St. Augustine News - Historic City Media

April 7, 2008

Local news from St. Augustine should come from St. Augustine.

The major, traditional print media in town relies heavily on wire service stories, even on the editorial and opinions pages.

The broadcast media lacks the local interaction.

Historic City Media through it’s website at www.historiccity.com gives us both; local news from a local perspective and interactive feedback, debate, commentary and discussion.

I really like it here and see good things in the future for this online news and discussion journal.

Will Nassau take our landfill waste?

April 7, 2008

Nassau Landfill
For the past three years, there has been an ongoing dispute between the City of St. Augustine, the state Department of Environmental Protection and some local activists — with Ed Slavin as well as Tony and Judith Seraphin at the forefront.

Slavin, who is sometimes credited with uncovering the violation of state Department of Environmental Protection rules, maintains his own blog, critical of the City’s actions at this link. Read more