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🚧 What's happening on our local roads?
FDOT's Jacob Pickering joins The Break Room to discuss the King Street Bridge rehabilitation, traffic changes, and upcoming pedestrian safety improvements near the St. Augustine Amphitheatre! 🚗
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/4i5x06X
This week on The Break Room! Communications Specialist Rachel Murphy joins Melissa Wissel to preview Florida City Week, from Fish Island tours to community activities!
📻 WFCF 88.5 FM
🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/47gTnBE
Celebrate Florida City Week, Oct. 19-23! 🎉
Join us for coffee chats with City leaders, a Fish Island Preserve walking tour, and a police vehicle show & tell! 🚓🌿☕
Registration required for select events.
Details & sign-up links: citystaug.com/m/newsflash/ho…
📢 City Leadership Update!
The St. Augustine City Commission unanimously appointed Reuben Franklin as Interim City Manager, effective Dec. 17, following David Birchim’s retirement.
A permanent City Manager will be selected in early 2027.
🔗 citystaug.com/m/newsflash/ho…
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As Fire Safety Week continues, St. Augustine Fire Marshal Abby Pedigo joins Melissa Wissel on The Break Room to talk lithium-ion battery safety, smoke alarms, escape plans & more.
🎙️ 88.5 FM
Tues/Wed: 5 PM | Sat/Sun: 8 AM
Listen: spreaker.com/episode/abby-pe…
📣 Applications open TODAY for the City of St. Augustine Neighborhood Grant Program! 🏡
Eligible groups can apply for up to $3,000 for projects and events that enhance local neighborhoods.
⏰ Apply by Oct. 15 at 5 p.m.
Learn more: citystaug.com/m/newsflash/ho…
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🗳️ Make your plan for the upcoming General Election!
On The Break Room, Melissa Wissel talks with St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes about registration, vote-by-mail, early voting, Election Day and more.
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/4rCjFYn
Tomorrow is the final day of the season at Galimore Community Pool! ☀️💦
Join us for one last day of swimming and fun. The pool will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
We hope to see you there! 🏊
Learn more: bit.ly/4iKOtUs
🎙️ Planning an event in St. Augustine?
On part two of The Break Room, Kristin Odom shares what you need to know about renting City spaces, updated event fees, permits, and new online reservation options.
🎧 Listen: spreaker.com/podcast/the-bre…
🛝 Lighthouse Park is ready for recess!
The park is officially reopened to the public following recent renovations. Join us Friday, Oct. 2, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate! 🎉
Learn more: bit.ly/3Ta49WR
🏘️ Celebrating #RedevelopmentWeek in St. Augustine!
This week on The Break Room, Jaime D. Perkins shares updates from Lincolnville, Historic Downtown, West City & Dr. Robert B. Hayling Freedom Park.
📻 WFCF 88.5 FM: Tues/Wed 5 PM Sat/Sun 8 AM
🎙️ Listen: bit.ly/4AfKzcf
📣 Neighborhood Grant Program applications open Oct. 1!
St. Augustine neighborhood groups can apply for up to $3,000 for community improvement projects and events. Deadline: Oct. 15 at 5pm.
🔗citystaug.com/m/newsflash/ho…
🚶 A new sidewalk is proposed for West City! Join the City of St. Augustine for a public meeting to learn more, ask questions and provide feedback.
📅 Sept. 22
⏰ 5:30–6:30 p.m.
📍 Alcazar Room at City Hall
Learn more: bit.ly/4de5AKA
🌳 Help us name a public space!
The City is seeking community input on the official name for the public property at 865 Fish Island Drive, currently referred to as Stone Cutter’s Creek Park.
Share your suggestion by Sept. 25: surveymonkey.com/r/FishIslan…
What goes into bringing St. Augustine’s biggest events to life? 🎆
This week on The Break Room, Events and Venue Coordinator Kristin Odom takes us behind the scenes of Light-Up! Night, Fireworks Over the Matanzas and more.
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/46gkI6j
On September 8, 1565, St. Augustine was founded, beginning a story that has endured for 461 years.
Today, we celebrate the rich history, resilience, and generations who have shaped our nation’s oldest city.
🏡 Short-term rental applications are now live!
Property owners and operators can now complete their annual registrations online through the City’s Permit Portal.
Get started here: citystaug.com/1082/Permit-Po…
🎙️ New on The Break Room: Community Services Director Jaime D. Perkins discusses the updated Events Manual, City event spaces and a new free laundry service at Dignity Pavilion.
📻 WFCF 88.5 FM: Tue./Wed. at 5 p.m. & Sat./Sun. at 8 a.m.
🎧 bit.ly/4qWxMr1
Code Enforcement Officer Morganne Lanni discusses St. Augustine’s growing enforcement program, short-term rentals, Cityworks, permitting, and what property owners should know before starting renovations.
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/3UgAXO4
Modified pool hours begin Sept. 8 at the Galimore Community Pool and continue through the final day of the 2026 season on Sept. 26.
• Mon-Fri: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Mon-Thurs: 5-7 p.m.
• Sat: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Sun: 1-5 p.m.
Full schedule: citystaug.com/pool