Posted inEditorials
Letter: Where to feed the homeless
Dear Editor:
Today I was serving food to the homeless in the driveway where people pay their water bill.
Posted inCommunity
Circus is coming to town
Justin Loomis reported to local Historic City News reporters that on Friday November 19th thru Sunday November 21st the Loomis Bros. Circus will be performing at the St. Johns County Fairgrounds in Elkton.
Light-Up Night honorees named
For Saturday’s Light-Up! Night ceremony, Mayor Joe Boles has announced to Historic City News that he has named Mrs. Dianne Chase, director of Lead the Way Day Care, to light the city’s tree, and former St. Augustine Mayor John Bailey, Sr., to light the city.
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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.
Posted inPublic Safety
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.
Posted inGovernment
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.