Ghost in a Bottle

Living in the area, we sometimes forget that St. Augustine is a destination for visitors from the area and vacationers. But, sometimes I like to take a step back and give readers some actual value for stopping by. That’s right, I do it all for you! Here’s 5 cool things to do in St. Augustine: [...]

You know I love writing about St. Augustine events almost as much as I love going to them. I think I’m going to have to do some “optimizing” to make it easier to find those kind of posts, because my category system is a mess. Anyway, the last Saturday night in each month is now [...]

I first heard about the Greek Festival last year, from a young coworker who was performing as a dancer. I wasn’t able to make it then, but when I saw the notice about it this year, I made special plans to attend. It was held this past weekend, October 12-14.

Wow. I don’t have a clue what drove St. John’s County Commissioner Ben Rich to jump on this guy. For all I know, Bud Markel could be the biggest jerk on the planet. What isn’t in doubt is that it’s pretty inappropriate to threaten a citizen with anal rape. Let’s go to the tape: Ben [...]

It was a while ago. A lifetime, really. Back when it was unique and had flavor. I even proposed to my wife in a lookout tower on top of the Castillo de San Marcos. A while back the local government passed an ordinance to get rid of sidewalk vendors and performance artists. Local businesses hated [...]

My sister-in-law and her husband are back from their latest excursion in their RV, which they are now putting up for sale. It is lightly used and I can attest to the fact that it is in wonderful condition. But, they have a little one entering school and business interests competing for their time. When [...]

A few month’s back my brother, BuccaneerMike, and JoeBoddy graced me with visit to St. Augustine to test-drive Joeboddy’s new camper. I just found this pic on BuccaneerMike’s totally gay MySpace page. White-Trash Breakfast: As BuccaneerMike writes, “You say that like it’s a bad thing”.

My wife started the ball rolling on this one for her sister and brother-in-law; they’re selling their St. Augustine home and we want to get the word out and get their listing pushed up a bit in the search engine rankings. So, here goes nothing: St. Augustine Million Dollar Home for Sale

The Florida Times-Union is reporting that Skybus will start daily flights from St. Augustine in July. Gotta say, commercial aviation in this part of the First Coast is desperately needed. Going from St. Johns County up through Jax to JIA can take 75-120 minutes, depending on time of day. A couple of small puddle-jumper regional [...]