HISTORIC CITY NEWS 2018

Politics St Johns before Primary Election

More than 550 votes were cast in straw polls administered by the St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections office during the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce’s Politics in St. Johns series of events that concluded this week. The candidate “meet and greet” events were held in Ponte Vedra on July 16 and in St….

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Winner of Promenade the Alcazar art contest announced

Out of approximately 50 entries, Lightner Museum staff tell Historic City News local reporters that they were tasked with the tough decision of an art contest winner. Artwork mediums ranged from photography, stained glass, paper, line art, collage, mixed media, paintings, digital art and more. It wasn’t just the artwork mediums that were diverse, participants…

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Community

St. Augustine Art Association Honors Wildlife Artists

As if defying gravity, “Capra Ibex” a bronze sculpture of a wild goat perched on a mountaintop, fetched the top prize in the 9th Annual Nature and Wildlife Art Exhibition, on display at the St. Augustine Art Association through August 26th.

Community

Farewell to the 118-year-old stores of 9 Aviles Street

Historic City News reported on July 4th that the City of St Augustine had been notified of concerns over the stability of the 118-year-old commercial building at 9 Aviles Street. We reached out to David Birchim, Director of the Planning and Building Department, after we received calls from an owner and two tenants of nearby…

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Business

Navigation District blocks $625,000 grant to City Marina

The Florida Inland Navigation District has placed a hold on funds to the City of St Augustine for marina repairs resulting from Hurricane Irma. The damage repair grant represented $625,000 that city manager John Regan was already spending after last Monday’s city commission meeting.

Government

Why did ThompsonBaker decline to renew city insurance?

“After much consideration, I have decided that ThompsonBaker Agency will not be submitting a response to the City of St. Augustine’s Request for Proposals No. GS2018-06/ Insurance and Risk Management Services.”

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Respected local educators endorse Kelly Barrera

Respected and accomplished local educators have endorsed Kelly Barrera’s bid for re-election as the District 4 representative on the St. Johns County School Board in an announcement received by Historic City News this morning.

Community

St Augustine mobility office hosts neighborhood open houses

The city’s Mobility Office tells Historic City News local reporters that they will host two neighborhood “open house” events before finalizing their plans on such topics as parking, yellow curbing, sidewalks, speed management, cut through traffic, and many other issues.

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