The wise Ellen Griswold once said, “It’s Christmas and we’re all in misery.” She forgot to include Hannukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Eve and pretty much anything else where related people “celebrate.” as we all know, four crying infants, three paranid parents, two drunk uncles and a partridge in a pear tree add up to […]

Some of us are complete saps for the holidays — the kind who will sit down and endlessly tear up over It’s a Wonderful Life year after year and willingly submit ourselves to ridiculous electric bills in order to realize our vision of front lawn and roof decor. And some of us are jaded […]

By Lauren Hill
One of the most effective ways of bolstering our local economy is by investing in it. While mindlessly spending does, perhaps, send more money through the system, where you spend your money is of utmost importance. By supporting people and businesses that are rooted in St. Augustine, the money you spend stays […]

Story and photos by Rachel Bardin
The street artist’s heart pumps paint fumes and adrenaline. Despite having long quit the practice of graffiti, Hahau Yisrael remembers well the constant fear of getting caught compounding the pressure to complete a noteworthy piece.
“I stepped away from doing illegal pieces because I have a lot at stake,” says […]

By Ant Perrucci
Every few years you hear that rock and roll is making a huge comeback, returned from its too-long hibernation to rescue us all from the Taylor Swifts and Kanye Wests and Evanesences and Nickelbacks of the world. And every few years, we’re all let down. Remember when the Hives and the Vines […]

Gingerbread Nativity Scene
By Erin Fitzpatrick
Baking doesn’t have to be all doilies and Food Network and so-cute-I-want-to-stick-my-head-in-an-industrial-mixer. It’s a fun, cheap way to do something creative. Hence, the Drift Magazine Gingerbread in Florida Nativity Scene. Goofy? Yes. Awesome? Totally.
Follow these instructions and you can make a Gingerbread Jesus of your own!

Gingerbread (this is enough to […]