Monthly Archives: May 2023
Short Access Closure at American Beach Thursday
The water and sewer conversion project at American Beach is underway. The contractor, U.S. Water [...]
May
Behind The Saturday Market: Loving Caretakers
By Dylan Bailey The Fernandina Farmer’s Market is a special place. If you’ve driven down [...]
May
County Roads to Get Much-Needed Work
By Wes Wolfe Florida Politics Two contracts approved this week open up more than $8.8 [...]
May
Grant Moves Rendezvous Restoration a Bit Further
By Wes Wolfe Florida Politics More than 20 years after the historic venue closed, a [...]
May
The Game’s Afoot at Amelia Community Theatre
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson travel to the moors of Devonshire for their latest case [...]
May
The Nest, A Women’s Center
By Elizabeth Matthews Megan Hammond knows what it’s like to be a young woman facing [...]
May
Commentary: Only True Believers Welcome at CDF Meetings
By Mike LednovichEvidently Citizens Defending Freedom – Nassau believes freedom isn’t for everybody. CDF’s meeting [...]
May
Pat’s Wildways: Wild Amelia
By Pat Foster-TurleyI knew that if I stopped by the exhibition hall for the Wild [...]
May
A Small Island with a Lot of Room
By Linda Hart GreenOne of my favorite Bible verses is from the gospel of John. [...]
May
Citizens Sue County Over Riverstone Settlement
The Citizens Against Runaway Development (“CARD”) filed suit against Nassau County yesterday in the Fourth [...]
May
A Challenging Week for Fernandina Beach
By April L. Bogle The Fernandina Beach City Commission considered and ruled on several contentious [...]
May
Tringali Neighbors File Appeal to ‘Stop the Domino Effect’
Neighbors of the Tringali property in downtown Fernandina Beach and their supporters announced yesterday they [...]
May
Guy Petty: Architect, Volunteer, Rock Steady Co-Founder
Guy Edmund Petty died on May 9, 2023. With great dignity and a Guy-like sense [...]
May
Dawn Mayes: the Newest Minister at the Oldest Church in Town
By Elizabeth MatthewsReverend Dawn Mayes has recently assumed the role of pastor at the First [...]
May
Island BBQ: A Fever Dream of Buffet Choices
By Dylan Bailey One of my favorite things about Amelia Island is the diversity of [...]
May
Learn FDOT Improvement Plans for Island’s State Roads May 23
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will present plans for improving state roads on Amelia [...]
May
Huge Pushback on Clearcutting 36 Acres for Solar
By Mike Lednovich The City Commission has told Florida Public Utilities it is in favor [...]
May
Unexpected Bending
By Linda Hart Green “Why are they so angry?” Have you thought that after reading [...]
May
Pat’s Wildways: Clams!
By Pat Foster-Turley It was Bucko’s birthday yet again, and yet again he didn’t want [...]
May
Knocke Group Gets Bingo Banned, but Pride Event Is Still On
By Mike Lednovich Fernandina Beach Pride has quickly pivoted, replacing bingo with various games for [...]
May
It’s Canning Time Again — 214 Years Later
By Lauri deGaris In order to provision French forces upon the sea, Napoleon offered 12,000 [...]
May
City Commission Votes 4-1 to Approve ‘Tringali’ Townhome Subdivision, Citizens Considering Lawsuit
By April L. Bogle Twelve townhomes are one step closer to being built in a [...]
May
Knocke Group Trying to Halt Pride Bingo Event
By Mike Lednovich Citizens Defending Freedom is attempting to stop a Drag Queen Bingo event [...]
May
Search Committee Agrees on One Thing: No Looking Back
By Mike Lednovich The chairman of the Citizens City Manager Search Committee sparked a conversation [...]
May
Another Major Debate: Townhouses in a Single-Family Neighborhood
By April L. Bogle Tonight’s city commission meeting is likely to include another long debate [...]
May
Why Amelia Island Needs a Statue of William Penn
By Linda Hart Green I grew up in a suburb of New Jersey just five [...]
May
YoungLife: For Teens at Their Own Pace
By Elizabeth Matthews YoungLife Youth Ministry is a national organization that seeks to reach young [...]
May
Aloha Bagel Is a Feast for More Than Your Eyes
By Dylan Bailey Aloha Bagel and Deli made waves when it opened its doors in [...]
May
Her Grace and Courage Were the Greatest of Many Gifts
By Kathleen Arsenault Carolyn Phanstiel came into my life my senior year at FBHS, 1964-65. [...]
