Historic City News has been informed that Flagler College and the City of St Augustine have rescheduled the screening of an episode of the classic 1960’s television series, Route 66. Originally scheduled for June 6, the event was rained out by Tropical Storm Andrea, but will be shown July 16 — come rain or shine.
Civil Air Patrol Saint Augustine Composite Squadron Commander, Major Ralph Aviles, has announced that C/CMSgt Ben Henderson has been selected by the Air Force Sergeants Association as the Squadron Cadet of the Year.
Historic City News was informed that yesterday, after days of specialized training, 16-year-old volunteer Samantha Cosme, a student attending the summer cannon school at the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, had the honor of firing a working cannon at St Augustine’s historic fort.
St Johns County Fire Rescue’s program, Ancient City Heart Beat, strives to encourage the placement, training and use of Automated External Defibrillators through the county as a measure to provide faster assistance to a person in cardiac arrest.
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In 1968, when the sand dunes of Vilano Beach still outnumbered the houses, Frank Usina, his brother Jack, and his brother-in-law Bob Richmond, broke ground at 2750 Anahma Drive to build a simple, square-box, one-story wood-frame building whose greatest assets were cold beer, boiled local shrimp, Minorcan clam chowder, and a million-dollar view from an outdoor wooden deck that was as large as the building itself.
St Johns County Visitor and Convention Bureau reported to Historic City News that the final Florida port stop for the Viva Florida 500 Voyage of El Galeón is being extended. Originally scheduled for departure on Monday, June 3, due to the large volume of visitors, that stay was extended through June 23, and now, is being extended until Monday, July 8th.
The Solarium at Flagler College, the fourth floor parlor atop the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, has been closed to the public for decades; however, this Sunday, June 23, from 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Historic City News readers are invited to attend a limited-event and view the full moon from the recently restored space.
