Year: 2010

Darby L. Stubberfield, Director of Development for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida reported to Historic City News reporters that The St. Augustine Independent Restaurant Association recently held its first annual food and wine festival to benefit THE PLAYERS Championship Boys & Girls Club.

Historic City News received word this evening that a 12-year-old Palm Coast boy got an unexpected ride in a helicopter tonight after he wandered away from his family and got lost in Bulow Plantation Ruins State Park in Flagler County.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday: November 26, 27 & 28 NIGHTS OF LIGHTS St. Augustine, Florida’s annual Nights of Lights provides one of the Southeast’s most memorable holiday events. In a manner befitting the Nation’s Oldest City, this inspiring display of light is based on the tradition of the town’s original Spanish colonists who placed a…

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A local store with roots back to 1926, which began by selling clothes and shoes for infants through juniors and saw three generations of management by the same family, is closing its doors in the coming weeks.

Historic City News has received more than a few comments from readers who were incensed at the recent “Mayor’s Holiday Lighting Gala” hosted by St. Augustine Mayor Joe Boles on Saturday, November 20th.

Jay Humphreys, Communications Director for the St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & the Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau reported to local Historic City News reporters that the marketing efforts of the VCB and the Ypartnership advertising agency are being recognized with major awards in a global competition.

Flagler College reported to Historic City News this afternoon that they will welcome bestselling author Pat Conroy as part of the college’s Writers in Residence Program.