HISTORIC CITY NEWS

Planning and Zoning Agency Special Meeting

AGENDASpecial Meeting of the St. Johns CountyPLANNING AND ZONING AGENCYThursday, January 23, 2014 Please be advised that the regularly scheduled public meeting of the St. Johns County Planning and Zoning Agency will be held on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. in the County Auditorium at the St. Johns County Administrative Complex located at…

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FDA looks to reduce refills on pain medications

Although there are many opponents to such a measure, the US Food and Drug Administration recently announced that it will be tightening restrictions on prescription painkillers this year which is likely to have a far reaching impact.

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Free admission to Castillo de San Marcos

Historic City News readers will want to stop by the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument on Monday when admission will be waived to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday.

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Induction ceremony for Navy League officers

Historic City News was informed by Vice President of Public Affairs for the St. Augustine Council of the Navy League, Kim Kendall, that the civilian organization, whose mission is to support active duty Maritime Military units and local High School JROTC programs, held an induction of officers at Flagler College’s stunningly new solarium on Monday…

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True focal point of St Augustine’s arts community turns 90

On January 22, 1924, a handful of artists and writers met in historic St. Augustine to form a group that would encourage creative expression for all artists. They could not have realized that they were making history on that night; founding a visionary organization that continues to be the epicenter of the local arts community…

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Two sex predator bills headed to Senate Judiciary Committee

Following recently published accounts of a virtual “revolving door” of convicted sexual predators and sex offenders in St Johns County, Historic City News readers have expressed outrage at existing loopholes in the Jimmy Ryce Act; named after a 9-year-old boy who was raped and murdered in South Florida in 1995.

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Culhane’s honors military with special discounts

Culhane’s Irish Pub owner, Lynda Culhane, announced to Historic City News that Culhane’s will conduct a special promotion this month to honor our military, our veterans, and the military heritage of North Florida. Culhane’s is a proud, and long-standing, corporate affiliate member of the Navy League at Mayport, and is open for lunch and dinner…

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Tami Lynne brings Henry Flagler’s Gilded Age to life

Historic City News readers will appreciate the latest historical fiction novel by south Florida author Tami Lynne, when she brings the decadence of the Gilded Age into stunning detail with the release of “The Czarina of Florida”.

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