HISTORIC CITY NEWS

Owner sells Castillo Real Hotel at Beach

DeBartolo Development LLC, in a joint venture partnership with Impact Group, reported to Historic City News that they received a 51 percent discount of the outstanding loan balance as an incentive to acquire the St. Augustine Beach hotel.

Business

Cultural entertainment and events

St. Johns County Cultural Council, the county’s designated local arts agency, periodically reports upcoming cultural events to local Historic City News reporters for the benefit of our readers.

Community

Nights of Lights extended one more week

Historic City News has learned that the 17th season of St. Augustine’s Nights of Lights will be extended for one additional weekend, meaning the last night to see the lights this year will be Sunday, February 6th.

Community

Letter: Shooting range open too late

Dear Editor: Who may I contact on the noise and late hours at the Faternal Order of Police shooting range on Inmam Road in St. Augustine?

Editorials

Overflow crowd at First America news conference

Flanked by Commissioner Errol Jones on one side and activists Judith Seraphin and Edward A. Slavin, Jr., on the other; Newly elected commissioner Bill Leary listened intently to a well prepared presentation delivered by Jamie E. Alvarez this morning.

Government

Residents and deputies exposed to chemicals

A possible methamphetamine lab has been discovered in an apartment on West Pope Road on Anastasia Island according to a report received by Historic City News this evening.

Public Safety

Tornado Watch for Flagler and St Johns

The NWS has issued a Tornado Watch for Flagler and St Johns counties effective until 9:00pm tonight.

Community

First America’s news conference tomorrow

First America Foundation, the private, non-profit foundation designated by the city to manage the upcoming commemorations, will hold a news conference tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. at the Historic Society’s Llambias House.

Community