The Conversation
The Conversation … Heather Surface
Owner/Operator, St. Johns River Taxi You and your husband operate the St. Johns River Taxi, but we hear that plans are to provide more than joyriding between the riverbanks. What changes have taken place and what do you envision changing in the future? Since the time we started operating the river taxi in 2014, downtown Jacksonville has changed significantly. Several tropical storms and a hurricane battered our downtown docks, and Irma completely destroyed the dock at the Jacksonville Zoo. (We had just launched...
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Darren Ronan, Owner/Teacher, Ronan School of Music Photo: Laura Evans You play drums and other percussion instruments, as well as string instruments including guitar, bass, and ukulele. Is there one you consider best at conveying your personal artistic voice? No one instrument in particular helps me express myself more than another. I am very fortunate in that I get to play in many different musical settings so anything I feel I need to express is able to happen. You teach music at Grace Episcopal Day School and then at...
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Julie Shuford Photography We at Arbus have known you, Kim, since your days as co-owner of the Spiller Vincenty Gallery. Can you take a minute to stroll down memory lane and share a few anecdotes from your art sector days? My dear friend Marilyn Spiller and I co-owned Spiller Vincenty. We loved our years in the Jacksonville art scene and still have wonderful relationships with the artists we met along the way. We were passionate about introducing contemporary art to the Jacksonville market and creating a space where all art forms could...
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Chief of Public Affairs and Government Relations, River City Science Academy
Conversation with Janet M. Herrick • Photograph by laird
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Angela TenBroeck, Chief Executive Officer, Worldwide Aquaponics
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Melanie Hammer, Vice President of Strategy and Operations, Cathedral Arts Project
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Rick Cartlidge, Jr.
Executive Director, Sanctuary on 8th Street
The Conversation: Karen Wolfson
Karen Wolfson, Advisory Board and Executive Committee of The Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital
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