Governor delivers State of the State address

On the opening day of the 2011 Legislative Session, Governor Rick Scott outlined his priorities in his first State of the State Address. Earlier in the day, he thanked crowds of Floridians who traveled to Tallahassee to voice their support for reducing the size of government, cutting taxes and getting Florida back to work.

Government

Saturday parade delays downtown traffic

Cathy Dupont informed Historic City News that the St. Patrick’s Day Parade scheduled for Saturday, March 12th at 10:00 a.m. will necessitate a number of disruptions of traffic in parts of downtown St. Augustine.

Community

Marine makes stop on 4600 mile bike tour

Philip Freimann announced to local Historic City News reporters that former Marine, Steve Rife, is staying in St. Augustine tonight as he makes his way on the second leg of his charity bicycle ride from San Diego, California to Augusta, Maine.

Community

Irrigation rules change on Sunday

St. Johns County reminds Historic City News readers that landscape irrigation rules will change on Sunday, March 13th when residents set their clocks forward for daylight savings time.

Community

New Businesses through 03/06/2011

The information contained in this report is taken from sources deemed reliable; the accuracy and completeness of which Historic City News does not control and cannot guarantee. The original public records are on file with the St. Johns County Tax Collector and should be consulted before taking any action.

Business

St Augustine 2011 Improvement Bond

Bonds totaling $15,360,000 that were approved by the City Commission will go to work soon, according to a report from Assistant City Manager Tim Burchfield that was received by Historic City News today.

Government

Alcohol not a factor in motorcycle collision

Historic City News learned that troopers have determined alcohol was not a factor in yesterday’s collision that sent 46 year-old St. Augustine resident Patrick L. Whelan to Shands Jacksonville Trauma Center after he collided with a vehicle on US-1 near Palencia.

Public Safety