Posted inGovernment
Sea wall project public meeting
Historic City News received notice that the City of St. Augustine will hold a public information meeting relating to the sea wall project that will convene on Thursday, October 20th.
Posted inCommunity
Countdown to 18th annual Nights of Lights
As the start of the 2011-2012 Night of Lights draws closer, there is a noticeable increase of activity in the community as city crews are joined by residents and business owners starting to inspect their lighting displays and their inventory of bulbs.
Posted inCommunity
AMTRAK – FEC passenger rail chugs along
St. Augustine City Commissioner Nancy Sikes-Kline reported to Historic City News an encouraging update for those readers following the return of passenger rail service through a proposed partnership between AMTRAK and the Florida East Coast Railway.
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Career Fair is going on today
Linda Murray reported to Historic City News that the West Augustine Career Fair is going on today from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Solomon Calhoun Center, located at 1300 Duval Street in St. Augustine.
Posted inGovernment
Organizational structure for the 450th
Historic City News learned the City of St. Augustine’s organizational structure for the 450th Commemoration which articulates the roles of the city commission, federal commission, city employees and consultants, and community organizations.
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Bush calls for increased web-based education
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Jim Hunt, former governor of North Carolina, hosted a conference attended by more than 100 state university leaders to introduce their essay that calls for an increased role for Web-based education.
Posted inPublic Safety
Local pro wrestler charged in drug store robbery
Historic City News has learned that St. Augustine Beach resident, 38 year-old Travis David Tomko, an accomplished professional tag-team wrestler, known by his ring name “Tomko”, has been taken into custody and booked in the St. Johns County Jail — charged with strong-arm robbery.
Posted inPublic Safety
Teens arrested for burglarizing motor vehicles
Late last night, St. Johns County Sheriff’s spokesman Kevin Kelshaw told Historic City News that witnesses observed four St. Johns County teenagers prowling in the area of the 6500 block of Burnham Circle in Ponte Vedra Beach.