HISTORIC CITY NEWS 03/19/2020

Despite closures ordered by Mayor Upchurch businesses fight to stay open

St Augustine Mayor Tracy Upchurch announced coronavirus business closures Tuesday, but in an interview with First Coast News yesterday, he admitted that it felt counterintuitive.

Business

Croce & Company’s St Augustine businesses suspend operations

Zachary Lively, Director Of Communications for the St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum and Colonial Quarter Experience, announced to local Historic City News reporters the decision of’s St Augustine company businesses to suspend operations until further notice.

Business

City charter amendments pass in St Augustine

In the City of St Augustine, Historic City News confirmed that city voters overwhelmingly approved two amendments to the City’s governing document — the City Charter. In November, those voters will return to the polls to elect a mayor for the next two years and two commissioners who will each serve four-year terms.

Government