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The Dating Game Who Wins When Playing Hinge?

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New Kid On the Boulevard

Coastal Farmer Review

Jaguars Wrap Preseason Two Wins

YOUR GUIDE TO ENTERTAINMENT IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA

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CONTENTS

VOL. 40, ISSUE 17

COLUM N S 8

FEAT U RE S 15

HOROSCOPES

Is Myspace Back?

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Ambar Ramirez & Carmen Macri

Ambar Ramirez

Ambar Ramirez

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Teresa Spencer

One Loss and Plenty to Watch

Darrell Ray

Jaguars Wrap Preseason Two Wins,

FOLIO WEED

Teresa Spencer

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SPECIAL EVENTS

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SPORTS

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Loud Festival

Ariana Alcantara

Teresa Spencer

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Film Review: ‘The Dog Stars’ Teresa Spencer

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St. Augustine Cranks Up the Volume

Playing Hinge?

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THEATER & FILM

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Celebrating a Decade of the Sing Out

Owen Devlin

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Slightly Stoopid at the Amp

The Dating Game: Who Wins When

Laughs, Laughs and More Laughs

TRIVIA, ETC.

New Music Releases

For the Culture Carmen Macri

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New Kid on the Boulevard Ambar Ramirez

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ART

Death of the PocketBook

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Ambar Ramirez

COMEDY & MAGIC

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CONCERTS

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FOLIO’S BEST BITES

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FOLIO STAFF:

NIGHTLIFE

JOHN PHILLIPS President

AARON BERKSHIRE Photographer

TERESA SPENCER General Manager

JEFF CARD Photographer

KERRY SPECKMAN Copy Editor & Writer

OWEN DEVLIN Contributor

AMBAR RAMIREZ Creative Director

DARRELL RAY Contributor

CARMEN MACRI Social Media Manager & Lead Writer ARIANA ALCANTARA Writer

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LetterGeneral Manager from the

The People Who Actually Make Our City Cool

Photo by Lance Asper

Jacksonville has a Jacksonville — and Northeast Florida strange hobby. We love this city, but apparently, as a whole — has plenty of cool. We’re we don’t want anybody just so darn busy complaining about else to know it. what we don’t have that sometimes we forget to look around and appreciate Ask Jacksonville reswhat we do. idents where they’re from, and they’ll proudSo what actually makes a city cool? It ly say “Jacksonville.”

Give them another five isn’t another shiny building or a naminutes, and they’ll tional chain opening location No. 847. provide a detailed Pow- It isn’t a developer hanging Edison erPoint presentation bulbs over a bar and charging $19 for a on everything wrong cocktail because somebody described with the place. Jacksonville has no culture. the neighborhood as “up-and-coming.”

And it certainly isn’t whatever some There’s nothing to do.

Downtown is dead. Ev- consultant decided should be called an erything cool happens “entertainment district.” somewhere else. Oh, please. I’m calling BS. It’s the people. The weird ones, the creative ones, the risk-takers and the people who looked at an empty storefront, a beat-up stage or an idea scribbled on a cocktail napkin at 1:30 in the morning and thought, You know what? This might actually work. Those are the people who give a city its soul.

It’s the bartender who knows your drink before your butt hits the stool. The chef who decided Jacksonville was the place to risk their savings and open a restaurant.

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It’s the musician loading $10,000 worth of equipment into a van to play a gig that may pay enough to cover gas, two beers and half a Wawa sandwich. Now that’s commitment.

It’s the tattoo artist, photographer, brewer, promoter, designer, writer, record-store owner and small-business owner who wakes up every morning and decides to do it all over again. It’s the guy who has been running the same neighborhood bar since half of Jacksonville still smoked inside, the woman who opened the clothing boutique everyone said would never make it and the local band playing for 75 people on a Friday night like they’re headlining Madison Square Garden.

That is culture, and Northeast Florida is loaded with it.

From Jacksonville to the Beaches, Riverside and Avondale to Murray Hill, Springfield, San Marco, St. Augustine, Amelia Island and all the wonderfully strange little pockets in between, people are waking up every morning and betting their money, time and sanity on this city.

Some are opening restaurants, making music or creating art. Others are organizing festivals, putting on shows or starting businesses that their accountant, spouse and probably their mother told them were terrible ideas. Thankfully, they didn’t listen. Because nobody has ever returned from vacation saying, “You guys are not going to believe the Applebee’s we found.”

We remember the places we couldn’t find anywhere else: the little dive bar, the hole-in-the-wall restaurant, the weird store, the tiny music venue and even the bartender with the questionable attitude who

somehow became part of the experience. Those are the places that eventually become part of our lives.

Unfortunately, Jacksonville has another tradition: We don’t always appreciate those places until they’re gone. Then everybody suddenly becomes a historian. “That was our place.” “I saw my first show there.”

“We went there every Friday.” “They had the BEST burgers.” And then comes the inevitable, “Man, Jacksonville just isn’t the same anymore.”

Well, cities don’t lose their personality overnight. They lose it one independent restaurant, one dive bar, one music venue, one neighborhood shop, one artist and one stubborn small-business owner at a time. That’s why “support local” has to mean more than a bumper sticker or sharing a Facebook post while sitting on your couch ordering something from a company headquartered 2,000 miles away.

For nearly 40 years, “Folio” has been documenting the people, places, music, food, art, politics, characters and occasional complete insanity that make Northeast Florida what it is. Since 1987, we’ve been telling stories about this community that nobody sitting in a corporate office across the country is ever going to tell.

We’ve covered the bands before everybody knew their names, the restaurants before you needed a reservation three weeks in advance, the artists doing something different, the businesses taking chances and the politicians doing things they probably hoped nobody noticed.

And, of course, we’ve covered the wonderfully weird characters who make this corner of Florida unmistakably ours. That’s what local media is supposed to do.

A city doesn’t become interesting because somebody builds something and holds a press conference telling us it’s interesting. It becomes interesting because people create things worth caring about, and Jacksonville has a hell of a lot of those people.

So before you say there’s “nothing to do in Jacksonville,” actually go do something. Try the restaurant you keep driving past. Walk into the neighborhood bar. Buy something from a local shop. See a band you’ve never heard of, go to the festival, visit the gallery or drive across the damn bridge and explore another side of town.

Yes, I know. The bridge or crossing the ditch … You’ll survive. You might even discover something. And when you find that bartender, chef, musician, artist, business owner, neighborhood joint or beautifully weird Jacksonville character doing something special, support them. Because those are the people who actually make a city cool.

Them and you. Now get out there and enjoy it. We’ll see you cool cats around town.

YOU’RE ALREADY HERE, SO ARE POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS.

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Subject: Inside the Lines

Hello, John.

Just finished reading your August Folio article on DCPS. VERY informative! My ex-husband an I moved to Jax in June 1989. Our sone was born in September at Baptist Hospital under Hurricane evac orders. Anyway, I was a National Honor Society high school student in Northern Virginia in the 70’s. I sent my son, born and raised in Jax, to private schools thru 9th grade. Then he transferred to Wolfson in around 2005. The fact that school is ranked 23rd in Florida s a joke! It’s like going to visit your kid in prison. Razor wire around the outdoor eating area. I truly appreciate your article and believe the facts you address are critical. Sad to think the system is rigged for kids with influential and affluent parents!

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BOUQS & BRICKS BOUQUETS

To 18-year-old Alan Alwakeel, Stanton College Preparatory School valedictorian, for developing an AI-powered “virtual cell” model designed to predict how cancer cells may respond to different combinations of drugs. The technology could eventually help researchers narrow down promising cancer treatments before moving into extensive laboratory testing. His work has already earned international science fair recognition, been presented at an American Association for Cancer Research meeting and resulted in a provisional patent with Mayo Clinic.

To Florida Senate candidate Angie Nixon for pulling off one of Florida’s biggest political upsets of the 2026 primary, defeating heavily funded opponent Alex Vindman to win the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. She captured roughly 56% of the statewide vote, despite being dramatically outspent, proving once again that elections aren’t always won by whoever has the biggest checkbook.

Sometimes, knocking on doors, talking to actual humans and building support from the ground up still works.

BRICKBATS

To gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds, who proved he’s serving up more baloney than policy.

While discussing Florida’s very real traffic problems, Donalds suggested better roads would help women keep their hair looking good and get them to the beauty salon faster.

Really, Byron? Women are CEOs, doctors, lawyers, teachers, business owners and taxpayers. Not just ladies racing to their next blowout. Florida needs better roads, but it doesn’t need politicians talking about women like it’s 1955.

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Aries It is time for a total body and mind reset, Aries. Virgo season is moving through your health, work and routine realm, gently guiding you to do a deep Sunday clean with your life. Out with the old and in with the new. It’s time to throw away all that no longer suits you. You tend to be a hoarder, especially with people, and this month will have you reevaluating who deserves to be in your life.

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Taurus Colors are brighter, sounds are crisper and you’re thinking more clearly, Taurus. This September you find yourself mentally decluttered. This unique clarity is a chance to rewrite whatever narrative has been holding you back and also a chance to push yourself forward out of this mental and perhaps career limbo.

Cancer This September, the Mars-Saturn alignment frees you from a promise that’s been burning you out. If work is the reason for your mental depletion, then maybe it’s time to shift careers or simply change up whatever project has you up all night. Come the 11th, the moon rewards organization, so get your ducks in a row.

Leo September acts like a cleaning service, helping you organize everything eclipse season shook up regarding identity, confidence and direction. So if you’re feeling a bit lost, just know you are exactly where you are supposed to be. On Sept. 17, Chiron retrogrades back into Aries, finally leaving your expansion, travel and belief sector after nearly eight years. Things are looking up, but it’s probably best to hunker down for a bit to get your bearings.

Virgo Gemini You’ll need some time to find your footing after eclipse season. Think of last month as shedding your old skin.

The universe has a way of removing things in your life that no longer suit you — even though it might not feel like that at first. Remember, if it’s easy, it’s rarely ever growth. The last quarter moon in your sign on Sept. 4 acts as a personal check-in, helping you notice which version of you feels outdated now.

