Category: Community

The City of St. Augustine took delivery of its holiday tree from Lightsey and Sons this morning and public works employees went to work using a backhoe to set the oversize Fraser fir in the plaza near the Gazebo.

St. Augustine’s Public Works Department reports to Historic City News that the new attention-getting crosswalk signs, installed last month along state roads within the city are proving their effectiveness.

The 2012 election is shaping up to be the most important election of our lifetimes, and community activists who will participate in grassroots campaigns can gain some valuable training thanks to a program sponsored by Americans for Prosperity and Get out the Vote Florida.

P. J. Mistry, president of the Rotaract club, reported to Historic City News that her organization would be supporting the St. Augustine Humane Society holiday drive to replenish the local Pet Food Bank.

Aubrey Mulligan, spokesman for the citizen group “Keepers of the Coast”, invited Historic City News readers to volunteer for a public beach cleanup at Mickler’s Landing in Ponte Vedra Beach that is being conducted for two hours on Tuesday afternoon.

The information contained in this report is taken from sources deemed reliable; the accuracy and completeness of which Historic City News does not control and cannot guarantee. The original public records are on file with the St. Johns County Clerk of Court and should be consulted before taking any action.

Sea Oats Chapter Vice President George Waters reported to Historic City News that the Florida Native Plant Society would hold their next meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 15 at the St. Augustine Beach City Hall located at 2200 A1A South.