Jacksonville is the dominant railroad epicenter of Florida. However, to learn about Florida's rail history, the city's contributions to the industry and walk inside railcars that were once in the Florida's Gateway city, one has to head to the Gold Coast Railroad Museum in South Florida. Read More
Join The Jaxson's Bill Delaney for the launch party for his new book, Secret Jacksonville: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. The launch kicks off at 6 pm Saturday, September 25 at Alewife Craft Beer Bottle Shop. Read More
Raised in Jacksonville's Eastside, Asa Philip Randolph left town in 1911 in hopes of becoming an actor in Harlem. Instead, he went to establishing the country's first Black labor union and organizing Martin Luther king Jr.'s March on Washington in 1963. In honor of Labor Day, here are ten sites in Jacksonville with strong ties to labor union and Civil Rights leader A. Philip Randolph. Read More
