HISTORIC CITY NEWS March 2017

Institute on the Constitution Tuesday evening

You are patriotically invited to attend the general meeting and program of the Saint Augustine Tea Party on Tuesday evening, March 28, held at the Village Inn located at 900 North Ponce de Leon Boulevard in St. Augustine beginning at 6:30 p.m. when the special guest will be Jake MacAulay, Chief Operating Officer of the…

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Community

Only a few days left of Florida Archaeology Month

Emily Jane Murray, spokesperson for the Florida Public Archaeology Network, reminds Historic City News readers that as Florida Archaeology Month 2017 draws to a close, there are still some area events you may want to enjoy.

Community

17-year-old convicted of first-degree murder

After only four hours of deliberation, a St Johns County jury returned a guilty verdict in the first-degree murder trial of Sergio Morgan-Wideman for killing a 29-year-old convenience store clerk. Morgan-Wideman was only 15-years-old at the time of the incident. The jury listened to three days of testimony about the robbery that occurred on May…

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Public Safety

Meet St Augustine’s Public Information Coordinator

On December 1, 2015, the City of St Augustine created a new position, hiring 46-year-old Melissa Wissel as our first “Public Information Coordinator” at an annual salary of $40,807.31 plus benefits. She lives in North Davis Shores with her husband Jeffrey.

Community

Letter: Bad experience at Giggling Gator

Katie Christiansen Winter Park, FL Dear Historic City News editor: On Sunday afternoon, March 12, 2017, my girlfriend and I went to this bar because we were looking for things to do in St. Augustine and we love to find little bars off-the-beaten-path.

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