Year: 2010

Navy League celebrates 35th anniversary

St. Augustine Navy League President Bill Korach told local Historic City News reporters that during last month’s meeting, six of the original thirty-two members who chartered the local council of the national organization, were guests of the league as they celebrated their 35th anniversary.

Community

Homeless Coalition community covered-dish

Emergency Services and Homeless Coalition of St. Johns County announced to Historic City News that they will hold their annual community covered dish dinner at First United Methodist Church Thursday, November 18th, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Community

Welcome the holidays like an insider

Historic City News readers are invited to see the nation′s oldest city at its holiday best through the “Holiday Insider’s Tour of St. Augustine” presented by the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, Inc.

School district employee in trouble

Historic City News has learned that an email sent by an employee of the Duval County Public Schools encourages people to “vote a straight democratic ticket” and blatantly calls members of the Tea Party “racist”.

Government

City employee offers cost-saving suggestion

An ancient Japanese relative of the carp that can live for centuries makes its home in the ponds of the Lightner Museum courtyard; and, thanks to a suggestion from a property services employee, the City is paying less to feed them.

Government

Local college offers insurance career program

St. Johns River Community College announced to Historic City News that they are offering coursework on the St. Augustine Campus for students preparing to enter careers as customer service representatives and account managers for independent insurance agencies.

Business

Gold award for Flagler College Magazine again

Priscilla Proctor, Coordinator of College and Public Relations, announced to local St. Augustine reporters at Historic City News that Flagler College Magazine has won a second gold award in the 2010 MarCom Awards competition, and a brochure about the college’s “Study Abroad” program also won a gold award.

Community

Ex-commissioner Rich becoming a pundit

For four years, Benjamin A. Rich, a former federal agent, served a term on the St. Johns County Board of Commissioners while Historic City News local reporters documented his somewhat bizarre behavior, heavy-handedness, flamboyant attire, and kooky, crackpot sense of logic.

Editorials