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Guest Series: Anthony Aiuppy
In this Guest Column Anthony Aiuppy encourages Jacksonville residents to be the force that makes Jacksonville a culturally vibrant city.
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Rethreaded: Sewing a New Story
Metro Jacksonville's Tamara Brisibe interviews the founder of a new local non-profit organization aimed at assisting women coming out of the sex trade.
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Interview with Chris Williams from BURRO
Burro Bags co-creator Chris Williams tells Metro Jacksonville fashion writer Mel-Mel about the story behind the brand, what keeps it unique, and its endeavors since it originated in 2007.
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Bye Bye Betsey Johnson
Designer Betsey Johnson who has wowed the fashion crowd since the 1960s is now going out of business, and her store at the St. Johns town center is just one of the many having a current liquidation sale. Edge City owner Gunnel Humphreys, who is said to have brought the designer to Jacksonville by carrying...
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Go Skate Day in Hemming Plaza
It doesn't take much to add life and vibrancy to downtown's Hemming Plaza. The programming of a variety of events on a regular basis can instantly change the public space's image. Kona's Go Skate Day illustrates this phenomenon. Today, Metro Jacksonville shares sights and scenes from last week's Go...
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Kona: Was Modern Skateboarding Developed Here?
In 1977, Tony Alva and the other Lords of Dogtown performed the first arial trick on the lip of an empty swimming pool during a California drought. This is widely recognized as the birth of modern skateboarding. The same year, skipping states and cities and time zones, Kona Skatepark opened in Jacksonville...
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Skate Apparel -- Kona, Fashion, Culture
Skate Apparel has undergone transformations since the sports modern inception in 1976. Skating and various board sports transcends into mainstream pop-culture. This article further explains the history as well as the evolution of Skate Apparel.
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Maya Adkins Photo Essay: Ancient Oaks of Jacksonville
Maya Adkins from the Art Institute presents a few gorgeous photos of one of the area's most symbolic and majical features: The ancient oaks that form so much of our forestry, municipal plantings and provide the tree canopy without whose shade life would be unbearably hot here in Jacksonville. Southerners...
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Joseph LaRose: Jacksonville's Legendary Shoe Guru
Joseph LaRose loved and lived for shoes. He began his business in Jacksonville but soon his creations were sought after by women everywhere. Though LaRose Shoes skyrocketed to fame, the man behind the works of art never forgot his Florida roots. Up until his death, he dedicated much of his time to...
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Street Style: Kona Skate Park
Metro Jacksonville team members spent a day at Kona to learn more about the history, culture and vibe from the world's longest standing private skate park. MetJax fashion writers Melanie Pagan and Gerald Joseph documented some of the style from Kona goers. Here, Melanie tells what brands the skaters...
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