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Renowned classicist inspires home designers
The Florida Society of the American Institute of Building Design announced to Historic City News today that they are hosting a program…
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Recap of County Commission actions
Historic City News readers will want to remain abreast of the following actions taken in yesterday’s county commission meeting.
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Ponce de Leon: Founder of Florida
Don Juan Ponce de Leon was born about 1474 in present-day Spain, at Santervás de Campos, Valladolid Province, in the kingdom of Castile-León; and, he died in a Cuban hospital located in Havana in July 1521 — 44 years before Pedro Menendez founded the City of St Augustine.
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Life Lesson exhibit Friday night
“Life Lessons,” a one-night exhibit featuring the culmination of a collaborative art experience between Flagler College art students and clients from the Council on Aging will be held on April 5 at the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum.
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Burn activity in Guana Reserve today
After a day of hosting crowds that included members of some of St Augustine’s founding Minorcan families, Historic City News reporters and a troupe of authentic 16th century re-enactors, the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve will undertake an ecological prescribed burn on the southern portion of the Guana Peninsula.
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A celebration 500 years in the making
Today, all eyes will be on the Historic City of St Augustine as city residents and visitors celebrate five hundred years, to the day, since Ponce de Leon’s landing in Florida. A full day of activities is scheduled in celebration of “Viva 500”.
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History relived as Ponce statue dedicated
The only surviving navigational reading recorded of Ponce de Leon’s journey in 1513 known to Historic City News was taken at a position of 30 degrees 8 minutes north latitude, just off the coast of current day South Ponte Vedra Beach.
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St Augustine Pub Crawl celebrates 6th anniversary
St Augustine’s first-ever historic “Pub Crawl” tour was offered on April 4, 2007 and will celebrate its sixth anniversary by offering a 50% discount on qualified bookings made on Thursday, April 4, 2013, for any future date.