Category Archives: General
City Has Found a New Airport Director
Interim City Manager Mark Foxworth has announced that Sam Carver, who currently manages the Witham [...]
Apr
It’s Blueberry Season — and a Season for Ancient Stories
By Lauri deGaris Blueberries are native to North America and can be found in every [...]
Apr
Pat’s Wildways: Reap What You Sow
By Pat Foster-Turley April 14, 2023 It started out as a simple visit to the [...]
Apr
Final Port Plan Gives Community What It Wanted
By Mike Lednovich After 18 months of work, the Ocean Highway Port Authority unanimously approved [...]
Apr
Commentary: Some Hard Truths About Parking Lot A
By Chip Ross Recently Amelia River Cruises emailed me concerning an action taken at the [...]
Apr
Volunteers Needed to Advise on Elder Issues
ElderSource, a nonprofit organization that works to empower elders, adults with disabilities and their caregivers [...]
Apr
City Manager Search: Back to Square One
By Mike Lednovich Executive search firm Strategic Government Resources says it will not provide only [...]
Apr
Tree Conservancy Celebrates 10 Years
Amelia Tree Conservancy is marking its 10th anniversary of protecting Amelia Island’s tree canopy. A [...]
Apr
Why the Secrecy on New Riverstone Offer?
Since May 22 of last year, Nassau County and Riverstone Properties have been at a [...]
Apr
Area 51 Korean Grill: Very Good, and Longer Hours
By Dylan Bailey Our restaurant reviewer Area 51 Korean Grill touts an impressive blurb on [...]
Apr
Pat’s Wildways: Bald Eagle Nests
By Pat Foster-Turley April 6, 2023 Bald eagles are everywhere these days, or so it [...]
Apr
Charlie George to Take Over as Interim Manager 38 Days Early
Interim City Manager Mark Foxworth is stepping down early, on April 14, to let the [...]
Apr
Commentary: Manager Search Must Be Done Professionally
By Margaret Kirkland Chair, Conserve Nassau With the current size and projected growth of Fernandina [...]
Apr
Review: New Cuban Bistro Off to a Delicious Start
By Dylan Bailey When I heard Amelia Island was welcoming another Cuban restaurant, I was [...]
Apr
Right-Wing Group Proposes Businessman for City Manager
By Mike Lednovich The ultra-conservative political group County Citizens Defending Freedom-Nassau is proposing a retired [...]
Apr
Pat’s Wildways: A Rare Bird
By Pat Foster-Turley March 31, 2023 When I enter the pool for my deep-water aerobics [...]
Mar
A Big Year for Concours Week
The Amelia Island Convention & Visitors Bureau (AICVB) has released data on this year’s Amelia [...]
Mar
Charlie George to be Tapped as Next Interim City Manager
By Mike Lednovich Deputy City Manager Charlie George will assume the duties of interim [...]
Mar
Hard Choices Ahead on Rec Center Auditorium
By Mike Phillips The reports are in on a study of the costs of repairing [...]
Mar
Meet Four Military-Inspired Writers
If you like to write, kick off your weekend with Amelia Island Writers, who will [...]
Mar
The Good Old Days of City Manager Deals
Fernandina, Florida January 11, 1936 “A called meeting of the City Commission was held this [...]
Mar
Review: Fill Up at T-Ray’s
By Dylan Bailey On the corner of Beech Street and Eighth Street, lies an [...]
Mar
Commentary: ‘Criminal Enterprise’ Accusers Now on Record With FBI
By Chip Ross For years a few individuals have publicly stated that the city of [...]
Mar
Pat’s Wildways: Water!
By Pat Foster-Turley March 24, 2023 I often wonder where all the wildlife in our [...]
Mar
City Manager Search Group Launched — With Surprise Advisors
By Mike Phillips In a Fernandina Beach City Commission meeting made up primarily of routine [...]
