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Amelia Island’s Fourth of July 2022 Fireworks, Patriotic Concerts & Celebrations

Post author By Amelia Island Living
Post date June, 2022

Patriotic beach umbrella. Photo by AmeliaIslandLiving.com magazine.

It’s America’s biggest summer holiday weekend. Browse highlighted Fourth of July happenings in Fernandina Beach.

Categories In Beaches, Downtown Topics, Summer

Banking On Drive Market, New Owner Acquires Two Amelia Island Hotels

Post author By Amelia Island Living
Post date June, 2022

Two Fernandina Beach hotel properties have been sold, the Amelia Hotel and Ocean Coast Hotel. AmeliaIslandLiving.com — Two Fernandina Beach Hotel Properties Sold (Circled on Parcel Map)

The Amelia Hotel and Ocean Coast Hotel “are situated in one of America’s leading drive-to destination markets, which saw over 1.3 million visitors in 2021.”

Categories In Beaches, Real Estate, Summer, Travel

Ramifications Of Proposed Amelia Island High-Rise Development On South End

Post author By Steve Nicklas
Post date May, 2022

Amelia Island Living magazine photo, last large undeveloped oceanfront parcel (privately-owned by Riverstone). — Amelia Island's Last Large Undeveloped Oceanfront Parcel (Riverstone). Photo by AmeliaIslandLiving.com

Editor’s note: Contributing columnist, Steve Nicklas, expresses his views and insight on various topics in Marketplace. — Steve’s Marketplace — Life is full of change. And Nassau County is experiencing a centenarian’s lifetime of it. Our once-rural area is quickly becoming populated, densely in some places. This has ramifications for municipalities, schools, public safety, infrastructure, […]