St Johns County has notified local Historic City News reporters that the Hastings Branch Library will be closed from January 20 – 31 for necessary roof repairs. To continue providing library services during the closure, the Bookmobile will visit the Hastings Library from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 22nd and Saturday, January 25th.
Historic City News reporting this morning’s temperature in St Augustine the same as the community’s coldest day in 1951, when snow covered the fort green at the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument.
According to the National Weather Service, Historic City News readers will experience an arctic cold front; which will move through St Johns County Monday accompanied by scattered showers and the coldest air temperatures recorded in several years. Northwesterly winds are expected to increase this afternoon to 15-25 mph with higher gusts.
Barbara Golden, Communications Manager for the St Augustine, Ponte Vedra and the Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau, informed local Historic City News reporters about the following entertaining events for our St Johns County readers.
The following networking opportunities are planned for members and guests of the St Johns County Chamber of Commerce during the coming month. Registration may be required to participate in some of the events.
Adam Shockey reported to Historic City News that Dr. Kathleen Deagan, a renowned archaeologist with the Florida Museum of Natural History, will be speaking to the Chamber of Commerce Tourism and Hospitality Council about her body of work at the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park, as well as some up-coming projects.
Some local attraction operators, who are members of the St. Augustine Attractions Association, are calling “foul” over a license agreement given by the City of St Augustine to UF Historic St Augustine, Inc — the direct support organization that acts as landlord over the state’s historic properties. The Association delivered an official letter of “non-support” to the City Manager’s office over terms of the license which they say allows an unfair competitive advantage to one private attraction operator.
