Historic City News has learned that earlier today, Isabelle C. Lopez, Assistant Attorney for the City of St Augustine, has filed notice invoking the discretionary jurisdiction of the Florida Supreme Court to review the decision of the Fifth District Court of Appeal rendered on March 15 in the lawsuit brought by Donna Wendler.
While in town Tuesday, Governor Rick Scott indicated to Historic City News that if the Florida Senate passed HB 155 outlawing gambling centers, he would sign the legislation into law — yesterday, that measure passed by a vote of 36-4.
Historic City News readers joined more than 100 people; men and women of all ages gathered in the plaza downtown to dance as part of a “flash mob” assembled to protest violence against women on Tuesday, April 2.
Despite a six-month extension already given to County Attorney Patrick McCormack which made his contract renewal date October 15, 2013, St Johns County Commission Chair Jay Morris added an item to Tuesday’s agenda to extend the controversial attorney’s contract with the county for four more years.
Historic City News readers will want to remain abreast of the following actions taken in yesterday’s county commission meeting.
Don Juan Ponce de Leon was born about 1474 in present-day Spain, at Santervás de Campos, Valladolid Province, in the kingdom of Castile-León; and, he died in a Cuban hospital located in Havana in July 1521 — 44 years before Pedro Menendez founded the City of St Augustine.
“Life Lessons,” a one-night exhibit featuring the culmination of a collaborative art experience between Flagler College art students and clients from the Council on Aging will be held on April 5 at the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum.
