Category: Community

Historic City News has learned that the Limelight Theater will hold two Saturday clinics in March with instructors Sean Sacco and Jenniffer Dournaux.

Funded in part by a grant from the St. Johns County Tourist Development Council, Historic City News has learned that The “Sack of St. Augustine: Captain Robert Searle’s Raid of 1668” will be re-created; providing spectators with a close-up look at the horrors inflicted on the city’s residents by the real Pirates of the Caribbean.

Governor Charlie Crist today marked the official opening of a new educational exhibit at The Florida Aquarium entitled Seagrass, a joint venture between the aquarium and The Ocean Foundation.

From the records of Cheryl Strickland St. Johns County Clerk of Court

Historian David Nolan was honored last night with the Governor’s Points of Light Award, for his volunteer service to our city.

William Freeman reported to Historic City News that a video of Jacques Cousteau, the world famous explorer, made during his 1985 visit to St. Augustine, is available as a free download on his website; booksonnet.com.

Multiple Emmy Award winning producer and director S. Bryan Hickox will be the keynote speaker when Flagler College’s Communication Department sponsors its fourth annual Communication Week entitled “‘Shaping Your Future” according to a news release received by Historic City News this week.

County Housing & Community Services Director Tom Crawford reported to Historic City News that he hopes for 20-25 housing units to come out of the county’s $2.4 million portion of the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program that was funded last July.