Category: Community

You are patriotically invited to attend an open meeting of the Saint Augustine Tea Party on Tuesday evening, May 26th at 6:30 p.m., held at the Growers Alliance Cafe and Gift Shop, located at 322 Anastasia Boulevard.  The evening’s special guest will be Stephen E. Grable, MD speaking about the Wuhan Coronavirus.

Mark McHugh, Chief Executive Officer for Gatorland in Central Florida, reported to Historic City News that this weekend provided the occasion to reopen the doors of the landmark tourist attraction after the longest closure in its 70-year history.

Historic City News was notified by the Florida Department of Transportation Public Information Officer, Allen Nelson, that traffic will be impacted at the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations where roadwork is being conducted.

It is with deepest sorrow that the family of James Samuel Stuart announces to Historic City News his sudden passing on Sunday May 3, 2020 at age 64 from complications related to COVID-19.  Jimmy was born in St. Augustine, Florida in August 1955.

Historic City News was notified by the Florida Department of Transportation Public Information Officer, Allen Nelson, that traffic will be impacted at the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations where roadwork is being conducted.

Diane Bradley, President STAAA Board of DirectorsSt. Augustine Art Association22 Marine Street Dear Historic City News subscribers, In April, when the St. Augustine Art Association was forced to cancel our 4th Annual, City-wide, St. Augustine Plein Air Paint Out, we had to come up with a new idea, because after all, artists need challenging opportunities…

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On Wednesday, the National Park Service informed local Historic City News reporters that the summer camps at Castillo de San Marcos and Fort Matanzas National Monuments have been canceled.  Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and outbreak of respiratory disease caused by COVID-19, park visitor facilities, programming, and visitor services have been suspended since Tuesday,…

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Historic City News was notified by the Florida Department of Transportation Public Information Officer, Allen Nelson, that traffic will be impacted at the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations where roadwork is being conducted.