HISTORIC CITY NEWS 2008

Costeira Promoted to Captain

A firefighter for the City of St. Augustine for more than 21 years, James (J. C.) Costeira was promoted to the rank of Captain in a ceremony held at the St. Augustine Fire Department on Monday, April 14, 2008. Costeira, who achieved the rank of lieutenant in July 2000, is shown being pinned for his…

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Government

Quarterly Special Operations Training

St. Johns County Fire Rescue coordinated with the City of Palatka for their quarterly Special Operations Training, according to a report filed by St. Johns County Administrator, Michael D. Wanchick.

Government

New Businesses through 04/20/2008

Begin Business Date: 04/14/2008 End Business Date: 04/20/2008 From the records of DENNIS W. HOLLINGSWORTH

Business

Smokin’ D’s

According to Smokin’ Daryl, it takes 6 – 15 hours to make authentic, fresh smoked BBQ. “That means you either get up real early to start your smokin’ or you serve yesterday’s meat”. At Smokin’ D’s, they choose to get up early — in the case of brisket, they start the night before!

Community

County Administratorâ€™s Bi-Weekly Letter

The St. Johns County Administratorâ€™s Bi-Weekly Letter filed Friday, April 18, 2008, provided announcements regarding the following members of the Board: Commissioner Jim Bryant attended the 2nd Annual Chase-Rescorla Scholarship Fundraiser on Friday, April 5, at the Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village.

Government

15 year old charged with string of thefts

A fifteen year old white male wearing a baseball cap and a gray sweatshirt with the number â€œ4â€ on the back was seen riding a bicycle through a quiet neighborhood in the area of Abbey and Varella Avenue Saturday morning. That juvenile is now suspected in the commission of several thefts according to an incident…

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Public Safety

City PZB Meeting to Rerun

The Wednesday, April 16 meeting of the City of St. Augustine Planning and Zoning Board will be rebroadcast in its entirety on Wednesday, April 23 at 9:00am on GTV, Comcast Channel 3, according to an announcement received by Historic City Media this afternoon.

Government

Tour Wars

When it was announced that Bozard Ford was moving to SR 16 and I-95 and that their landmark location had been purchased for nearly $2.8 Million dollars by local hotelier Kanti Patel, rumors were flying about what was in store.

Business