As if Historic City News readers didn’t already know, St Augustine was selected as the prettiest town in the State of Florida in a recent compilation by THE DAILY MEAL that was published on today’s MSN travel page.
Comments made by local resident and government watchdog B. J. Kalaidi during Monday night’s city commission meeting, exposed that, with no public notice, the city attorney and city manager decided in 2016 that the City would no longer enforce the City Code that prohibits panhandling in much of the historic area — on St. George Street, in the Plaza de la Constitution, and near the Castillo de San Marcos.
St. Johns County Director of Communications Michael Ryan, has invited all Historic City News readers to attend a free SCORE workshop aimed at helping small business owners find sources of commercial funding.
St Johns County Parks and Recreation personnel will soon be placing “Kids Don’t Float” signs at numerous local boat ramps, with loaner lifejackets provided by Sea Tow Services International, Inc.
Since the closing of the 5,000-square-foot Absolute Americana Art Gallery at 77 Bridge Street across the street from the city finance department, Historic City News readers have been speculating if another cultural venue would materialize. It won’t.
Historic City News has learned that Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the St. Johns County School Board last Wednesday on behalf of Drew Adams, a junior at Nease High School, seeking reversal of district policy which has required Adams to use gender-neutral restrooms.
St Johns County Road & Bridge Division Superintendent David Raulerson reported to Historic City News this morning that on Tuesday July 25th, a county construction project will begin in the vicinity of 1523 & 1591 North Whitney Street.
The Writing on the Wall
McKenna Nelson
Special to Historic City News
When St. Augustine mason, Rick Hernandez, hired by the Lightner Museum to restore the plaster work on the walls of the fourth floor Alcazar Hotel staff bedrooms, he did not expect it to reveal secrets of an age past.
