Historic City News reporters visited the first day of the 66th Annual Florida Azalea Festival today and special wagon tours of the Ravine Gardens State Park — all part of the celebration of spring that comes to downtown Palatka and Memorial Park.
Month: March 2012
$50k business tangible property tax exemption clears House
Historic City News has learned that a constitutional amendment cutting business taxes took a step closer to getting on the November ballot yesterday as the state House overwhelmingly approved the measure; according to a report filed by Gray Rohrer with the Current.
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Businesses and City may have different agendas
King Street businessperson Bruce Maguire told Historic City News that he and other businesses and property owners along, adjacent to and near King Street, Riberia and Granada Streets are out to stop the 10-12 month FDOT King Street drainage project until it can be done right.
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St Augustine website domains for sale
Anyone planning to market their business for St Augustine’s upcoming 450th anniversary commemoration knows they will need an easy to remember domain name — and Historic City News has four of them available for sale.
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.
Groom: I needed something to drink
“I am an alcoholic and needed something to drink,” a 56 year-old homeless man told St Augustine Police detective Michael Keegan last week, after he was taken into custody and charged with burglary (a third-degree felony) and larceny (a second-degree misdemeanor).