Historic City News

Fort Mose will offer educational travel trunk

Park Service Specialist Terri Newmans informed local Historic City News reporters in St Augustine that an application for $1,662 in grant funding to create educational materials about Fort Mose, for use by local area K-12 students, has been accepted.

Community

Letter: Amendment not about religious freedom

Letter: Amendment not about religious freedom Rabbi Merrill Shapiro Palm Coast, FL Dear Editor: I am an opponent of Amendment 8, the so-called “religious freedom” amendment to the Florida Constitution. Rather than strengthening the separation of church and state, the amendment will undermine it by allowing tax funding of private religious organizations.

Editorials

Human Patient Simulator as real as it gets

First Coast Technical College in St Augustine reported to Historic City News this week that its Health Career students, competing for employment in today’s technologically sophisticated healthcare arena, now benefit from a Human Patient Simulator during the course of their studies.

Community

First Friday Art Walk this week

Historic City News readers are invited to enjoy the latest exhibits, music, entertainment and refreshments at more than 20 art galleries this week along the First Friday Art Walk in St Augustine.

Community

Many free attractions for local residents

Did you know that Historic City News readers who are St Augustine or St Johns County residents with a photo ID are eligible to receive free or discounted admission at many of the area’s most popular attractions?

Community

City hears 3 requests for alcohol sales

The meeting of the St Augustine Planning and Zoning Board yesterday heard three requests from businesses wanting the required approval to sell alcoholic beverages in the city; one controversial enough to be tabled for a future meeting.

Business

Free concert at pier tonight

Saint Augustine Beach Civic Association invited Historic City News readers to the Music by the Sea concert tonight with entertainment provided by the Orion Navy Band in the open-air Pier Pavilion.

Community

Group intends to unseat activist judges

Historic City News has learned that the Republican Liberty Caucus of Northeast Florida in Jacksonville would host a speaker at their meeting on September 11 from Restore Justice 2012; an organization working to deny three Florida Supreme Court justices new terms on the high bench.

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