Train depot restoration rumbles forward

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst About two dozen people spent their [...]

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Presentations and Proclamations: October 1, 2013

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Fernandina Beach Mayor Sarah Pelican led [...]

The FBCC rings in the new fiscal year

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst With its October 1, 2013 Regular [...]

City revisits grant funding for local non-profits in FY 2013-14 Budget

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst At a half-hour long special meeting [...]

And the Oscar goes to …

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Fernandina Beach is never short on [...]

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Viva Florida! — Fernandina-style

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The sleepy little Fernandina Beach neighborhood [...]

A new look for City Hall Chambers

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The seats of power have gotten [...]

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Patching Ash Street rail crossing

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Drivers and pedestrians may soon have [...]

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FBCC abandons thoughts of voter referendum on recreation land sale

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst While the crowd that engulfed city [...]

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FBCC holds firm in opposition to city funding despite pleas from non-profit social service providers for support

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst City Hall Chambers were packed by [...]

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Honoring a legend: retired Florida legislator Marilyn Evans Jones

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Close to 100 people gathered at [...]

The Storytelling Sims talk about Florida during World War II

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The Storytelling Simms – Wayne and [...]

City to non-profits: we can’t give you anything but love

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The philosophical divide between members of [...]

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Fernandina Beach Business and Building Starts: July 2013

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst    The Fernandina Observer welcomes the [...]

City still undecided on cleanup support for Shrimp Fest 2014

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst At its August 12, 2013 Budget [...]

City agrees to honor FY2012-13 commitment to support library operations; future payments in doubt

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst After a half hour of discussion [...]

Fernandina Beach moves forward on land issues

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst At its August 6, 2013 Regular [...]

Historic Fernandina Beach Post Office NOT closing – at least not today

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst What does the Historic Centre Street [...]

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Fernandina Beach City Commission talks trash

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst At its August 6, 2013 regular [...]

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Highlighting the needs of homeless animals

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Barely controlling her emotions, Mayor Sarah [...]

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Port Authority presents $50K check to Fernandina Beach

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Ocean Highway and Port Authority (OHPA) [...]

City of Fernandina Beach 2013 Election Update

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst By approving Resolution 2013-104 at its [...]

Withdrawal of library funding a non-starter for Fernandina Beach City Commission

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst City Hall Commission Chambers began to [...]

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FBCC moving forward to sell city-owned land

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst As the final item in its [...]

FBCC Workshops FY2013-14 budgets for Airport, Utilities

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The Fernandina Beach City Commission (FBCC) [...]

Grants to city Non-Profits in jeopardy as FBCC grapples with FY 2013-14 budget issues

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst Charity begins at home – yours and mine [...]

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Does Shrimp Fest have a future in Fernandina Beach?

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst During the first weekend of May, [...]

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Fernandina Beach City Commission uneasily sets tentative FY2013-14 millage rate

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The Fernandina Beach City Commission (FBCC) [...]

Nassau County School Board sets tentative millage and budget for FY2013-14

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst On July 29, 2013, in a [...]

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Caring about the place you call home: an opinion

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst In early July four of the [...]

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Folks moving on: June 2013

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The following real estate sales and [...]

Fernandina Beach Business and Building Starts: June 2013

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The Fernandina Observer welcomes the following [...]

Sometimes it pays to have friends at City Hall. Literally. – An opinion

    Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst The Memorandum of Understanding has been [...]

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Garbage in, garbage out … for $700,000

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The City of Fernandina Beach and [...]

Fernandina Beach to re-advertise City Clerk position

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The Fernandina Beach City Commission held [...]

Fernandina Beach City Commission tackles city advisory boards and their roles

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst At the urging of Commissioner Arlene [...]

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City of Fernandina Beach Proclamations and Presentations: June 18, 2013

LieSubmitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter News – Analyst The Fernandina Beach City Commission honored [...]

6-18-2013 Fernandina Beach Commission highlights: CRA, Charter Amendments, Fire Hydrants and more

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst After more than 3 hours, the June 18, [...]

Fernandina Beach holds budget workshop on city marina, golf course

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst City Manager Joe Gerrity sought guidance [...]

MORE folks moving on: May 2013

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst The following real estate sales and transfers for [...]

Talking turkey about CRAs in Florida and Fernandina Beach

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm The Fernandina Beach City Commission, acting as the Community Redevelopment [...]

Amelia Island tourism on the rise

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst According to Gil Langley, President and CEO of [...]

