Features

Kai Kai Farm: A Veggie Oasis

By: Danielle Filjon Between rows of fresh crops, across acres of eucalyptus trees, lies the lush beauty of Kai Kai Farm. Every season yields a new bounty, and for over 18 years, Kai Kai Farm has been producing fresh vegetables, being the epicenter of special…



Creating the Vert Scene in St. Augustine

The Datil Pepper Vert Ramp brings the skateboarding community together By Maiya Mahoney  A math teacher at Murray Middle School and youth minister with Young Life, Brennan Gagnon is hoping to create a positive vert skate scene with The Datil Pepper Vert Ramp. “For me,…




Jeremy Varnadore’s Ancient City Serpents

By Katherine Hamilton | gargoyle@flagler.edu Jeremy Varnadore grew up playing with snakes in the swamps of Georgia. Now, he can be seen draped in snakes and set up in the streets of downtown St. Augustine. Snakes have had a bad reputation since the age of Adam and Eve,…



Vintage: the future of fashion

By Lauren Piskothy | gargoyle@flagler.edu Mom jeans are in style, and grandpa sweaters are all the rage; vintage clothing is steadily becoming the future of fashion. Thrift stores are thriving as retailer giants like Forever 21 and H&M continue to close more stores. The United States Census…


Meet your friendly local meteorologist, Richard Nunn

By Mara Mazar | gargoyle@flagler.edu Richard Nunn describes himself as an “all-American nerd” who has “made being a dork into a long lasting occupation as a meteorologist” on his LinkedIn profile. Delivering weather forecasts with WJXT since 2004, he is always trying to make people smile….


Local non-profit makes dreams come true

By Mara Mazar | gargoyle@flagler.edu With a blue wagon full of gifts behind her, Ashley Smith, dream manager for Dreams Come True of Jacksonville, was on a mission to find chocolate milk for one of her patients.   Dreams Come True of Jacksonville is the only…