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Entertainment this week in the Historic City

There is always something entertaining to visit or participate in when you are in St Augustine; and, as a service to our readers, in conjunction with the St Johns County Visitors Convention Bureau, Historic City News publishes free and low cost activities for your consideration.

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Local Tea Party meeting this evening

Historic City News was informed that the Town Crier Committee of the Saint Augustine Tea Party organized a Gun Appreciation Day event on January 19 at Ace Firearms located at 2570 US-1 South; attended by local residents and several members of the Putnam County Tea Party — including their Chairman, Stan Owens.

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First Flagler train arrives in Key West

Historic City News takes note that today in 1912, the first Florida East Coast Railway train arrived in Key West — marking the completion of the railroad that would forever change the future of St Augustine.

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Letter: 100-year-old philosophies useless

Letter: 100-year-old philosophies useless Terry Buckenmeyer St Augustine, FL Dear Editor, I would first like to express my appreciation that you print multiple points of view regarding what happens in this town.

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Amber leaves hospital for her new home

Just one week after her former owner was taken to jail and charged with animal cruelty; Amber is leaving the veterinary hospital and finishes her recovery in a new home with her new family, the Sorrells.

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Sale of Health Services building to Lowes not a “done deal”

Sale of Health Services building to Lowes not a “done deal” Commissioner Bill McClure St Johns County, FL Dear Editor: I have received a number of calls and e-mail from residents concerned about comments brought before the St Johns County Commission during our regular meeting Tuesday; relative to the sale of the Health and Human…

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Upcoming activities at the Guana Research Reserve

The Guana-Tolomato-Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve invites local Historic City News readers to participate in their regularly scheduled and special events; dedicated to the preservation of an unspoiled and undeveloped natural treasure, that is home to sea turtles, land tortoises, porpoises, manatees, roseate spoonbills, North Atlantic right whales as well as a vibrant ecosystem and…

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