Ciara Earrey

3 days ago | news4jax.com | Bruce Hamilton |Ciara Earrey

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. – The Palace Saloon, Florida’s oldest bar, still sits at the very location where it was built in the 1870s: at the corner of Centre and 2nd streets in the heart of Fernandina Beach in Nassau County. As you can imagine, it has quite a history. It was originally a dry goods store and haberdashery, but when Louis Hirth bought the building in 1878, he had another vision for it.

5 days ago | news4jax.com | Katie Garner |Ciara Earrey |Francine Frazier

Published: June 23, 2025 at 1:08 PMShe’s an emcee, a comedian and a philanthropist who has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity -- and she does it all in drag! Local Drag Queen Karrissa Wade (she/her) has spent three decades in Jacksonville combating stigma through love and kindness while raising money for children’s cancer research, autism awareness and HIV patients.

1 month ago | news4jax.com | Tiffany Salameh |Ciara Earrey

Published: May 22, 2025 at 11:09 AMTags: Money, Real Estate, Jacksonville, JWB Real Estate, HomeStep, Housing MarketJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A first-of-its-kind program in Northeast Florida is helping longtime renters realize the dream of homeownership. JWB Real Estate’s HomeStep program is turning tenants into proud homeowners by offering financial incentives and support services to help them make the leap.