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Zora Neale Hurston lived and worked in St. Augustine in the 1940s where she revised her autobiography, 'Dust Tracks on a Road'.

Juana seems to be stuck in a cycle. She’s had job offers, but she can’t afford childcare. She doesn’t have a car, so she can’t get the job.

With rate hikes on the way, St. Augustine commissioners talked about the Jackson, Mississippi, water crisis and funding infrastructure.

Entertainment in the Ancient City includes: a comic con, coastal cleanup, concerts by The Fixx and Jack White, and a neighborhood festival.

West Augustine community leader Greg White will receive the city of St. Augustines top honor.

Commissioner Sarah Arnold, who was appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, will face four challengers for District 2 seat.

The West Augustine Community Redevelopment Area, a government entity that uses property taxes, will set aside 120 parcels for affordable housing.

Errol Jones died May 16. He served on the City Commission for 10 years. Raymond Connor died June 29. He served on the City Commission for four years.

Flagler Health+ officials cut the ribbon on its Crisis Assessment Intervention and Referral Center for mental health on Thursday morning.

Gov. Ron DeSantis wiped out $7 million for the Ocearch base in Mayport, but many other Northeast Florida projects survived his line-item vetoes.