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“Covering” Beach Living in NE Florida since 2020. First Coast’s 1st Digital Only Storytelling Magazine promoting everything good about our people and places …

FCL Editor

“Covering” Beach Living in NE Florida since 2020. First Coast’s 1st Digital Only Storytelling Magazine promoting everything good about our people and places …

Mark Broughton

What’s your name and what fills your time?   Mark Broughton, I have been designing and writing business software for the last 30 years.  People ask me all the time when I am going to retire and I tell them ‘it

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Preben “Benny” Johansen Jr

Preben Johansen Jr I’m retired and spend my time doing pretty much what I want, mainly spending time with family. After years of working in the Foodservice industry beginning at my father’s restaurant Le Chateau in Atlantic Beach, then getting

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Linda Bevilacqua Farber

Linda Farber. Hi, I’m Linda Bevilacqua Farber, and I’m thankful to enjoy a fulfilling career as a Spanish teacher at the Lower Schools at Bolles. As well, I’m an Actress with First Coast Talent, and have a Voice studio in

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Kirk Farber

Kirk Farber has not only spent virtually his entire life helping others, he has spent most of it helping the youth of his community. His track record undeniably qualifies him to be considered a Community Icon anywhere he goes.

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Cori Bylund

What’s your name and what fills your time? Cori Bylund. Typically, my time is filled with running my solo-family law practice, volunteering, and being a wife, a mom, and helper for my father, who lives with us. However, these days,

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Joey Romer

Joey Romer. I grew up in Jacksonville Beach and for the past 42 years have been in law enforcement as a deputy with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Department. I am currently still recuperating from being struck by a bus

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Curtis Winter

Curtis Winter, was born and raised here on the First Coast. Working for Milestone Brands now and getting people familiar with our Empress 1908 gin and our Dulce Vida tequilas. Formerly I was the owner at some popular beaches establishments

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Tim Kline

What’s your name and what fills your time?  Tim Kline. I grew up in Neptune Beach, going to Neptune Beach Elementary and Fletcher Middle School before attending Stanton for high school. I joined the Volunteer Life-Saving Corps in the Summer

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Frank Tappin

What’s your name and what fills your time? Frank Tappin. I moved to the beaches in 1974. I’m a carpenter/handyman. I was the scoutmaster at Scout Troop 37 in Atlantic Beach from 2011 to 2024. I’m now what is called

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Pat Copeman

Pat Copeman was born and raised in Jacksonville Florida and has resided at the First Coast beaches for the past 37 years. He’s a father to two daughters Nikki and Christine, and a G-Pa, to Brecken 4, and Ella 2.

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