Words by Ambar Ramirez When we hear the word “showgirl,” our minds often jump to sequins and spotlight—the glamor of classic ...
Words by Ambar Ramirez and Carmen Macri Some of the best things in life happen by accident, and that couldn’t be more true for Mote and The Wolf — an up-and-coming band out of Jacksonville with a ...
What happens when a beloved author starts a story, but then dies without leaving clues to its ending? You get awesome ...
Very few movies can say they were a complete box-office disaster that came back to be a cult classic. Most of the recognizable ones, you won't realize were originally flops: Hocus Pocus, It's a ...
Words by McKenna Oakley, Photos provided by Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group Time to Stop and Smell the Spices, ...
Words by Teresa Spencer Jacksonville loves to play it safe. We’ll line up for another cookie-cutter chain, pretend a ...
On the afternoon of May 29, 1961, 43-year-old Althea Ottavio and 25-year-old Patricia Ann Hewett left their homes in Valdosta, Georgia, and headed to the Orange Park Kennel Club to place a bet.
Farah & Farah was once one of Folio Weekly’s most consistent and generous advertisers. Like most local media outlets, we relied heavily on their ad dollars. And when a sponsor puts that kind of money ...
As a 30-year veteran of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department (JFRD), I am currently a battalion chief and have served as the division chief of operations and Training under then-Mayor Alvin ...
The kids came first. While the rest of Jacksonville straightened its spine to complete the transforma­tion into a bold new city, the kids remained bent with the weight of nonconformity, and the ...