Jessica Clark, First Coast News

11/05/2024

Volunteering at Pie in the Sky today… with my Momma! She’s the pretty brunette! And then there was the fabulous Malea Moore Guiriba! Pie in the Sky St. Johns

09/05/2024

Come say hi on Saturday. I will be there with the other fine folks at Pie in the Sky St. Johns

Are you ready to party with Pie in the Sky St. Johns? If you have purchased Pie or Cake and Posies (donated by Southern Horticulture) or your bid is a winner in the auction for birdhouses and other items donated by our community, your pick-up date is approaching, and what a great time it will be!

The official Anniversary/For the Birds party will be held on May 11 from 11 am to 2 pm at the Pie warehouse at 134 Riberia Street. Enjoy refreshments, fun activities, and live music by the one and only Thick & Thin String Band.

Due to limited space in the warehouse, your items will be held at the warehouse for 72 hours. Come party with Pie and celebrate their 15th Anniversary! It's For the Birds 🦜

12/04/2024

Caught working! Thank you, Jerry Wilson, for snapping the photo.

12/04/2024

I knew something felt off today.

12/04/2024

Check this out.

08/04/2024

Want free clothes? Want to give some of yours away? Join me for a clothing swap later this month Marina Munch in St. Augustine. Whatever we don't swap with each other, we will donate to the Ayla's Acres Thriftique and Ayla's Acres No-Kill Animal Rescue, Inc.

08/04/2024

Various First Coast News employees check out the solar eclipse. Lee Southwick DJ Snodney Heather Crawford

02/04/2024

UPDATE: The contractors for the HGTV Dream Home on Anastasia Island just received approval -- after the fact -- for the construction of a bulkhead. The St. Augustine Planning and Zoning Board gave the approval Tuesday afternoon. The developer built the bulkhead without going through the proper city approval process. The developer still needs to deal with the St. Johns River Water Management District for a different aspect of the project. First Coast News

19/03/2024

I was unaware that my co-worker snapped this picture of me balancing phone calls and editing at the same time. Thanks, Heather Crawford, for the photo!

14/03/2024

While trying to cover a story about dogs today, three darling puppies crowded around my legs and feet. It was bliss. They were so sweet and they just wanted to play and play! The Putnam County Sheriff's Office and the Putnam Animal Control Services rescued more than 100 dogs from a property in Interlachen. Adoption Event: Friday March 15th, 10am - 3pm, 2509 Crill Avenue, Palatka, Florida. Putnam County, FL BOCC

14/03/2024

UPDATE: The dogs have been adopted or are in various dog rescues.

100+ dogs seized from a property in Putnam County. The dogs will soon be up for adoption. All small breeds. Some of them puppies, like this one who eventually fell asleep in my arms! Contact the Putnam County Sheriff's Office for more information.

12/03/2024

This cracks me up! A deputy is accosted by a turkey during a traffic stop in St. Johns County! I can't stop laughing.

28/02/2024

Oh this looks like it's going to be good! The name captured my attention instantly! Hastings Main Street Inc

🎉 FOODIE ALERT! from the folks at Hastings Main Street Inc 🎉

"Hey friends! Get ready because something delicious is coming your way! We're just about ready to spill all the juicy details, but for now, mark your calendars for the premier culinary extravaganza in Hastings, FL!

Get ready for:
🍳 Cooking demonstrations to tantalize your taste buds
🥔 An exclusive "Taste of Hastings" event, celebrating the versatility of our beloved namesake
🍽️ A sizzling cooking competition that'll have you on the edge of your seat

PLUS, tons of other fun stuff like:
🎪 An outdoor market with local goodies
🎵 Live music to groove along to
🏁 The adrenaline-pumping Great Hastings Mow Down Lawn Mower Races
👑 And of course, the fabulous Miss Potato Queen Beauty Pageant!

Stay tuned for more updates and we'll drop the website link when it's time. Trust us, you won't want to miss this feast for the senses! 🥂

Special thanks to Mike Barnhart for the beautiful Festival artwork and Historic Coast Culture for their support."

15/01/2024

A touching ceremony at the plaza in downtown St. Augustine remembering what Dr. Martin Luther King taught and what he did to change this country.

03/01/2024

I had fun shooting this story about the multi-colored bulbs during Nights of Lights.

I Love St. George Street I Love St. Augustine, FL Angels in the Architechture inc.

In a sea of millions of clear lights in downtown St. Augustine, at least one multi-colored light is found and removed every day. Someone's sneaking them in.

01/01/2024

They're baaa-aack! It makes me smile.

17/12/2023

You serious, Clark? Oh… this Clark is very serious! First Coast News National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Movie. Lewis Turner

17/12/2023

Is this snow at the St. Augustine Lighthouse Thursday? My friends from New England say it is a snow flurry, indeed! A weather department buddy is not so sure. St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum. Tim Deegan (First Coast News). Robert Speta Lee Southwick Lauren Rautenkranz Lewis Turner First Coast News I Love St. Augustine, FL

11/11/2023

An old-fashioned pie contest at the St. Augustine Amphitheater. It supports the Pie In The Sky Community Alliance… and yours truly is a judge!

08/11/2023

What an honor. The St. Augustine chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution presented the Local Media Award to me today.

02/11/2023

People were emotional when they told me they had found shells with live animals in dumpsters in Vilano Beach. They asked, "what can be done?" I Love St. Augustine, FL Vilano Beach Matanzas Riverkeeper Oceana Center for Biological Diversity

They say the dumpsters are full of shells, and some of them still have live animals in the shells. "It makes me want to cry," says one neighbor.

25/10/2023

Just in case you missed it…. It was so fascinating to be in the lab where historic artifacts are stored from that 1800s fishing boat (the one found under a St. Auguatine road). So cool! Check out the video. I Love St. Augustine, FL I Love St. George Street

The intrigue continues surrounding the wooden boat from the 1800s that was found under a road in downtown St. Augustine earlier this month during a construction proj

13/10/2023

Oh, the places I go and the creatures I meet!

12/10/2023

This is what happens when I cover an archaeological dig during the day… and then I don’t have enough time to fully change my clothes to anchor the 7 p.m. newscast. Look at those jeans and boots! First Coast News

11/10/2023

Removing a fishing boat from the 1800’s found during a construction project. The job is tedious. Archaeologists are removing it plank by plank. It’s about 8 feet under the road by the Bridge of Lions in St. Augustine. I Love St. Augustine, FLFirst Coast NewsI Love St. George StreetArchaeology Magazine SEARCH, Inc.

11/10/2023

You can see the 19th century fishing boat more clearly with these photos taken Wednesday morning. This boat was discovered during a construction project in downtown St Augustine last week. It’s about 20 feet long.  Photos provided by the Florida Department of Transpotation. First Coast News I Love St. Augustine, FL I Love St. George Street Archaeology Magazine

09/10/2023

Wow! This is the latest image of the fishing boat from the 1800’s found under the road in downtown St. Augustine. Archaeologists are working on the 20-foot-long vessel. It was discovered last week when the FL Dept. of Transportation was doing construction in the area. See the tip of the canoe-like boat at the bottom of the photo. First Coast News Archaeology Magazine I Love St. George Street I Love St. Augustine, FL

31/08/2023

This tree fell onto a house in Lake City. Unbelievable that nobody was hurt. Seven people were inside. It also hit the house nextdoor.

31/08/2023

Power crews working on the lines in Columbia County on Highway 90. As of noon, 55% of the county was without power because of Hurricane Idalia.