Jay Humphreys, Communications Director for the Visitors and Convention Bureau announced to Historic City News that there will be living history presentations and lectures next weekend to commemorate Ponce de Leon’s landing in Florida.
The Commissioners Albatross
Bruce A. Maguire
St. Augustine, FL
Contractors were busily at work this morning when Historic City News Editor Michael Gold asked about the new palm trees and lighting being installed on the west end of the Bridge of Lions in downtown St. Augustine.
U.S. Attorney Robert O’Neill turned over to Historic City News a list of defendants being prosecuted for income tax related crimes, including many unassuming everyday people and some celebrities such as Wesley Trent Snipes — who was found guilty of three counts of willful failure to file a tax return by a federal jury in Ocala.
Brian Thompson has invited Historic City News readers to attend a reading from noted author Les Standiford in the Flagler College Auditorium located at 14 Granada Street in St. Augustine as part of the college’s Writers in Residence program.
St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office media relations officer Kevin R. Kelshaw informed local crime desk reporters at Historic City News of a manhunt underway following an armed robbery at a SR-16 motel.
It has been over a year since Historic City News first reported that Assistant City Attorney Carlos Mendoza had begun fashioning the controversial horse-drawn carriage ordinance; however, unless further substantial revisions are made, it will be voted on Monday night.
Media Relations Officer Kevin Kelshaw reported a motor vehicle collision to Historic City News that occurred in a Julington Creek Plantation neighborhood last night involving an 11 year-old boy and his dog.
