin island music every Sun. Joel Crutchfield for open mic every Mon. Live music every Tues.

DE REAL TING CAFE, 128 W. Adams St., 633-9738 DJs Mix Master Prince, Pete, Stylish, Big Bodie play reggae, calypso, R&B, hip hop and top 40 every Fri. & Sat. DIVE BAR, 331 E. Bay St., 359-9090 DJ NickFresh spins every Tue. Indie Lounge. DJ SuZi-Rok spins every Thur. DJ Trim spins top 40, dance & rock every Fri. DJ Shanghai spins top 40, dance & rock every Sat. THE JACKSONVILLE LANDING, 2 Independent Dr., 353-1188 Gator Country free Spring Concert Series with Steel Magnolia and James Wesley at 8 p.m. on March 25. Pierre & Company at 8 p.m. on March 26 THE IVY ULTRA BAR, 113 E. Bay St., 356-9200 DJs 151 The Experience & C-Lo spin every Rush Hour Wed. DJ E.L. spins top 40, South Beach & dance classics every Pure Sat. MARK’S DOWNTOWN, 315 E. Bay St., 355-5099 DJ Massive spins top 40 & dance every Velvet Fri. DJ Shotgun spins top 40 & dance every BayStreet Sat. MAVERICKS ROCK N’HONKY TONK, The Jacksonville

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Landing, 356-1110 Bobby Laredo spins every Thur. & Sat. Saddle Up every Sat. NORTHSTAR SUBSTATION, 119 E. Bay St., 860-5451 Karaoke every Fri. THE PEARL, 1101 N. Main St., 791-4499 DJs Tom P. & Ian S. spin ’80s & indie dance every Fri. DJ Ricky spins indie rock, hip hop & electro every Sat. POPPY LOVE SMOKE, 112 E. Adams St., 354-1988 Lil John Lumpkin, Stefano Di Bella & Lawrence Buckner every Wed. & Fri. Open mic every 2nd & 4th Sun. ZODIAC GRILL, 120 W. Adams St., 354-8283 Eric Carter and DJ Al Pete every Fri.

FLEMING ISLAND

MELLOW MUSHROOM, 1800 Town Center Blvd., 541-1999 Charlie Walker on March 23 & 30. Wes Cobb on March 25. Nate Holley on March 26. Live music every Fri. & Sat. MERCURY MOON, 2015 C.R. 220, 215-8999 DJ Ty spins for ladies’ nite every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. Buck Smith Project every Mon. Blistur unplugged every Wed. ROCKIN RODZ, 2574 C.R. 220, 276-2000 Live music every Thur.-Sat. RUSH STREET, 406 Old Hard Road, Ste. 106, 213-7779 A DJ spins at 10 p.m. every Wed., Fri. & Sat. WHITEY’S FISH CAMP, 2032 C.R. 220, 269-4198 Country Night on March 24. Tony Neal at 5 p.m., Captain Hook at 9 p.m. on March 25. Liquid Blue at 9 p.m. on March 26. Live music on the deck at 5 p.m. every Sun. DJ BG every Mon.

INTRACOASTAL WEST

BREWSTER’S PIT, 14003 Beach Blvd., Ste. 3, 223-9850 Crimson City Romance, Manna Zen, Rock And Roll Chrome, None Like Us, 2 Minute Wish on March 26. The Real, Musical Chairs, Blvd. Park, Dave Melillo on March 29 BREWSTER’S PUB, 14003 Beach Blvd., Ste. 3, 223-9850 Throwback Tue. ’70s, ’80s & top 40. Open mic with CBH every Wed. Karaoke with DJ Randal & live music every Thur., Fri. & Sat. A DJ spins every Mon. BRUCCI’S PIZZA, 13500 Beach Blvd., Ste. 36, 223-6913 Mike Shackelford at 6:30 p.m. every Sat. Brucci’s Live open mic with Mike Shackelford at 6:30 p.m. every Mon. CLIFF’S BAR & GRILLE, 3033 Monument Rd., 645-5162 Blistur on March 24, 25 & 26. Bad Assets on March 31. Karaoke

every Tue. DJ Kevin for ladies nite every Wed. Karaoke with DJ Jack at 9 p.m. every Sun. Live music every Thur., Fri. & Sat. JERRY’S SPORTS GRILLE & STEAKHOUSE, 13170 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 22, 220-6766 Big Engine at 6:30 p.m. on March 24. Rick Arcusa Band on March 25. 4Play on March 26. The Karaoke Dude at 8 p.m. every Mon. Live music outside for Bike Night every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. YOUR PLACE BAR & GRILL, 13245 Atlantic Blvd., 221-9994 Chuck Nash every Tue. Simply Righteous every Wed.

JULINGTON, NW ST. JOHNS COUNTY

HAPPY OURS SPORTS GRILLE, 116 Bartram Oaks Walk, Ste. 101, 683-1964 Live music at 7:30 p.m. every Fri. SHANNON’S IRISH PUB, 111 Bartram Oaks Walk, 230-9670 Live music every Fri. & Sat.

MANDARIN

AW SHUCKS OYSTER BAR & GRILL, 9743 Old St. Augustine Rd., 240-0368 Open mic with John O’Connor from 7-10 p.m. every Wed. Cafe Groove Duo, Jay Terry and John O’Connor, from 8-11 p.m. every Sat. Live music from 9 p.m.-mid. every Sat. BLUE CRAB CRABHOUSE, 3057 Julington Creek Rd., 260-2722 Live music on the deck every Sun. afternoon CHEERS BAR & GRILL, 11475 San Jose Blvd., 262-4337 Karaoke at 9:30 p.m. every Wed. THE NEW ORLEANS CAFE, 12760 San Jose Blvd., 880-5155 Jazz on the Deck 7-10 p.m. with Sleepy’s Connection every Tue. Open mic with Biker Bob at 7:30 p.m. every Thur. Les B. Fine at 1 p.m. every Reggae Sun. Creekside Songwriters Showcase at 7 p.m. on the last Wed. each month RACK ’EM UP BILLIARDS, 4268 Oldfield Crossing, 262-4030 Craig Hand every Sat. Karaoke at 7 p.m. every Sun. SPECKLED HEN TAVERN & GRILLE, 9475 Philips Hwy., Ste. 16, 538-0811 Live music from 6-9 p.m. every Fri. THE TREE STEAKHOUSE, 11362 San Jose Blvd., 262-0006 The Boril Ivanov Biva Jazz Band from 7-9 p.m. every Thur. David Gum at the piano bar from 7-10 p.m. every Fri.

ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG

CHEERS BAR & GRILL, 1580 Wells Rd., 269-4855 Karaoke at 9:30 p.m. every Wed. & Sat. CRACKERS LOUNGE, 1282 Blanding Blvd., 272-4620

Karaoke every Fri. & Sat. THE HILLTOP, 2030 Wells Rd., 272-5959 John Michael every Wed.-Sat. THE ROADHOUSE, 231 Blanding Blvd., 264-0611 Live music on March 24, 25 & 26. Buck Smith Project every Mon. DJ Waldo every Tue. DJ Papa Sugar every Wed. SENOR WINGS, 700 Blanding Blvd., 375-0746 DJ Andy spins for Karaoke every Wed. DJ Tammy spins for Karaoke every Fri. Live music every Sat. DJ spins for every Mon. S.I. nite

PALATKA

DOWNTOWN BLUES BAR & GRILLE, 714 St. Johns Ave., (386) 325-5454 Blue Smoke & The Smokin’ Blue Horns at 8:30 p.m. on March 26. Live music at 6 p.m. every Wed. Karaoke at 8 p.m. every Fri. Blues jams at 2 p.m. every Sun.

PONTE VEDRA

AQUA GRILL, 950 Sawgrass Village Dr., 285-3017 Brian Green Duo at 3 p.m. every Sun. on the deck KARMA, 822 A1A N., 834-3942 Neil Champagne on March 25. Just Friends on March 26 NINETEEN AT SAWGRASS, 110 Championship Way, 273-3235 Time2Swing at 6 p.m. every Jazz Thur. Strings of Fire from 6-9 p.m. every Sat. PUSSER’S CARIBBEAN GRILLE, 816 A1A N., Ste. 100, 280-7766 Danny Kent from 8 p.m.-mid. on March 25.

Buck Smith from 8 p.m.-mid. on March 26. The Rizza Band from 4-8 p.m. on March 27 URBAN FLATS, 330 A1A N., 280-5515 High Tides of Jazz at 7:30 p.m. on March 24. Evans Bros. on March 25. Barrett Jockers & Band on March 26. Darren Corlew every Tue. Soulo & Deron Baker every Wed.

RIVERSIDE, WESTSIDE

FATKATS NIGHT CLUB, 1187 S. Edgewood Ave., 994-5201 Waylay plays every Thur. Live music & DJ Lavo spinning hip hop, rock, reggae, punk; Caden spins house, techno, breaks, drum & bass at 9 p.m. every Flashback Fri. HJ’S BAR & GRILL, 8540 Argyle Forest Blvd., 317-2783 Karaoke with DJ Ron at 8:30 p.m. every Tue. & DJ Richie at every Fri. Live music every Sat. Open mic at 8 p.m. every Wed.

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ISLAND GIRL Wine & Cigar Bar, 7860 Gate Pkwy., Ste. 115, 854-6060 Jazz every Wed. Live music every Thur., Fri. & Sat. MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9734 Deer Lake Court, Ste. 1, 997-1955 Aaron Sheeks on March 23. Charlie Walker on March 24. Groovy Dog on March 26. Open mic nite every Tue. SEVEN BRIDGES GRILLE & BREWERY, 9735 Gate Parkway N., 997-1999 Chuck Nash every Thur. Live music at 10 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. SUITE, 4880 Big Island Dr., 493-9305 Latin Wave at 7:30 p.m. on March 22. Cloud 9 at 6:30 p.m. on March 23. Leonard Brothers at 7:30 p.m. on March 24. The Knot at 7:30 p.m. on March 25 & 26. The Charlie Walker Band and DJ David Kennedy on March 28 URBAN FLATS, 9726 Touchton Rd., 642-1488 Live music every Fri. & Sat. WHISKY RIVER, 4850 Big Island Drive, 645-5571 Craig Campbell at 7 p.m. on March 23. Down Theory every Mon. Live music every Thur. A DJ spins every Fri. & Sat. WILD WING CAFE, 4555 Southside Blvd., 998-9464 Peter Dearing Band every Wed. DJ Chad spins dance every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat.

SAN MARCO, SOUTHBANK

Deep Blues from the Williamsburg Delta: Brooklyn-based rootspunkers Boom Chick perform along with The Moonies on March 25 at 8 p.m. at Underbelly, 1021 Park St., Jacksonville. 354-7002.

KICKBACKS, 910 King St., 388-9551 Dave Massey every Tue. Ray & Taylor every Thur. Robby Shenk every Sun. THE LOFT, 925 King St., 476-7283 DJs Wes Reed & Josh K every Thur.

LOMAX LODGE, 822 Lomax St., 634-8813 Antarctic, The Bronzed Chorus, Manray and Caretakers on March 22. DJ Dots every Tue. Milan da Tin Man every Wed. DJ Christian every Sat. DJ Spencer every Sun. DJ Luminous every Mon. METRO, 2929 Plum St., 388-8719 DJ Chadpole every Fri. & Sat. Karaoke with KJ Rob every Sun., Mon. & Tue. MONROE’S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ, 4838 Highway Ave., 389-5551 Bluegrass Nite every Fri. THE MURRAY HILL THEATRE, 932 Edgewood Ave., 388-7807 DJ Will’s BDay Bash & Concert with Canton Jones, Big Ran, Gideonz Army, Lil Prophet, Kas, Young King David, Adalid, ThrillDaPlaya and J Swagg on March 25. Emery, To Speak of Wolves, Hawkboy, A Jasey Project and Advocate on March 26. Brian Head Welch, Decyfer Down, The Letter Black, The Wedding and Kaliyl on March 29 UNDERBELLY, 1021 Park St., 354-7002 Boom Chick and The Moonies on March 25 WALKERS, 2692 Post St., 894-7465 Jax Arts Collaborative every Tue. Patrick & Burt every Wed. DJ Jeremiah every Thur. Acoustic every Thur.-Sat. Dr. Bill & His Solo Practice of Music at 5 p.m. every Fri.

ST. AUGUSTINE

A1A ALE WORKS, 1 King St., 829-2977 Deron Baker on March 24. The Mix on March 25 & 26. Billy Bowers on March 31 AMICI ITALIAN RESTAURANT, 1915 A1A S., 461-0102 Gary Wingard every Thur.

