Anatomy of a 450th Commemoration exhibit

400-Journey-IconThe City of St. Augustine’s contribution to the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act and the 2014 Commemoration is the Journey: 450 Years of the African-American Experience exhibition and citywide Journey Passport program, according to Dana Ste. Claire, Executive Director of the St. Augustine 450th Commemoration Department.

Sen Ted Cruz energizes annual conservative conference

HANNAH BLEAU
HANNAH BLEAU
Sen Ted Cruz energizes annual conservative conference

By: Hannah Bleau

Citizen journalist and Flagler College student, Hannah Bleau, is attending the Conservative Political Action Conference 2014 in Washington D.C., and, as a Historic City News intern covering political stories, she filed this report on the grand opening ceremonies.

Supervisor holds workshop for politicians

VICKY OAKES
VICKY OAKES
If you are a candidate for a political office, tonight’s candidate workshop, hosted by St Johns County Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes, was where you needed to be. About 22 St Johns County men and women, veteran reporter Peter Guinta, Historic City News editor Michael Gold, and two senior staff members from the Elections Office, took about 90-minutes explaining all the changes in Florida’s election procedures.

Cultural Council reacts to lease questions

DR DAVID P RICE
DR DAVID P RICE
During Monday night’s regular meeting of the St Augustine Beach city commission, Dr. David P. Rice, senior pastor for Ancient City Baptist Church, did not rise to the podium to offer an invocation to those attending; he rose, instead, in defense of the St Johns Cultural Council where he serves as president — the beleaguered arts agency in the cross-hairs for their poor evaluations with St Johns County.