Category: Business

Historic City News editor Michael Gold was selected by the non-profit Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity to serve as the Florida editor for Watchdog Wire; a national network that recruits, educates and develops citizen journalists who seek to advance transparency, accountability, and fiscal responsibility, with a strategic focus on the state and local…

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Those who have complained about the potential loss of St Augustine’s iconic “Santa Maria” sign, atop the unremarkable restaurant that bears its name, can sleep better knowing that swashbuckling business tycoon, Pat Croce, won’t pursue further attempts to remodel the aging piece of history that they hold so dear.

The next time you pass by, you will notice that the large steel sign frame, at the corner of King Street and Ponce de Leon Boulevard, has been removed; just one of several business locations where the owners have voluntarily complied with provisions of an updated sign ordinance that was passed by the St Augustine…

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Residents are reporting to Historic City News that they feel hoodwinked in the decades-old land deal between Mayor Joe Boles and former Mayor Len Weeks that provided a city-owned lot on St George Street for the two to build, with local restaurateur Chris Way, the Florida Cracker Café.

Adam Shockey, President and CEO of Tour Saint Augustine Inc., has extended an invitation to Historic City News business readers to attend a meeting to learn about the facilities at the Northeast Florida Regional Airport at St Augustine; sponsored in part by the Chamber Tourism and Hospitality Council.