Columns

The new GLC 300 updates the styling cues. Photo courtesy of AutoEditor

The new GLC 300 updates the styling cues. Photo courtesy of AutoEditor

Mercedes-Benz brings its most popular vehicle up-to-date

Guest Columnist
Friday, December 1, 2023
A year and a half ago, we sold our home in Half Moon Bay, Calif., and moved to Fernandina Beach. Our “family car” was a 2013 MINI Coupe, the spunky little two-passenger model produced between 2011 and 2015.
Infiniti’s Sport treatment blackens the bright chrome finishes. Photo courtesy of B. Douglas, Autoeditor

Infiniti’s Sport treatment blackens the bright chrome finishes. Photo courtesy of B. Douglas, Autoeditor

INFINITI brings Sport to its QX50

News Staff
Thursday, November 16, 2023
To suggest that the small/midsize segment of the luxury sports utility market is competitive is quite an understatement.
Chuck Hall The Banjo Man, Microgreens, and salsa samples. Photo by Judie Mackie

Chuck Hall The Banjo Man, Microgreens, and salsa samples. Photo by Judie Mackie

Bountiful harvests and local delights

Guest Columnist
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Fernandina Beach is host to Florida's friendliest farmers market, and it will be open Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine. Their sister market, Wildlight Market Place will also be open in Yulee, near Interstate 95.
BMW’s i7 xDrive 60 is a stately way to signal your virtue. Photo by B

BMW’s i7 xDrive 60 is a stately way to signal your virtue. Photo by B

Luxurious electric transportation

Guest Columnist
Thursday, November 2, 2023
A good friend of mine is a BMW enthusiast and wants to do what he can to save our planet. He’s also a former 7-Series owner and was intrigued with the German automaker’s i7 luxury electric vehicle offering.

Ain’t that the truth

Guest Columnist
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
As a youngster, my parents often told me I had a memory like an elephant. I never forgot a face or a pair of shoes and continue to possess the ability to recount a person’s entire ensemble circa our first meeting.

I still need to help

Howard Pines
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
A few weeks back, Barb Heggenstaller called me to discuss a column about Rob Zettel, whom she and her husband, Bruce, had recently met. Rob, she stated, is involved with helping provide supplies for children and soldiers in Ukraine.

Halloween

Dickie Anderson
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
You would have to be in a coma not to know that Halloween is around the corner. The very American holiday just seems to get bigger and bigger. Halloween is the first of the holiday trio — Thanksgiving and Christmas follow quickly.

Local homebuilding

Steve Nicklas
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Despite high-speed growth in recent years, Nassau County’s homebuilding engine is hardly slowing down, or taking a pit stop. In fact, homebuilding activity in the once-rural county appears to be accelerating, particularly with Wildlight and other Rayonier projects.
Sondra Love. Submitted photo

Sondra Love. Submitted photo

Love is in the air

Guest Columnist
Friday, October 20, 2023
A chance encounter with the one and only Sondra Love is tantamount to stumbling upon a vibrantly hued, exceptionally melodic, rare bird. A Sondra sighting leaves onlookers instantly enchanted by her powerful, purposeful, poised presence and undeniable steel magnolia-esque charm.