I was the lead man on a restaurant at Aviles and King Street as an electrician. Started out as a nightmare because of the parking but then Covid hit. While a nightmare for businesses that were open, it was a blessing for me, parking became a breeze! Witnessed the removal of the monument in the plaza which now resides at a park along the river.
Yea I bet working downtown is tough with all the traffic. It's not like you can double park with ease either. Covid was a weird time. I remember going to downtown and nobody was out. Kinda surreal
Sarbez is amazing. I was visiting St. Augustine over July 4, and was enjoying a drink at the Pub on Anastasia. The Bartender told my friends and I about Sarbez, and I have to say the foodie in me was ecstatic. The creativity of the Grilled Cheese made this foodie overjoyed. I mean, CARAMEL and green apple (bacon as well) on a Grilled Cheese! It’s now a go to thing!!
the greatest little vacation/winter retreat on the planet. used to camp at stagecoach rv park, wonderful people, very accomidating and friendly. We stayed there for 15-16 yrs and I miss it dearly. Rich history all around. Lots of great memories of places and friends.
I was just in St. Augustine. Love it. But if you think it’s gotten expensive there you should see how expensive it’s gotten here down in Naples. It’s ridiculous. The working locals are leaving because they are just priced out totally by the wealthy snowbirds buying their homes and some investment homes to keep them busy. Everything just costs more because it’s Naples. It will cost $200k more to build the same 2,000 square ft house on your lot as compared to an hour north. That same $50k swimming pool in Punta Gorda is $110k in Naples.
It's all relative right? I know Naples has exploded since the pandemic, but to our standards here in NE FL it was always expensive. Coastal towns in FL are for the wealthy now
The St. George Tavern was mine and my wife's favorite watering holes pre-coof. Afterwards, it became just another bar. It was fun to go in, talk to the locals and smoke a cigar while enjoying a well-made cocktail. But alas, someone had to mess up a good thing by putting up sneeze shields everywhere and banning smoking. Oh well.
@@brentwilliams5915 haha san sebastian, St augustine distillery and city gate are the free tours I know about. Sailbird distillery used to do them on west king. Not sure if they still do. Thanks for the love!
You and many other people! Any questions reach out directly Thomas Rehberg ΓEA⅃ Broker LLC. 904-584-9263 Trehberg8@gmail.com www.livinginstaugustine.com
I will recommend another restaurant well it's a bar but they have great food there Candlelight south I got their veggie burger there man the size was amazing portion-wise and it was delicious!
Grew up in St. Augustine!!! Love it!! Definitely a different place compared to 20 yrs ago though!! Nine mile will always be Nine mile!! Go Mill Creek Mustangs!!
Just a quick correction for accuracy. Fort Mose was the first free black settlement in "the Americas." They weren't African Americans or Native Americans because America wasn't a country yet. Also you used the singular Menorcan family. There were many Menorcan families that came to St. Augustine from the Turnbull plantation (about 50). Thanks. P.S. I'm Menorcan on my grandmother's side (Masters).
Fair correction. But America isn't a country. It's a continent. So technically we can both be right. Either way I appreciate the comment from a real menorcan
@@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE Technically it was the colonies back then. But in the 1700's "the Americas" was the most commonly used name. That's why it was in quotes.
My mother's side of my family migrated to Florida in 1768 as part of the Andrew Turnbull colonization at New Symrna then walked to St Augustine 9 years later and settled their, Leonardy and Coll, Italian and Menorcan.
What!? That's insane that you stumbled on this. I hope Pickles is doing well! Tell him I remember him and riding his dirt bike up a tree as a kid 😆 What made you move to New Zealand?
No not at all. In fact I recommend visiting off peak times. Summer and winter could be a mad house comparatively. In September they have the Sing Out Loud Festival. Which had the black keys and Mumford and sons play. In February they have a jazz and blues festival. It's a great place year round. Us locals live for the off times
@@wally0073 want to trade places. I would gladly leave but I been trying and can't replace the Drs it took 8 years to get because they take no ins but expensive private ins or just plain Medicare. It's so corrupt that one of my Drs at a clinic charged 1300 dollars for 3 $119.00 visits and they refused to pay. In other cases the Dr bills the gov and every person that it goes through takes their piece till by the time it gets to the Dr there is nothing left. So some Drs are way over charging so by the time they get their money there is some left and the ones that don't over charge get nothing. Not many left around here they all left for greener pastures less malpractice hours insurance payments and they end up with more money. If you live in this area code and r on Medicare all Medicare c INS means you have to pay cash to every Dr it mutes your Medicare Medicaid but you get 90.00 food stamps from INS and 16.00 from snap. Milk cost 7.00 but they don't sell milk in FL just that watered down dehydrated stuff. Living here compared to living in New England is like moving to the dumps of south America. No federal laws recognized no state laws at all.If you don't have a southern accent you get treated badly. No body should ever let me get started comparing Florida to civilized part of the US. If you don't make it to st Augustine count your blessings. Unless your very rich and have helicopter at your disposal . I get double what most people I know here get on ss and I can't live normally. Just got paperwork telling me the paperwork sent to the government on how much they pay me and they claimed 11500.00 more than I got. If you live anywhere in New England I'll trade places with you in a minute. At this point I'll go to clinics till I find a Dr....... have a nice life.
