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.
St Johns Cultural Council Executive Director Andrew Witt announced to Historic City News that two workshops have been scheduled for those interested in applying for Arts, Culture and Heritage grant funding during the 2013 fiscal year.
At about 1:45 p.m. today, a Historic City News reader reported that she had an unexpected scare when she observed a man, sitting on a park swing in the Coronado neighborhood; off Wildwood Drive in St Augustine.
Congressman John L. Mica, Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, reports to Historic City News that he has uncovered evidence that US General Services Administration officials flew to Hawaii on taxpayer-funded junkets, sometimes for a week or more, just for brief federal building ribbon-cutting ceremonies.
