MC HOA Elections – What to know Before You Vote
By Jane Muir A little known fact about Marsh Creek Elections — You don’t have to vote for three people and if you want to see your candidate of choice win, you probably shouldn’t. There…
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Author: Brian Nelson
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This Week Around Town
What a credit to our town to have this much going on! Enjoy … Monday – Sunday, Nov. 14-20 Contemporary Chronicles of St. Augustine at Lightner Museum Contemporary Chronicles of St. Augustine explores the urban…
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Nichole is Gone, Tomorrow Beckons
Tonight’s sunset was a beaut! From David Muir From Ken Wasmer
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High Water in Marsh Creek
As expected, Tropical Storm Nichole and high-tide produced inundation on waterfront properties along the west-side of the Marsh Creek community fronting the Matanzas River this morning. These pictures were taken at 9:46am as water intruded…
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As Nichole Neared, A Daring Kite Surfer Soared
It was Tuesday afternoon, and the Atlantic was beginning to churn with high winds and dangerous waves, the early envoys of Tropical Storm Nichole. But surfers, and especially kite surfers, don’t see danger in these…
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Nichole Storms the Beach, Seeps into Marsh Creek
Here are a few scenes of Nichole’s arrival around 10;30am this morning, and shortly after high tide. The beach and pier were being pounded by high, rough surf, and inside Marsh Creek, high water levels…
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Tropical Storm Nichole Arrives
All night long, the winds blew, signalling the approach of Tropical Storm Nichole. The storm will make its presence better known as today wears on, bringing 30-40 mph winds and rainfall increasing this afternoon and…
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Nichole Brings Hurricane Watch for Coastal St. Johns
Shortly after 10am this morning, the National Hurricane Center issued a Hurricane Watch notification for Coastal St. Johns County, meaning hurricane force winds are possible in the area within the next 48 hours. More certain…
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This Week Around Town
It is the spookiest week of the year and in addition to some of the historic experiences, gallery shows and outdoor adventure, there are lots of ghostly tours, hallowed art and music events, and fun…
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Llama Peruvian Restaurant
Llama Peruvian Restaurant, 415 Anastasia Blvd, St. Augustine. 904-819-1760 By Irene Merenda Spoonbill Courier Restaurant Critic Frank and I had gone to Llama Peruvian Restaurant when it first opened about 7 years ago. We remembered…
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This Week Around Town
Open Daily- October 17-23 P.A.St.A. Art Gallery featured artist for October: Valarie Pothier Valarie Pothier-Forrester received her Bachelor of Art Education and her Master of Arts from the University of Florida, and worked as an…
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Event Re-Schedule
Editor’s Note: Since we published the original announcement a few days ago, this event has been re-scheduled. Weather Reschedule!! Dear Friends and Members, Between ground saturation from Hurricane Ian and weather reports of more rain…
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This Week Around Town
Open Daily- October 10 – 16 P.A.St.A. Art Gallery featured artist for October: Valarie Pothier Valarie Pothier-Forrester received her Bachelor of Art Education and her Master of Arts from the University of Florida, and worked…
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Major Beach Erosion
A visit to the beach at the end of Pope Road Wednesday produced a shocker, five days after Hurricane Ian cleared out of our area. The hurricane, while well offshore by the time it reached…
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Death of a Majesty
Eileen Scheid mourns the loss of this graceful tree on Wandering Lakes, a victim of Ian and age
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What We Dodged
There have been plenty of photos and videos to emerge since Hurricane Ian wreaked almost unimaginable destruction along the SW Florida coastline. As you know, Fort Myers was particularly hard hit from a storm that…
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Grab Bag of Upcoming Events
Beaches Oktoberfest, Florida’s Largest Oktoberfest, is coming back to Jacksonville Beach this October after a nearly three year hiatus because of the pandemic. Thousands are expected to attend the 6th annual festival happening October 7…
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This Week Around Town
Open Daily- October 3-9 Bouke de Vries: War & Pieces at Lightner Museum This exhibition of London-based Dutch artist Bouke De Vries’ War & Pieces has been described as a “masterwork” by art critics. The…
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Marsh Creek Floods as Ian Brushes By
At 5pm, the Hurricane Center declared Ian had returned to a Cat 1 hurricane. The storm pushed off-land into the Atlantic in the afternoon near the Kennedy Space Center as a tropical storm. As expected,…
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