Editorials

After Tuesday’s victory by Mark Miner, Historic City News contacted the Commissioner Elect for his thoughts on the campaign and his future role as a commissioner.

State Attorney John Tanner had the 7th Circuit Court issue a warrant today for the arrest of Tropical Storm Fay alleging that “with willful intent and malice aforethought” Fay has destroyed literally hundreds of his […]

I am pleased to report that, by just a few minutes, I was able to beat County Commissioner Ron Sanchez and am therefore able to claim the first early ballot cast in the Supervisor of […]

This has been an interesting election year for local campaigns — we’ve observed some similarities to past campaigns and seen several new twists on tricks learned by old dogs; not all of which were necessarily […]

The District 5 County Commission race will end with a new commissioner-elect for the Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 26 and The St. Augustine Record announced that with all the experience among the candidates, […]

The St. Augustine Record published their endorsements in the St. Johns County Commission races today. The editorial staff at The Record remarked, “Miner shows wisdom beyond his years, and a keen understanding of the county’s […]

The St. Augustine Record published their endorsements in the St. Johns County Commission races today. District 1 incumbent Cyndi Stevenson is running for a second four-year term against Al Abbatiello in the Republican primary. The […]

I am music lover and have been all my life; mostly 50’s & 60’s and classic country. As a young man I was very involved in rock and roll, as I got older I started […]

QUESTION #1 Our entire city is an artistic marvel. Planned streetscapes, the traditional town plan used and decreed by the Spanish King, the pioneering poured concrete building method, the creations of the young architects Carere […]

Question # 1 There is great sub-surface energy emanating from the larger “Arts Community” within the city which bursts forth on First Friday Art Walks when our many galleries, related and nearby businesses remain open […]

QUESTION #1 The policies of any government should allow for the development and fostering of arts and cultural/historic tourism, and certainly not stifle or regulate their development. It is not government’s role to judge art. […]

QUESTION #1 The arts are an integral part of a tourists experience because it separates St. Augustine from other tourist destinations. We must offer activities and experiences which will make repeat visitors of our tourists. […]

1. PUBLIC FUNDING AND THE ARTS Will you support public funding for the arts after you are elected? Yes I will support the arts as much as possible through the TDC and encouragement to continue […]

QUESTION #1- Public funding for the arts: YES – I support it.

As your membership should be aware, I am a champion for the arts on the commission. That said, we are in difficult fiscal times. The good news is that our county is faring well by […]