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Saltwater brings Shrek to the stage

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Everyone’s favorite upside-down fairytale comes to Kingsland when Saltwater Performing Arts Encore Troupe presents “Shrek the Musical,” a song-and-dance-filled stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning DreamWorks animated film.

Chicago: Teen edition

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Amelia Musical Playhouse will wrap up its ninth season with the production of Chicago.  This show is the high school version, starring 28 local teens and featuring an 8-piece orchestra.

Summer art project encourages kindness

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The Amelia Island Convention and Visitors Bureau, or AICVB, has partnered with Arts & Culture Nassau to create a traveling mural for visitors and locals alike to enjoy while discovering Amelia Island.

Turtle Watch resumes annual nest excavations

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Now that sea turtle hatchlings have started emerging from their nests to find new homes in the ocean, sea turtle enthusiasts have the chance to be part of nest excavations with the Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch.

CRAAB chair does not attend meeting but will stay on

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While the Community Redevelopment Agency’s executive board meets just once every three months, the CRA’s advisory board did not show up for that meeting, leading some members of the CRA to call for the chair of that board to step down.

City moving forward with beach smoking ban

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City Attorney Tammi Bach said Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed legislation that changed the exemptions to the state code that allows counties and municipalities to regulate smoking on public beaches and parks. With that change, smoking tobacco with a pipe or plastic-tipped cigars are not allowed. Unfiltered cigars were allowed. Bach said cigarettes, or anything with filters, are not allowed. There will be a $75 fine for violations.

Tickets on sale now for Amelia Island Dance Festival

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The Amelia Island Dance Festival (AIDF) is just around the corner with its fourth season kicking off Friday, Sept. 9. Founder Susan Dodge announced plans to provide 12 workshops separated into matinee and evening shows at this year’s festival, which will explore “the enjoyment of dance, inspired by the island’s natural beauty.”

   

Decades-old cases dusted off in Warren fight

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As suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren runs in November to try to regain his job, a legal battle with Gov. Ron DeSantis continues playing out at a federal appeals court.

State of Florida issues abortion rules

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With a law now in effect preventing abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, Florida health-care regulators Thursday released emergency rules related to treating medical conditions that pose dangers