Magic Beach Motel Threatened
The Magic Beach Motel on Vilano Road was built in 1951 and renovated a number of times over the years. | News4Jax The Magic Beach Motel: An icon or an eyesore? By Noah Hertz /…
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CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK | St. Augustine restaurant and bar scene
CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK | St. Augustine restaurant and bar scene By Hanna Raskin / Florida Today While Nights of Lights makes St. Augustine a hugely popular yuletide destination, that’s not why I went there toward the…
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RUSH, RUSH: Easter Food Drive is Underway!
Spoonbill Neighbors 4th Easter Feast Food Drive is getting off to a late start – please hurry. By Louise Nelson Due to an operational error (i.e. a goof) we have just received our supply of…
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Coming and going: St. Augustine, dining scene is evolving
New restaurants are moving into downtown St. Augustine, but others say the crowds have become too much. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today By Noah Hertz / Florida Today Published on April 8, 2025 at 2:38…
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Costco & World Golf Village Traffic
No doubt you’ve been to the new Costco at World Golf Village and have white-knuckled through all the traffic this store, and Bucees and now Bass Pro are sucking into a now hugely congested interchange….
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The Disston Lake Paddle
By Peter Clayton (Mar 26, 2025) In our 16 years of paddling we’ve only done three lakes: Guana Lake in the Guana-Tolomato Preserve; Lake Norris near Orlando, and; Lake Disston, just south of Bunnell, which…
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The Vilano to City Paddle
By Peter Clayton (Mar 26, 2025) The weather was ideal with blue skies and plenty of sun with a light breeze which ten of us enjoyed while paddling from the Vilano Landing boat ramp on…
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A Shorter 2025 Nights of Lights: Nov 15 – Jan 11
Hundreds of people crowd downtown St. Augustine in November 2024 to see the annual Nights of Lights. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today Nights of Lights shortened to ease crowds and traffic By Noah Hertz After…
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The Rebirth of Downtown Hastings
THE JAXSON | Before and after: The rebirth of Downtown Hastings By Ennis Davis Published on March 11, 2025 at 10:43 am Located in southwest St. Johns County, Downtown Hastings is experiencing a rapid economic…
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This Week Around Town
Ongoing Daily Events through March 9 “St. Augustine Through the Lens of William Henry Jackson” at Lightner Museum 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 75 King St., St. Augustine Learn More “Sweet Beginnings: Unwrapping St….
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Marian Washington – Our Marsh Creek Neighbor
To close out Black History Month we focus on one of our quiet, unassuming neighbors, who is also one of the pioneers of basketball: Marian Washington. Editor’s Note: Thanks to Theo Helms for bringing Marian,…
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A Grab Bag of Events
Of Stage and Screen – Friday March 7th Feel Like Dancing – Mar 8-9 Havana Nights – Saturday Mar 29th The Marsh Creek Women’s Association is hosting Havana Nights on Saturday, March 29th to raise…
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Lincolnville Mural
St. Augustine artist Nancy Christensen unveiled a new mural this month on the side of the Corner Market building in St. Augustine’s historic Lincolnville to honor the neighborhood’s history and connections to the Civil Rights Movement….
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This Week Around Town
Ongoing Daily Events through March 2 “St. Augustine Through the Lens of William Henry Jackson” at Lightner Museum 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 75 King St., St. Augustine Learn More “Sweet Beginnings: Unwrapping St….
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This Week Around Town
Ongoing Daily Events through February 23 “St. Augustine Through the Lens of William Henry Jackson” at Lightner Museum 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 75 King St., St. Augustine Learn More “Sweet Beginnings: Unwrapping St….
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Buried beneath Lincolnville: a 240-year-old British fort
City archaeologists work on the site of an 18th century British redoubt — or fort — in the Lincolnville part of the historic city. | St. Augustine Archaeology Program Reprinted from Jacksonvolle Today By Dan…
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The Great Migration and Black Jacksonville
The Jaxson – reprinted courtesy of Jacksonville Today The Great Migration and Black Jacksonville Jacksonville played a pivotal role in the Great Migration, in large part because of its rail station. By Ennis Davis The…
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This Week Around Town
Ongoing Daily Events through February 16 “St. Augustine Through the Lens of William Henry Jackson” at Lightner Museum 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 75 King St., St. Augustine Learn More “Sweet Beginnings: Unwrapping St….
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The Deep Creek Paddle
By Peter Clayton Once again Deep Creek provided a delightful experience for our paddlers aided by perfect weather. The positives began with the short entrance to the ramp from SR 207 which had been filled…
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