A new free bus service called the STAR Circulator is set to launch in downtown St. Augustine on Tuesday, July 11. The bus will provide a circular route around downtown, starting at the Visitor Information Center (VIC) near the clocktower on S. Castillo Drive. It will then travel to Avenida Menendez, making its first stop in front of 14 Avenida Menendez, followed by a second stop on Cathedral Place between St. George and Cordova Streets. The bus will continue north on Cordova Street until it returns to the VIC. The goal of the new service is to improve connectivity, reduce…
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Texas Roadhouse Under Construction at St. Augustine Outlets
A permit was issued by St. Johns County on June 5 for the construction of a Texas Roadhouse restaurant at 410 Outlet Mall Blvd. in St. Augustine. The contracting company, Buffalo Construction Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, will oversee the building project, which is estimated to cost $905,942. The restaurant, spanning almost 8,000 square feet, is expected to accommodate 322 seats and will be located on a 2.06-acre outparcel at Outlet Mall Boulevard and Outlet Centre Drive within the St. Augustine Outlets complex. The establishment will offer full-service dining with 290 seats indoors and an additional 32 seats on the…
Continue ReadingSt. Johns County Woman Facing Charges for Exploiting Elderly Man, Accused of Stealing $70,000
A St. Johns County woman, Shuronda Lanae Thomas, has been arrested by the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office and is facing multiple fraud charges. Thomas is accused of exploiting an 85-year-old man by taking $70,000 from him while working as his caregiver. The family of the elderly man expressed their devastation over the situation, with his son, Eric Kenney, stating that his father, who is battling throat cancer, had placed trust in Thomas that had now been broken. Kenney had hired Thomas in April 2022, after she had been referred to him by a nearby rehab center where his father…
Continue ReadingPhysical altercation on Rattlesnake Island leaves one injured, one arrested
One person was injured and another person was arrested following a violent incident on Rattlesnake Island in St. Johns County on Sunday afternoon. The injured individual was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Peret Pass. As of Sunday night, no further details have been provided regarding the nature of the incident. Law enforcement officials were observed in the water near Rattlesnake Island in the aftermath of the event.