Pat’s Wildways: Mink in our Midst
By Pat Foster-TurleyThere’s a small otter-like critter roaming our saltmarshes and beach shores, but few [...]
Jun
Big Staff Fuss Over a Few Parking Spots
By Mike Lednovich On paper the plan to add 19 new parking spaces to the [...]
Jun
Revolutionary Florida Lecture at the History Museum
The Amelia Island Museum of History will host George Kotlik’s presentation “East Florida in the [...]
Jun
Exec to Talk on Rayonier’s Forest Future
The Amelia Island Museum of History will host Mark Hebert’s presentation “Rayonier: Sustainably Managing Our [...]
Jun
Soccer Field Solution Is in the Works
By Mike Lednovich The Fernandina Beach City Commission has agreed to partner with Nassau County [...]
Jun
June 26 Florida Legislative Forum to Transcend Party Affiliation
By Melissa A. Moss Recent history shows there are a lot of thoughtful folks in [...]
Jun
Beach “Harmonization” Passes — But to the City’s Tune
By Mike Lednovich A “harmonization plan” for all seven of the beach parks on Amelia [...]
Jun
Neighbors File to Stop Tringali Townhouses
Neighbors of the Tringali property surrounded by the Fernandina Beach Historic District have filed a [...]
Jun
TDC Taking Another Run at Beach “Harmonization”
By Mike Lednovich The Tourist Development Council’s highly criticized redesign of three city beach parks [...]
Jun
When a Cigar-Lover Becomes an Institution
By Dylan Bailey Scott Weaver, a retired Navy man, is an institution of sorts. His [...]
Jun
Seniors vs Crime Has a New Home
For the past 16 years, the Fernandina Beach Police Department has hosted Seniors vs Crime [...]
Jun
Democrats Sponsor Forum on New State Laws
The Democratic Club of Amelia Island is hosting a legislative forum on Monday, June 26 [...]
Jun
Feeling Welcome Means Feeling Safe
By Linda Hart Green Actions and words should match. Easy to say but difficult to [...]
Jun
Pat’s Wildways: Armadillos
By Pat Foster-TurleyThese days it seems like armadillos are everywhere, in all-natural areas on this [...]
Jun
Commentary: A Budget Cut That Doesn’t Need to Hurt
By Mike Phillips Wow. Did that governor of ours ever give us something to think [...]
Jun
Governor’s Budget Chopping Claims Downtown Seawall Request
By Mike Lednovich Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed Fernandina Beach’s $1 million funding request to [...]
Jun
Port’s Problem with Customs Is Escalating
By Mike LednovichThe Port of Fernandina could potentially lose its “port of entry” designation because [...]
Jun
Disc Golf Proposal Soundly Defeated
By Mike Lednovich The proposal for a disc golf course at Simmons Road Park was [...]
Jun
Habitat Honors Ed Stanley With New Award
Nassau Habitat for Humanity (NHFH) has announced that this year’s inaugural Al Pertuz Impact Award [...]
Jun
Leadership Nassau Deadline is End of June
Over the course of 22 years, Leadership Nassau has grown to become the most exclusive [...]
Jun
Team Ohana Rows for a Cure and for Veterans
By Mike Lednovich Fernandina Beach-based Team Ohana began its 2,800-mile journey Monday to row from [...]
Jun
Low-Key Tour of Potential Disc Golf Course Tuesday at 3:00 pm
By Mike Lednovich The City’s Parks and Recreation Department, along with representatives of a disc [...]
Jun
Commentary: Think About a Run for Commission — Yes, YOU
By Suanne Thamm Fernandina Beach wants YOU to consider running for city commission in 2024. [...]
Jun
Joy and Healing at the Pride Parade and Festival
By Mike Lednovich There was an abundance of rainbows, smiles and yes, love and support [...]
Jun
There’s Spirit Behind These Crochet Hooks
By Elizabeth Matthews Retiree and avid crocheter, Brenda Brubeck is no stranger to northeast Florida, [...]
Jun
An Inspiring Journey: Clarence and His Bagel Shop
By Dylan BaileyAloha Bagel is not just a popular bagel shop in Fernandina Beach; it’s [...]
Jun
Pat’s Wildways: The ARK
By Pat Foster-TurleyI was so wrapped up with Lake the otter last week I didn’t [...]
Jun
Take Time to Honor the Sea on World Ocean Day
By Lauri deGaris In 2008, the United Nations General Assembly officially recognized June 8 [...]
Jun
Smooth Sailing for City Manager Search Plan
The citizen committee assisting with the Fernandina Beach city manager search got compliments from city [...]
Jun
Parking: The Worry Never Seems to End
By Mike PhillipsAh, parking. While northern cities worry about organized shoplifting and children shooting up [...]
Jun
City Commission: Building Department Improvements Approved but Public Comments Stay at Meeting End for Non-Agenda Items
By April L. Bogle City Commissioners unanimously approved several high-profile pieces of city business at [...]
Jun
Pride Panel at History Museum
In recognition of Pride Month, a panel of local LGBTQ+ residents will share their experiences [...]
Jun
Walk and Bike Task Force Draft Report Ready
Fernandina Beach Deputy City Manager/City Engineer Charlie George formed a citizens’ task force for safe [...]
Jun
Let’s Learn from Fernandina Beach of the Past
By Linda Hart Green“Why did people here turn so ugly?” mused Lisa Williams, her big [...]
Jun
Omni Joins Habitat in Drive to Build More Housing
Habitat for Humanity and Omni Amelia Island Resort have formed a partnership to help build [...]
Jun
Those Big, Munching Bugs are Native Lubbers
By Lauri deGaris A few days ago, I was asked to hop on over to [...]
Jun
Dance Festival: Tap, Vocals and Jazz
Tap dancer and singer John Manzari is bringing his show The First Set to the [...]
Jun
Say It Loud: No More Anonymity
By Mike Phillips Recent events have convinced me that our reader comments service needs a [...]
Jun
Author Kevin Powers Coming to Book Loft
National Book Award Finalist Kevin Powers, author of “The Yellow Birds,” is coming to [...]
Jun
Thai Spice Cafe: A Bit Pricey, But Worth It
By Dylan Bailey I had been craving Thai food all week, which is strange [...]
Jun
There’s Help for Women’s Eating Disorders
By Elizabeth Matthews In a world where the prevalence of eating disorders continues to rise, [...]
Jun
Off and Running: The City Manager Search Process
By Mike PhillipsThe citizen committee that is assisting the search for a new city manager [...]
Jun
Pat’s Wildways: Lake the Otter
By Pat Foster-Turley“I smell like otter!” It was like 30 years ago—the memories flooded in [...]
Jun
Setting the Record Straight: Private Groups Can Deny Access to Meetings
By April L. BoglePrivate organizations such as Citizens Defending Freedom-Nassau (CDF-Nassau) can assemble in public [...]
Jun
The Ancient Mayhaw Is Making a Comeback Here
By Lauri deGaris Mayhaw is a variety of hawthorn tree noted for slender branches with [...]
Jun
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