Posted inEditorials
The night before Christmas
The night before Christmas
By Clement Clarke Moore
Posted inCommunity
Ring in the New Year at Beach Blast 2011
Verna Brown, chairperson for St Augustine Beach Blast Off 2011, invites Historic City News readers looking for a “family friendly” early New Year’s Eve, to stop by the St. Johns County Pier and Pavilion at St. Augustine Beach.
Posted inGovernment
Rick Scott Appreciation Tour
Gary Bruce, President of the Republican Club of Greater St. Augustine, notified Historic City News local reporters that next Wednesday, December 29th, Governor-Elect Rick Scott, Mrs. Scott, and Lt. Governor-Elect Jennifer Carroll will visit Jacksonville during their Appreciation Tour.
Posted inBusiness
Panera opens first drive-thru at Cobblestone
Local Historic City News readers have been asking about the whirlwind of recent activity around the former Johnny Carino’s Italian Kitchen that has been closed for over a year in Cobblestone Village; and now the word is official — it’s Panera Bread.
Posted inEditorials
Guest column: City was more alive in 60s – 70s
By Kurt Hasselman
First, I would like to say that I agree with Don Crichlow’s assessment on the diversity of architectural style in the city. I believe the overwhelming feeling visitors to St. Augustine get is that of a European style city in the United States. In fact, through the years I have had folks say those very words to me.
Posted inPublic Safety
Leads sought in hit-and-run collision last night
Historic City News local reporters received word that serious injuries were sustained in a hit-and-run collision last night by 48 year-old Lorenzo Evans of St. Augustine; according to a report from Lieutenant Bill Leeper with the Florida Highway Patrol.
Posted inEditorials
HB-89 could eliminate high-priced legal ads
Historic City News will be closely following a measure filed late last week in the Florida House of Representatives where an antiquated state law is being challenged that has been used for years to pad the wallets of print newspapers with some of their highest-priced advertising — legal notices.
Posted inPublic Safety
Flagler drunk and drugged driving campaign
Public Information Officer Debra Johnson told local St. Johns County reporters with Historic City News that the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has launched an enforcement campaign aimed at removing impaired drivers from the community highways in conjunction with the Governor’s proclamation of December as “Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month.”