New signs decorated the storefront windows of two businesses on Centre Street in Fernandina Beach this past week. Fernandina General Store and Indigo Alley are two historic Centre Street businesses that have closed. Many small businesses are struggling to stay alive right now.
Doing business locally when possible in our own backyard is more important than ever in the current economic environment. Local residents should remember the ghosts of Christmas past and think twice before spending dollars outside of Nassau County, Florida this holiday shopping season, and throughout the coming New Year.