Around Town This Week
Monday, April 11 Knighting Ceremony The Knighting Ceremony hosted by the St. Augustine Easter Festival Committee and St. Augustine Royal Family will be held in the Gazebo in the Plaza de la…
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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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SJC Civic Roundtable Update
Cyndi Stevenson (L) and Paul Renner Editor’s Note: Spoonbill Courier will publish selective portions of SJC Civic Roundtable reports which, in the editor’s judgement, are likely to be of interest to the wider Marsh…
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Around Town This Week
Monday- Friday, April 4-8 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 Stand” provides a…
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St. Johns County Hurricane Evacuation Zone Changes
St. Johns County’s hurricane evacuation zones have been updated as a result of data improvements by the National Hurricane Center. The new zones are effective immediately. Those living in coastal, waterfront, and low-lying areas will…
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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. Augustine Ranks #5 in Southern Beach Towns
https://www.southernliving.com/souths-best/beach-towns? It’s not a surprise at all to see St. Augustine rated among the South’s best beach towns. Of course it should be. The question was, where? Coming in at the #5 spot ain’t too…
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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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Happening This Week
March 7, 2022 March is a month full of celebrations, competitions, music and fun. Not only is March Women in History month. March is also Minorcan Heritage Month in St. Augustine. The Minorcan presence along…
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A Grab Bag of Coming Events
Easter Dinners for the Homeless Coalition Spoonbill Neighbors Community Outreach is supporting the Emergency Services and Homeless Coalition (ESHC) “Share the Feast for Easter “project. The ESHC of St. Johns County provides innovative programs to…
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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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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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Happening This Week
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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