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Historic City Memories: Grits and Grunts
Grits and Grunts
The $150 a plate dinner
By Geoff Dobson
County announces temporary road closure
St. Johns County Communication Manager, Karen Pan, told local Historic City News reporters that State Road 16, west of Francis Road, will be closed to traffic overnight on Wednesday, November 17th and Thursday, November 18th.
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Second operation nets 300 pounds of medication
St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Crime Prevention Corporal Diana Bryant reported to Historic City News that over 300 pounds of expired or unwanted medication was collected at the second Operation Medicine Cabinet in St. Augustine on Saturday.
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Public workshop on Castillo-bayfront project
Halback Design Group, Inc. project manager and principal Jeremy Marquis informed local Historic City News reporters that the City of St. Augustine will hold two meetings this week towards the goal of improved movement of people along Avenida Menendez and South Castillo Drive — in the area adjacent to Castillo de San Marcos National Monument.
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Navy League celebrates 35th anniversary
St. Augustine Navy League President Bill Korach told local Historic City News reporters that during last month’s meeting, six of the original thirty-two members who chartered the local council of the national organization, were guests of the league as they celebrated their 35th anniversary.
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Homeless Coalition community covered-dish
Emergency Services and Homeless Coalition of St. Johns County announced to Historic City News that they will hold their annual community covered dish dinner at First United Methodist Church Thursday, November 18th, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Welcome the holidays like an insider
Historic City News readers are invited to see the nation′s oldest city at its holiday best through the “Holiday Insider’s Tour of St. Augustine” presented by the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, Inc.
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School district employee in trouble
Historic City News has learned that an email sent by an employee of the Duval County Public Schools encourages people to “vote a straight democratic ticket” and blatantly calls members of the Tea Party “racist”.