Category: Community

With the cost of higher education in the U.S. continuing to soar and more Americans seeking degrees these days, Historic City News finds that community colleges are filling a demand that traditional four-year institutions are failing to meet.

Historic City News photojournalist Raphael Cosme submitted photos and video from the last hour indicating the flooding conditions in downtown St Augustine. Local weather radar shows more rain on the way throughout tonight as the remnants of Tropical Storm Erika make their way through our area. It’s going to be a good night to stay…

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Laurie Sanderson 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.

THE ANCIENT CITY’S NEXT PHASE Wednesday, August 26, 2015 12:00 pm by KARA POUND While St. Augustine’s 450th anniversary has brought immense challenges and international attention, the city’s outsider Mayor looks to prove she is up to the task. Nancy Shaver isn’t your typical politician. In fact, before beating out incumbent Joe Boles and subsequently…

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The Woman’s Exchange of St. Augustine will offer visitors a special free program on Sept. 5, during the city-wide celebration of St. Augustine’s 450th birthday – a tribute to Governor Patrick Tonyn, the last British governor in North America, south of Canada. He ruled the British Colony at St. Augustine in East Florida from 1774…

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Fifty-one years ago, on September 10, 1964, Hurricane Dora made landfall near St. Augustine. This was the first hurricane landfall in St. Augustine during the era of modern record keeping. During its life, Dora killed 5 people and caused $250 million in damage.