In a split vote, whose final tally was 757 yes to 475 no, the Boy Scouts of America will begin allowing openly gay teens to participate in their program beginning January 1, 2014; according to information received by Historic City News from the North Florida Council in Jacksonville.
“Legal Tips on Tourism” will be the topic when members and guests of the St Johns County Chamber of Commerce Hospitality and Tourism Council hold their next meeting at the Casa Monica Hotel located at 95 Cordova Street in downtown St Augustine; according to an announcement received by Historic City News from Council President, Adam Shockey.
The regular meeting of the St Johns County Board of Commissioners was held Tuesday in the County Auditorium in the St Johns County Administration Palace located at 500 San Sebastian View in St Augustine.
During business to come before the St Johns County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, were two appointments to the Arts-Culture-Heritage Funding Panel — re-appointed for a one-year term scheduled to expire May 21st, 2014 were Trudy Wild, Vice President of External Grants & Research for United Arts of Central Florida in Longwood, and, Eric S. Doten, CEO of Doten and Associates in Ponte Vedra Beach.
During business to come before the St Johns County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, were two appointments to the Cultural Resource Review Board — re-appointed for a four-year term scheduled to expire May 21, 2017 were St Augustine City Commissioner Nancy Sikes-Kline and community activist Gerald Eubanks.
Tonight at 8:00 p.m., Historic City News readers are invited to listen, and join in, when the conversation on Travel Itch Radio turns to St Augustine and the new interactive Colonial Quarter museum.
Kristin Chambers and Eugenia Merkoulov informed Historic City News that a community awareness event will take place this Saturday, May 25th as part of a global effort to bring attention to what they call “questionable methods” used by Monsanto.
Historic City News readers are encouraged to attend the annual Massing of the Colors during the Memorial Day ceremony at the St Augustine National Cemetery located on Marine Street in St Augustine.
