Category: Jacksonville Beach

Jax Beach announces summer jazz series

The City of Jacksonville Beach has announced its seventh summer of jazz performances. The dates and performers are:
JUNE 8, 2008
Headliner: The Sax Pack - Starring Jeff Kashiwa, Kim Waters, & Steve Cole
Opener: Matt Marshak
Starter: C1 Jazz

JULY 13, 2008
Headliner: Nelson Rangell
Opener: Urban Jazz Coalition

AUGUST 17, 2008
Headliner: Marion Meadows
Headliner: Gerald Veasley
Opener: The Robert Harris Group
Popularity: 18% […]

Popularity: 18% [?]

Get hooked on fishing, not drugs

The next event in Jacksonville Beach is the annual fishing tournament for kids to be held Saturday.
May 3, 2008 - Get Hooked on Fishing Not Drugs
Saturday 9 AM – 1 PM
Children’s event. Fishing rods provided, activities, food, fun for kids 4 – 12.
Location: Huguenot Lagoon – Between Third Street & 2nd Street South.
The […]

Popularity: 15% [?]

Big Band music Sunday

Jacksonville Beach’s Seawalk Pavilion will host the Navy Band Southeast Sunday evening as part of its Concert on the Lawn series.
The Navy band will perform Big Band Music beginning at 7PM.

Popularity: 14% [?]

Popularity: 14% [?]

Jax Beach woman arrested on arson charges

A Jacksonville Beach woman is in jail charged with arson and attempted murder. Police say Melissa Armer tried to burn down her boyfriend’s house on 16th Avenue South while he was asleep inside.
Our friends at CBS-47, WTEV-TV, have more on the story.

Popularity: 18% [?]

Popularity: 18% [?]

Jax Beach man stops armed robbery

Police say an alert Jacksonville Beach man stopped an armed robbery by being observant.
Jacksonville Beach has the highest crime rate in Duval County, according to a recent study.  However, Jacksonville Beach police officials say the figures are skewed because of the large number of visitors the city hosts for festivals, night clubs and the beach […]

Popularity: 11% [?]

Professional Volleyball Tour

April 12, 2008 - EVP PROFESSIONAL VOLLEYBALL TOUR
7:30 AM – 7 PM
For information:  www.evptour.com
Location:  Beach in front of the Sea Walk Pavilion
Popularity: 11% [?]

Popularity: 11% [?]

Jacksonville Beach announces revised concert and festival schedule

April 4 - 6, 2008 - 18th Annual Springing the Blues
Friday       5 PM - 10 PM
Saturday    Noon - 10 PM
Sunday      Noon - 8 PM
Nationally recognized blues music festival featuring blues performers, great BBQ and seafood, kids activities, arts & crafts.
Location: Sea Walk Pavilion    
For more info:  (904) 249-3972   www.springingtheblues.com

Popularity: 26% [?]

Popularity: 26% [?]

Teen surfer recovering from shark attack

A New Smyrna Beach teen is recovering from shark bites. He says he plans to be back in the water in a few weeks.

Popularity: 25% [?]

Popularity: 25% [?]

School bus drivers rally to join Teamsters

School bus drivers employed by First Student rallied yesterday saying they want to be represented by the Teamsters. Here’s their statement:
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — First Student school bus drivers joined with area Teamsters today to rally outside of Jacksonville’s largest bus yard to demand fair wages, improved benefits, safe conditions for themselves […]

Popularity: 25% [?]

Legislature Passes $512 in Budget Cuts, More Coming

Florida’s deteriorating fiscal condition took center stage again this week. The state’s Consensus Estimating Conference revised its forecast of Florida’s general revenue collections and the economists reduced their revenue estimates for FY 2007-08 and FY 2008-09 by a combined $2.945 billion–$1 billion in the current year and $2 billion for next year.
The $27.5 billion […]

Popularity: 26% [?]