Jennifer Silverman

My dating app search for Cary Grant

By: Jennifer SilvermanThe Curious Columnist After a long hiatus, I recently returned to dating apps. Not surprisingly, virtual romance roulette is still exasperating.  In digital dating,...
A whale surfaces off the coast of Amelia Island. Photo courtesy Amelia Island Musuem of History

3rd on 3rd: Listening for Whales to Rescue

NewsLine staff Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, at 6 p.m. Amelia Island Museum of History | 233 S. 3rd St., Fernandina Beach The Amelia Island Museum of...
From March 11 through March 14, the gym at 510 S. 10th St. will be transformed into a reader's paradise at the Friends of Fernandina Beach Library's Spring Book Sale. Photo courtesy Friends of the Fernandina Beach Library

Fernandina’s favorite book sale returns

NewsLine staff The Friends of the Fernandina Beach Library will transform the Peck Center Gym into a massive pop-up bookstore from March 11 through March...
Members of First Presbyterian Church pack in the assembly line. Photo by Kate Kimmel/Nassau NewsLine

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,...
The shark panel included, from left, Michael Brooks with First Port City Bank, Tara Beth Anderson, president of Baptist Health Nassau, Jenny Schaffer, owner of Summer House Realty and Cezar Gonzalez, former director of the local YMCA. Photo courtesy Nassau Education Foundation

Shark Grant Night awards $60K to teachers

By Tracy McCormick-Dishman Nassau County teachers stepped into the spotlight Dec. 4 at Shark Grant Night, a high-energy pitch competition inspired by a popular television...
Donna Paz Kaufman

The power of story

by Donna Kaufman Over the holidays we had so many customers bring in their families to show off "their bookstore." We love seeing them enjoy...
Jennifer Silverman

Follow the signs, dodge the alligators 

By Jennifer Silverman The concept of truth is, of course, nothing new to anyone over the age of say, three. Thanks to Disney’s "Pinocchio," even...

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...

Jimmy’s Fishing Report: Winter peak and spring spawning 

By Jimmy Taomazinis Just like that, we are approaching the peak of our winter fishing season. February might still hold some cold days in store...
Connie Doyle

The Good Earth: February’s garden decisions 

For many homeowners, pruning can feel intimidating. The fear of cutting the wrong branch or damaging a beloved plant often leads to hesitation, but...

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