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Forget the farmer’s market, Rype and Readi is here

  By Jordan Puyear | gargoyle@flagler.edu In downtown St. Augustine, it’s not a common to see an eyeless life-size stuffed horse. Though, that’s exactly what greets visitors as the enter Rype and Readi, a market that specializes in natural and organic food with a strong…


Flagler’s zero tolerance policy repealed

    By Sarah Smith | gargoyle@flagler.edu Flagler College’s zero-tolerance drug policy, which has been in place since the college was first opened in the 60s, has been repealed. In its place, the school is implementing a new policy where the amount and type of drug…


Porch fest brings music, attention to Lincolnville

By Katie Garwood and Courtney Cox | gargoyle@flagler.edu Music filled the streets of Lincolnville Saturday as part of the community’s inaugural Porch Fest, an event with more than 30 local musicians performing on six porches in neighborhood. Originally, the event was slated for November, but with…


Don’t need much to be happy

By Jessie Rowan |gargoyle@flagler.edu Imagine walking hunched over throughout your entire home, making dinner on a single burning stove, only having a portable AC unit, bunk beds lining the back wall, minimal showers and your compost toilet that fertilizes your garden out back. Sounds romantic…


Abare embarks upon final semester as president

By Katie Garwood | gargoyle@flagler.edu Few college presidents can say they’ve witnessed the growth of their school from its crucial formative years through to present day. It’s likely even fewer can say they’ve attended every graduation ceremony in school history. In President William Abare’s 45…


‘Angel shots’ target dating violence

By Courtney Knudsen | gargoyle@flagler.edu Northeast Florida women have a new way to call for backup when a date goes wrong, and it is as simple as ordering a drink from the bar. St. Johns County eatery Saucy Taco has started serving ‘angel shots,’ which aren’t…


Fake IDs putting St. Augustine bars to the test

By Courtney Cox | gargoyle@flagler.edu To the underage drinker with the fake ID: your idea of a good time could mean the end of someone else’s livelihood. Fake IDs are everywhere and unquestionably easy to come by. But with adolescents’ rising desires to start the…


The heart behind the uniform

  By Katherine Hamilton | gargoyle@flagler.edu “The kids are too young to understand what it means,” stated an anonymous officer when asked what his family thinks of his occupation as a detective for the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The detective was glowing with pride at the…


The devil wears consignment

By Mallory Hopkins| gargoyle@flagler.edu ‘Fast fashion’ has taken the industry by storm. The fashion industry used to have four seasons; now there are 52, a new season for each week of the year. Ethical fashion is the idea of getting clothes from companies that do…