HISTORIC CITY NEWS

HAWKE Wildlife Rescue 20th Annual Benefit Dinner

The 20th Annual DINNER FOR THE BIRDS to benefit HAWKE Wildlife Rescue, Rehabilitation, Release & Education will be held Sunday, September 10, 2017 in the private upper dining room at the renowned, award-winning Raintree Restaurant, 102 San Marco Avenue, St. Augustine, FL 32086 at 7:00 p.m.

Community

Concerts in the Plaza extends season

It’s been a great summer for St. Augustine’s free music series, and the City of St Augustine reports to Historic City News that the Concerts in the Plaza aren’t over yet.

Community

School District announces town hall meetings

Three Town Hall meetings have been announced to Historic City News to discuss potential Attendance Zoning changes for the two new K-8 Schools currently under construction and opening for the 2018-2019 School Year.

Community

Artists one step closer to final settlement

The settlement between the City of St Augustine and the plaintiff artists, Bruce Kevin Bates, Elena Hecht, Kate Merrick, and Helena Sala, has moved one step closer to final approval by the St Augustine City Commission.

Government

Take in some history during Easy Season

August and September are the perfect time of year for taking life easy and embracing everything that Florida’s Historic Coast has to offer – even free admission to historic sites.

Community

Dick Williams announces candidacy for County Commission

Dick Williams, long-time St. Johns County resident, has officially announced his candidacy for the District 4 seat on the St. Johns County Commission to Historic City News today.

Community

Federal Law protects Confederate heritage

For those who believe that the Confederate States of America and the men and women who pledged allegiance to that constitutionally established government are somehow illegitimate and not worthy of honor and protection by the American government, below are laws and proclamations honoring them and their service and which proclaim that they were equal in…

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Government

Letter: Memorials not shameful symbols of our past

Christina Pacetti St Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News editor: As a resident of St Augustine, I am concerned that removing any memorials will start a trend that will follow with the removal of other historical markers located in our city.

Editorials