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Happy Birthday, Virgo! September greets you with open arms, fresh flowers, gifts and wellearned compliments. Your ruling planet, Mercury, glided into your sign on Aug. 25, illuminating your first house of self and presence through Sept. 10. Consider this your annual cosmic invitation to step into the spotlight and let yourself be seen (and appreciated) for all your selfless service.

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Capricorn Maybe you should just sit this month out, Capricorn. You may be feeling like everything that could go wrong is going wrong. You will be having the worst day of your life, and then BOOM, car problems. Miscommunications left and right, with everything getting lost in translation. Not to mention, Chiron retrograding into Aries will have old wounds resurfacing.

Whether that be familial or romantic — whatever it is, it’s not done with you yet. Good luck and godspeed.

Libra Get your sh*t together, Libra!

With eclipse season coming to a close, there are no more excuses for the constant state of scatterbrain and procrastinating important decisions. You know deep down what it is you want; all you need to do is reach for it. With Libra season beginning Sept. 22, there is no better time to step up to the plate and swing.

Who cares if you strike out.

Aquarius

Scorpio You are stepping into the spotlight this month, Scorpio. September is all about fostering friendships, and lucky for you, you are quite the hot commodity. Everyone wants a piece, and your social battery is finally recharged. Expect the unexpected on Sept. 10 when Venus enters Scorpio. Old and new flames alike will be orbiting you, so maybe stay inside if you’re not ready for a rom-com montage moment.

Sagittarius

Vacation time is officially over, Sagittarius … at least for now. While we’d all love to live in perpetual holiday mode, reality eventually steps in (unless you married rich or are rich) to call us back down to Earth and get down to business. Thankfully, the stars aren’t leaving you empty-handed. With Mercury stepping into your ambitious tenth house, it’s doing what it does best: handing you the mic and inspiring you to get serious about your career goals.

Oh, Aquarius, where do we even begin? September is a true rollercoaster from start to finish. With the Sun moving through Virgo, the early weeks ask you to clear some heavy emotional hurdles and confront old pain points. But … if you allow yourself the space to surrender, grieve and face your shadow, you’ll step into a brand new chapter with a clear head and a clean slate, and the rest of the month will be one to remember (fondly). Just keep your eye on Sept. 10. That’s all we’ll say about that.

Pisces

Aim for balance this month, Pisces. The end of August marked a major turning point in your journey, and you’re stepping into September completely transformed. But the work isn’t quite finished, is it?

To be fair, self-growth never truly ends, but that’s beside the point. While you might feel the urge to keep pushing the boundaries and accelerating your metamorphosis, remember the power of taking a step back. True transformation often happens in quiet, solitary moments.

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Folio Weed: High Pumpkin!

Words by Teresa Spencer

Mary Jane Takes Over the Fall Kitchen Pumpkin spice, cream cheese and cannabis walk into the kitchen. Things get baked.

Fall in Northeast Florida is less of a season and more of a collective act of imagination. The calendar says September, but, of course, the week after Labor Day, Publix is bound to have pumpkins already stacked to the ceiling. Somebody is wearing knee-high boots while it’s still 85 degrees outside, and the first morning below 70 sends half of Jacksonville searching for a hoodie. Close enough. It’s fall, y’all. And this year, we’re bringing Mary Jane into the kitchen.

For qualified Florida medical marijuana patients, cannabis doesn’t always have to mean smoking, vaping or opening another package of gummies. Cannabis flower can also become an ingredient in the kitchen, particularly when paired with the glorious excess of fall flavors.

Pumpkin. Cinnamon. Nutmeg. Brown sugar. Vanilla. Cream cheese.

Now we’re talking. But before you grind up your flower and dump it into the mixing bowl like parsley, there’s a little cannabis chemistry to understand.

You can’t just throw weed into pumpkin bread. Cannabis flower contains much of its THC in the precursor form THCA. Heat con-

verts THCA into THC through a process called decarboxylation.

That’s one reason cannabis cooking traditionally involves preparing the flower before incorporating its cannabinoids into a fat such as butter or oil. Cannabinoids are fat-soluble, which is how generations of cannabis cooks arrived at that most famous kitchen creation: cannabutter.

The important catch? Homemade cannabis cooking isn’t an exact science. Flower potency varies and extraction efficiency varies. Of course, portions vary. And that beautiful giant corner piece you cut for yourself may contain more infused butter than the polite little slice you gave your friend.

So when cooking with medical cannabis, restraint isn’t boring. It’s smart, and it is a must.

Edible cannabis can also take substantially longer to produce noticeable effects than inhaled cannabis, and those effects can last much longer. Translation: Don’t eat another piece 20 minutes later because “this stuff isn’t working.” Those are famous last words.

Give it time.

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This is the loaf that smells like fall, tastes like dessert and needs a label before somebody’s mother-in-law wanders into the kitchen.

Folio’s ‘High, Pumpkin!’ Bread With Cream Cheese Drizzle Beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla, then slowly add milk or cream until you’ve reached a thick but pourable consistency. Drizzle generously across the cooled pumpkin bread. Finish with a tiny dusting of cinnamon.

Folio Weed’s Golden Rule

Start low. Go slow. Label everything. Lock it up. And for the love of pumpkin spice, don’t drive high.

Before you eat half the loaf,

The Pumpkin Bread You’ll need: • 1¾ cups all-purpose flour • 1 teaspoon baking soda • ½ teaspoon salt • 2 teaspoons cinnamon • ½ teaspoon nutmeg • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger • 2 large eggs • ¾ cup brown sugar • 1 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling) • ⅓ cup total melted butter, combining an appropriately measured amount of cannabis-infused butter with regular butter • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • ½ cup chocolate chips, optional • ½ cup chopped pecans, optional 12Folio FolioWeekly Weekly 12

Heat oven to 350 degrees and grease a standard loaf pan.

In one bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger.

In another bowl, whisk the eggs and brown sugar. Add the pumpkin puree, butter mixture and vanilla. Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until everything is combined. Don’t overmix it. We’re making pumpkin bread, not interrogating it. Fold in chocolate chips or pecans if you’re feeling fancy. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake approximately 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean.

Then comes the hard part. Wait. Let the bread cool completely before adding the drizzle.

The Cream Cheese Drizzle This part doesn’t need cannabis. Let the bread handle that job.

You’ll need: • 4 ounces softened cream cheese • ½ cup powdered sugar • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract • 2-4 tablespoons milk or heavy cream • Tiny pinch of cinnamon

we need to have the dosage conversation. If you’re using cannabis flower or a homemade infusion, there is no responsible universal formula that says a tablespoon of homemade cannabutter automatically contains a certain number of milligrams of THC. It depends on the flower’s potency, the amount used, the infusion process and other variables.

Know the labeled potency of the medical cannabis product you’re starting with. Calculate the estimated amount used in the entire loaf, then divide the finished bread into equal portions. And err on the conservative side. You can eat more later. You cannot travel backward through time and uneat it.

Once you’ve mastered the pumpkin loaf, there’s an entire autumn menu waiting. Here are a few ideas for you to ponder.

“Baked” Apple Crisp Warm cinnamon apples topped with brown sugar, oats and a buttery crumble. Use a carefully measured portion of infused butter in the topping while keeping the remainder conventional.

Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

Mary Jane Maple-Pecan Cookies Think soft, brown sugar cookies with maple, toasted pecans and a touch of cinnamon.

The earthy flavor of cannabis pairs particularly well with toasted nuts and maple, making this one of those recipes where the plant doesn’t have to fight the rest of the ingredients.

Finish with a little maple glaze. Dangerously good.

Halloweed Monster Munch Popcorn. Pretzels. Chocolate candies. Candy corn, if you’re one of those people.

Make a sweet-and-salty coating and use a carefully measured amount of infused butter as part of the mixture. But here’s the catch: Snack mixes are notoriously easy to mindlessly eat. So portion your individual servings before consuming any.

And label your pumpkin bread! This might be the most important cooking instruction in the entire article.

Cannabis-infused food should be clearly labeled, securely stored and kept completely away from children, pets and those without a a legally required medical marijuana identification card.

Cannabis can impair reaction time, coordination and judgment, so don’t drive or operate machinery after consuming it. Patients should follow their physician’s recommendations and current Florida medical marijuana laws and regulations.

FOLIO WEED is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Cannabis laws and medical marijuana regulations change. Florida medical marijuana patients should follow current Florida law and their physician’s recommendations. Keep all cannabis products securely stored away from children and pets.

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Is Myspace Back?

Words by Ambar Ramirez

I’ve been saying, for a while now, how badly we’ve needed MySpace back. Weekly, I’d say, “If someone could just bring back MySpace.” And somehow, someway, my prayers were answered because that pesky little rumor that MySpace is coming back is not a rumor at all. It’s the cold, hard truth (I say warmly and softly).

Here’s what we know and, in the same breath, what we don’t.

Myspace’s return has been confirmed by co-owners Tim and Chris Vanderhook. The brothers (yes, brothers) confirmed the revival in a documentary directed by Tommy Avallone.

What we don’t know is when it’s happening. They’ve only mentioned waiting for the “right time...” and dare I say, the right time was 2016? Alas, beggars can’t be choosers, and oh, how I’ve begged.

For those of you unfamiliar with MySpace, meaning you were too young to open an account or were born AM (After Myspace), let me extend a sincere apology. MySpace was peak social media before platforms took themselves so seriously.

It was completely customizable: from profile colors and themes down to custom music playlists and custom cursors.

It challenged people to be creative, honest and a little bit tech-savvy when diving into HTML code.

MySpace might still be around today if not for that meddling Facebook and Justin Timberlake buying it out. The good news? Rumor has it MySpace will return to its roots, a pure, honest social network free of algorithms and ad clutter. However, it remains unconfirmed whether features like custom HTML coding or the infamous Top 8 friends list will function exactly as they used to.

We also know that the original co-founder, Tom Anderson, the default first friend for every original user, will not be involved, putting in his Threads bio that he has no plans for a digital resurgence, preferring to stay retired.

So that’s it for now. I hope that you all go to sleep feeling a little lighter knowing that MySpace will be returning in the not-too-distant future — and that manifesting does work.

