Gwendolyn Duncan, President of “Anniversary to Commemorate the Civil Rights Demonstrations Inc” announced this week that Historic City News readers are now able to follow St Augustine’s Freedom Trail with the assistance of their own cellphone.
Local Historic City News reporters will be on hand when the City of St Augustine holds a groundbreaking ceremony for its seawall project; marking the commencement of a multimillion dollar project ensuring the preservation of an important historical structure for another generation.
Public Safety Advocate Lisa Hurley updated Historic City News on a very timely Senate bill, and its companion House bill, that we, and others in the media, are following as the two bills make their way to the floor.
City Commissioner and Vice-Mayor Leanna Freeman addressed a small crowd of about fifty leaders of government and non-government service organization this morning, all of whom were eager to hear news of the site selection committee’s progress in finding a home for the homeless in St Johns County.
Laurie Sanderson reported the following St. Augustine and St. Johns County locations to Historic City News where the Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting roadwork that is expected to have an impact on driving, beginning this morning and continuing through the coming week.
Linda Murray reported to Historic City News that St Paul School of Excellence, in St Augustine’s historically black Lincolnville neighborhood, will host an Open House for children entering kindergarten, first and second grade from 6:00-7:30 PM on Thursday, February 16, 2012.
The abundant cultural threads of St Augustine throughout the past 450 years will come to life in a colorful, entertaining and vibrant presentation of music, dance and food at the next Discover First America adventure program titled “St Augustine Tapestry”.
Debra Johnson reported to Historic City News that this afternoon’s fire alarm at the Holiday Inn, located at SR-100 and I-95 in Palm Coast, may have been a false alarm, but management relocated the guests in the hotel as a precaution — and because the first two floors were flooded.
