St. Augustine Beach mayor spotlights Taco Libre as owner prepares patio, live music and Taco Tuesday deals

Mayor Beth Sweeney visited Taco Libre in St. Augustine Beach during her "Mondays with the Mayor" segment to highlight the locally owned restaurant and invite residents to attend upcoming events. "I'm mayor Beth Sweeney, and we are here today outside of Taco Libre with owner Javier," Sweeney said as she introduced the spot.

Javier, the restaurant owner, described Taco Libre's local tenure and offerings. "We've been in Saint Augustine for 5 years," he said, and added that the business will reach six years on May 25. He outlined the menu, emphasizing tacos and fajitas, and noted the restaurant has "a full bar" and rotating daily specials. He also said the restaurant runs a Taco Tuesday promotion: "we got a dollar off on tacos too."

The owner said the restaurant recently added a patio and plans to begin live music next month. "Probably the next month, we're gonna do, like, live music to start," Javier said, inviting residents to visit the outdoor space. Mayor Sweeney described the patio as "inviting" and encouraged the community to come out and enjoy the beach weather.

The segment was promotional in nature and contained no formal city actions or policy announcements. The mayor closed by repeating the invitation to the public: "Come out to Taco Libre. Check out Taco Tuesday." The segment concluded with the mayor signing off and thanking viewers for joining the weekly program.

No ordinances, motions, budgets, or formal votes were discussed during this appearance. The most recent procedural step is public outreach by the mayor's office; Taco Libre is expected to mark its anniversary on May 25 and to begin live-music programming next month, per the owner.