HISTORIC CITY NEWS

County holds Howl-o-ween Walk and costume judging

This Sunday, October 21 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m., Historic City News readers are invited to participate in a special Howl-o-ween Walk for their pets and the whole family. The outdoor activities will take place at Treaty Park, located at 1595 Wildwood Drive in St Augustine.

Community

Button up your chinstrap, baby — it’s Biketoberfest

Beginning tomorrow, Thursday, October 18, 2018, and continuing through Sunday, October 21st, the annual Daytona Beach Biketoberfest motorcycle rally is estimated to draw as many as 125,000 or more visitors to Florida’s historic coast.

Community

Commission to consider ordinance to address Plaza protests

After a year of doing nothing, at their regular meeting Monday night, October 22nd, the Commission of the City of St Augustine will be presented a proposed repeal and replacement of Chapter 22, Article I, Section 22-4 of the City Charter. If approved, it will govern how the city will regulate events, protests and counter-protests;…

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Government

Florida Guard continues Hurricane Michael support

Florida National Guard Public Affairs Office SSG Carmen N Fleischmann informed Historic City News today that Joint Task Force-Florida is continuing to respond in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael. Approximately 3,500 Soldiers and Airmen are involved in a variety of missions such as search and rescue, road clearance, shelter assistance, food and water distribution, and…

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Public Safety

St Johns County restaurant inspections

Public Safety reporters for Historic City News periodically obtain the results of physical inspections of public food service establishments from the records of the Florida Division of Hotels and Restaurants located in Tallahassee. These items recorded 7/1/2018-9/31/2018.

Business

Early morning motorcycle crash sends driver to hospital

Shortly after 1:30 a.m. this morning, the Florida Highway Patrol reported a single-vehicle motorcycle crash to Historic City News. The crash occurred at Longleaf Parkway in St Johns around Durbin Parkway. The operator of the 2005 Honda VTX 1800, 20-year-old Dakota J. Schmidt of St Augustine, was traveling eastbound on Longleaf Parkway in the outside…

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Public Safety

FDOT road repairs and maintenance report

Historic City News was notified by Florida Department of Transportation Public Information Officer, Allen Nelson, that traffic will be impacted at the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations where roadwork is being conducted.

Community

St Johns County updates

St Johns County Commissioner Paul Waldron updated Historic City News readers in District 3 today on current projects and events as well as timely information about St. Johns County programs, services, and initiatives as reported in his monthly newsletter.

Government