From a dream to reali-tea 

Coastal Tea Cafe to open downtown Fernandina Beach 

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 Tonya Blanchford poses outside the location of her Coastal Tea Cafe on South 5th Street in Downtown Fernandina Beach after closing on the property earlier this month.  Submitted Photo 

Tonya Blanchford poses outside the location of her Coastal Tea Cafe on South 5th Street in Downtown Fernandina Beach after closing on the property earlier this month.  Submitted Photo 

The yellow house on South 5th Street which will be the location of Coastal Tea Cafe, slated to open Oct. 1. By Marisa DeMar/News-Leader 

The yellow house on South 5th Street which will be the location of Coastal Tea Cafe, slated to open Oct. 1. By Marisa DeMar/News-Leader 

 

Tonya Blanchford’s lifelong dream of owning a tea cafe has come to fruition in securing the rustic yellow house on South 5th Street in Fernandina Beach. 

Throughout her life as a military ch…