George Waters, vice president of the Sea Oats Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society, invited Historic City News readers to attend the August 20th meeting when their guest speaker will be local herbalist Laurence Layne.

Each week, Barbara Golden, Communications Manager for the Visitors and Convention Bureau, informs local Historic City News reporters about entertaining events and other activities of interest to our St Augustine and St Johns County readers. Our editor makes his picks of the best low cost, or no cost, and passes the results along to you.

Logo designers Danielle Fisher and Beau Phillips, both of whom work at not-for-profit organizations, informed local Historic City News reporters that they have pooled their talents and created a new logo to brand future fundraising efforts and charitable giving through the annual Mayor’s Holiday Lighting.

St Johns County School Board member, Patrick Canan, founder and President of Patrick T. Canan P.A., has agreed to fully fund the Velo Fest Bike Valet program, according to an announcement received by Historic City News on Friday from Velo Fest Executive Director Heather Neville.

Historic City News received some great news for St Johns County teachers from the Executive Office of the Governor this week when Governor Rick Scott unveiled the new Florida Teacher Classroom Supply Assistance Program, administered by Chase Bank,

Historic City News readers were invited by 450th Military Commemoration Committee spokesman, Ted Pappas, to attend a ceremony honoring fallen soldiers of the Second Seminole Indian War whose remains are interred under the pyramids at the National Cemetery.