Mar
Port Update: Fertilizer is Off the Table, and the Cement Exodus Will Continue
By Mike Phillips The cement exodus from the Port of Fernandina has slowed but is [...]
Mar
Genealogist to Discuss Resources
The Amelia Island Genealogical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, in the Community Room [...]
Mar
Manager Search Update: No Applications
The Fernandina Observer has learned that there have been no applications received for the city’s [...]
Mar
‘One Book One Community’ Author Luncheon
Enjoy lunch 11:30 a.m. Thursday April 6 as author Katherine Reay discusses her book “The [...]
Mar
New Task Force to Seek Walking and Biking Opportunities
Under the direction of Fernandina Beach Deputy City Manager Charles George, a task force has [...]
Mar
Local PR CEO Named Best in US
The World Communications Forum Association has named Axia Public Relations CEO Jason Mudd as the [...]
Mar
Garden Club to Present “Down the Rabbit Hole” Flower Show
The Bartram Garden Club of Amelia will present Down the Rabbit Hole, a National Garden [...]
Mar
A Scramble to Get Cement Out of the Port
This is the aftermath of just one busted bag. (Photo taken last month.) Trucks started [...]
Mar
Pat’s Wildways: New Gardening Mishaps
By Pat Foster-Turley March 17, 2023 I’ve been gardening in my backyard for 20-some years [...]
Mar
Habitat Golf Tournament Coming Next Month
Nassau Habitat for Humanity is holding its second annual golf tournament on April 21 at [...]
First Presbyterian Hosting Food Drive for Barnabas
First Presbyterian Church is supporting Barnabas Center to collect healthy food donations on March 23 [...]
Commentary: What a Mess We Are In, Fernandina!
By Suanne Thamm Confused. Frustrated. Unhappy. Angry. Suspicious. These are just a few of the [...]
Mar
Story and Song Names an Executive Director
The Board of Directors of Story & Song Center for Arts & Culture has selected [...]
Mar
Nassau Big/Little Sisters Pair Named Tops in Florida
Every year, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America chooses two volunteer mentors (called ‘Bigs’) and [...]
Mar
Pat’s Wildways: Local Shopping Rounds
By Pat Foster-Turley March 10, 2023 Most Saturday mornings when I am home I make [...]
Mar
Employers Wanted for Youth Work Program
CareerSource Northeast Florida (CareerSource NEFL) is recruiting regional employers to serve as job sites for [...]
Mar
Professional Development for Business Women
The Eight Flags Charter Chapter of American Business Women invites all Nassau County women to [...]
Mar
Commission Gives Unsafe Brett’s Structure a Pass
By Mike Phillips Neatly tucked into the March 7 city commission agenda was a small [...]
Mar
Think Ahead, Port! And Get Creative!
By Tammi Kosack Dear commissioners, As a stakeholder representative I have received scores of emails [...]
Mar
Pat’s Wildways: Okefenokee Day Trip
By Pat Foster-Turley March 3, 2023 Sometimes when Bucko and I are bored with Amelia [...]
Mar
Commentary: A Good City Manager is Hard to Find — And Too Easy to Fire
Editor’s note: This commentary first appeared in 2015, but it’s as fresh as it was [...]
Mar
Second Year of Heroes for Barnabas
This year’s second annual Barnabas Center Fashion Show honoring Hometown Heroes took place on Monday, [...]
Mar
Port Commission Will Vote on its Plan March 8
The Ocean Highway Port Authority (OHPA) commissioners are preparing to vote on a final version [...]
Feb
A New Backpacks for Kids Program in Nassau
The Amelia Island Convention & Visitors Bureau, in partnership with the Amelia Island Tourist Development [...]
Feb
Pat’s Wildways: Backyard Birding
By Pat Foster-Turley February 24, 2023 Like most of my friends, I try to attract [...]
Feb
Neighbors Seek Review of RV Park Approval
On Tuesday, Pirates Bay residents filed a writ of certiorari requesting judicial review of the [...]
