Year: 2013

Historic City News readers invited to free art exhibit

Historic City News readers invited to free art exhibit By Raphael Cosme Special to Historic City News Prominent figures from St. Augustine’s past, and present, including Father Miguel O’Reilly, Dr. Thomas Travers, Archaeologist Kathleen Deagan, Sister Marie Therese Evrard of the Sisters of St. Joseph, and others, are being featured in the Annual Figure and…

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16th century vessels on return visit to St Augustine

Eduardo Almagro Blanco, General Manager of FUNDACION NAO VICTORIA, the non-profit educational foundation that owns and curates the 495-ton 16th century replica wooden ship El Galeon Andalucia is returning to St. Augustine along with a sister ship, the 16th century Nao Victoria.

Community

Enjoy Nights of Lights scenes all year

Historic City News special events photographer Mark Cubbedge wrote to tell us a little of the background for a special collection of his Nights of Lights photographs that are available for purchase by Historic City News readers.

Community

Local government holiday schedules

City Christmas & New Year holiday schedule Offices for the City of St. Augustine will be closed on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, December 24, 25 and 26 in observance of the Christmas holiday. Offices will also be closed on Wednesday, January 1 for the New Year’s Day holiday.

Government

Editorial: When does obsession become malice?

I’d like to know exactly what it is that the St Augustine Record and its big sister papers, the Florida Times Union and Jacksonville Journal, think they are going to accomplish with their continuing, impotent attempts to discredit the way St Johns County Sheriff David B. Shoar is conducting his three-terms in office?

Editorials

Deputy rear-ended while parked on side of SR-13

Historic City News reporters were notified by FHP Sergeant Dennis E Smith that during the wee hours this morning, a St Johns County deputy sustained minor injuries when another driver slid her vehicle into the backend of his parked patrol car while he was stopped on the shoulder of SR-13, south of Greenbriar Road.

Public Safety

Marriage Licenses Applications – 12/21/2013

The information contained in this report is taken from sources deemed reliable; the accuracy and completeness of which Historic City News does not control and cannot guarantee. The original public records are on file with the St. Johns County Clerk of Court and should be consulted before taking any action.

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