The City of Fernandina Beach Hereby Proclaims

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst At its June 4, 2013 regular meeting the [...]

Fernandina Beach City Commission highlights – Golf course, beach renourishment, animal control

 Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst June was busting out all over as the [...]

Deputy Fernandina Beach City Clerk Kim Elliott Briley named City Clerk Pro Tem

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst Three hours into its June 4, 2013 meeting, [...]

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Fernandina Beach City Commission annexes The Palms into the city; Owners threaten legal action

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm  Reporter-News Analyst At the June 4, 2013 Fernandina Beach City [...]

CRAAB prepares for workshop with Fernandina Beach City Commission next week

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst On June 3, 2013, City of Fernandina Beach [...]

Fernandina Beach City Commission agrees on terms for new City Clerk contract

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst During a special meeting of the Fernandina Beach [...]

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City of Fernandina Beach proclamations and a presentation: May 21, 2013

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst At the beginning of each Fernandina Beach City [...]

Fernandina Beach City Commission meets May 21, 2013

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst The Fernandina Beach City Commission’s second regular May [...]

Fernandina Beach voters to decide on 4-years for city commissioners

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst Fernandina Beach voters will have the opportunity once [...]

Fernandina Beach City Commission appoints Jennifer Gooding new city clerk

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst It looks like the City of Fernandina Beach [...]

Fernandina Beach Train Depot restoration begins

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst The painstaking and arduous work of restoring Fernandina [...]

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Fernandina Beach recycles

 Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst The city of Fernandina Beach conducted its annual [...]

City of Fernandina Beach Proclamations: May 7, 2013

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst At the beginning of each Fernandina Beach City [...]

Road improvements slated for Nassau County

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst There are state and county road improvements in [...]

Fernandina Beach City Commission Highlights – May 7, 2013 – Decision on City Clerk Pro Tem

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst The Fernandina Beach City Commission (FBCC) kicked off [...]

CRA Advisory Board discusses upcoming workshop with City Commission and Florida Redevelopment Director

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst The Fernandina Beach Community Redevelopment Advisory Board (CRAAB) [...]

Fernandina Observer follow up on the CRA: And then there were none

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst After reading the most recent email exchange between [...]

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City, Port discuss port safety and security needs, strategic planning

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst Fernandina Beach City Commissioners (FBCC) and Ocean Highway [...]

4-16-13 Fernandina Beach City Commission Highlights: Municipal Golf Course, City Clerk position

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst Once again, the status and conditions of the [...]

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CRA Advisory Board inches along

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst The Fernandina Beach Community Redevelopment Area Advisory Board [...]

Fernandina Beach Business and Building Blossom: March 2013

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst The Fernandina Observer welcomes the following businesses newly [...]

Fernandina Beach City Commission Highlights April 2, 2013 – Golf Course, Sidewalk to nowhere, . . .

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst About 40 people, an unusually high number, attended [...]

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CRA Advisory Board meets; frustrations mount

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst On Monday, April 1, 2013, the Community Redevelopment [...]

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The Historic Fernandina Beach Train Depot: Then, Now and the Future – Part 3 – The Yulee Statue

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst Part 3:  The Yulee Statue When it looked [...]

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The Historic Fernandina Beach Train Depot: Then, Now and the Future – Part II

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst Part 2:  The man behind the railroad In [...]

Fernandina Beach City Commission Highlights: March 19, 2013

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Spring must have been in the [...]

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Fernandina Beach City Commission Meeting – Experimental dredging – Sale of City property – Shrimp Festival clean up

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst The Fernandina Beach City Commission (FBCC) held its [...]

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Back to the future? An opinion

Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst If the blind leads the blind, both shall fall into [...]

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Forward Fernandina, Part II: Status report, consequences and lessons learned

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst This is the second part of a 3-part [...]

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What exactly is “Forward Fernandina”? (And why you should care)

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst Is it a communal vision for Fernandina’s future [...]

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Fernandina Beach City Commission fails to reach consensus on Forward Fernandina loan

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm, Reporter-News Analyst In an unusual move, the Fernandina Beach City [...]

City Commission meeting – CRA – Forward Fernandina Bank Loan – City Charter Revisions

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm, Reporter-News Analyst After almost three solid hours devoted to the [...]

Fernandina Beach City Commission approves conceptual plan for library on 3 – 2 vote

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm, Reporter-News Analyst By the time Mayor Sarah Pelican gaveled the [...]