Musings, opinions, observations, questions, and random thoughts on island life, Fernandina Beach and more

“Frankly, Sir, We Don’t Give A Damn!”

The Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) President Jeffrey M. Hirsch, recently sent a letter to the owner, the CEO, and the President of the Dallas, Texas-based Omni Hotels & Resorts telling the three of them that if they didn’t remove the word “plantation” from their Amelia Island property name the group would not return […]

New Team On Tap At Amelia Tavern; BLM Hatred In St. Marys; Rep. Brown Jail-Bound?

It didn’t take local restaurant entrepreneurs T.J. Pelletier, Roberto Pestana and Al Waldis long to cash in on their wildly successful downtown Fernandina Beach Amelia Tavern as after less than three months they handed over the keys last week to their key financial backer, Amelia Island resident Dr. Robert Hogan, and his newly recruited management […]