Grab Bag of Events
HistoryFest 2022 starts TODAY! We hope you’re as excited as we are for this year’s HistoryFest! In case you weren’t ‘in the know’, The St. Augustine History Festival was created and conceived by UFHSA (University…
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Author: Brian Nelson
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Around Town This Week
Monday – Sunday, May 9-15 Picturing a Nation: American Art from the Lightner Museum Picturing a Nation is a major installation of American paintings and sculpture from the Lightner Museum’s permanent collection. From America’s great…
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St. Johns County Urges Beachgoers to take Precautions to Protect Sea Turtle Nests
Residents and visitors can help protect nesting sea turtles Sea turtle nesting season is officially underway in St. Johns County through Oct. 31. Residents, visitors, and businesses are asked to help protect natural sea turtle…
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Around Town This Week – a Lot!
Monday – Sunday, May 2-8 Picturing a Nation: American Art from the Lightner Museum Picturing a Nation is a major installation of American paintings and sculpture from the Lightner Museum’s permanent collection. From America’s great…
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Around Town This Week
Monday – Sunday, April 25-May 1 Picturing a Nation: American Art from the Lightner Museum Picturing a Nation is a major installation of American paintings and sculpture from the Lightner Museum’s permanent collection. From America’s…
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St. Johns County COVID-19 Testing Site Closing Friday, Apr. 22
ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, April 20, 2022 – Effective 4 p.m. on Friday, Apr. 22, the NOMI Health COVID-19 testing site at the St. Johns County Wind Mitigation Building will no longer be operational due to…
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Around Town This Week
Monday- Friday, April 18-22 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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Pink Moon Welcomes Easter
Happy Easter, Passover and Ramadan, everyone! Last night, Vic Yerrill caught the great snap above of this Spring’s Pink Moon over Marsh Creek. The celestial phenomenon is also known as the Paschal Moon because of…
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A Grab Bag of Upcoming Events
Celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year The Taste of St. Augustine serves up exciting “tastes”. St. Augustine’s favorite restaurants and food trucks compete for the prestigious TOSTA (Taste of St. Augustine) awards, with categories including Best…
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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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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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