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The new attraction replaces the “Beyond Van Gogh” exhibit at the NoCo Center.Continue Reading

The historic Florida Theatre held its annual signature fundraiser, The Florida Ball: Big Easy Style, raising 200,000 in support of the arts and culture in Downtown Jacksonville. Since its creation, the event has raised $1,684,000 since 2013 for the almost 100-year-old Florida Theatre venue. Hundreds of patrons, guests and supporters wereContinue Reading

Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate the 70-year music ministry of its First Lady, Mrs. Ethel Lee Wright, with a three-day Music Institute June 21st-23rd.  Dr. Barbara McNeely Bouie, nationally known church music clinician and music consultant to the African Methodist Episcopal Church, will conduct the 2-day workshop (JuneContinue Reading

Martinique Lewis, host of National Geographic’s Black Travel Across America, visited NW Jacksonville to explore urban travel destinations. She’s reimaging tourism. Her documentary based on “The Negro Motorist Green Book” was released on Disney+ in February and now Jacksonville is part of her latest expedition.  She’s looking for a wayContinue Reading

This past weekend Hundreds of Shriners ascended on downtown Jacksonville for The Desert of Florida’s (Desert of Florida (DOF) Youth Department, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine of North and South America and its Jurisdictions (A.E.A.O.N.M.S.), Inc., annual Desert Conference and Gala Day. The event allows members from acrossContinue Reading

To wrap up Mental Health Awareness Month, the Pi Eta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, hosted a mental health awareness event at Orange Park Mall. The community event focused on highlighting resources in the community for adults and children while addressing the stigma related to mental health. Continue Reading

The family of Lorena Wiggins held a 100th birthday celebration recently inside the Ramada Inn Ballroom on Baymeadows Road. The event hall was overflowing for the Lilly, Georgia. Bearing seven children and with an 8th grade education, Wiggins was determined to make a way for her family. Crossing the Florida/GeorgiaContinue Reading

The Minnesota Vikings are parting ways with star running back Dalvin Cook for salary cap savings after his fourth consecutive season surpassing the 1,000-yard rushing mark. Cook has been informed he will be released, a person familiar with the team’s decision told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spokeContinue Reading

Meteorologists at the Climate Prediction Center declared an El Nino has started Thursday morning. Warmer than average water temps have persisted off the coast of Peru and the central Pacific, indicating an El Nino is fully underway. What exactly is El Nino? El Nino conditions develop when water temps inContinue Reading