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06-09-2009, 01:15 PM
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St. Augustine on U.S. News Best Places to live list...
Best Places to Live 2009 - Yahoo! Finance
St. Augustine, Florida
As the nation's longest continually inhabited European-founded city, St. Augustine, Fla., considers itself the oldest city in the United States. Founded in 1565 by Spanish Adm. Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, this community of 13,000 residents on Florida's northeastern coast has managed to maintain its colonial charm. Take the Castillo de San Marcos, for example. This remarkable stone-and-mortar fort is located right in the heart of St. Augustine's cobblestoned historic district. And even though 300 years of violent storms and enemy firepower couldn't penetrate its walls, visitors can enter the 20.5-acre monument site today for just $6.
But St. Augustine's appeal extends beyond the history books. With a highly educated workforce, world-class golfing nearby--the immaculate TPC Sawgrass course is located just up the road--and that refreshing Atlantic breeze, this "ancient city" offers enough activities to satisfy even the most fanatical outdoor sports enthusiast. "Fishing, kayaking, boating--we have just about everything," says Donald Edwards, a clerk at the Avid Angler fishing shop. "I wouldn't live anywhere else."
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06-09-2009, 02:27 PM
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Nice! Good to see that somewhere in our vicinity made a positive list.  |
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06-09-2009, 02:49 PM
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Me? I'm never wrnog!
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: NE Florida
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Oh yeah, St. Augustine is the best kept secret in all of Florida.
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06-09-2009, 03:11 PM
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Not a member
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1. Albuquerque, N.M.
2. Auburn, Ala.
3. Austin, Texas
4. Boise, Idaho
5. Durham, N.C.
6. La Crosse, Wis.
7. Loveland, Colo.
8. San Luis Obispo, Calif.
9. St. Augustine, Fla.
10. Upper St. Clair, Pa. |
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06-09-2009, 11:44 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: from Pittsburgh to St. Augustine
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St., Augustine is the best - that's why I moved here. Used to live next town over from Upper St. Clair, I don't get that pick, as #10 in the country, AT ALL.
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06-09-2009, 11:51 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Decatur and St Simons Island, GA
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It really is a lovely town. Good for SA. I love Ponte Vedra Beach and Atlantic Beach up the coast as well. Not as historical a vibe, but very cool nonetheless.
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06-10-2009, 08:47 AM
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Real Estate Agent
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Location: Nokomis
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We are on our way to a modest home we bought for a great price on Anasatsia and cannot wait
Have to sell/rent our place here first before we can move though
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06-10-2009, 12:32 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Orange Park, FL
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St. Augustine was one of our favorite places to go in Florida when we lived there. I can't WAIT to get down there........such a cool place!
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06-10-2009, 05:17 PM
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southern fried yankee
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Location: St. Augustine FL
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Yippee St. Augustine!
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06-10-2009, 05:31 PM
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"Life is the sum of all your choices."
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Orlando, Florida
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My oldest son and his family live in St Aug. It's such a beautiful town. How it provides everything you want and still remain quaint is a secret formula I bet all towns wish they could achieve. If I could find a good job, I would move there in a heart beat.
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