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SEPT. 2 Murray Hill Farmer’s Market Fishweir Brewing Company fishweirbrewing.com

SEPT. 11-12 Fin Fest Seawalk Pavilion flfinfest.com

SEPT. 24 Apellix Live Flight Demonstration USS Orleck Naval Museum fhnsa.org

SEPT. 4 904 Day Breakfast VyStar Tower liftjax.org

SEPT. 12 Brew at the Zoo Jacksonville Zoo & Botanical Gardens jacksonvillezoo.org

904 Day Downtown Walking Tour Visit Jacksonville Downtown Visitor Center visitjacksonville.com

Funny Stories About Abraham Lincoln Southeast Regional Library floridahumanities.org

SEPT. 26 Tails & Trails Jacksonville Arboretum & Botanical Gardens jacksonvillearboretum.org

904 Day with #GCoJ Garden Club of Jacksonville gardenclubjax.org

Jacksonville Record & CD Festival Ramada by Wyndham Jacksonville Hotel & Conference Center facebook.com/JacksonvilleRecordCDShow

904 Day at the Igloo Community First Igloo communityfirstigloo.com 904 Day with Melanin Collaborative Group 822 A Philip Randolph Blvd. melanincollaborativegroup.org

Holistic Living & Healing Expo Thrasher-Horne Center, Orange Park eventbrite.com

904 Day at Riverfront Plaza Riverfront Plaza dtjax.com

SEPT. 15 An Evening with Filmmaker Tori Linder: “Path of the Panther” St. John’s Cathedral .jaxcathedral.org/event

After Hours at JWJ Park James Weldon Johnson Park jamesweldonjohnsonpark.org

Fall Night Market St. Augustine Amphitheatre theamp.com

SEPT. 5 The Lemon Drop Festival Ford on Bay lemondropfestival.com

SEPT. 16 Electro Lounge 25th Anniversary The WJCT Studios wjct.org/events

Lift Ev’ry Voice Heritage Tour Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park levsparkjax.org

SEPT. 17 Unidos Jax Dinner Main Library visitjacksonville.com

SEPT. 5 Aviles Street Festival Aviles St., St. Augustine visitstaugustine.com SEPT. 6 Big Gay Picnic Willowbranch Park jaxllgbtchamber.org SEPT. 10 Blues, Brews, Bourbon & BBQ Bowing Oaks floridatheatre.com Denim and Diamonds Gala Ancient City Farmstead, St. Augustine sjcchamber.com 16 Folio Weekly

SEPT. 17-19 Quiltfest Prime Osborn Convention Center jaxevents.com SEPT. 18 Bold City Ball The Glass Factory sparcouncil.org SEPT. 19 Wing Eating & Hot Sauce Contest Myrtle Avenue Brewing facebook.com/MyrtleAveBrewing

SEPT. 18-19 Duuuval Card Show Adam H. Herbert University Center theduuuvalcardshow.com SEPT. 18-20 48-Hour Film Festival The Jessie 48hourfilm.com/jacksonville SEPT. 19 Jax Book Fest Jacksonville Public Library jaxpubliclibrary.org Riverside Avondale Community Yard Sales Various locations riversideavondale.org SEPT. 20 Retrorama Collectibles Show Ramada by Wyndham Jacksonville Hotel & Conference Center facebook.com/RetroramaCollectibles SEPT. 25 Wonderland: First Coast Gala BCBSFL Conference Center facebook.com/jaxrcpride SEPT. 26 Mandarin Markets Fall Festival Trinity Baptist Church mandarinmarkets.com SEPT. 26-27 North Florida Gun & Knife Show Duval Hall duvalhall.com SEPT. 27 St. Augustine Record Fair St. Augustine Amphitheatre singoutloudfestival.com

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JAGUARS WRAP PRESEASON: TWO WINS, ONE LOSS AND PLENTY TO WATCH The Jacksonville Jaguars wrapped up the 2026 preseason with a 2-1 record — and finished it in style.

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Jacksonville opened with a 24-20 comeback win over the New Orleans Saints, overcoming a 20-6 halftime deficit behind a strong performance from rookie running back J’Mari Taylor, who rushed for 78 yards and scored the goahead touchdown.

Week 2 wasn’t nearly as pretty. The Jaguars fell 34-17 to the Carolina Panthers at EverBank Stadium, with Head Coach Liam Coen resting most of his starters and focusing on evaluating younger players.

Then came the finale.

Jacksonville shut out the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19-0 Friday night, holding Tampa Bay to just 87 total yards and recording five sacks. Bryan Thomas Jr. led the defensive charge with 2.5 sacks.

Special teams delivered, too. Cam Little drilled a 61-yard field goal, and rookie Michael Wortham Preseason wins are nice, losses are forgettable and nobody hangs a banner for August. returned a punt 63 yards for a touchdown.

So, are the Jaguars ready?

The dress rehearsals are over.

We’re about to find out.

Now the games count. DUUUVAL.

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Annabella suffered a meniscus tear but thanks to Injury Care Centers & our Biotarget Therapy she was back on the field in only 3 weeks.

SEPT. 5 Sporting JAX vs. Lexington SC (men’s) Hodges Stadium at University of North Florida sportingjax.com United States Wrestling Alliance Maxwell Snyder Armory uswrestlingalliance.com SEPT. 5-6 Monster Jam VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena jaxevents.com SEPT. 7 Run Jax Labor Day 5K 1st Place Sports–Baymeadows 1stplacesports.com SEPT. 9-13 Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp vs. Gwinnett Stripers VyStar Ballpark mlb.com/milb/jacksonville SEPT. 12 Sporting JAX vs. Rhode Island FC (men’s) Hodges Stadium at University of North Florida sportingjax.com SEPT. 12 Vestcor 5K Bridges Run 955 Water St. 1stplacesports.com SEPT. 12-18 Jacksonville Senior Games Various locations jacksonville.gov

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Here Tomorrow 5K Seahorse Inn 1stplacesports.com SEPT. 20 Sporting JAX vs. Lexington SC (women’s) Hodges Stadium at University of North Florida sportingjax.com SEPT. 25 Sporting JAX vs. Loudoun United FC (men’s) Hodges Stadium at University of North Florida sportingjax.com SEPT. 26 VyStar Emerald Trail 5K Run/Walk and 10K Run 633 N. Lee St. 1stplacesports.com SEPT. 27 Jacksonville Jaguars vs.

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Dating Game:

Words by Ariana Alcantara

The

Who Wins

When Playing

Hinge?

Hinge, Tinder, Christian Mingle. All of these apps ushered in the new frontier of dating. They enticed users with the idea that “the one” is out there and also using this app. The promise of love, or a hookup, or just an ego boost, created a billion-dollar industry out of the most basic human act: attraction. With this industry came a transition in the way people went about dating. Online dating went from something that just the weird co-worker did to a basic default for single people. Our romance culture took a nosedive into the algorithmic sphere, and we did not dare push back.

Of course, dating and romance would evolve with the times.

Love is as good a reflection of the current culture as the job market. It measures who can afford to date, who gets to fall in love, who would even be bothered wasting a Friday night. The state of romance has always gone hand in hand with other human evolutions. We went from courtship and arranged marriages to marriages of convenience and Meg Ryan-like romances. From the height of the rom-coms with every imaginable meet-cute Hollywood could vomit, we took a turn to MTV and MySpace, bringing with it a death to everything society knew about love.

This next big transition, besides all the political mess going on in the late 20th century and early 21st was, of course, technology. And with technology came social apps, and with social apps came another change in romance: dating apps.

The main question, though, besides all the success stories or unfortunate matches is: What did we lose and what did we gain with the introduction of dating apps?

For the picky eater, Hinge is a dream. The app allows you to sift through everyone you could ever waste your time on.

Looking for a silly little fling? They’ve got people for that. A fellow Mormon is your dream girl? Profiles will show that too.

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Every possible filter from religion to political affiliation to smoking weed or not, shows up on their profiles. This is great for those who know exactly what they want. Hinge allows users to refine their dating pool, pushing aside the absolutely-not’s and making way for “the one.” It really could be a time saver for those too busy or too jaded to waste time at the beach bars searching for the love of their life.

The downside comes when the swiping becomes insatiable. Every profile presents something that your soulmate would never do. This guy wears his hat to the front instead of to the back, this girl has too many group photos, none of his prompts are funny, none of her selfies show her teeth, and on and on until there is no one left. With the endless carousel of options and the notion that there is someone better, the dating apps present an issue. The problem comes when the abundance of options has a reverse effect; having everything laid out in a profile leaves no room for the nuance of a person. Scrolling endlessly, looking for a soulmate with checked boxes runs the risk of scrolling right past them because the first picture on their page was a badly angled selfie.

Then there is the matter of people being completely different in real life than they are online — in a bad way. Some are so chronically online that they have cracked the code at being a suave, Austin Butler-esque hottie who just knows how to text the text.

The Hinge poster child is here for a good time, not a committed time and so they waste yours. The beauty of dating is that there are so many people like this out there. The dating apps have just allowed them to hide a bit better. Back in the day, encountering these singles was reserved for blind dates and drunk nights. Now they get to disguise themselves for weeks behind their perfect profile.

There are success stories, though. Sometimes, despite all that could go wrong, the algorithm divinely intervenes and “The app meant to be deleted” gets deleted. These great loves are proof that no matter how technology evolves, people will find a way to find their man in finance, trust fund, 6 ‘5”, blue eyes.

Dating apps have not completely destroyed organic romance.

The status quo has just shifted. Before, it was common that relationships came from a chance encounter at a grocery store or a meet-cute in a crowded mall. It is way more common now to know at least one couple that met on Tinder or Hinge, less so ones that met off a screen.

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Let’s say one does get to the talking stage on a dating app: the dreaded DMs. This is where many a soulmate could fall through the cracks because it is too damn hard to have a stimulating, albeit entertaining, conversation in a direct message. For those who are texting-challenged (with humor that doesn’t translate over text or those who get bored at the notion of keeping a daylong conversation going) this is the hard part. Again, this is where the love of your life could get weeded out with the Chads and the Brads and the Glindas because when you said “wyd” and they said “nothing much hbu” everyone died of boredom and Cupid hung up his arrow.

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St. Augustine Fish Company & Oyster

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Lynch’s Irish Pub (music bingo), 7:30 p.m.

House, 6 p.m

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Monkey’s Uncle Tavern, 7:30 p.m.

