Posted inPublic Safety
Construction trailer burglarized – tools stolen
The St. Augustine Police Department reported to Historic City News that officers responded to 237 Riberia Street to find that a construction trailer had being broken into.
Posted inEditorials
Letter: Bike ride from Alaska to Key West for AIDS
Uli Schackmann
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Dear Historic City News editor:
With a clear “2020” vision of a cure for HIV/AIDS in my sights, I will ride my bicycle from Alaska to Key West. I am currently in St. Augustine and will be here for at least 7 days to make some repairs to the bike, replenish my supplies, and get a necessary rest before I continue with the last 600 miles.
Posted inEditorials
Letter: Let protesting players pay for team’s financial loss
Terry R Herbert
St Augustine, FL
Dear Historic City News editor:
I have the perfect solution to NFL football players having the freedom to express their views that allows the NFL owners to be able to recoup the percentage of their fan base, and revenue, that these football players desiring to politicize a sporting event have cost.
Posted inPublic Safety
Police need your help to identify home invaders
Around 9:47 p.m. on September 21st, Historic City News has confirmed that two black males committed a home invasion robbery at a residence on Martin Luther King Boulevard in St Augustine.
Posted inPublic Safety
Scuffle on Inlet Drive ends in death of resident
Prompted by a request from Historic City News, Public Information Officer Mark Samson confirmed that the St. Augustine Police Department is investigating a death that occurred on Inlet Drive on September 14, 2017.
Posted inGovernment
Modification of ordinances could allow artists in market
On the heels of another drug-related arrest Friday in the Plaza Market, covered exclusively by local Historic City News reporters, the St Augustine City Commission will hear, on first reading tonight, revisions to current ordinances that will pave the way for creative artists to return to public places inside the City.
Posted inCommunity
Local Tea Party hosts Commissioner Waldron
Historic City News readers are patriotically invited to attend the St Augustine Tea Party General meeting Tuesday evening, September 26th starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Village Inn located at 900 North Ponce de Leon Boulevard in St. Augustine. Our guest will be St Johns County Commissioner Paul M Waldron.
Posted inCommunity
As waters slowly rise Mayor Shaver paying attention
As rising sea levels cause flooding more often in Florida, the state’s first city has a concern as old as civilization itself.