Category: Community

Historic City News readers are patriotically invited to attend the open meeting of the Saint Augustine Tea Party on Tuesday, November 12th at 6:30 p.m. at the Mellow Mushroom Restaurant, 410 Anastasia Boulevard in Saint Augustine. Our special guest speaker this month will be Cameron Coward, President of the St Johns County Federation of Young…

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The City of St Augustine announced to local Historic City News reporters that an Institutional Rehabilitation Program has launched in Lincolnville, aimed at preserving the neighborhood’s history, heritage, and community character by providing funding for repair and rehabilitation of institutional properties.

Historic City News was informed that beginning Wednesday, November 20 and continuing on weekdays through Tuesday, November 26, the city’s contractor, TB Landmark Construction, will resurface asphalt roadways in the Uptown neighborhood.

After considerable pushback from northeast St Johns County residents and beachgoers, on plans announced last week to close the Mickler’s Landing Beachfront Park every weekday for construction and maintenance, the Board of County Commissioners amended the dune reconstruction schedule.

Historic City News is informed weekly about road and lane closures in Northeast Florida from the District Two offices of the Florida Department of Transportation.  Florida’s transportation system improvement needs exceed available funding, compelling news readers to keep watch over how our limited transportation resources are invested.

St. Augustine’s annual Nights of Lights celebration features millions of white lights outlining the trees and architecture of the city. One of Florida’s most popular holiday events, this brilliant showcase in America’s oldest city will take place November 23, 2019 through February 2, 2020 and will set the stage for many exciting events taking place…

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Historic City News readers are invited to attend the ribbon cutting, which will take place between Allegro and Executive Center, on Thursday, November 14, at 9:00am.  Parking will be available at Executive Center, located at 1301 Plantation Island Drive South.

The Florida Department of Transportation District 2 spokesman Bianca Speights reported to Historic City News that the controversial proposal for changes to the roadway on US-1 (SR-5) from SR-207 to the north city gates will be given a Public Hearing on Monday, November 18 at the St Johns County Health and Human Services Building, Muscovy…

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