You can dance if you want to. You can leave your friends behind. If your friends don't dance and if they don't dance well their no friends of mine. But no lol
Where in the St Augustine area can I find indoor lap pools. Not outdoor. But indoor lap pools. Aquatic center or gym that offers that. I am a swimmer but need something indoors. Thank you.
I get where you are coming from. But from my perspective who grew up here 20 years ago and in the process of starting my family; St Augustine is awesome. Is there more traffic? More people? 100%. But we also have great restaurants, entertainment, Schools. I know it's different from when you grew up but I think it's great!
@@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE St Augustine is My favorite City anywhere but it doesn't change the fact that it was better and even more original. It has always had entertainment and restaurants
@@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE If it has gotten better to you then it has gotten better to you but not to Me. By the way I fell in love with it over 40 years ago.
@@claudiaclark6162 yes we are in agreement. I took it for granted when I was a kid but I think it's better now. No place is the same as it was 40 years ago
All of St Augustine is parking only to walk downtown and find really bad expensive food what used to be a park to n the middle at Augustine is an extension of horrible Jax same county and it's so bad here the only police that get hired here are police with bad records that can't get hired anywhere else and very new police who may have the best of intentions but after working with the bad ones for so many years the only thing they learn is keep your mouth shut. There isn't any longer a Lincoln ville white people decided they liked the cute little neighborhood and TOOK IT all white people now in last 5 years. All the flavor the reason people used to come here is gone . Street performers are illegal. Couldn't even get a cup of coffee a few years ago. The 1 place that sold it was nastiest stuff I ever tasted and 6.00 for a tiny styro cup. There is now a Starbucks. The real secrets are the underground rivers and lakes. There was a video but it has been deleted about the underground caves all around st Augustine. They have started digging down and forming ponds before they build but new building in st Augustine go up in 3 weeks. One of the new building s in Jax fell and killed around 200 people I believe housings is the most expensive that I've seen what used to be tourist town is now a college town. It's a fine arts college. You know the kind you send the black sheep to when you have lots of money. It raisedits prices extremely when one of their teachers knew sign language and taught a class. One Student finally got hired at the deaf and blind school and all of a sudden it's a great college NOT ! So now St Augustine is a bunch of rich spoiled brats running around being catered to by local gov. I've been trying to get out for years but everyone has beaten me to the punch and all the surrounding towns are full of people that already got out. Watch out if you buy an old house it might disappear and a new might crumble in on you. I haven't seen anybody disappear lately but it happened so quick I'm surprised the guy got out. His whole car was there and then just not there right in front of me but I've seen news where an old couples house and part of their yard were never seen again. That's the secret or they wouldn't have deleted the video.
Reach out if you need any more information!
Thomas Rehberg
ΓEA⅃ Broker LLC.
904-584-9263
Trehberg8@gmail.com
www.livinginstaugustine.com
I was the lead man on a restaurant at Aviles and King Street as an electrician. Started out as a nightmare because of the parking but then Covid hit. While a nightmare for businesses that were open, it was a blessing for me, parking became a breeze!
Witnessed the removal of the monument in the plaza which now resides at a park along the river.
Yea I bet working downtown is tough with all the traffic. It's not like you can double park with ease either.
Covid was a weird time. I remember going to downtown and nobody was out. Kinda surreal
Sarbez is amazing. I was visiting St. Augustine over July 4, and was enjoying a drink at the Pub on Anastasia. The Bartender told my friends and I about Sarbez, and I have to say the foodie in me was ecstatic. The creativity of the Grilled Cheese made this foodie overjoyed. I mean, CARAMEL and green apple (bacon as well) on a Grilled Cheese! It’s now a go to thing!!
100%. I saw they might be adding smash burgers which I would love to happen. Mario kart , space invaders. It's a sweet spot
@@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE I believe they have those now. I didn’t check.
