SJCC benefits from dinner and a movie

April 23, 2008

Big Bad Swim
Monday, April 28, Gypsy Cab and the St. Johns Cultural Council have teamed up to present the first movie for their Cultural Film Series.

A portion of the $25 per person ticket price will benefit the St. Johns Cultural Council and support their operations according to an announcement received by Historic City Media. Read more

TDC Cat II Funding Workshops

April 23, 2008

Two workshops scheduled for April 28 and April 30, are being held by the SJC Tourist Development Council (TDC) to assist not-for-profit groups in applying for Category II funding support for special events.

Last year, the TDC awarded $508,000 in Category II funding. Read more

Northwest auto burglaries

April 23, 2008

Two separate reports of auto burglaries were answered by the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Northwest Sector Patrol Division yesterday; a global positioning system (GPS) device was stolen in each burglary.

Another similarity – the owner of each burglarized vehicle reported to deputies that their vehicles were left unlocked overnight. Read more

Vehicles damaged in burglary

April 23, 2008

Sometime between 11:00 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. on Monday, a resident of the apartments located on Whispering Circle reported that two of his vehicles were burglarized, according to an incident report filed by Deputy Jared Monie on yesterday.

Both a 1990 JEEP Wrangler and 2002 Chrysler convertible sedan owned by the victim had been slashed into and the contents strewn about the front seat. Although it was apparent that the vehicle glove compartments had been rummaged through, the owner could not determine that anything of value was missing. Read more

Florida Capital to close US 1 location

April 23, 2008

Florida Capital Bank
According to an announcement from Senior Vice President Suzanne Brown received by Historic City Media this morning, Florida Capital Bank will be closing its location at 1700 US 1 South on Friday, July 18th.

This announcement surprised some customers since the bank location was only established in 2005 on the site of the former Long John Silvers restaurant. Read more

ZZ TOP at St. Augustine Amphitheatre

April 23, 2008

ZZ Top
Well, either you know and love hard rock and ZZ TOP or you don’t. There isn’t much middle ground. If you are into rock at all, it has been pretty hard to miss them. From their first big concerts and hits in the early 70’s, right up through their introduction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, they have been the same guys and the same group. Read more

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