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V Pizza–Mandarin (music bingo), 6 p.m.

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Time Out Sports Bar, 7:30 p.m.

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Iguana on Park (cashpot bingo), 6:30 p.m.

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Tepeyolot Cerveceria, 7:30 p.m.

9 Ball Heaven Sports Grill & Billiards,

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Casbah Cafe, 8 p.m.

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Sahara Cafe, 8 p.m.

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Amici (music bingo), 7 p.m.

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Surfer the Bar (pop culture trivia),

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Donovan’s Irish Pub, St. Augustine, 7 p.m.

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Mellow Mushroom–Durbin Park,

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Mellow Mushroom–Fleming Island, 7 p.m.

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Mellow Mushroom–River City/Northside,

7:30 p.m.

9:30 p.m.

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Mr. Chubby’s Wings–Ponte Vedra (music bingo), 6:30 p.m.

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Mellow Mushroom–Tinseltown, 7:30 p.m.

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V Pizza–Mandarin, 6:30 p.m.

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Rain Dogs, 8 p.m.

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The Beacon, St. Augustine, 7 p.m.

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Treylor Park (pop culture), 9 p.m.

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Bold City Brewery, 7 p.m.

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Cruisers Grill, 7 p.m.

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Dick’s Wings–Nocatee, 7 p.m.

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Dick’s Wings–Mandarin, 7 p.m.

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St. Mary’s Seafood (music bingo) 6 p.m.

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Firefly Bay, 7 p.m.

Mr. Chubby’s Wings–Fleming Island (mu-

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Ink Factory Brewing, 7 p.m.

sic bingo), 6:30 p.m.

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Island Wing–Bartram (music bingo) 7 p.m.

Dick’s Wings–St. Augustine,

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Island Wing–Southside, 7 p.m.

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Lola’s Burrito & Burger Joint,

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V Pizza– St. Augustine, 6:30 p.m.

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The Back 40, 7 p.m.

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Bottlenose Brewing, 7 p.m.

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Dick’s Wings–Nocatee, 7 p.m.

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Miller’s Ale House–Hodges, 7 p.m.

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Dick’s Wings–San Pablo, 7 p.m.

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Mellow Mushroom–Jacksonville Beach,

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Gator’s Dockside–Oakleaf, (music bingo),

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Mellow Mushroom–Avondale, 7 p.m.

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Scarlett O’ Hara’s, St. Augustine, 7 p.m.

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Harps American Grill, 7 p.m.

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Shaughnessy’s Sports Grill, St. Augustine,

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Hurricane Grill & Wings–Atlantic Boule-

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vard, 7 p.m.

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V Pizza–Fleming Island, 7 p.m.

Island Wing Company–Bartram,

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V Pizza–Fernandina, 7 p.m.

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V Pizza–Palm Valley, 7 p.m.

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Jax Craft Beer, 7 p.m.

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Veterans United Craft Brewery,

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Jerry’s Sports Grille, 7 p.m.

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Miller’s Ale House–Deerwood,

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Burrito Gallery–Town Center (pop culture), 7:30 p.m.

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My Tap Room (pop culture), 7 p.m.

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Players Grille, 7 p.m.

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Shantytown Pub, 7 p.m.

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Southern Grill, 7 p.m.

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Dick’s Wings–Fleming Island, 7:30 p.m.

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Harps American Grill (pop culture), 7:30 p.m.

Surfside Kitchen, St. Augustine,

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Hoptinger–5 Points, 7:30 p.m.

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Hoptinger–Jacksonville Beach, 7:30 p.m.

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V Pizza–Fernandina (music bingo), 7 p.m.

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Hurricane Grill–Fleming Island, 7:30 p.m.

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VooSwar, 7 p.m.

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King Maker Brewing, 7:30 p.m.

Xtreme Wings Sports Bar and Grille, St.

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Time Out Sports Grill, 7:30 p.m

Johns, 7 p.m.

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Wicked Barley Brewing, 7:30 p.m.

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Culhane’s Irish Pub–Southside, 7:30 p.m.

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King Maker Brewing (name that tune),

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Ann O’Malley’s Irish Pub, 7 p.m.

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Bold City Brewery, 7 p.m.

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Bottlenose Brewing, 7 p.m.

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Dick’s Wings–Atlantic Boulevard, 7 p.m.

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Dick’s Wings– Nocatee (name that tune), 7 p.m.

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Island Wing Company–Southside (music bingo), 7 p.m.

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Kava and Company–San Marco (every other Thursday), 7 p.m.

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Miller’s Ale House–Avenues, 7 p.m.

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Mr. Chubby’s Wings–Ponte Vedra, 7 p.m.

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V Pizza– Fernandina (what’s that song), 7 p.m.

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Dick’s Wings– St. Aug, 7:30 p.m.

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Flask & Cannon / V Pizza, 7:30 p.m.

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V Pizza–San Marco, 7:30 p.m.

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Hoptinger–Jax Beach (music bingo), 8 p.m.

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Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 6 p.m.

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Time Out Sports Grill, 6:30 p.m.

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Engine 15 Brewing, 7 p.m.

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MVP’s Sports Grille, 7 p.m.

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Tepeyolot Cerveceria, 7:30 p.m.

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VooSwar, 7 p.m.

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Dick’s Wings–Atlantic Boulevard, 7 p.m.

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Dick’s Wings–San Pablo (pop culture), 7 p.m.

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Ink Factory Brewing (name that tune), 7 p.m.

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Bottlenose Brewing (name that tune), 7:30 p.m.

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Laughs, Laughs and More

Laughs The treasured sitcom that will never age Words by Owen Devlin At a time when unmistakable sitcoms, including “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “Seinfeld,” are making a comeback to TV screens and streaming platforms nationwide, “The Golden Girls” has stood the test of time. It follows the lives of four older women living together in Miami. Although they’re defined as roommates on paper, their relationship pushes beyond those boundaries. They have an immensely strong bond and share their lives together as friends.

Dorothy (Bea Arthur) is sensible, practical and sarcastic. Sophia (Estelle Getty) is feisty, brutally honest and quick-witted. She’s the matriarch of the household and a listening ear. Rose (Betty White) is wholesome, endearing and clueless. Some would describe Rose as dim-witted, but I disagree.

There are many instances throughout the series where she exhibits intelligence. Blanche (Rue McClanahan) is free-spirited, selfish and sexually promiscuous. And fun fact: Dorothy and Sophia are mother and daughter.

The show is incredibly timely. The self-deprecating humor, grave insults and witty remarks get better each time I watch.

And if you can’t tell, I’m a huge fan. I’ve viewed every episode in the series, and I have many favorites. The beloved show is successful for a multitude of reasons. The show features episodes where the girls grapple with moral dilemmas, overcome their own beliefs, question the future and underscore the true meaning of friendship. There are also lighthearted episodes with laughter, smiles, small but meaningful moments and reminiscing about joyful times. The sitcom was truly ahead of its time.

to get a test to find out her status, and it follows her ups and downs in awaiting the results. There are a few tense moments, including a memorable scene where Rose implies that Blanche should be the one in her position because of her sexual promiscuity. But the episode has a happy ending. Rose and her friends are told that she’s all clear, and she cheers in excitement. And in typical “Golden Girls” fashion, the episode ends with a little humor.

“The Way We Met” is one of my favorite episodes in the entire series.

The girls happily reminisce about how they met and found each other.

And I like how this particular episode airs later in the first season. The girls’ tight-knit relationship is already established at the beginning — in the pilot episode.

I’ll break down a few parts.

We flash back to the interior of a supermarket where Blanche is placing an ad for roommates to share her home. Interestingly, the girls’ true personalities shine bright from the very beginning. Rose approaches to take a closer look at the ad — with a cat in her hands. Blanche comments on Rose’s facial expression, assuming it’s due to a bad breakup. Classic Blanche. And Rose mistakes Blanche’s name for the name of the bedroom for rent — classic Rose.

Blanche almost decides to part ways with Rose after an awkward interaction until she’s touched by this. Rose has a conversation with a young boy who is passing by. He asks about the cat, explaining that his former cat passed away. Rose ultimately gives the cat to the boy, which is a defining moment. It’s a testament to Rose’s caring and compassionate nature, and it’s because of this kind act that Blanche decides to give Rose a second chance. And it worked.

Blanche’s interaction with Dorothy takes place inside her home, and it’s set up to emulate more of an interview. Dorothy establishes that she’s already answered the ad to share Blanche’s house after Blanche asks who’s at her front door, which is quite funny. If you’ve seen the show, you may have asked yourself whether it was a mistake that Dorothy brought along Sophia. She made things very awkward … very quickly.

From making rude comments about the decor of Blanche’s house to her own living arrangements and body, this scene is a memorable one. Dorothy and Rose then meet for the first time, and Dorothy’s sarcasm is more than apparent when picking up on Rose’s overly enthusiastic demeanor.

After Rose introduces herself, Dorothy dubs her “Mrs. Rogers.”

In “Sisters of the Bride,” Blanche is faced with a big decision after learning that her younger brother, Clayton, is getting married to his partner, Doug.

Should she attempt to confront and question her uncomfortable views around gay marriage so that she can ultimately accept her brother for who he is? Or should she believe what she wants to recognize as the truth – that her brother is attracted to women? Through the support of her friends, Blanche ultimately comes to the realization that she is willing to accept her brother because she loves him and deeply values their relationship. And the touching ending scene is proof of that.

In the episode, “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” the girls are ecstatic about spending the holiday season with their families. But after learning the airport is canceling all flights traveling out of Miami for weather-related concerns, they end up driving — and later walking — to a nearby diner after their car runs out of gas. A majority of the episode takes place here, and the heartwarming part comes toward the end. In the midst of feeling sorry for themselves because of their travel let-down, the girls realize that they are family, which is indicative of their unique and unmatched bond.

They warmly embrace each other and enjoy their staple cheesecake.

In “72 Hours,” Rose experiences a period of emotional turmoil after receiving a letter explaining that she may have contracted HIV from a blood transfusion she had years earlier for an operation. The letter instructs Rose

Give the series a watch. I promise you’ll be hooked and love it as much as I do.

