• Crew working on a roof in St. Augustine, FL

    Do Solar Panels Add Value to a Northeast Florida Home?

    Thinking About Panels, or Buying a House That Already Has Them? It is one of the more reasonable questions to ask in a state that gets this much sun. You are looking at a home in Nocatee or Fleming Island or out toward World Golf Village, and there is an array on the south-facing slope of the roof,

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  • Trees along the marsh edge in Jacksonville Beach, FL

    Marinas, Boat Ramps, and Where to Put In Around Northeast Florida

    Got a Boat, or Thinking About One? Here Is Where It Goes The trailer is in the driveway. The forecast looks clean. And now you are on a phone at 6:40 in the morning trying to figure out which ramp will not have a forty-minute line and where you can actually park a truck and trailer once you are done

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  • Sunset over the water with a pier in Amelia Island, FL

    Learning to Sail on the First Coast: How People Get on the Water Here

    Ever Watched a Sail Cross the Intracoastal and Thought, Why Not Me? It usually starts on a bridge. You are driving over the Intracoastal on a late afternoon, and off to the south a small sailboat is running with the wind, sail full, hull tilted just enough to look serious. Nobody on board seems to b

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