Author: Historic City News

St Augustine children can get call from Santa

The North Pole Telephone Company has reported to Historic City News in St Augustine that parents and guardians of local children, under the age of eight, can sign up now to have Santa call their child at home this Christmas season.

Community

11th Annual Surf Illumination at Beach Pier

Civic Association President Robert Samuels has invited all Historic City News readers to enjoy the lighting of the St Augustine Beach Christmas tree this Saturday, December 1st at the St Johns County Pier Park.

Community

St Augustine Beach – who will be chief

The top contenders for the position of Chief of Police have spent the last two nights politicking the community at a reception Monday night and then responding to 30-minute public interviews last night; tonight, the St Augustine Beach City Commission will select one to administer the beleaguered local law enforcement agency.

Government

British Nightwatch will impact traffic Saturday

Saturday evening, starting at 7:30 p.m., the British Nightwatch parade in downtown St Augustine will result in traffic delays and heavier than normal congestion along the parade route, according to an alert received by Historic City News this week.

Public Safety

Prescribed burn tomorrow at Guana Lake

The Guana-Tolomato-Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve advises local Historic City News readers that tomorrow, weather permitting, 42-acres of the coastal strand and scrub between Guana Lake and South A1A will be part of a controlled burn; located between the south beach access lot and Environmental Education Center.

Public Safety

St Augustine Christmas Parade

The City of St Augustine announced to Historic City News that on Saturday, the 58th Annual Christmas Parade will necessitate the closing of some streets and detours of traffic to accommodate reindeer and Christmas Elvis in his Smart Car.

Community

32nd Annual Holiday Regatta of Lights

Again this year, the St Augustine Yacht Club will play host to a dazzling parade of boats, when the captains and crews of many spectacular and colorfully decorated vessels compete for eighteen trophies along the Matanzas Bay during the 32nd Annual Holiday Regatta of Lights.

Community