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Covid-19 Testing At The Beaches; Spanish Language TV; 'Void Magazine'; 'Chefs Tell Stories'

AP PHOTOLYNNE SLADKY
A health care worker carries a stack of clipboards at a COVID19 testing site in Florida

 

On Thursday, July 16, the first city-run COVID-19 testing site at The Beachesopened on Atlantic Boulevard in Neptune Beach. The site, located at the former K-Mart shopping center lot, is open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m—Thursdays through Saturdays.

We spoke with Mayor Ellen Glasser of Atlantic Beach to get more details about the site.

Related: Local, State, And National Coronavirus Coverage

Spanish Language TV

Jacksonville has an all-new Spanish language television channel.TU 18 Jax TV is capitalizing on the growth of the Latino market in North Florida. The channel’s general manager, Chad Dominicis, spoke with us about it.

Void Magazine Back On The Racks

Void Magazine is back in print, thanks to donations from more than 400 readers who raised over $25,000 through an Indiegogo fundraiser and private donations. Void editorMatt Shaw joined us to talk about theVoid Artist Network and the#1 in the 904 poll, which features new categories, such as “COVID-safe entertainment,” this year

'Chefs Tell Stories' Podcast

"Chefs Tell Stories" is a new podcast created byJax Restaurant Reviews, where chefs tell stories from the front lines of their kitchen – the good, the bad, and the ugly. Jerry Watterson of Jax Restaurant Reviews and a co-host of the podcast joined us with his latest guest, Chef Nils Rowland, co-owner toCrème de la Cocoa in St. Augustine.

Katherine Hobbs can be reached at newsteam@wjct.org or on Twitter at @KatherineGHobbs.

 

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Katherine Hobbs was Associate Producer of talk shows at WJCT until 2022.