Editorials

It’s more important than ever for Florida to make it as easy as possible for insiders to report abuses to state and local agencies, without the fear of retribution according to Florida Politics writer and […]

Historic City News readers are patriotically invited to attend the next open meeting of the Saint Augustine Tea Party, Tuesday evening June 25th at 6:30 p.m. in the Village Inn dining room located at 900 […]

Paul M. Waldron, Chairman St Johns County District 3Board of County Commissioners Special to Historic City News The beaches of St. Johns County are home to several species of endangered or threatened sea turtles. Residents […]

By: Joe Henderson, The Tampa TribuneSpecial to Historic City News Republican leaders in Florida have demanded that state Rep. (for now) Mike Hill apologize for making their party look like knuckle-dragging Neanderthals. He has refused, […]

Letter:  Please expose John Valdes Anonymous ReaderSt Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News editor: The enclosed letter and documents have been mailed to Michael A. Lischio with the St. Johns County Property Appraiser. He will […]

Happy Mother’s Day to all of St Augustine and St Johns County’s mothers.  This is the day set aside to honor that one special lady who gave you life, or adopted you into her heart […]

Gregory WhiteSt Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News Editor: The age-old institution of slavery existed in most of St. Augustine’s long and diverse history.  Reminders of it can be seen all over town today including […]

Slaves were emancipated in the United States 154-years-ago; more than five-generations.  The Ladies Memorial Association of St Augustine erected their first memorial to The Forty-Four lost St Augustine soldiers in 1872.  Seven years later, the […]

Walter Bryan “Mike” HillFlorida House of Representatives, District 1Tallahassee, FL Dear Historic City News editor: We all breathed a sigh of relief when arson was not the cause of the Notre Dame Cathedral Fire in […]

Nancy Sikes-Kline is a “panda”, or, should I say, panderer.  It’s like a “rino” (not a rhino) but she’s one of them, too.  A “panda” tells anyone anything they want to hear without regard for […]

Executive Director Ann B. Shortelle, Ph.D.St. Johns River Water Management District Dear Historic City News readers: April is Water Conservation Month in Florida, an observance intended to heighten public awareness about the variety of ways […]

Randy Fine (R) 53 is trying to break the monopoly newspapers have on the lucrative legal notice market.  This is a pet peeve of Historic City News who is not allowed to compete with print […]

Letter: SABCA We need MORE parking – Not PAID parking Bill Jones, PresidentSt Augustine Beach Civic Association Special to Historic City News Dear Mayor George, After watching your Commissioner Comments at the end of the […]

Lee GeanuleasSt. Augustine, FL Special to Historic City News On March 9, 2019 The St Augustine Record published an editorial titled “Tracy is the right person at the right time,” extolling the selection of former […]

It goes without saying that when The St Augustine Record was owned by Florida Publishing Company, they never got the concept of citizen journalism. But neither did their successor, Morris Communications — well, at least […]