A week after Historic City News reported on our reader’s reaction to the attempted closing of Loring Park west of Government House in downtown St Augustine, Ed Poppell is apologizing for following City Attorney Isabelle Lopez’ advice to post “No Trespassing” signs around the public park.
Historic City News received complaints this morning from readers reporting incidents of voter intimidation by some members of the Republican Party at the early voting location of the St Johns County Public Library near Dupont Center.
When Historic City News editor Michael Gold was informed that readers began receiving direct mail flyers attacking St Augustine Mayor Nancy Shaver, we decided to look a little deeper, and you may be surprised what we discovered.
Historic City News readers are asking why the city attorney for the City of St Augustine is instigating an unlawful attempt to keep the public out of a space that has been a public venue for more than 400 years?
Historic City News attended the recent city commission candidate forum presented by the Neighborhood Council of St Augustine, Inc., and we are reminding readers how two incumbent commissioners, seeking re-election, responded at the time in a commission meeting to the mayor’s call for an audit of 450th Commemoration contracts.
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US Senator Marco Rubio announced to Historic City News today that Mayor Nancy Shaver and US Representative Ron DeSantis will jointly coordinate a comprehensive recovery assistance center in St. Augustine on Friday for residents affected by Hurricane Matthew.
