Fernandina City Commissioner Miller Going On “Fishing” Expedition To Washington, DC

Oops! Last week I said Fernandina Beach City Commissioner Johnny Miller was asking anyone who would listen to send him money to finance his trip to Washington, DC to help him save the world from plastic bags.
News Wrecker Parody Newspaper Pokes Fun At Amelia Island’s Sacred Cows

Last April in this space I announced that I was considering producing the Amelia Island News Wrecker, a satirical newspaper devoted to good naturedly spoofing the island, its history, businesses, government and anything else in my sights and said the target date for publishing it was Shrimp Festival 2015.
Closed City Commission Lawsuit Meeting, Central Park Master Plan Provoke Interest

The downtown Fernandina Beach ball fields at Central Park and a closed city meeting on the “sidewalk to nowhere” are items that continued to provoke interest the past week.
Sidewalk To Nowhere Still Going Nowhere; City Stiffs Poynter & Pokes Self in the Eye

So far the “Sidewalk to Nowhere” that doesn’t go anywhere from the West corner of Centre Street alongside the Duryee Building to the front of the Salty Pelican is still going nowhere and nobody I’ve talked to knows anything about when or if it may go somewhere.
News-Leader’s Foaming-At-Mouth Reporting Aims at Poynter & Shoots Self in Foot Again

The headline on the page 1 lead story in Wednesday’s, April 1 local News-Leader blared “Business, politics are mixing again” but nowhere in the story about local restaurateur and City Commissioner Tim Poynter’s plans to develop an “extended-stay” hotel in downtown Fernandina Beach was there a mention of how politics are playing a role. The News-Leader […]