Every year, the major technology conferences are filled with announcements about faster processors, new software, and the latest artificial intelligence features. But if you look beyond the product …

Many of us have favorite animals and even have stuffed versions as reminders. One of my favorites has always been the penguin. How can you resist the silly, waddling black and white birds? Many years …

Emily Floore, executive director and Riverkeeper for St. Marys Riverkeeper, has spent the past several years monitoring the health of local waterways ...

After Tiffany Croft passed away suddenly, her girlfriend gave me something I will treasure for the rest of my life: Tiffany’s DriFIT shirt. To some people, it may seem like just a piece of …

Fifty-six years ago, I participated in a sit-in over the issue of wearing jeans to high school. Events on the news seemed distant. However, we tried our wings at challenging institutional authority. …

A Will and A Whisk Bakery has been open on South Eighth Street since November, and I have driven past it approximately four hundred times. It sits across from Taco Bell in the same building as K and …

Our recent brush clearing activities uncovered another gem of nature. When I was cleaning and setting up our deck chairs that had lain dormant collecting detritus for weeks, I found a surprise. A …

Most of us open the same browser every morning without a second thought. It's the little icon we've clicked a thousand times, and it works — until the one morning it doesn't. A page won't load. A …

Amelia Island offers a unique opportunity to experience history. Fernandina Beach's Historic District is a living museum. Like sleeping beauties ...

A septic system is an on-site wastewater treatment system used by individual property owners to process the wastewater that exits their home. It is estimated that 25% of all the homes in the United …

Nearly two decades ago, a young Angolan man, Kimba Ngana, fled his native country to escape incarceration and even death for protesting the corrupt government. He fled to Brazil. He had a dream that …

I have a cacophony of thoughts swirling in my head about the events in the world. However, for this commentary, I will stay close to home. My capacity for grieving was stretched in the first …

Savannah Pizza Company opened on South 14th Street back in March, and Fernandina hasn't made up its mind about it. Scroll through the reviews and you'll find people who swear by it sitting right next …

Last week’s story detailed the long-needed brush clearing of our edge of the retention pond. I was eager to show our landscaper, Rob, the changes since he had been in our yard mowing grass before …

When I started Megabite Computer Services back in 2008, there was one thing I desperately needed but didn’t have. It wasn’t more money. It wasn’t better equipment ...

Have you ever wondered what dogs are thinking? Dogs make an incredible difference in our lives. Our two dogs, Andy, a 5-year-old labradoodle, and Katie, a 9-year-old Yorkshire terrier, make sure our …

The final article in the Florida’s aquifers series is about giving back — facilitating the flow of rainwater into the aquifers to ensure the sustainability of our water supply for future …

Aunt Helen was getting old. A number of unfortunate incidents had befallen her over the course of a few years. The loss of her mother and father, two brothers, and two of her sisters. A fractured …

I took the opening photograph in the Republic of Ireland. The idyllic scene of sheep grazing on a hillside is visible around almost every bend of the winding roads. One does not see the hard work of …

Not everything worth eating comes with a dining room. JR's Island BBQ is a food truck parked in the lot of Robyn Branch Design on South Eighth Street, right across from Hot Paws, and it’s doing its …