ANN O’MALLEY’S, 23 Orange St., 825-4040 Open mic with Smokin Joe from 7-10 p.m. on March 22. Hobo Star on March 23. John Dickie on March 25. Irish By Marriage at 5 p.m., Chelsea Saddler at 8:30 p.m. on March 26. Karaoke on March 27 THE BRITISH PUB, 213 Anastasia Blvd., 810-5111 Karaoke at 9 p.m. on March 25, 26 & 31. Jukebox nite on March 27. Open mic night with Christi Harris at 8:30 p.m. on March 28 CELLAR UPSTAIRS, San Sebastian Winery, 157 King St., 826-1594 Sentropolis at 7 p.m. on March 25. Humanzee at 2 p.m., MidLife Crisis at 7 p.m. on March 26. Vinny Jacobs at 2 p.m. on March 27 CHICAGO PIZZA & BAKERY, 107 Natures Walk Pkwy., Ste. 101, 230-9700 Greg Flowers hosts open-mic and jazz piano from 7-10 p.m. every Tue. Live music every Fri. CONCH HOUSE LOUNGE, 57 Comares Ave., 829-8646 Live reggae from 3-7 p.m. on March 27. Brad Newman every Thur. Live music at 3 p.m. every Sat. CREEKSIDE DINERY, 160 Nix Boatyard Rd., 829-6113 Live music on deck Wed.-Sun. CRUISERS GRILL, 3 St. George St., 824-6993 Live music every Fri. & Sat. Chelsea Saddler every Sun. FLORIDA CRACKER CAFE, 81 St. George St., 829-0397 Lonesome Bert & the Skinny Lizard at 5:30 p.m. every Wed. THE FLORIDIAN, 39 Cordova St., 829-0655 Live music every Fri. & Sat. HARRY’S SEAFOOD BAR & GRILLE, 46 Avenida Menendez, 824-7765 Stu Weaver every Mon. HURRICANE PATTY’S, 69 Lewis Blvd., 827-1822 Those Guys every Tue. Karaoke at 8 p.m. every Wed. Billy Buchanan every Thur. Dewey Via every Sun.

JACK’S BARBECUE, 691 A1A Beach Blvd., 460-8100 Jim Essery at 4 p.m. every Sat. Live music every Thur.-Sat. JOHNNY’S, 3009 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd., 829-8333 Montage features electro, dance & indie every Mon. KING’S HEAD BRITISH PUB, 6460 U.S. 1, 823-9787 Mike Sweet from 6-8 p.m. every Thur.

KOZMIC BLUZ PIZZA CAFE & ALE, 48 Spanish St., 825-4805 Live music every Fri., Sat. & Sun. LOCAL HEROES CAFE, 11 Spanish St., 825-0060 Glam punk rock dance party Radio Hot Elf with DJ Dylan Nirvana from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. every Fri. MARDI GRAS, 123 San Marco Ave., 540-2824 Battle of the DJs with Josh Frazetta & Mardi Gras Mike every last Sun. MEEHAN’S IRISH PUB, 20 Avenida Menendez, 810-1923 Live music every Fri. & Sat. MI CASA CAFE, 69 St. George St., 824-9317 Chelsea Saddler noon-4 p.m. every Mon., Tue. & Thur. Amy Hendrickson every Sun. & Wed. MILL TOP TAVERN & LISTENING ROOM, 19 1/2 St. George St., 829-2329 Cliff Knizley Band at 9 p.m. on March 25 & 26.

Katherine Archer at 1 p.m. on March 27. Sam Pacetti & Will Pearsall at 9 p.m. on March 28. Vinny Jacobs every Tue. Todd & Molly Jones at 9 p.m. every Wed. Colton McKenna at 9 p.m. every Thur.

THE OASIS, 4000 A1A & Ocean Trace, 471-3424 Those Guys every Thur. Chris C4Mann every Mon. THE ORIGINAL CAFE ELEVEN, 501 A1A Beach Blvd., 460-9311 The Cave Singers, Lia Ices and The Rivernecks at 8 p.m. on March 25 THE REEF, 4100 Coastal Hwy., Vilano Beach, 824-8008 Richard Kuncicky from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. every Sun. RHETT’S PIANO BAR & BRASSERIE, 66 Hypolita St., 825-0502 Live jazz at 7 p.m. every night SANGRIAS PIANO BAR, 35 Hypolita St., 827-1947 Soul Searchers every Wed. Jim Asalta every Thur. Jazz every Fri. The Housecats every Sat. Sunny & the Flashbacks every Sun. SCARLETT O’HARA’S, 70 Hypolita St., 824-6535 DJ Echo hosts Karaoke every Mon. Amy Hendrickson every Thur.

THE TASTING ROOM, 25 Cuna St., 810-2400 Live music nightly. Bossa nova with Monica da Silva & Chad Alger from 5-8 p.m. every Sun. TINI MARTINI BAR, 24 Avenida Menendez, 829-0928 Debbie Rider on March 25. Bob Fraioli and Scott Mariash on March 26. Bob Fraioli every Thur.

TWO HUNDRED LOUNGE, 200 Anastasia Blvd., 342-0378 Live music every Thur. & Fri. DJs spin every Sat. & Sun. ZHANRAS, 108 Anastasia Blvd., 823-3367 Chubby McG on March 23. Preston Pohl on March 24. Deron Baker & Soulo every Tue. DJ Cep spins ’80s & disco every Sun. Vinny Jacobs open mic every Mon.

ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER, TINSELTOWN

AROMAS CIGARS & WINE BAR, 4372 Southside Blvd., Ste. 201, 928-0515 W. Harvey Williams every Tue. DJ Royal every Wed. & Thur. Latin music & DJ Benz every Fri. DJ T-Rav every Sat. THE BRASS MONKEY, 9734 Deerlake Ct., 996-8277 Alex Seier & Ron Rodriguez rotate every acoustic Tue. Live music every Wed. DJ Fuller spins every Thur. A DJ spins every Jazz Fri. THE GRAPE, 10281 Midtown Pkwy., 642-7111 Live music every Fri. & Sat. John Earle every Mon. DJ Mikeology

ENDO EXO, 1224 Kings Ave., 396-7733 Paten Locke spins classic boombox, hip hop & tru school every Thur. DJ J-Money spins jazz, soul, R&B, house every Fri. DJ Manus spins top 40 & dance every Sat. Reggae every Sun. Open mic with King Ron & T-Roy every Mon. EUROPEAN STREET CAFE, 1704 San Marco Blvd., 399-1740 Larry Mangum & The Band of Brothers at 8:30 p.m. on March 24.

Beth McKee Band on March 26. Jazz every 2nd Tue. HAVANA-JAX CUBA LIBRE BAR LOUNGE, 2578 Atlantic Blvd., 399-0609 MVP Band from 6-9 p.m., DJs No Fame & Dr. Doom every Wed. Jazz every Thur. DJ Omar spins dance every Fri. DJs Harry, Rico & Nestor spin salsa every Sat. JACK RABBITS, 1528 Hendricks Ave., 398-7496 A Rocket To The Moon, Valencia, Anarbor, Runner Runner and Go Radio on March 22. Langhorne Slim, Crawfishes and Tobacco Pat on March 23. Mike Watt & the Missingmen and Snore on March 24. Sick Of Sarah, Hunter Valentine and Lucas Silveira (The Cliks) on March 25. Young the Giant on March 26.

Starfucker, Casio Kids and After The Bomb Baby on March 27.

The Mantras on March 28. Matt Burke and Adam Ezra Group on March 31 MATTHEW’S, 2107 Hendricks Ave., 396-9922 Bossa nova with Monica da Silva & Chad Alger at 7 p.m. every Thur.

RIVER CITY BREWING CO., 835 Museum Cir., 398-2299 Open mic with TJ Ward every Tue. DJ G-Man at 8 p.m. every Sat. SQUARE ONE, 1974 San Marco Blvd., 306-9004 Soul on the Square & Band of Destiny at 8 p.m. every Mon. John Earle Band every Tue. DJs Wes Reed & Matt Caulder spin indie dance & electro every Wed. Split Tone & DJ Comic every Thur.

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CORNER BISTRO & Wine Bar, 9823 Tapestry Park Cir., Ste. 1, 619-1931 Matt “Pianoman” Hall at 8 p.m. every Fri. & Sat. EUROPEAN STREET CAFE, 5500 Beach Blvd., 398-1717 Sam Pacetti on March 26. JB Scott’s Swingin’ Allstars at 8 p.m. every 1st Mon. LATITUDE 30, 10370 Philips Hwy., 365-5555 Live music every Thur., Fri. & Sat.

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BOOTS-N-BOTTLES, 12405 N. Main St., Ste. 7, Oceanway, 647-7798 Open mic jam every Wed. Karaoke at 8 p.m. every Thur. A DJ spins every Fri. & Sat. Live music every weekend DAMES POINT MARINA, 4518 Irving Rd., 751-3043 Los Banditos from 3-7 p.m. on March 26 FLIGHT 747 LOUNGE, 1500 Airport Rd., 741-4073 Big Engine every Thur. Live music every Fri. & Sat. ’70s every Tue. SHARKY’S WINGS & GRILL, 12400 Yellow Bluff Rd., Oceanway, 714-0995 Karaoke at 7 p.m. every Wed. & Thur. DJ Slim Wicked at 9 p.m. every Fri. Live music every Fri. & Sat. SKYLINE SPORTSBAR & LOUNGE, 5611 Norwood Ave., 517-6973 Bigga Rankin & Cool Running DJs every Tue. & 1st Sun. The Fusion Band & DJ every Thur. DJ Scar spins every Sun. THREE LAYERS CAFE, 1602 Walnut St., 355-9791 Will Pearsall at 7 p.m. on March 23. Robbie Eccles at 7 p.m. on March 25. Lizzie Pitch at 7 p.m. on March 26. Goliath Flores at 1 p.m. on March 27. Karaoke every Tue. Open mic with Al Poindexter at 7 p.m. every Thur.

3 LIONS SPORTS PUB & GRILL, 2467 Faye Road, 647-8625 Open mic at 8 p.m. every Thur. Woodie & Wyatt C. every Fri. Live music at 8 p.m. every Sat. To be included in the live music listing, send all the vitals — time, date, location with street address, city, admission price and contact number — to Dan Brown, 9456 Philips Hwy., Ste. 11, Jacksonville FL 32256 or email events@folioweekly.com

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Total Recall: Shawn Meharg’s latest paintings attempt to blend nostalgia in abstract and naturalist works.

Memory Serves

Naturalist painter Shawn Meharg recalls the interior landscape of childhood SHAWN MEHARG’S EXHIBIT “SEEING LITTLE MORE” Runs through April 5 Williams-Cornelius Gallery, located in Daryl Bunn Studios, 643 Edison Ave., Jacksonville 525-3368

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hawn Meharg’s studio, tucked behind his modest, one-story house in the heart of Orange Park, is pretty empty. That’s not because the 44-year-old artist hasn’t been creating. It’s because he’s gearing up for a big solo show opening at the Williams-Cornelius Gallery.

The show, which runs to early April, is called “Seeing Little More” and is an introspective and abstract look at Meharg’s childhood.

Meharg was born and raised in southwestern Ontario, Canada — 25 miles from Lake Erie.

His father, who worked in exports, moved the family to Jacksonville (“a good port city,” Meharg offers, in a lingering Canadian accent) when his son was just 11. After a short stint at FCCJ (now Florida State College at Jacksonville), he went on to receive a BFA in theater arts from the University of Mississippi.

In his early 20s, Meharg relocated to Astoria, Queens, where he worked a bunch of odd jobs, including scene-painter and party planner. One of the parties he was hired to plan was for the launch of Madonna’s “Sex” book. “I was there,” he recalls with a laugh.

“Billy Idol even spit on me.” (He clarifies that Idol was yelling at an MTV reporter for not playing his videos, and some of his spittle ended up on Meharg.)

After a year in New York, Meharg returned home to Jacksonville to start a theater scene-

painting business with a friend. But in 2001, at the urging of some close friends, Meharg decided to pursue his own art. “I wanted complete independence,” he explains. “[In scene painting], you’re executing someone else’s design. With art, I’m executing my own design.”

Meharg started hobnobbing with a few established local artists like Steve Williams, Dennis Campay and Jim Draper. It wasn’t long before he found his own artistic voice.

Most of Meharg’s early work is inspired by sea life, water vessels, palm trees and marsh

After a weekend away, Meharg’s father would return home with a garbage bag full of dead ducks. He and his brother would sit in the basement and use the ducks as puppets. scenes — accessible work that sells for between a few hundred dollars up to around $8,000 at venues like Stellers Gallery in Ponte Vedra Beach and Waterwheel Gallery in Fernandina Beach.

An old artist statement explains that he’s attempting “to show that through

industrialization, mankind has aided in the destruction of these animals’ habitats, thus relying on us to now use the same technology that destroyed them to protect them.”

