Author: Brian Nelson
Tropical Storm Elsa
The 2021 Hurricane season officially began a month ago today, and Tropical Storm Elsa is already heading our way. NOAA’s storm forecast has Florida in its sights, on a bulls-eye trajectory that would, at this…
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Even a 10-Minute Walk May Be Good for the Brain
Shared courtesy of The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/24/well/move/exercise-brain-memory-fitness-cognitive.html?smid=em-share Ten minutes of mild exercise can immediately alter how certain parts of the brain communicate and coordinate with one another and improve memory function. By Gretchen Reynolds…
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The Newest Nonagenarian
The title is awkward. We hardly ever hear it. And that’s in part because most people never live long enough to attain it. But Ron Estes, the former Marine Sergeant, CIA legend, and Marsh Creek…
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St. Augustine Music Festival Free Concerts
SAMF2021 returns to Cathedral Basilica for three (3) free concerts on June 24th, 25th, and 26th, welcoming back Nigel Armstrong and Gabriella Peña to our Chamber Orchestra. To attend SAMF’s free performances this year,…
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St. Augustine Veterans’ Clinic Opens Today
New St. Augustine Clinic for Veterans The new St. Augustine Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinic on SR 207 opens today (June 22, 2021). (Photo above shows the facility under construction) The new facility is officially located…
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St. Augustine Juneteenth Concert Festival
BE A PART OF HISTORY! Entertain, Educate, and Elevate Through Music. • • www.SAMFestival.org • • JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION • • On June 15, 2021, the Senate approved a bill to make Juneteenth a…
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Meeting at Big Bird Pond
Around Marsh Creek, it always pays to have your smartphone handy when out for a walk or a bike ride. Yesterday, the Marsh Creek Avian Club held its morning meeting in the big pond at…
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2021 Hurricane Season Underway
NOAA predicts another active Atlantic hurricane season NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting another above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters predict a 60% chance of an above normal season, a 30% chance of a near-normal season,…
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“What Does Memorial Day Mean?”
By Brian Nelson Chief Warrant Officer (RET) Stephen Lawrence, and Marsh Creek resident, is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation’s second highest military honor. Lawrence has put almost 50 years behind that…
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Then and Now – 50 Years of Veteran Experiences Coming to St. Augustine
St. Augustine Exhibition to Tell the Story of the Horrors of War July 2 through August 22, the St. Augustine Art Association (STAAA) has been given the honor of presenting, through the Healing Power of…
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St. Augustine Music Festival
Maureen and John Hogan dropped off a flyer and a nice note requesting the Spoonbill make readers aware of the ongoing St. Augustine Music Festival. “Our Spoonbill readers may find something of interest, since the…
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St. Johns County Local Arts News
https://www.historiccoastculture.com/event/?view=list&type&onepage Thanks to Paula Skinner for the reminder: there is plenty of art and culture and just plain fun going on every week in St. Augustine and St. Johns County. And the link above will…
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“Deer Me …”
Photos courtesy of John Martin and Nina Lafleur, from their Marshside Drive “sanctuary” this morning.
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Art Fair Saturday in Lakeside Park
The City of St. Augustine Beach is pleased to sponsor a Community Art Fair inLakeside Park (behind the Police Department} on Saturday, May 22, from 11:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. The Fair will feature artists…
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Local Surf History Museum Opens
St. Augustine Historical Society Presents St. Augustine Surf Culture Museum The St. Augustine Historical Society will open the St. Augustine Surf Culture Museum at the Oldest House Museum Complex (14 St. Francis Street) on Friday,…
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New J&J COVID-19 Vaccination Pop-up Sites
The State of Florida is hosting Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccination pop-up sites at four locations in St. Johns County over the coming weeks. Each vaccination site will have 200 single-dose Johnson and Johnson COVID-19…
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