Category: Editorials

Letter: Sidewalks are for pedestrians not bicyclists Nancy Bertogli St. Augustine Dear Historic City News editor: Today I was nearly run down twice by people riding pedal bikes on city sidewalks.

Mailbag: Never again visit your city Jimmy Hickman Florence, Alabama Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 11:21 PM My wife and I have just returned home from your city.

Letter: Should commission be allowed to ignore speakers? Jane Marshall St Augustine Shores, FL Dear Historic City News editor: I did not want to be disrespectful during Monday night’s city commission meeting when commissioner Neville misstated my race, however, I wrote him a polite e-mail after the meeting asking for a public correction which he…

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Historic City News editor Michael Gold, our contributors, sponsors and advertisers, all were affected by the damage unleashed by hurricanes Matthew and Irma.  Our office was under more than two-feet of standing water.  Our local base of twenty-five thousand daily readers were each touched by the storms and many face continuing hardship for the foreseeable…

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Letter: One bad apple won’t ruin all the good we’ve done Marielena Scibelli St Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News editor: I was the manager on duty at the Historic Ponce Hotel when Rachel Ashley Bilka was asked to leave.  Her complaint has created a fire storm on social media, so I would like to…

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Letter: Manager on duty at Ponce Hotel was abusive Rachel Ashley Bilka St Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News editor: I had a horrible experience at Historic Ponce Hotel LLC and I feel compelled to report the way I was treated when trying to check in to my room.

Editorial: The latest assault on individualism Michael Gold, Editor HISTORIC CITY NEWS In just a couple of months, we will be welcoming in the year “2018”. I believe history will remember it as “the year Americans lost their individualism”.

Letter: Creating Art is Not a Crime Bruce Kevin Bates St Augustine, FL This evening will mark a turning point in the History of St. Augustine’s war against the Artists. Tonight, Saint Augustine’s City Commissioners will vote to change the boundaries within the City where artists were once prohibited from Creating Art in public, under…

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