Posted inPublic Safety

Vehicles damaged in burglary

Sometime between 11:00 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. on Monday, a resident of the apartments located on Whispering Circle reported that two of his vehicles were burglarized, according to an incident report filed by Deputy Jared Monie on yesterday.

Both a 1990 JEEP Wrangler and 2002 Chrysler convertible sedan owned by the victim had been slashed into and the contents strewn about the front seat. Although it was apparent that the vehicle glove compartments had been rummaged through, the owner could not determine that anything of value was missing.

Posted inBusiness

Florida Capital to close US 1 location

Florida Capital Bank
According to an announcement from Senior Vice President Suzanne Brown received by Historic City Media this morning, Florida Capital Bank will be closing its location at 1700 US 1 South on Friday, July 18th.

This announcement surprised some customers since the bank location was only established in 2005 on the site of the former Long John Silvers restaurant.

St. Augustine Archaeological Association

The May meeting of St. Augustine Archaeological Association (SAAA) will feature a lecture including a review of work done in 2007 by four Contract Archaeologists.

According to an announcement received by Historic City Media, Mike Arbuthnot: Laser documentation of the A. L. Lewis Arch, Bryan Marks: Historic Roads – Old Dixie & Kings Highway, Greg Smith: Work at Ponce Inlet and Ted Payne: Work at the Three Chimneys property, are scheduled to be presented.

Posted inCommunity

Precautionary Boil Water Notice

Water
The Public Works Department of the City of St. Augustine will be making improvements to the water system in and around the Lewis Speedway area.

This will require a water outage and a possible drop in pressure from 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. tomorrow, Wednesday, April 23, 2008.

Posted inGovernment

Costeira Promoted to Captain

J C Costeira
A firefighter for the City of St. Augustine for more than 21 years, James (J. C.) Costeira was promoted to the rank of Captain in a ceremony held at the St. Augustine Fire Department on Monday, April 14, 2008.

Costeira, who achieved the rank of lieutenant in July 2000, is shown being pinned for his most recent promotion by his wife, Gay.

Posted inCommunity

Smokin’ D’s

Smokin' D's
According to Smokin’ Daryl, it takes 6 – 15 hours to make authentic, fresh smoked BBQ. “That means you either get up real early to start your smokin’ or you serve yesterday’s meat”.

At Smokin’ D’s, they choose to get up early — in the case of brisket, they start the night before!