Ponce de Leon Parade includes two street fairs

Ponce De Leon will lead a festive and colorful walking procession of historic re-enactors, performers from Romanza Festivale productions, drums, soldiers, pirates and bands as they walk from the City Gate, down St George Street, ending at the “Romanza on Aviles Street” and “King Street Festival” street fairs.

Community

Congressman DeSantis addresses Civic Association Roundtable

Rick Lofgren, President of the St Johns County Civic Association Roundtable, reported to Historic City News that Ron DeSantis, who represents Florida’s 6th Congressional District in the US House of Representatives, will be the special guest speaker during the organization’s May meeting.

Community

Environmental groups hold annual climate change event

Summer Herd informed Historic City News that local citizens will be joining hands on Saturday, May 18th, at the St Augustine Beach Pier to stand in solidarity against offshore drilling, in Florida and throughout the world, as part of an annual global event — “Hands across the Sand”.

Community

Plan to expand state Medicaid runs out of time

Historic City News has learned that both the Senate and House have rejected expanding the state’s Medicaid program for low income citizens because each had widely different plans for an alternative, according to Florida Senate sponsor Joe Negron.

Government

Republican Party activities for May

St Johns County Republican Party Chairman Sean Mulhall reported this month’s activities to local Historic City News reporters, with an invitation for interested citizens to get involved with the county’s largest political organization.

Community

Wildlife rescues can do more harm than good

Northeast Region Public Information Coordinator, Joy M. Hill, reminds Historic City News readers that, as trees and flowers are blossoming, birds are building nests and critters are being born; so resist the temptation to rescue animals — that don’t need rescuing.

Community

Fence flap vents steam – but little else

Historic City News reporters investigated complaints that were spawned from construction of a wooden fence on the east side of the Bridge of Lions on property owned by the Anchorage Motor Inn last week.

Business

Letter: Protect our open vista

Letter: Protect our open vista Ray Dominey St Augustine, FL I am not a writer, but I strongly believe that the fence on the east end of the Bridge of Lions needs to be changed and I believe this is a cause worth spending my time and effort to do something about.

Editorials