Yes He Khan
YES HE KAHN How does a kid from Lahore, Pakistan, grow up to one day pay cash for an NFL franchise in the Deep South? It’s your typical rags-to-riches story, really, though perhaps spiced with a bit more cardamom and cumin than usual • Kid moves to the U.S., Gets job washing dishes. Studies engineering [...]
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Jacksonville Fashion Week
PRE-JFW HAPPENINGS JFW Runway Model Prep Workshop with America’s Next Top Model Winner Yoanna House Date: Saturday March 10, 9 AM-noon Tickets: $20 Location: The Performers Academy, 3674 Beach Blvd. Dignify Your Style JFW Private Shopping Event Benefiting Dignity U Wear Date: Saturday March 10, 6-9 PM Tickets: $15 Location: Saks 5th Avenue OFF 5TH, [...]
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Jay Fund Wine Tasting Gala
Super Bowl champ has a nice ring to it. The title of two-time Super Bowl winner puts one in rarefied air, indeed. Count New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin, a part-time Jax area resident and the Jags’ first coach, among those who can claim not one, but two, NFL titles. This month, Coughlin returns [...]
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Getting to Know… Brian Dawkins
Former Raines High stand-out leaves his mark on the NFL. • From the March 2013 edition of Jacksonville Magazine by Kerry Speckman Considering his success in the NFL, it should come as no surprise that Brian Dawkins wanted to be a professional athlete as a kid. It may come as a shock, however, that the [...]
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Cajun Catch
Blackened redfish maque choux from Chef Bennett Depew of Harry’s Seafood Bar & Grille Ingredients: Redfish 4 6-oz. redfish fillets 1 T. blackening seasoning Maque choux 4 oz. bacon, diced to ¼ inch 1 tsp. chopped garlic 1 cup diced onion 1 qt. corn (fresh or frozen) ½ cup sliced green onions 1 medium tomato, [...]
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Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Come mid-March, every Irish pub in the city, as well as dozens of other drinking establishments that convert for one day, will be dressed from bar to ceiling in shamrocks, Guiness signs and plaids of every imaginable stripe and color. Bar crawlers should expect to hear U2, Sinead O’Connor and Cranberries songs played in near-nonstop [...]
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