Around Town This Week
Monday, April 11 Knighting Ceremony The Knighting Ceremony hosted by the St. Augustine Easter Festival Committee and St. Augustine Royal Family will be held in the Gazebo in the Plaza de la…
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Author: Brian Nelson
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A Journey From Covid to Photoshop
It was during the height of Covid’s forced isolation when I felt compelled to help reestablish Marsh Creek’s withered community links, leading to the creation of the Spoonbill Courier. One of the necessary tools needed…
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Herschel Shepard Award – Friends of Fish Island
This Year’s Recipient: Friends of Fish Island The Saint Augustine Historical Society is pleased to announce Friends of Fish Island has been selected as the 2022 recipient of The Herschel Shepard Award for Excellence in…
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SJC Civic Roundtable Update
Cyndi Stevenson (L) and Paul Renner Editor’s Note: Spoonbill Courier will publish selective portions of SJC Civic Roundtable reports which, in the editor’s judgement, are likely to be of interest to the wider Marsh…
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Gator Sighting at the Park
Photo by Mohammed Mirzai The rumored “gator sighting” at the Mizell retention pond a few months ago has now moved from Yeti-like myth to fact, and this time, the critter in question has taken up…
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Around Town This Week
Monday- Friday, April 4-8 Lenny Foster Photography Exhibition: “Where We Stand” St. Johns Cultural Council presents an Art in Public Spaces exhibition featuring the fine art photography of Lenny Foster. “Where We Stand” provides a…
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Happening This Week
Monday- Friday, March 28 – April 1 Lenny Foster Photography Exhibition: “Where We Stand” St. Johns Cultural Council presents an Art in Public Spaces exhibition featuring the fine art photography of Lenny Foster. “Where We…
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Stormy Clouds
A nice ridge of threatening clouds last night, resulting in only a burst of wind as the front slid by to the north.
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St. Johns County Hurricane Evacuation Zone Changes
St. Johns County’s hurricane evacuation zones have been updated as a result of data improvements by the National Hurricane Center. The new zones are effective immediately. Those living in coastal, waterfront, and low-lying areas will…
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Grab Bag #2
Well, Would You Look At That! It’s March 2022! With hints of spring around the corner, I think we’re all looking forward to what the new season will bring. Here at the Homeless Coalition,…
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Happy St. Paddy’s Day!!
Old Irish Blessing Irish Ancestry by county in America … https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/J5kIY/2/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_dallas&stream=top
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St. Augustine Ranks #5 in Southern Beach Towns
https://www.southernliving.com/souths-best/beach-towns? It’s not a surprise at all to see St. Augustine rated among the South’s best beach towns. Of course it should be. The question was, where? Coming in at the #5 spot ain’t too…
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St. Johns County Commissioners Place 1-Cent Sales Tax on November Ballot
ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, March 15, 2022 – During today’s commission meeting, the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners voted 4 to 1 to send to referendum a proposed one-penny sales tax ordinance for voter…
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Even the Ugly Ones …
… can sometimes be appealing. Oddly, and counter-intuitively, you have to get up real close to find some beauty in these two birds. But yes, WOOD STORKS (THANKS TO ALL FOR THE CORRECTION) turkey vultures…
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Happening This Week
March 7, 2022 March is a month full of celebrations, competitions, music and fun. Not only is March Women in History month. March is also Minorcan Heritage Month in St. Augustine. The Minorcan presence along…
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Barbara White
Editor’s Note: A little more than 6 months ago, “Queen” Barbara left us once, departing Marsh Creek for the nearby Silver Creek Retirement Home. Many Marsh Creekers who were privileged to know her came out…
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A Grab Bag of Coming Events
Easter Dinners for the Homeless Coalition Spoonbill Neighbors Community Outreach is supporting the Emergency Services and Homeless Coalition (ESHC) “Share the Feast for Easter “project. The ESHC of St. Johns County provides innovative programs to…
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Happening This Week
March is Minorcan Heritage Month in St. Augustine . The Minorcan presence along Florida’s Historic Coast is traced back to 1768, when Scottish speculator Dr. Andrew Turnbull cast his sight on an indigo plantation in…
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