If you want to stop aging, you might want to live in beautiful St Augustine, according to an article that Historic City News reporters spotted in the Detroit Free Press this morning.

St Augustine, Ponte Vedra and the Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau forwarded a compilation to local Historic City News reporters indicating the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day hours of operation for local attractions, shopping and tours.

Emily Jane Murray reported to Historic City News that January will be a busy month at the Guana-Tolomato-Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve; offering something entertaining and educational for readers with a wide array of interests.

Long before it became Flagler College, Henry Flagler’s Hotel Ponce de Leon was recognized as one of the grandest hotel resorts of its day; and, on Saturday, January 12, you can return to the Gilded Age when the public is invited for free tours and special events celebrating the historic landmark’s 125th birthday.

Carla Traister and Rabbi Merrill Shapiro informed Historic City News that the Flagler County Family Assistance Center will open their “cold weather” shelter at First United Methodist Church of Bunnell this Friday and Saturday night — and most likely Sunday night.

Emergency Services and Homeless Coalition of St Johns County spokesperson, Debi Redding, invited all Historic City News readers to attend tonight’s 14th Annual Candlelight Vigil and Memorial Service Dinner at the First United Methodist Church.

Nevada author, Tal Leverett, has invited local Historic City News readers to join him, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on December 22nd and 23rd, when he will be visiting St Augustine and available to inscribe copies of his book, “The White Bear”.