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Cathy Brown featured speaker at REALTOR lunch
Historic City News readers are invited to attend the St. Augustine Regional Chapter of the Women’s Council of REALTORS® when they host their monthly business meeting and luncheon at Carrabba’s Italian Grill, located at 155 SR 312 West, Thursday August 5th, 2010. The cost is $15.00 for members and non-Members. Member networking begins at 11:30 [...]
Summer Camp fitting for a Historic City
With her hair pulled back in sweaty pigtails, glasses smudged from digging through archaeological units, and hands muddied from sifting through piles of shells, construction debris and pottery remains, ten-year-old Ana Shaw concluded, “This is the coolest camp I’ve ever been to.” Currently in its fourth year of operation, the “I Dig History” Archaeology Camp [...]
Bunker flower based imagery exhibit to open
Historic City News has learned that Stellers Gallery at Ponte Vedra to feature renowned painter John Bunker with Flower Forms at Daryl Bunn Studios, August 6th. Stellers Gallery Ponte Vedra will host the opening reception of fine art painter John Bunker on Friday, August 6th from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at the Williams Cornelious [...]
Armed man surrenders to police after standoff
Local St. Augustine reporters at Historic City News have learned that a man has surrendered to police tactical teams called from the St. Augustine Police Department and St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office this afternoon. Police responded to a domestic disturbance call at 38 White Street today at about 3:53 p.m. Upon arrival, Officer Chris Miller [...]
Sheriff puts DNA comparison to work in January
In a presentation before the civic roundtable last week, St. Johns County Sheriff David B. Shoar gave an overview of a new tool available from DNA:SI Laboratories in Burlington, NC which will be put to a field test locally to measure the value of using DNA evidence in in high-volume crime situations. “Under our current [...]
Two residential fires investigated last night
Jeremy Robshaw, Public Information Officer with St. Johns County Fire Rescue, informed Historic City News local reporters that emergency personnel responded to two residential structure fires last night. The first was reported in the 1900 block of Cross Pointe Way at approximately 5:30pm. The call came in as a possible lightning strike and when firefighters [...]
Copper wire stolen from Fish Island cell phone tower
Local St. Augustine reporters at Historic City News have learned that Wednesday morning, Police Officer Walt Makowski responded to 865 Fish Island Road to investigate the theft of solid copper wire. Representatives from AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Metro PCS each claimed to be victims of varying amounts of copper that was stolen from the Fish [...]
Prosperity Bank agrees to FDIC consent order
Prosperity Bank’s board of directors has agreed to a consent order from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Florida Office of Financial Regulation to raise its Tier 1 capital ratio to 8 percent and its total risk-based capital ratio to 12 percent. President and Chief Executive Officer Eddie Creamer, shown here with Chairman of [...]
Watch for police directing traffic at bridge
Cathy DuPont reported to Historic City News that on Wednesday, August 4th, power will be transferred to the new cabinet operating the traffic signals at the intersections of King Street and Cathedral Place. The St. Augustine Police Department will be directing traffic during this power transfer from approximately 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the [...]
Fiesta de Aviles marks start of revitalization plan
The Mayor and City Commissioners attended a small gathering of people including several City department heads, City Manager John Regan and former City Manager Bill Harriss to mark the Fiesta de Aviles and the ceremonial start to a much needed facelift for one of the oldest documented streets in St. Augustine. Rev. Dr. David J. [...]
Cultural Events through 8/4/2010
St. Johns County Cultural Council, the county’s designated local arts agency, periodically reports upcoming cultural events to local Historic City News reporters for the benefit of our readers. Limelight Theatre and Raintree Restaurant present MURDER IN THE OLDE CITY 102 San Marco Avenue, St. Augustine Phone: 904- 825-1164 http://www.limelight-theatre.org Event Pricing: $35.00 per person The [...]
Sheriff asks for help locating missing man
The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office wants to alert Historic City News readers that local law enforcement is seeking help in locating a 71year-old man with dementia. Robert Washington is described as a 6’2” black man who weighs about 200 pounds and has gray hair and brown eyes. Washington was last seen wearing a blue [...]
Three local firefighters earn heroism awards
Friday, July 30th at 10:00 a.m., a ceremony recognizing the heroism of three local firefighters will be held at the St. Johns County Fire Rescue Administration Building located at 3657 Gaines Road in St. Augustine according to information received by Historic City News from Public Information Officer Jeremy Robshaw on Thursday. The following St. Johns [...]
Lincolnville art exhibit opens in county rotunda
Historic City News has learned that a new exhibit in the St. Johns County Rotunda Gallery will present a unique look at Lincolnville as seen by its younger residents. The opening reception for “A Day in the Life of Lincolnville through the Eyes of Children” will take place on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 between 8:00 [...]
Three residences burglarized downtown
Local St. Augustine reporters have learned that three residences connected by a common parking area, are also connected as victims of recent burglaries in the area of Riberia Street and Carrera Street. According to police reports provided to Historic City News today, officers responded to burglary calls from 29 Riberia Street, 29 1/2 Riberia Street, [...]
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Ponce de Leon, Balboa, and De Soto (Period of Discovery, 1513–1542)
1528. The magic fountain; Ponce de Leon discovers Florida; Balboa discovers the Pacific Ocean.— The Indians on the West India Islands believed that there was a wonderful fountain in a land to the west of them. They said that if an old man should bathe in its water, they would make him a boy again. Ponce de Leon1, a Spanish soldier who was getting gray and wrinkled, set out to find this magic fountain, for he thought that there was more fun in being a boy than in growing old.
He did not find the fountain; and so his hair grew grayer than ever >>>
The U.S. acquires Spanish Florida
Spanish minister Do Luis de Onis and U.S. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams sign the Florida Purchase Treaty, in which Spain agrees to cede the remainder of its old province of Florida to the United States. >>>>
Battle of St. Augustine (1702 AD)
After Christopher Columbus' voyage of 1492, Spain began establishing control over the islands of the Caribbean Sea. When their reach extended to Central and South America, the wealth of the Aztec and Inca empires began flowing across the Atlantic to Spanish coffers. As early as 1522, other European nations saw the potential of profiting from Spain's work by attacking Spanish ships laden with treasure. Spain responded by >> Battle of St. Augustine (1702 AD)
A Timeline of St. Augustine 1512–1886
In 1512 Juan Ponce De Leon, in search of gold and the fountain of youth, sailed from Porto Rico and on 27th March he landed in latitude 30° 8', slightly north of St. Augustine. The Indian name of the country was Cautio, but Ponce de Leon named it Florida, having discovered it on Easter Sunday. The Spaniards planted a cross, unfurled the royal banner, and took the oath of allegiance to Ferdinand, in whose name they took possession >>>
