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NOTICE OF A JOINT MEETING OF THE ST. JOHNS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND ST. AUGUSTINE CITY COMMISSION Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners and the St. Augustine City Commission of St. Johns County, Florida, will hold a joint meeting on Tuesday, May…

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Kensington Subdivision Traffic Public Meeting St. Johns County Traffic Operations is hosting a public meeting from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on May 26 in the Palencia Elementary cafeteria, 355 Palencia Village, St. Augustine, to address traffic concerns for the Kensington Subdivision. Traffic Operations staff will discuss the Traffic Calming Program and provide technical details…

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This afternoon, Historic City News reporters and a gathering of special guests met at Corazon Cinema and Café on Granada Street to witness the unveiling of Potter’s Wax Museum’s newest figure, the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Dave Chatterton, General Manager of Old Town Trolleys, welcomed the audience of thrill seekers and horror movie fans…

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Tenth Anniversary Celebration at Culhane’s Irish Pub By: Kevin Doyle Special to Historic City News Chat with any one of the four sisters who own and manage Culhane’s Irish Pub and they will tell you they’ve achieved the “American Dream”.

This Week in St. Johns County Monday – Monday: May 18 – 25 Spanish El Galeon “Andalucia” in St. Augustine The full-sized replica of a 16th century Spanish ship, El Galeon is open for tours at the St. Augustine Municipal Marina. Named Andalucia, it is an exact replica of the famous galleons that played such an…

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St. Johns County will be closed Monday, May 25, 2015 for Memorial Day.

Duval County, the consolidated City of Jacksonville, established by local charter, is holding its elections this week for some of the community’s top offices, including sheriff and mayor. But, on the last Sunday before Election Day, Historic City News observed Jacksonville church leaders employing a strategy that worked during the November elections here in St…

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