Category: Community

St. Augustine Sunrise Rotary Club announced to local Historic City News entertainment reporters that the 16th Annual Rhythm and Ribs Festival in April will feature the nationally recognized Jacksonville home-grown J.J. Grey and Mofro.

Historic City News sat down to the ominous task of reporting about the “rainbows” that have been making their way through St. Augustine lately — only to find out that they are part of what has been described as the “largest non-organization of non-members in the world”.

Historic City News reporters spoke with Cathy DuPont, Public Information Coordinator for the City of St. Augustine, to determine the status of the long absent lions from the plaza at each side of the west end of the bridge.

Thanks to a grant from the Florida Energy and Climate Commission, Historic City News readers can participate in a free series of energy-efficiency workshops held at the University of Florida IFAS Extension office, located at 3111 Agricultural Center Drive in St. Augustine.

Historic City News reporters will be on hand tomorrow as nearly 20 sword swallowers will be “dropping swords” at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditoriums around the world in celebration of the Fifth Annual World Sword Swallower’s Day.

Nellie the bottle-nosed dolphin was born on February 27, 1953 in the salt-water tanks at Marine Studios on the St. Johns and Flagler county border; along SR-A1A and the Atlantic Coast.

St. Johns County Cultural Council, the county’s designated local arts agency, periodically reports upcoming cultural events to local Historic City News reporters for the benefit of our readers.

Historic City News has received word that on Friday, February 25th, First America Foundation, Inc. will host Juan Jose Ortiz Quevedo, Vice Mayor of Cadiz, Spain, to discuss plans for the 2012 bicentennial celebration of the 1812 Spanish Constitution.