After a decade of painting Florida game fish and old wooden boats, Meharg is taking a deeper approach to his art. Pointing to the wall, he says, “This was supposed to be the 33rd piece in the Williams-Cornelius show, but we took it out because of space constraints.” He gets up, walks over to the abstract mixed-media work and takes it off the wall. “There’s no recognizable image on any of these pieces.”

Meharg explains his abstract “Seeing Little More” series like this: “The decisions that we make as adults can be traced back to one or two significant things that happened in our childhood.” One of Meharg’s key memories is of his dad duck hunting in Ontario. After a weekend away, his father would return home with a garbage bag full of dead ducks. He’d then prepare a cauldron full of paraffin wax and dip the birds in, so that when they pulled the feathers out, it wouldn’t be messy. Meharg and his brother would sit in the basement and use the ducks as puppets.

“Looking back, it seems weird,” he admits.

“But then, it was totally normal.” A piece in the new Williams-Cornelius show is titled “Dead Duck Puppet Show.”

“Artists are eternally hopeful,” he says. “This work has changed my perception of what art means to me.”

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PERFORMANCE

THE VAMPYR Jacksonville University Opera Theatre presents Heinrich Marschner’s opera at 7:30 p.m. on March 25 and at 3 p.m. on March 27 at JU’s Terry Concert Hall, 2800 University Blvd.

N., Jacksonville. Tickets are $12; $7 for students, military and children. 256-7677 MURDER BY NATURAL CAUSES This inventive who-done-it is staged at 8 p.m. on March 25 and 26 and 3 p.m. on March 27 at Orange Park Community Theatre, 2900 Moody Ave., Orange Park. Tickets are $15. 276-2599.

DEAD MAN’S CELL PHONE The dark comedy is staged at 7:30 p.m. on March 24, 25, 26 and 29 and at 2 p.m. on March 27 at Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave., St. Augustine. Tickets are $25; $22 for seniors, military and students. 825-1164.

THE NEW SHANGHAI CIRCUS This celebrated troupe of 40 performers appears at 7:30 p.m. on March 26 at Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, 283 College Drive, Orange Park. Tickets range from $25-$35.

276-6750.

SPRING AWAKENING This Tony award-winning musical about young people in 19th-century Germany exploring romance is staged at 7:30 p.m. on March 24 at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Moran Theater, 300 W. Water St., Jacksonville. Tickets range from $27-$82. For mature audiences. 632-3373.

THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST’S WIFE ABET presents Charles Busch’s comedy about the wife of a philanthropic allergist at 8 p.m. on March 25 and 26 and at 2 p.m. on March 27 at Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach. Tickets are $15; $12 for seniors, military, students. 249-7177.

FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF Stage Aurora Theatrical Company stages Ntozke Shange’s 1977 innovative “choreopoem” at 7 p.m. on March 25, at 2 and 6 p.m. on March 26 and 3 p.m. on March 27 at 5188 Norwood Ave., Jacksonville. Advance tickets are $15; $20 at the door; $10 for seniors and students. 765-7372.

INHERIT THE WIND This drama, inspired by a teacher’s efforts to teach Darwin’s theory of evolution in a Tennessee classroom, is staged at 7:30 p.m. on March 24 and at 8 p.m. on March 25 and 26 at Theatre Jacksonville, 2032 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville.

Tickets are $25; $20 matinee for seniors, military and students. 396-4425.

MERCHANT OF VENICE Shakespeare’s classic tragedy with comedic undertones is staged at 8 p.m. on March 24, 25 and 26 at Players by the Sea, 106 Sixth St. N., Jax Beach. Admission is $21; $18 for seniors, military and students. 249-0289.

HAIRSPRAY This musical adaptation of John Waters’ comedy about 1960s dance contests is staged at 8 p.m. March 22-26 and 29, at 11:30 a.m. on March 24, at 1:15 p.m. on March 26 and 2 p.m. on March 27 at Alhambra Theatre & Dining, 12000 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Tickets are $45 and $49. Tickets for March 24 matinee are $21. 641-1212.

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A DAY WITHOUT VIOLENCE ART PROJECT The Betty Griffin House seeks art and poetry from St. Johns County students, ages 6-18, from home, public or private schools for its “Day Without Violence” calendar project, before April 8. Drop off submissions at entry boxes at any St. Johns County Public Library or Betty Griffin House Thrift Shoppes, 616 S.R. 13 N., Ponte Vedra or 1961 A1A S., St. Augustine. 808-9984.

DRUM CIRCLE The Ba Da Boom Community Drum Ensemble holds rehearsals for the upcoming April 17 Beaches Parade at 4 p.m. on March 27 and April 3 and 10 at Jarboe Park, 301 Florida Blvd., Neptune Beach. 853-6955.

IMPRESSIONISM & THE LANDSCAPE Ellen Diamond teaches painting techniques from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on March 26 and 27 at The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra, 50 Executive Way, Ponte Vedra. Fee is $260; $210 for members. 280-0614. ccpvb.org SOMEBODY ALMOST WALKED OFF WID ALLA MY STUFF! Dr. Maxine Montgomery discusses the tradition of black women’s writing, focusing on Ntozake Shange, Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison, Gloria Naylor, Alice Walker and Sapphire, at 7 p.m. on March 24 at Stage Aurora Theatrical Company, 5188 Norwood Ave., Jacksonville. 765-7372.

ARTISTS LECTURE Interdisciplinary artist Harrell Fletcher and sculptor Wendy Red Star appear at 7 p.m. on March 23 at Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine. 826-8530.

ASOSA ACTORS STUDIO CLASSES Cindy Hogan teaches classes for ages 7-11 every Mon. from 4-5:30 p.m., and ages 12-15 every Wed. from 4-5:30 p.m. through May 21. Each semester is $320. 814-3726.

24-HOUR PLAYWRITING COMPETITION Theatre Jacksonville seeks up to 40 applicants for its

Bite Me: Jacksonville University Opera Theatre presents “The Vampyr” (featuring Rachel Harding as Malvina and Erick Crow as Aubry) on March 25 at 7:30 p.m. and on March 27 at 3 p.m. at JU’s Terry Concert Hall, 2800 University Blvd. N., Jacksonville. Tickets are $12; $7 for students, military and children. Heinrich Marschner’s 19th-century opera inspired every subsequent bloodsucking story from Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” to the “Twilight” franchise. 256-7677. inaugural daylong playwriting event held April 1 and 2 at 2032 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville. First-place prize is $300 and a public reading of the winning script. Download a registration form at theatrejax.com JAX IDOL AUDITIONS This locally produced singing competition holds auditions from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on April 2 and 9 at Lillian’s, 5393 Roosevelt Blvd., Jacksonville, for ages 14 and older; register before performing. 388-4220.

PHOTOGRAPHERS SOUGHT The Gallery in One Ocean Resort seeks photographers to display their work. Submit entries to One Ocean Resort Hotel, One Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach FL 32233, attn: Jennifer Airingdale. Deadline is March 31.

JAX ART UNLEASHED First Coast No More Homeless Pets accepts works in a variety of media for its June 23 Jax Art Unleashed fundraiser and juried art show. Deadline is May 30. Artwork may be dropped off or mailed to 6817 Norwood Ave., Jacksonville FL 32208.

520-7900. jaxartunleashed.com YOUTH TALENT COMPETITION The Generation Next competition offers ages 7-21 a chance to perform at Jacksonville Jazz Festival. Auditions are held from 2-5 p.m. on April 16 at Keyboard Connection Pianos & Organs, 9912 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville. 880-0002.

AFRICAN HAND DRUM CLASS Midnight Sun offers hand drum classes at 7 p.m. every Tue. at 1055 Park St., Jacksonville. Class fee is $10. 358-3869.

SPRING ACTING CLASSES Players By The Sea offers various 10-week acting classes for ages K-adult through April 22 at 106 Sixth St. N., Jax Beach.

Class fees vary. 249-0289.

FINE ARTS FEST SEEKS ARTISTS The inaugural Jacksonville Fine Arts Festival seeks artists for a juried event on April 9 and 10 in Avondale’s Boone Park. Entry fees start at $25. Register at zapplication.org. 388-1188.

CALL TO ARTISTS The second annual Art & About Festival offers space for artists working in various media. It’s held on April 30 at Town Hall Park, 2042 Park Ave., Orange Park. Entry deadline is April 9. artguildoforangepark.com LIFE DRAWING SKETCH GROUP This non-instructional drawing group, featuring a live model, meets from 7-10 p.m. every Mon. at St. Augustine Art Association, 22 Marine St. Artists bring their own supplies.

The fee is $10. 824-2310. staaa.org ADULT ART CLASSES, KIDS SPRING BREAK ARTS CAMP The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra offers adult classes in beginning and advanced acrylics, watercolors, photoshop,

drawing, oil painting and portrait painting classes Mon.-Sat. Fees vary. Kids Spring Break Arts Camp is held daily from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. for ages 4-8, March 28-April 1. Each class is $50; $40 for members at 50 Executive Way, Ponte Vedra.

Fees vary. 280-0614. ccpvb.org CORSE GALLERY WORKSHOPS Beginning and advanced acrylics, watercolors, oil painting and portrait painting classes are held Mon.-Sat. at Corse Gallery & Atelier, 4144 Herschel St., Jacksonville. Fees vary.

388-8205. corsegalleryatelier.com WEST AFRICAN DRUM & DANCE A drumming class is held at 5:30 p.m., an African dance class is held at 6:45 p.m. every Fri. at St. Johns Cultural Arts Center, 370 A1A Beach Blvd. Each class is $10. 315-1862.

THEATRICAL ARTS Classes in theatrical performance, including song and dance, are held Mon.-Fri. at The Performers Academy, 3674 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Fees vary. 322-7672. theperformersacademy.com ACTORS WORKSHOP ABET holds this eight-week workshop on theatrical basics from 5:30-8:30 p.m. every Sun. from March 27-May 22 at 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach. Session is $150.

249-7177.

CLASSICAL & JAZZ

FLORIDA CLARINET EXTRAVAGANZA The University of North Florida and Dr. Guy Yehuda present this woodwind celebration with workshops and concerts on March 24, 25 and 26. Ticket prices vary. For a full schedule, visit unf.edu/coas/music THE DYNAMIC LES DEMERLE TRIO WITH BONNIE EISELE Drummer Les DeMerle and his band are joined by vocalist Bonnie Eisele at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on March 25 and 26 at Gennaro’s Ristorante Italiano, 5472 First Coast Highway, Fernandina Beach. Admission is $10. 491-1999.

TRIBUTE TO BENNY GOODMAN Grammy Award-winning clarinetist Richard Stoltzman performs at 7:30 p.m. on March 25 at University of North Florida’s Robinson Theater, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville. Tickets range from $8-$35. 620-2878.

MAHLER AND BARBER The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra performs Mahler’s Fourth Symphony and Barber’s “Adagio for Strings” and “Knoxville: Summer of 1915” at 8 p.m. on March 25 and 26 at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts’ Jacoby Symphony Hall, 300 W. Water St., Jacksonville. Tickets range from $26-$66. 354-5547.

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CHORALE CONCERT Dr. Cara Tasher conducts the UNF Chamber Singers at 7:30 p.m. on March 26 at St. Paul’s by the Sea, 465 11th Ave N., Jax Beach. Admission is $10. 249-4091.

CHARLOTTE MARTIN CD RELEASE This faith-based singer-songwriter performs a concert celebrating her new album at 7:30 p.m. on March 26 at Riverside United Church of Christ, 2858 Post St., Jacksonville.

710-4994.

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH CONCERT Violinist Swantje Biernacki, cellist Linda Minke and pianist Jeanne Huebner perform Chaminade’s “Piano Trio” at 10:45 a.m. on March 27 at Unitarian Universalist Church, 7405 Arlington Expressway, Jacksonville. 725-8133.

PIANOPALOOZA UNF Faculty and students perform this celebration concert of the keyboard at 4 p.m. on March 27 at University of North Florida’s Lazzara Hall, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville. Proceeds benefit UNF’s piano program. Tickets are $15. 620-2878.

EMMA GUILD SPRING GALA The EMMA Guild presents its annual fundraiser Moonlight Serenade at 5 p.m. on March 27 at the Riverview Club, 790 Christina Drive, St. Augustine. Cocktails, a silent auction, live music and dinner are featured. Tickets are $40. Proceeds benefit EMMA concert programs. 797-2800.

MODERN BIG BAND JAZZ The TBA Big Band performs at 7 p.m. on March 28 at Harmonious Monks, 10550 Old St. Augustine Road, Jacksonville. 880-3040.

STRING SHOWCASE UNF String students perform at 7:30 p.m. on March 28 at University of North Florida’s Recital Hall, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville. 620-2878.

