The Florida National Guard informed Historic City News that a celebration of the 238th birthday of the US Army will be held during events at the historic St Francis Barracks located at 82 Marine Street in St. Augustine tomorrow, June 14th.
At 8:15 a.m. this morning, Oceania Airlines Flight 815, operating as a charter flight, departed Augusta Regional Airport bound for Palm Beach International Airport; tragically, Northeast Florida Regional Airport in St Augustine was as far as the ill-fated flight would travel.
Bassist Ted Dwane of Mumford and Sons hospitalized
A blood clot discovered on the surface of the brain of bass guitar player Ted Dwane, has resulted in the first cancelled appearance of the “Gentlemen of the Road” tour of Mumford and Sons in Dallas tonight, according to the group’s website.
Ranger Jesse Olbrich told local Historic City News reporters that on Saturdays at Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, volunteers will be able to participate in regular drill sessions in the courtyard and public musket demonstrations.
Historic City News readers in St Augustine and St Johns County flock to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Guana-Tolomato-Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve for some of the area’s best bird watching; but a sighting near the Guana Dam has the birding community all aflutter.
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Saint Augustine Tea Party Chairman, Lance Thate, has invited all Historic City News readers to attend their Tuesday evening meeting when St Augustine Chief of Police, Loran Lueders, will address security in the face of the recent Boston Marathon bombings.
