Category: Around Town & County
Celebrate 200 Years of St. Johns County with FREE PUBLIC EVENTS
Celebrate 200 Years of St. Johns County with FREE PUBLIC EVENTS Opening Receptions | JULY 19 & 20 See forty-four breathtaking photographs of the five districts of St. Johns…
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Fish Island Car Wash Back Before City
Below is an important update, written by Maureen Long of Save Fish Island, to our efforts of several years to preserve Fish Island’s beauty and benefit to our community and region. The first paragraph states…
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St. Augustine Music Festival Free Concerts
SAMF2021 returns to Cathedral Basilica for three (3) free concerts on June 24th, 25th, and 26th, welcoming back Nigel Armstrong and Gabriella Peña to our Chamber Orchestra. To attend SAMF’s free performances this year,…
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St. Augustine Veterans’ Clinic Opens Today
New St. Augustine Clinic for Veterans The new St. Augustine Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinic on SR 207 opens today (June 22, 2021). (Photo above shows the facility under construction) The new facility is officially located…
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Then and Now – 50 Years of Veteran Experiences Coming to St. Augustine
St. Augustine Exhibition to Tell the Story of the Horrors of War July 2 through August 22, the St. Augustine Art Association (STAAA) has been given the honor of presenting, through the Healing Power of…
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St. Augustine Music Festival
Maureen and John Hogan dropped off a flyer and a nice note requesting the Spoonbill make readers aware of the ongoing St. Augustine Music Festival. “Our Spoonbill readers may find something of interest, since the…
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Wildflower
Editor’s Note: Our neighbor has asked to post this in Spoonbill. There may be someone may not necessarily needing “a job”, but who nonetheless wants to “give back” to a worthy organization. This may be…
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St. Johns County Local Arts News
https://www.historiccoastculture.com/event/?view=list&type&onepage Thanks to Paula Skinner for the reminder: there is plenty of art and culture and just plain fun going on every week in St. Augustine and St. Johns County. And the link above will…
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A Stall for the Gate Car Wash
By Val D’Andrea and Lisa McGlynn Proposed Gate Car Wash at the Entrance to Fish Island Preserve Have you been wondering what’s been happening with the car wash that Gate Petroleum wants to build at…
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Art Fair Saturday in Lakeside Park
The City of St. Augustine Beach is pleased to sponsor a Community Art Fair inLakeside Park (behind the Police Department} on Saturday, May 22, from 11:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. The Fair will feature artists…
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Local Surf History Museum Opens
St. Augustine Historical Society Presents St. Augustine Surf Culture Museum The St. Augustine Historical Society will open the St. Augustine Surf Culture Museum at the Oldest House Museum Complex (14 St. Francis Street) on Friday,…
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New J&J COVID-19 Vaccination Pop-up Sites
The State of Florida is hosting Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccination pop-up sites at four locations in St. Johns County over the coming weeks. Each vaccination site will have 200 single-dose Johnson and Johnson COVID-19…
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The St. Augustine Fish Camp
By Irene Merenda St. Augustine Fish Camp, 142 Riberia Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084. 904-827-7000 The St. Augustine Fish Camp restaurant is located on Riberia in the area south of the St. Augustine Distillery and…
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Kayaking Haws Creek
BY Peter Clayton Nine of us set out from Russell’s Landing around 10:30 Wednesday morning under bright skies and headed downstream for the first time in a couple of years. There was a delightful SW…
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2021 Sea Turtle Nesting Season Begins in May
The beaches of St. Johns County are home to several species of endangered or threatened sea turtles. Residents and visitors have a special opportunity and responsibility to protect these magnificent creatures and their vulnerable nesting…
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This Morning’s Two-fer
Try the slider … Someone suggested buying a lotto ticket after this morning’s two-fer. One side of the island, a full moon setting. Then on the other, a great sunrise. Use the slider to reveal…
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