County extends burn-ban another week

Jeremy Robshaw, Public Information Officer with St. Johns County Fire Rescue, informed Historic City News local reporters that after consideration of current fire conditions, County Commissioners have adopted a resolution which authorizes the county administrator to extend a burn ban for St. Johns County effective tomorrow.

Community

Is the Quarter Spanish or simply Colonial?

According to an article presented in The St. Augustine Report, Historic City News has learned that thought is being given to changing the name of the city’s living history museum from “Colonial Spanish Quarter” to simply “Colonial Quarter”.

Editorials

Commission reassigns committees and boards

The St. Augustine City Commission wrapped up 2010 with two important tasks that were reported to Historic City News – assignment of commissioners to local area boards and review of commission-appointed committees.

Government

Letter: Island businesses will suffer

Dear Editor: The City of St. Augustine is planning a major change to the traffic pattern within the historic district which could have disastrous effects on the traffic flow onto Anastasia Boulevard.

Editorials