Lecture series: 500 years of maritime Florida
St Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum informed local Historic City News reporters that an archaeological speakers series will be held beginning this month and running through March 2019.
Opening Doors: Community Resource List for St Johns County
As a service to residents of St Augustine and St Johns County in need, Historic City News has compiled the following list of contacts who can assist in obtaining various essential services.
City has about $19 million in uncollected hurricane claims
According to details obtained from Meredith L. Breidenstein, CPA – Director of Budget & Performance Management for the City of St Augustine, the books for these killer storms are still largely open and there is much work remaining to be done. Our local reporters followed up on the collection results by the City on about…
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City schedules full week of public meetings
The City of St Augustine reported to Historic City News that every day next week the meeting rooms will be busy.
Nelson shares sea level rise concerns with Mayor Shaver
Historic City News was informed that ranking member Bill Nelson called on the US Senate to act on the devastating impacts of sea level rise at a Senate hearing Tuesday morning, pointing to nuisance flooding and rising rides in St. Augustine as indicative of the effects of climate change threatening lives and property on Florida’s…
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Sheriff shields another employee: this time for drunk driving
Sheriff David Shoar, who once told local Historic City News editor Michael Gold that he is a recovering alcoholic, is discovered protecting another employee from prosecution. This time it is 61-year-old Cynthia Lynn Graham, who resides with her ex-husband at 1792 Carter Road in St Augustine, not far from where she admitted to deputies that…
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Warning in St Johns County for mosquito-borne disease
The Florida Department of Health in St. Johns County informed local Historic City News reporters that residents are at risk of an increase in mosquito-borne disease activity.
Letter: City flaunts its own regulations for Dining with Dignity
Letter: City flaunts its own regulations for Dining with Dignity Debra Valenti-Epstein St Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News editor: My name is Debra Valenti-Epstein, I live in Lincolnville and I own two additional vacant building lots at 89 and 98 Washington Street.