Songwriters Converge on Amelia Island, April 10-12 
• March 11, 2025

 The northernmost community on Amelia Island — and the northernmost on all of Florida’s Atlantic Coast — is Fernandina Beach (pop. 13,000). Home to eagles, egrets, pelicans, foxes, armadillos, gopher […]

Amelia Island Hosts 30th Concours d’Elegance 
• February 12, 2025

Concours d’Elegance — meaning “competition of elegance” — originally referred to horse-drawn carriage parades in Paris. Since cars replaced carriages, the term has been applied to events featuring high-style and […]

The Amelia: Classy Classic Cars
• March 11, 2024

The storied Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, in its 29th year, drew some 27,000 car enthusiasts for a four-day celebration of automotive artistry and ingenuity called “The Amelia.” Staged on the lovely […]

Amelia Island, Florida’s ‘Concours d’Elegance’ Cruises into Town
• February 21, 2024

Dubbed “a motoring event like no other,” Amelia Island, Florida’s “Concours d’Elegance” allows guests to get an up-close look at hundreds of vehicles you won’t see anywhere else. 2024 honoree […]

Where Is Honor to Be Found?  
• August 16, 2023

The founders of our great nation knew our Constitutional Republic could only survive if our citizens were honorable. But now we search in vain for traces of character in our […]

‘Sex on the Beach’ Cocktail
• July 7, 2022

The summer of 2022 has been a flashback to the heydays of the 1980s. Tom Cruise has  topped the box office as Maverick, the titular character in the “Top Gun” […]

Luxe Auto Allure at The Amelia 
• March 9, 2022

By Sonya Bernhardt   The Amelia Concours d’Elegance, now in its 27th year, evoked more than the usual oohs and aahs from car lovers, many of whom arrived via private […]

Resort Travel: What to Expect
• May 21, 2020

The morning buffet will likely be a relic of the past, as hotel managers have moved to serve breakfast in large ballrooms, either with to-go boxes or in-house dining six feet away from other tables.

Summer Wedding Destinations
• June 6, 2018

By Selma Khenissi and Stephanie Green So, you’re engaged. Or, you and your current spouse have decided to renew your vows. Congratulations on this big step. After the euphoria wears […]

Painful Memories of School Shootings Will Remain
• March 20, 2018

Years from now, when Americans once again analyze and try to account for yet another school shooting, the events at Great Mills High School in Maryland on March 20 about […]