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
Commentary: Townhouses in a Neighborhood That Cherishes Its History – and the Law
By Julie Ferreira The Fernandina Beach City Commission is poised to make a significant decision [...]
Jan
Commentary — Townhouses: A View From the Historic District
By Taina Cristner Most of us are very concerned about the impact this new [...]
Jan
Commentary: A Rebuttal of a Rebuttal on Waterfront Plans
By Bob Allison I read with interest Commissioner Chip Ross’s rebuttal to my article about [...]
Jan
City Manager’s Comments – Henry
By Dale Martin, City Manager Henry Centrella was released (supervised) from prison earlier this week. [...]
Jan
Pat’s Wildways – Big Dogs
By Pat Foster-Turley January 20, 2023 It is no surprise to anyone who regularly reads [...]
Jan
A Friend of Fernandina and The Observer Has Passed
Editor’s note: We were saddened to learn of the death of Malcolm “Mac” Noden. While [...]
Jan
Pay Up to Tee Up: Golf Fees Soaring on the Island
By Mike Lednovich Domenick Gambardella and Carla Foreman were stunned after receiving an email late [...]
Jan
A Starring Role for Trees at City Hall
It was a good evening for trees at this week’s Fernandina Beach City Commission meeting. [...]
Jan
Commentary: Much Ado Over an Old Waterfront Plan
Editor’s note: It’s unusual, I know, for one news organization to publish a rebuttal to [...]
Jan
It’s Time Again to Get Books to Children
Ferst Readers of Nassau County is once again partnering with Nassau County Public Schools for [...]
Jan
Restaurant Review: The Old/New Crab Trap Is a Delight
By Dylan Bailey The Crab Trap, at 31 N. 2nd St., was long a staple [...]
Jan
Habitat Is On a Roll
As the Nassau Habitat for Humanity team rings in the new year, breaking ground on [...]
Jan
COMMENTARY: A Proud and Fearless Day, 45 Years Later
By Alexandra R. Lajoux Yesterday in Fernandina Beach, our community hosted the biggest local parade [...]
Jan
COMMENTARY: Why the Rush to Change City Elections?
By Genece Minshew Well, that did not take long. Less than a month in office, [...]
Jan
City Manager’s Comments – James Thomas
By Dale Martin, City Manager In 1998, Tom Brokaw, then the sole anchor of “NBC [...]
Jan
Pat’s Wildways: Effects of the Freeze
By Pat Foster-Turley January 13, 2023 Those of you fairly new to Nassau County maybe [...]
Jan
Port-City Meeting Worked in More Ways Than One
By Mike Phillips The city commission and port executives and commissioners had a mutually respectful [...]
Jan
Legislators Hear From Tree Advocates
By Wes Wolfe Florida Politics Conservative state legislatures like to pass municipal preemption laws to [...]
Jan
Free Dental Clinic for Kids
Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) is hosting the Jacksonville Dental Society’s annual Give Kids [...]
Jan
Barnabas Fashion Show Fund-Raiser
This year’s second Barnabas Center Fashion Show Honoring Hometown Heroes takes place Monday, Feb. 27, [...]
Jan
COMMENTARY: Let’s Keep Our Non-Partisan Elections Non-Partisan
By Arlene Filkoff On the Fernandina Beach City Commission agenda for Jan. 17 is an [...]
Jan
Genealogy Group to View New Software
The Amelia Island Genealogical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, in the Community Room [...]
Jan
Fernandina Memories at the Museum
On Monday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m., the Duncan Lamont Clinch Historical Society will present [...]
Jan
Three Churches, One Partnership Offering Spiritual and Physical Support
By Elizabeth Matthews The COVID impact was felt far and wide. During that time, three [...]
Jan
More Than a Concert: A Bridge for Peace
The 22nd season of the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival continues with a timely performance on Tuesday, Jan. [...]
Jan
City Manager’s Comments – Beaches and Parks
By Dale Martin, City Manager At the City Commission’s January 3 workshop, the primary topics [...]
Jan
Local Man Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 35-year-old Fernandina Beach man, Cooper Morgenthau, has pleaded guilty to [...]
Jan
Pat’s Wildways: Ghosts on the Beach
By Pat Foster-Turley January 6, 2023 These days, going to the beach this time of [...]
Jan
Starting Point Open House: Jan. 13
Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare will host an interactive open house Friday, Jan. 13, 4-6 p.m., [...]
Jan
Job-Hunting? Here’s a Virtual Job Fair Jan. 12
More than 30 companies throughout the region will be connecting with job seekers during the CareerSource [...]
Jan
Commentary: a Heartfelt Argument for Girls’ Softball
by Amber Stuckey Board Member of Elm Street Little League Some of my fondest [...]
Jan
If You’ve Lost Someone, This Is For You
“Understanding Grief” is designed to help people learn that healing is possible after the death [...]
Jan
Want to Honor a Really Special Park Ranger?
The Florida Park Service Ranger Association is hosting the 2023 Park Ranger of the Year [...]
Jan
City Manager’s Comments – New Year’s
By Dale Martin, City Manager Thank you to those who joined me at the Open [...]
