Work has begun; marking the end of five years of planning and the beginning of two years of rehabilitation to Lincolnville’s Riberia Street — and Historic City News will be following the progress of the project.

In October, when Historic City News reported that the St. Augustine City Commission approved the transfer of the former Mary Peck lot in the Colonial Spanish Quarter to the National Park Service, few thought the Park Service would say “no” … but they did.

Captain Jay Bliss reminds local Historic City News readers that tomorrow, Tuesday, April 18th, the regular meeting of the St. Augustine Port, Waterway and Beach District will convene at 3:00 p.m. in the meeting room of the St. Augustine Beach City Commission.

At 9:00 a.m. this morning, Historic City News was on hand as the mayor, commissioners, residents and other city and other private sector dignitaries, assembled at the north end of the Marine Supply & Oil Company parking lot to break ground on the long awaited Riberia Street Rehabilitation Project.

Public Information spokesman Rob Weber announced to Historic City News the following Good Friday holiday schedule of closures for various St. Johns County facilities.

An update has been forwarded to the local news desk at Historic City News informing our readers that the next St. Johns County Young Republican meeting will be held Tuesday, April 19th at JP Henley’s, located in downtown St. Augustine.

St. Augustine City Commissioners will gather next Monday to mark the start of the $3.4 million Riberia Street Rehabilitation Project according to an invitation received by Historic City News today.