Historic City News readers are as well informed about politics and government in St Augustine and St Johns County as any other group of citizens — they tend to do their homework and they are among the first in line when it’s time to exercise their right to vote.
A species said to be on the brink of extinction, the Chinese alligator, will be in the spotlight this weekend when the St Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park shines the spotlight on rare and endangered reptiles October 20 and 21 during Reptile Awareness Weekend.
At 10:20 a.m. this morning, Articia Burrell, an Administrative Assistant whose office in Jacksonville manages all interactions with local, state and national media, called in to Historic City News and confirmed that, at this time, Chelsea Marie Wantz remains in critical condition at Shands Jacksonville Medical Center located at 655 West 8th Street.
Historic City News readers living within the St Augustine Port Waterway and Beach special taxing district, paying $6.38 per $100,000 of property valuation, are welcome to attend the District’s next regular business meeting, Tuesday, October 16, 2012.
The City of St Augustine notified Historic City News that the installation of crosswalks at two locations on Avenida Menendez will necessitate the reduction of traffic to two lanes — one for northbound traffic and one for southbound, in two locations on two different occasions in coming weeks.
For the last 90 years, the week in which October 9 falls has been designated as “Fire Prevention Week”, but for Historic City News readers, what is nationally a week — is locally a month.
Linda Arnold invited Historic City News readers to participate in a celebration of coastal living during the “Dressing of the Palms” at Vilano Beach Town Center where your creativity will make the community a holiday destination.
Historic City News has confirmed that a 20-year-old St Augustine woman, who FHP Homicide Investigator Pete Young previously reported to have suffered fatal injuries in a crash early Saturday morning, is, in fact, alive and in critical condition as of Sunday evening.
