No injuries in Fruit Cove mobile home fire
Just before 2:00 a.m. yesterday morning, St. Johns County Fire Rescue responded to a residential structure fire in Fruit Cove, according to a report received by Historic City News from Lt. Jeremy Robshaw.
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450th workshop Monday afternoon
The city manager has reserved time during the regular 5:00 meeting of the St. Augustine City Commission Monday night to review workshop discussion and is seeking approval for two other items relevant to the 450th Anniversary Commemoration of the founding of the city in 1565.
Interest in re-opening the Colonial Spanish Quarter
The St. Augustine Report indicated today that Pat Croce & Company, St. Augustine Historical Tours, Inc., and Orlando Dinner Entertainment, Inc. have expressed initial interest in operating the Colonial Spanish Quarter, if contract terms can be reached.
Unclaimed property auction Saturday morning
Public Information Officer Mark Samson invited Historic City News readers to take part in tomorrow morning’s unclaimed property auction being held by the St. Augustine Police Department.
Back to School Bash
The St. Johns County Education Foundation reported to Historic City News that they recently hosted the first annual Back to School Bash in St. Augustine for the “Take Stock in Children” students.
Letter: Senator Rubio critical of Post story
Florida Senator Marco Rubio 317 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC, 20510 Dear Editor: As St. Augustine and St. Johns County’s senator in Washington, I am compelled to respond to The Washington Post article on Friday that accused me of seeking political advantage by embellishing the story of how my parents arrived in the United…
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FDOT road repairs and maintenance report
Laurie Sanderson reported the following St. Augustine and St. Johns County locations to Historic City News where the Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting roadwork that is expected to have an impact on driving, beginning this morning and continuing through the coming week.
Linking World War I and modern social media
Historic City News lives in the high-tech world of social media in St. Augustine, and, on Tuesday, November 8th, the Flagler College Community Lecture Series will continue at 10:00 a.m. with an examination of the intersection between the First World War and modern-day social media.