Speak NOW or forever hold your peace: Turning over King Street

Speak NOW or forever hold your peace: Turning over King Street

Historic City News subscribers have been following with interest a move by the City of St Augustine to claim custody from the State of Florida of State Road 5, locally known as King Street and Cathedral Place.  There are several implications for taxpayers inside the city limits beyond simple managerial control.  And now, for a brief time on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, and Thursday, April 21, 2022, the public may ask questions about those implications and make comments, on-the-record, about them.

Strawberry shortcake has become the state’s official dessert

Strawberry shortcake has become the state’s official dessert

Although lawmakers failed to deliver on some critical legislation this year, they did manage to find time to pass into law a bill that would establish “strawberry shortcake” as Florida’s official dessert. Senate Bill 1006 was the companion to a House bill filed in November by Representatives Lawrence McClure of Dover and Demi Busatta Cabrera of Coral Gables.  Historic City News has learned that Governor Ron DeSantis has already signed the bill, making it official.