Recently Historic City News learned that two local charitable groups, serving related missions in St Augustine, held a successful fundraiser at the Tringali Barn to get local businesses connected to and supporting St. Francis House and Port in the Storm.

An overnight freeze warning has been issued for Historic City News subscribers effective from midnight tonight until 9:00 a.m. EST on Sunday, December 27, 2020.

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

Frederick P Hobin, MD ME was born in Passaic, New Jersey on Flag Day in 1935.  The occasion was blessed at the Penguin Club, which was owned by Fred’s father.  Performing “Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes” to celebrate Fred’s birth, was a skinny, nineteen-year-old singer named Frank Sinatra.

Florida Department of Transportation Community Outreach Specialist Allen Nelson has updated Historic City News with the weekly lane closure report containing information regarding ongoing construction projects and traffic impacts for the coming week.  Our readers and subscribers will be updated every Friday by 5:00 p.m., with some unavoidable exceptions and state holidays.

On Saturday, December 19th, from 2:00 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. at Auto Select in St Augustine, the local non-profit organization Angels of St Augustine will hold its inaugural “Santa Drop” to hand out gifts to children of some special families in need this extremally difficult year.