Debi Lander

Travel: Helen, Georgia – Bavaria in the Blue Ridge Mountains

By Debi Lander When a struggling mountain town reinvented itself in 1969, few could have imagined the outcome. Today, visitors arriving in Helen, Georgia, discover...
Debi Lander

Travel with Debi Lander: Central Oregon is worth the wait

By Debi Lander A passing rain shower could have spoiled my visit to Smith Rock State Park. Instead, it provided the finishing touch. As the...

Viterbo: Where the Papal Conclave was born 

By Debi Lander I recently took an hour-and-a-half train trip north from Rome to the medieval city of Viterbo. This predominantly stone-built region once stood...

Debi Lander Travel: It’s 2026, USA 250 Celebrations 

The United States celebrates the Fourth of July with fireworks that light the sky and echo the bold words of the Declaration of Independence....
Jennifer Silverman

Smiling, nodding, malfunctioning: Polite conversation is for robots 

We’ve all been there. For whatever reason, we find ourselves in the throes of a networking event. Unfortunately for many of us, we don’t...

Omni announces 10th annual Fish to Fork event

Staff report Omni Amelia Island Resort & Spa announced the return of its signature culinary celebration, the 10th Annual Fish to Fork, taking place April...

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Hundreds gather at rec center to pack meals for Hunger Fight

By Kate Kimmel More than 320 community members packed into the Atlantic Recreation Center on Saturday morning for the Rotary Club’s annual Hunger Fight event,...

Pirates set sail to Japan

Submitted to Nassau NewsLine There is an old Shinto quote on travel: “A journey is best shared with others” (旅は道連eれ、世は情け - Tabi wa michizure,...

Three Rotary clubs make a splash with new downtown water fountains

NewsLine staff Three Nassau County Rotary clubs joined forces to donate public drinking fountains at two downtown Fernandina Beach locations, marking the 100th anniversary of...

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