By Wylie Saviello Former Alaskan state representative turned St. Augustine business owner, Liz Snyder, has created a hub for community, arts and activism in uptown St. Augustine. After living in Alaska for 13 years, the Florida native returned to open Spinster Abbott’s, a bodega, taproom,…
By Wylie Saviello Active and engaged community members like Breanne Rupp and Erika Forrest-Martin shared how to organize and coordinate mutual aid, including resources about constitutional rights. But this wasn’t at a city commission meeting; it was at a local business more often known for…
By Holly Hearn Flagler College added the cinematic arts major three years ago- and since then they have developed a new way of teaching through their film project “A Book of Freedom: The Confessions of Francisco Menéndez.” Led by Communications Professor and Coordinator of Cinematic Arts Tracy Halcomb, PhD., and Visiting Filmmaker and Director Jim Gilmore, students in the program were able to get both class…
By Sophia Cardona With two kids under the age of nine, going back to Haiti wasn’t a risk he was willing to take. Kidnappings and mass killings are daily events back home. Last year, the United Nations reported that between April 2025 and June 2025,…
By Bree Mallory After the U.S. Department of Justice’s release of files related to the federal investigation of the late sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein earlier this year, posts circulated online claiming that Lifetouch, a yearbook company, was involved in sending children’s school pictures to sex traffickers. …
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission photo by Andy Wraithmell By Taylor Marshall This winter, Florida residents have been warned to carry an umbrella, not for rain – but for the risk of a frozen iguana plummeting from the trees above. This January, a rare…
By Avery Raimondo University of North Florida Men’s soccer player heading the ball vs Flagler Men’s Soccer on February 28th at Hodges Stadium. Photo by Avery Raimondo. When 11-year-olds take the field for a morning soccer game, refs aren’t just watching for fouls anymore; they’re…
By Sophia Cardona Behind the pom poms and sparkly uniforms is a great amount of dedication and perseverance. To many, cheerleading seems like an overly glamorous job, and while it does come with its surreal moments and exciting adventures, it also comes with challenges that…
By Sophia Cardona A thunder-like noise echoed through the island of Vieques at dusk on a Monday in 1999. It turned out to be two bombs that killed security guard Davis Sanes Rodriguez and injured four other people. They were mistakenly dropped by the U.S….
Organizers with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) rallying on the steps of the Florida capitol. The Florida Department
of Health’s (FDOH) attempt to cut funding for HIV medications provided to low-income Floridians in January has kicked off
legal battle between AHF and FDOH. Feb. 18, 2026. Photo by Logan Johnson