Historic City News

Congressman candidate DeSantis REC speaker

Republican Party leaders in St Johns County will meet on Thursday, September 20, when their guest speaker will be Republican US congressional candidate, Ron Desantis of Ponte Vedra Beach; according to an announcement received by Historic City News this week.

Government

Bright sun for Menendez Landing

Bright sun for Menendez Landing By Raphael Cosme Special to Historic City News A big crowd attended the celebration of the September 8, 1565 landing of Pedro Menendez de Aviles at the Mission Nombre de Dios.

Community

Hamblen was authentic General Store

Historic City News readers will recognize the name “Charles Ferdinand Hamblen” as a man who was as important to the construction of modern day St Augustine as Henry Morrison Flagler, David Paul Davis, or Dr Andrew Anderson, Jr, and the other investors and railroad tycoons of the 1800’s.

Community

St Augustine cancer survivor helps others

Michael Isam reported to Historic City News that when you meet 56-year-old St Johns County resident, Lynn Rothemund, you see a woman with more energy than a two-year-old freshly gorged on Halloween candy — you would never know she has cancer.

Community

Arrest in capital sexual battery

A 73-year-old St Augustine man is in custody this evening after St Johns County Sheriff’s detectives obtained a warrant for his arrest alleging capital sexual battery and second-degree felony charges of lewd and lascivious behavior against a child.

Public Safety

Third franchise location headed for St Augustine

Michael Rosenberger told Historic City News local business reporters that American Restaurant Concepts, Inc., a publically traded restaurant operator and franchisor headquartered in Jacksonville, expects to open its third Dick’s Wings restaurant in St Augustine later this year.

Business

Local artists at High Tide Gallery tonight

High Tide Gallery, located at 51 Cordova Street in St Augustine, reported to Historic City News that at tonight’s First Friday Art Walk, local artist Tiffany Beasi will do a painting demonstration from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.

Community

Tea Party Express rolling into St Augustine

The Steering Committee of the Saint Augustine Tea Party announced to Historic City News local reporters that they would host a stop on the Tea Party Express next Friday, September 14, 2012, at Francis Field in St Augustine.

Community