20+ hour, 14+ min ago   (445+ words) Would you attend a well-researched lecture by a highly qualified professional on a relevant topic that costs only $5? That is less than the price of a fancy coffee. To attend, you didn’t have to leave the island? I am not…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (482+ words) FERNANDINA BEACH — Extreme heat, scant rainfall, a recurring turf disease and e-bike riders tearing across greens battered the Fernandina Beach Golf Course in August, contributing to fewer rounds and forcing managers to restrict play while damaged greens recover. “There was…...

6+ day, 5+ min ago   (309+ words) The world celebrated International Manatee Day on Sept. 7 to raise awareness about the protection, conservation, and research needs of manatees and their habitats. A manatee is a large, fully aquatic, mostly vegetarian mammal also known as a sea cow. There…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (664+ words) FERNANDINA BEACH - The City is moving to add about 28 acres to its conservation lands, approving up to $240,000 toward the purchase of five properties that would expand the Ron Sapp Egans Creek Greenway. The North Florida Land Trust will contribute approximately…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (267+ words) Art can be appreciated or controversial, and nearly always elicits opinion. Art is broader than its visual, physical, or decorative forms, and often challenges, builds awareness, or helps understand the world. How does art affect the Nassau community and the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1399+ words) For about 40 minutes Tuesday, Fernandina Beach’s controversial paid parking program flickered back to life — only to be buried again by one of its most steadfast supporters. In a stunning reversal, Commissioner Tim Poynter called his successful effort two weeks earlier…...

2+ week, 15+ min ago   (1392+ words) FERNANDINA BEACH - Paid parking in Fernandina Beach did not begin when parking signs appeared downtown. It did not begin when this City Commission approved a parking contractor. And it did not begin when the commission ultimately imposed it. The origins…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (271+ words) Downtown paid parking in Fernandina Beach will remain in effect until Nov. 18 while the city completes the 90-day termination process required under its contract with One Parking. The city announced the termination date Tuesday, one week after 75% of voters rejected…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (936+ words) FERNANDINA BEACH - The City will finally get back a significant portion of the roughly $5 million in tourist development taxes generated annually within the city but controlled by Nassau County. The City Commission voted 5-0 last Wednesday to approve an agreement with…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (547+ words) FERNANDINA BEACH - A divided City Historic District Council declined Thursday to grant conceptual approval for Amelia Wharf, a massive commercial development proposed along the city’s downtown riverfront. The plans call for a three-level, 28,316-square-foot complex on North Front Street across…...