Welcome to "Boomtown," Jacksonville, Florida
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Steve's Marketplace
Jacksonville, Florida and surrounding communities offer promise, amenities, and appeal as a huge wave of population continues its shift to the Sun Belt. There are popular beaches, abundant room for industrial expansion, and adorable bedroom communities like Fernandina Beach/Amelia Island, the Jacksonville beaches, and St. Augustine. Jacksonville has been often recognized by trade magazines as one of the "hottest cities" for business expansion in the U.S. READ MORE FROM STEVE NICKLAS...
Fernandina Beach After Storm Fay
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Amelia Island Community
Signs of tropical storm Fay were seen around the Amelia Island area this week after the storm came through northeast Florida. The sea oats that line the dunes along Main Beach Park in Fernandina, had a tattered, tired look. At Fernandina Beach’s Main Beach Park, further evidence of the storm lay in the parking lot – sand deposited in the parking spaces in front of Sandy Bottoms. Tidy debris piles line the roadways, awaiting sanitation pickup -- evidence local residents have been quite busy cleaning up fallen branches, twigs, and leaves. READ MORE ABOUT TROPICAL STORM FAY...
Amelia Island Fall Events -- Fun Festivals & More
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Tourism & Attractions
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Architecture Eye Candy: Fernandina's Front Porches
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Tourism & Attractions
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Women's Pro Tennis Tournament Moving?
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Steve's Marketplace
With the speed of a Maria Sharapova serve, Amelia Island may
soon lose some of its global panache. The women's professional tennis
tournament, held here each spring for 29 years, may be moving down the road. The
former Bausch & Lomb Championships tournament has brought global recognition
and exposure to Amelia Island. It is unfortunate that the tournament may be
moved next year to the Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach. READ MORE FROM STEVE NICKLAS...
Avocado Varieties For Northeast Florida Climate
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Garden Talk
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Bank of America Consolidates Amelia Island Branches
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Steve's Marketplace
Banks have proliferated on Amelia Island. There are at least 15 banks on the island, which reflects the abundant wealth here. And it seems more banks move in all the time. Bank of America has moved out of its longtime office at 520 Centre Street, in historic Fernandina Beach. Bank of America simply consolidated its operations into its other location on Amelia Island at 1822 S. Eighth Street, just a few miles away. It is sad when a pillar of industry leaves downtown Fernandina Beach. READ MORE FROM STEVE NICKLAS...
"Timing is Everything." Amelia Island Home Deals
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Real Estate News
The Amelia Island area, in general, seems to be attracting south Floridians (and is, as always, a beloved second home market and vacation getaway for Georgians). Coming to Fernandina Beach and Amelia Island is “a breath of fresh air” for some former south Floridians who wanted to escape over-crowded cities (and crowded waterways for that matter). Atlanta residents, too, head to Amelia Island to escape the big city and enjoy this charming barrier island. Amelia National Golf & Country Club is attracting its fair share of relocating south Floridians...READ MORE ABOUT NEW HOME DEALS...
Amelia Island Area Starbucks Staying Open
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Amelia Island Community
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Florida's Faucet of Tax Dollars Drying Up
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Steve's Marketplace
Here in Florida, many city and county governments are reducing their
workforces to abide by state- and voter-mandated tax cuts. The reductions are
widespread, and sobering. The gravy train funded by real-estate transactions has slowed to
a trickle. It will return to its heyday -- and be bountiful again. But
economies, local and national, tend to run in cycles, both up and down. READ MORE FROM STEVE NICKLAS...
Bird's-Nest Fern, Root Rot, Growing Cantaloupe
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Garden Talk
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Gardening Tips: Sweet Basil, Camellias, Anna Apples
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Garden Talk
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