A Plea to Our Community
I have a plea for our community: Our historic downtown is the heart of Fernandina Beach and right now, that heart is breaking
Blogs, News, Opinion
Valentines Day or Super Bowl; Your Favorite?
Where can I shop for both a Valentine’s Day gift for my sweetheart and buy food for the Super Bowl?
Farmers Market Open Rain or Shine
Fernandina Beach’s downtown farmers market, The Fernandina Beach Market Place, will be open rain or shine.
Colon Cancer Awareness Month
What’s up your butt? Did you know March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month?
Farmers and Arts Markets Open Saturday
Mushrooms are back, Me, Myself and Pies returns, and Joy of Garlic is back this week. The Artists are back this week, too.
Do You Know How to Recycle?
If you live in Fernandina you likely have a trash can with a yellow lid on it. That is your recycling bin, but not all trash is created equal.
The Invasion of the Transplants
This recent invasion of the transplants seems to be instigated by Covid 19, weather, politics, and the exodus of blue states.
Sunshine on Saturday
It may be chilly, but Florida is expecting sunshine on Saturday and this may be the first Saturday of sunshine that we have had since Christmas!
Face Masks and Freedom of Speech
When you wear these, your spittle soaks through the mask, so now your exhale sends a shot of moisture into shared space.
Need to shop for Valentine’s Day
Open rain or shine, the farmers market boasts honey for your Honey, strawberries for your Valentine, and treats for your Sweetheart.
Super Bowl Covidites
At the risk of showing my age, I was very disappointed in the Super Bowl’s halftime show.
A Football Poem
Happy Super Bowl – here is a football poem I wrote in 2003. Enjoy!
Fresh Shrimp at Farmers Market
We also have fishermen such as Eddie with Chesser Seafood. His boat, The Brat, runs out of Mayport and they haul-in wild caught shrimp.
Why is February 2nd Groundhog Day
While hedgehogs were used in Germany, the groundhog appeared plentiful in their new home of Pennsylvania
Farmers Market Open Every Saturday
The Fernandina Beach Market Place farmers market is open every Saturday of the year from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., rain or shine.