AB Curious is a multimedia platform launched in June 2026 with the goal to build community and civic engagement in Atlantic Beach, FL through deeper understanding of each other and local issues.

Vision

A thriving Atlantic Beach where every resident is informed, engaged, and empowered to shape their community through access to digestible factual information, civil discourse, and meaningful connection.

Mission

AB Curious builds community and civic engagement through thoughtful conversations that amplify diverse voices, foster deeper understanding, and inspire action on the issues that matter most.

Core Values

  1. Accuracy First: Fact-based, rigorously sourced with full transparency
  2. Civility: Thoughtful, respectful, and questing dialogue even on contentious issues.  Your new neighbor trying to understand AB better.
  3. Community-Centered: Stories driven by resident needs, not clicks or controversy
  4. Accessibility: Content available across multiple formats for diverse consumption preferences
  5. Accountability: Holding AB Curious, local government, institutions, and false statements accountable while treating all subjects fairly
  6. Solutions-Oriented: Not just reporting problems, but exploring pathways forward
  7. Independence: Editorial independence from political parties, special interests, and advertisers

Personality

We hope you think of AB Curious as a smart, trustworthy neighbor who is warm, connected, and curious enough to ask what residents are already thinking. We strive to be approachable, clear, fair, transparent, grounded in facts, and with a light touch of a storyteller to keep things interesting and buoyant.