Richard Roux's (richardroux) Blog

One of my recent sellers just renovated his ocean view home inside and out to sell his home. He had not been in the home long and had no experience with the home's performance in storms. Right after the home went on the market, a nor'easter came through the area and surprisingly there was water i...

Micah's Place is a 501(c)(3) organization and the only non-profit certified domestic violence center in Nassau County, Florida. It's vision is to provide prevention and intervention services to victims of domestic violence, and to provide eduction within the community to effect change in behavior...

A review of the history of our armed forces from 1776 to present will be conducted under the stars at Fort Clinch at 7:30 PM, November 8th. The presentation will be inside the fort walls on the parade grounds and will include music and weapon firing demonstrations. Admission is by donation of a c...

Need a worthwhile day trip? Fort Clinch, now part of the State of Florida Parks system, is one of the finest examples of U.S. Third System Fortifications built to defend the U.S. Coast. It guards the Atlantic mouth of the St Mary's and Amelia Rivers. This third generation of U.S. coastal fortific...

Our award winning Amelia Island, Fernandina Beach, Yulee Florida Chamber of Commerce is holding its Fall Home & Business Expo, Saturday, October 25 at the Chamber's Gateway grounds from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event is open to the community and will give our members a chance to display their goods...

A few days ago I deleted one of my outdated blogs. I did only one blog to see the impact on points. Nothing happened. So I deleted about 15 old blogs that were about local events... that had past.. and they were no longer of use to anyone. This morning my point total that I have laboriously worke...

DATES & TIMES: October 20, 2008 through November 1, 2008 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. All registered Nassau County voters may vote at any of the early voting sites listed below.  Voters are reminded to bring their "photo and signature identification" with them to the polling place. If you do not have the requ...

Looking for a great home at the beach? This is my first listing on Amelia Island that's on the beach, and it's a great one! Experience ocean breezes in this distinguished 3-story home (3 bedroom/4 bath) with really great ocean views from both 2nd & third floors, each w/a balcony. Second level in...

Here's a "don't miss event for North East Florida. The 2008 NAS Jax Air Show will take place Sat & Sun, October 25th-26th, at the Naval Air Station (NAS) of Jacksonville. There will be a static display of aircraft that can be inspected and a wide variety of military and civilian precision aerobat...

Our Watson Realty Corp's Fernandina Beach Office supports as many community service activities as we can. This is breast cancer awareness month. Since I'm from Baltimore, I still follow the Johns Hopkins Hospital bulletins. One of October bulletins discussed these 4 fundamental measures to reduce...