Gun Violence, Viral Crowds and the Fragile State of a City’s Entertainment Scene
Jacksonville has always sold a particular promise after dark: live music drifting from open doors, ocean air softening the edges of the week, neon reflections bouncing off wet pavement after a brief Florida rain. It’s a city that learned long ago how to unwind loudly and collectively.
But lately, that familiar rhythm has been competing with something harshe—gun violence…