Pieces of history saved from auction Oct 4, 2008
He said the city also has been studying how the cities of Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach sold inscribed bricks that are used at the popular Town Center development at the end of Atlantic Boulevard. "We are planning a revitalization of our waterfront," Malcolm said, "and we are thinking of doing the same thing here with some of the bricks.". (Florida Times-Union)
Friendship across time and distance Sep 21, 2008
Singular too: Spend one evening at One Ocean, sample fare from Azurea and benefit Baptist Medical Center Beaches, 6:30-9:30 p.m., One Ocean Resort Hotel n Atlantic Beach, $100, (904) 627-2912 or www. e-baptisthealth. (Florida Times-Union)
Making a splash over football Sep 17, 2008
From 7 to 9 a.m., Sea Turtle Patrol volunteers will lead a cleanup effort on the oceanfront at Atlantic Boulevard in Atlantic Beach or Beach Boulevard and 16th Avenue South in Jacksonville Beach ... From 8:30 to 11 a.m., Atlantic Beach Community Redevelopment staff will be cleaning up Dutton Island Preserve at 1600 Dutton Island Way off Mayport Road, and Tideviews Preserve at 1 Begonia St. in Atlantic Beach ... "But each of the four planning charrettes is a little different because each focuses... (Florida Times-Union)
Sisters of the Sea ride waves on a good day Sep 13, 2008
2 - Sophie Falzone - Atlantic Beach ... 3 - Kelly Spencer - Atlantic Beach ... 7 - Julia Blackburn - Atlantic Beach. (Florida Times-Union)
WVU: East Carolina vows to make waves Sep 6, 2008
They know waves, too: 15 starters are from hurricane-familiar North Carolina, and five more hail from out-of-state Atlantic beach areas. So if it's wet and windy today, these Pirates should feel right at home in rough swells. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
'We weathered the storm pretty well' Aug 27, 2008
GARY WILCOX/StaffWorkers were on the job Monday, cleaning up trees and brush on Tenth Street in Atlantic Beach ... It will probably take most of this week," said Jarboe. Neptune Beach and Atlantic Beach have hired contractors to collect the debris. David Thompson,AtlanticBeach public safety director and police chief, said he expects debris collection to take up to two weeks. Atlantic Beach is loaded with trees and the fallen debris was already stacked up in piles throughout the city Monday. "I... (Florida Times-Union)
The beach was calmer ... just a few days ago Aug 26, 2008
In a scene reminiscent of much calmer times at the Beaches, a gully that ran along the beach through Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach and elsewhere on Sunday provided a playful place of respite. Even toddlers could enjoy the shallow, warm, calm water in the natural channel that ran parallel to the shoreline. (Florida Times-Union)
MORE BEACHES SHOPPING Aug 19, 2008
Atlantic Beach Acoustic Night's sixth season will continue from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday with free music by Beaches-area musicians on the lawn at Bull Memorial Park at Ocean Boulevard and Seventh Street. The free event will be inside the theater at the Adele Grage Cultural Center if the weather is bad. (Florida Times-Union)
Get ready for a turtle invasion Aug 17, 2008
Artists - all but nine are new to the project - come from Middleburg, Orange Park, St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fernandina Beach, Keystone Heights, Elkton, Green Cove Springs and Atlantic Beach ... Theatrics: Take in the trappings of a gala, plus numbers from the season opener Nunsense at ABET's Fabulous '50s Extravaganza, 7 p.m., Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, $25 per person, $40 per couple, (904) 249-7177. (Florida Times-Union)
SEA GLASS: Collectors' treasure harder to find Aug 9, 2008
BOB SELF/The Times-UnionJohn Finotti of Atlantic Beach holds a fragment of an old Coke bottle from his sea glass collection, which he began eight years ago ... Try several, from Ponte Vedra Beach to Atlantic Beach ... In eight years of collecting, John Finotti has found hundreds of pieces of sea glass on Atlantic Beach. (Florida Times-Union)
Sights and sounds Jul 30, 2008
First Street Gallery is across from Shelby's Coffee Shop in Town Center, where Atlantic Beach meets Neptune Beach ... The Adele Grage Cultural Center, at 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Hartman's online portfolio can be viewed at www ... - Songwriters' Night - The next Atlantic Beach Songwriters' Night will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday in the theater at the Adele Grage Cultural Arts Center at Ocean Boulevard and Seventh Street. (Florida Times-Union)
Repairing surfboards takes skill, the right kit Jun 7, 2008
Neil Minor worked for a fiberglass pipe manufacturer in Atlantic Beach ... Atlantic Beach's Surf Source has been selling "Ding All" repair products for more than 20 years. (Florida Times-Union)
Best of the blogs May 27, 2008
Atlantic Beach Animal Control. Dear Atlantic Beach Officials, I got a ticket this morning for my golden retriever being off leash and it is really upsetting. (Florida Times-Union)
Get away without driving far May 26, 2008
Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach and Jacksonville Beach are where the town meets the surf ... In Atlantic Beach, One Ocean Resort $159-$659) is the new name for the renovated building previously known as Sea Turtle Inn ... Mobil gives stars to these restaurants: Marker 32 (three stars) in Jacksonville Beach, Ragtime (two stars) in Atlantic Beach, and Aqua Grill (two stars) in Ponte Vedra. (Florida Times-Union)
Game on for surfing contest May 5, 2008
Kayla Beckmann and Jessie Carnes, two surfers who live a block away from one another in Atlantic Beach, arrived at 8 a.m. to surf in three contests, 20 minutes each. Both competed in the long and short board categories. (Florida Times-Union)
No more hefty Lefty as Mickleson prepares to defend title May 4, 2008
New galleries every week. Photos by GARY WILCOX/StaffOne of many surfers competing at the 2008 EPIC/Ozborn Surf Jam in Jacksonville Beach on April 26. (Florida Times-Union)
Man arrested in domestic assault Mar 31, 2008
New galleries every week. Last modified 3/27/2008 - 10:48 pm Originally created 032908. (Florida Times-Union)
Wal-Mart drops out; what now for empty space? Jan 27, 2008
"For Neptune Beach and Atlantic Beach and all those hundreds of people that wrote letters and sent e-mails, and I don't think there's an issue any bigger than this, I'm happy for them." ... Atlantic Beach residents and government officials to the north expressed the same concern since that city shares Atlantic Boulevard as its border with Neptune Beach ... Atlantic Beach City Manager Jim Hanson said there will be few people in that city who will be upset to learn Wal-Mart is backing out of its... (Florida Times-Union)
Legend of Willie Mac Jan 11, 2008
"Emerald Isle, Atlantic Beach, Cape Hatteras," he says, rattling off the names of his distractions -- er, priorities. "Emerald Isle was, like, an hour away. I could go there after school. Or me and my buds, we'd just skip school.". (ESPN -- Golf)
Top 10 highlights in sports around the Beaches in 2007 Jan 1, 2008
Atlantic Beach's Karina Petroni finished third in the Reef Hawaiian Pro surf contest Nov. 14 in Oahu to earn a place on the elite Association of Surfing Professionals World Championship Tour ... Wayne Satterwhite Jr. of Atlantic Beach took home the title from the U.S. Amateur Championship on Oct. 27 at Huntington Beach ... Atlantic Beach's Asher Nolan took home the top prize from the third annual Reef/Sweetwater Pro-Am Surf Fest July 14-15 in Wrightsville Beach, N.C. The event featured 128... (Florida Times-Union)
VISIT TO MAYPORT Nov 6, 2007
Surfers can have a good time and contribute to a good cause in today's Atlantic Beach Teen Council surf contest at Hanna Park. The event begins at 8 a.m. at Dolphin Plaza at the park off Mayport Road just north of Atlantic Beach ... The events will be from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at all locations, including Atlantic Beach, Ponte Vedra Beach and St. Johns Town Center. (Florida Times-Union)
WAVELENGHTS: Beaches surfer wins big at Eastern competition in North Carolina Oct 24, 2007
He is 21 and started surfing with his father, Wayne Sr., at 10th Street in Atlantic Beach when he was 7 ... " Satterwhite said of that exciting and profitable experience. When not surfing or working, he loves to skate the bowl at Russell Park in Atlantic Beach. He also entered the first skateboard contest held there. His main sponsor so far is Aqua East Surf Shop. Wayne rides a pair of Al Merrick surfboards. He also dreams of owning a locally made Rozo board made by legend Dick Rosborough. Next... (Florida Times-Union)
School does have problems, but it's not ESE 'mixing' Oct 22, 2007
It's with a certain amount of amusement that I follow the battle over "community character" in Atlantic Beach and the verbal showdowns and back- biting that have plagued City Hall for quite some time now ... I moved from town to Atlantic Beach in 1973; I was 19 ... I never knew I was a lesser person for it until I actually moved to and lived in Atlantic Beach. (Florida Times-Union)
READY FOR INSPECTION Oct 7, 2007
An Atlantic Beach woman who was stunned by the amount of beach trash churned up during the recent northeaster storms has organized a beach cleanup. Lisa Goodrich said she was walking her dog between 19th Street and Mayport in Atlantic Beach this week when she saw all the trash ... The Atlantic Beach City Commission will be advised Monday to consider revising its tree ordinance to help protect trees. (Florida Times-Union)
Pair from Neptune win racquetball nationals Oct 7, 2007
Pfahler and Lyons play and train at My Personal Training Studio in Atlantic Beach ... Atlantic Beach's Wayne Satterwhite Jr., 21, led the team by winning the highly competitive men's division (ages 18-24) ... Atlantic Beach's Jason Motes finished second in masters, third in the men's longboard and fourth in the contest's premier even, open shortboard. (Florida Times-Union)
RIDING THE WAVES TO VICTORY Oct 3, 2007
JACOB ROTH/SpecialWayne Satterwhite Jr. of Atlantic Beach does a frontside slash during last week's 40th anniversary Eastern Surfing Championships in Cape Hatteras, N.C. The 21-year-old won the 18-to-24-year-old Men's Division, helping lead the Jax Beach Surf Team, also known as North Florida Eastern Surfing Association, to victory on the event. Last modified 10/1/2007 - 9:03 pm Originally created 100307. (Florida Times-Union)
