First Landing inaugural commemoration
Davis Walker reported to the local Historic City News desk that The Company of Juan Ponce de León will present its inaugural commemoration of Ponce de León’s April 3rd, 1513 landing on the shores of what is now the continental United States.



Fort Matanzas National Monument will be offering torchlight tours on Saturday, March 12, 2011.
The St. Johns County Republican Party recently elected new Board Members to serve for the term 2011-2012.
Flagler County Sheriff Donald W. Fleming told Historic City News reporters that his agency will be hosting a six-week long Citizen’s Academy program with classes beginning April 19th.
Flagler College has invited Historic City News readers when they welcome Woodrow Wilson Scholar Dwight Pitcaithley on March 24th, with a presentation entitled, “The Secession of Florida in 1861: Reflections After 150 Years.”
Communications Director, Brian Burgess, reported to Historic City News that Governor Rick Scott is re-establishing the Office of Open Government in order to provide full and expeditious compliance with Florida’s open government and public records laws.
A California non-profit hospital has slapped the parent company of both The St. Augustine Record and Florida Times-Union with a copyright infringement lawsuit over the name it uses in an ongoing education project.
Historic City News reporters were advised that the reenactment of the 17th century raid on St. Augustine by Searle’s Buccaneers will necessitate intermittent disruptions of traffic in parts of downtown St. Augustine on Saturday, March 5th.