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Felder, Foreigner and Styx – best pure performance ever

400-crowd-iphone-foreignerFelder, Foreigner and Styx – best pure performance ever

By Mark Cubbedge
Photojournalist
Historic City News

Consider, for a moment, some of the acts like Steve Miller, The Moody Blues, Dierks Bentley, Darius Rucker and Carlos Santana that have performed so far this year at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre. Just in the last week, Alison Krauss, Willie Nelson and Jack Johnson have all performed to sold-out crowds in the nation’s oldest city.

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Guest Editorial: Memorial Day 2014

HOWARD O MCGILLIN JR
HOWARD O MCGILLIN JR
Guest Editorial: Memorial Day 2014

Howard O. McGillin, Jr.
Colonel, US Army (Retired)
St Augustine, FL

Memorial Day is the informal start of summer for most Americans. Across the First Coast from Fernandina Beach to Flagler Beach, stores, restaurants, hotels and tourist attractions will transition from winter staffing and scheduling to the hustle and bustle of summer. This is a good thing for a nation built on free enterprise.

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Letter: Kendall reveals vision for Parks and Rec budget

KIM KENDALL
KIM KENDALL
Letter: Kendall reveals vision for Parks and Rec budget

Kim J Kendall
St Augustine, FL

As a Republican running for the St. Johns County Commission District 2 seat, I have a very specific vision for our Parks & Recreation (Rec) budget.  Having co-founded the St. Johns County Middle School Sports Program, I have dealt with field space issues that other athletic groups have come to me with as well.

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FDOT road repairs and maintenance report

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONLaurie 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.