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Publix coming to Wildlight

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Wildlight is adding a popular Florida-based grocery story to its ever-expanding lineup of new businesses. On Thursday, Raydient Places + Properties announced Sleiman Enterprises, one of Florida’s premier retail development companies, will develop a Publix grocery store at the new Crossings at...

PUMP DOWN THE VOLUME?

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Fernandina Beach’s downtown is a small, visitor-centered community, filled with restaurants and bars that serve as venues for music, from rock & roll bands to acoustic solo acts.  Having live music playing almost any night is certainly going to create conflict between those it...

HDC approves concept of new downtown building

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The corner of Centre and Third streets will go through another transformation when Bubbles Enterprises creates a restaurant on the location of the Out of Hand gift shop and former Pompeo restaurant.  The company currently operates Pogo’s Kitchen, Amelia Tavern and The Alley by Amelia...

Nassau County has distributed $15M in CARES Act funding

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Nassau County has spent more than $15 million in federal CARES Act money, according to a presentation presented to the county’s Board of Commissioners on Monday. Government Services Group Managing Director David Jahosky said the county’s Nassau Cares program has spent $15,464,380, through...

Parks and Rec committee provides update on ‘five-star’ parks

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The Fernandina Beach Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee is looking to the future of the department by creating better prepared members, making concrete decisions about facilities and working on the department’s master plan. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Chairwoman Faith Ross gave...

Charter school applies to open in Nassau

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A charter school could soon be arriving in Nassau County. During the Nassau County School Board’s Feb. 11 meeting, Superintendent Kathy Burns announced the school district had an application for a charter school. San Jose Early College at Nassau applied to open a charter school in August...

ROAD WORRIERS

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The city of Fernandina Beach is not accepting an $80,000 settlement from an engineering firm for damages the city says happened in the Isle de Mai subdivision due to inadequate drainage caused by poor design. According to court records, CPH Engineering was the engineer when Isle de Mai was...

YOUNG AT ART

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The Island Art Association announced winners of its annual Nassau County High Schools art show.  A celebration of all participants was Feb. 9, at which time winners received awards, including 16 honorable mention awards. Fernandina Beach High School’s Natalie Futch won Best in Show, and...