Family by Choice
By Audrey Cress I knew when my then-fiancé and I decided to elope, I wouldn’t be as prepared as most women are the night before they say, “I do.” We opened his $70 Amazon suit, and it was the mess of wrinkled fabric you would…
By Audrey Cress I knew when my then-fiancé and I decided to elope, I wouldn’t be as prepared as most women are the night before they say, “I do.” We opened his $70 Amazon suit, and it was the mess of wrinkled fabric you would…
By Logan Michael Most Florida Civics classrooms probably look and feel about the same. Desks conformed to a clean row with outdated and tacky posters strewn about the wall, grasping at some semblance of interest hidden within the minds of antsy, careless preteens waiting for…
By Audrey Cress Just four flights up a creaking elevator ride and around a carousel of skinny steps, a circular room is echoed with intentional commands spoken over each other, words that pilots and passengers lives rely on. Air traffic controllers will tell you that…
By Georgia Witt This past holiday season, St. Augustine’s annual Night of Lights festival drew in an overwhelming amount of tourists, leading to traffic gridlocks, crowding, and public health and safety concerns. The festival has been successful in bringing tourism to St. Augustine since its…
By Evelyn Lopez I heard over and over again that Indians are “poor.” That they “don’t take showers.” That when I went to India for a college study abroad, I “should be scared of getting trafficked.” FlagSHIP is Flagler College’s high-impact study abroad program designed…
By Olivia Lockett As fast fashion falls out of favor, Flagler College students are embracing conscious consumption, trading brand names for one-of-a-kind thrift finds. “Fast fashion sucks,” Flagler College student Colin Locatell said. “I don’t think I have one piece of clothing that was mass-produced—at…
By Samuel Smith The unofficial soundtrack of downtown Saint Augustine is performed by talented musicians, young and old. Their songs can be heard from alleyways and street corners on sunny afternoons. Whether it’s college students trying something new, seasoned violinists, street musicians, or “buskers,” people…
By Emily Braunstein Living in Florida means coexisting with marine life. But the University of Florida’s Whitney laboratory for Marine Bioscience is doing more than coexisting—they are innovating. Before the Whitney Lab in Marineland, Florida, there was no solutions to the sick or displaced sea…
By Logan Michael A sterile, narrowing hallway united by a small, humble door frame was all that separated me from a horror I couldn’t imagine. A horror I could only meet in the headlines, the textbooks, and the anecdotes of inspiring figures. A horror I,…
By Roo Fenwick ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — A local food truck is combining excellent brunch options with an exciting twist on the surfing and sailing culture of St. Augustine. Foodies, sailors, and surfers alike are flocking to Ragga Surf Cafe’s new location downtown by the…