Nov. 16, 2009 - Grocery Store in Vilano

Just when you think it we will never get a grocery store in Vilano, we have a Vilano Beach Main Street meeting where prospective developers from south Florida have plans to bring a grocery store to our area.

Come to the Vilano Beach Main Street meeting this Wednesday, November 18th from 4 - 6 p.m. at the Hampton Inn in Vilano where the prospective buyers of the grocery store site will be in attendance. They will be asking questions of the community and we will have the opportunity to ask questions, too.

Also on the agenda will be the restoration of the Bluebird and an update on the Sunday Market.

Here are details on this meeting and others that are happening this week that affect Vilano Beach.

Thanks and see you at a meeting this week?

Barbara Jenness is the Vice-President of the North Shores Improvement Association (NSIA), the parent organization for the Vilano Beach Main Street. She is also President of Friends of A1A and a homeowner in Porpoise Point---all areas that are having meetings this week.

Nov. 11, 2009 - 72-Mile Super Scenic A1A Garage Sale - Nov. 14, 2009

The 72-mile Super Scenic A1A Highway Garage sale will be taking place this Saturday, November 14, 2009 along A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway in St. Johns and Flagler Counties. Here are the details.

Hope you pick up a great deal while enjoying a scenic drive on one of our nation's National Scenic Byways in our nation's oldest city.

Nov. 10, 2009 - North Atlantic Right Whales - St. Augustine, FL

I just posted on  my ActiveRain blog details about the North Atlantic Right Whales and how calving occurs off the St. Augustine Coast from mid December to March. Please click here to view. Thanks!

Nov. 3, 2009 - Army Corps to Dredge St. Augustine Inlet and Intracoastal

I just received word about the Army Corps' plans to dredge the Intracoastal in 2010 to renourish St. Augustine Beach. I knew about the plans to dredge the St. Augustine Inlet, but did not know about the Intracoastal. I have more details here. Below is a map showing where they plan to dredge. It does not show up well, so let me know if you'd like me to e-mail you a copy. Basically it is up and down the Intracoastal by the St. Augustine Inlet. There will be a public meeting at 3 p.m. on Nov. 17th at St. Augustine Beach City Hall.