Fernandina Beach’s New “Amelia Tavern” Will Be Boon To Downtown & Beer Lovers
When former Amelia Island Ritz-Carlton professionals Al Waldis and T.J. Pelletier met for happy hour about five years ago the ideas the two of them batted around over a few margaritas have materialized to positively alter the landscape of downtown Fernandina Beach’s bar and restaurant scene.
If You Don’t Agree With Mayor Miller In 2016 Then Brace Yourself For A Windstorm of Rage
Newly sworn in Fernandina Beach Mayor Johnny Miller has no tolerance for folks that don’t share his extreme views on environmental or energy issues.
Before Solar Panel Activity Heats Up Local Officials Need To Study Other Cities
Before the City of Fernandina Beach gets too excited about a proposed solar panel farm that Mayor Johnny Miller says could help lower electric bills, it might want to take a look at other communities that held out similar hopes only to see them turn dark, particularly one just a couple hundred miles north of […]
Why Are Outsiders Financing Rep. Adkins’ Nassau County School Superintendent Race?
I haven’t paid much attention to the three-woman race for Nassau County School Superintendent until it was recently pointed out to me that some 80 percent of all the financial contributions for Janet Adkins, who has the largest campaign bank account so far, have come from folks that don’t live in Nassau County and don’t […]
News-Leader Columnist Says Readers Are “Stupid” If They Don’t Agree with His Opinion
Move over Dickie Anderson. Your “From the Porch” column is no longer the most incoherent and amateurish regularly scheduled piece of babble printed in the local bi-weekly News-Leader. With a single swat Joe Palmer’s Friday, November 27 “Cup of Joe” outburst smacked you off that pedestal.