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Historic City News readers are invited to participate, for free, when volunteers at Fort Mose Historic State Park, dressed in period attire, offer visitors a fascinating glimpse into the past this Saturday, August 24, from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

City inspector Brett Brown reported to Historic City News that starting on Monday, August 26 and continuing through Friday, August 30, a city contractor will be trimming trees within the right-of-ways along streets lying south of King Street, and between Riberia Street on the west and Cordova Street, on the east.

National Convention of Vietnam Veterans held By Michael Isam Special to Historic City News There it was — an entire era in one place at one time. Talk about an overlap of the time-space continuum. The weather was already in the 80’s at 8 a. m. and predicted to be hotter by mid-afternoon. Just in…

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Officially commencing on October 1, 2013, Historic City News has learned that the City of St Augustine has entered into a “Homeport 450th Dockage Agreement” with Fundacion Nao Victoria, owners of El Galeon Andalucia, to dock and operate one or more Spanish historical replica tall ships at the Municipal Marina; continuing through January 1, 2016.

The American Automobile Association named St Augustine as one of the 10 most walkable cities in North America, and it’s no wonder for a small downtown, whose streets were laid out in the 1590’s, we are a tightly compact small community of 13,000 whose town center is a mixture of residential, attractions, museums, restaurants and…

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Pat Syeles has invited Historic City News readers to meet fascinating people in arts, culture, heritage, attractions and business at their upcoming monthly gathering on Tuesday, September 10th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Raintree Restaurant; located at 102 San Marco Avenue in St Augustine.