The Impact of Design
Design. No matter whom you talk to or where you experience it, design is generally misunderstood and rarely implemented to its greatest potential. If you are a frequent traveler or inquisitive adventurer, you know great design when you see it. It stands out from the crowd, stops you in your tracks, steals your breath and makes you feel as if time has stopped. Without so much as a how-do-you-do, it amazes and delights, confounds and...
Flying Iguana Taqueria and Tequila
It has been nearly a year since Al Mansur and his Al’s Pizza Partners restaurant group’s $2.1 million transformation of the Neptune Beach space that had been occupied by Sun Dog for nearly a quarter of a century. The result, Flying Iguana Taqueria and Tequila Bar is a feast for the eyes–a rustic stew of earthy brick, solid knotty-pine tables, hand-painted tiles, and retro-chic Edison-bulb lighting. A mosaic tribute to the iconic Sun...
Philip Pan
Concertmaster of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Philip Pan, concertmaster of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra since 1984, is active throughout Jacksonville’s arts and music community. He performs in recital and chamber music at the Friday Musicale, the Cummer Museum and MOCA Jacksonville. Philip has also branched into the rock, indie and folk scene with groups such as Canary in the Coalmine, Jackson Vegas, Grandpa’s...
Joash Brunet
With over sixteen years of experience as a broadcast journalist and advertising copywriter, Joash has honed his ability to understand and communicate with his audience, bringing insight and empathy to countless stories. Since moving to Jacksonville in 2010, he has worked at Brunet-García Advertising, helping create award-winning campaigns and promoting our city’s cultural offerings. You can see more of his ADDY Award winning...
Penny Dickerson
Penny is an independent journalist who earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Temple University and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Lesley University (Cambridge). She has contributed to the Florida Times-Union, Florida Courier, EBONY.com, Mosaic Magazine, Azure and Amber, and more. She has released a poetry collection titled Lyrical Soul, and a creative journal titled Cancer in the Raw. Penny is a 1995 Leadership...
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