Author: The Editor

"PERSPECTIVE" column features observations of island life, news & opinion.

Movie Theaters Open in Fernandina & Yulee With Pandemic Protocols

Post author By The Editor
Post date September 15, 2020

Amelia Island movie theater, B & B, Fernandina Beach reopened September 2020. Photo by AmeliaIslandLiving.com. — Amelia Island's Movie Theater Has Reopened

One of the last types of businesses to open back up since COVID-19 shut down the economy, two local movie theaters have reopened.

Categories In Coronavirus News, Fall, Perspective

Joan Bean’s Doorway To Dance

Post author By The Editor
Post date April 26, 2020

Bean School of Dance, Fernandina Beach. April 23, 2020

Joan Bean led a full life and made a lasting impression on those she met along the way. An outdoor community send off (with social distancing) for Ms. Bean is planned.

Categories In Downtown Topics, Perspective, Spring

Amelia Island Beaches Remain Closed

Post author By The Editor
Post date April 17, 2020

Horses on the beach, Amelia Island, Florida. Photo by AmeliaIslandLiving.com

With the surprising news out of Jacksonville that beaches were reopening, local residents awaited the outcome of a Nassau County meeting about Amelia Island’s beaches.

Categories In Beaches, Coronavirus News, Spring

Island Life, Without The Beach

Post author By The Editor
Post date April 14, 2020

Safer At Home, Florida Emergency Executive Order COVID 19. Image, beach homes.

A large part of island activity revolves around the beach and tourism. But the seashore is closed and tourists have vanished in the new reality of pandemic life.

Categories In Perspective, Spring