Dalonja Duncan, President of the Anniversary to Commemorate the Civil Rights Demonstrations, Inc. (ACCORD), and Elizabeth Duncan, Chairwoman of the Civil Rights Museum of St. Augustine, Inc., have jointly announced to Historic City News that the two organizations will combine efforts to bring a local Civil Rights Museum to fruition.

The Black Crowes performed live last night in the St Augustine Amphitheatre as part of their “Lay Down with Number 13” tour. Historic City News special events photographer, Mark Cubbedge, was there to share the excitement with our readers.

Chairman Lance Thate reported to Historic City News that Janet Smith will be the guest speaker for next week’s regular meeting of the Saint Augustine Tea Party where the topic for the evening will be the proposed “Second Amendment Preservation Act”.

Big Brothers and Big Sisters Association of Florida Marketing and Communications Specialist, Genna Lunsford, informed Historic City News that the State of Florida has approved a specialty license plate to help fund its mentoring programs for children throughout the state.

Historic City News was contacted by the St Augustine Maritime Heritage Foundation to invite our readers to attend its inaugural “St Augustine Maritime Heritage Festival” on Saturday and Sunday, October 26th and 27th from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Proceeds from this event will fund maritime educational programs and the completion of the Chalupa being built at the Fountain of Youth that will be launched as part of St Augustine’s 450 Commemoration in 2015.

The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park invites Historic City News readers to support Breast Cancer Awareness for the month of October.