• Lifeguard stand on the sand in St. Augustine, FL

    A Bike Ride From the Beach: The Coastal-Adjacent Lifestyle in Northeast Florida

    What if the beach were just a bike ride away? The morning is still cool when you roll the bike out of the garage. You coast down streets that are just waking up, past sprinklers ticking on lawns and a neighbor lifting a paddleboard onto the car. Ten minutes, maybe fifteen, and the road opens and the

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  • Shorebird on the beach in Vilano Beach, FL

    Why People Who Move to Nocatee Rarely Leave

    Why do so many people who move to Nocatee end up staying for good? Talk to enough Nocatee residents and a pattern emerges: people who move here tend to stay, and many who leave the community end up buying again nearby. There is a stickiness to the place. Here is what is really behind it. Quick Answe

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  • Alligator in the water in St. Augustine, FL

    Life on a Preserve Lot: Backing to Nature in St. Johns County

    What would it feel like to face the trees every morning instead of a neighbor's window? You carry your coffee out to the back porch before the day has fully woken up. In front of you there is no fence line, no siding, no glint of a car in someone else's driveway. There are trees -- pines and oaks st

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