Jacksonville’s Nightlife Has a New Gatecrasher

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…

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