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TBO Video Series:  How to Buy Your Christmas Tree at the Beach!
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TBO Video Series: How to Buy Your Christmas Tree at the Beach!

We thought it would be fun to tour some of the many Christmas tree lots at the beach and talk with the tree sellers about the variety of trees they carry, check out the service, and learn to haggle for a good price! The Beaches Online is visiting at least one tree lot for each […]

Fletcher High's Senators Leave School for State Semi-finals in Tampa...
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Fletcher High’s Senators Leave School for State Semi-finals in Tampa…

…and cheering groups of friends, parents, and people who love Fletcher football  lined 3rd St. with handmade signs, to cheer them on as the bus carrying the team to tonight’s big game finally passed by. For the first time, the Fletcher High School Senators Football team was advancing to the state quarter finals, held in […]

The Rockettes at The Beaches
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The Rockettes at The Beaches

Nancy Dance Studio’s oldest dance crew perform for the crowd where Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach meet the ocean.

Young Dancers Need Your Help for London Adventure
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Young Dancers Need Your Help for London Adventure

The Studio 1014 ‘Dance Elite’ team is set to take the stage at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, to show off their talented moves. But first, the Neptune Beach based studio must raise the money necessary to get across the Atlantic! That’s why they’re holding an auction this weekend at Freebird, in Jacksonville Beach, […]

Christmas Season Begins at The Beaches
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Christmas Season Begins at The Beaches

The Christmas season at The Beaches kicks off this week first in Neptune Beach, then in Atlantic Beach. The cities were busy preparing for the festivities on Tuesday, stringing lights and hoisting the city Christmas trees into position. The City of Neptune Beach’s Community Development Director Amanda Askew, as well as Danny Johnson and Bobby Williams […]

Beaches Town Center Comings and Goings
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Beaches Town Center Comings and Goings

If you haven’t been to the Beaches Town Center since the Thanksgiving holiday, boy, have you missed a lot. The group of shops that straddles the border between Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach welcomed a new eatery, and waved goodbye to another. M Shack, which we posted about before its official opening, is now open […]

Fletcher High Students and Neptune Beach to "Light the Night" for Holidays...and Education
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Fletcher High Students and Neptune Beach to “Light the Night” for Holidays…and Education

When the City of Neptune Beach lights its Christmas tree on Friday December 2, they will also be working with some students from  Fletcher High School’s AICE Program (Advanced International Certificate of Education) to light Penman Road and the neighboring area of Jarboe Park with holiday luminaries. Luminaria are a beautiful holiday decoration, lighting the night […]

It's Wintertime at the Beaches!
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It’s Wintertime at the Beaches!

Finally, a local beaches establishment has grabbed the idea of creating a winter wonderland, complete with outdoor ice skating, and ran with it. I have personally been hoping that this would happen here at the beach for several years.  I thought that the area in front of the SeaWalk Pavilion would make a great place […]

Thanksgiving at Pete's Bar: 2011 Edition
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Thanksgiving at Pete’s Bar: 2011 Edition

First Street in front of Pete’s has been swept clean, and now all the shops at the beaches are in full-on holiday mode. Thanksgiving 2011 is history, but memories of the cocktail party at Pete’s Bar in Neptune Beach will carry us through until next year.     These guys skated over for some libations […]

Giving Thanks for Pete's
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Giving Thanks for Pete’s

Thanksgiving at the beach would not be complete without dropping in at Pete’s Bar in Neptune Beach.  Despite the many years of these Thanksgiving ‘pre-family dinner gathering-for-cocktails‘ get togethers, many beaches residents (or townies) have yet to experience a Thanksgiving at Pete’s.  If you haven’t, you should.  It’s tradition, y’all.   This tradition has morphed over the […]

Right Whales Take Over the Seawalk Pavilion
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Right Whales Take Over the Seawalk Pavilion

The third annual Right Whale Festival arrived at Jacksonville Beach’s Seawalk Pavilion this weekend to much fanfare and fun times.

MarshFest at Dutton Island Amazes, Thrills
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MarshFest at Dutton Island Amazes, Thrills

MarshFest arrived at Dutton Island this weekend with dozens of booths and fun events.

Books Galore at an Outdoor Bookstore!
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Books Galore at an Outdoor Bookstore!

If you love books then get yourselves over to St. Paul’s Catholic School‘s annual used book sale Saturday and Sunday. The merry team of volunteers have done it again – they organized by category and alphabetized by author – roughly ten thousand books, and the sale is in progress now. You can find this fantastic selection […]

Saturday Fun for Everyone: Right Whale Festival in Jax Beach
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Saturday Fun for Everyone: Right Whale Festival in Jax Beach

The First Coast Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation is organizing a beach cleanup this weekend.  They are meeting at 16th Avenue South in Jax Beach beginning at 9:00am.   According to their Facebook Page, the beach is sorely in need of some helping hands to clean up debris from recents storms and such.  They’ll provide […]

Love at First Bite: A Sneak Peak at M Shack in Atlantic Beach
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Love at First Bite: A Sneak Peak at M Shack in Atlantic Beach

We’ve been eagerly watching the build-out of the space formerly occupied by The BookMark in Atlantic Beach,  as it’s transformed into the new, laid back restaurant  M Shack. M Shack will bring an upscale, and affordable menu featuring burgers, fries, hotdogs, shakes…casual food served quickly; but quality fare, as it’s coming from the Medure family of […]