Category: Editorials

Letter: We found Santa Claus at Le Pavillon Elayne Minzenberg Ocala, FL Dear Editor: All it takes is one person to make something special happen…just one. As Christmas 2015 approached, myself and 2 of my other senior friends with families that are distant or non-existent, decided to spend Christmas day in St. Augustine, FL.

Two hours is a long time, but it is not without precedent at St Augustine board and commission meetings, and it was the case again today when more than 20 citizens stood to speak to the Planning and Zoning Board to oppose an effort by Flagler College to continue to expand its development of student…

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We love St. Augustine!  Our 450th commemoration reminded us of just how special St. Augustine is: we are all blessed to live in this beautiful, historic, multicultural, semi-tropical Paradise, which is threatened by greed.

Mayor Shaver: Giving credit where credit is due Hon. Nancy E. Shaver, Mayor CITY OF SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA It’s the time of year for celebration, the joy of family and friends, and reflections on the past year and the one to come.

“There are few men I’ve known in public office that I hold in higher esteem than Edgar Lemuel Cooksey; who died at the age of 93-years-old on December 19, 2015, in St Augustine,” said Historic City News editor Michael Gold, who has known Cooksey over the past 40-years.

Commissioner Bill Leary: “Tourists love our carriages. The fundamental thing that sticks in my craw was this is not how we should treat people.” Vice-Mayor Leanna Freeman: “I had an unsettling feeling of unfairness about the first drafts of the ordinance.”

Guest Column: Beware of artists Thomas Thorspecken Orlando, FL As Queen Victoria said, “Beware of artists because they mix with all classes of society and are therefore most dangerous.”