We shouldn't pay tax dollars for $95,000 piece of art Sep 22, 2007
serving Mayport, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Intracoastal West ... Why do people want to live in Atlantic Beach ... Does Atlantic Beach need art at our five points [intersection at Seminole Road and Plaza. (Florida Times-Union)
Neptune Beach sends several sign warnings Sep 20, 2007
serving Mayport, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Intracoastal West. Day or Night Moves in Neptune Beach has been at odds with the city over a mural that was painted on the side of their building. (Florida Times-Union)
Surf legends draw a crowd at appearance Sep 15, 2007
serving Mayport, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Intracoastal West. Photos by GARY WILCOX/StaffSurfers Ray Pimentel (from left) and Mitch Kaufman of Jacksonville Beach look at photos with Mike Hynson at Twisted Sisters restaurant in Jacksonville Beach Wednesday. (Florida Times-Union)
Hanging ten, hanging tough paying off for local surfers Aug 29, 2007
serving Mayport, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Intracoastal West ... Atlantic Beach's Karina Petroni, 19, is ranked eighth in the Association of Surfing Professionals World Qualifying Series ... Atlantic Beach's Nolan took home the top prize from the third annual Reef/Sweetwater Pro-Am Surf Fest July 14-15 in Wrightsville Beach, N.C. The event featured 128 competitors and a $30,000 purse, making it the second-largest pro-am contest on the East Coast. (Florida Times-Union)
Woman Bitten By Shark In Atlantic Beach, NC Jul 18, 2007
A woman on vacation in North Carolina was bitten by a shark while wading on Atlantic Beach ... Authorities say the 30-year-old woman was in waist-deep water near the Tar Landing Villas on Atlantic Beach when she was bitten. (WTKR.com, VA)
Brothers Take Flats Boat To Bermuda Jul 13, 2007
" With no chase boat, everything depended on their being self-contained. They carried 300 gallons of fuel, most of it in tanks strapped to the decks, to feed the 115-horse Suzuki outboard. They had a smaller outboard as a backup, but with only six horses available, coming home would take a long time if the big motor failed. They carried food and water for six days, though the expected crossing time was to be a little more than two days. They had two GPS systems for navigation, a compass,... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
'Mo' plays at 'Drive-In' Jun 20, 2007
For about four weeks they shot at local haunts, like the Sun & Surf Beach Club in Atlantic Beach, Pancho's Cantina in Long Beach, and a friend's residence in Valley Stream. One family in Hewlett Harbor allowed the crew to re-create - and shoot for free - the pre-prom party they threw at their home, and that real-life Mo attended, in 2002. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Body boarding gaining in popularity Jun 6, 2007
In the 1980s, Bitzer said, there were body boarding competitions at the Sebastian Inlet and in Atlantic Beach. He said that even though those competitions have ceased, they're likely to resume as the sport grows in Florida. (Florida Times-Union)
Beaches officially open May 2, 2007
serving Mayport, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Intracoastal West. Photos by Gary Wilcox/StaffJacksonville's oldest living fireman, Phelmer Barber, 97 years old, waves to the crowd at the 61st annual Beaches Parade Sunday. (Florida Times-Union)
Fletcher High School grads reach way back for a cause Apr 7, 2007
serving Mayport, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Intracoastal West ... Her family roots stretch back to early Beaches history, when in 1911, her grandfather, Harcourt Bull, owned much of Atlantic Beach. (Florida Times-Union)
Fewer coming out to skate at night Mar 14, 2007
serving Mayport, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Intracoastal West ... ATLANTIC BEACH - The city's experiment with nighttime skateboarding ended relatively quietly Friday, with fewer and younger skaters showing up under the lights at Oceanside Rotary Skate Park ... "Our biggest problem has been the rain," said Atlantic Beach Park Ranger Eric Williams, who was handling admission Friday. (Florida Times-Union)
LIBBY TRIAL AFFLICTS REPORTERS AND SOURCES... Mar 8, 2007
Its so sad; shes had a lot of anguish, said Diane Plame, Ms. Wilsons 77-year-old mother, by telephone from her home in Atlantic Beach, Fla. She lived a lie for 20 years and the only people she really could talk with, shes leaving them and her career behind forever. (The Drudge Report)
Rolla’s Troop 83 and the BSA Ozark Council honors one of its heroic scouts Feb 27, 2007
On Saturday, Feb. 3, the Boy Scouts of America Ozark Trails Council presented The Honor Medal to Emitt C. Witt, IV of Troop 83 for saving the life of an 11-year-old girl who had been caught with her brother and mother in a rip tide at Atlantic Beach, N.C., last summer ... In late July 2006, Witt and his family were on vacation at Atlantic Beach. (Rolla Daily News, MO)
