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Pedaling Through History and Culture: St. Augustine to host Giro d’Italia Ride Like a Pro event

December 22, 2023

Attraction·Feature·Tours·Travel & Tourism

Words by Carson Rich One of the biggest sporting events in the world is geared up to head to the Sunshine State, and no, it is not the Super Bowl. Giro d’Italia, one of the top three cycling tours in the world, is bringing the authentic feel of the classic Italian cycling race to St. Augustine in January. The

Attraction·Community·Environmental·Events·Feature·Festivals·Jacksonville Beach·Learning·Music·Outdoors·The Beaches

Behind the Minds of Florida Fin Fest

Words by Carmen Macri If there is one thing Jacksonville loves more than its beaches, it’s a free festival. So, it comes as no surprise that our charming coastal town has eagerly embraced the arrival of the free marine conservation festival, Fin Fest. As we embark on the

A1A Ocean Islands Trail, Florida Scenic Highway, Amelia Island Plantation, Photo courtesy of Amelia Island Conventions and Visitors Bureau

Jax Beach to Fernandina: The A1A Ocean Islands Trail

Along the A1A Ocean Islands Trail Jacksonville’s Beaches | Mayport | Broward House

Orsay Burger, Restaurat Orsay Late Night Menu, Nightcap, Late Night Eats in Jacksonville, Florida, photo by Nate Mayo, Events, Concerts, Theatre, Art, Happenings, Restaurants & All Things Jacksonville, Florida. EU Jacksonville Newspaper serves more than a million readers across Jacksonville and Northeast Florida, including St. Augustine, Orange Park, The Beaches, and Fernandina. Founded in 1978, our printed newsprint magazine and editorial news platform grants readers 24/7 online access to current events and happenings in their beloved River City on the First Coast of Florida. #eujax

Midnight Munchies: Late Night Eats Around Jacksonville

From shows at the and the , to lively productions at

Amelia Island Downtown Tasting Tour: Four cocktails, 13 strangers, and One Blast of a Bar Crawl

June 24, 2017

Amelia Island·Attraction·Drink·Feature·Food + Drink·Learning·Perennial·Tours·Travel & Tourism

Amelia Island Downtown Tasting Tours holds mixology tours every Friday and Saturday from 5:30pm–7:30pm. Priced at $45, each tour includes four local bars (different every outing), where attendees (no more than 14 per group) sample one cocktail per venue. For more information and to book, visit ameliaislanddowntowntastingtours.com. You know that

Getting to Know Fernandina Flavor: Amelia Island Culinary Academy

June 24, 2017

Amelia Island·Attraction·Feature·Fernandina·Food + Drink·Learning·Perennial·Shopping·Tours·Travel & Tourism

Getting to know an area is as much about the local food as it is about the history and landmarks. That’s a concept that the Amelia Island Culinary Academy thoroughly embraces. Before his market tour class arrives, has already been to the Farmers Market on Center Street in Fernandina Island.

Petanque, Amelia Island, Downtown Fernandina Beach

The Pétanque Courts of Fernandina

June 24, 2017

Amelia Island·Attraction·Community·Feature·Fernandina·Lifestyle·Neighborhoods·Outdoors·Parks·Perennial·Travel & Tourism

Feeling a little French? Amelia Island is the home of largest pétanque club in the nation. Have some pastis then head to the pétanque courts in Downtown Fernandina Beach. Amelia Island Boules Club holds pétanque pickup games Saturdays at 9:30am and Wednesdays at 3:30pm at the Fernandina Beach pétanque courts

Drink It Local: Marlin & Barrel Distillery in Fernandina

June 24, 2017

Amelia Island·Attraction·Behind the Stick·Drink·Feature·Fernandina·Food + Drink·Travel & Tourism

This month I sat down with the head distiller at Fernandina distillery Marlin and Barrel, Wyatt Griesemer, to talk about the history of the distillery and where it’s headed in the future. Previously a bartender with Restaurant Orsay, Griesemer has been working at Marlin and Barrel for over a

Dutton Island Preserve_Photo Will Dickey

The Timucuan Trails: Dutton Island Park and Preserve

June 22, 2017

Atlantic Beach·Attraction·Family·Feature·History·Lifestyle·Outdoors·Parks·Perennial·The Beaches

By Hallie Stevens, Timucuan Trail Parks Foundation, Inc. Dutton Island is really two Timucuan Trail parks: Dutton Island I (Dutton Island Preserve), managed by the and Dutton Island II (Dutton Island Park and Preserve expansion), managed by the . Both preserves consist of unspoiled salt marsh, pine flat woods, scrub, and live

Disney Reveals New Details of Star Wars Land

April 18, 2017

Attraction·Family·Feature·Get Away·Theme Parks·Travel & Tourism

From the Disney Parks Blog… At a panel discussion today at Star Wars Celebration in Orlando entitled Star Wars and Disney Parks: A Galaxy in the Making, creative minds from Lucasfilm and Walt Disney Imagineering discussed their unique partnership and shared additional details about the new galactic lands being created