• Historic church in the old city in St. Augustine, FL

    The Best Bookstores and Cozy Cafes for an Afternoon in Northeast Florida

    Where do you go when an afternoon is yours and you just want to disappear into a book? It is the kind of free afternoon that retirement quietly hands you and the old working life never did. No meeting, no errand that cannot wait. Just the urge to find a good chair, a strong coffee, and a book, and t

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  • Tall palm against a blue sky in St. Augustine, FL

    Rediscovering the Outdoors Year-Round in St. Johns County

    What happens to your body and your days when the outdoors is open all year? A man who moved to St. Johns County from the Northeast described the shift like this: up home, he was an indoor person nine months of the year, not by choice but by weather. He walked when he could, hibernated when he could

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  • Seagull on the beach at Guana River near Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

    Ponte Vedra Beach vs Jacksonville Beach: Which Is Right for You?

    Ponte Vedra Beach or Jacksonville Beach -- how do you actually decide which is right for you? You've been looking at both, and the more you look, the more the question feels less like a real estate decision and more like a question about identity. What kind of life do you want to wake up to? What do

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