This Week Around Town
Open Daily- October 3-9 Bouke de Vries: War & Pieces at Lightner Museum This exhibition of London-based Dutch artist Bouke De Vries’ War & Pieces has been described as a “masterwork” by art critics. The…
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THE GARDEN CLUB TOUR OF HOMES IS BACK
The Garden Club of St Augustine will host its 51st Tour of Homes on Sunday December 4 from noon until 5 PM. The Tea and Boutique will once again be at the lovely River House…
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Marsh Creek Floods as Ian Brushes By
At 5pm, the Hurricane Center declared Ian had returned to a Cat 1 hurricane. The storm pushed off-land into the Atlantic in the afternoon near the Kennedy Space Center as a tropical storm. As expected,…
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Flash Flood Warning Extended, Bridge of Lions Closed, 312 Remains Open
At 11:20 am, the National Weather Service issued a FLASH FLOOD WARNING for our area, and at mid-afternoon extended the advisory until 9:00 pm this evening. Water was already pushing into Marsh Creek from the…
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Bridges Still Open as Tropical Storm Ian Arrives
At 6am this morning, St. Johns County bridges, including the 312 bridge from Anastasia Island to the mainland, were still open. The county expected to be forced to close them “later today”. “We are playing…
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Hurricane Ian Makes Landfall with Powerful Winds and Rain
“I’ve covered maybe 91 hurricanes”, said the Weather Channel’s 20-year veteran Mike Seidel, “but this is the worst one I’ve seen”. Seidel was reporting from Fort Myers mid-afternoon today, moments before Hurricane Ian made landfall…
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St. Johns County Civic Roundtable
St. Johns County Civic Roundtable to Host Public Meeting on 1 Cent Sales Tax Increase “Everything You Need to Know About the 1% Sales Tax Proposal” The St. Johns County Civic Roundtable will host…
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Update on the SJC Development Fight
By Michael Read To Fellow Marsh Creekers, I’m pleased to report that our county commissioners rejected both the Adler Creek development and the Elkton Industrial Park project. It’s uplifting to know that our commissioners will…
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This Week Around Town
Open Daily- September 19-25 Tom Schifanella: Faces of the Alcazar at Lightner Museum Faces of the Alcazar presents a compelling glimpse of life behind-the-scenes at Henry Flagler’s Alcazar Hotel. Through large-format photographs, the exhibition documents…
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Over Development in St. Johns County?
“By far, the greatest percent of land area that will become developed … is in the Central Florida region, but Northeast Florida follows that,” Carr said. Editor’s Note: Since the inception of Spoonbill Courier just…
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Around Town This Week
Open Daily- September 12-18 Tom Schifanella: Faces of the Alcazar at Lightner Museum Faces of the Alcazar presents a compelling glimpse of life behind-the-scenes at Henry Flagler’s Alcazar Hotel. Through large-format photographs, the exhibition documents…
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This Week Around Town
Open Daily- September 5-11 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 vistas…
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Around Town This Week
Open Daily- August 29-September 4 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
Open Daily- August 22-28 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 vistas…
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Sunday Sunrise
This gentleman stopped right in front of me for a drink of water. What was created from this encounter is superb. Thanks to good timing, a camera phone, and above all, Mother Nature!
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Around Town This Week
Open Daily- August 15-21 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 vistas…
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100 Years of Film History in St. Augustine
Most people know Hollywood as the destination for the film industry, but did you know America’s motion picture history began on Florida’s Historic Coast? Directors, producers, and actors came to St. Augustine, Florida to escape…
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Around Town This Week
Open Daily- August 8-14 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 vistas…
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Here Came the Sun
Happy Friday! With kids back in school, it’s been a great week for mornings at the beach. In this first frame of two photos I’ve selected from my Thursday morning beach shoot, we have three…
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