Pedro Menendez returns to Fountain of Youth again

The third and fourth generation of stewards of America’s First Colony came together to unveil a statue of St Augustine’s founder, Pedro Menendez de Aviles; on the grounds of the Fountain of Youth property where, 450-years earlier, the Spanish conquistador actually stood.

Community

Maritime Folklife Festival on September 5th

Historic City News readers are invited to sample the traditions of St. Augustine’s Spanish, Minorcan and Greek ancestors during the “Maritime Folklife Festival” at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum on Saturday, September 5th, during the citywide 450th birthday celebration.

Community

Accused molester was staying in family’s home

An 8-year-old St Johns County girl told her mother that a family friend had molested and sexually assaulted her. Historic City News has learned that the molestation was said to have occurred numerous times since the 58-year-old man had been living in their home.

Public Safety

Don’t miss the only exhibition of all 25 obelisks in one venue

.For two weeks, from September 4th to 18th, Historic City News readers are invited to visit the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum on Sevilla Street to view 53 obelisks, decorated by professional artists and area school children, reflecting the four foundational values of St. Augustine’s 30-foot Constitution Monument in the local public square: freedom, democracy, human rights…

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Prosecutor in Casey Anthony and Michelle O’Connell case disgraces office

On October 3rd last year, Historic City News reported that Florida Governor Rick Scott had signed an executive order directing that Central Florida prosecutor Jeffrey L. Ashton, come to St Augustine to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Michelle O’Connell and the subsequent investigation led by St Johns County Sheriff David B Shoar.

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