Posted inBusiness
St Johns County restaurant inspections
The Division of Hotels and Restaurants conducts regular inspections of public food service and lodging establishments to assure compliance with all state…
Posted inGovernment
Congressman Rutherford discusses coastal border safety
Today, at the House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on border security in Washington DC, Congressman John Rutherford discussed coastal border safety with Department of Homeland Security Secretary, John Kelly.
Posted inPublic Safety
Rash of downtown robberies have police concerned
Following up on recent strong-arm robbery cases in St Augustine, Historic City News has learned that police are scouring the downtown area for video footage at the time of the robberies.
Posted inCommunity
Sea turtles rehabilitated and returned to their native environment
St. Johns County Beach Services and South Carolina Aquarium released three rehabilitated juvenile green sea turtles this afternoon at Surfside Park according to an announcement received by local Historic City News reporters.
Posted inCommunity
Hurricane Matthew town hall is not tonight
The City of St Augustine announced to local Historic City News reporters that their town hall meeting, originally scheduled for Tuesday, February 7th, has been rescheduled to avoid conflicting with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of St. Johns County’s “Tips for Kid’s Sake” event.
Posted inPublic Safety
City police continue to harass artists with citations
The City of St Augustine was ordered by a Federal Court in 2009 to allow artists to create and sell paintings, prints, photographs and sculpture in public spaces; ruling that such was First Amendment protected activity.
Posted inEditorials
Letter: We may need our “Vision” tested
Lee Geanuleas
St Augustine, FL
Dear Historic City News editor:
The picture below shows the boundaries of the Historic Preservation District 5 (HP-5). I have highlighted the property currently owned by hotel developer Kanti Patel and property in HP-5 that Mr. Patel has either made an offer to buy or in which he has expressed an interest.
Posted inPublic Safety
Boat fire on San Sebastian River sends one to burn unit
Historic City News was informed that at about 8:23 a.m. this morning, firefighters and paramedics from the St Augustine Fire Department, St Johns County Fire Rescue, and first responders from the St Augustine Police Department and Sheriff’s Office, responded to Cat’s Paw Marina located on the San Sebastian River at Nix Boat Yard Road.