The Golden Isles Lantern

08/21/2026

🏈🍷 Looking for something to do this weekend?

Just published this weekend's Golden Isles Lantern, and it's packed.

Inside you'll find:

🏈 Brunswick's home football opener vs. Camden
🍷 Taste of the Vine, wine tastings & fundraisers
🎶 A huge live music roundup (100+ performances)
📚 Book events, farmers markets & trivia
🐶 Free pet adoptions, wellness fair & community happenings
😂 Comedy, reggae, karaoke, and a whole lot more.

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Your Guide to the Golden Isles for August 21-23

08/17/2026

This week's Lantern is out!

"Inside you'll find the Friends of the Library book sale, the grand opening of Simple Man Bread Company, dozens of live music performances, and plenty of other events happening around the Golden Isles.

Read it here:

Your Guide to the Golden Isles for August 17-20

08/14/2026

🎤 Hey Jude... Your Weekend Starts Here!

From a Beatles tribute at The Ritz to Brunswick's newest downtown destination, this weekend is packed with reasons to get out and explore the Golden Isles.

Read the latest issue here:

https://goldenisleslantern.beehiiv.com/p/hey-jude-your-weekend-starts-here

08/10/2026

This week's Golden Isles Lantern is packed with local flavor, including new details about the upcoming Sea Cow butcher shop, the return of Cinema Gourmet with Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, a spotlight on one of our favorite local history blogs, plus dozens of events and live music performances happening around the Golden Isles.

Grab your coffee and catch up on what's happening in the community!

📖 Read it here: https://goldenisleslantern.beehiiv.com/p/sea-cows-and-birds

08/07/2026

🏴‍☠️ Ahoy, Golden Isles!

Downtown Brunswick is going full pirate for First Friday tonight, and that's just the beginning. This week's Lantern is packed with live music, farmers markets, local events, a chance to sign up for Brunswick PorchFest, and our latest Community Conversation about the unusual dust many SoGlo residents have been reporting. Whether you're looking for family fun, a night out, or just wondering what's happening around town, we've got your weekend covered.

⚓ Read this week's issue here:

https://goldenisleslantern.beehiiv.com/p/pirate-first-friday-porchfest

08/03/2026

The Golden Isles is changing, and this week one story has everyone talking.

After many years, the Golden Isles YMCA will close its doors next month. We looked through hundreds of local comments to capture what people loved, what they think went wrong, and one question that kept coming up:

What should replace it?

Also in this issue:

🎉 Indigo Coastal Shanty celebrates 9 years in downtown Brunswick.
🎸 Live music nearly every night this week.
📅 PorchFest kickoff, community events, trivia, golf, author talks, and much more.

Read it here:

Your Guide to the Golden Isles for August 3-6

07/31/2026

We may have just found the best fried seafood in the Golden Isles... 🍤

That's a pretty bold statement, but after dinner this week, my wife looked up and said, "That was the best fried seafood I've ever had."

We reveal the restaurant (and why it earned a perfect 🏮🏮🏮🏮🏮 Lantern Rating) in this week's Golden Isles Lantern.

Plus you'll find 80+ live music performances, festivals, markets, family events, and everything happening around the Golden Isles this weekend.

👇 Read it here:

Your Guide to the Golden Isles for July 31-Aug 2

07/27/2026

This week's Lantern is packed.

🐾 A chance to win up to $10,500 while helping local animals through GCAS's Big Paws Payout raffle.

Plus dozens of local events happening this week, live music around the Golden Isles, trivia, comedy, movies, yoga, art exhibits, karaoke, book clubs, and plenty more to help you make the most of the week.

Take a look:

Your Guide to the Golden Isles for July 27-30

07/24/2026

It's shaping up to be another busy weekend around the Golden Isles.

This week's Lantern takes you back to a simpler time with a look at Georgia's oldest drive-in movie theater, compares three move-in-ready Brunswick homes under $300K (which one would you choose?), and rounds up dozens of events plus one of our biggest live music calendars yet.

If you're looking for something to do this weekend, we've probably found it for you.

Your Guide to the Golden Isles for July 24-26

07/20/2026

Big Brother may be watching, but we’re still going out. 👁️

This week, we’re digging into the debate over the Flock cameras popping up around Brunswick and Glynn County. Are they a valuable crime-fighting tool—or are we getting a little too comfortable with being tracked?

Plus, there’s an 80s vs. 90s paint-and-karaoke night, Nicolas Cage hunting for National Treasure, trivia, live music all over the Golden Isles and plenty more happening through Thursday.

Read this week’s Lantern:

Your Guide to the Golden Isles for July 20-23