PERCUSSION CONCERT Dr. Charlotte Mabrey conducts the UNF Percussion Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. on March 29 at University of North Florida’s Robinson Theater, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville. 620-2878.

JAZZ AT THE BRASSERIE Live jazz is featured at 7 p.m. every Fri. and Sat. at The Brasserie, 1312 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach. 249-5800.

JAZZ AT TREE STEAKHOUSE Boril Ivanov Trio performs at 7 p.m. every Thur. and pianist David Gum performs at 7 p.m. every Fri. at The Tree Steakhouse, 11362 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville. 262-0006.

JAZZ AT GENNARO’S Gennaro’s Ristorante Italiano features live jazz at 7:30 p.m. every Fri. and Sat. at 5472 First Coast Highway, Fernandina Beach. 491-1999.

JAZZ AT INDIGO ALLEY Amelia Arts Academy Jazz Ensemble jams at 6:30 p.m.; Frankie’s Jazz Jam is on at 7:30 p.m. on March 22. Guitarist Dan Voll plays from 8-11 p.m. on March 26 at 316 Centre St., Fernandina Beach. 261-7222.

JAZZ IN ST. AUGUSTINE Rhett’s Piano Bar & Brasserie features live jazz nightly at 7 p.m. at 66 Hypolita St., St. Augustine. 825-0502.

ART WALKS & FESTIVALS

DOWNTOWN FRIDAY MARKET Arts & crafts and local produce are offered every Fri. from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Drive, downtown. 353-1188.

RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET The Arts Market is held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. every Sat. beneath the Fuller Warren Bridge on Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville and features local and regional artists, strolling performers, bands and a farmers market. Admission is free.

554-6865, 389-2449. riversideartsmarket.com UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT Galleries, antique stores and shops are open from 5-9 p.m. on March 26 in St. Augustine’s San Marco District. 824-3152.

MUSEUMS

AMELIA ISLAND MUSEUM OF HISTORY 233 S. Third St., Fernandina Beach, 261-7378. A display of paintings by The Highwaymen runs through March. The permanent collection includes artifacts from Nassau County’s Spanish Mission period.

BEACHES MUSEUM & HISTORY CENTER 413 Beach Blvd., Jax Beach, 241-5657. A Starving Artist Sale is held from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on March 26. The fundraiser “Magical History Tour” is held from 1-4 p.m. and features a Beaches Trolley tour of the beaches area. Tickets are $50.

The juried exhibit “Magical History Tour Act I and Act II” is on display through April 30. Painter Ellen Jones’ “The Roaring 20s: Transportation Beaches Style” runs through April 2.

CRISP-ELLERT ART MUSEUM 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine, 826-8530. Francis Ayls’ video exhibit, “Something and Nothing,” is on display through April 8.

DOW MUSEUM OF HISTORIC HOUSES 149 Cordova St., St. Augustine, 823-9722. An exhibit of Kathryn Arango’s quilt art, “Jungle Series,” is on display through May 29.

CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS 829 Riverside Ave., Jacksonville, 356-6857. “The Cummer Legacy” runs through May 22. The Livingston Elementary

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The photo exhibit, “A Genius for Place: American Landscapes of the Country Place Era,” runs through April 24.

KARPELES MANUSCRIPT MUSEUM 101 W. First St., Jacksonville, 356-2992. A collection of Sigmund Freud-related manuscripts are on display through April. Open Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

LIGHTNER MUSEUM 75 King St., St. Augustine, 824-2874. Art, decorative arts and large collections of everything from china to seashells are on permanent display. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students. Ages 12 and younger are admitted free. Open daily.

MANDARIN MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY 11964 Mandarin Road, Jacksonville, 268-0784. This museum at Walter Jones Historical Park features a maple leaf exhibit and is home to the Harriet Beecher Stowe Garden.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART JACKSONVILLE 333 N. Laura St., Jacksonville, 366-6911. The juried exhibit “Edge of Your Seat: Design Challenge” is on display through March 27. “The Art of Seating: 200 Years of American Design” runs through April 3. Family Fun Free Day is held from noon-4 p.m. every Sun. Open Tue.-Sun. mocajacksonville.org MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & HISTORY 1025 Museum Circle, Jacksonville, 396-6674. The Bryan Gooding Planetarium offers daily programs including children’s features, and weekend Cosmic Concerts. Open daily.

RITZ THEATRE & LAVILLA MUSEUM 829 N. Davis St., Jacksonville, 632-5555. The exhibit “Through Our Eyes” runs through May 21. “Lift Ev’ry Voice in LaVilla,” an exhibit of African-American history in Jacksonville, is on permanent display. Admission is $6 for adults, $3 for children, students and seniors. Open Tue.-Sun. ST. PHOTIOS GREEK ORTHODOX NATIONAL SHRINE 41 St. George St., St. Augustine, 829-8205. “All Sides of the Parthenon” is displayed through June 30.

XIMENEZ-FATIO HOUSE MUSEUM 20 Aviles St., St. Augustine, 829-3575. This former 18thcentury boarding house offers tours as well as displays of historical artifacts.

GALLERIES

ADELE GRAGE CULTURAL CENTER 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 247-5828. Anthony Whiting’s naturalist paintings are on display through March 29.

THE ADRIAN PICKETT GALLERY The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Drive, Ste. 112, Jacksonville, 962-2540. Adrian Pickett’s works in charcoal are displayed.

AMELIA SANJON GALLERY 218-A Ash St., Fernandina Beach, 491-8040. Watercolors and acrylics by Sandra Baker-Hinton are featured.

ANCHOR BOUTIQUE 210 St. George Street, C2, St. Augustine, 808-7078. Joel Scille’s high-performance wood electronics are featured through March.

ARCHWAY GALLERY & FRAMING 363 Atlantic Blvd., Ste. 2, Atlantic Beach, 249-2222. Ian Forrester is the featured artist for March.

THE ART CENTER COOPERATIVE GALLERY 31 W. Adams St., Jacksonville, 355-1757. Elaine Bidell is the featured artist for March.

THE ART CENTER COOPERATIVE GALLERY 31 W. Adams St., Jacksonville, 355-1757. The reception for an exhibit of the Winter 2011 Graduate Portfolio is held from 5-8 p.m. on March 24.

ARTIFACTORY GALLERY 1801 N. Myrtle St., Jacksonville, 632-2345. Historic Durkeeville’s gallery space doubles as a game room for chess players. West African Dance classes are held at 6:30 p.m. every Thur. Each class is $10; $8 for ages 12 and under.

AT&T TOWER LOBBY 301 W. Bay St., Jacksonville. The documentary “Who Does She Think She Is?” is screened at 5:30 p.m. on March 28 in the auditorium. The Art & Soul Gallery and the Women’s Center of Jacksonville present works celebrating Women’s History Month, through March.

AVONDALE ARTWORKS 3568 St. Johns Ave., Jacksonville, 384-8797. Barbara Holmes-Fryefield’s “Graphite Portraits” is on display through March.

BEE GALLERY AND STUDIO The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Ste. 108, (727) 207-3013. The gallery features works by Brenda Kato and Melissa Finelli.

BETHEL GALLERY Ponte Vedra Presbyterian Church, 4510 Palm Valley Road, Ponte Vedra, 285-7241. This gallery displays religiousthemed works by various local artists.

BURRO BAGS 228 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville, 677-2977. The gallery and boutique offers messenger bags and other apparel with original artwork by Jason Harms, Crystal Floyd, Shaun Thurston, Ian Chase, Mark George and Tom Pennington.

BUTTERFIELD GARAGE ART GALLERY/ BUTTERFIELD GARAGE TOO 137/137-C King St., St. Augustine, 825-4577, 829-0078. Painter Hillary Goss’ exhibit “Botanicals” is displayed through March.

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The video exhibit “Something and Nothing” by Belgian multimedia artist Francis Ayls is on display through April 8 at Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, 48 Sevilla St., St. Augustine. A resident of Mexico City for more than 20 years, Ayls documented exploration of the actions and creative gestures of artists in four videos. 826-8530.

CORSE GALLERY & ATELIER 4144 Herschel St., Jacksonville, 388-8205. New works by Qiang Huang, Joan Konkel, Kevin Beilfuss and Anita Mosher are on display through March.

THE CULTURAL CENTER AT PONTE VEDRA BEACH 50 Executive Way, Ponte Vedra Beach, 280-0614.

Photographer Ryan Ketterman’s and ceramicist Stephen Haywood’s exhibit, “Structures in Reality: Art & Life Contained,” runs through April 8.

ELEMENTAL GALLERY The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Dr., Ste. 110, 307-1885. Works by Helen Cowart and Donna Grasso are on display through March.

FIRST STREET GALLERY 216-B First St., Neptune Beach, 241-6928. The exhibit “Salt Air Visions” runs through April 4 and features works by the collective First Coast Pastel Society.

FSCJ KENT CAMPUS 3939 Roosevelt Blvd., Jacksonville, 646-2300. An exhibit of William Armstead’s work is on display through March 24.

GALLERY 1037 Located at Reddi-Arts, 1037 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville, 398-3161. Works by Kathleen Lambert, Anthony Rieck, Tiger Gomez and Matthew Dale Proctor are on display through April 30.

HASKELL GALLERY Jax International Airport, 14201 Pecan Park Road, 741-3546.

A collection of art kites by Melanie Walker and George Peters of Airworks Studios is on display through June.

Commissioned work by the pair can also be seen in the airport’s Connector hallway.

ISLAND ARTS ASSOCIATION 18 N. Second St., Fernandina Beach, 261-7020. This gallery features juried shows focusing on Nassau County artists.

JAXPORT GALLERY 2831 Talleyrand Ave., Jacksonville, 357-3000. Works by Mary St. Germain are displayed through April 8.

MAIN LIBRARY 303 N. Laura St., Jacksonville, 630-2665. The community arts project “Imagination Squared! A Creative Response Experiment” is part of the library’s permanent collection.

NULLSPACE 108 E. Adams St., Jacksonville, 716-4202. This downtown gallery focuses on conceptual and cutting-edge artists.

P.A.ST.A FINE ARTS GALLERY 214 Charlotte St., St. Augustine, 824-0251. Stained-glass mosaic artist Leslie Ward exhibits “Fractured!” through March.

PONO VISUAL EXPRESSIONS The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Drive, Ste. 106, Jacksonville, 735-5345. This gallery features works by photographer Istvan Pono.

R. ROBERTS GALLERY 3606 St. Johns Ave., Jacksonville, 388-1188. Works by Devin Balara are on display through March.

ROTUNDA GALLERY St. Johns County Admin. Bldg., 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine, 471-9980. The exhibit “Friends and Family,” featuring photography by James Quine, Joseph and Theresa Segal, Kenneth M. Barrett Jr. and Walter, Karen and Brennan Coker, is displayed through April 8.

SIMPLE GESTURES GALLERY 4 E. White St., St. Augustine, 827-9997. Eclectic works by Steve Marrazzo are featured.

SOUTH GALLERY FSCJ’s South Campus, 11901 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville,

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646-2023. The Duval County High School Exhibit and D.A.T.A. show runs through March 24.

SOUTHLIGHT GALLERY 100 N. Laura St., Jacksonville, 553-6361. Photographer Jane Shirek is the featured artist for March.

ST. AUGUSTINE ART ASSOCIATION 22 Marine St., St. Augustine, 824-2310. “Clay, Collage and Cutting Edge” and the sixth annual St. Johns All-County High School Art Exhibition are on display through March.

STELLERS GALLERY AT PONTE VEDRA 240 A1A N., Ste. 13, Ponte Vedra Beach, 273-6065. The opening reception for Steve Williams’ and Enrique Mora’s exhibit “Forces: Mora and Williams” is held from 5-8 p.m. on March 25. The exhibit runs through April 25.

STUDIO 121 121 W. Forsyth St., Jacksonville, 612-4247. This studio features works by Doug Eng, Tony Wood and Joyce Gabiou through March.

W.B. TATTER STUDIO GALLERY 76 A San Marco Ave., St. Augustine, 823-9263. The reception for multimedia artist Michelle Robideaux-Pent’s exhibit, “Art & Artifact,” is held from 5-9 p.m. on March 26 during Uptown Saturday Night.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA GALLERY 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, 620-2534. The 2011 Student Juried Annual Exhibit runs through April 1.

VANDROFF ART GALLERY Jewish Community Alliance, 8505 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville, 730-2100. Paintings by Eve Albrecht are displayed through March 23.

WILLIAMS-CORNELIUS GALLERY Daryl Bunn Studios, 643 Edison Ave., Jacksonville. 525-3368.

Sean Meharg’s exhibit, “Seeing Little More,” runs through April 5.

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CAFÉ 331 331 W. Forsyth St., Jacksonville, 354-1999. Works by James Hance are on display.