@@DizzyDavis17 that's one thing I think they would do really well
@@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE I concur
@@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE I can confirm, the Smashburgers are amazing. My friend confirmed
the greatest little vacation/winter retreat on the planet. used to camp at stagecoach rv park, wonderful people, very accomidating and friendly. We stayed there for 15-16 yrs and I miss it dearly. Rich history all around. Lots of great memories of places and friends.
That's awesome. Where are you from?
Pennsylvania, land of the cold winters!
@@judithfrazier7027 lol I've remember. I lived in Central PA for a long time. Hbg Hershey
I was just in St. Augustine. Love it. But if you think it’s gotten expensive there you should see how expensive it’s gotten here down in Naples. It’s ridiculous. The working locals are leaving because they are just priced out totally by the wealthy snowbirds buying their homes and some investment homes to keep them busy. Everything just costs more because it’s Naples. It will cost $200k more to build the same 2,000 square ft house on your lot as compared to an hour north. That same $50k swimming pool in Punta Gorda is $110k in Naples.
It's all relative right? I know Naples has exploded since the pandemic, but to our standards here in NE FL it was always expensive.
Coastal towns in FL are for the wealthy now
The St. George Tavern was mine and my wife's favorite watering holes pre-coof. Afterwards, it became just another bar. It was fun to go in, talk to the locals and smoke a cigar while enjoying a well-made cocktail. But alas, someone had to mess up a good thing by putting up sneeze shields everywhere and banning smoking. Oh well.
I haven't been in there in a while so I'm not sure if they have taken that down yet
I agree it was almost like going into a bar back in the 80s , nothing like that now
@@brentwilliams5915 yall been to Tradewinds. It's my dad's favorite bar by far
@@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE not yet but but it sounds good , me and the wife take advantage of all the free wine and liquor tours lol , love your channel 👍
@@brentwilliams5915 haha san sebastian, St augustine distillery and city gate are the free tours I know about. Sailbird distillery used to do them on west king. Not sure if they still do.
Thanks for the love!
Made my first trip to St. Augustine in the late 70's........ Yes, it has changed quite a bit. I do miss Tom's shell shop out on the island....
As an aside, Gypsy Cab, O'Steens' and many other restaurants on St. George have been there for years!
They tried to keep it around but the family didn't want to let the new owners have the name apparently
For sure! Gypsy is one of the best kept secrets in town
We have the same problem in Myrtle Beach. It has gotten crazy here year round. Used to love the winter when we had the beach to ourselves.
January through March is the best time to visit imo. Way less tourists
Thank you! hope to reach out… looking to spend winters in STA…. coming up from always hot & humid MIA
You and many other people!
Any questions reach out directly
Thomas Rehberg ΓEA⅃ Broker LLC. 904-584-9263 Trehberg8@gmail.com www.livinginstaugustine.com
The parking garage is $20 per car per day unless you’re a local who applied for the local discount.
Yea its expensive
I love St. Augustine! Visited there twice and planning on going back in March.
It's a great little city.
What do you like most about it
I love the ocean!
@@ritawhittington48 do you have a favorite beach yet?
I will recommend another restaurant well it's a bar but they have great food there Candlelight south I got their veggie burger there man the size was amazing portion-wise and it was delicious!
Candlelight is a locals favorite!
They have a blacken chicken sandwich that is great.
Are you a local?
Their wings are awesome!
Grew up in St. Augustine!!! Love it!! Definitely a different place compared to 20 yrs ago though!! Nine mile will always be Nine mile!! Go Mill Creek Mustangs!!
I agree. It's wayyy different. But I think it's in it's prime right now
Quaint DRINKING village with a fishing problem 👍
I guess I messed that up huh?
Still Better Make fishing great again!
@@D7Anout-qp5my I didn't know it wasnt?
Just a quick correction for accuracy. Fort Mose was the first free black settlement in "the Americas." They weren't African Americans or Native Americans because America wasn't a country yet. Also you used the singular Menorcan family. There were many Menorcan families that came to St. Augustine from the Turnbull plantation (about 50). Thanks.
P.S. I'm Menorcan on my grandmother's side (Masters).
Fair correction. But America isn't a country. It's a continent. So technically we can both be right.
Either way I appreciate the comment from a real menorcan
@@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE Technically it was the colonies back then. But in the 1700's "the Americas" was the most commonly used name. That's why it was in quotes.
@@mangus1610 yes but you could also be African in Central America and be African American. I get your point but we are both right
My mother's side of my family migrated to Florida in 1768 as part of the Andrew Turnbull colonization at New Symrna then walked to St Augustine 9 years later and settled their, Leonardy and Coll, Italian and Menorcan.
