Grey Receives Business Ambassador Award

The Executive Office of Governor reported to northeast Florida news reporters that Dane Grey, president of Jacksonville based Elite Parking Services of America, was presented the Governor’s Business Ambassador Award this week.

Business

Pawn broker taken into custody this afternoon

Earlier this evening, Robert Benton “Ben” Ellis, a local pawn broker, was taken into custody, charged with three-counts of dealing in stolen property, then booked into the St Johns County Detention Facility where he is being held in lieu of $150,000 bond.

Public Safety

System status at HISTORIC CITY NEWS in St Augustine

System status at HISTORIC CITY NEWS in St Augustine This weekend, one account on our hosting system became the target of a denial of service attack from a group in Southeast Asia. After employing brute force techniques, the computerized script apparently cracked a minor password that is used for maintenance on our backend.

Business

Guest: The trend of commercial interests consuming residential

Guest: The trend of commercial interests consuming residential LEE GEANULEAS St Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News readers: What to do with the former Dow Museum of Historic Houses? This relatively straight forward question has generated a fair amount of passion, raised a bumper crop of yard signs and caused many to ask, “Just what…

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Editorials

Obituary: Francis (Peter) Romano Jr

Peter Romano, who turned 68-years-old in March, fell victim to a heart attack on Thursday, passed away Saturday according to a report received by Historic City News this evening.

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