The St. Augustine Beach Civic Association has faced ups and downs, on and offs, and other obstacles in its efforts to move forward with the 19th season of the Wednesday night Music by the Sea summer concerts at Pier Park. The good news, as of this writing, is that the shows will go on, but with some alterations and conditions. Two weeks ago, they were looking at ticket requirements with limited attendance in order to comply with local and federal COVID-19 regulations. That has changed in the past week.
What you need to know
• The free summer outdoor concert series featuring local talent is sponsored by the St. Augustine Beach Civic Association and will be from 7 to 8:50 p.m. on Wednesdays from May 26 through Sept. 1 at Pier Park Pavilion. Tickets are not required nor are they being offered.
Vehicles crowded the Gate station on Mizell Road Wednesday morning as people waited to get gasoline. Some pumped gasoline into containers to load into their cars.
Sam McMahon, of St. Augustine, pumped fuel into a container that he planned to use for his boat. He came to the Gate after searching for gas elsewhere. I drove by four of them and they all had bags over the pumps, he said.
Several gas stations along U.S. 1 were open and appeared to have normal amounts of traffic on Wednesday.
Jim Bria, of Orlando, stopped by the Mizell Road Gate station to fuel up on his way to Atlanta and waited about 10 minutes before getting to a pump, he said.
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Following protests by a city resident, St. Augustine City Manager John Regan said he s moving forward with fresh efforts to make safety changes at a dangerous traffic curve.
Bruce Bates, of Anastasia Island, wants safety improvements on Anastasia Boulevard along what he calls dead man s curve, the stretch that includes Red Cox Drive, Old Quarry Road and Anastasia Park Road.
Bates launched a website, deadmanscurve.us, and a petition about the matter, and he spoke during public comment at Monday s Commission meeting.
Regan said the city has been working on the issue for years, and part of the issue is that some fatalities have involved drugs or alcohol so they re not counted in methodologies that can lead to change.