Happening This Week
March is Minorcan Heritage Month in St. Augustine . The Minorcan presence along Florida’s Historic Coast is traced back to 1768, when Scottish speculator Dr. Andrew Turnbull cast his sight on an indigo plantation in…
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Category: Around Town & County
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Happening This Week
Tuesday, February 22 United for 22 No More A benefit Concert to End Veteran Suicide Featuring Lee Greenwood, with Special Guest stars Casi Joy and Saint Tone. Proceeds from the concert will be used by…
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Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouller!
The Woman’s Exchange of St. Augustine invites you and yours to join us for Nights of Vice: Mardi Gras in the Peña-Peck Historic Garden Featuring Romana + the Riot Band 143 St. George Street Fat…
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Monday-Monday, February 14-21 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 and…
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A St. Augustine Story: Beaten by the Klan in 1963, a Black man just spoke to the White pastor who helped rescue him
Editor’s Note: “You could have knocked me over with a feather”, Jimmy Jackson told me on the phone this morning, as he awaited today’s 5pm St. Augustine’s Black History Month proclamation in his honor at…
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Thanks to the 103 Fish Island Cleanup Team
Thank you to those Marsh Creek volunteers who came out to clean up Fish Island Preserve last Saturday. The weather was cold but once inside the preserve it became toasty. We appreciate all of our…
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Happening This Week
February 7, 2022 This is Black History Month. Be sure to get out and learn more about the very important and often overlooked Black History on Florida’s Historic Coast. There are many ways to…
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FISH ISLAND CLEANUP RESCHEDULED
We are Floridians and do not like to do a clean up with cold and rainy weather, so The Fish Island Preserve clean up was re-scheduled. I hope you can make the time to help,…
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Happening this Week
Monday-Sunday, January 31- February 6 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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The Arts Were on the Agenda – NIMBY won out. Performing Arts Center Proposal Shelved.
First, it was notable that opponents of the project were heard first. In football terms, the kicking team was downfield ready to pounce before the ball was in the air. The St. Augustine City Commission…
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Monday-Monday, January 24-31 NIGHTS OF LIGHTS! Nights of Lights has been listed among the top ten holiday light displays in the world by National Geographic. During this festival of lights, downtown St. Augustine glows with…
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Performing Arts Center on 312?
Many in Marsh Creek fervently support the arts, whether in the form of the Limelight Theatre downtown, or at other venues up in Jacksonville. A new proposal to build a Performing Arts Center on Marsh…
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Tuesday-Monday, January 18-24 NIGHTS OF LIGHTS! Nights of Lights has been listed among the top ten holiday light displays in the world by National Geographic. During this festival of lights, downtown St. Augustine glows with…
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2022 Festivals in St. Augustine
2022 Festivals in St. Augustine Festival season is just around the corner. Learn more about the highly-anticipated St. Augustine Food + Wine Festival, Unidas en la Música, and the Fort Mose Jazz & Blues…
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Congratulations to Friends of Fish Island!
2022 Recipient of the Herschel Shepard Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation Kudos to Lisa McGlynn and Val DAndrea among many others for their determined efforts to preserve Fish Island, the historic grounds containing…
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What’s Happening This Week
Monday-Monday, January 10-17 NIGHTS OF LIGHTS! Nights of Lights has been listed among the top ten holiday light displays in the world by National Geographic. During this festival of lights, downtown St. Augustine glows with…
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FISH ISLAND COMMUNITY CLEANUP
Many of you signed petitions and helped to keep Fish Island from being developed. Now that the trails are open, some clean up is needed. Take this opportunity to check out this beautiful spot that…
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Happening This Week
Monday, January 3- Sunday, January 9, 2022 NIGHTS OF LIGHTS! Nights of Lights has been listed among the top ten holiday light displays in the world by National Geographic. During this festival of…
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Long Waits Reported at St. Johns County COVID-19 Testing Site
The St. Johns County COVID-19 testing site is experiencing long wait times due to increased demand. Please be prepared to wait in line for at least one hour. “At 11 AM, the wait was about…
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