After-school art lessons focus on Matisse

300-Alivia-MatisseHistoric City News readers who are parents of elementary and middle school-age children are invited to register for the St. Augustine Art Association’s “After School Art Studio” which will focus on creating drawing, painting and collage projects inspired by the colorful paintings of Henri Matisse.

Board of County Commission Regular Meeting Schedule

St. Johns County Board of County Commission
2014 Regular Meeting Schedule

The St. Johns County Board of County Commission Meetings are held the first and third Tuesdays each month commencing at 9:00 am in the St. Johns County Auditorium located at 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine, FL. The Board reserves the right to cancel and or change the meeting schedule as needed. Most Public Hearings for the County Commission will be advertised for 9:00 a.m. It will be left to the discretion of the BCC Chair as to the most appropriate time to break for the noon recess. If you have any questions regarding the agenda please call Laura Taylor at (904) 209-0533.

Frontier expands service in St Augustine to Washington DC

400FRONT_050214_0117Frontier Airlines began nonstop service from Northeast Florida Regional Airport in St. Augustine, to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD). Frontier also offers nonstop service from Northeast Florida Regional Airport to Trenton Mercer Airport in Trenton/Princeton, NJ. Historic City News was on hand on May 2nd when Frontier restored commercial airline service to the local airport; a convenient alternative to larger, more expensive airports in the region.

$938,000 Budget approved for 450th

$938,000 Budget approved for 450th

JOE BOLES
JOE BOLES
With an amended budget submitted for consideration by the St Augustine City Commission tonight, lowering the budget for the City’s 450th Commemoration to $799,320, Mayor Joe Boles, in a display of extreme hubris, made the motion to approve the original, higher budget requested by 450th director, Dana Ste. Claire. The motion was seconded by out-going stand-in commissioner, Don Crichlow, who has just returned from a city-paid junket to Spain with his girlfriend. The measure passed in a split 3-2 decision, with Roxanne Horvath, who also just returned from a city-paid junket to Spain with her husband.