A profound contribution from our city
The monument that was built to commemorate the contribution of demonstrators and protesters, who were the “foot soldiers” during the civil rights movement in St. Augustine, looks as though it could have been perched in the Plaza for decades.



Historic City News has received word that, over the weekend, five teenage boys, between 15 and 17 years of age, were transported to Baptist South Hospital after exhibiting violent symptoms believed to have been caused from eating a substance ordered from the Republic of China.
Public Information Officer Mark Samson reported to Historic City News that the St. Augustine Police Department was called to the Scottish Inn on Anastasia Boulevard on Thursday, May 12th, to investigate a cell phone that was reported stolen.
One of St. Johns County greatest attributes behind Tourism is Agriculture. And, Hastings as the Potato Capitol of Florida was the best place to host the traditional Hasting Potato Cabbage Festival. From the attendance at the Festival it appears that many are getting back to the basics and their roots.
Historic City News readers are invited by the Friends of A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway to attend the second annual Environmental Education Fair on Saturday, May 21st in the Town of Marineland.
The Flagler College Students in Free Enterprise team advanced to the final four and finished as second runner-up at the 2011 SIFE USA National Exposition on May 12th, in Minneapolis, according to a report received by Historic City News Friday.
When Historic City News editor Michael Gold arrived, just over an hour ahead of yesterday’s unveiling of a monument recognizing St. Augustine’s “foot soldiers”, heavy rain threatened to prevent the ceremonies from continuing — but, as if on cue, at 4:30 p.m., the rain broke.
