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The 1st Annual Fernandina Beach Lighted Christmas Boat Parade will be held on Saturday evening, December 13, 2008 at 7:30 PM. The event can be viewed from the Water Front Marina at the foot of Centre and Ash Streets in downtown Fernandina Beach. Spectators are invited to bring their chairs to vie...

The Amelia Island Chamber Singers will perform the final presentation of their fall concert at 3 PM, Sunday, November 23. They performance will be at the lovely Amelia Island Plantation Chapel. The Singers will be accompanied by strings, organ and timpani. The tickets are $15 ($5 for students) an...

For this Christmas Season, the owners of 7 Historic District homes in Fernandina Beach will host visitors. The homes will be open for inspection during the Amelia Island Museum of History's "Christmas on Centre" festival, Dec 5th & 6th. Residences that can be visited include: Swann home- 10th Str...

My office has been advised that cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies tomorrow and you will be charged minutes for these incoming calls. To stop this, we've been told we can call the National DNC list from our cell phone at: 888-382-1222. You must call from your own cel...

We are all hearing about SHORT SALES intoday's housing news. Just what is it? There are many fact-of-life hardships that can happen, which can turn homeownership from a joy to a serious burden.The unanticpated loss of a job, illness, or changes in monthly payments can make your mortgage unafforda...

When I came here to the Amelia Island Area to retire [i.e., find a third career] I wanted to be sure there were things to do that are linked to the outdoors/environment. There was no question that the gated resort communities of Summer Beach and Amelia Island Plantation offered world class recrea...

For myself, sun light really sets my mood. So I wanted to leave the generally overcast and rainy Baltimore, MD area and find a sunny location. I still am amazed how many cloudless, blue sky days we have here each year. [And cloud-less nights where I can see thousands of stars like I used to when ...

Why move to Amelia Island? It's connections to the rest of the country has to be one of the answers. Located just off I-95 in northeast most Florida, Amelia Island is less that a 30 minute drive from Jacksonville International Airport. This is a great airport with excellent service from most majo...

Local news sources have reported that nearby Naval Station Mayport will become the home port of a nuclear aircraft carrier. This is exciting news because of the thousands of jobs that will come with the new carrier. The last carrier stationed there was the conventionally-powered USS John F. Kenne...

The Amelia Community Theater's next presentation is "COMING APART", which is billed as a delightful romantic comedy. The play will run on selected evenings dates between November 20th and December 6th. The theater seats 86 individuals and so all seats are great seats. Tickets for this play went o...