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Film Review

Words by Teresa Spencer

‘The Dog Stars’

The End of the World Looks Pretty Good, Even If We’ve Been Here

Before

Apparently, Hollywood has decided we haven’t spent enough time worrying about pandemics.

Enter “The Dog Stars,” director Ridley Scott’s latest trip into a world where civilization has collapsed, most of humanity is dead and the survivors left behind are forced to figure out whether staying alive is actually the same thing as living.

Cheery stuff.

Based on Peter Heller’s 2012 novel, “The Dog Stars” stars Jacob Elordi as Hig, a pilot trying to piece together some semblance of a life after a devastating flu wipes out most of the population. His world has essentially been reduced to an abandoned airfield, his dog, Jasper, and Bangley, a heavily armed survivalist played by Josh Brolin.

And if civilization ever does collapse, Brolin is exactly the kind of guy you want living next door. He looks like he came out of the womb knowing how to build a bunker.

Hig, however, hasn’t completely surrendered his humanity.

When he picks up a mysterious radio transmission, curiosity — and perhaps desperation — pushes him beyond the relatively safe little world he and Bangley have created. What follows is part survival thriller, part road movie and part meditation on grief, loneliness and the stubborn human desire to find somebody else out there.

At 88, Scott apparently still has absolutely no interest in slowing down. The man who gave us “Alien,” “Blade Runner,” “Gladiator” and “The Martian” certainly knows how to build a world, and “The Dog Stars” is visually impressive. Empty landscapes stretch forever. Civilization feels abandoned rather than simply destroyed. There’s an eerie beauty to it.

The problem is that we’ve seen a whole lot of the apocalypse lately. Pandemic? Check. Abandoned cities? Check. Dangerous scavengers? Check. Grizzled guy with guns who trusts absolutely nobody? Josh Brolin, please report to the set.

That familiarity is the movie’s biggest weakness.

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There are moments when “The Dog Stars” feels less like something completely new and more like somebody dumped “The Road,” “The Last of Us” and a Ridley Scott movie into a cinematic blender.

Fortunately, Scott has something many lesser filmmakers don’t: a very good cast. Elordi is the heart of this thing. His Hig isn’t some indestructible action hero mowing down bad guys while delivering clever one-liners. He’s wounded, lonely and still grieving the wife he lost. Elordi plays him quietly, which works.

Brolin provides the counterweight. Bangley believes survival requires suspicion, weapons and preferably enough ammunition to overthrow a small government.

The relationship between the two men gives the first half of the movie some of its strongest moments.

Then there’s Jasper. Yes, the dog.

And because Hollywood has trained all of us to immediately become emotionally unstable whenever a dog appears in a dangerous movie, you will probably spend half the film worrying about Jasper more than the humans.

Margaret Qualley and Guy Pearce eventually enter Hig’s increasingly complicated world, allowing the movie to shift from simply asking, “How do we survive?” toward the much more interesting question: “What exactly are we surviving for?” That’s where “The Dog Stars” works best.

The movie runs just under two hours, and you occasionally feel every minute of it.

Scott seems caught between making a quiet character study and delivering the action audiences expect from a $100-million-plus Hollywood production.

The result is uneven. Just when the movie settles into something intimate and thoughtful, somebody apparently remembers, “Hey, this is a Ridley Scott movie,” and things start exploding.

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Some of those sequences are terrific. They just don’t always feel like they belong in the same movie. Still, I’d rather watch an ambitious movie stumble occasionally than sit through another perfectly manufactured sequel whose primary purpose is selling popcorn buckets.

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“The Dog Stars” isn’t Ridley Scott reinventing science fiction. He already did that decades ago.

What he delivers here is something smaller and surprisingly sentimental: a movie about loneliness disguised as an apocalypse thriller. Underneath the guns, airplanes, dead cities and survival gear is a simple idea.

People need people. Even when people are frequently the reason everything goes to hell in the first place.

Jacob Elordi continues proving he’s more than a pretty face, Josh Brolin remains one of Hollywood’s most reliable tough guys, and Scott still knows how to make a movie look enormous. Is “The Dog Stars” perfect? No. Is it worth seeing on the big screen? Yes. Especially if you like your apocalypse with a little heart. And a dog.

Mostly the dog.

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THROUGH SEPT. 13 “Dear Evan Hansen” Orange Park Community Theatre opct.info THROUGH SEPT. 27 “Saturday Night Fever” Alhambra Theatre & Dining alhambrajax.com SEPT. 2-13 “Come From Away” Amelia Musical Playhouse ameliamusicalplayhouse.com SEPT. 4-13 “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” Greenlight Theatre Company greenlighttheatreco.com SEPT. 5 “Night of Dreams” The Island Theater, Fleming Island theislandtheater.com

SEPT. 10-13 Amelia Island Dance Festival Amelia Island Community Theatre, Fernandina Beach ameliaislanddancefestival.org SEPT. 10-27 “Catch Me If You Can” Limelight Theatre, St. Augustine limelight-theatre.org SEPT. 11-20 “Grand Horizons” The Waterworks, St. Augustine aclassictheatre.org “I Love You, You’re Perfect... Now Sign Here” Players by the Sea playersbythesea.org SEPT. 16 “The Drama” (film) MOCA Jacksonville mocajacksonville.unf.edu

“15 for 15” Private residence, Ponte Vedra jacksonvilledancetheatre.org SEPT. 19-20 “Les Sylphides, Raymonda, Paquita” Picinich-Byrd Theatre floridaballet.org SEPT. 19-OCT. 4 “The Lion in Winter” Theatre Jacksonville theatrejax.com SEPT. 22 “Out There: A National Parks Story” (film) WJCT Studios wjct.org/film SEPT. 25 BENISE 25 Years of Passion!

The WJCT Soundstage floridatheatre.com

Theater & Film SEPT. 6 “Tais-toi!” (film) Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, St. Augustine staugustinefilmsociety.org SEPT. 9 “9/11: We Will Never Forget” Arts Collective Theatre artscollectivetheatre.com

SEPT. 18-20 Fall Fundraiser Variety Show Artist Connection Theatre artistconnectiontheatre.org

SEPT. 26 “The Wiz” First United Methodist Church stageaurora.org

SEPT. 18-25 “Blithe Spirit” The Island Theater, Fleming Island theislandtheater.com

SEPT. 27 “The Handmaiden” (film) Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, St. Augustine staugustinefilmsociety.org

“Stolen Kingdom” (film) WJCT Studios wjct.org/film

SEPT. 18-26 “I Am My Own Wife” The 5 & Dime the5anddime.org

SEPT. 10 “Camp Duval” Jacksonville Premiere (film) Cinemark Tinseltown Jacksonville eventbrite.com

SEPT. 19 First Coast Dancing With the Stars Gala The WJCT Studios beachesfinearts.org

SEPT. 30 “One to One: John & Yoko” (film) The Waterworks, St. Augustine staugustinefilmsociety.org

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Words by Ambar Ramirez

Death of the

Pocketbook It’s a tale as old as time, or at least as old as modern publishing. The mass market paperback, that iconic pocket-size format first popularized in the 1930s, is facing its own slow extinction. While its decline shouldn’t come as a surprise, it should stir some emotion in us, whether it be disappointment or nostalgia.

Like most physical media before it, there comes a turning point where a technology must either evolve or become a relic. We watched it happen with vinyl records, cassettes and CDs. Now, we get to watch the paperbook step into that same romanticized twilight.

You’re probably wondering why paperbacks are on the chopping block.

Or you’re most likely wondering why we should care?

The simple answer to the first question is that reading habits have shifted. It’s sort of like natural selection, and paperback books are just simply not as popular anymore. Readers now would rather carry entire libraries on lightweight e-readers or phones.

Then there is the issue or, rather, the fact that ReaderLink, a major US book distributor, stopped widely supplying mass market paperbacks to non-traditional retail aisles like supermarkets, drugstores and airports.

The truth is, publishers now favor larger and more profitable trade paperbacks.

But there was a time when paperbacks were a new frontier. In a “New York Times” interview with author Stephen King, King shared that when his book got picked up to be a paperback, he felt instantly rich. Earning a mass market printing was like winning the lottery. It meant your story was accessible to millions who couldn’t afford the hardcover. Before we had screens in our pockets, these little paperbacks filled that void.

The loss of physical accessibility is not lost on readers. Responding to a Reddit thread, one commentator summed up the collective frustration: “Our society has been convinced for decades now that convenience justifies anything. The experience of holding a book in your hands feels far better than staring at a screen ... but who would’ve thought vinyl records would make a comeback? There’s always hope.”

Convenience may win the day-to-day battle, but it often costs us the tactile intimacy that made us fall in love with reading in the first place.

Sitting at a desk writing for a physical magazine, it’s impossible not to wonder where this shift leaves the rest of us. If a format as ubiquitous as the mass market paperback can quietly vanish from newsstands, local print publications, newspapers and zines aren’t far behind.

Yet, formats don’t die on their own; we simply stop holding onto them.

Whether print becomes a forgotten relic or experiences a vinyl-style renaissance comes down to the choices we make off the screen. The survival of tangible media relies entirely on us, the readers, to keep turning the page.

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The Art Center Cooperative tacjacksonville.org

Jacksonville Main Library jaxpubliclibfary.org Jacksonville University ju.edu/cfa

Beaches Museum beachesmuseum.org Butterfield Garage Art Gallery butterfieldgarage.com Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens cummermuseum.org

The Lightner Museum lightnermuseum.org MOCA Jacksonville mocajacksonville.unf.edu PAStA Fine Art Gallery pastagalleryart.com

FemArt Gallery femartgallery.org

Ritz Theatre & Museum ritzjacksonville.com

First Coast Cultural Center firstcoastculturalcenter.org

Southlight Gallery southlightgallery.com

Flagler College–Crisp Ellert Museum flagler.edu

St. Augustine Art Association staaa.org

Art Florida Community College at Jacksonville fscj.edu

Stellers Gallery stellersgallery.com

Florida Mining Gallery floridamininggallery.com

Thrasher-Horne Center Gallery thcenter.org

Gallery 725 gallery725.com

Touché Gallery touchegallery.com

Governor’s House Cultural Center and Museum, St. Augustine staugustine.ufl.edu

The Vault at 1930 thevaultat1930.com

Haskell Gallery at Jacksonville International Airport jaxairportarts.com

Yellow House yellowhouseart.org

Hillary Whitaker Gallery ​​h whitakergallery.com Photo by Hans Eiskonen

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COMEDY & MAGIC

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SEPT. 2 Latrez Anderson Comedy Zone comedyzone.com Kick N’ Ash Comedy The Pillars Club eventbrite.com SEPT. 4 The Main Event, 7 p.m.

