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St. Augustine City News
Apr 11th
City offices closed for Easter holiday
Offices for the City of St. Augustine will be closed on Friday, April 18 in observance of the Easter holiday, but solid waste and recycling pick-up schedules will remain unchanged.
LGBTQ Procession will necessitate brief interruption in traffic Procession set for Saturday, April 12 at 12:00pm
The St Augustine LGBTQ Procession, scheduled for mid-day on Saturday, April 12, will necessitate a brief halt in traffic on Cathedral Pl. Scheduled to begin at noon in the vicinity of the City Gate, the procession will move south on St. George St, crossing Cathedral Pl. and continuing into the Plaza de la Constitución for an event. Traffic in the area should expect brief halts to allow for the procession. St. Augustine Police will escort the procession and manage traffic affected by event.
The Blessing of the Fleet will necessitate brief interruptions in traffic
Procession set for Sunday, April 13 at 12:30pm The annual Blessing of the Fleet ceremony will necessitate minor traffic interruptions in the vicinity of the Plaza de la Constitución on Sunday, April 13 at approximately 12:30pm. The procession will depart the Cathedral-Basilica, cross Cathedral Pl., the Plaza de la Constitución continuing on to Avenida Menendez and the municipal marina. The procession will be brief and traffic in the vicinity will be halted for only long enough to allow the procession to pass. Additionally the Bridge of Lions will remain closed to all marine traffic the Blessing of the Fleet event which commences at 12:30pm and lasts approximately two hours depending on the number of vessels participating in the event. For information about the event, contact the St. Augustine Yacht Club at 904.824.9725 or visit www.sayc2000.com. Traffic in the area should expect slow downs, congestion or brief halts to allow for the procession. St. Augustine Police will escort the procession and manage traffic affected by event.
Easter Parade parking restrictions and detours
Parade is Sunday, April 20 at 3:00pm
The St. Augustine Easter Parade, scheduled for Easter Sunday, April 20, at 3:00pm, will necessitate all-day parking restrictions and detours. The parade begins at 3:00pm and lasts approximately two hours following a route that begins at San Marco Ave. and Williams St. and proceeds south on San Marco Ave., south on S. Castillo Dr./Avenida Menendez, west on Cathedral Pl., north on Cordova St. disbursing in the vicinity of the Visitor Information Center.
For a printable list of detours, parking restrictions and closed streets, click here.
Source: St. Augustine
City using message boards for weekend traffic management
Apr 6th
Abbott Tract and Uptown Neighborhoods parking will be prohibited for weekend event.
It is not uncommon for the nearly 1,200 spaces at the Historic Downtown Parking Facility to fill up on busy weekends, especially this time of year and especially during big annual events like this weekend’s Rhythm & Ribs Festival.
To help those looking for a place to park after the parking facility has reached capacity, the city will this weekend, for the first time, make use of variable message boards to alert drivers that the facility is no longer available and to direct them to areas where parking may be available. Then as parking becomes available in the parking facility because of turnover (i.e. cars leaving), the signs will reflect that availability.
The variable message boards will be strategically located along Ponce de Leon Blvd. and San Marco Ave. to alert drivers if the parking facility is full and of the opportunity afforded by alternative locations in private parking areas along San Marco Ave.
Those who park along San Marco Ave. will not have to walk to Francis Field, site of Rhythm & Ribs Festival, but rather will have access to a free shuttle provided by Old Town Trolley Tours of St. Augustine.
Additionally, to lessen the impact on neighborhoods in the vicinity, event parking will be prohibited in both the Abbott Tract and Uptown Neighborhoods. Streets in the affected area will be signed to alert festival goers of the restrictions.
The use of bicycles is encouraged when possible to lessen the amount of vehicular traffic. Both drivers and cyclists are asked to exercise caution when traveling in congested areas.
The message boards and restricted parking in the neighborhoods will be in effect on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 4, 5 and 6.
Source: City of St. Augustine
Kick-Ass 2 – Movie Trailer
Aug 23rd
His heroic antics having inspired a citywide wave of masked vigilantes, Kick-Ass (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) joins their ranks to help clean up the streets, only to face a formidable challenge when the vengeful Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) transforms himself into the world’s first super villain in this sequel written and directed by Jeff Wadlow (Never Back Down). Dave/Kick-Ass and Mindy/Hit Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) are about to graduate high school and become a crime-fighting duo when their noble plans are foiled by Mindy’s strict parents. Now, as Mindy hangs up her Hit Girl uniform and navigates the treacherous high-school social scene, Kick-Ass begins patrolling the streets with Justice Forever, a fearless group of urban watchdogs fronted by former mob thug Colonel Stars and Stripes (Jim Carrey). They’ve got the criminal element on the run when Chris D’Amico lays his Red Mist persona to rest, and reemerges as The Mother F**ker, a powerful criminal mastermind with a loyal legion of henchmen. The Mother F**ker is determined to avenge the death of his late father, who previously perished at the hands of Kick-Ass and Hit Girl. Now, as The Mother F**ker and his minions begin targeting the members of Justice Forever, Hit Girl realizes that the only way to save Kick-Ass and his new friends is to emerge from her forced retirement, and fight back with everything she’s got. John Leguizamo, Donald Faison, Morris Chestnut, and Robert Emms co-star.