Jack magazine January 2017
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letter from the editor<br />
the voice for the core<br />
general manager<br />
Sean Scullion<br />
editor<br />
Nan Kavanaugh<br />
creative director / designer<br />
Christine Tarantino<br />
graphic designers<br />
Thomas Mulgrew,III<br />
Jessica Wait<br />
copy editor<br />
Emily Richardson<br />
lists compiled by<br />
Samantha Arora<br />
contributors<br />
Will Dickey<br />
Tim Gilmore<br />
Michael LeGrand<br />
Nate Mayo<br />
Anthony Newkirk<br />
Michelle Obi<br />
Kristen Penoyer<br />
Kerry Speckman<br />
Roosevelt Watson III<br />
Stock photography provided by<br />
Thinkstock<br />
For advertising information please contact:<br />
SEAN SCULLION<br />
sean.scullion@morris.com, 904.359.4179<br />
jackaboutjax.com<br />
WHAT IS ON THE HORIZON THIS YEAR?<br />
I asked my trusty Magic Eight Ball if <strong>2017</strong> was<br />
going to bring more progress to <strong>Jack</strong>sonville’s<br />
urban core. Her prophetic response: “Ask again<br />
later.” My response: “No Way.” We have been<br />
playing the later game long enough in this city,<br />
so I gave her another shake. She came through<br />
with, “Outlook good.”<br />
There are many projects on the horizon in our city. Some are in the works and<br />
some are still simmering in development. Some are still daydreams. Some are<br />
startups that just hit the ground running last year and need our support. All<br />
began with the idea that our city is a smart place to start something new.<br />
<strong>Jack</strong>sonville gets a lot of flak for not having a solid identity, but I think that just<br />
gives us a clean slate to work with. What is <strong>Jack</strong>sonville to you? I am not talking<br />
about what <strong>Jack</strong>sonville has been in the past, but how would you define this city<br />
today? I asked my team here at the office to describe the city in three words.<br />
Here are some of their thoughts:<br />
Progressive Business Growth<br />
Craft Beer Scene<br />
Artists and Influence<br />
Coming of Age<br />
I have a challenge for you this month. Use one of these phrases as inspiration to<br />
take a photo in our urban core. Post the photo on Instagram, caption it with the<br />
phrase and tag it with #jackaboutjax. We will print the top 15 posts on Instagram<br />
in our February issue, and the best photo chosen from this contest will win tickets<br />
to an awesome show in our core. What better way to kick of the new year than<br />
with a win?<br />
© <strong>2017</strong> ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. <strong>Jack</strong> is published and distributed monthly<br />
throughout the urban core neighborhoods of <strong>Jack</strong>sonville and select<br />
locations outside of the city proper by Times-Union Media, One Riverside<br />
Ave., <strong>Jack</strong>sonville, FL 32202. We welcome event listings for events that take<br />
place in Murray Hill, Avondale, Riverside, Downtown/Brooklyn and the San<br />
Marco/South Bank neighborhoods, but they must be submitted 3 weeks in<br />
advance of the month of publication. Priority is given to content of general<br />
interest. <strong>Jack</strong> is not responsible for cancellations or changes to events after<br />
publication. Please send your listings to nan.kavanaugh@morris.com<br />
Nan Kavanaugh<br />
editor, jack <strong>magazine</strong><br />
Send story ideas to nan.kavanaugh@morris.com<br />
4 jack january <strong>2017</strong>
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