@@landsurveyor000 that's awesome history!
I had a friend growing up, Ryan Turnbull. I'm guessing he's extended family!
Sarbez is the shit! Great food and live music to go along with the arcade. Such a fun, funky place. Keep St. Aug weird
I agree. My wife and I just and all our quarters specifically to go to sarbez for 2 hrs lol
Hi there nice videos…you mentioned my son in one Joey Pickles! What a hoot. We all live in NZ now. All the best!
What!? That's insane that you stumbled on this. I hope Pickles is doing well!
Tell him I remember him and riding his dirt bike up a tree as a kid 😆
What made you move to New Zealand?
There’s definitely no beach parking at beach combers and it’s not on crescent beach.
Well there is public parking off a1a but you are right. I meant south beach grill. Got them switched up. Though it's not open any longer
At Crescent Beach, it used to be called South Beach Grill and across the street it was Pomar’s
Thx you for video! Wondering if downtown closes if visiting after summer
No not at all. In fact I recommend visiting off peak times. Summer and winter could be a mad house comparatively.
In September they have the Sing Out Loud Festival. Which had the black keys and Mumford and sons play. In February they have a jazz and blues festival. It's a great place year round. Us locals live for the off times
Love the video !
Thanks Erin. Are you a local?
Loved the video, miss that place badly; my life goal at 65, live in st Augustine, will subscribe n follow big thx
Where did you move to?
I appreciate the feedback
@@wally0073 want to trade places. I would gladly leave but I been trying and can't replace the Drs it took 8 years to get because they take no ins but expensive private ins or just plain Medicare. It's so corrupt that one of my Drs at a clinic charged 1300 dollars for 3 $119.00 visits and they refused to pay. In other cases the Dr bills the gov and every person that it goes through takes their piece till by the time it gets to the Dr there is nothing left. So some Drs are way over charging so by the time they get their money there is some left and the ones that don't over charge get nothing. Not many left around here they all left for greener pastures less malpractice hours insurance payments and they end up with more money. If you live in this area code and r on Medicare all Medicare c INS means you have to pay cash to every Dr it mutes your Medicare Medicaid but you get 90.00 food stamps from INS and 16.00 from snap. Milk cost 7.00 but they don't sell milk in FL just that watered down dehydrated stuff. Living here compared to living in New England is like moving to the dumps of south America. No federal laws recognized no state laws at all.If you don't have a southern accent you get treated badly. No body should ever let me get started comparing Florida to civilized part of the US. If you don't make it to st Augustine count your blessings. Unless your very rich and have helicopter at your disposal . I get double what most people I know here get on ss and I can't live normally. Just got paperwork telling me the paperwork sent to the government on how much they pay me and they claimed 11500.00 more than I got. If you live anywhere in New England I'll trade places with you in a minute. At this point I'll go to clinics till I find a Dr....... have a nice life.
at 3:55, do you and your friends dance like that at the beach?
You can dance if you want to. You can leave your friends behind. If your friends don't dance and if they don't dance well their no friends of mine.
But no lol
😄
Sarbez is sick we go there for the Mariokart
Yes it is! Love Sarbez. I played space invaders with a beer and grilled cheese. What a night!
You're the MAN.
My guy 💪💪💪
Please check your spelling on the opening remarks. St. Augustine seems to be misspelled
Ahh that sucks. Once it's posted I can't really make any adjustments.
Thanks for letting me know
Thank you for sharing brother
No problem brother!
Where in the St Augustine area can I find indoor lap pools. Not outdoor. But indoor lap pools. Aquatic center or gym that offers that. I am a swimmer but need something indoors. Thank you.
The YMCA on pope road has one I believe
@@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE thank you!
I've been looking...they don't exist. They are all outside.
@@wendyhamilton1234 did you check the YMCA on pope road?
It’s an outdoor pool. St. Augustine doesn’t have an indoor lap pool.
There is parking closer than the lightner museum and the garage that is 100% free but that’s a real secret
Also the street parking at the beach is literally always open
You have to know where it is to be able to know you can park there. I covered those I believe in the parking section
Tell me your secrets. During nights of lights I feel like Lightner is your best bet
@@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE🤫 and now your parking lot goes til 9
@@patrick9685 yea I'm mad they changed that. A huge L for locals
dude, no. dont turn our town into disney world. we have enough new yorkers and tourists as it is.
I'm not turning anything into Disney lol. People are moving here regardless of me
Tourists are why your town can stay amazing
@@cykryst not really. florida is now one of the top 4 states in the US, economically by itself bringing in close to a quarter of chinas capital.
