Posted inCommunity
City offers free July 4th weekend shuttle
A free transportation service to and from downtown St. Augustine is being offered to Historic City News readers for the first time over the July 4th weekend.
Posted inCommunity Government
Noise Study by St Augustine Livability & Sustainability Alliance
As the City has become a much more popular tourist destination, the added frequency and combinations of noise sources has placed an overwhelming burden on residents – more and louder live music at bars and restaurants, more trolley loud speakers, more noisy early morning truck deliveries, street sweeping, etc., more canon firings (onshore and off) and more small arms fire, more loud music and amplified speaking events at Francis Field, an un-muffled bi-plane flying overhead, more improperly muffled cars and motorcycles, etc. It’s too much.
Posted inCommunity Government
Local citizen organization will lead discussion on noise
Posted inCommunity Government
Let the qualifying begin
Posted inCommunity Public Safety
Historic City Undercover: June 17, 2016
Each weekday, Historic City News publishes a summary of calls handled by the St Augustine Police Department. The information contained in this report is taken from sources deemed reliable; the accuracy and completeness of which Historic City News does not control and cannot guarantee.
Posted inEditorials
Correction: Letter to the Editor
Correction: Letter to the Editor
Susan Rathbone
St Augustine, FL
The recent letter you published entitled “Positive and negative effects of tourism”, incorrectly identified me as the author.
Posted inCommunity
FDOT road repairs and maintenance report
Debbie Delgado reported the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations to Historic City News where the Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting roadwork that is expected to have an impact on driving, beginning this morning and continuing through the coming week.
Posted inCommunity
Enjoy Independence Day fireworks safely in St Augustine
There’s no better place to celebrate the nation’s Independence Day than in the Nation’s Oldest City. And, for Historic City News readers, there is no safer way to celebrate with dazzling fireworks displays than at Fireworks over the Matanzas.