HISTORIC CITY NEWS
Historic City News has been published daily since March 2000. Reporting local news for St Augustine and St Johns County Florida, Historic City News is the county's only free press. Our mission is to hold public figures accountable to the public.
A St Johns County Fire Rescue spokesman told Historic City News this morning that last night’s response to a report of smoke coming from inside a structure in the 100 block of St George Street was an example of being “safe not sorry” — even though no fire was located.
Toast to the Fountain of Youth
Travel Writer Ellen Creager
On Sanchez Avenue, I discovered the Fountain of Youth.
“We offer glycolic facial peels and skin resurfacing,” said Amanda Bradshaw, esthetician at St. Augustine’s Fountain of Youth Skin and Laser Center, her skin looking dewy fresh.
If you want to stop aging, you might want to live in beautiful St Augustine, according to an article that Historic City News reporters spotted in the Detroit Free Press this morning.
St Johns County Administrator update
Michael Wanchick
This year was a busy one for the Board of County Commissioners and staff as new projects began, economic development increased, and we all worked to provide a superior level of service while continually maintaining a financially conservative approach to funding priorities and the County’s budget.
Synthetic drugs, commonly called “bath salts,” “K2” or “Spice”, have been reclassified by an emergency rule that effectively outlaws the sale, manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to sell these substances; and, recently the Sheriff tells Historic City News that his office has begun compliance checks.
Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that in November, St Johns, Baker, Clay, Duval, and Nassau counties in northeast Florida continued to experience declines in unemployment while the area’s hiring and housing outlook remained bright.
St Augustine, Ponte Vedra and the Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau forwarded a compilation to local Historic City News reporters indicating the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day hours of operation for local attractions, shopping and tours.
Michael Ryan, St Johns County spokesman, reported to Historic City News in St Augustine that all county offices, library branches and the Pet Center will be closed Monday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 25 in observance of Christmas.