The St. Johns Cultural Council recognized Purcell Conway and Shed Dawson for their participation in the St. Augustine Beach wade-ins in June 1964. Their efforts to integrate a whites-only beach was part of a series of demonstrations during Freedom Summer. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Rabbi Israel Dresner with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the early 1960s. | Wikimedia Commons

A1A Ale Works at 1 King St. in St. Augustine. | Jacksonville Daily record

This is the 3,300-square-foot "Dream Home" given away as part of an HGTV contest. | HGTV

This concept image shows what Davenport Park could look if a new carousel is installed. | St. Augustine

An illustration shows Cathedral Place as it may look if a luxury hotel is approved at the property. | City of St. Augustine.

St. Johns County is selling off surplus property. | Frederick Warren, Unsplash.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. points to a bullet hole in a St. Johns County home in 1964. | Florida archives, News4Jax

Davenport Park sits near San Carlos and San Marco avenues in St. Augustine. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

These are some of the custom birdhouses up for grabs as part of Pie in the Sky's For the Birds fundraiser. Proceeds will help fund the group's efforts to deliver healthy food to seniors.

A leatherback turtle leaves Crescent Beach in St. Johns County. | St. Johns County.

Roger and Sarah Bansemer of St. Augustine work on a shot for their public television program "Painting and Travel with Roger and Sarah Bansemer." They are near the Portland Light historic lighthouse in Maine. | Roger Bansemer

West King Street is one of West City's main thoroughfares. New businesses have cropped up along the road in recent years, like Buena Onda Cafe, pictured here, filling in once-vacant spots. | Noah hertz, Jacksonville Today.

Traffic on St. Augustine's Bridge of Lions. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

St. Johns County leaders have identified a West Augustine site, near the former location of Florida Memorial College, as a potential home for a Florida Museum of Black History. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

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St. Johns County hopes to develop a campus-style museum of African American history, performing arts, cultural exhibits and more. | St. Johns County

The World Golf Hall of Fame and IMAX theater sit near St. Augustine. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

Martin Newman, a resident of the TrailMark neighborhood in St. Johns County, cleans up his lawn Friday, April 12, 2024, after a tornado touched down not far from his home. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today.

Flanked by law enforcement officers and legislators at the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, Gov. Ron DeSantis shows bills he signed Friday, April 12, 2024. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today.

A day camp aims to get girls interested in firefighting. | St. Augustine Fire Department.

A 3,300-square-foot home on Anastatia Island is part of HGTV's Dream Home contest. | St. Augustine Planning and Zoning Board.

St. Augustine | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

Two people died Monday when this small plane crashed in St. Augustine. | News4Jax