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FEMA: Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina useful now

FEMA Administration spokesman Craig Fugate reported to Historic City News that lessons learned in New Orleans are proving useful now — two days after the federal agency began its work in Florida. Their focus will ultimately be on the uninsured losses of storm victims; but, in the interim, FEMA is sharing resources and best practices…

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Historic City News evacuates downtown office for hurricane

In order to protect the safety of our employees and guests during Hurricane Matthew, Historic City News has closed our office in downtown St Augustine as of 3:00 p.m. today. We will remain closed at least until Tuesday morning at 9:00 a.m.

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Zip line anniversary to be part of “Croctoberfest”

Earlier today, the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park announced plans to local Historic City News reporters for a rocking October extravaganza to celebrate not only “Croctoberfest” but also the five-year anniversary of the popular Crocodile Crossing Zip Line Adventure.

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International Environmental Film and Arts Festival

Historic City News readers are invited to attend the inaugural Cinema Verde St. Augustine @ The Corazon International Environmental Film and Arts Festival; which will take place at The Corazon Cinema and Cafe in historic downtown St. Augustine.

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City avoids lawsuit by settling wedding venue claim

Blake Deal III will continue to hold weddings at his property located at 7 Bridge Street to the chagrin of many Historic City News readers who live in the city’s historic preservation districts; and, so long as he keeps attendance to 35 guests or less (45 guests after the first year), and a few other…

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Evaluating bed tax funding applications

Each year, Historic City News reports on a gold rush, of sorts, sponsored by the St. Johns County Tourist Development Council. This year, 34 prospectors laid their claims to $847,666 in bed tax money to publicize and promote their programs to potential out-of-town visitors.

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Maritime Archaeology & Education Center groundbreaking

Historic City News local reporters were invited to share in the groundbreaking ceremonies this afternoon when the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum announced construction of a new facility that will provide a permanent, handicap-accessible home for maritime research and education programs.

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HistoricCity.com makes additional investment in technology

This morning, Historic City News secure webservers were upgraded and got a significant kick-in-the-git-along. You should be noticing enhanced speed of delivery across all historiccity.com domains as of about 2:00 a.m. Businesses and individuals who host their domains on our servers will benefit from these upgrades as well.

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