HISTORIC CITY NEWS
Historic City News has been published daily since March 2000. Reporting local news for St Augustine and St Johns County Florida, Historic City News is the county's only free press. Our mission is to hold public figures accountable to the public.
Katie Christiansen
Winter Park, FL
Dear Historic City News editor:
On Sunday afternoon, March 12, 2017, my girlfriend and I went to this bar because we were looking for things to do in St. Augustine and we love to find little bars off-the-beaten-path.
Name withheld to protect whistleblower
St Augustine, FL
Dear Historic City News editor:
St. Johns County policies state that any contract with a vendor over $3,000 must be put out to bid through the RFP process.
Michael Gold, Editor
HISTORIC CITY NEWS
Last week the City of St Augustine distributed a press release announcing “free” shuttle service and parking for the public on the first three Saturdays in April. Historic City News readers know that there is no “free lunch” — especially under the current administration at City Hall. And, as a taxpayer, let me tell you that $21,840.60 is certainly not “free”.
Lance Thate, Chairman
St Augustine Tea Party
Dear Historic City News Editor:
The complete story regarding the public’s show of support for President Trump on February 27th has not been told.
Dennis McDonald
Flagler County FL
Dear Historic City News editor:
This year our new Speaker of the Florida House Richard Corcoran brought in on his own initiative, the ability for Floridians to gain eye witness to the inner sanctum of the Florida lobbyist pay to play world in Tallahassee legislation.
Next Friday, March 17th, $5.3 billion dollars will be spent celebrating St. Patrick’s Day 2017; that’s about $38 per celebrant according to a recent report from data provider WalletHub.
Mayor Nancy Shaver
St Augustine, FL
Dear Historic City News readers:
Thanks for the opportunity to speak candidly with our neighbors in Vilano Beach about the traffic management efforts the city has taken to limit cut-through traffic in the Nelmar neighborhood. As promised, here is a bit more detail about that decision and its impacts for you to share with the Vilano Main Street Association and the beach community.
Dominic Mercurio, III Chairman
St. Augustine Lions Seafood Festival
Dear Historic City News editor:
The St. Augustine Lions Seafood Festival “shuttle” was NOT managed, operated, staffed or even designed by the Lions Seafood Festival, the St Augustine Lions Foundation or the St. Augustine Lions club.