• Basket of fries at a local spot in Jacksonville, FL

    The Best Oyster Bars and Raw Bars on the First Coast

    Is There a Better Sound Than a Shucking Knife and a Cold Beer? The knife slips into the hinge, there is a small firm pop, and the shell opens to reveal something glistening and gray-blue, sitting in its own liquor. A squeeze of lemon, maybe a dab of hot sauce, and back it goes, briny and cold and ta

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    Making the Most of the End of Summer in Nocatee

    How do you squeeze the most out of the last weeks of summer in Nocatee? By August, summer is in full swing but the calendar is turning. In Nocatee, the end of the season is a great time to lean into everything that makes summer here special, before the rhythm shifts toward fall. Here is how resident

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  • City and river landscape in Jacksonville, FL

    The Best Natural Springs Within Driving Distance of Northeast Florida

    Where Can You Swim in 72-Degree Water in the Middle of Summer? You step off the sandy bank and the water swallows your feet, and it is cold. Not ocean cold, not pool cold, but that clear, startling, spring-fed cold that runs the same crisp temperature every single day of the year. Below you the sand

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