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Podcast: γ¬γ’γΈγ§γθ±δΌθ©± Daily News Article Podcast
Episode: A 16th-century Spanish explorer claimed this Florida beach town. Now itβs a remote work hotspot
Description: Lori Matthias and her husband had tired of Atlanta traffic when they moved to St. Augustine, Florida, in 2023. For Mike Waldron and his wife, moving from the Boston area in 2020 to a place that bills itself as "the nation's oldest city" was motivated by a desire to be closer to their adult children.
They were among thousands of white-collar remote workers who migrated to the St. Augustine area in recent years, transforming the touristy beach town into one of the top remote work hubs in the United States.
Matthias fell in love with St. Augustine's small-town feeling, trading the hour-long...