HISTORIC CITY NEWS 2016

Happy belated 497th Birthday Pedro Menendez

Due to a conflict caused by giving city employees another Monday off, Historic City News has been informed that a belated celebration will be held Friday to recognize the February 15th birthday of the city’s founder, the Spanish conquistador, Don Pedro Menendez de Avilés.

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278th anniversary of the establishment of Fort Mose

On March 19, 2016, travel back in time and witness the founding of Florida’s “Fortress of Freedom” – Fort Mose. In March 1738, Don Manuel de Montiano y Luyando, royal governor of Florida, established the fortified village of El Pueblo de Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose – the first, legally sanctioned free black…

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Is your business ripe for a cybercriminal

Owning a small business means owning data, and Historic City News cautions our business readers that it only takes one cybercriminal, with one lucky hack, and you’ve just exposed your business to a major catastrophe.

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Single-engine aircraft catches fire on tarmac at St Augustine airport

Northeast Florida Regional Airport superintendent Kevin Harvey reported to Historic City News that the engine of a flight school airplane caught fire while the aircraft was on the runway tonight at about 8:15 p.m.

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Tea Party speaker will discuss espionage and domestic terrorism

Historic City News readers are patriotically invited to attend the General meeting of the Saint Augustine Tea Party this Tuesday evening, February 23, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. in the meeting room of the Village Inn, located at 900 N. Ponce de Leon Boulevard in St. Augustine. The distinguished speaker will be Jeffrey L Walton from…

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Santa Anastasia – the Island of Adventure

Santa Anastasia – the Island of Adventure Raphael Cosme Special to Historic City News Anastasia Island is a barrier island located off the northeast Atlantic coast of Florida. It sits east of St Augustine, running north-south in a slightly southeastern direction to Matanzas Inlet.

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Law honoring local resident headed to House floor tomorrow

This week Representative Cyndi Stevenson will bring HB 387 – “Carl’s Law” to the floor of the Florida House of Representatives. It will be discussed tomorrow, Tuesday February 23, 2016, and up for a vote on Wednesday.

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Elections office offering candidate workshop

This evening, Historic City News was informed that voters interested in running for public office will have the opportunity to learn what it takes to become a candidate for elected office.

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