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Gentlemen’s Sewing Circle honor John Luhrs

Daniel D. Holiday updated Historic City News editor Michael Gold this morning on the completion of a major sewing project undertaken to complete replicas of the authentic main sail and top sail that would have been hoisted by 17th century Spanish boat builders aboard the Espiritu.

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Board of County Commissioners Special Meeting/Workshop

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING/WORKSHOPOF THE ST. JOHNS COUNTYBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERSTuesday, February 25, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of St. Johns County, Florida will hold a special meeting to conduct a workshop on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. in the San Sebastian Conference Room…

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Williar resigns for role in Flagler College admission scandal

Earlier today, Flagler College President, William T. Abare Jr., informed local Historic City News reporters that, last week, an internal investigation revealed that test scores, grade point averages, and class ranks of freshman entering the college from fall 2010 to fall 2013, were misreported to the media and certain evaluating agencies. Armed with the results…

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Gardening programs introduced at St Augustine Youth Services

Robin Kass Burchfield, Director of Development at St Augustine Youth Services, told Historic City News editor, Michael Gold, last week that it is hard to overstate the benefits to children when they garden; but, for some, the benefits may be profound — especially children who have experienced emotional and physical abuse, requiring separation from family…

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St Patrick’s Day Parade and St Augustine Celtic Festival

The luck o’ the Irish will be with you at the St Augustine St Patrick’s Day Parade, when lads and lasses from throughout Georgia and Florida, Savannah to Sarasota and beyond converge upon the Historic City, donning their best greens, for our local annual celebration of the Emerald Isle’s most revered saint.

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Marriage Licenses Applications – 2/16/2014

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.

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