By Abby Wahl As far back as I can remember, bats have been my favorite animal. The environmental importance of the creature as well as their curiosity and aloofness drew me in, despite their portrayals in modern media as being evil sidekicks or omens of…
By Holly Hearn The St. Augustine Amphitheatre Farmers Market has been occurring weekly for 27 years and features local vendors producing art, food and more. Farmers markets support small businesses and boost the local economy in their areas. According to the Farmers Market Coalition, markets…
By: Lilly Dietz This piece was published in partnership with the Pulitzer Center Attention on Finland’s approach toward housing and homelessness has grown worldwide. According to Housing First Europe, within the past 16 years, Finland has shifted from traditional management of homelessness to a more progressive…
By Sara Orr Tony Hale, the voice and face behind many well-loved characters, is coming to Saint Augustine as part of the Limelight Theatre education program. The event will take place on Sunday, March 2 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Flagler College Lewis…
By Kaia Wright A domestic violence intake facility can many times be survivors’ first view of hope and safety. It can also be the first place to offer a solution and give survivors resources they need to go forward. Getting help and going to a…
By Holly Hearn Fort Mose State Park is filled with St. Augustine’s history dating back to 1687 when the first free black people from slavery in the Carolinas arrived. By 1738, the town of Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose had been constructed. It…
By Olivia Lockett The story of civil rights in St. Augustine isn’t just history- it’s alive in Lincolnville, where the past still echoes through its streets and people. The neighborhood, founded in 1866 by formerly enslaved people after the Civil War, has a history that…
By Evelyn Lopez It was advertised as a study abroad Flagship led by Associate Professor of History John Young, examining the Diversity and Citizenship in India. But when I traveled over the pond this past January with a group of Flagler College sophomores, I wasn’t…
By Kaia Wright When Robbie Boggs took Flagler College students to the Pinehurst and San Sebastian cemeteries, students were shocked that these sites were in their backyard. Historically black cemeteries have experienced crude neglect. As the threats to them rise, more are disappearing from the…
By Holly Hearn Whether most people realize it or not, monuments are around us all the time, no matter where we are. They represent everything from war battles to prominent figures in history and can take many forms. “Monuments and Memories: America and Germany in…