MOVING? Amelia Island Rental Home
Looking for a place to rent on Amelia Island, Florida? If you're making a move to northeast Florida, Amelia Island is a popular location with its beautiful, uncrowded beaches, ...
Reprieve From Harshest Wrath of Recession
The local economy has gotten a reprieve from the harshest wrath of the recession. One of the county's largest employers - the Smurfit Stone Container Corp. mill in Fernandina ...
Fernandina's February Festivals: Films & Books Featured on Amelia Island, Florida
Authors and filmmakers gather on Amelia Island, Florida in February to participate in two festivals celebrating a passion for creative expression. Attend the Amelia Island Book Festival to enjoy ...
Northeast Florida: Growing Brussels Sprouts, Best Grapefruit Trees
Growing Brussels Sprouts and grapefruit in northeast Florida. Read the latest Florida gardening tips from Nassau County, Florida horticultural agent.
Ten Hopes for a Fruitful New Year in 2010
On a local level, the national issues have inevitably trickled down and impacted our way of life here. However, so has the hope of an economic recovery and a return ...
Perk of Florida Living: Backyard Citrus Trees
Driving around Amelia Island as winter sets in, it’s hard not to notice citrus trees heavily laden with fruit. I’ve seen individual trees that must have hundreds of fruit waiting ...
Northeast Florida: It's Time to Prune the Muscadines
Do you have fruit growing in your yard? Muscadine grapes should be pruned between January and March in the Northeast Florida area. Concerned about your orange tree during a ...
Fernandina Beach, Nassau County: Counting Blessings
There is something good and virtuous about counting your blessings -- especially when starting a new year. We still live in an enchanted place. Just ask the visitors who ...
Win 6-Night Amelia Island Vacation Worth $5,000+
Win a fabulous trip to Amelia Island, Florida worth over $5,000 for a family of four with a 6-night stay at the wonderful oceanfront Summer Beach Resort. Besides lodging ...
Amelia Island for Sweethearts: Plan Romantic Valentine's Escape
Drawing on her many irresistible charms, Amelia Island is luring a new flock of lovebirds to her shores for a romantic Valentine’s Day escape. In addition to the year-round ...Amelia Island, Florida Sunset at Egans Creek Marina
THE AMELIA ISLAND BOOK FESTIVAL will take place on this northeast Florida barrier island Friday, February 12 and Saturday, February 13, 2010. The festival consists of author talks, readings, workshops, luncheons, a book marketplace, Children’s Chapter, and more. The festival brings together authors of all genres including novels of nonfiction, mystery, history, adventure, Southern literature, poetry and books for young readers. Read More→
EDITOR’S NOTE: A University of Florida faculty member and Nassau County Extension Horticultural Agent, Rebecca Jordi addresses some of the questions she receives about landscaping and gardening in northeast Florida, in GARDEN TALK. The Extension also offers helpful clinics throughout the year, providing assistance to local gardeners on Amelia Island and in the surrounding areas of Nassau County, Florida. __________
Brussels Sprouts Can Be Grown in Northeast Florida
QUESTION: Can we grow Brussels sprouts here in Florida? MT
JORDI: Yes, we can grow Brussels sprouts here in Northeast Florida, but producing a full harvest is as unpredictable as our Florida weather. Brussels sprouts grow best with cool daytime temperatures, preferably below sixty-five degrees. Some fall and winters we have consistently cool temperatures but one never knows. Planting time is between September and November. Read More→
Reprieve From Harshest Wrath of Recession
By · CommentsEditor’s note: Contributing Columnist, Steve Nicklas, expresses his views and insights on various topics of local interest (Nassau County, Amelia Island and Fernandina Beach, Florida) in Steve’s Marketplace column. _____________
STEVE’S MARKETPLACE
Amelia Island Plantation
The mill’s parent corporation is reorganizing nicely from within its structured bankruptcy and should emerge in a new, sleeker version come April.
The long-standing mill employs about 700 people in relatively high-paying positions for this area. Read More→
Amelia Island Concous d'Elegance Elite Collector Auto Show, Ritz-Carlton
CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE, AMELIA ISLAND, FLORIDA — One of the posh events of the year on this northeast Florida resort barrier island is held in March – the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance.
An event that attracts car enthusiasts at the very top of the market, it’s the weekend where you’ll see more private jets parked at the Amelia Island Airport than any other time all year. Read More→