The Blue Show, 9:30 p.m.

First Coast Comedy firstcoastcomedy.com River City Comedy Burlock and Barrel rivercitycomedy.com The Dish Rack Comedy Show Third Space Improv, St. Augustine 3rdspaceimprov.com SEPT. 4-5 Daphnique Springs Comedy Zone comedyzone.com

SEPT. 5 Ha Ha Happy Hour, 4:30 p.m.

The Main Event, 7 p.m.

Full Disclosure ft. Marcus Crespo, 9:30 p.m. firstcoastcomedy.com The Eagle’s Nest Banquet Hall All White Comedy Thang phattkatz.com River City Comedy Ink Factory Brewing rivercitycomedy.com X-TRA Funny Saturday X Lounge eventbrite.com Beach, Please!

Third Space Improv, St. Augustine 3rdspaceimprov.com Magic Hideaway With Bill Abbott Casa Marina Resort & Spa, St. Augustine magichideaway.com

SEPT. 10 Stand Up Comedy Road Show Beach Front Grille, Flagler Beach 3rdspaceimprov.com Next Stop Comedy World Famous Oasis, St. Augustine eventbrite.com SEPT. 11 Ron White Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts jaxevents.com Maddy Smith Comedy Zone comedyzone.com The Main Event, 7 p.m.

Spotlight: A Showcase of Comedy Talent, 9:30 p.m.

First Coast Comedy firstcoastcomedy.com River City Comedy Burlock and Barrel rivercitycomedy.com

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Classic Comedy Night Third Space Improv, St. Augustine 3rdspaceimprov.com

Friday Night Live Third Space Improv, St. Augustine 3rdspaceimprov.com

River City Comedy Burlock and Barrel rivercitycomedy.com

SEPT. 12 Jason Ladanye Comedy Zone comedyzone.com

SEPT. 18-19 Amber Autry Comedy Zone comedyzone.com

Johnny Pemberton Cafe Eleven, St. Augustine originalcafe11.com

Don’t Tell Comedy Somewhere in Murray Hill (even if we knew we wouldn’t tell) donttellcomedy.com Ha Ha Happy Hour, 4:30 p.m.

The Main Event, 7 p.m.

Dubious Advice, 9:30 p.m.

First Coast Comedy firstcoastcomedy.com Gaby Alicea Murray Hill Theatre murrayhilltheatre.com River City Comedy Buchner’s Bierhalle rivercitycomedy.com River City Comedy Ink Factory Brewing rivercitycomedy.com Drag Bingo With a Comedy Twist Third Space Improv, St. Augustine 3rdspaceimprov.com Magic Hideaway With Bill Abbott Casa Marina Resort & Spa, St. Augustine magichideaway.com SEPT. 13 Big Chip Presents Stroke Talk 3 Finally Comedy Zone comedyzone.com SEPT. 18 The Main Event, 7 p.m.

The Blue Show, 9:30 p.m.

First Coast Comedy firstcoastcomedy.com River City Comedy Burlock and Barrel rivercitycomedy.com

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SEPT. 19 Don’t Tell Comedy Somewhere in Murray Hill (even if we knew we wouldn’t tell) donttellcomedy.com Ha Ha Happy Hour, 4:30 p.m.

The Main Event, 7 p.m.

The Blue Show, 9:30 p.m.

First Coast Comedy firstcoastcomedy.com River City Comedy Ink Factory Brewing rivercitycomedy.com Trap House Comedy THC Trap House Chicken eventbrite.com The Chelsea Saddler Variety Show Third Space Improv, St. Augustine 3rdspaceimprov.com Magic Hideaway With Bill Abbott Casa Marina Resort & Spa, St. Augustine magichideaway.com SEPT. 20 Gigi LeFlair Comedy Zone comedyzone.com Jerry Wayne Longmire Cafe Eleven, St. Augustine originalcafe11.com SEPT. 25 Don Lemon & D.L. Hughley Florida Theatre floridatheatre.com The Main Event, 7 p.m.

Big Names Stand-Up Comedy, 9:30 p.m.

First Coast Comedy firstcoastcomedy.com

Smart People Doing Comedy Third Space Improv, St. Augustine 3rdspaceimprov.com SEPT. 25-27 T.K. Kirkland Comedy Zone comedyzone.com SEPT. 26 Don’t Tell Comedy Somewhere in Riverside (even if we knew we wouldn’t tell) donttellcomedy.com Comedy Cooler The Fridge eventbrite.com Ha Ha Happy Hour, 4:30 p.m.

The Main Event, 7 p.m.

The Blue Show: Adults-Only Improv Comedy, 9:30 p.m.

First Coast Comedy firstcoastcomedy.com River City Comedy Ink Factory Brewing rivercitycomedy.com Spill the Tea: Fresh-Brewed Comedy Third Space Improv, St. Augustine 3rdspaceimprov.com Magic Hideaway With Bill Abbott Casa Marina Resort & Spa, St. Augustine magichideaway.com SEPT. 27 Kickin’ Comedy Kickers Country Bar eventbrite.com Tanyalee Davis Cafe Eleven, St. Augustine originalcafe11.com Magic Hideaway With Bill Abbott Casa Marina Resort & Spa, St. Augustine magichideaway.com

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The Shoppes of Ponte Vedra (904) 280-1202 Avondale 3617 St. Johns Ave. (904) 388-5406 San Marco 2044 San Marco Blvd. (904) 398-9741 Jacksonville, Florida 32207

If you know the girl group phenomenon Katseye, then you probably know the Netflix docuseries “Popstar Academy,” where the group was formed, and only then do you know who Adéla is. Or maybe you recognize her as the opener from Demi Lovato’s latest tour.

Either way, it was a blessing in disguise that Adéla didn’t make the final Katseye lineup: She was always meant to command the stage alone.

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After “Fell Asleep in the Sun” I recently stumbled across After on a Spotify Discover Weekly playlist, or maybe I just heard them in a dream. Either way, I can’t get enough. Do yourself a favor and queue up “300 Dreams,” follow it with “Deep Diving,” and then pre-save their new album before it drops!

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sic Releases

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By Ambar Ram

Ellie Goulding

Rebecca Black

“I Know Too Much”

“Age of the Exhibitionist”

Like everyone else (probably), I only know Ellie Goulding from her prime, the “Lights” and “Love Me Like You Do” era. So it’s safe to assume her new stuff is either just as good or taking off in a completely new direction. Only one way to find out, right?

Yup! The “It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday” Rebecca Black is still alive, well and making music. She’s the ultimate example of tuning out the haters and doing your own thing anyway.

Beabadoobee “Pylon” Word on the street (straight from Beabadoobee herself) is that this upcoming album is a total dream for collaborators and punk rock fans alike. It’s set to feature tracks with Hayley Williams, Brendan Yates and

Orville Peck “Mule” I first heard Orville Peck on a “Euphoria” soundtrack, which feels like the perfect introduction to his sound.

If it’s moody and cinematic enough for “Euphoria,” it’s definitely good enough for me.

Deftones’ Chino Moreno. Yeahhh, I’m sat.

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Concert Review

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Slightly Stoopid with The Elovaters and DENM. Some tours feel commercially packaged; this one felt like a family reunion. By DARRELL RAY

hen Slightly Stoopid’s Road Trippin’ Summer Tour landed at a sold-out St. Augustine Amphitheatre on Sunday, Aug. 23, the three-band bill played like an older brother bringing up two younger siblings — looking out for them, making room for them and letting each take a turn in the spotlight.

And the family feeling wasn’t only figurative: Florida relatives of one of Stoopid’s founders were right up front – jamming with everyone else.

San Diego’s DENM opened with enthusiasm from the gathering crowd that most headliners would envy. To my eye, the band comprised a prep-school dropout (the very talented sax and keys player) fell in with a rougher, edgier San Diego crowd, with the frontman and drummer supplying plenty of menace.

The singer channeled early-’90s Bradley Nowell (I never saw Sublime’s late frontman live, but this is how I imagine it felt). A classic surf track (“My Wave”) provided a mid-set stretch that bridged the edgier material with crowd-warming sing-alongs.

The nod to The Endless Summer tucked inside “My Wave” earned a huge smile from this listener. The night’s first mentorship moment came when Stoopid’s Kyle McDonald wandered out with an acoustic guitar. But the show-stopping highlight of the night for me was hearing the live horn that seems less pervasive or non-existent on the record.

Massachusetts’ The Elovaters lowered the temperature. Where DENM carries a hint of danger, The Elovaters are pure sunshine — O.A.R. filtered through an easy reggae pulse, occasionally drifting toward country western. It’s music engineered for a beach party that starts at noon and ends past midnight, and the Amphitheatre happily played along.

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Then the big brother took over.

Throughout their performance, Slightly Stoopid had the sold-out crowd swaying in one easy, rolling rhythm — a mass of strangers locked into the same groove. I came for the old stuff, but the new compositions held their own, and once again, the saxophonist stole the night, the best instrument on the stage for the second time in one evening.

The image that will stay with me is of Slightly Stoopid’s Miles Doughty’s niece, Willow (about 10 years old, is my guess) on stage, dancing with a smile you could read from the back rows. Her dancing, exuberant and completely unguarded beside her uncle, was the whole night in miniature. By the time every member of all three bands crowded together for a closing run through OutKast’s “So Fresh, So Clean,” it wasn’t a finale so much as a portrait of an extended family — West Coast style reggae through the generations – even if some of them are from New England.