Dec
Pat’s Wildways: Christmas Eve at Rooterville
By Pat Foster-Turley December 30, 2022 Every year Bucko and I seek out a new [...]
Dec
‘Impaired’ Properties Continued: More of the Story
By Mike Phillips Although the bureaucratic tangle around the Jasmine Street beach access clearly is [...]
Dec
Library Book Club Back in Business
After an extended Covid-caused hiatus, the Friends of the Library Book Club has regrouped and [...]
Dec
Commentary: What’s the Risk at Jasmine Street? And Why is it a Mystery?
By Mike Phillips Somehow, on July 11, the Jasmine Street beach access and some [...]
Dec
City Manager’s Comments – Reports
By Dale Martin, City Manager Each month, I have the department directors prepare a monthly [...]
Dec
Pat’s Wildways: Monarchs and Milkweed
By Pat Foster-Turley December 23, 2022 I thought I knew all about monarch caterpillars turning [...]
Dec
No More Crepes, but a Good New Restaurant
Editor’s Note: The author is our new restaurant and culture writer. Think that’s an odd [...]
Dec
Chamber Music Festival Opening Is Coming Up
The 22nd season of the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival will open on Friday, Jan. 13 with a [...]
Dec
City Manager’s Comments – Commission
By Dale Martin, City Manager With the City Commission election completed this week, let me [...]
Dec
Pat’s Wildways: Buy Local
By Pat Foster-Turley December 16, 2022 One of the first local persons I met when [...]
Dec
Ayscue and Antun Win City Commission Seats
Here are the provisional results from the Dec. 13 Fernandina Beach City Commission election: Seat [...]
Dec
Do Partisan Politics Have a Place in Our Small-Town Elections?
By Mike Phillips Observer Editor Now that the Fernandina Beach runoff election is over, no [...]
Dec
Stephan R. Leimberg: an Amelia Neighbor of Great Consequence
By Jo-Ann Leimberg & Jay Kayne On Dec. 1, 2022, Amelia Island lost a true [...]
Dec
City Manager’s Comments – Music
By Dale Martin, City Manager Music has always been a part of my life. I [...]
Dec
Pat’s Wildways: Searching for Seahorses
By Pat Foster-Turley December 9, 2022 The sun woke me up early in southern Belize [...]
Dec
They Met, and They Got Something Down the Road!
It’s master planning time again at the Port of Fernandina. It comes around every 10 [...]
Dec
The Port Thinks Big – and Bigger – and Bigger
The Port of Fernandina has completed its first draft of a 10-year master plan. It’s [...]
Dec
Exhibit of Amelia Excavations — Plus Lecture on Big Talbot Digs
Stories Underground highlights significant archaeological excavations on Amelia Island, from crude 19th-century explorations of native burial [...]
Dec
A Big Saturday Coming Up
Dec.10 in Fernandina Beach will be big. Not only will both the Market Place farmers [...]
Dec
It Came from the Attic: A Community Show and Tell Event
For lovers of old objects and photographs, the joy comes more from the story behind [...]
Dec
Arts and Culture Celebrates with More Public Art
Arts and Culture Nassau recently celebrated its 15th anniversary in front of a new public [...]
Dec
Pat’s Wildways: Bosque Bello Cemetery
By Pat Foster-Turley December 2, 2022 If you are looking for an interesting walk on [...]
Dec
City Manager’s Comments – Service Awards
By Dale Martin, City Manager The city work staff has not been immune to the [...]
Dec
Commentary: Questions for Michael Lednovich
If elected, what would be your first priority as a new commissioner? Finishing the city [...]
Nov
Records Settlement Vindicates Nassau Employee — and Rayonier
By Wes Wolfe Florida Politics Another chapter involving former Nassau County Attorney Michael Mullin is closed, [...]
Nov
Businesswomen: Holiday Event with Donna Paz Kaufman
All businesswomen of Nassau County are invited to join the Eight Flags Chapter of the [...]
Nov
Church Work: Helping with the Pain of Divorce
Editor’s note: Nassau County’s many churches reach out into the community, finding and meeting needs [...]
Nov
Commentary: Questions for Darron Ayscue
Editor’s note: This is the third response of four by candidates in the city commission [...]
Nov
Phyllis Gwendoline Grace Blacklock, 102
November 28, 2022 Longtime Fernandina Beach resident, Phyllis “Phyll” Gwendoline Grace (Petvin) Blacklock, 102, passed [...]
Nov
Holiday Comedy at ACT Opens Dec. 2
This December, Amelia Community Theatre returns full of good cheer to Pemberley, the Darcy estate [...]
Nov
Commentary: Questions for James Antun
Your first priority if elected. if elected, my first priority as a new commissioner would [...]
Nov
Pat’s Wildways: Boris the Botfly Goes to the University
By Pat Foster-Turley November 25, 2022 Some of you readers may remember that Bucko and [...]
Nov
City Manager’s Comments – Christmas
By Dale Martin, City Manager From the time that I first visited Fernandina Beach as [...]
Nov