When Gate Petroleum Company acquired convenience stores in order to enhance direct-to-retail sales of gasoline more than 20 years ago, Herb Peyton needed retail locations beyond Jacksonville — and needed them in a hurry.

St. Augustine real estate market news is not encouraging since mortgage bankers appear to be lifting their self-imposed foreclosure moratorium and lenders have tentatively restarted their foreclosure processes, according to a report received by Historic City News.

Historic City News has learned that northeast Florida’s newest brewery opened today with a “soft” grand opening that started at 4:00 p.m. in their taproom located at 3420 Agricultural Center Drive in St. Augustine.

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Historic City News in St. Augustine received word that Ponte Vedra Beach executive, Ken Underwood, who won a first round challenge in Leon County circuit court last winter between his company, National Safety Commission and a state agency, has lost, in a 2-1 decision, before the 1st District Court of Appeals in Tallahassee.

St. Augustine attorney, Claude Greenfield, announced to Historic City News the relocation of his Anastasia Island law office and consumer law practice.

St. Augustine and St. Johns County residents who travel CR-210 each morning reported to Historic City News that they were surprised to find the Shell station offering gas at an unheard of price of $0.00 per gallon — thanks to a Winn-Dixie customer reward program.