Columns

Editor’s attire: Business-casual suits my fancy

For decades, I’ve been conflicted between wanting to feel comfortable while also feeling the need to appear professional. The holidays tend to shine more light on what people wear.

Four-Legged Whiskey Chronicles: Canine TV viewing adventures

By now, if you’re regular reader of my column, you’ve read a few columns about my dog, Whiskey.  Back in August, I wrote about what a huge therapeutic help he was (and continues to be) in my recovery from my open-heart surgery last summer.

Something old, something new with holiday movies

Anybody who has chatted with me over a cup of coffee or reads this space knows my favorite pastime is watching movies. Sports is a close second, though I watch sporting events less often these days because my die-hard teams have been irrelevant for years.

Amelia Island Coffee at the heart of Fernandina Beach 

When completing a coffee tour of Nassau County, one cannot go without tasting the iconic Amelia Island Coffee located in the Historic District of downtown Fernandina Beach.

Paying attention behind the wheel keeps us safer

  [Frantz mugshot] Paying attention behind the wheel keeps us safer There are moments in time when I read, experience or see something that raises a question within me, and in those moments, I sometimes put my proverbial shovel into the dirt and search for a few nuggets of information.

Talking shop: A catch-22 is what’s in store

I have a love/hate relationship with shopping. Naturally, that revelation comes shortly after Black Friday and prior to buying Christmas presents. Every year around this time, I undergo a personality split that would feel at home in a Batman comic.

Trio of new movies deliver a mixed bag

While patiently awaiting two of the holidays’ most promising films — Hamnet and The Testament of Ann Lee — I have made do with a few other movies.

Nonprofits make Nassau County a better place to live

Inserted into today’s edition of the Fernandina Beach News-Leader, you will find The Giving Guide. This guide is intended to showcase some of our community’s wonderful nonprofits who participated in the magazine.

Grateful to serve Thanksgiving lunch for NCCOA

Thanksgiving involves many different things for different people.

Diner dreams 

Diners are one of the greatest parts of American culture in my opinion.  There’s something about the rugged leather seats and coffee-stained tables that just feel like home to me.