CORK & KEG WINE BAR 108 Bartram Oaks Walk, Jacksonville, 287-4310. New oil paintings by Laura D’Agnillo are displayed.

JACK & DIANE’S CAFE & WINE STORE 708 Centre St., Fernandina Beach, 321-1444. This artistfriendly eatery features new displays every month.

NORTHSTAR SUBSTATION 119 E. Bay St., Jacksonville, 860-5451. This popular sandwich shop features works by local artists.

THREE LAYERS COFFEE HOUSE 1602 Walnut St., Jacksonville, 355-9791. Works by Jennifer Grey are on display through March. Author Mark Baxter signs his new book “Finish” at 1 p.m. on March 26.

ZHANRAS 108 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, 823-3367. The artthemed restaurant features displays of works by local artists, in rotation.

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PRAYER BREAKFAST The seventh annual Greater Jacksonville Prayer Breakfast is held from 7-9 a.m. on March 22 at Potter’s House Christian Fellowship, 5732 Normandy Blvd., Jacksonville. Graham Power, founder of Global Prayer Day, is the featured speaker. potters-house.org WOMEN, WORDS & WISDOM The Women’s Center of Jacksonville presents Rear Admiral Marty Evans (Ret.) at 5:30 p.m. on March 22 at Theatre Jacksonville, 2032 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville. Evans discusses her distinguished career in the U.S. Navy. Tickets are $40. 722-3000. womenscenterofjax.org DIANE REHM Public radio talk-show host Rehm is on hand at “A Reception and Conversation with Diane Rehm” at 6:30 p.m. (reception at 5:30 p.m.) on March 24 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra and at 11:30 a.m. for “Lunch with Diane” on March 25 at WJCT Studios, 100 Festival Park Ave., Jacksonville.

Tickets for each event are $75. 358-6329. wjct.org BEER SOCIAL BENEFIT Native Sun Natural Foods Market and Sweetwater Brewing Company host a beer social from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on March 24 at Native Sun, 11030 Baymeadows Road, Jacksonville.

Admission is $5. Brews and prizes are featured. Proceeds benefit St. Johns Riverkeeper. 260-2791.

SPRINGFEST The 15th annual Suwannee Springfest is held March 24-27 at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, 3076 95th Drive, Live Oak. The Avett Brothers, David Grisman Sextet, Trampled

by Turtles, Colorado Superjam with Emmitt-Nershi, Michael Kang, The Motet, Travelin’ McCourys and local bluegrassers Grandpa’s Cough Medicine. Tickets range from $50-$180.

For a full schedule line-up and to score tickets, check out suwanneespringfest.com SPEAKER SERIES The Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts presents decorated war hero Sgt. Matt Eversmann at 7:30 p.m. on March 29 at the Center, 283 College Drive, Orange Park. Tickets are $20, $25 and $30. Sgt. Eversmann was the subject of the film “Black Hawk Down,” an account of the 1993 peace-keeping mission in the Somali capital city of Mogadishu. 276-6750. thcenter.org FLAGLER FORUM The Flagler College Forum on Government and Public Policy Series concludes with Jim Toedtman, Editor, AARP Bulletin, at 7 p.m. on March 24 at Flagler College Auditorium, 14 Granada St., St. Augustine. Admission is free. 819-6400.

COLLEGE BASEBALL Florida State University Seminoles take on the University of Florida Gators in a baseball game at 7 p.m. on March 29 at the Baseball Grounds, 301 A. Philip Randolph Blvd., Jacksonville.

Tickets range from $8.50-$20.50. Tickets are available at Veterans Memorial Arena box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone at (800) 745-3000 or at ticketmaster.com.

COSMIC CONCERTS Laser Mania at 5 p.m., The Beatles at 6 p.m., Led Zeppelin at 7 p.m., and U2 at 8 p.m. on March 25 at Museum of Science & History, 1025 Museum Circle, Jacksonville. Each concert is $5. 396-6674 ext. 240. moshplanetarium.org

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FESTIVAL OF THE CHARIOTS The 6th Annual Festival of the Chariots and Ratha Yatra Parade is held at 1 p.m. on March 26 at the Main Plaza at St. George Street and cathedral. Live music, singing, classical dance, books, bazaar and lots of free vegetarian food are featured. 955-0250. iskcon.com FLORIDA SECESSION HISTORY DISCUSSION Flagler College presents Woodrow Wilson Scholar Dwight Pitcaithley, who discusses “The Secession of Florida in 1861: Reflections After 150 Years” at 7:30 p.m. on March 24 in the Virginia Room of the Ringhaver Student Center, 50 Sevilla St., St. Augustine. Admission is free. 819-6339.

FASHION WEEK The inaugural Jacksonville Fashion Week, featuring emerging and established designers, runs March 23, 24, 25 and 26; some events are free; ticket prices vary. Fashion Night Out is held at more than 20 retail stores from 6-9 p.m. on March 23. The emerging designer showcase and runway shows are held at 7 p.m. on March 24 at Casa Marina, 691 First St. N., Jax Beach. Proceeds benefit Soles4Souls. Runway shows are held at 7 p.m. on March 25 at Jacksonville Bank Building, 100 N. Laura St., downtown. Proceeds benefit Angelwood Inc. An interactive panel discussion is held at 10:30 a.m. on March 26 at The Ritz Theater, 829 N. Davis St., downtown. Fashion notables are on hand for a Q&A. The JFW Wrap Party is held at 7 p.m. on March 26 at the Main Library’s Courtyard, 303 N. Laura St., downtown. Proceeds benefit the Library Foundation.

For schedule and ticket details, go to jaxfashionweek.com FIRST COAST STAR Showcase your singing skills at noon on March 27 at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Drive, downtown. The singing competition begins with a day of auditions, followed by semi-finals on April 3 and finals on April 10. Age categories are 8-12 years, 13-17 and 18 and older. Registration is $25. Be prepared to sing your choice of two one-minute songs. Proceeds benefit Forsaken Generation, a nationwide movement dedicated to ending youth homelessness, child sex trafficking and hunger in the United States. For audition information, visit JacksonvilleLanding.com.

GREEN DRINKS N.E. Florida Green Drinks Beaches Chapter holds this get together at 5:30 p.m. on March 24 at Taste!, 645 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach. Steve Alvarado discusses insulating glass. BYOB. Proceeds benefit a scholarship program. sean@ nefloridagreendrinks.org SWEET PETE’S HONEY EVENTS A free honey and cheese pairing is held from 5-8 p.m. on March 24 at Sweet Pete’s, 1922 Pearl St., Jacksonville.

Honey recipes and honey pot painting ($15 reservation fee) are featured. A free Beepalooza and honey-tasting is held from 6-8 p.m. on March 26, featuring the Florida Honey Queen Jayla Gillespie and local beekeepers. Jerry Seinfeld’s “The Bee Movie” is screened outside at 7 p.m. 376-7161. sweetpete.net AXE MAIDENS AUDITIONS Workshops for cheerleaders for the Axemen Rugby League are held at 7:30 p.m. on March 28 and 30 at Bailey’s Gym, 7500 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Auditions are held at 12:30 p.m. on April 3 at Bailey’s Gym, 9550 Baymeadows Road, Mandarin. Registration forms must be turned in at the workshop along with a photo and $25 registration fee (cash only). 608-7053. jaxaxe.com

A NIGHT WITH A CHEF The 18th annual gourmet progressive dinner is held at 5 p.m. on March 27 throughout Amelia island. Fine-dining fare is prepared by area chefs in private homes – but the chef and location of each cuisine is unknown until a reception with a silent auction, libations, and hors d’oeuvres prepared by the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island’s Niko Anagnastou. At the reception, everyone receives their culinary destinations.

Tickets are $125 and proceeds benefit the performing and visual arts education and cultural events at Amelia Arts Academy. 277-1225. ameliaartsacademy.org BEACHES GREEN MARKET Local produce, all-natural beef, organic eggs and coffees and crafts are offered from 2-5 p.m. every Sat. in Jarboe Park, corner of Florida Boulevard and Third Street, Neptune Beach. beacheslocalfoodnetwork.web MIDWEEK MARKET This market is held from 4-7 p.m. every Wed. at Bull Park, at Ocean Boulevard and East Coast Drive at Seventh Street, Atlantic Beach. Fresh locally grown produce, nuts, honey, eggs, plants, and baked goods are offered, along with live music. Bring a grocery bag, basket or cart. 247-5828. coab.us BRING COMMUNITY TOGETHER The third annual free outside concert to Bring Community Together is held from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on March 26 at Donner Park, 2072 George St., Atlantic Beach. Local artists, activists, organizations and businesses promote wellness, jobs, reentry and voter participation. 422-6078.

JEWISH SPEAKER SERIES Alexandra Miller Speaker Series presents a panel discussion, “So Your Values Live On,” at noon on March 28 at Mandarin Library, 3330 Kori Road, Jacksonville, 394-5737; “Lessons for a Lifetime” at 7 p.m. on March 28 at Marriott Southpoint, 4670 Salisbury Road, Southside, 394-5737 and “Turning Adversity into Opportunity” at 11:30 a.m. on March 29 at Shands Jacksonville, LRC Auditorium, 655 W. Eighth St., Jacksonville, 244-9355. The Series is part of the Jewish Healing Network. Admission is free.

POLITICS & ACTIVISM JACKSONVILLE JOURNEY The oversight committee of this crime-fighting initiative meets at 4 p.m. on March 24 in Eighth Floor Conference Room 851, Ball Building, 214 N. Hogan St., Jacksonville.

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COMMUNITY INTEREST LET’S TALK HEALTH The Jacksonville Beach Elementary Preservation Fund Inc. presents this health discussion from 9:30 a.m.-noon on March 26 at Carver Community Center, 777 Fifth Ave. S., Jax Beach. A Continental breakfast is served. For reservations, call 241-6923.

DREAMS COME TRUE The 10th annual celebration and fashion show are held at 4 p.m. on March 26 at The Courtyard, 200 First Street, Neptune Beach. Jaffi’s and Kyds sponsor the event. Tickets are $10.

Proceeds benefit Dreams Come True, a local nonprofit for kids with life-threatening illnesses. 535-8098.

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The annual leadership recognition breakfast is held from 7:30-9 a.m. on March 25 at Wyndham Riverwalk, 1515 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville. Tickets are $10. For reservations, call 390-3260.

FREE SHRED EVENT Shred your sensitive documents from 1-3 p.m. on March 23 at Pearl Plaza, 5300 N. Pearl St., Jacksonville. There’s a 10-box limit. 398-3600.

BLACK & WHITE GALA The Jacksonville Regional Office of Catholic Charities holds its 18th annual gala at 6:30 p.m. on March 26 at Hyatt Regency Riverfront, 225 East Coastline Drive, Jacksonville.

March Madness games on the big screen, bracketology, free throws, food stations and live music by Freudian Slip are featured. Tickets are $150. Proceeds benefit Catholic Charities programs. 354-4846 ext. 227.

COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE The Italian American Club of Jacksonville holds a garage sale from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on March 26 at IAC Clubhouse, 2838 Westberry Road, Mandarin. Baked goods — cannolis, cheesecake and tiramisu — and household items are available. Lunch is pasta, salad, meatballs or eggplant rolatini for $5. Admission is free. 268-2882.

WINE TASTING BENEFIT A wine-tasting charity event is held from 2-5 p.m. on March 26 at Monkey’s Uncle Tavern & Liquor Store, 1850 S. Third St., Jax Beach. A buffet, a raffle, live entertainment by First Coast Steel and more than 100 wines are featured. Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door. Proceeds benefit Wolfson Children’s Hospital. 246-1070.

FREE HEALTH FAIR This health fair is held from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on March 26 at Hands, Feet & Beyond, 9700 Philips Highway, Jacksonville. Foot exams, chair massages, chiropractic counseling, blood pressure screenings and diabetes counseling are featured. 469-2432.

VETERANS NATURALIZATION BRIEF A Naturalization Information Brief for veterans, service members and their dependents is held from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on March 26 at the Bradham Brooks Northwest Branch Library, 1755 Edgewood Ave. W., Jacksonville. Learn what it takes to become a U.S. Citizen and discover the special provisions for military members under U.S. Immigration Law. Admission is free. For registration, call 394-7450. trls.org WELLNESS WEEK Experts in health, beauty and mental well-being are on hand from 5-7 p.m. on March 22 at Spa Laterra, 955 Registry Blvd., St. Augustine. To register, call 940-7800.

EARTH WORKS SPRING SEMINAR Instruction on how to beautify your yard with planters is given at 10 a.m. on March 26 at Earth Works Garden Center, 12501 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Admission is free. The seminars are held every Sat. 996-0712.

