Lions Club to host 30th seafood festival
Dominic Mercurio gave local Historic City News reporters a sneak peek at a few of the highlights of the 30th Annual Lions Seafood Festival to be held in St. Augustine on March 11-13th, 2011.
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Castillo Drive gets new sidewalk
The City of St. Augustine notified Historic City News reporters that federal economic stimulus funds have been used in the construction of a sidewalk along West Castillo Drive from Ponce de Leon Boulevard to San Marco Avenue.
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Sheriff asks your help identifying Publix robber
An armed robbery at Publix Liquors on Tuscan Way near Mill Creek was caught on video Thursday afternoon, and St. Johns County Sheriff David B. Shoar is asking Historic City News readers to attempt to identify the man who committed this crime.
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Driver stable after McDonalds crash
Local St. Augustine reporters at Historic City News have learned that St. Augustine Police were called to McDonalds Restaurant located at 1106 North Ponce de Leon Boulevard yesterday to investigate a motor vehicle crash into the building.
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Deed, non-binding and vendor agreements on agenda
At the regular meeting of the St. Augustine City Commission Monday night, commissioners will consider the transfer of the former Mary Peck lot in the Colonial Spanish Quarter to the National Park Service, completing a package with state property intended to develop a Visitor Orientation Center for the Castillo de San Marcos.
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Candlelight vigil and silent witness exhibit
Kim Brumfield, Community Awareness Coordinator for the Betty Griffin House in St. Johns County, reported to Historic City News that yesterday evening’s candlelight vigil and Silent Witness exhibit was a well attended success.
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Mason to address midterm elections at Flagler
Washington Examiner White House Correspondent Julie Mason will be the next speaker in the 2010-2011 Flagler College Forum on Government and Public Policy according to an announcement received by Historic City News today.
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New way to save money on college textbooks
Students at St. Johns River Community College will have the option to either purchase or rent their textbooks; according to grant development director Carla Shows in an announcement received by Historic City News today.