St Johns County Medical Alliance Scholars 2014
Historic City News citizen correspondent Jeani Taliaferro reported that the St Johns County Medical Alliance has awarded five new academic scholarships to local high school graduates pursuing their education in a medical related field of study.
Alcazar Building repairs are underway
Historic City News has learned that the first of a two-stage repair project began recently at the former Alcazar Hotel Building which houses the Lightner Museum and St Augustine City Hall. Work is expected to continue through November.
Florida Chamber Music Project
Television show “Crossbones” features El Galeón
Television show “Crossbones” features El Galeón
As told to Historic City News in St Augustine
by Paco Cordero de la Villa
with translation by Marinelly Rodríguez
Spanish galleons of the 16th and 17th centuries traveling in the Bahamas were known to carry wealthy passengers; making them targets for Caribbean pirates. One of the most notorious, Blackbeard the pirate, will be featured in “Crossbones” — a10-episode summer replacement series airing Friday nights on NBC.
FDOT road repairs and maintenance report
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.
Boston Concert
Underwater Archaeology Field School starts Monday
Archaeologists from the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum will begin their annual field school in St. Augustine on June 2nd with sixteen undergrad and graduate college students from around the world and as far away as Australia.