STRIKING OUT CANCER Bowling for a Purpose is held from 3-7 p.m. on March 27 at Latitude 30, 10370 Philips Highway, Southside. Registration is $15 for individual, $50 a team. Proceeds benefit cancer research. 764-2445. 100blackmenjax.org FLEET RESERVE COOKS Fleet Reserve Association Branch 290 offers seared tuna from 5-8 p.m. on March 31 at the branch home, 390 Mayport Road, Atlantic Beach. Dinner is $10. Carry-out is available. 246-6855.

ACADEMY OPEN HOUSE The Foundation Academy holds an open house from 5-7 p.m. every Tue. through May 31 at 3675 San Pablo Road S., Jacksonville. 241-3515. foundationacademy.com

Sweet Pete’s holds a full-on honey hootennany, with free honey and cheese pairings, honey recipes and honey-pot paintings held from 5-8 p.m. on March 24 at 1922 Pearl St., Jacksonville. That’s followed by a free Beepalooza and honey-tasting held from 6-8 p.m. on March 26, featuring the Florida Honey Queen, Jayla Gillespie, and local beekeepers.

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Live music, singing, classical dance, books, bazaar and lots of free vegetarian food are on tap at the sixth annual Festival of the Chariots and Ratha Yatra Parade held at 1 p.m. on March 26 at the Main Plaza at St.George Street and Cathedral. 955-0250. iskcon.com

KIDS MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & HISTORY Dr. Gregory Wurtz, assistant professor of physics at University of North Florida, discusses “Speaking of Nanoscience: The Science of Really Small Stuff” at 6 p.m. on March 24 at Museum of Science & History, 1025 Museum Circle, Jacksonville. Nano Days is held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on March 26, featuring interactive booths and demonstrations. Spring Into Science Camps are held March 28-April 1, for kindergarteners through fifth-graders and is $40 per day or $180 for the week. Camp is held from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; before- and after-care is available for an additional fee. Register online at themosh.org or call 396-7062, ext. 226.

LIBRARY EVENTS Teens Read with Kids from 10 a.m.-noon on March 26 at Ponte Vedra branch, 101 Library Blvd., Ponte Vedra. Teen Gaming Night is held from 5-7 p.m. on March 28, for tweens and teens ages 11-18. 827-6950. Family story time is held at 11 a.m. every Tue. The American Red Cross presents a Teen Babysitting Course for ages 11-15 from 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on March 29 at Southeast Branch Library, 6670 U.S. 1 S., St. Augustine. 827-6900. sjcpls.org

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BOOKS & WRITING ROMANCE AUTHORS Ancient City Romance Authors present Traci Hall and Kathleen Pickering at 12:30 p.m. on March 26 at Southeast Regional Library, 10599 Deerwood Park Blvd., Jacksonville. acrarwa.org THE BOOKMARK Bestselling children’s author Jennifer Fosberry presents her new book, “My Name is Not Alexander,” at 4 p.m. on March 23 at The BookMark, 220 First St., Neptune Beach.

Florida author Elizabeth Stuckey-French appears at 7 p.m. on March 26, to discuss her new novel, “The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady.” 241-9026.

BOOK CLUB The Southeast Book Club gathers at 6:45 p.m. on March 31 at Southeast Branch Library, 6670 U.S. 1 S., St. Augustine.

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COMEDY PAULY SHORE The Comedy Zone features All Stars on March 22 and 23. And Pauly Shore appears at 8 p.m. on March 24, and 8 and 10 p.m. on March 25 and 26. The Comedy Zone, 3130 Hartley Road, in the Ramada Inn, Jacksonville. Tickets are $25 and $30. 292-4242.

JACKIE KNIGHT’S COMEDY CLUB Danny Johnson and Rosalind McCoy on March 25 and 26 at Jackie Knight’s Comedy Club, 3009 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd., St. Augustine (U.S. 1 & S.R. 16). Tickets are $12. Comedy open mic night is held at 8 p.m. every Thur.; tickets are $5. 461-8843.

TYRONE DAVIS BET’s Tyrone Davis appears at 7:45 p.m. on March 24 and 25 and at 6:45 p.m. on March 26 at Latitude 30, 10370 Philips Highway, Southside. Tickets are $10 and $13.

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UPCOMING DISNEY ON ICE April 7, Veterans Memorial Arena JACKSONVILLE SUNS VS. HUNTSVILLE STARS April 7, Baseball Grounds FOLIO WEEKLY’S MARGARITA FEST April 15, Morocco Shrine Auditorium KATIE RIDE FOR LIFE April 16, Fernandina Beach GUNS & HOSES CHARITY BOXING April 16, Veterans Memorial Arena SHRIMP FESTIVAL April 28-May 1, Fernandina Beach STEVE HARVEY & KIRK FRANKLIN May 21, Veterans Memorial Arena BILL MAHER May 27, The Florida Theatre BUDDY VALASTRO “THE CAKE BOSS” June 5, T-U Center

NATURE, SPORTS & OUTDOORS MS MUD RUN The third annual MS Mud Run combines the benefits of a 10K (about six miles) with the challenge of navigating a series of 35 boot camp-style obstacles. Runners must wear long pants and boots that cover the ankle, but are encouraged to dress creatively. The race kicks off at 9 a.m. on March 26 at Taye Brown Regional Park Sports Complex, 13951 Normandy Blvd., Jacksonville. Live music, beer and a firetruck to hose down the runners are featured. Entry fees start at $60. Proceeds benefit multiple sclerosis programs.

332-6810. mudrunjax.com SULZBACHER CENTER 8K RUN The fundraiser run is held at 6 p.m. (a 1-mile walk is at 5:30 p.m.) on March 26, through downtown Jacksonville and over the bridges. Registration is $35 for the 8K, $20 for the walk.

Proceeds benefit the program to move men, women and children from homelessness into homes of their own. The 8K run will start and finish at The Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Drive, downtown, followed by a post-race party in the courtyard. 359-0457. sulzbachercenter.org RIDE FOR AUTISM The fourth annual Ride with Me for Autism begins at 7 a.m. on March 26 at Camp Baldwin, at the Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail, 1175 Halsema Road N., Northside. Four cycling distance options (62 miles, 29 miles, 10 miles and 3.5 miles) are offered. ridewithmeforautism.org GOCKLE 5K RUN The run/walk is held at 8 a.m. on March 26 at 2701 Hodges Blvd., Jacksonville. Open to all ages. Registration for the 5K is $20; one-mile fun run is free. nlcf.org/gocklerun ANASTASIA STATE PARK A 3-mile Low Tide Bike Ride is held at 9 a.m. on March 26 at Anastasia State Park, 1340A A1A S., St. Augustine. The ride is free with paid park admission. Meet at Island Joe’s Pavilion 15 minutes before the event. Bring water, bicycle, snack, binoculars and sunscreen. 461-2033.

TALBOT ISLAND ARCHAEOLOGY A park ranger discusses the islands’ rich cultural history that dates back over 5,000 years at 2 p.m. on March 26 at Ribault Club, Fort George Island Cultural State Park, 11241 Ft. George Road, Ft. George Island. Florida’s Prehistoric Dugout Canoes are discussed at 1:30 p.m. on March 27. No reservations are necessary and the program is free. 2512320. floridastateparks.org/littletalbotisland

AMERICAN ALLIGATOR ECOLOGICAL STUDIES In 2010, James Nifong, GTM Research Reserve Graduate Research Fellowship student and Dr. Brian Silliman began a research program at GTM Research Reserve to assess and compare the food habitats, movement patterns and community interactions of alligators in coastal marine systems. Nifong presents their findings from noon-1 p.m. on March 25 at Environmental Education Center, 505 Guana River Road, Ponte Vedra Beach. Admission is free.

Reservations are required; call 823-4500.

GARDEN TOUR A tour of Arlington Community Garden and Tree Hill Nature Center is held from 10 a.m.-noon on March 26 at Tree Hill Nature Center, 7152 Lone Star Road, Jacksonville. Admission is free. arlingtoncommunitygarden.org

BUSINESS CHAMBER DINNER & AWARDS Ponte Vedra Beach Chamber’s 15th annual Dinner & Awards Ceremony is held at 6:30 p.m. on March 30 at Tournament Players Club Sawgrass, 110 Championship Way, Ponte Vedra.

Dinner and a silent auction are featured. Tickets are $50. For reservations, call 285-2004.

IMPACT JAX IMPACTjax presents Toastmasters’ Secrets to Public Speaking from 5:30-7:15 p.m. on March 31 at Regional Chamber of Commerce, 3 Independent Drive, Jacksonville. Admission is free for IMPACTjax members; $10 for nonmembers. IMPACTjax.com NETWORKING HAPPY HOUR Jacksonville Business Exchange holds a Networking Happy Hour from 6-9 p.m. on March 24 at Suite, 4880 Big Island Drive, St. Johns Town Center. eventbrite.com SOUTHSIDE BUSINESS MEN’S CLUB The Spring Youth Achiever Program is held at noon on March 23 at San Jose Country Club, 7529 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville. Admission is $20 for members, $25 for nonmembers. 396-5559. annie.sbmc@yahoo.com

CLASSES & GROUPS YOGA AT THE GRANARY A yoga class is held at 10:30 a.m. every Thur. at The Granary, 1738 Kingsley Ave., Orange Park. Classes are $12 each. 264-5443.

LOGISTICS CAREER INFO SESSION A free breakfast information session is held at 8:30 a.m. on March 23 at University of North Florida’s University Center, 12000 Alumni Drive, Jacksonville. Careers in logistics and grant-funded tuition are discussed. Classes start April 15 and 16. Reservations are required; call 620-4352. ce.unf.edu WOMEN’S WORKSHOP A free personal growth workshop, “The Assertive Woman,” is held at 6 p.m. and a self-esteem workshop is at 7 p.m. on March 22 at FSCJ’s Deerwood Center, Room G-1708, 9911 Old Baymeadows Road, Jacksonville. 256-6985.

THE LEARNING COMMUNITY Beginning Knitting class is held at 2 and 4:15 p.m. on March 23 at 626 S. Eighth St., Fernandina Beach. Class fee is $79 per

class. A Mexican cuisine class is held at 6 p.m. on March 26.

Class fee is $39. Cheese making is held at 1:30 p.m. on March 27. For additional classes and details, call 430-0120. tlcnf.com SCRABBLE CLUB The Scrabble Club of Jacksonville gathers at 1 p.m. every Wed. at Golden Corral, 11470 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville and every Thur. at Barnes & Noble, 11112 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville; for times, email curtlee59@aol.com. All levels are welcome. 733-1565.

JAX JUGGLERS Future jugglers gather from 6-7 p.m. every second Tue. and every fourth Mon. at San Marco Library’s Balis Center, 1514 LaSalle St., Jacksonville. Admission is free. jaxjugglers.org NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Do you have a drug problem? Maybe they can help. 3586262, 723-5683. serenitycoastna.org, firstcoastna.org NAR-A-NON This group meets at 8 p.m. every Tue. and Thur. at 4172 Shirley Ave., Avondale. 945-7168.

SALSA & TAEBO CLASSES Free classes are held at 6 p.m. every Fri. at Builders of Balance Health & Wellness, 7540 103rd St., Ste. 216, Jacksonville. 485-3112.

BELLY DANCE CLASS Free classes are held at 4 p.m. every Sun. at Anais Belly Dance Studio, 10300 Southside Blvd., Avenues Mall. 680-0106.

JACKSONVILLE CHESS This group gathers from 1-5 p.m. every Sun. in the Sears area Food Court at Avenues Mall, 10300 Southside Blvd., Jacksonville. Admission is free. You may bring a chess set, board and clock. All levels. 731-8496 ext. 210. jaxchess.com ASSOCIATION OF ASTROLOGY OF NORTH FLORIDA The AANF gets together at 7 p.m. on the fourth Tue. of each month at C.C.O.T., 1637 Hamilton St., Jacksonville. 641-4121 or 620-0031.

MS SUPPORT GROUP This group gathers at 1:30 p.m. every first Fri. at Neptune Beach Library, 600 Third St., Neptune Beach. 246-8841.

FINANCIAL PEACE The program is held at 1 p.m. every Sun. at Christ Church of Jacksonville, 6310 Blanding Blvd., Jacksonville. Call 7716723 for details. daveramsey.com BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING SERVICES Community Hospice offers support for those who are grieving a death at Neviaser Educational Institute at Community Hospice, 4266 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville. To schedule an appointment, call 407-4802.

BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP This St. Augustine group gathers at 7 p.m. on the first Tue. of every month at Flagler Hospital, 400 Health Park Blvd., Ste. 1010, St. Augustine. 501-7100.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY The recovery program meets every Fri. at Beaches Chapel Church and School, 610 Florida Blvd., Neptune Beach.

