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.
Friday afternoon, March 2nd, Patrolman Sean Canning was called to the Red Carpet Inn located at 3101 North Ponce De Leon Boulevard to investigate a call that a woman had been beaten in one of the motel rooms.
Op-Ed: Preemption of gun regulations needed
Michael Gold, Editor
HISTORIC CITY NEWS
This week, I am going to take exception to our counterparts at The Record in their opinion of “home rule” and the proper jurisdiction for gun regulations in Florida.
Letter: Why Trump is right on steel and aluminum tariffs
Hank Whetstone
St Augustine, FL
Dear Editor:
On Friday night while driving to Mar-a-Lago, I listened to economics professors on NPR pontificate about how the Trump tariffs were terrible for our economy. On Saturday I listened to President Trump explain his reasoning behind his efforts to protect American steel and aluminum production.
Tomorrow, Historic City News readers interested in 3-D imaging technologies that are being used for preservation at the Castillo de San Marcos can meet Dr. Lori Collins and learn more about her work.
Director of Communications for St Johns County local government Michael Ryan, cautioned that local beaches are forecast to experience nor’easter conditions Saturday through Thursday.
For two-hours Wednesday, Historic City News will be watching the proceedings as appointed members of the Confederate Memorial Contextualization Advisory Committee debate how best to tell the story of the Civil War period in St Augustine.
