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St. Johns County Cultural Council, the county’s designated local arts agency, periodically reports upcoming cultural events to local Historic City News reporters for the benefit of our readers.

One of St. Augustine’s most visible and outspoken critics of “Adult Entertainment” zoning, 65 year-old Betty Jean (B. J.) Kalaidi, who is regularly seen with her “Eat Celery” sign hanging around her neck at St. Augustine City Commission meetings, will likely have a new reason to picket outside events and community meetings around town.

Park Service Specialist Terri Newmans met with Historic City News editor Michael Gold this morning on the occasion of the temporary shutdown of the exhibit hall at Fort Mose Historic State Park; being closed for renovation and installation of new indoor exhibits.

Public Affairs Specialist Karen Pan reported to Historic City News that St. Johns County Solid Waste Management is seeking volunteers for the 2010 annual coastal clean-up event.

Historic City News local reporters have noticed that the St. Francis House has received a lot of attention lately; not so much concerning the shelter’s mission, but rather their limited quarters and the direction being taken with their building plans.

Assistant City Attorney Carlos Mendoza told Historic City News local reporters and city commissioners in a Monday afternoon workshop that there is one horse carriage permit holder who he has learned “leases out that permit for $8,000 a year”.

With the start of a new school year, a local citizen group, Academic Education Coalition, gets back to work “to provide a forum for individuals, agencies, and organizations to collaborate and share for the purpose of strengthening our school system in meeting the academic and education needs of ALL students.”