Every month, the Drift staff will answer your questions about life. No subject is taboo: work, sex, love, burritos, music, movies, etiquette, whatever. You ask, we answer.
Have a question? E-mail us at editor@surfthedrift.com.
What is the farthest you will park from St. George Street in order to avoid paying for parking? Because I will park […]

By Travis Hill
Photo courtesy Jennifer Evola
We have featured artists of all shapes, colors and media in this space. But what about food as art? For anyone who has eaten a particularly colorful plate of sushi or admired the orange peels mingling with the ice cubes in a perfectly prepared cocktail, you know the culinary […]

By Shannon McGregor
Jacksonville’s native son Walter Parks has played Madison Square Garden and Carnegie Hall, but he’s just as proud of his early stints at St. Augustine’s White Lion. Parks now lives in Savannah, Ga., having returned to the South after spending time in New York City, Nashville and France.  You may have heard […]

SEU JORGE AND ALMAZ
Seu Jorge And Almaz
Now-Again, 2010
By Nick McGregor
For hipsters of a certain age, Seu Jorge is immediately recognizable as Pele dos Santos, the guitar-strumming Brazilian mystery man from Wes Anderson’s 2004 cult classic “The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou.” Jorge turned up at odd intervals throughout the film, reworking David Bowie classics […]

How about this? Every month you send us your essays about your life in St. Augustine. Then we’ll pick our favorite one and publish it right here. We know there are a ton of talented writers reading this right now. Well, do something about it. Show us how great you are. E-mail your entries […]

In this corner, downtown dwellers. In the other corner, the islanders. WHO YA GOT? Actually, we got em both. This month, we asked you which is the better place to live in St. Augustine.
We also had two of our more passionate staffers write essays on the pros — and hilarious cons — of each. Check […]