Award-winning journalist and philanthropist Donna Deegan will receive the 2017 Rock of the Community Award from the Rotary Club of Ponte Vedra Beach during their annual Mineral City Celebration according to an announcement received by Historic City News today.
St. Augustine’s popular holiday season city-wide event – the famed Nights of Lights celebration – ends on January 31st. Tuesday is the last night for Historic City News readers to enjoy the glow of more than 3 million brilliant white lights this year.
As part of the Government and Public Policy lecture series at Flagler College, Lee Rainie of the Pew Research Center will provide updates on the changing landscape of news reporting with the advent of Internet, mobile connectivity, and social media. He will also discuss the organization’s latest findings on the state of politics and democratic institutions in the United States.
The Crisp-Ellert Museum at Flagler College announced to Historic City News local reporters that they are currently hosting their second artist-in-residence; independent curator Staci Bu Shea.
A spokesman for the City of St Augustine Department of Public Affairs reported to Historic City News that during the month of December, the Historic Downtown Parking Facility welcomed its 3.5 millionth vehicle.
Dan Abel, President of the Ponte Vedra Republican Club, has invited Historic City News readers to attend their meeting on Thursday, February 2nd, when Florida Representative Cyndi Stevenson is the special guest speaker.
Lightner Museum Curator Barry Myers has announced to local Historic City News reporters an opportunity to experience an intimate encounter with a select few of the Lightner’s eclectic relics during a special Curator’s Tour on February 1, 2017.
Debbie Delgado reported the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations to Historic City News where the Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting roadwork that is expected to have an impact on driving, beginning this morning and continuing through the coming week.
