Runway to Hope to benefit Betty Griffin House
The World Golf Village Auxiliary of Betty Griffin House announced to Historic City News that they would host their first fashion show benefiting the programs of the Safety Shelter of St. Johns County.
Category: Community
National Guard foundation receives donation
The St. Augustine-based Florida National Guard Foundation invited Historic City News readers to attend a special ceremony when Major General Emmett R. Titshaw, Jr., the Adjutant General of Florida, accepts a $159,000 donation check; raised by customers and employees of Kangaroo Express.
Troy Blevins leaves recreation department
Historic City News local reporters contacted Troy Blevins following his announcement on facebook last night that he has resigned his position as St. Johns County’s Recreation and Parks Director.
Countdown to 18th annual Nights of Lights
As the start of the 2011-2012 Night of Lights draws closer, there is a noticeable increase of activity in the community as city crews are joined by residents and business owners starting to inspect their lighting displays and their inventory of bulbs.
AMTRAK – FEC passenger rail chugs along
St. Augustine City Commissioner Nancy Sikes-Kline reported to Historic City News an encouraging update for those readers following the return of passenger rail service through a proposed partnership between AMTRAK and the Florida East Coast Railway.
Career Fair is going on today
Linda Murray reported to Historic City News that the West Augustine Career Fair is going on today from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Solomon Calhoun Center, located at 1300 Duval Street in St. Augustine.
Bush calls for increased web-based education
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Jim Hunt, former governor of North Carolina, hosted a conference attended by more than 100 state university leaders to introduce their essay that calls for an increased role for Web-based education.
The citizens of St Augustine spoke
When the City of St. Augustine called this afternoon’s workshop to order, an audience of sixty or seventy representatives of various civic, cultural and historic organizations as well as some private citizens responded to the invitation to provide their input on what the mayor called “open mic night”.