Year: 2013

Safety first when plans include outdoor activity

It is the time of year when many Historic City News readers will be taking advantage of the cooler weather to spend more time outdoors, scouting or enjoying archery season; and, through state, federal and private partnerships, Florida also boasts many diverse and exciting public hunting opportunities.

Community

UF Survey: Consumer confidence at two-year low

As October comes to a close and merchants are eager for brisk holiday sales, news received by Historic City News this morning from a University of Florida survey, gives little reason to celebrate. The survey says Florida’s overall consumer confidence fell to a two-year low of 71 points in October.

Business

Original “ghost tour” company sold to local operator

Ghost Tours of St Augustine Inc, the very first company of its type in North Florida to offer haunted historical tours, has announced to local Historic City News business reporters that Adam Shockey, President and CEO of Tour Saint Augustine Inc., has acquired their company.

Business

New World in the Eyes of Explorers

Historic City News readers will enjoy free admission to experience The New World in the Eyes of Explorers exhibition; open today through January 5th, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily at the Visitor Information Center located at 10 West Castillo Drive in St. Augustine.

Community

Burning in South Ponte Vedra Beach Thursday

Michael Shirley, Ph.D., Director at the Guana-Tolomato-Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, reported to Historic City News today that an ecological prescribed burn has been scheduled for Thursday, October 31, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Community

City will pursue National Register for bayfront golf

The 1949 landmark bayfront miniature golf course, whose support from Mayor Joe Boles and others on the commission was not clear at this same time, last year; has been provided authorization to use up to $5,000 from city reserves to pursue a listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

Community

Bridge Street art gallery vandalized

St Augustine police spokesman, Mark Samson, informed Historic City News local reporters that when the manager of the Absolute Americana Art Gallery arrived at work yesterday, they discovered considerable vandalism had been done to their building located at 77 Bridge Street.

Public Safety

Division of Elections validating voter lists

Historic City News reported when St Johns County Supervisor of Elections, Vicky Oakes, traveled to Jacksonville on October 4, to participate in a Project Integrity roundtable with Secretary of State, Ken Detzner, and other area supervisors of elections, to discuss the coming purge of non-citizens from Florida voter registration rolls.

Government