Month: January 2020

Obituary: Michael Dennis Hiers

A funeral is scheduled at Craig Funeral Home for Michael Dennis Hiers; at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 4th with a reception to follow at the St. Augustine Shrine Club.  Mike, who was 61-years-old, died peacefully on January 28, 2020 at home after a long battle with cancer.

Community

Two volunteers recognized with Point of Light awards

Patrician Price reported to Historic City News that two Guana-Tolomato-Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve volunteers have been honored with a Daily Point of Light Award.  Ruben Allen and Jeff Finnan were recognized for their outstanding community service.

Community

Someone in the Florida legislature finally gets it

Historic City News’ long advocated position that state law unreasonably protected a monopoly in the area of publishing public notices is finally gathering support in Tallahassee; finding that this could be the year governments are no longer required to post public notices in newspapers.

Government

Property Appraiser gets help combatting exemption fraud

St Johns County Property Appraiser Eddie Creamer reported this week that his office now has another intelligent tool to protect local taxpayers from homestead exemption fraud through a new partnership with the private data-mining company, The Exemption Project.

Government

Odd Birds relocating to Anastasia Island

Odd Birds Bar and its adjacent restaurant Odd Birds Loft are combining and relocating to 200 Anastasia Boulevard in mid- to late-February according to Cesar Diaz, co-owner of Odd Birds Group.  Historic City News learned that the last day of operations at 33 Charlotte Street will be Wednesday, February 5th.

Business