St Augustine Police spokesman Cecilia Aiple reported to Historic City News that earlier tonight at about 7:56 p.m., the operator of a pedicab, a bicycle converted to a rickshaw, was struck and one passenger was injured by a hit-and-run vehicle in the area of the St. Augustine Amphitheatre.
The Executive Office of the Governor reported to Historic City News today that, following a meeting with the families of victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed SB 7026, the “Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act”.
Historic City News was informed by the St Johns County Sheriff that deputies in the Southeast District are investigating and seeking information on an apparent road rage incident that occurred on Dobbs Road yesterday morning after a motorist drove off the roadway to avoid traffic congestion.
Historic City News readers and guests are patriotically invited to attend the open meeting of the Saint Augustine Tea Party on Tuesday March 13th, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Village Inn located at 900 North Ponce de Leon Boulevard, St. Augustine. Their special guest will be Jill Pacetti, a candidate for St. Augustine City Commission, Seat 4.
The first St Patrick’s Day Parade in St Augustine, Florida was held in 1601, making it the oldest St Patrick’s Day Parade in the United States. It’s a celebration of the Emerald Isle’s most revered saint.
Historic City News readers will want to take note that during the regular meeting of the St Augustine City Commission Monday evening, time has been set aside for public input in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida last month. Some communities around the state are lobbying their local government to enact ordinances regulating firearms and ammunition.
In a decision filed March 6, 2018, Scott and Donna Wendler were informed that the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach affirmed the lower court ruling; leaving few practical options in their lawsuit against the City of St. Augustine.
Historic City News was contacted by a local resident who reported black, painted graffiti defacing some of St Augustine’s most valuable historical buildings, including City Hall. The graffiti, normally associated with a juvenile prank, is considered life threatening to properties, some of which are hundreds of years old.