May
Port May Sell Residential Land to Pay Legal Debts
By Mike Lednovich The Port of Fernandina took the first step Wednesday toward potentially selling [...]
May
She Was Many Things, but First a Great Teacher
By Raymond Arsenault Carolyn Phanstiel, who died earlier this week at the age of 85, [...]
May
No Vote Tuesday on Solar Array Proposal
By Mike Lednovich There will be no vote Tuesday by the city commission to amend [...]
May
Pat’s Wildways: Belizean Food
By Pat Foster-Turley It’s no surprise to my readers that whenever I travel, food is [...]
May
Port Finances Are ‘At The Cliff’s Edge’
By Mike Lednovich The Port of Fernandina’s crushing legal debt may threaten its ability to [...]
May
Women’s Club Awards Six Scholarships
The retiring President, Sue Dwyer and incoming president of the Women’s Club of Fernandina Beach, [...]
May
Solar Farm Proposed on Heavily Wooded Airport Land
By Mike Lednovich The leaseholder of Amelia River Golf Course wants to clear-cut 36 acres [...]
May
New Head for Regional Community Foundation
After a nationwide search, the Board of Trustees of The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida [...]
May
Disc Golf at Simmons Road Park Will Get a Look
By Mike Lednovich A disc golf group pitching Simmons Road Park property as the site [...]
May
Commentary: When is a Public Prayer Out of Line?
By Linda Hart Green “Will you offer a prayer, Reverend?” I have been asked that [...]
May
Commentary: The Times Have Changed, Mr. Knocke
By Darlene Drury FBHS class of 1974 I was born and raised a Fernandinian. When [...]
May
Riverstone: Hard-nosed FAQs from Conservationists
Since announcing the formation of Citizens Against Runaway Development (CARD) we have heard from many [...]
May
Carolyn Edna Phanstiel: Teacher, Activist — and Friend
Carolyn Edna Phanstiel was born in Queens, New York, February 28, 1938, and died peacefully [...]
May
Help Needed, Help Appears — That’s Community
By Tom Oliver Occasionally you get to witness an act of true community. This started [...]
May
This Hot New Place in Yulee Will Make You Happy
By Dylan Bailey On its website, Grumpy’s Restaurant says it is bringing dining back to [...]
May
Better Together: A ‘Village’ of People Helping Stressed Families
By Elizabeth Matthews Ramona is the single mother of two young daughters; a Florida transplant [...]
May
$1,000,000 for Piney Island Conservation
By Wes Wolfe Florida Politics Nassau County got what it wanted in its No. 1 [...]
May
St. Johns Ferry Is Resuming Its Historic Role
Officials greet car number 1,000,000 to cross on the ferry By Lauri deGaris The St. [...]
May
Public Notice
In the Juvenile Court of Putnam County, Tennessee at Cookeville, Tennessee Ann Marie Fisk VS Ivory [...]
May
Pat’s Wildways: Monkey River Village School
By Pat Foster-Turley I’ve been to Monkey River Village three times now, each time better [...]
May
Future of Sports Fields Is a Stinker of a Problem
By Mike Lednovich Where will kids play soccer? That question was mulled by the City [...]
May
Advisory Board Will Tackle The Downtown Parking Issue
By Mike Lednovich The chairman of the Community Redevelopment Area Advisory Board (CRAAB) wants the [...]
May
Commentary: Mr. Nicklas Has Opinions. Now, Here Are The Facts
By Chip Ross Steve Nicklas writes an opinion column called “Steve’s Marketplace” for the Amelia [...]
May
Hours of Pride Comments, But No Change
By April L. Bogle Mayor Bradley Bean announced at last night’s City Commission meeting that [...]
May
It Started With a Flag
By Genece Minshew In June of 2018, on a Tuesday evening, Mayor Johnny Miller decided [...]
May
City Attorney: Don’t Cancel Pride Events
By April L. Bogle Fernandina Beach City Attorney Tammi Bach will advise city commissioners against [...]
May
Knocke Pushes to Cancel Pride Parade, Festival
By April L. Bogle Citizens Defending Freedom-Nassau (CDF-Nassau) is asking Fernandina Beach cty commissioners to [...]
May
Commentary: Bad Advice on ‘Special Privileges’ for Developers
By Faith Ross Recently Tammi Bach, the Fernandina Beach City Attorney, gave a workshop for [...]
May
Commentary: The Divine Creation is Wonderfully Diverse
By Rev. Linda Hart Green Is difference dangerous? There are those who think so. [...]
May