Organizations and individuals looking for a space for their event in St. Augustine have a new option. The Tasting Tours Suite, located on the fifth floor of The Treasury building at 24 Cathedral Place #505 in downtown St. Augustine, offers views of the bayfront and city skyline in an intimate space for private events, wine […]Read More
At or near the top of the list of important issues for most local governments and business organizations you are likely to find economic development as a high priority, and the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce is no different. But rather than simply talking about it, the Chamber, through its Economic Development Council, is […]Read More
It’s official. St. Augustine is not only the oldest city in the country, it’s the best small town in the South. That’s according to Southern Living magazine’s 50 Best Small Towns in the South list. The Ancient City shares the list with several other well-known destinations, including Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Beaufort, South Carolina and Sanibel, Florida. […]Read More
After a 21-minute delay waiting to get a quorum, the St. Johns County Tourist Development Council quickly got down to business on several sports tourism grant requests. TDC members reviewed six requests totaling $72,500 for a series of events running through June, with all but one approved unanimously. TDC member Troy Blevins raised some concerns […]Read More
The Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership St. Johns (LSJ) program strives to connect and develop community leaders to help drive the success of our local economy as St. Johns County confronts the opportunities and challenges of today and tomorrow. Since 2000, more than 400 St. Johns County leaders have graduated from Leadership St. Johns. St. Johns […]Read More
The Volusia County Council approved two grants totaling nearly $1.1 million to fund projects at the Daytona Playhouse and the African American Museum of the Arts. The ECHO program provides funds for building, purchasing, improving or restoring projects for a variety of purposes, including environmental, cultural, historical and recreational uses, according to information on the […]Read More
The stars aligned metaphorically and musically for the second installment of the Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series. The event took place over two weekends in February and featured several big-name acts including Mavis Staples, Rhiannon Giddens, Kingfish Ingram and Gladys Knight. Fort Mose is the site of the first legally sanctioned free African settlement […]Read More
The Volusia County Tourist Development Council held its first meeting of 2023 with the throaty roar of motorcycles in the air with the beginning of Bike Week. The influx of visitors for the annual event was a fitting backdrop for the board with the prospects of a strong year for tourism in the offing. “I’m […]Read More
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported from September 2021 to September 2022, employment increased in 346 of the 355 largest U.S. counties. In September 2022, national employment increased to 151.2 million, a 4.3-percent increase over the year, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. St. Johns County, FL had the […]Read More
The Volusia County Tourist Development Council held its first meeting of 2023 punctuated by the throaty roar of motorcycles in the air with the beginning of Bike Week. The influx of visitors for the annual event was a fitting backdrop for the board, with the prospects of a strong year for tourism in the offing. […]Read More