Plenty to do for free in St Augustine and St Johns County
For Historic City News readers, from music, to history, tours and attractions, there’s plenty to do for free in St Augustine to make your visit in August and September super easy.

For Historic City News readers, from music, to history, tours and attractions, there’s plenty to do for free in St Augustine to make your visit in August and September super easy.
The St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners will host a joint meeting with the St. Johns County School Board at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 8 at the St. Johns County Administration Building, 500 San Sebastian View.
Historic City News has done some research into the campaign contributions made by St Augustine donors during the 2016 federal elections to get an idea of who puts the money into political campaigns.
Coaches, volunteers and family members turned out in force Saturday morning at the Solomon Calhoun Center to cheer on members of the “St Johns Splash” during the Special Olympics Florida, St. Johns County Swim Meet.
Meredith Breidenstein, Director of Budget and Performance for the City of St Augustine, has invited all Historic City News readers to attend a special meeting of the St. Augustine City Commission on Thursday, August 10th starting at 2:00 p.m. for its discussion of the city’s 5-year Capital Improvement Plan.
Historic City News learned that the City of St Augustine Fire Department was dispatched to a residential structure fire before 6:00 a.m. Sunday morning at Las Palmas on the Intracoastal condominiums in North City.
Dan Holiday
St. Augustine, FL
Dear Historic City News editor:
I am the owner of the Hamblen-Holiday Building at 11 Aviles Street.
Claudell Brooks (C.B.) Hinson passed away on Sunday, July 30, 2017 at Flagler Hospital. He turned 91-years-old on June 5th.