By Maiya Mahoney St. Augustine, Fla., is now truly a ghost town. St. Augustine’s cobblestone streets remain barren, most businesses are closed and the trolleys full of tourists are nowhere to be found. As of March 17, all bars have had to close and restaurants…
By Kyra Pooley Everyone handles new experiences differently. When the world suddenly goes into panic mode during a global pandemic, it can be hard to know how to respond and what to do. Regardless of what you’ve been up to, it’s been about 2 weeks…
By Kayla McManama Sea turtles have been around for 110 million years, but as Florida’s population continues to grow, their population is declining. Catherine Eastman is the Sea Turtle Program Manager at the Sea Turtle Hospital at Whitney Laboratory. In its four years of existence,…
Photos by Annika Minton As the Covid-19 coronavirus sweeps through Florida and the rest of the country, once-busy tourist destinations like St. Augustine, Florida, that would normally be flooded with spring breakers and other visitors now see empty streets and shuttered restaurants. This photo essay…
By Jared Olson Even today, ten years later, the wounds from those days remain fresh my mind: a haze in the locker room, noxious fumes of body spray, the heavy metal clattering of doors slamming shut. The nightmare began after P.E. one afternoon. We were…
By Erin Brady| gargoyle@flagler.edu To say that St. Augustine has had a complicated history of racism would be an understatement. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., upon visiting this city, called it “the most lawless community” he had ever encountered due to the amount of vitriolic…
By Ally Wall It was a dusty wonderland. Tractor trailer after tractor trailer, barn after barn, all filled to the brim with historical treasures. Most would gaze upon the mountains of mystery at my great- grandfather’s home and claim it was all trash. But for…
By Jared Olson As the deadly coronavirus pandemic sweeps into North Florida, with 82 known cases and 3 deaths in St. John’s and Duval Counties as of 11 A.M., Wednesday, Flagler College has declared that classes remain online for the rest of the semester. All…
By Molly Gadawski | gargoyle@flagler.edu Humans are a social species. So if you’re feeling alone and thrown off by this period of quarantine and social distancing, take comfort in the fact that you’re not the only one. The global COVID-19 pandemic has introduced many obstacles into…
By Maiya Mahoney In kindergarten, Kayla Zappone knew exactly what she wanted to do when she grew up: move to St. Augustine, go to Flagler College and open a surf shop. Growing up in Satellite Beach, Florida, Zappone is no stranger to the ocean. Her…