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Ghostwriting class aims to do the unrealistic

Noor Ashouri Mar 13, 2014
Senior English major Hurley Winkler remembers Professor Mark Ari pulling her aside after her Advanced Fiction workshop to invite her to be part of a class he said no one had ever done before.
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Coffee shop conversations lead to crowdfunding event

Noor Ashouri Mar 13, 2014
One Spark takes over downtown Jacksonville. It doesn’t always take fame and wealth for greatness to find its platform. Sometimes greatness starts through conversation. This is how One Spark found its way.
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Jacksonville band Fort Stories gets tropical for the Beach Boys

Ellie Strube Feb 21, 2014
As the original Beach Boys played right around the corner at the Florida Theatre on Monday night, Jacksonville’s folk and indie band, Fort Stories, played a cover show of a few Beach Boys songs at Burro Bar.
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Get off your couch and go to Art Walk

Ellie Strube Feb 21, 2014
Music. Food. Art. Beer. If you enjoy any of these four, then Art Walk is the place for you. It takes place on the first Wednesday of every month, and it’s definitely the place to be.
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Get off your couch and go visit the Cummer

Ellie Strube Feb 14, 2014

The Facts: What: Jacksonville’s Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens Cost: $6 for students with UNF ID, free on Tuesdays Date: Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m....

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Golf player Tess Huber dies in plane crash

Rebecca Rodriguez Dec 9, 2013
UNF student and golf player Tess Rochelle Huber, 20, was killed in a plane crash Dec. 8. She was with her father and sister.
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Must-See Fall Concerts

Spinnaker Sep 11, 2013
We may not get to experience packed concerts with stunning performers like The Killers and Lady Gaga, but Jacksonville has a diverse lineup this fall, according to Spinnaker Radio’s Music Director Mason McGough.
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Jax Jazz Festival in full swing

Justin Chandler Porter May 24, 2013
Two UNF alumni and local jazz enthusiasts, Lisa Kelly and J.B. Scott, will be hosting the ‘Round Midnight Jazz Jam’ sessions at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival with the Kelly Scott Quintet at the Jacksonville Landing May 24 from 9 p.m. to midnight.
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UNF students finish third in One Spark’s Science category

Jocelyn Tolbert May 9, 2013
April’s One Spark event’s winners have been posted, and two UNF MBA students, Jason and Hillary McDonald, with their food company, 123-Fresh, came in third in the Science category.
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Lydia, the 2000 lb shark

Sarah Ricevuto Mar 5, 2013

Lydia has been tagged and her actions are now being monitored. Lydia is a great white shark -- she's 2,000 lbs, 14”6. Shark research group, OCEARCH, tagged the great white shark off the coast...

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Photo Gallery: The Big Ticket

Dargan Thompson Dec 4, 2012

Thousands of people flocked to Met Park in downtown Jacksonville Sunday, Dec. 2 for The Big Ticket 2012.  The lineup for the day long music festival included Of Monsters and Men, Flogging Molly, Fun....

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Historical Society members share the rich past of the historic Durkeeville area

Zach Sweat Nov 3, 2012

The Durkeeville Historical Center is a hard place to spot if you don’t know what you are looking for. The small building is located in Durkeeville, the historic African-American community that...

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