When the CVS Pharmacy, located at 57 Tuscan Way in St Augustine, was robbed Sunday afternoon, one observant Historic City News readers recognized the man who was shown on surveillance video and reported the information to St Johns County Sheriff’s detectives who are following the lead.
This morning after coffee, St Johns County Commissioner-elect, Bill McClure, joined me for a brief meeting and some introductions to staff members at City Hall as we each prepare for a week full of appointments.
The two north-bound lanes of South Castillo Drive in front of Castillo de San Marcos have returned to service as the resurfacing work being done from Cuna Street north to Orange Street has been completed.
Historic City News readers who live or work near Lighthouse Park, the next part of town that will undergo water main replacement, are invited to attend a public meeting regarding the project on Monday, October 1 starting at 6:00 p.m. in the Alcazar Room of City Hall located at 75 King Street in St Augustine.
The City of St Augustine is alerting Historic City News readers to be expecting the Bridge of Lions to be closed for extended periods overnight on Thursday and Friday, September 27 and 28 for repairs.
Historic City News has learned that over 200 people were drawn to public meetings during the week of September 17-21 to attend the “St Augustine Mobility Institute” a weeklong intensive effort to learn about mobility challenges along the city’s three entrance corridors; King Street, San Marco Avenue, and Anastasia Boulevard.
St Johns County Sheriff’s Corporal, Catherine Payne, alerted local Historic City News reporters, that when deputies arrived at Motel 8, following up on a tip that a “wanted man” was on the property, they stumbled right into a clandestine methamphetamine lab; leading to three felony arrests.
