HISTORIC CITY NEWS

Interest in re-opening the Colonial Spanish Quarter

The St. Augustine Report indicated today that Pat Croce & Company, St. Augustine Historical Tours, Inc., and Orlando Dinner Entertainment, Inc. have expressed initial interest in operating the Colonial Spanish Quarter, if contract terms can be reached.

Community

Unclaimed property auction Saturday morning

Public Information Officer Mark Samson invited Historic City News readers to take part in tomorrow morning’s unclaimed property auction being held by the St. Augustine Police Department.

Community

Back to School Bash

The St. Johns County Education Foundation reported to Historic City News that they recently hosted the first annual Back to School Bash in St. Augustine for the “Take Stock in Children” students.

Community

Letter: Senator Rubio critical of Post story

Florida Senator Marco Rubio 317 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC, 20510 Dear Editor: As St. Augustine and St. Johns County’s senator in Washington, I am compelled to respond to The Washington Post article on Friday that accused me of seeking political advantage by embellishing the story of how my parents arrived in the United…

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Editorials

FDOT road repairs and maintenance report

Laurie Sanderson reported the following St. Augustine and St. Johns County locations to Historic City News where the Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting roadwork that is expected to have an impact on driving, beginning this morning and continuing through the coming week.

Community

Linking World War I and modern social media

Historic City News lives in the high-tech world of social media in St. Augustine, and, on Tuesday, November 8th, the Flagler College Community Lecture Series will continue at 10:00 a.m. with an examination of the intersection between the First World War and modern-day social media.

Community

Six new ordinances considered Monday night

Historic City News will report to our readers on a total of six potential new ordinances that come before the St. Augustine City Commission Monday night during their regular business meeting.

Government

Woman hits semi then trees – killed at scene

At about 8:00 p.m. last night, the Florida Highway Patrol reported to Historic City News that a Port Orange woman was killed when she collided with a semi-truck as she traveled north on I-95 from St. Augustine.

Public Safety