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St Augustine is in crisis, but Judy Dembowski and the St. Francis House can fix it.

St Augustine is in crisis, but Judy Dembowski and the St. Francis House can fix it.

This article was originally published in St. Augustine Social Magazine, which is no longer in publication. St. Augustine is paradise. From serene beaches to historic culture, it’s easy to see why moving vans fly across the St. Johns County line every day. But for thousands [Read more…]

The Day I Caught Jason Isbell’s Guitar Pick (and other stories from Pilgrimage Festival)

The Day I Caught Jason Isbell’s Guitar Pick (and other stories from Pilgrimage Festival)

  Every time I go to a music festival, I leave the event thinking: DEAR GOD WHY DID I DO THIS PLEASE NEVER LET ME GO TO ONE OF THESE AGAIN! But then I have a couple margaritas with my childhood best friends and someone [Read more…]

5 Minutes in Montana

5 Minutes in Montana

Big Sky Country: Flathead Lake Do you know what I think about when someone mentions Montana? Legends of the Fall If you have somehow never seen this movie, I **implore** you to stop reading this blog post and go find it on a streaming service [Read more…]

Glacier National Park: The Crown Jewel of the Continent

Glacier National Park: The Crown Jewel of the Continent

Thick, white layers of fog pressed against the windows of my rental car as I ascended the narrow lanes of Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park. Deemed a National Historic Landmark, National Historic Place, and a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, the windy road traverses 50 [Read more…]