Unsupervised 6-month-old trapped by her head in a cinderblock
St Johns County Fire Rescue reported to Historic City News local reporters Saturday that firefighters from Station 8 performed a rather unique rescue.
Year: 2019
Person of interest in Gray homicide arrested
Historic City News was informed that on Thursday, April 18th, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office contacted a person of interest in the Gray homicide investigation, Teresa “Alex” Selgado.
FSU study: Airbnb driving down lodging prices
by Scott PowersSpecial to HISTORIC CITY NEWS Vacation rental home platform Airbnb is driving down the lodging prices and revenues for traditional hotels, a new national study led by a Florida State University professor finds.
FDOT road repairs and maintenance report
Historic City News was notified by Florida Department of Transportation Public Information Officer, Allen Nelson, that traffic will be impacted at the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations where roadwork is being conducted.
Seeking St. Augustine’s second location
Starting on Monday, April 22nd archaeological digs in the North Davis Shores area will begin as part of an investigation to test a possible location for St. Augustine’s second settlement which dates from 1566 to 1572.
Easter Parade is tomorrow morning Saturday April 20th
A reminder to Historic City News readers that the St. Augustine Easter Parade has moved from Easter Sunday. The Easter parade is tomorrow, Saturday 4/20/19 beginning at 9:00 a.m. and is expected to last to approximately 11:30 a.m.
Saturday marks start of National Park Week
National Park Week starts tomorrow, Saturday April 20, which means Historic City News readers have free entry to Florida National Parks. That’s right, free entry to so much Florida history. We are fortunate to have two national monuments and part of a local cultural heritage corridor in St Augustine and St Johns County.
City envisions wonder-wall to cure nuisance flooding
Racked by increasing levels of nuisance flooding, St Augustine’s fountain of half-baked and overpriced plans hopes that a “retaining wall” will help minimize impacts of rising tides in certain parts of town. Right.