Featured image for “Magic Beach Motel building gets a reprieve for now”
The Magic Beach Motel, located just minutes from the water in Vilano Beach, has been featured in several TV shows since it opened the better part of a century ago. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
2 days ago

Magic Beach Motel building gets a reprieve for now

Plans to demolish the 75-year-old building in Vilano Beach are off the table, but that could change in the next…

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Recent Flagler graduates Gem Hansen and Emily Lacour painted this very St. Augustine mural at the St. Augustine Premium Outlets. | Submitted
3 days ago

BIT OF JOY | New St. Augustine mural unveiled

A new mural by recent Flagler College graduates Gem Hansen and Emily Lacour was unveiled last week at the St.…

Featured image for “St. Augustine sets its sights on neglected West City”
Recently opened businesses, like Blue Hen Cafe, dot West King Street, the main commercial thoroughfare of the West City neighborhood in St. Augustine. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
June 26, 2025

St. Augustine sets its sights on neglected West City

A new Community Redevelopment Agency has a plan to bring life and money to the growing section of town.…

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A Rivian service and demo center. The company plans to open one in the IGP/I-95 Logistics Park at 3405B International Golf Parkway in St. Johns County. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 26, 2025

EV automaker Rivian is expanding in St. Johns County

The electric vehicle manufacturer plans to open a service and demo center in St. Augustine in early 2026.…

Featured image for “More than 90 unmarked graves ID’d in St. Augustine cemeteries, thanks to state grant”
Willy Cooper Sr. and Lisa Lewis at the Pinehurst and San Sebastián cemeteries | Kaia Wright, Jacksonville Today
June 24, 2025

More than 90 unmarked graves ID’d in St. Augustine cemeteries, thanks to state grant

The West Augustine Improvement Association is using state funds to locate unmarked graves in the historic San Sebastian and Pinehurst…

Featured image for “St. Augustine’s new noise ordinance is louder and clearer about enforcement”
St. Augustine officials hope nights are quieter under a new noise ordinance passed on June 23, 2025. | Vicki Palombo Kirby
June 23, 2025

St. Augustine’s new noise ordinance is louder and clearer about enforcement

New rules in St. Augustine will make it easier for police to crack down on loud and disruptive noises at…

Featured image for “St. Johns County may kick in $1M more for Nights of Lights”
Hundreds of people crowd downtown St. Augustine in November 2024 to see the annual Nights of Lights. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
June 16, 2025

St. Johns County may kick in $1M more for Nights of Lights

St. Augustine has asked for more money to help the holiday event run more smoothly this year.…

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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a measure that changes the name of the Northeast Florida Regional Airport back to the St. Augustine Airport. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
June 11, 2025

St. Augustine Airport takes back its old name

The Northeast Florida Regional Airport is returning to the name it had 15 years ago: the St. Augustine Airport.…

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St. Augustine restaurateurs Genie and Jeff McNally | Mallory Aussem, Evergold Photography
June 6, 2025

St. Augustine restaurateurs to open two new eateries this summer

St. Augustine restaurant owners Genie and Jeff McNally are launching two new eateries while construction is underway on the new…

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As If! 90s Fest | WJXT News4Jax
June 6, 2025

As If! 90s Fest in St. Augustine sees third postponement

As If 90s Fest, scheduled for June 21, announced Wednesday it would be postponed for a third time and ticket…

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A state conservation officer investigates a derelict boat. | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
May 30, 2025

St. Augustine will remove nine derelict boats

Beginning Monday, the vessels will be removed from Salt Run and the Matanzas River.…

Featured image for “Black history museum hits hurdle in Legislature, but it isn’t dead”
A historical display stands at the future site of the Florida Museum of Black History in West Augustine. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
May 28, 2025

Black history museum hits hurdle in Legislature, but it isn’t dead

A measure to back a state-run Black history museum in St. Augustine got sidetracked during budget discussions.…

