Year: 2018

Broken Lightner

Broken Lightner by Angela deGregory Special to Historic City News When the Alcazar Hotel opened in 1888, it became a more distinguished hotel than was expected. Henry Morrison Flagler wrote at the time that the Alcazar Hotel was “every bit as great” as the Ponce De Leon.

Community

St Johns County restaurant inspections

Public Safety reporters for Historic City News periodically obtain the results of physical inspections of public food service establishments from the records of the Florida Division of Hotels and Restaurants located in Tallahassee.

Business

Who called the city’s fallen soldiers white supremacists? The butler did it.

This week, one of seven of St Augustine City Manager John Regan’s hand-picked panelist, chosen to serve on an ostensibly impartial, unbiased and “balanced” committee, whose task it was to recommend “contextualization” of the city’s 1879 American Civil War memorial, tried to marginalize Mayor Nancy Shaver’s reaction to his recommendation to use inflammatory language on…

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Government

Crescent Beach Vehicular Access Prohibited

Historic City News has learned that the County is already aware of our reader’s concerns regarding vehicular access between Crescent Beach and Fort Matanzas. They have shared the following information in response to your common concerns.

Public Safety