Dinner is held at 6 p.m. (suggested donation $5), a group meeting is held at 7 p.m. and small gender-specific meetings are held at 8 p.m., followed by fellowship, coffee and dessert. 241-4211 ext. 448.

To list an event, send time, date, location (street address, city), admission price and contact number to events@ folioweekly.com or click the link in our Happenings section at folioweekly.com.

Model train exhibits, a car show, a parade and 22 live music acts are all part of the West Nassau Historical Society’s Railroad Days Festival held from 1-8 p.m. on March 25 and from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. on March 26 at Callahan Depot, 45383 Dixie Ave., Callahan. 879-3406.

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the mustard seed cafe

Located inside Nassau Health Foods, The Mustard Seed is Amelia Island’s only organic eatery and juice bar, with an extensive, eclectic menu featuring vegetarian and vegan items. Daily specials include local seafood, free-range chicken and fresh organic produce. Salads, wraps, sandwiches and soups are available — all prepared with Lisa Harter’s impeccable style. Popular items are ginger chicken salad, falafel pitas, black bean burgers and Asian noodles with tuna. Open for breakfast and lunch, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon.-Sat. nassauhealthfoods.net 833 T.J. Courson Road 904-277-3141

beech street grill

Located in Capt. Bell’s historic 1889 home, Beech Street has daily blackboard specials featuring regional seafood dishes.A full bar is served and an extensive, award-winning wine list is available. Reservations are recommended. Piano entertainment in the dining room is featured Thursday through Saturday evenings. Dress is resort-casual. Open for dinner nightly. Lunch Wed.-Fri. 11:00 a.m.-2p.m. Sunday Brunch 11:00 a.m.-2 p.m. beechstreetgrill.com 801 Beech Street 904-277-3662

plae restaurant & lounge

Located in the Spa & Shops at Amelia Island Plantation, PLAE serves bistro style cuisine. The full bar lounge at PLAE has become an instant classic, with artistic décor and live entertainment nightly. Open at 5:30 p.m. for dinner daily; reservations accepted.

80 Amelia Village Cir. 904-277-2132

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cafe karibo

Homemade sandwiches, salads and soups are served in a relaxed atmosphere in this charming building in the historic district. Delicious fresh fish specials and theme nights (Pad Thai and curry), plus vegetarian dishes, are also featured. Karibrew Brew Pub & Grub — the only one on the island — offers on-site beers and great burgers and sandwiches.

27 N. Third Street 904-277-5269

29 south eats

This chic, neighborhood bistro has it all — great ambience, fantastic food, an extensive wine list and reasonable prices. The eclectic menu offers traditional world cuisine with a modern whimsical twist and Chef Scotty Schwartz won Best Chef in Folio Weekly’s 2007 Best of Jax readers poll. Open for lunch Tues.-Sat., 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., for dinner 5:30-9:30 p.m.

Mon.-Thur., till 10 p.m. Fri. and Sat. Brunch is 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sun. 29southrestaurant.com 29 S. Third Street 904-277-7919

brett’s waterway café

Overlooking Fernandina Harbor Marina, Brett’s offers an upscale atmosphere with outstanding food. The extensive luncheon and dinner menus feature daily specials, fresh Florida seafood, chicken and aged beef.

Cocktails, beer and wine. Casual resort wear. Open at 11:30 a.m. daily.

Fernandina Harbor Marina at the foot of Centre Street 904-261-2660

t-ray’s burger station moon river pizza

Moon River Pizza treats customers like family. Cooked in a brick oven, the pizza is custom-made by the slice (or, of course, by the pie). Set up like an Atlanta-style pizza joint, Moon River also offers an eclectic selection of wine and beers. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Dine in or take it with you.

925 S. 14th Street 904-321-3400

the surf

Enjoy a casual beach atmosphere in the full-service restaurant, bar and huge oceanview deck. Extensive menu features delicious steaks, fresh seafood and nightly specials. Also featuring salads, wraps, burgers, seafood baskets and our famous all-you-can-eat wing specials (Wed. & Sun.). Take-out available. Open at 11 a.m. daily for lunch, dinner and latenight menu. Entertainment nightly and 29 TVs throughout.

3199 S. Fletcher Ave. 904-261-5711

sliders seaside grill

Oceanfront dining at its finest! Enjoy our award-winning crab cakes, fresh daily seafood specials and homemade desserts. Sliders has Amelia Island’s only waterfront Tiki Bar, as well as a children’s playground, and live music every weekend. Open at 11 a.m. daily, with happy hour held Monday-Friday from 4-7 p.m. Make Sliders Seaside Grill your place to be for friends and family, entertainment and the best food on the East Coast.

1998 S. Fletcher Ave. 904-277-6652

T-Ray’s offers a variety of breakfast and lunch items.

In addition to an outstanding breakfast menu, you’ll find some of the best burgers you’ve ever put in your mouth. The Burger Station offers a grilled portabello mushroom burger, grilled or fried chicken salad and much more. The spot where locals grab a bite and go!

Now serving Beer & Wine. Open Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Closed Sundays.

202 S. Eighth Street 904-261-6310

jack & diane’s

The locals’ favorite hangout! Dine inside or on the patio of this cozy, renovated 1887 shotgun home in historic downtown Fernandina. From the crab & shrimp omelet to the steak & tomato pie, “The tastiest spot on Centre” offers food with attitude and unexpected flair. Live music elevates your dining experience to a new level. Come for breakfast, stay for dinner! You’ll love every bite!

708 Centre Street 904-321-1444

kelley’s courtyard café

From She Crab Soup and salads, fried green tomatoes and a delectable selection of gourmet sandwiches and wraps, visitors to this bright café and patio are treated to a memorable meal.

Signature desserts, vegetarian dishes and catering are available, too. Open Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Dinner 5:30-9pm.

19 S. Third Street 904-432-8213

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he March 8 gathering of the Folio Weekly Bite Club celebrated farm-to-table dining at The Augustine Grille at Sawgrass Marriott. Chef de Cuisine Brett A. Smith and his staff crafted a multi-course dinner from exceptionally fresh, local ingredients, and introduced farmer Scott Francis, of Twinn Bridges Farm in Macclenny, to discuss how buying local helps the environment and the economy.

After appetizers of tuna tartare on wonton crisp, dry-aged beef satay and warm lobster bisque shooters, all 53 Bite Club guests sat down to a meal of homemade black olive bread and asiago bread, Mayport shrimp with

greens and a grit cake, and prime natural strip loin, accompanied by gnocchi and Brussels sprouts. The group also sampled a complementary flight of four wines and a trio of sweets for dessert.

Folio Weeklyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bite Club is a community of foodies that aims to broaden the culinary discussion in Northeast Florida, and hosts free monthly tastings for registered Bite Club members. To sign up for Bite Club or to find out how to participate in future tastings, go to fwbiteclub.com.

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In strife-torn Sudan (land of the Darfur murder and rape atrocities and a per-capita annual income of $2,200), an epic, year-long Ponzi scheme engineered by a lowly former police officer has enticed nearly 50,000 victims to invest an estimated $180 million, according to a March dispatch on Slate.com. At the hysteria’s peak, even militia fighters in Darfur rushed to invest.

As Bernard Madoff was initially, perpetrator Adam Ismael is lounging comfortably under house arrest. In February, NPR reported the U.S. government will soon be asked to bail out yet another bank that dramatically overextended itself with bad loans and is now $900 million short: Afghanistan’s Bank of Kabul.

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In January, Czech Television reported on a recent joyous but confusing family reunion featuring a woman (Ilona Tomeckova) who’d become a man (Dominik Sejda), and who’d finally found love (in the person of Andrea Kajzarova, who was, before her own sex change, a bodybuilder named Tomas Kajzar). Dominik, motivated to reconnect with his original family, learned the son he’d given birth to (Radim) was himself undergoing a sex change (to become Viki).

Rachel Brock, 21, was arrested in Phoenix in December for an alleged sexual relationship with an underage boy — the same boy that her mother, Susan Brock, had already been arrested for sexually abusing. Neither Rachel nor Susan knew about the other’s connection to the boy.

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Ewwww! The government of Malawi’s Apathy is a problem with many homeowners’ proposed environmental control legislation, associations, but at the annual meeting of introduced in January, was thought by some the Hillbrook-Tall Oaks Civic Association of advocates to be broad enough to criminalize Annandale, Va., in June, 50 people sleepily voted flatulence. The justice minister said the section for Ms. Beatha Lee for president, thus electing about “fouling the air” should cover extreme (in a legitimate, by-the-book process) a Wheaten terrier belonging to former association officer flatus, but the country’s solicitor general Mark Crawford. Crawford said that Beatha, as a insisted that only commercial air pollution manager, “delegates a lot.” was punishable.

Only 20 percent of Cambodians have access to toilets (half as many as have mobile phones), The Redneck Chronicles and missions like International Development An unnamed man was taken to St. John Enterprises blanket the countryside to urge Medical Center in Tulsa, Okla., in February more toilet usage. In one promotion campaign with a gash on his face and a bullet (later in Kandal province, according to a February removed) in his sinus cavity. KOKI-TV BBC News item, an investigating team called reported that police think “he might have a public meeting and singled out (“amid been chewing on a firecracker or a bullet” much laughter”) one particular farmer it had when it exploded. calculated as producing the most excrement of A 50-year-old woman was arrested in anyone in the village.

February in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., after managers at a Family Dollar store accused her of walking out without paying for packages of Latest Religious Messages baking soda and dishwashing detergent and a “I thought, ‘Man, is this what Jesus would do?’” pair of thong panties (total value, according to said Akron, Ohio, repo man Ken Falzini, after surviving a short, harrowing ride clinging Family Dollar, $7.50). to the hood of the Lexus he was trying to repossess from Bishop Marc Neal of Akron’s Least Competent Criminals Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church in In February, to conceal an arrest warrant for January. Neal, later charged with felony assault, auto theft, Amos Ashley, 62, told traffic-stop told a reporter he thought it “disrespectful” officers in Lawrenceburg, Ind., he was (as he for Falzini to try to repossess a preacher’s car wrote on a paper for them) “Rorth Taylor.” during Sunday services. Falzini said Neal was “Pronounce it,” ordered a trooper. “Robert “laughing” during parts of the drive, which Taylor.” “Spell it once more, please.” “R-e-r-e-r-t,” included sharp zig-zagging at speeds around 50 wrote Ashley. “And ‘Taylor’?” “T-a-y-l-o-e-r.” mph, to dislodge Falzini from the hood.

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FreeWill Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19): Were you under the impression that the sky is completely mapped? It’s not.

Advances in technology are unveiling a nonstop flow of new mysteries. In a recent lecture, University of California astronomer Joshua Bloom described the explosion of wonder. One particular telescope, for example, detects 1.5 million transient phenomena nightly, and an average of 10 of those turn out to be previously undiscovered.

Reporting on Bloom’s work, Space.com compared astronomers’ tasks to “finding a few needles in a giant haystack night after night.” This resembles your imminent future. Mixed in with the chatter and hubbub, there are some scattered gems — rich revelations and zesty potentials. Do you have the patience to pinpoint them?

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If you’re thinking of calling on a ghost to provide you with information, make sure you know how to banish it when you’re finished milking it. If you’re considering a trek into the past to seek some consolation or inspiration, drop breadcrumbs as you go so you can find your way back to the present when it’s time to return. Catch my drift? It’s fine to draw on the old days and old ways, but don’t get lost or stuck there.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): From an astrological point of view, it’s a favorable time for people to give you gifts, perks and blessings. You have my permission to convey that to your friends and associates. Let them know it’s in their interest to be generous toward you. The truth, as I see it, is that they’ll attract rewards for themselves, some unexpected, if they help you. What’s your role here? Be modest, grateful and gracious. At the same time, rake it all in with supreme confidence that you deserve such an outpouring.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Nobel Prizes are awarded to geniuses in a variety of fields for work they’ve done to elevate science and culture. Have you heard of Ig Nobel Prizes? The Annals of Improbable Research hands them out to eccentrics whose work it deems useless but amusing. One recipient was honored for investigating how impotency drugs help hamsters recover quickly from jet lag. An award went to engineers who developed a remote-control helicopter to collect whale snot. In 2000, physicist Andre Geim won an Ig Nobel Prize for using magnetism to levitate a frog. Unlike fellow honorees, though, Geim later won a Nobel Prize for research on a remarkable substance, graphene (tinyurl. com/NobelGraphene). I think you’ll soon resemble him.

