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St Augustine has real ice skating rink
Today, continuing through January 6, 2013, Winter Wonderland invites all Historic City News readers to visit the St Augustine Amphitheatre daily from…
Posted inBusiness
Advanced Disposal in Jacksonville landfill dispute
Historic City News reported a win for St Johns County last week when it was announced that Advanced Disposal will relocate its Southside offices, and estimated 85 jobs, to the former MDI Holdings building at 90 Fort Wade Road in Nocatee — now we learn that Jacksonville may be sore losers.
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Cold weather shelter open in Bunnell
Carla Traister and Rabbi Merrill Shapiro informed Historic City News that the Flagler County Family Assistance Center will open their “cold weather” shelter at First United Methodist Church of Bunnell this Friday and Saturday night — and most likely Sunday night.
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City announces holiday schedule changes
The City of St Augustine has announced their Christmas and New Year’s holiday schedule to Historic City News, including office closures and rescheduled solid waste collection.
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Candlelight vigil and memorial dinner tonight
Emergency Services and Homeless Coalition of St Johns County spokesperson, Debi Redding, invited all Historic City News readers to attend tonight’s 14th Annual Candlelight Vigil and Memorial Service Dinner at the First United Methodist Church.
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DeSantis gets committee assignments
Amy Graham reported to Historic City News that St Johns County’s new representative in Congress, Ron DeSantis of Ponte Vedra Beach, has recently received his committee assignments for his first term in office; which officially begins when he is sworn into office on January 3, 2013.
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County commission meeting highlights
Communications Manager Michael Ryan provided local Historic City News reporters with an executive summary of action items that came before the St Johns County commission at their regular business meeting yesterday, Tuesday December 18, 2012.
Posted inPublic Safety
Most popular license plate in poll
Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles reported to Historic City News that, after three weeks of online voting, the design for the new Florida license plate with the solid green bars and the artistic orange, forming the ‘O” in the word Florida, has been chosen as “the most popular”.