Month: January 2012

St Augustine has been Tree City USA for 29 years

On Friday January 20th, Lincolnville’s Willie Galimore Recreation Center located at 399 South Riberia Street in St Augustine will be the site of a public ceremony honoring the 29th year that the City has received the designation of “Tree City USA” from the National Arbor Day Foundation.

Community

San Marco will close for 2012 March for Life

The City of St Augustine wants to notify Historic City News readers to expect San Marco Avenue to be closed to all vehicular traffic during the 2012 March for Life procession that begins at approximately 12 noon on Saturday, January 14.

Public Safety

City of St Augustine offices will close

Historic City News readers will find that all offices of the City of St Augustine will be closed on Monday, January 16 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr., holiday. Solid waste pick up schedule will remain unchanged, according to city spokesperson, Paul Williamson.

Government

A year later – Vilano Publix ready for business

Dwaine Stevens announced to local Historic City News reporters in St Augustine that next Saturday, January 14th, at 8:00 a.m., approximately 110 Publix associates will go to work when the door to their new Vilano Beach Town Center supermarket opens to shoppers.

Business

FDOT road repairs and maintenance report

Laurie Sanderson reported the following St. Augustine and St. Johns County locations to Historic City News where the Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting roadwork that is expected to have an impact on driving, beginning this morning and continuing through the coming week.

Community