Guest Column: The Florida Railroad Builder
One cannot visit the city of Saint Augustine without recalling its long and romantic past under the flags of Spain, France and England as well as its exciting beginning under the American flag.
Year: 2010
Architectural style downtown on agenda – again
Planning and Building Director Mark Knight and City Attorney Ron Brown will outline legal steps necessary to revise the long-standing Historic Preservation District guidelines in a presentation before the City Commission Monday night.
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes at Flagler
The local St. Augustine news desk has learned that Flagler College Assistant Professor of Sociology Dr. Casey Welch and the college’s Student Activities will host three more events in February as part of its six-part series, “Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King and Celebrating Black History Month”.
Upchurch Park reopens on limited schedule
Effective today, Saturday, February 6th, the local St. Augustine news desk has received word from Public Information Coordinator Cathy DuPont that the Hamilton Upchurch Neighborhood Park will reopen; but on a limited schedule.
Save $10 buying your beach pass by March 1st
The St. Johns County local news desk reminds Historic City News readers that the annual beach passes are on sale now at the pre-season price of $30 for residents and $40 for non-residents through March 1st.
Free AARP Tax Aide
Beginning this month, Historic City News has learned that AARP members will be on hand to assist residents by providing them with tax advice in order for them to be able to correctly file their income tax returns.
GIS Provides Census Address Assistance
The local St. Johns County news desk has learned that the county GIS Division has reviewed approximately 7,400 address records for the local update of census addresses and has discovered that 1,268 of those addresses were valid and exist in St. Johns County.
Stevenson and Cleghorn attend Regional Academy
St. Johns County District 1 Commissioner, Cyndi Stevenson, and Jason Cleghorn from the county’s Growth Management department, have been selected to attend the 2010 Regional Leadership Academy through the Northeast Florida Regional Council.