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CONCERTS

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Photo by Cesira Alvarado

SEPT. 1 Blue Jay Jazz Jam Blue Jay Listening Room bluejayjax.com

SEPT. 6 Juanes Florida Theatre floridatheatre.com

Rico Nasty FIVE fivejax.com

SEPT. 8 Watts The Albatross thealbatrossjax.com

SEPT. 3 Pam Tillis WJCT Soundstage floridatheatre.com The Blue Jay Round With Jesse Sawyer Blue Jay Listening Room bluejayjax.com SEPT. 4 Blues Traveler St. Augustine Amphitheatre theamp.com Dennett Decca Live deccalive.com

Blue Jay Jazz Jam Blue Jay Listening Room bluejayjax.com The Wellerman Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com SEPT. 9 Mark Winters Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com

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BLUES, BREWS, BOURBON, AND BBQ A BENEFIT FOR THE NONPROFIT FLORIDA THEATRE AT BOWING OAKS

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GREENSKY BLUEGRASS

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JOSH TURNER

24 W.A.S.P.

WITH SPECIAL GUEST KK’S PRIEST

25 BENISE

WJCT SOUNDSTAGE

25 DL HUGHLEY AND DON LEMON

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HAIRBALL

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DANIEL IN THE LIONS’ DEN

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DOKTOR KABOOM! LOOK OUT! SCIENCE IS COMING!

FEATURING QUEEN ESTHER

FOR SCHOOLS

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MARCUS MILLER

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WAITING TO EXHALE IN CONCERT

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BRIAN KILMEADE

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LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

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JIM HENSON’S LABYRINTH IN CONCERT

40TH ANNIVERSARY HOSTED BY ELLEN GREENE

TPC Sawgrass k9sforwarriors.org

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CORALINE IN CONCERT

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HOTEL CALIFORNIA

THE FLORIDA BALLET “DRACULA”

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PAULA POUNDSTONE

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ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION & FIREFALL

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FLOYD NATION

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BEHIND THE SCREAM

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EDDIE B

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BLANK SPACE

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HERE COME THE MUMMIES

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AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE STUDIO COMPANY AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE STUDIO COMPANY FROSTY: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE

Something’s Brewing Celebration Hall at St. Anastasia, St. Augustine Beach firstcoastopera.org

Snow Blind–Black Sabbath Tribute Original Cafe Eleven originalcafe11.com

WJCT SOUNDSTAGE

30 THE ILLHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

VITAMIN STRING QUARTET & GIRL NAMED TOM

John Muka Band Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com

Bipolar Bears Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com

PAM TILLIS

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Hulvey FIVE fivejax.com

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SEPT. 10 Country For Courage

The Holidazed Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com

SEPT. 5 Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons, 4 p.m.

Candlelight: Queen vs. ABBA, 7:15 p.m.

Main Library feverup.com

HISTORIC ENTERTAINMENT SINCE 1927

SEPT. 11 Nicko McBrain’s Titanium Tart The Albatross thealbatrossjax.com Sin City Saints Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com SEPT. 11-12 Fin Fest Seawalk Pavilion flfinfest.com SEPT. 12 Greensky Bluegrass Florida Theatre floridatheatre.com

A LIVE CONVERSATION WITH DAVID ARQUETTE FOLLOWING A 30TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING OF SCREAM

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COLIN MOCHRIE & BRAD SHERWOOD

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BETHEL MUSIC

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BLACK VIOLIN

40TH ANNIVERSARY

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RUMOURS OF FLEETWOOD MAC

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THE VAMPIRE CIRCUS

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TITO NIEVES

21 GOLDEN GIRLS: THE LAUGHS CONTINUE 22 THE BILLY JOEL LEGACY A TRIBUTE EXPERIENCE

23 PETE THE CAT FOR SCHOOLS

24 THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW 28 GHOSTBUSTERS IN CONCERT

WJCT SOUNDSTAGE

THE UNOFFICIAL TAYLOR SWIFT TRIBUTE PONTE VEDRA CONCERT HALL

FOR SCHOOLS

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20 GARRISON KEILLOR & ERICA RHODES

A SALUTE TO THE EAGLES

FOR SCHOOLS

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BAD CO. LEGACY

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BLADE RUNNER LIVE IN CONCERT

20 ROCKY IN CONCERT 21 BLACKBERRY SMOKE

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22 AIR SUPPLY 23 DEREK HOUGH

DANCE FOR THE HOLIDAYS

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BUY TICKETS ONLY AT THE FLORIDA THEATRE BOX OFFICE Floridatheatre.com 904-355-2787 128 E. Forsyth St. Jacksonville, FL 32202

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Top of the World–A Carpenters’ Tribute Thrasher-Horne Center, Orange Park thcenter.org The Crüshadows The Albatross thealbatrossjax.com Walker & Royce Decca Live deccalive.com The Calling FIVE fivejax.com Gaby Alicea Murray Hill Theatre murrayhilltheatre.com Sofar Jax Railyard District sofarsounds.com

SEPT. 17 Modest Mouse St. Augustine Amphitheatre theamp.com Glitterer The Albatross thealbatrossjax.com David Borne Blue Jay Listening Room bluejayjax.com Dave Eggar Friday Musicale fridaymusicale.com Snow Strippers FIVE fivejax.com

Heart Shaped Box Original Cafe Eleven originalcafe11.com SEPT. 18 The Mars Volta FIVE fivejax.com SEPT. 19 Brad Paisley St. Augustine Amphitheatre theamp.com Domi & JD Black Ponte Vedra Concert Hall pvconcerthall.com Black to Broadway Ritz Theatre & Museum jaxevents.com

SEPT. 18 John Fogerty & Steve Winwood St. Augustine Amphitheatre theamp.com

Coles Whalen Blue Jay Listening Room bluejayjax.com

Josh Turner Florida Theatre floridatheatre.com

Bonnie x Clyde Decca Live deccalive.com

Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts jaxsymphony.org

Ben Prestage Original Cafe Eleven, St. Augustine originalcafe11.com

SEPT. 15 Jet Ponte Vedra Concert Hall pvconcerthall.com

156 Silence The Albatross thealbatrossjax.com

SEPT. 20 The Browning The Albatross thealbatrossjax.com

Geordie Greep The Albatross thealbatrossjax.com

Crescendo Amelia Blue Jay Listening Room bluejayjax.com

Blue Jay Jazz Jam Blue Jay Listening Room bluejayjax.com

Candlelight: Tribute to Michael Jackson, 6 p.m.

Candlelight: 90s Hip-Hop on Strings, 8:30 p.m.

Main Library feverup.com

SEPT. 13 Sam Grisman Project Ponte Vedra Concert Hall pvconcerthall.com Ann Wilson & Tripsitter Thrasher-Horne Center, Orange Park thcenter.org

Kurt Deimer Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com SEPT. 16 Enox The Albatross thealbatrossjax.com Mickey Avalon Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com 50 Folio Weekly

SEPT. 21 Calder Allen Blue Jay Listening Room bluejayjax.com Elevation Rhythm FIVE fivejax.com

Dotson, Roman & Shields Guitar Trio Friday Musicale fridaymusicale.com

SEPT. 22 Madeleine Peyroux St. Augustine Amphitheatre theamp.com

Remo Drive Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com

Blue Jay Jazz Jam Blue Jay Listening Room bluejayjax.com

Sept. 22-23 James Taylor & His All-Star Band St. Augustine Amphitheatre theamp.com

Sept. 26 Rise Against St. Augustine Amphitheatre theamp.com

SEPT. 23 Upon Your Dead Body The Albatross thealbatrossjax.com

The Cold Stares Blue Jay Listening Room bluejayjax.com

Bonnie “Prince” Billy Blue Jay Listening Room bluejayjax.com Michael Franti Trio FIVE fivejax.com Matt Axton & Badmoon Blue Jay Listening Room bluejayjax.com SEPT. 25 Flipturn St. Augustine Amphitheatre theamp.com Benise WJCT Soundstage floridatheatre.com FJ: Foreigner & Journey Tribute Thrasher-Horne Center thcenter.org The Haunt The Albatross thealbatrossjax.com W.A.S.P. Florida Theatre floridatheatre.com Cinema Stereo Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com

Cody Landress-Gibson Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com Grace Graber Murray Hill Theatre murrayhilltheatre.com Jazz on the Ave. 822 A. Philip Randolph Blvd melanincollaborativegroup.org Ultimate Santana Tribute Original Cafe Eleven originalcafe11.com Sept. 26 Sickick Decca Live deccalive.com

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Sept. 27 Ayako Yonetani Friday Musicale fridaymusicale.com Sept. 29 Of Monsters and Men St. Augustine Amphitheatre theamp.com Dirty Sound Magnet The Albatross thealbatrossjax.com

Museum Art Gallery k Venue Garden & Par Museum Restaurant Attraction

Thanks, Jax.

Blue Jay Jazz Jam Blue Jay Listening Room bluejayjax.com

Sofar Jax Somewhere at the Beach (even if we knew we wouldn’t tell) sofarsounds.com

Struggle Jennings Jack Rabbits jaxlive.com

Sept. 25-26 Mozart & Tchaikovsky Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts jaxsymphony.org

Sept. 30 Akeem Ali Decca Live deccalive.com

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Of course, there are plenty of reasons to head to St. Augustine in September. The summer crowds start to loosen their grip. The heat begins at least pretending it might eventually leave. You can grab a drink, wander St. George Street and remind yourself that people were roaming these streets centuries before. But for music lovers, September means something else. The Sing Out Loud Festival.

St. Augustine Cranks Up the Volume Words by Teresa Spencer

Celebrat

In 2026, St. Augustine’s month-long celebration of music turns 10, marking a decade since a relatively simple idea put musicians all over the city and invited everyone to come listen.

It started with more than 100 acts and one ambitious concept: Instead of building a festival around one field and one stage, make St. Augustine itself the venue. That inaugural year featured acts across 10 venues, with indie rock, folk, country, blues, comedy and more scattered throughout town, from the St. Augustine Amphitheatre’s Backyard Stage to smaller stages tucked throughout the city. It worked because Sing Out Loud wasn’t just about seeing a headliner. It was about discovery.

Catch one band. Walk a few blocks. Hear another spilling out of a doorway. Grab dinner. Find a bar you somehow never noticed before. Stumble across a musician you’ve never heard of and spend the rest of the night wondering why everybody else isn’t talking about them. This became part of Sing Out Loud’s DNA. As the years passed, the names got bigger. Kacey Musgraves, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, The Decemberists, Jenny Lewis, Kurt Vile, St. Paul & the Broken Bones and plenty more made their way to St. Augustine for the event. But the locals never disappeared from the equation.

