The US Navy’s Southeast Contemporary Entertainment Ensemble “Pride” kicks-off four consecutive days of “Music in the Gazebo” in the middle of Romanza Festivale, Chairman Albert Syeles reported to Historic City News today.

Historic City News will be watching as St Johns County Recreation and Parks Department Director, Wil Smith, makes his pitch for three events before the Tourist Development Council during their regular meeting Monday 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.

In a headline published by the local newspaper two days ago, the writer, Renee Unsworth, proclaimed “Picasso exhibit, a financial success, extended into August” — which Picasso exhibit is she talking about? Although the city commission extended the exhibit until August 11, the losses to city taxpayers are $151,331 to date.

In an ongoing effort to bring greater awareness to sexual assault and child abuse, Betty Griffin House held a fundraiser coordinated by Linda Flahardy and her committee at the World Golf Hall of Fame on April 9th.

Tuesday evening, the Saint Augustine Tea Party reported to Historic City News that, during the course of the regularly scheduled open meeting, an election was held to replace the Chairman position, resigned by David Heimbold.

A move that stymied a former St Augustine City Commission, under Mayor Joe Boles, and led to more than $100,000 in fraud and waste during the creation of the “First America Foundation, Inc.”, was nipped in the bud by Assistant City Attorney Isabelle Lopez Monday night when she instructed commissioners not to exert their own concerns into the ordinance creating a Lincolnville Community Redevelopment Area.