@KazeMunashii Florida sure, but I was just talking about the town of St Augustine itself
Just for the record, Micklers isn't St. Augustine. It's PVB. And I refuse to call it Mikelers. ;-)
😆 factually you are correct and incorrect. It is in PVB but it is also Mikelers. It's a family name
I lived on campus at Flagler College back in the early 2000s. St. Augustine has changed so much!
The school has expanded its footprint a lot since then too!
Horrible place to live. Snakes everywhere. Hurricanes. Cancer clusters. Extreme heat. Stay away if you value your life.
Lol good one
It was better 20 years ago and better yet 30 and 40 years ago
I get where you are coming from. But from my perspective who grew up here 20 years ago and in the process of starting my family; St Augustine is awesome.
Is there more traffic? More people?
100%. But we also have great restaurants, entertainment, Schools.
I know it's different from when you grew up but I think it's great!
@@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE St Augustine is My favorite City anywhere but it doesn't change the fact that it was better and even more original. It has always had entertainment and restaurants
@@claudiaclark6162 not to the degree that we have today. Imo is gotten better.
@@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE If it has gotten better to you then it has gotten better to you but not to Me. By the way I fell in love with it over 40 years ago.
@@claudiaclark6162 yes we are in agreement. I took it for granted when I was a kid but I think it's better now. No place is the same as it was 40 years ago
No offense but after living in Central Florida and St. Augustine, pick Central Florida. Spend time in both and its an easy decision
Where In Central Florida? Orlando?
One of the most secretive stretches of beaches………not any more ty
Still hard to get to without 4wd
Number 6 Scott desantis and trump are building hotel ⛳ golf course INSIDE ANASTASIA STATE PARK
Given the backlash it caused. I don't see it happening. What does trump have to do with it? Lol
Not a "local". Probably live off 210.
What makes you say that?
100%! Haha. People in world golf act like they live in St. Aug!
All of St Augustine is parking only to walk downtown and find really bad expensive food what used to be a park to n the middle at Augustine is an extension of horrible Jax same county and it's so bad here the only police that get hired here are police with bad records that can't get hired anywhere else and very new police who may have the best of intentions but after working with the bad ones for so many years the only thing they learn is keep your mouth shut. There isn't any longer a Lincoln ville white people decided they liked the cute little neighborhood and TOOK IT all white people now in last 5 years. All the flavor the reason people used to come here is gone . Street performers are illegal. Couldn't even get a cup of coffee a few years ago. The 1 place that sold it was nastiest stuff I ever tasted and 6.00 for a tiny styro cup. There is now a Starbucks. The real secrets are the underground rivers and lakes. There was a video but it has been deleted about the underground caves all around st Augustine. They have started digging down and forming ponds before they build but new building in st Augustine go up in 3 weeks. One of the new building s in Jax fell and killed around 200 people I believe housings is the most expensive that I've seen what used to be tourist town is now a college town. It's a fine arts college. You know the kind you send the black sheep to when you have lots of money. It raisedits prices extremely when one of their teachers knew sign language and taught a class. One Student finally got hired at the deaf and blind school and all of a sudden it's a great college NOT ! So now St Augustine is a bunch of rich spoiled brats running around being catered to by local gov. I've been trying to get out for years but everyone has beaten me to the punch and all the surrounding towns are full of people that already got out. Watch out if you buy an old house it might disappear and a new might crumble in on you. I haven't seen anybody disappear lately but it happened so quick I'm surprised the guy got out. His whole car was there and then just not there right in front of me but I've seen news where an old couples house and part of their yard were never seen again. That's the secret or they wouldn't have deleted the video.
Thats an interesting take. Havent heard that one before 🤷♂️
Just buy a parking pass problem solved
It's not worth it for most locals for how often they go downtown
You can do better on secret tips, can’t you? Other than the parking tip, not much other than general information.
What did I miss?
lmao
?
Didn’t like this tourist information turning in a political stunt. I could correct you but do your job!
Can you explain what political stunt you mean? I rewatched it and couldn't find what you are referencing
Dude chill with the effects every few seconds, so annoying
I'm working with a new editor so I'm figuring it out
Got my wedding rings from American Indian store on Cuna street 30 years ago. And surfed Blow hole my whole life.
Do you currently live here?
That's awesome man!
@@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE Neptune bch
@@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE ive been goin down there for 50yrs.
@@LowTideLowLife love that park of the beaches area. A lil slower than the main drag. We just went to Salumeria up that way. Great food
@@LowTideLowLife apparently the surf is crazy rn because of the beach renourishment