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In a special edition of The St Augustine Report, published by former St Augustine Mayor George Gardner, Historic City News discovered that the focus was new found momentum for the controversial 7-Eleven convenience store and gas station envisioned for the intersection of May Street and San Marco Avenue in the North City neighborhood of Nelmar Terrace.
Ann O’Malley’s Irish Pub and Deli owner John Cunningham announced to local Historic City News reporters that a fundraiser to benefit the families of nineteen fallen Prescott Arizona firefighters who perished in the line of duty on June 30, will be held from noon to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 21st.
When the falling tide left a Victory III sightseeing charter grounded on a sandbar, Historic City News was informed that sixty-five senior citizens, many of whom were in their 70’s, were stranded in the St Augustine Inlet and fearful for their safety.
Historic City News has been informed that the Bridge of Lions 5K Run, set for Saturday, July 27 at 7:30 a.m., will necessitate brief traffic re-routing along Avenida Menendez, the Bridge of Lions, and on streets throughout Davis Shores on the north side of Anastasia Boulevard.
Laurie Sanderson reported the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations to Historic City News where the Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting roadwork that is expected to have an impact on driving, beginning this morning and continuing through the coming week.
Jon Burpee, chief of interpretation for Castillo de San Marcos and Fort Matanzas National Monuments, spoke to Historic City News editor Michael Gold about the success of this summer’s first annual “Hands-On-History” camp; an idea he experienced at other parks and was excited to introduce in St Augustine.
When the five men walked from the St Augustine Municipal Marina into our morning coffee meeting at Athena Restaurant yesterday, they remarked about seeing us here “last year” — and wondered if we had ever gone home; always the one with the best response, Herbie Wiles turned and said, “No, we keep a change of clothes in the kitchen”.
