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Tourist Development Council Meeting Schedule
The Augustmeeting was rescheduled from Monday, August 19, 2013. Tourist Development CouncilRegular Meeting ScheduleThe Tourist Development Council meetings are held the third Monday…
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Letter: Future vision for St Augustine
Letter: Future vision for St Augustine
Patricia B Reilly
St Augustine, FL
The City of St Augustine is embarking on a process to define a vision plan.
The city commission will start the process with a workshop on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The process will only be relevant and useful if all constituencies are involved along the way.
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Marriage Licenses Applications – 9/8/2013
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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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Historic City founded on September 8, 1565
Historic City News readers know well that the town of St Augustine was established by Pedro Menendez de Aviles over 40 years before the Jamestown colony in Virginia. A piece of history not known by many Americans in other parts of the country, but one we celebrate today — 448-years later.
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448th Anniversary of the Founding of St Augustine
448th Anniversary of the Founding of St Augustine
By Raphael Cosme
Special to Historic City News
Eric Johnson, director of the Mission Nombre de Dios, welcomed Commissioner of Culture and Sports, Roman A. Alvarez-Gonzalez of St Augustine’s Sister City, Aviles Spain, this morning for the commemoration of the 448th anniversary of the founding of the City in 1565.
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Editorial: Is St Augustine ready to go to war?
St Augustine can boast about a lot of things, besides being my birthplace. Our military history begins with our European founders; and, today, the only state agency to remain headquartered in St Johns County is our National Guard and the Florida Department of Military Affairs.
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August New Businesses
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The original public records are on file with the St. Johns County Tax Collector and should be consulted before taking any action.
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Bicyclist knocked to road by turning truck
St Johns County Fire Rescue spokesman Matthew Sara informed Historic City News that a 36-year-old St Augustine man has been transported by air ambulance to UF Health Jacksonville hospital with critical injuries after his bicycle collided with a turning Ford F-150 pickup truck.
