Posted inCommunity
April events in St Augustine
Here are a few reminders of things to do in St Augustine on an ongoing basis and selected events during the month of April.
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Florida’s 500th Anniversary events continue
Although local Historic City News reporters and thousands of people in St Augustine witnessed the re-enactment of Ponce de Leon’s landing on April 3, our readers who missed the first ceremonies will get their chance to relive history as Florida’s 500th Anniversary events continue through the weekend in the nation’s oldest city.
Posted inPublic Safety
Airport tower stays two more months
The US Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration announced to Historic City News today that it will delay the closure of the federal contract air traffic control tower at Northeast Florida Regional Airport at St Augustine for two more months as the agency attempts to resolve multiple legal challenges to the closure decisions.
Posted inBusiness
Merchants and residents learn about King Street project
According to reports from several local merchants and residents along the King Street entrance corridor, the Public Works Department has been contacted by the Florida Department of Transportation concerning work planned to improve the roadway between Malaga Street and Martin Luther King Avenue.
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Castillo plans second spring cannon school
National Park Service Ranger Joe Brehm reported to Historic City News that all available spaces for new trainees in the April 13th and 14th Cannon School have been filled; however, due to the high demand, a second spring cannon school will be held on May 11th and 12th at the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument.
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Torch Run for Special Olympics this afternoon
Deputy Rafael Fuentes informed local Historic City News reporters that this afternoon, beginning at 4:00 p. m., more than forty runners and Special Olympians will carry the torch during the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics.
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Flags lowered for Flossie Poe on Saturday
Flags will be lowered at City Hall in St Augustine tomorrow in honor of Flossie Irene Poe who passed away on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013 at her home on Springs Court in Macon, Georgia. She was 101-years-old.
Posted inGovernment
City seeks review by Supreme Court of Florida
Historic City News has learned that earlier today, Isabelle C. Lopez, Assistant Attorney for the City of St Augustine, has filed notice invoking the discretionary jurisdiction of the Florida Supreme Court to review the decision of the Fifth District Court of Appeal rendered on March 15 in the lawsuit brought by Donna Wendler.
