Annually, Historic City News has reported the Society of Professional Journalists “Mark of Excellence Awards” honoring the best in student journalism in print, radio, television and online collegiate journalism categories; again, this year, Flagler College scores among the top.
Tara Dodson, President of the local non-profit organization “Keepers of the Coast”, invites all Historic City News readers in St Augustine and St Johns County to participate in this year’s 6th Annual Sea Turtle Festival being held on Sunday, May 20.
Historic City News notes that we are anything but lacking in visitor centers these days; for years the Visitor Information Center, owned by the City of St Augustine and one-time home to the Chamber of Commerce was it.
Edel: Preservation vs Conservation
Jeffrey Edel
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
The National Park Service is involved in both these initiatives, and often we use the terms interchangeably, as I did in a recent Castillogram; but, they are rather different approaches and so require some definition.
Limelight Theatre announced to Historic City News readers that they are holding auditions for an upcoming main stage production of its 20th Season Celebration — the funny and interactive play, “Bingo the Winning Musical”.
Ranger Chris Leverett invited Historic City News readers to take a ferry to Rattlesnake Island and experience daily military life at the 18th century Spanish fort that guarded the southern approach to St Augustine, courtesy of the National Park Service.
Jeremy Robshaw reported to Historic City News that an early morning brush fire in the 100 block of Greenbriar Estates Drive in St Augustine endangered several homes, a stable, and livestock at approximately 3:30 a.m. this morning.
St Johns County Fire Rescue informed local Historic City News reporters that they responded to a recreational vehicle fire at the 316-mile marker of Interstate 95 at approximately 7:00 a.m. this morning.
