As part of Mental Health Month, local non-profit Where Is the Sunshine? produced “This Is My Brave,” an event dedicated to ending mental illness stigma through storytelling. Anyone who knows me knows I struggle with depression (among other things) and am not ashamed to talk—or blog—about it. If you missed my speech, here it is in its entirety: minus the […]
Every May, Jacksonville’s Car-Free Week rolls around. And every year, I think of a hundred reasons why I can’t do it … the most basic of which is I don’t own a bike. Also: I don’t want to crack my head open. I don’t like to sweat. I don’t want to break my arm. I’m allergic to pollen. […]
If you missed First Coast Connect (or were brushing your teeth and couldn’t grab a pen fast enough), here are The Specktator’s event picks for this weekend. Thursday, May 11 • X 40th Anniversary Tour St. Augustine Amphitheatre, Thursday, May 11–Sunday, May 14 • Spring Concert Lee High School auditorium, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 11–Saturday, May 13 […]
There are many, many things former U.S. Congresswoman Corrine Brown can be remembered for—good or bad. I prefer to think of her as the “Head of Hats of the United States.” While I haven’t a clue as to how many hats Brown owns, I can only assume she has a walk-in closet jam-packed with them. I […]
It was not an April Fools Joke—four months late. Or a Saturday Night Live skit. Nor Ashton Kutcher did not jump out of a potted plant and yell, “Jacksonville, you got PUNKED!” The Jacksonville Suns are now officially the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. If you want to see the new logos or new uniforms or hear the story […]
I could be sitting in the Duval County jail right now for taking this picture. Not because my disheveled pink hair and a crazed look in my eyes made me look a coked-up Muppet and, presumably, a threat to the safety of anyone at the Supervisor of Elections Office, but because … wait for it … I took a selfie. […]
And just as there were many reasons to celebrate our fellow residents, businesses and agencies for their kindness, generosity and selflessness, there are few knuckleheads (as there always are) who earn a big, fat FAIL. The Bad 1. People who never lost electricity complaining about weather reports interrupting their favorite TV shows, their Xbox not working or having to […]
Hurricane Matthew brought out the best and worst of First Coast residents. That said, I present to you the best and worst things that happened in Jacksonville as a result of Hurricane Matthew. The Best 1. Mayor Lenny Curry, the City of Jacksonville and EOC (Emergency Operations Center) for keeping us safe—even […]
Twice a year, some of the best chefs in the city take the stage at the Home + Patio Show to showcase their culinary talents, share tricks of the trade, answer questions and—let’s face it, the best part—pass out samples. This year’s group features some of my personal favorites Dennis Chan of Blue Bamboo, Sam Efron […]
Renowned beauty expert Noreen Young takes times between speaking engagements in New York and Las Vegas and TV appearances on “The Chat” on First Coast News to share her wisdom on all things beauty and more double entendres than you can shake a (lip)stick at (ex. “What goes under your arms and between your legs […]
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