The Disston Lake Paddle
By Peter Clayton (Mar 26, 2025) In our 16 years of paddling we’ve only done three lakes: Guana Lake in the Guana-Tolomato Preserve; Lake Norris near Orlando, and; Lake Disston, just south of Bunnell, which…
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The Vilano to City Paddle
By Peter Clayton (Mar 26, 2025) The weather was ideal with blue skies and plenty of sun with a light breeze which ten of us enjoyed while paddling from the Vilano Landing boat ramp on…
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A Shorter 2025 Nights of Lights: Nov 15 – Jan 11
Hundreds of people crowd downtown St. Augustine in November 2024 to see the annual Nights of Lights. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today Nights of Lights shortened to ease crowds and traffic By Noah Hertz After…
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Lynda’s at the Ocean Club
By Irene Merenda Lynda’s at the Ocean Club 3175 S. Ponte Vedra Blvd Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 904-748-4100 Lynda’s, (previously Serenada at the Ocean Club), opened about 3 weeks before our visit on…
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The Rebirth of Downtown Hastings
THE JAXSON | Before and after: The rebirth of Downtown Hastings By Ennis Davis Published on March 11, 2025 at 10:43 am Located in southwest St. Johns County, Downtown Hastings is experiencing a rapid economic…
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This Week Around Town
Ongoing Daily Events through March 9 “St. Augustine Through the Lens of William Henry Jackson” at Lightner Museum 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 75 King St., St. Augustine Learn More “Sweet Beginnings: Unwrapping St….
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The Ocklawaha Paddle
By Peter Clayton The kayaking gods blessed us Wednesday (Feb 26) with excellent weather, water as clear as we’ve seen on the Ock, an amazing variety and number of birds, turtles and gators, and great…
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Kayaking Moultrie Creek
By Peter Clayton Conditions were perfect on the morning of Feb 12th – bright sky, nice temps, slight breeze from the SW and high tide as we launched. While prepped our boats to set off…
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A Grab Bag of Events
Of Stage and Screen – Friday March 7th Feel Like Dancing – Mar 8-9 Havana Nights – Saturday Mar 29th The Marsh Creek Women’s Association is hosting Havana Nights on Saturday, March 29th to raise…
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This Week Around Town
Ongoing Daily Events through March 2 “St. Augustine Through the Lens of William Henry Jackson” at Lightner Museum 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 75 King St., St. Augustine Learn More “Sweet Beginnings: Unwrapping St….
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This Week Around Town
Ongoing Daily Events through February 23 “St. Augustine Through the Lens of William Henry Jackson” at Lightner Museum 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 75 King St., St. Augustine Learn More “Sweet Beginnings: Unwrapping St….
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Buried beneath Lincolnville: a 240-year-old British fort
City archaeologists work on the site of an 18th century British redoubt — or fort — in the Lincolnville part of the historic city. | St. Augustine Archaeology Program Reprinted from Jacksonvolle Today By Dan…
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This Week Around Town
Ongoing Daily Events through February 16 “St. Augustine Through the Lens of William Henry Jackson” at Lightner Museum 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 75 King St., St. Augustine Learn More “Sweet Beginnings: Unwrapping St….
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Hangar One Bistro Eatery & Bar
By Irene Merenda Hangar One Bistro Eatery & Bar Northeast Regional Airport4900 US-1 NorthSt Augustine32095 A recent Friday night included dinner with friends at Hangar One Bistro Eatery & Bar. Open Table reservations were unavailable,…
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This Week Around Town
Ongoing Daily Events through February 9 “St. Augustine Through the Lens of William Henry Jackson” at Lightner Museum 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 75 King St., St. Augustine Learn More “Sweet Beginnings: Unwrapping St….
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Gala for a Cause
St. Anastasia Catholic Church is staging a festive gala to raise funds for the St. Enda Formation Center and Celebration Hall on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. Located at 5205 AIA in St. Augustine, Celebration Hall…
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This Week Around Town
Ongoing Daily Events through February 2 “The Hague School: The Second Golden Age of Dutch Painting” at the Lightner Museum 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 75 King St., St. Augustine Learn More “Sweet…
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This Week Around Town
Ongoing Daily Events through January 26 31st Annual Nights of Lights Last Week! Free Admission. Downtown St. Augustine Learn More Ways to View the Nights of Lights Nightly Tours Downtown St. Augustine…
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Another polar vortex will soon blast North Florida
By Leslie Hudson – Storm Center Published on January 16, 2025 at 11:04 am JaxToday If you thought last week was cold, hold onto your hot lattes and be ready to bundle up as (…
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St. Augustine says Nights of Lights may be getting too big
“Operating Nights of Lights for two full months may not be sustainable” By Noah Hertz JAXToday St. Augustine’s popular Nights of Lights brings people from all over the world to admire the historic city’s displays…
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