Some of your efforts are odd, others spectacular; some are dismissed or derided; others loved and lauded.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If you’ve ever fantasized about setting up a booth at the foot of an active volcano and creating balloon animals for tourists’ kids, now’s an excellent time to get started on that. Same is true if you’ve ever thought you’d like to be a rodeo clown in Brazil, a standup comedian at a gambling casino or a mentor who teaches card tricks and stage magic to juvenile delinquents. Astrological omens suggest playfulness and risk-taking synergize well now. There’s even a chance that if you found a way to blend them, it’d lead to financial gain.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’ve arrived at a phase in your cycle when you have the chance to scope out new competitors, inspirational rivals and allies who challenge you to grow. Choose wisely! Remember you’ll be giving them a lot of power to shape you; they’ll be conditioning your thoughts about yourself and the goals you regard worthy of your passions. If you pick those of low character or weak values, they’ll bring you down. Opt for hard workers with high ideals — they’ll raise you up.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “There’s no key to the universe,” writes Swami Beyondananda. But that shouldn’t lead us to existential despair or hopeless apathy, he adds. “Fortunately, the universe has been left unlocked,” he concludes. In other words, there’s no need for a key to the universe! I tell you this good news because there’s a similar principle at work in your life.

You’ve been banging on a certain door, thinking you’re shut out from what’s inside. Fact is, the door’s unlocked and nothing’s stopping you from going in.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): When you go to Mozambique, the Ministry of Fish & Wildlife warns you about the frequency of encounters with lions in nature. “Wear little noisy bells … to give advanced warning to any lions … close by so you don’t take them by surprise,” reads the notice. I’m sure that no matter where you are in the week ahead — Mozambique or elsewhere — you won’t have to tangle with beasts as long as you observe similar precautions. Take measures to avoid startling goblins, rascals and rogues. If you visit a dragon’s domain, keep your spirit light and jingly. If you take a shortcut through the wasteland, sing favorite nonsense songs as you hippity-hop along.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Few things make me more excited than being able to predict good tidings headed your way. That’s why, as I meditated on your upcoming astrological aspects, I teetered on the edge of ecstasy. I foresee a renaissance of pleasure … an outbreak of feeling really fine, both physically and emotionally … and an awakening of your deeper capacity to experience joy. Your mantra for the week, from my friend Rana Satori Stewart: yum yum yum yum yum / yum yum yum yum yummy yum / yum yum yum yum yummy yummy yum yum.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): CNN reported on two neo-Nazi skinheads from Poland, a married couple, who found they were actually Jews. During World War II, the truth about their origins had been hidden by their parents, fearing persecution. Years later, when the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw told them they were members of the group they’d hated for so long, they were shocked. Since then, they’ve become observant Jews who worship at an orthodox synagogue. The new perspective you’ll be getting about your roots may not be as dramatic as theirs, but I bet it leads to a shift in your self-image. Ready to revise your history? (More info: tinyurl.com/Ex-skinheads.)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): My astrological colleague Antero Alli says a lot of good ideas occur to him while taking a shower. He also finds frequent inspiration while riding his bike. Why doesn’t he, then, enjoy biking in the rain? He doesn’t know. I bring this up because you’re entering a phase of your cycle when flashes of insight and intuition are likely to erupt at a higher rate than usual. Aggressively put yourself in every kind of situation that tends to provoke such eruptions that you haven’t tried — including maybe riding your bike in the rain.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A Canadian man, William Treble, once found more than 1,000 four-leaf clovers in a single day. Niamh Bond, a British baby, was born on the 10th day of the 10th month of 2010 at exactly 10:10 a.m. and 10 seconds. My friend Allan told me he was driving in suburbia the other day when two white cats bolted across the road right in front of him. And yet as lucky as all that may sound, it pales in comparison to the good fortune headed your way. Unlike their luck, which was flashy but ultimately meaningless, yours will be down-to-earth and have practical value.

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LATE FOR CLASS We never really talked the first half of the semester, but you were always on my wavelength. Class never really started until we arrived. Now that I know you live down the street, I’m hoping you’ll stop by and bring your High Lifes and PBRs. Because I can tell that we are gonna be friends.

When: Fall 2010. Where: FSCJ Kent Campus. #1076-0222

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MAWGWII MADNESS ON SOUTHSIDE You: go by ‘Gizmo,’ breathtaking blue eyes, enigmatic smile, my heart in your hands. Me: 5 ft., dubbed your ‘Starshine.’ I am just as in love with you as I was three years ago and will always be yours. I hope one day you forgive me. Will you join me for conversa-

TALL SVELTE BLONDE RIVERSIDE SNOW HUNNY 3,300 feet high on a mountain in a Patagonia snowsuit with two layers of North Face gloves and you still looked hot. I thought cabin fever was a bad thing until seeing you bathe in the kitchen. You were perfect; but I’m sorry for the frozen lock,

HARLEY GUY AT RICH’S BARBEQUE I see you a few times a month at Rich’s Barbeque between noon and 1 pm. You are dark-headed with greying hair, usually wear black jacket or black Harley shirt, you drive black Ford, eat from salad bar.

I love your eyes but they look sad. I am petite crazy blonde, drive a red Chevy. Let’s have lunch. When: March 5, 2011.

Where: Rich’s Barbeque, North Main Street. #1087-0322

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Where: Kosmic Bluz. #1068-0201 HEY YOU, IN WALGREEN’S Saturday Night, you in tight blue jeans and very hot. I in my Adidas training gear, and looking very virile. You kept looking and I knew we should have spoken. When: Jan. 22, 2011. Where: Walgreens. #1067-0201 SEXY SAILOR THAT STOLE MY HEART You: tall, dark and handsome Greek god. Me: short, awkward red head. Smiled at me as you left the bar chasing after your drunk girlfriend.

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SAW YOU AT THE GYM LAST NIGHT You looked distressed, like something was on your mind. That furrowed brow was beautiful. Would you give me a chance to make you smile?

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I LIKE YOUR JACKET Saw your swagger on Adams Street with your big burly jacket and those masculine legs of yours beneath those tattered Abercrombie designed shorts. Your brunette silky hair was blowing in the wind and gave me a smile. Not sure which team you’re batting for. Let’s catch downtown wine together. When: Feb. 2, 2011. Where: Downtown. #1082-0308

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YOU GOT A KING PENGUIN TATTOO You were on the stage at the Hyatt Hotel during a tattoo festival being judged on the new king penguin tattoo you had done on your side, such a different yet sweet idea. Me: Emo chick, blue hair, huge donkey, I saw you looking! I was your biggest cheerleader in the crowd hoping you would win so I could have an excuse to come talk to you and of course get a closer look. You should know that penguins have the same mate their whole lives, hit me up so I can add a couple eggs around those webbed feet!

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BLUE HEELS ON BROADWAY Saw u at Broadway Deli across from St. Lukes. YOU: brunette, white striped shirt, blue skirt, striking blue heels. ME: white shirt, gray slacks. Couldn’t take my eyes off you. Saw you grab a Folio Weekly, thought I’d take a chance. When: Lunchtime, Feb. 1, 2011. Where: Broadway Deli. #1069-0208

THOSE RED FRECKLES CAUGHT ME Hey there those sexy red freckles on ur shoulders made me blush. love to meet up so I can circle and give those freckles some attention. When: Jan. 21, 2011. Where Jax Library regency branch. #1064-0201

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Dr. No-Nos

You think guns are a touchy subject? Try getting between a mom and her child-rearing habits

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ometimes I stereotype in the name of being a better parent. Like, if you honk your horn in the preschool car line, I’m not going to let you drive my kid anywhere. If your child’s socks always match her shirt, I need to totally straighten the house before she comes over for a playdate. And if you wear Birkenstocks and your Toyota Prius has a “Mean People Suck” bumper sticker, I feel pretty certain you don’t have a gun in your house. So, assuming you don’t watch “The Jersey Shore,” I’ll let my kid come hang out with your kid for a while without worrying about her getting accidentally shot in the head.

Now, I know that some of you are responsible gun-owners, and keep your weapons of mass destruction well-hidden in the freezer or underneath the mattress in the guest room. I don’t care! Too scary! Too risky!

You’ll just have to let your child visit at my house instead, where it’s true that she could contract ptomaine poisoning from anything she eats out of the refrigerator but, by and large, that’s curable, right?

In addition to stereotyping, I also depend on good old-fashioned gossip to let me know whose families I can trust. Word gets around, you know? One time, I heard from a friend who knew a woman that the woman’s neighbor let her 8-year-old daughter watch “True Blood”! And, of course, if I ever find out who that woman is, my children won’t ever be going over there.

But now here comes the NRA to screw up my parenting system by trying to make it illegal for doctors to ask parents if they safely store their guns, which greatly upsets the chain of information on which I depend.

This makes me all WHAT! Because I would never in a million years ask my pediatrician to tattle on his other patients, and he would never do that, but I do have this secret witchlike ability to read the movements of his eyebrows, and in this way I discern things.

But I can’t discern things he doesn’t know!

Note: I am not making this up. The following excerpt is from an article in American Medical News at amednews.com: “Physicians and Florida gun ownership advocates are battling over a state bill that would fine and imprison physicians who ask if their patients have guns.”

State Rep. Jason Brodeur, a Republican, introduced the bill, which could send doctors to jail for up to five years and fine them up to $5 million for asking about patients’ gun ownership, refusing to treat patients who won’t answer such questions or entering gun ownership information into any record. The bill has the support of the National Rifle Association. State Sen. Greg Evers, also a

Republican, introduced an identical bill in the state Senate.

The measure is partly a reaction to American Academy of Pediatrics’ guidelines encouraging physicians to talk to parents about protecting children from preventable accidents. This includes the use of booster seats in cars, swimming pool safety and proper gun storage.”

Really? You want to put my pediatrician in jail for asking a question? OK, just to warn you, if you put my pediatrician in jail, I will go to jail, too, because I’ll have to kill

We would never ever secretly tape you asking us about guns so that we could sue you for malpractice and get $5 million, then drop the case and still retain you as our pediatrician. you. That’s how much I love my pediatrician.

But I’ll concede that sometimes doctors can be sort of nosy and presumptuous. Just the other day, in fact, my pediatrician called me because he was having a bad day and he knew I’d have some horrific parenting story to tell that would cheer him up. That’s not right. So I’ve written him a letter to let him know that he can ask me about guns anytime he wants, but there are certain topics that should be off-limits, because certain people just need to mind their own damn business.

Feel free to excerpt this letter to send to your own doctor.

Dear Dr. Em: I want to again thank you for meeting me on a Sunday at 10 a.m. on the day after Christmas to respond to my hysteria regarding the children’s strep throat. I want to assure you that, thanks to you, we had a marvelous time on the cruise, and the children took every single dose of their antibiotics. Didn’t miss a one. Nope. Pretty much.

Regarding the above news clip, please know that after some serious thought, my husband and I would like to welcome your inquiries into where we keep our guns, even though we don’t have any. Can you imagine? I would shoot myself in the foot every two weeks just to get out of doing laundry. And don’t worry, we would never ever secretly tape you asking us about guns so that we could sue you for malpractice and get $5 million,

then drop the case and still retain you as our pediatrician. That would be wrong. But your insurance would cover it, right?

However, you should be aware that we will be petitioning the state legislature to make it illegal to ask other questions that we think are None of Your Business, and we’d appreciate your support. I think you owe us that, seeing as we have to pay you a $20 co-pay OUT OF OUR OWN POCKETS each time we come for a check-up. Here’s what we have so far: 1. You may not ask parents if they’ve given a child Benadryl for such minor allergic reactions as hyperactivity and breathing.

2. You are forbidden from questioning a mother about whether she’s fed her children CheezIts for dinner on a Friday night so she could continue drinking wine with her friends.

3. Actually, don’t ask anything that includes the word “wine.”

4. Under no circumstances should you ask how often the children are bathed. That’s just too personal.

5. If, while examining a young girl, the young girl sings loudly, “I wanna be naked!” and wiggles her hips, do not ask her what kind of music she listens to.

6. Do not ask children how often they brush their teeth, which would infringe on the territory of pediatric dentists. We have a whole other set of rules for them.

7. If you ask a child about his favorite foods and he says, “Diarrhea and hot dogs,” cease the inquiry.

8. Don’t ask parents about their children’s television habits.

9. If a child begins to tell some crazy, farfetched story involving a parking lot, the police, tequila and bicycles, just smile and assume it’s fiction.

Heh heh. Phew.

10. Do not quiz children on their favorites vegetables. But if it comes up, please remember that Spaghettios are essentially a vegetable.

With added calcium, by the way.

Dr. Em, we realize this new set of rules may cause you to slightly alter the way you care for our children, but we would be grateful if you could endorse this important legislation — if not for your patients, then for us, the caretakers of your patients.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

And thanks again for that time you called me back in Guatemala. Did I ever pay you for that?

Sincerely, Patricia A. Booker President, Parents For Undefined Causes, or PFUC **founded Feb. 4, 2011 by Patricia A. Booker

Tricia Booker is an educator, writer and kickboxing coach. She blogs at myklefthook.com

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