First Flagler train arrives in Key West
Historic City News takes note that today in 1912, the first Florida East Coast Railway train arrived in Key West — marking the completion of the railroad that would forever change the future of St Augustine.

Historic City News takes note that today in 1912, the first Florida East Coast Railway train arrived in Key West — marking the completion of the railroad that would forever change the future of St Augustine.
Just one week after her former owner was taken to jail and charged with animal cruelty; Amber is leaving the veterinary hospital and finishes her recovery in a new home with her new family, the Sorrells.
The Guana-Tolomato-Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve invites local Historic City News readers to participate in their regularly scheduled and special events; dedicated to the preservation of an unspoiled and undeveloped natural treasure, that is home to sea turtles, land tortoises, porpoises, manatees, roseate spoonbills, North Atlantic right whales as well as a vibrant ecosystem and it subsystems.
Rev. Byron E. Hodges is reaching out to Historic City News readers at a time he says his historic church, St Mary’s Missionary Baptist Church, constructed in 1920, is in jeopardy of foreclosure unless they can meet their goal to raise $50,000 before February 13.
The Friends of the Library informed Historic City News that that they will host a presentation by Dr Dorothy Israel, Professor Emeritus at Stony Brook University, entitled “Facing Discrimination in St Augustine”.
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Tucked along 450-year-old Hypolita Street, between two story buildings, bright walls, and a low slung porch roof, Schmagel’s Bagels is an absolute “must visit” for anyone coming to St Augustine.
Jennifer Zuberer informed local Historic City News reporters that tickets are now available for the PICASSO Art & Arena exhibition, which will be on display at the St Augustine Visitor Center located at 10 West Castillo Drive throughout February until May 11, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., daily.