AltWeeklies Wire
Going Viralnew
A 2010 tuberculosis outbreak highlights the shocking failure of a Florida Health Department to contain the crisis or warn the public.
Folio Weekly |
Susan Cooper Eastman |
12-06-2011 |
Health
Bought & Sold: The Jacksonville Jaguarsnew
After 18 years of the NFL, Jacksonville needs to acknowledge that pro sports are no civic salvation.
Folio Weekly |
Bob Snell |
12-06-2011 |
Sports
Tags: Shahid Kahn, Jacksonville Jaguars
The Bitter Endnew
For someone living — and dying — with a terminal illness, options for a merciful, dignified death are scant and pitiless.
Folio Weekly |
Anne M. Johnson |
11-14-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: terminal illness, right to die
The Florida Times-Union’s Very Bad Daynew
The Florida Times-Union’s announcement that it was going to shed another 9.5 percent of its already anemic workforce was met, not surprisingly, with shock and disappointment. Employees, who’ve watched as dozens of high-profile, high-powered colleagues have jumped ship in recent months, reacted with slack-jawed horror as the ax fell on the diminished newsroom.
Folio Weekly |
Anne Schindler |
09-02-2011 |
Media
This Side of Paradise: MOCA Jax celebrates the weird art of the Rev. Howard Finsternew
Folio Weekly chronicles the life of the artist Reverend Howard Finster (1916-2001) and the exhibit "Stranger in Paradise: The Works of Reverend Finster."
Folio Weekly |
Dan Brown |
06-02-2011 |
Art
Time Is On My Side
St. Augustine ’60s survivor Rick Levy celebrates the release of his band Wax’s recovered classic, “Melted”
Folio Weekly |
Dan Brown |
11-18-2010 |
Reviews
Exploitative Scumbag or Entrepreneur With a Heart? Meet Mr. Showbiz!
He's reviled for trying to sell a doll in the likeness of a murdered 2-year-old girl. He's being prosecuted for defrauding customers who tried to buy his Michael Vick Chew Toy. But just who is Jaime Salcedo, and how does he live with himself?
Folio Weekly |
Gwynedd Stuart |
06-10-2009 |
Business & Labor
Paperless Trail: Suing the City to Obtain 'Public' Records
When Folio Weekly began asking for financial records related to the Jacksonville Jaguars stadium renovations and 2005 Super Bowl expenditures, city officials claimed no such records existed. In fact, they ultimately turned over 25 boxes worth of information. All it took was three years, and $9,000 in attorneys fees.
Folio Weekly |
Marvin Edwards |
10-07-2008 |
Policy Issues
Glorious Johnson Defies Expectations, Her Party and the Odds Against Her
As a Black Repulican, the Jacksonville City Councilmember has always been regarded as something of an oddity. Now she's mulling a run for the city's top job: Mayor.
Folio Weekly |
Gwynnedd Stuart |
04-24-2008 |
Politics
Under the Bridgenew
AltWeeklies Award - Photography
Folio Weekly |
Walter Coker |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Beat by the Systemnew
AltWeeklies Award - Investigative Reporting
Folio Weekly |
Susan Clark Armstrong |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Me Regenerationnew
AltWeeklies Award - Editorial Layout
Folio Weekly |
Kat Vellos |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
"Editior's Note": "Eyes Wide Shut," "Hard Truths," "The Perfect Storm"new
AltWeeklies Award - Column-Political
Folio Weekly |
Anne Schindler |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
"Unipsycho"new
AltWeeklies Award - Arts Feature
Folio Weekly |
John E. Citrone |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Jingle Bell Crocknew
AltWeeklies Award - Arts Feature
Folio Weekly |
Susan Cooper Eastman |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