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By 2024, Sing Out Loud reported that more than 1,400 musicians had performed through the festival and more than 300,000 music fans had attended since its launch. Not bad for a hometown music party, and somewhere along the way, Sing Out Loud also figured out something important: If you’re going to bring tens of thousands of people together, you might as well leave the community a little better than you found it.

Over the years, the festival has raised more than $637,000 for causes ranging from music education and mental health initiatives to domestic abuse prevention and land conservation.

In 2024 alone, Sing Out Loud contributed $160,000 toward local land conservation efforts through St. Johns County’s Land Acquisition and Management Program and the City of St. Augustine’s conservation program. So technically, listening to live music and drinking a beer can be civic engagement.

For its anniversary, Sing Out Loud is putting a serious spotlight on the musicians who helped build Northeast Florida’s music scene in the first place. The 2026 Local Artist Showcases, presented by PNC Bank, will feature more than 160 acts at 17 venues over three weekends: Sept.

4-6, Sept. 11-13 and Sept. 18-20.

Later in the month, the spotlight shifts from simply hearing the music to hearing how it gets made. The St. Augustine Songwriters Festival, running Sept. 2427, brings songwriters into intimate venues around town to perform and tell the stories behind their songs.

Photo by @katemphotog courtesy of Sing Out Loud Festival and Partners

There’s something special about sitting a few feet from the person who wrote a song, hearing where the idea came from, what went wrong, what went right and how a few chords and scribbled lyrics eventually became something thousands of people know by heart. For people who care about the craft and not just getting the perfect concert selfie, this might be one of September’s sleeper highlights.

ting a Decade of the Sing Out Loud Festival

Photo courtesy of Sing Out Loud Festival and Partners

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Photo courtesy of Sing Out Loud Festival and Partners

And perhaps the most beautiful word in the English language? Free. The lineup jumps between indie rock, jazz, bluegrass, country and just about everything in between, with comedy and spoken word joining the party. Shows will take place at venues including Colonial Oak Music Park, Dog Rose Brewing Co., Spinster Abbott’s, Sarbez!, Shanghai Nobby’s, The Waterworks, Hornski’s Brewing Co., Ragga Surf Cafe, Prohibition Kitchen and Boat Drinks. That’s the beauty of Sing Out Loud; you aren’t trapped behind festival barricades for 11 hours, wondering if taking out a second mortgage for a corn dog is financially responsible. The city is the festival grounds. Walk around. Eat something. Have a drink. Hear a band.

Find another band. Repeat as necessary.

Sing Out Loud has developed a habit of slipping special appearances into the month, and the anniversary celebration is keeping that tradition alive, plus they have a few surprises up their sleeve.

On Sept. 11, Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Aoife O’Donovan is scheduled to join the St. Augustine Bluegrass Unit and Eowyn Sage at Spinster Abbott’s for a free performance. Two days later, the Sam Grisman Project comes to Ponte Vedra Concert Hall along with a screening of the documentary “Summer Tour.” And organizers have already hinted there could be more surprises.

I should mention that longtime Sing Out Loud fans will notice one major change in 2026. The festival’s September celebration and its massive marquee Francis Field Showcase are splitting up. Instead, the event belongs largely to local and regional musicians, songwriters and community events. The big festival weekend returns to Francis Field in May 2027, with plans for three days of music, one stage and multiple headliners. The lineup is expected to be announced in September.

It’s a significant change, but one that actually makes sense.

The 2026 Sing Out Loud Festival runs throughout September in St. Augustine, with free Local Artist Showcases, Sept. 4-20 and additional programming through Sept. 27.

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For the The unassuming yellow building tucked onto the corner of Mayport and Donner Road very well might be one of Jacksonville’s best-kept secrets — though if we’re being completely honest, the word is already out.

Culture

Words & photo by Carmen Macri

A few years ago, following a deeply humbling and largely unsuccessful attempt at playing pickleball at Donner Park, my friends suggested grabbing a bite at a nearby sub shop. Now, before you come for me over what I’m about to say: I get it, okay? I know. And no, I am not accepting constructive criticism on this matter at this time.

You’ve got random mismatched picnic tables scattered out front, EDM blasting over the speakers and a wildly eccentric menu that somehow just works. The entire dining experience feels less like a casual lunch and more like eating out with friends — even if you show up alone.

But all that aside, let’s get to the actual review.

I am simply not a sub sandwich person. And under absolutely no circumstances will you ever catch me eating a cold sub. So, naturally, I was skeptical. I had fully prepared myself to order a side of chips, pick at a side item, and call it a day.

That was until I laid eyes on a menu absolutely overflowing with hot subs, crisp paninis and every glorious pressed creation in between.

For my maiden voyage, I decided to take a gamble on the Hitman — a stacked masterpiece of ham, capicola, salami, melted provolone, red onion, fresh basil, house Italian and a decisive drizzle of Mike’s Hot Honey.

Today, we’re going to focus on my usual order: The Philly. I’ve been around the block, and as I’ve mentioned, I’m picky with my subs. So when I inevitably stumble into a sub shop kicking and screaming, my go-to will always be a Philly cheese steak. It’s easy. It’s reliable. It’s hard to mess up. That was until Sub Cultured ruined any other Philly for me, especially since Ballesteros remembered my specificities when it comes to mayonnaise on a sandwich (I’m fine with it as long as I can’t tell it’s there).

Jacksonville has no shortage of sub shops. Angie’s, Sun Deli, even Publix have their loyalists, but there is something special about this yellow walk-up window.

There’s no single secret ingredient behind the Sub Cultured Philly — unless you count swapping provolone for Whiz — so it all hinges on quality, portions and pure grilling technique. And they’ve got it down to a science. Every single bite delivers the exact right mix of steak, cheese, peppers and onions, sitting in a bun-to-meat ratio that hits perfectly every single time. Nothing ruins a sandwich faster than a dry, stale bun that steals the whole show. Luckily, Sub Cultured has never had that problem. Their consistency is unmatched, which is exactly why this place is staying on permanent lock for the lunch rotation.

Sub Cultured has been a vital part of the beach community since 2014, especially with owner Daniel Ballesteros manning the front station, creating a community with every customer. One of the first things I noticed after my inaugural visit was how personal the entire experience is. After one visit, odds are, Ballesteros remembers you and your order.

Not to mention the seven different fry styles to choose from: house fries, poutine, pizza poutine, gypsy fries, animal fries, fiesta fries and obscene poutine. You could walk up to Sub Cultured every day for a year and never repeat an order. But because I am a boring creature of habit, once I find something I like, I rarely ever switch up. Thus my obsession with the Philly.

One bite in, and my anti-sub bias completely evaporated. All bets were off. Sub Cultured wasn’t only a pleasant surprise; it was instantly inducted into the high-frequency lunch rotation.

Sub Cultured totally nails that laid-back beach vibe.

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Words & photos by Ambar Ramirez

Coastal Farmer isn’t like the other restaurants in Atlantic Beach Town Center.

Anchoring the newly renovated Dune House, this coastal American dining room seamlessly bridges mid-century modern warmth with understated beachside elegance. Floor-to-ceiling windows line the back of the space, framing the Atlantic Ocean as an ever-shifting backdrop.

Warm orange sconces cast a low, inviting glow across deep wooden tables, rich blue accents and thoughtfully curated art. It feels grounded, intentional and refreshingly void of cliché nautical kitsch.

While the interior design easily sets the mood, the real story unfolds on the plate.

At its core, Coastal Farmer is inspired by the sea and the seasons, a philosophy reflected across both its food and cocktail menus. By partnering with local farmers, ranchers and artisans, the culinary team brings a thoughtful, honest menu to Jacksonville’s North Beaches. On paper, it reads like classic coastal comfort: roasted oysters, heirloom tomatoes, blackened snapper and a la carte steaks. But in execution, Coastal Farmer proves to be anything but ordinary.

The oysters set the tone immediately. Easily, the best Rockefeller oysters I’ve ever had. And the chile butter roast was an exciting new venture on my palate.

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Next comes summer on a plate: an heirloom tomato and burrata salad elevated by watermelon orbs and a healthy dose of extra virgin olive oil and sea salt. It is strikingly fresh and effortlessly sweet.

For the main course, the blackened snapper in a pool of bright leche de tigre arrives cooked to absolute perfection. It’s accompanied by plantain fritters — less like traditional tostones or mofongo, and more like dense, crisp-fried plantain spheres. While novel, they take a clear backseat; once you taste the snapper, nothing else on the plate competes for your attention.

Then, the land side of the menu: a 6-ounce filet paired with house CF steak sauce. Because the steaks are a la carte, building a full plate requires adding your own sides and sauces (which I did, naturally, because I’m no sadist). As someone who considers their father’s homemade chimichurri the ultimate gold standard, I tasted the sauce skeptically. Yet the kitchen’s herbaceous version holds its own, cutting through the rich, beautifully seared beef. Paired with whipped mashed potatoes, (velvety and decadent, I’ll add) it transforms a standard steakhouse cut into a standout dish.

Where land meets sea on the plate, guests dive even deeper with the drink program. Behind the scenes, the bar team operates less like standard mixologists and more like culinary chemists.

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On off-hours, you’re likely to find them away from the bar counter, collaborating over test batches, precise infusions, and flavor trials.

That rigor shows in the glass. The Harvest Margarita, crafted with Corazón Blanco tequila, real strawberry, basil, cucumber, lime, and a rim of basil salt, bursts with genuine, sun-ripened fruit flavor rather than cloying syrup. It’s the kind of crisp, elevated refresher you want in hand on any warm Florida afternoon. Equally impressive is the Butter Pecan Old Fashioned, which marries Maker’s Mark bourbon with a butter pecan-fat-washed Amaro Nonino, turbinado, and bitters for a rich, velvety finish.

No review would be complete without ending on a sweet note. The Cheesecake for Two (which, candidly, I could easily devour as a party of one) is a unanimous favorite among the staff, and for good reason.

Stuffed with a rich rum-vanilla filling, crowned with a delicate almond tuile, and brightened by charred citrus, brings the entire meal full circle, a vibrant, lingering taste of the Sunshine State.

At Coastal Farmer, every dish and sip feels like a thoughtful journey across both land and sea.

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