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Gypsy Cab Co. in St. Augustine will close June 5 and become Purple Olive restaurant. | Google
May 27, 2025

Gypsy Cab Co. will close in St. Augustine after 42 years

Gypsy Cab Co. will close June 5, and Purple Olive restaurant will move into the space.…

Featured image for “Winn-Dixie store in St. Augustine will convert to Aldi”
The Winn-Dixie store in Shores Village Plaza in St. Augustine will become an Aldi.
May 21, 2025

Winn-Dixie store in St. Augustine will convert to Aldi

The store in Shores Village Plaza will close Aug. 17 to convert to the Aldi format.…

Featured image for “Another mosquito board member resigns in St. Johns”
This metal mosquito statue is the size of an adult human, not an adult mosquito, and it sits outside of the Disease Vector Education Center that the district operates in St. Johns County. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
May 16, 2025

Another mosquito board member resigns in St. Johns

Trish Becker is the latest commissioner to resign from the Anastasia Mosquito Control District in just three months. …

Featured image for “Residents and businesses get their say on Nights of Lights”
The Plaza de la Constitución is lit up during Nights of Lights in downtown St. Augustine. l St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra, and The Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau
May 16, 2025

Residents and businesses get their say on Nights of Lights

St. Augustine will host public workshops to get feedback on how to run Nights of Lights more smoothly.…

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Former Florida Sen. Travis Hutson. | Phil Sears, AP
May 15, 2025

St. Johns County hires former Sen. Travis Hutson

Hutson reached his term limit in the Senate, but he has a new job working in the St. Johns County…

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A reenactor guards the battlements of the newly reconstructed Fort Mose | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
May 9, 2025

Centuries later, Fort Mose finally has a fort again

A reconstructed fort opened Friday at Fort Mose Historic State Park, site of the first settlement of freed Black slaves.…

Featured image for “St. Johns County backs off plan to demolish civil rights site”
The St. Johns Sheriff's Office's Detention Center Annex was once the county's jail. In the 1960s, civil rights activists like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were held there. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
May 8, 2025

St. Johns County backs off plan to demolish civil rights site

Activists sought to preserve the old jail where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was held after segregation protests.…

Featured image for “#AskJAXTDY | Is a carousel still planned at Carousel Park?”
This concept image shows what Davenport Park could look if a new carousel is installed. | St. Augustine
May 6, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Is a carousel still planned at Carousel Park?

St. Augustine approved plans last year to return a carousel to the former Carousel Park. What happened?…

Featured image for “Big fixes are underway at Lincolnville’s 100-year-old schoolhouse”
Work is underway to fix up the historic school building that hosts the Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center in St. Augustine. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
May 5, 2025

Big fixes are underway at Lincolnville’s 100-year-old schoolhouse

More than $1 million in grant funding will help repair St. Augustine’s first high school for Black students.…

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April 30, 2025

WHAT TO DO | Ghost Funk Orchestra; Isle of 8 Flags Shrimp Festival; Romanza Festivale

An indie R&B/soul concert Downtown, Fernandina Beach’s Shrimp Fest and St. Augustine’s Romanza Festivale are What to do May 2-4,…

Featured image for “St. Augustine nixes sculpture after spending $87K on it”
An illustration shows the sculpture called Groundswell, designed by artist Ivan Toth Depeña. It was planned for the roundabout at San Marco Avenue and May Street in St. Augustine. | City of St. Augustine
April 29, 2025

St. Augustine nixes sculpture after spending $87K on it

A sculpture won’t be constructed after all in the busy intersection of San Marco Avenue and May Street.…

Featured image for “Learn about oyster harvesting Tuesday in St. Augustine”
Oysters can be found in waters from Alabama down through much of Florida. | Ben Sterns via Unsplash
April 28, 2025

Learn about oyster harvesting Tuesday in St. Augustine

FWC is traveling the state to talk about existing regulations and how they might change. …