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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Final Day for Pfizer 1st Shot Wednesday
Final Day to Receive the First Dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine through St. Johns County – April 28 The final day to receive the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the St….
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Annual Fundraiser Approaching
The members of the MCWA (Marsh Creek Women’s Association) have been working over the past 11 months on their annual charity fundraiser based on the theme “Community Of Strength.” The fund-raising event will take place…
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Marsh Creekers Helping the Homeless
Emergency Services and Homeless Coalition of St Johns County By Melody Ness and Ann Reid Tucked away in northwest St. Augustine are 23 cottages that are used to house families who have become homeless for…
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COVID-19 Vaccine Walk-up Appointments Wednesday
COVID-19 Vaccine Walk-up Appointments at the Solomon Calhoun Community Center St. Johns County will be accepting walk-up appointments for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21, at the…
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Amici’s – Help Needed. A Restaurant Review
Amici Italian Restaurant 1915 A1A S, St Augustine Beach, FL 32080 By Irene Merenda (April 2021) Editors Note: Irene Merenda, a frequent restaurant diner, is debuting as the Spoonbill Courier’s new Restaurant Critic. In the…
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A Family Affair
You have probably spotted the red truck and blackened cookers oddly stashed on the side of the road in Hastings. Sometimes cars are in front, other times the place is quiet, seemingly abandoned. Maybe you…
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The Drive-in Church – a Highway to Heaven
By Meri-Kathryn Peed As a kid of the 50’s, growing up in New Jersey, I loved visiting my grandparents in Daytona Beach on school vacations. Some of the highlights of those visits were my family…
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Paddling the Withlacoochee North
By Peter Clayton Wow, what a trip. The With North, with the water level about 4 ft higher than in Oct 2018, was totally a totally different river. It had fewer and milder shoals and…
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Lee Weaver’s Amazing Light Show
St. Augustine’s Lee Weaver, a well-known local actor with an abundance of talent, staged a one-man art show Saturday night. On the walls of I-Tech on Old Moultrie shone an eclectic collection of artistic Light…
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A Foggy Morning at the Pier
A new camera combined with foggy, high surf at the pier this morning.
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Covid Vaccine Age Limit dropped to 50.
St. Johns County Now Vaccinating Florida Residents 50 Years of Age and Older St. Johns County is now accepting COVID-19 vaccination appointment preregistrations for persons who are 50 years of age and older. Qualifying individuals who…
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