HISTORIC CITY NEWS

Grumman performing $6 million maintenance work in St Augustine

In a press release from Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Historic City News has learned that the St Augustine plant is scheduled to receive orders to complete roughly 10% of a nearly $60 million contract modification for work on the advanced Hawkeye military aircraft.

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Annual Breakfast topics will be talent and technology

Historic City News reporters will be on hand this Friday, March 13th, when the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce holds its Annual Membership Breakfast at the Renaissance World Golf Village Resort.

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Monday was Grand Opening for Metro Diner

The popular Jacksonville eatery, known for its signature fried chicken and waffles, opened its St. Augustine store Monday and the 3,500-square-foot space has been packed ever since, according to employees at work Wednesday.

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St Augustine Aquarium may face competition

Historic City News has learned that, before it is even built, the dream of a public aquarium by owners Shawn and Kathy Hiester of Ponte Vedra Beach is reportedly facing competition from deep pockets in Downtown Jacksonville, near the Northbank site of the proposed Shipyards redevelopment.

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FCC will attempt to regulate and tax Internet like telephone

Rep. Ron DeSantis (FL-06) issued a statement to Historic City News today in response to the Federal Communications Commission vote today to approve new rules pertaining to net neutrality.

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Demolition permit for historic Dow Museum home delayed

St Augustine’s Historic Architectural Review Board, hamstrung by the resignation-under-fire of its chairman, and declared conflicts of interest by two other appointed members, this week made the decision to deny an application for a permit to demolish the 1905 Carpenter’s House; one of the Dow Museum of Historic Homes sold to Old Island Hotels, Inc.,…

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Second annual Light Up the Night contest winners named

Old Town Trolley Tours, Mint Magazine, and WSOS Radio, announced to Historic City News the winners of the “Second Annual Light Up the Night Contest”, selected by a panel of government and hospitality industry leaders and the popular vote of guests who toured the city’s award-winning light displays aboard the Holly Jolly Trolley.

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UPS could navigate St Augustine deliveries by drone

United Parcel Service, operator of the big brown delivery trucks in St Augustine, informed Historic City News today that one of their vendors may have come up with a solution for navigating the city’s tight, congested streets; providing much needed relief for our never-ending traffic dilemma.

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