HISTORIC CITY NEWS

Editorial: County employees used for political purposes?

Editorial: County employees used for political purposes? Michael Gold, Managing Editor St Augustine, FL As Historic City News in St Augustine saw, and reported, last month; St Johns County’s abusive and unacceptably overpaid administration has realized that they are in jeopardy of losing their choke-hold on the sock-puppets on the Board of County Commissioners who…

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Florida Chamber Music Project

Florida Chamber Music ProjectPonte Vedra Concert Hall November 10, 2013Szewczyk – To the Shore (world premiere)Beethoven – Quartet, Opus 18 #4 Beethoven – Quartet, Opus 74, “The Harp” February 9, 2014Schubert – Quartettsatz Schubert – Quartet “Death and the Maiden” May 4, 2014Mozart & Prokofiev May 11, 2014Mozart – Quartet in G Major, K. 387…

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Community

Potter’s becoming part of Historic Tours family

In a deal set to close on May 15th, Ed Swift IV, Chief Operating Officer of Historic Tours of America, informed local Historic City News reporters that the attraction operator will acquire Potter’s Wax Museum; a landmark established in St Augustine in 1948.

Business

Be a guest of the Hotel Ponce de Leon

A special opportunity is being offered to Historic City News readers who are St Johns County residents; one that comes around once every 125-years. Beginning on April 1st and continuing until December 31, 2014, take a docent-led tour of Flagler College, highlighting the architectural heritage of the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, while the admission…

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Community

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.

Community

Letter: Julington Creek rejects anti-corruption contract clause

Letter: Julington Creek rejects anti-corruption contract Sam Lansdale Julington Creek, FL Dear Editor: If Juan Ponce De Leon had only discovered La Florida 501 years later, he would have found all the gold he was looking for at the Julington Creek CDD.

Community

King Street construction – let’s try this again

Thursday evening, the City of St Augustine made good on a promise made two years ago; to include the King Street merchants and residents in the planning of any major construction affecting the US-1 entry corridor to town — and to do it well in advance of any attempt to execute those plans.

Government

Letter: Romanza Festivale of the Arts

Letter: Romanza Festivale of the Arts Albert Syeles, President Romanza St Augustine, FL Dear Editor: Join in the ten-day celebration our City’s vibrant living culture: music, dance, theater, art, cuisine, heritage and romance with “St. Augustine’s Romanza Festivale of the Arts” going on May 9-18, 2014 at locations around St Augustine and St Johns County.

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