Homeless woman becomes combative during arrest

Police were called to the Best Western hotel located at 2010 North Ponce de Leon Boulevard in St Augustine on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2018 at about 2:57 p.m., after a homeless woman refused to leave the hotel lobby and became increasingly uncooperative.

Public Safety

Contextualization Advisory Committee draws 39 applicants

Thirty-nine applicants have asked to be considered for appointment to a seven-member Confederate Memorial Contextualization Advisory Committee; but, before the St Augustine City Commission names the members, City Manager John Regan will review the applications and select his seven recommendations.

Government

Lightner Museum Curator Tour January 3rd

Lightner Museum Curator Barry Myers announced to local Historic City News reporters that the January 3, 2018 Curator’s Tour will spotlight the visiting Dressing Downton Exhibition. If you haven’t attended one of the monthly tours featuring unique and special treasures of the Museum, Wednesday provides an excellent opportunity before the Exhibition leaves on Sunday, January…

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Community

Beggars say hello to St Augustine

St Augustine resident Michael Lyman tells Historic City News editor Michael Gold that he has been volunteering his time to help photo document what has been described as “a crisis” resulting from the exploding population of vagrant and aggressive panhandlers who are begging locals and visitors for money on the streets downtown.

Community

Tourism workers earning minimum wage get raise

Tomorrow holds good news for the majority of tourism workers in St Augustine and across the state who are forced to squeeze by with only minimum wage earnings. Florida is one of 18 states who will raise the benchmark economic opportunity indicator.

Business

Openly transgender soldiers okay to serve in US armed forces

There are between 1,320 and 6,630 transgender troops currently in U.S. military uniform, according to a RAND Corp. study. However, a legal challenge was filed by the Department of Justice in July, the purpose of which was to block transgender people from openly enlisting in the armed services in the future.

Government