Thanks to some quick thinking on the part of Len Weeks, the cooperation of other Hypolita Street property owners and the support of the St. Augustine City Commission, one of the city’s four-block-long streets will be a little safer for pedestrians — tourists and residents alike.
In an announcement forwarded to Historic City News from Alison Johnson, Legislative Aide to District 20 Representative Bill Proctor, we were advised that State Representative Proctor will hold a town hall meeting, open to the public, on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008.
This will be an informative meeting designed to review the recent Legislative Session and budget.
From the records of Cheryl Strickland
St. Johns County Clerk of Court
Begin Business Date: 06/01/2008 End Business Date: 06/08/2008
From the records of
DENNIS W. HOLLINGSWORTH
The St. Johns County Engineering Division will host a public meeting at the Southeast Branch Library, located at 6670 US Highway 1 South in St. Augustine to discuss the upcoming Pines Drainage Improvement Project, according to a notice received by Historic City News this afternoon.
Presentations of Citizenship Awards to area high school students were made during the Monday, June 9th City Commission meeting according to a media release received by Historic City News this morning.
Since it’s December 1950 re-opening of the Castle Warden Hotel as “Ripley’s Believe It or Not!”, Ripley Entertainment, Inc. has continued it’s investment in making St. Augustine a premier tourism destination. 58 years later, they are still at it.
Breakfast, lunch or dinner; one favorite spot for locals and downtown visitors is George Chryssaidis’ Athena Restaurant located on the Plaza at 14 Cathedral Place. Athena is known for good service, a cozy atmosphere and some of the best authentic Greek cuisine in St. Augustine.
