Author: Mike Kaufmann

Mike is a native First Coaster and was a leading figure in surfing and skateboarding for most of his life. After promoting music for many years on the local music scene, Mike now brings a unique perspective to FirstCoast.Life as a contributing writer.

Mike Whisnant

What’s your name and what fills your time?   Mike Whisnant. Whisnant Surfboards. My time is dominated these days with shaping and managing the manufacture

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Mark Broughton

What’s your name and what fills your time?   Mark Broughton, I have been designing and writing business software for the last 30 years.  People ask

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Linda Bevilacqua Farber

Linda Farber. Hi, I’m Linda Bevilacqua Farber, and I’m thankful to enjoy a fulfilling career as a Spanish teacher at the Lower Schools at Bolles.

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Kirk Farber

What’s your name and what fills your time? Kirk Lionel Farber. I was born and raised in Duval my entire life, living in NB for

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Cori Bylund

What’s your name and what fills your time? Cori Bylund. Typically, my time is filled with running my solo-family law practice, volunteering, and being a

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Joey Romer

Joey Romer. I grew up in Jacksonville Beach and for the past 42 years have been in law enforcement as a deputy with the St.

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Curtis Winter

Curtis Winter, was born and raised here on the First Coast. Working for Milestone Brands now and getting people familiar with our Empress 1908 gin

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Tim Kline

What’s your name and what fills your time?  Tim Kline. I grew up in Neptune Beach, going to Neptune Beach Elementary and Fletcher Middle School

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Frank Tappin

What’s your name and what fills your time? Frank Tappin. I moved to the beaches in 1974. I’m a carpenter/handyman. I was the scoutmaster at

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