The Six Mile Paddle
By Peter Clayton Four years is a long time to wait between paddles but Six Mile made it worthwhile. As noted earlier, the improvements to the dock and ramp were amazing – while narrow, the…
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Concerts in the Park
It is with pleasure that we update the concert-in-the-park schedule. Please mark your calendars and cheer for plenty of sunshine and low humidity! Wed, May 4th at 6:00 PM Dan Mantini: All proceeds go to…
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May ’22 Update
Hello Marsh Creekers! April was another busy month for Spoonbill Neighbors! The weather was idyllic and the camaraderie among neighbors just keeps growing. It’s quite astonishing when Marsh Creek neighbors discover – to their surprise…
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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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Marsh Creek Partners with Homeless Coalition for Easter
By Louise Nelson Melody Ness, a Spoonbill Neighbor, spearheaded another successful neighborhood food drive, making Easter a brighter holiday for the less fortunate in our larger community. Marsh Creek residents donated ingredients for Easter dinners….
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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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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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Upcoming Concert Schedule
By Mohammed Mirzai It is with pleasure that we update the concert-in-the-park schedule. Please mark your calendars and cheer for plenty of sunshine and low humidity! April 21st at 5:30 PM Dan Mantini May 26th…
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Spoonbill Neighbors’ April Update
GTM Walk March 2/22 Sue Whittle led the way on a tour/hike in the GTM (Guana Tolomato Matanzas), the 76,760 acre National Estuarine Research Reserve. There are four well-marked trails ranging from 1.1 miles to 2.8…
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Concert in the Park TODAY
Music Time!! TODAY (Wed) 4:30 – 6 pm. The King’s English will entertain …
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The Press!
By Irene Merenda The Press, 525 FL-16 #101, St. Augustine, FL 32084. 904-217-8254 If you like excellent food and huge portions, you should try The Press! This is a tiny restaurant (10 tables) with 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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Thursday Concert in the Park POSTPONED
By Mohammed Mirzai Our band, King’s English, has been monitoring the weather like the rest of us. Based on the weather forecast, and out of abundance of caution, they have rightfully decided to postpone the…
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Kayaking the Aucilla and Wacissa’s Slave Canal
By Peter Clayton Photo gallery below Day 1: The expected thunderstorms never made an appearance as mostly blue skies and ideal temps greeted us when we arrived at the Days Inn just south of Monticello…
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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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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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DEAR DAPHNE #22 – A Farewell
By Rickie Rubenstein (Daphne’s Mom) Woof…..woof…..wag….wag….droopy wag Long time, I know. It’s just been a very difficult time for me. I feel like I’ve in a dream, and, hopefully, will wake up soon. But I’m…
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Party in the Park!!
By Lisa Stern On Saturday April 30th (rain date Saturday May 7th) the Spoonbill Neighbors will host a Party in the Park from 4:00pm until 7:00pm in our community park. ALL Marsh Creek residents are…
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