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.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Interested Historic City News readers can be a part of the Holiday Lighting Gala hosted by St. Augustine Mayor Joe Boles on Saturday, November 20th.
