What’s The Difference Between Fernandina’s Capacity Fees And A Mob Extortion Racket?
Public Utilities Director John Mandrick’s eyes must be spinning like a slot machine ready to hit the jackpot with the news that five of the 13 new restaurants and bars opening on the island this year are sitting on his Fernandina Beach shake-down turf.
2017 To Be Year of Restaurants And Bars; Cheers-Like Joint & Gastronomes Planned
2017 will be a boon year for the bar and restaurant aficionados on Amelia Island with seven new restaurants and bars planning on opening and six others being refurbished under new ownership or management.
What Celebrity Would Have Travelers Hip Hopping Down The Florida Tourist Trail?
I’d never heard of Pitbull until Governor Rick Scott sacked the state tourism chief and a pair of his executives resigned after it was discovered they signed the Miami rapper to a secretive state-funded million dollar contract to promote Florida.
Small Plates? I Don’t Want No Stinkin’ Small Plates!
(This will be the last commentary of 2016 as I am taking a Christmas break and will resume the blog January 6, 2017. I wish all readers a very happy Christmas and a prosperous, healthy and fun New Year.) Two popular restaurant trends I don’t like are wraps and small plates.
Bob Dylan Was Right – The Times They Are A-Changin’ And Faster Than He Imagined
In 1977 I was a member of the public relations team that helped put together the dedication ceremony for IBM’s new General Systems Division Headquarters building in the northwestern section of Atlanta.