Most of St. Augustine’s stores and restaurants were closed yesterday in celebration of Christmas; traffic was generally light, parking lots were largely empty, only one carriage on the bayfront, shoe-leather was the mode of transportation for most of those out sightseeing.
Historic City News Editor Michael Gold spent the evening with his wife and their grown children enjoying the lights on the city tree and the beautifully decorated gazebo that has been the site of so many memorable Christmas Eves past.
Verna Brown, chairperson for St Augustine Beach Blast Off 2011, invites Historic City News readers looking for a “family friendly” early New Year’s Eve, to stop by the St. Johns County Pier and Pavilion at St. Augustine Beach.
Gary Bruce, President of the Republican Club of Greater St. Augustine, notified Historic City News local reporters that next Wednesday, December 29th, Governor-Elect Rick Scott, Mrs. Scott, and Lt. Governor-Elect Jennifer Carroll will visit Jacksonville during their Appreciation Tour.
Local Historic City News readers have been asking about the whirlwind of recent activity around the former Johnny Carino’s Italian Kitchen that has been closed for over a year in Cobblestone Village; and now the word is official — it’s Panera Bread.
By Kurt Hasselman
First, I would like to say that I agree with Don Crichlow’s assessment on the diversity of architectural style in the city. I believe the overwhelming feeling visitors to St. Augustine get is that of a European style city in the United States. In fact, through the years I have had folks say those very words to me.
Historic City News local reporters received word that serious injuries were sustained in a hit-and-run collision last night by 48 year-old Lorenzo Evans of St. Augustine; according to a report from Lieutenant Bill Leeper with the Florida Highway Patrol.
The night before Christmas
