Free 9-week Program

City Launches Citizens' Academy

Posted Friday, July 10, 2026 9:17 am

Comments

No comments on this item Please log in to comment by clicking here

Gopher tortoise — the environmental engineer and homemaker

By Angela Ray

3 days ago

Deep in the middle of a now-rare longleaf pine forest in northeast Florida, a gopher tortoise looks for a place to build a home. She is surrounded by saw palmettos, wildflowers, towering and graceful …

Arts Focus

Amelia Island Opera presents famed opera soprano Amy Shoremount-Obra

Tuesday, September 22

This weekend’s Bosland Young Artist Vocal Competition opens with a special recital Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, 5 p.m. at Story & Song Center for Arts & Culture, featuring acclaimed …

Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival announces 26th season

Saturday, September 19

The Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival has announced its 26th season, running December 2026 through June 2027, with a lineup that brings six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, Grammy-winning …

Documentary captures libraries caught in U.S. culture wars

Saturday, September 19

The Emmy Award-winning documentary "The Librarians" will be shown by the Story & Song Center for Arts & Culture on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. during Banned Books Week (Oct. 4-10). A …

City Launches Citizens' Academy

Comments

17 restaurants passed the inspection at the first …

City waterfront board advances harbor plan as costs of …

What could Fernandina’s waterfront look like? New …

Atlantic Avenue project parking loss draws pushback as …