Category: Community

Flagler College notified Historic City News that award-winning author, memoirist and screenwriter Connie May Fowler is returning as part of the college’s Writers in Residence Program.

Chairman Anthony Bosco convened this morning’s meeting of the St. Johns County Civic Association Roundtable at the Conference Center at Northeast Florida Regional Airport at St. Augustine and Historic City News reporters were on hand.

The St. Augustine Fire Department reported to Historic City News that, beginning tomorrow, March 14th, they will be flow testing fire hydrants in the area north of Castillo Drive and south of San Carlos Avenue between US-1 and San Marco Avenue.

Flagler College President William T. Abare, Jr., announced to Historic City News that the college has received a $500,000 challenge gift from Allen and Delores Lastinger toward the rehabilitation of Ponce de Leon Hall’s fourth floor Solarium.

Historic City News reporters were on hand for the first annual St. Patrick’s Day parade; presented as part of the St. Augustine Celtic Music and Arts Fest.

Sailors, Paddlers and Rowers of St. Augustine advocate, Jay Bliss, invited Historic City News readers to stop by Saturday between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., “or thereabouts”, and hop on a small sailboat.

Our neighbors to the south in Palm Coast celebrated the grand opening of their Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants and Historic City News was on hand for the ribbon cutting on Wednesday, March 9th.

Daniel C. Greene, Communications Director for the St. Johns County Young Republicans, announced to Historic City News the time and date for this month’s regular meeting.