I interview Steve Hicks, owner of Shelby’s Downtown, about the much anticipated opening. We talked about sidewalk seating, restaurant hours and quite a few other things. Steve is passionate about Shelby’s and confident of their success downtown. For those of us who live and work downtown Shelby’s will be a welcome addition to the breakfast and lunch selection.
Basically if the library is open, so is Shelby’s. To me this means somewhere besides Springfield Station for breakfast on the weekend and somewhere besides Burrito Gallery for lunch. If only they served beer…
Shelby’s Downtown interview (20:11 - MP3)
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tags: jacksonville, shelbys, downtown, main library
04/16/07 •
Posted in: Art, Podcast by Joey Marchy
I’m keeping it hot on the craft tip by interviewing Jacksonville’s only knit tagger. Saturday afternoon I interviewed The Lone Knitta at the Starbucks in Five Points. We talked about knit tagging, crafting in Jacksonville and the Knitta movement.
The Lone Knitta interview (15:01 - MP3)
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One thing I did neglect to ask about in the interview was The Lone Knitta’s Etsy site. Etsy is a marketplace for hand-made goods, so buy some stuff from The Lone Knitta. We mention quite a few resources in the podcast so I have listed them below:
The Lone Knitta on Flickr
www.myspace.com/theloneknitta
Knitta Please
Stitch ‘N Bitch: The Knitter’s Handbook
Naughty Needles: Sexy, Saucy Knits for the Bedroom and Beyond
tags: jacksonville, knitting, knitta, craft, knit tagging
04/11/07 •
Posted in: Art, Podcast by Joey Marchy
Interview Part 1 - Clay Doran and Mark George (MP3 - 13:10)
Interview Part 2 - Ian Chase (MP3 - 7:47)
Bright Young Things photoset
Friday night I went to the Jane Gray Gallery for the first time to check out the Bright Young Things opening in Brooklyn, or North Riverside, your choice. It featured the artists Clay Doran, Mark George, Ian Chase and Andrea DeFlorio.
What a great juxtaposition between this show and the Collaborative Surface of Temporary Interest show at Wednesday night’s Art Walk. Wednesday night was gritty. Friday night was refined. Wednesday night pieces were between $30 and $50 dollars. Friday pieces were between $300 and $1500 dollars. Wednesday night was set in a building with unfinished drywall and BYOB. Friday night was set in a glamorous photography studio with wine and hors’ dourves. And BYOB.
Regardless of the venues it’s clear the Jacksonville art scene is accelerating toward an uncertain future. Is it gaining momentum from the exploding scene around the country and beyond? Or is this just another bubble in slow simmer that is Jacksonville? I do mention in my interviews with the artists that I am a newcomer to the Jacksonville art scene so maybe my observations are unfounded. But having experienced and vibrant scene in Minneapolis I am recognizing some parallels here in Jacksonville. We seem to be on our way to creating something substantial in our city.
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tags: jacksonville, jane gray gallery, bright young things, clay doran, ian chase, andrea deflorio, mark george
(Don’t hate, I know my kerning sucks)
In this episode of the Urban Jacksonville podcast I talk with Shaun Thurston at the February Art Walk. We talk about the show
A Collaborative Surface of Temporary Interest (MP3 - 4:43)
0:10 Introducing the show
1:12 Describing the way the show looks
2:02 The vision behind the show
3:24 Future plans
3:47 Missed the show?
If you missed the show you can kind of get the experience by listening to the episode and looking at my pictures of the show or Levi’s pictures of the show. When you’re done read Urban Art Warfare’s recap of the show.
Finally and art walk with no rain. If you missed it, well you missed it. I want to know what your excuse was? Maybe next time you will drag your lazy butt out of the house and check out one of the most exciting events in the city. Thanks to Tony for pointing out the Jimmy Pines show at London Bridge. Jimmy Pines has some hot hot hot work. Check this out:
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tags: jacksonville, art walk, downtown, shaun thurston, jimmy pines
For episode four of the Urban Jacksonville podcast I spoke with Lynn Wilson of the Springfield Small Business Association about the Springfield Farmers Market. Despite a false start last weekend the farmers market will go off this Saturday with Mexican food prepared on site, fresh produce, San Marco Health Foods organic co-op, hot dogs, music and rides for your kiddies.
1/25/07 Springfield Farmers Market interview (MP3 - 13:02)
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tags: jacksonville, springfield, farmers market, podcast
Rachel Henley - EU Designer
After four days of trying to edit down the audio file from last Thursdays interview with Entertaining U, I have given up. I am throwing the whole 1.5 hours up on the Urban Jacksonville podcast. I just can’t find the time to edit this thing down. So…
I met with three members of the Entertaining U staff last Thursday at Shanty Town. They requested to interview me for an upcoming Downtown living issue. I wanted to talk to them about the revamped look of EU. So we interviewed each other. More rambling discussion than interview, we talked about Downtown, Springfield, Riverside, gentrification and other things. It clocks in at 1:36:50. Whew thats a lot of talking. Enjoy.
Interview with Entertaining U
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If you want to play a drinking game and get really drunk do the following: get some beer and drink every time you hear me say the word “like” or anytime EU asks me a question and I don’t really answer the question. Ha! You will notice I very seldom answer the questions they ask me. I plan on posting all the questions and my real answers later.
Here are some of the questions they asked me:
- Would I consider myself a community activist?
- What do I think we can do to improve things that are wrong with downtown infrastructure eg retail, transportation, food and parking. Can the citizens make changes and if so, how?
- Will people moving from larger cities feel like they are taking a step down when they arrive in Downtown Jacksonville
- How long have I lived in Jacksonville/Springfield?
tags: jacksonville, entertaining u, springfield, downtown jacksonville, podcast
