FDOT road repairs and maintenance report

Laurie Sanderson reported the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations to Historic City News where the Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting roadwork that is expected to have an impact on driving, beginning this morning and continuing through the coming week.

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Gilded Age Fashion Show and exhibit

Samantha Palmer, Flagler College’s director of retail operations and historic tours, invited Historic City News readers to enjoy a detailed glimpse into 19th century life with the college’s “Gilded Age Fashion Show,” an event showcasing the period garb with patterns from 1888, the year the Hotel Ponce de Leon opened.

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Survivor of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor honored

Last week, Warren D Hewett of St Johns County turned 92-years-old; but this birthday was extra special this year thanks to a tip picked up by Historic City News special events photographer Mark Cubbedge while he was photographing Hewett for the veterans portrait book he is working on.

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New director of FHP served in St Augustine

The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle’s Executive Director announced to Historic City News that the trooper who has served as Commander of Florida’s Troop G since 2014, will become the next Florida Highway Patrol Director, effective August 21, 2015.

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