This Week Around Town
Ongoing Daily Events through December 22 31st Annual Nights of Lights Nightly through January 26 Free Admission. Downtown St. Augustine Learn More Ways to View the Nights of Lights Nightly Tours Downtown…
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Author: Brian Nelson
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The Silver Springs / Juniper Creek Paddles
By Peter Clayton This outing was like a three act play with each day being quite different from the others – certainly the paddles were. Six of us braved forecasts of rain and cold and…
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St. Augustine’s December 14, 2024 Wild Nights of Lights
If you’ve not had a chance to brave the crowds and traffic for this year’s Nights of Lights in downtown St. Augustine, here you go…
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Night of Lights 2024 Wrap
Unlike last year soggy, rainy evening, Night of Lights 2024 had perfect weather, kicked off at 5:27pm by a spectacular sunset. Temperatures remained in the mid-60’s, the sky was clear, the winds were light, and…
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Publix Demo Nears Completion
There’s not much left of the old girl now. Bulldozers are completing the job of razing the old Anastasia Plaza store right to the ground so that work can start on building its successor. Doors…
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Night of Lights Tonight!
Tonight at sundown we light up Marsh Creek! Place your candles on the curbs and let them shine!! Send photos of your street to: Spoonbill@Mindspring.com Tomorrow, we’ll do a round-up of what it all looked…
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Night of Lights Almost Here
Get your bags and candles ready for Friday’s Sunset Party in Marsh Creek!
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This Week Around Town
Ongoing Daily Events through December 15 31st Annual Nights of Lights Nightly through January 26 Free Admission. Downtown St. Augustine Learn More Ways to View the Nights of Lights Nightly Tours Downtown…
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Spoonbill Neighbors Rock in the Holiday Season
Under the peaceful glow of the Lighthouse … … beside the gentle waters of Salt Run …. A rocking holiday party was underway…!!! About 70 Marsh Creek’ers, members of the Spoonbill Neighbors social group, took…
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A Holiday Events Grab Bag
Chchchchocolate The Season’s Tours at Historic Peña-Peck House Just steps from the Plaza at 143 St. George Street is one of St. Augustine’s great treasures, the Peña-Peck House, circa 1750. The historic house museum has…
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A resounding NO to Hawkins Island at Marsh Creek’s General Homeowners’ Meeting
Marsh Creek held its 2024 annual homeowners meeting last night at Anastasia Catholic Church. According to Leland management, 170 homeowners attended in person or by proxy. HOA president, John Hutson, conducted an informal straw poll…
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This Week Around Town
Ongoing Daily Events through December 8 31st Annual Nights of Lights Nightly through January 26 Free Admission. Downtown St. Augustine Learn More Ways to View the Nights of Lights Nightly Tours Downtown…
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59 Reasons to say Happy Thanksgiving, Marsh Creek!
Several weeks ago, the St. Johns County Homeless Coalition delivered 18 Publix bags to help Marsh Creek’s Spoonbill Neighbors to kick off its annual Thanksgiving food drive. Each empty bag was pre-designated for one of…
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This Week Around Town
Ongoing Daily Events through December 1 31st Annual Nights of Lights Nightly through January 26 Free Admission. Downtown St. Augustine Learn More Ways to View the Nights of Lights Nightly Tours Downtown…
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Hawkins Island – Really?
As is now apparent from the previous Spoonbill Courier report detailing overwhelming community opposition to the Hawkins Island development, there is greater wonderment why this project was ever launched in the first place. One Marsh…
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Reaction to Hawkins Island Project
UPDATED 11-23-2024 Brian Nelson – Editor The Hawkins Island report, which was published on November 10, is probably one of the most responded-to in Spoonbill Courier history. For those of you who have not read…
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This Week Around Town
Ongoing Daily Events through November 24 “The Gilded Age: Treasures” from the Lightner Museum 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 75 King St., St. Augustine Learn More “The Hague School: The Second Golden Age…
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Food Drive Now in “Bag It Yourself” Mode
Due once again to popular response, we have run out of dedicated Publix shopping bags for the 3rd annual Share the Feast food drive on behalf of the Homeless Coalition of St. Johns County, However,…
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Hawkins Island – Is This Something Marsh Creek Wants?
Last week, a pitch to Marsh Creek homeowners offered the prospect of annexing and developing a barren 14-acre ICW island on the backyard of homes along Herons Nest Lane, and building 10-12 new homes, each…
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