Feb
Library Director Ends a Distinguished Career
Library Director Dawn Bostwick retired last week after 27 years of service, 22 of those [...]
Feb
City Manager’s Comments – Capital
By Dale Martin, City Manager In last week’s recap of the city commission’s annual goal-setting [...]
Feb
Invader Raiders Are Death to Invasive Plants
If you went to the beach last fall and didn’t run into a bunch of [...]
Feb
Pat’s Wildways: Dogs in Paris
By Pat Foster-Turley February 17, 2023 It didn’t take long on this trip to Paris [...]
Feb
Grants for Florida Non-Profits Serving ‘Medically Complex’ Children
The CareSource Foundation has announced that nonprofit organizations in Florida are eligible for funding through [...]
Feb
Calling All Quilt-Lovers, ‘Quilts by the Sea’ Is This Weekend
The Amelia Island Quilt Guild’s triennial quilt show, Quilts by the Sea, will be this [...]
Feb
City Manager’s Comments – Visioning
By Dale Martin, City Manager Earlier this week, the City Commission convened for its annual [...]
Feb
Pat’s Wildways: A Zoologist in Paris
By Pat Foster-Turley February 10, 2023 It was a whirlwind weeklong visit to Paris with [...]
Feb
The Bartram Garden Club Talks Roses
The Bartram Garden Club, Inc. Submitted by Linda Broadrick Secretary and Publicity Chairman Feb. 5, [...]
Feb
City Manager’s Comments – Projects
By Dale Martin, City Manager Included in this year’s budget are several capital projects. Here [...]
Feb
Commentary: It’s No Wetland — It’s a Mud Bank That Could Be a Park
By Bob Allison City citizens who have read the waterfront plan I provided to the [...]
Feb
Pat’s Wildways: Bone Yard Beach
By Pat Foster-Turley February 3, 2023 Most times when I am in search of a [...]
Feb
Commentary: Does This City Want to Lose $500,000 a Year on its Marina?
By Chip Ross Ten years ago, when former Commissioner Pat Gass asked when the city [...]
Feb
It’s a Non-Partisan City Government — But Are You Sure?
By April L. Bogle I don’t know anyone who wants the political battles being fought [...]
Jan
Cruise Ships Top Concern at Port Authority Open House
By Mike Lednovich French mathematician Narges Obaid famously said: “Don’t trust everything you see. Even [...]
Jan
City Manager’s Comments – Nate Coyle
By Dale Martin, City Manager Next week, the city will lose one of its most [...]
Jan
Interview: Story & Song Bookstore Bistro
By Dylan Bailey I was given the opportunity to interview Donna Kaufman, who is the [...]
Jan
Amelia Community Theatre Presents “Clue”
It’s a dark and stormy night in 1954, as invited guests arrive at the foreboding [...]
Jan
Pat’s Wildways: Little Talbot Pond
By Pat Foster-Turley January 27, 2023 I’m sure most of you zoom on State Road [...]
Jan
Whigham Sentenced for Second-Degree Murder
Fernandina Beach Police Department Jeffrey Tambasco, Deputy Chief Press Release January 23, 2023 Today, Shawn [...]
Jan
Citrus Drive Delivers Local Fruit to Barnabas
Barnabas Center Press Release Submitted by Nicola Barnack Director of Development Jan. 25, 2023 Record-breaking [...]
Jan
Calling All Port Questioners – Final Open House
If you have any questions, concerns or fresh ideas about the Port of Fernandina Beach, [...]
Jan
Florida Roots Trail Race Delivers an Unforgettable Day at Fort Clinch
The third annual Florida Roots Trail Series foot race was run this past weekend at [...]
Jan
New Memorial in Fernandina Beach Honors Pearl Harbor Survivor
Executives from Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) and the Veterans Council of Nassau County honored a [...]
Jan