The St Augustine 450th Youth Ambassadors reported to Historic City News that during this month’s meeting, founding leaders, Nancy Birchall and Jeani Taliaferro, were recognized for their commitment to inspiring the young people who volunteer in the community by St Augustine 450th Commemoration marketing strategist Charlie Seraphin.
Barbara Golden, Communications Manager for the St Augustine, Ponte Vedra and the Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau, informed local Historic City News reporters about the following entertaining events for our St Johns County readers.
Historic City News readers will enjoy this year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 9 beginning at 10:00 a.m.; it is a favorite part of the annual St Augustine Celtic Music and Heritage Festival weekend, going on in St Augustine March 9th and 10th at Francis Field on Castillo Drive.
Dave Chatterton, General Manager of St Augustine’s Oldest Store Museum Experience, operated by Historic Tours of America, invited Historic City News along to visit a past era of retailing in America’s Oldest City, at its current location on San Marco Avenue.
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Historic City News learned that 79-year-old Annette G Cappella, a resident of Coquina Crossing in Elkton, and the St Johns County Democratic State Committeewoman, was put on-the-spot in a national conference call this week after a Palm Beach Post reporter called her out for playing politics and trying to pass herself off as your average “Medicare-dependent Floridian”.
Sergeant Anthony Cuthbert reported to Historic City News that up to sixteen St Augustine Police Officers will be having their heads shaved Friday afternoon in a show of support for two fellow officers who are battling cancer.
Historic City News was informed today that Orange Park Medical Center, which has been operating as a “provisional” Level II Trauma Center, was denied approval of Level II Trauma Center status after the Florida Department of Health determined that the hospital has not met the required standards.
