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Palm Coast’s Arbor Day Moves Back to Central Park on May 18

| May 7, 2013

Palm Coast is bringing back its rescheduled Arbor Day celebration to Central Park (from Waterfront Park), on May 18. the event will be featuring a tree give-away, butterfly release, food drive, walk and run, exhibits and activities for children including a petting zoo, character visits and rock-climbing wall. Admission and parking are free.

Flagler Youth Orchestra’s 280 Musicians Take The Auditorium in Year-End Concert Monday

| May 6, 2013

The Flagler Youth Orchestra’s “Take a Bow” concert at the Flagler Auditorium Monday at 7 p.m. will feature all 280 musicians in different orchestras in the culmination of a year’s–and for many, several years’–work.

Fat Firefighters Need Not Worry: Body Mass Index Not an Issue in Florida

| April 30, 2013

The Florida House rejected an amendment that would have required all firefighters to keep their Body Mass Index at 25 or under. Above that number, an individual is considered overweight.

Walk for Jennifer Barnett, May 11 in Flagler Beach

| April 28, 2013

28-year-old Jennifer Barnett, a former teacher at Matanzas High School and the mother of two young boys, suffered a brain-stem stroke on Feb. 4. A friend is organizing a walk for her on May 11 near the Flagler Beach water tower at 9 a.m.

Palm Coast Arts Foundation’s 7th Annual Picnics & Pops Concert Opens Ticket Booth

| April 18, 2013

The Palm Coast Arts Foundation’s seventh annual Picnic & Pops concert Sunday, May 5, 2013, in Palm Coast’s Central Park at Town Center will feature the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Morihiko Nakahara.

Children and the Boston Marathon Bombing: How to Help Them Cope

| April 16, 2013

With images of the Boston Marathon bombing and stories of the victims looping incessantly on television and in social media, the Florida Department of Children and Families has issued a caution to parents and educators about how to handle coming days with children, and about what signs to be on the alert.
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The Peabody is Happy Together with Hippiefest

| April 16, 2013

The Peabody Auditorium in Daytona Beach presents the 5th annual Hippiefest Festival and Concert Sunday, June 9 with the always-popular live music and street festival at 3 p.m. followed by the Happy Together Concert Tour at 7 p.m. with five of the biggest original headline artists and bands of the 1960’s.

Palm Coast’s Rock n’ Rib Fest Takes Town Center This Weekend

| April 12, 2013

Rock N’ Rib will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 12, and from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at Palm Coast’s Central Park in Town Center. Admission is $3 per day (down from $20 per person per day last year). Children 12 and under get in free.

Stetson University’s Concert Choir Belts Out Year’s Last Performance April 26

| April 4, 2013

The final performance of the Stetson University Concert Choir in this academic year will be on Friday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., on the DeLand campus.

Daytona State Hires Point Man for Federal Jobs-Training Program Combatting Outsourcing

| April 4, 2013

Randall White is the new project manager of Daytona State College’s federally funded Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training initiative, designed to help retrain those losing work to outsourcing.

Earth Day at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park April 20 and 21

| April 1, 2013

The Friends of Washington Oaks Gardens State Park will welcome all visitors from 10 am until 4 pm. This two day event will include Live Entertainment, Living History re-enactors, Environmental Groups and Arts and Crafts.

Don’t Cram Your Heterosexuality Down My Throat

| March 31, 2013

Several years ago around Christmas I was standing at a Walmart checkout counter with my son when a stranger behind me felt compelled to make me his homophobia’s bosom buddy. “What’s wrong with that?” I told him. “My son is gay.” My son was 2 at the time.

Sex, Drugs, Tombs and Magical Thinking in 3 Dazzling Shows at City Repertory Theatre

| March 29, 2013

Three weekends, three one-person shows, three experiences that will shock, touch and awe as John Sbordone directs “Sex Drugs, Rock & Roll,” “The Year of Magical Thinking” and “Spoon River” in a whirlwind of triple performances through March 31.

Grand Cherokee Rolls Over on Rymfire, Injuring One; FHP Calls It Alcohol-Related

| March 18, 2013

A Jeep Grand Cherokee rolled over on Rymfire in Palm Coast just before 2:30 p.m. Sunday, injuring the driver, who was taken to Florida Hospital Flagler.

Palm Coast Offering 2 Spring Break Camps for Students in K-6

| March 11, 2013

Registration is now under way for Spring Break camps for the week of March 25 to 29 at the Palm Coast Community Center and at Palm Coast Tennis Center, with camp costs ranging from $75 to $150 for the week.

Rue, Ziffra and Caldwell Rides Harleys Back to Law Firm’s Roots

| March 8, 2013

The Rue, Ziffra and Caldwell name, beside its saturation of Central Florida media markets and word of mouth, is synonymous with motorcycles, especially around Bike Week. But there’s a history and purpose behind the association.

Israel’s Apartheid Bus Lines

| March 7, 2013

Israel’s transportation ministry gave in to Israeli colonists’ demands that they not have to ride buses with Palestinians, and started two segregated bus lines for Palestinians only.

Palm Coast Irrigation Restrictions for Daylight Savings Time

| March 7, 2013

The Palm Coast City Council has adopted a landscape irrigation policy for Daylight Savings Time, aligning with the restrictions issued by the St. Johns River Water Management District, in effect from Sunday, March 10, through Nov. 3, 2013.

Youth Leadership Flagler Application Deadline Is March 15 for High School Sophomores

| February 27, 2013

Modeled after Leadership Flagler, a program that develops aspiring leaders of Flagler County, the youth program will provide participating students with a better understanding of Flagler County for community-improvement purposes.

Bill Would Let Counties Tax for School Security

| February 20, 2013

County voters could decide to levy a special property tax to pay for public school security under a measure filed Tuesday in the House. The measure, HB 873, would allow a county commission to establish a special taxing district to pay for school security and mental health services.

Thomas Gilmore Masse, Formerly of Yale, Is Stetson’s New Dean of Music

| February 11, 2013

Thomas Gilmore Masse has been named the next Dean and Professor of Music of Stetson University School of Music. Masse joins Stetson from Yale University where he serves as Associate Provost for the Arts.

John Fischer’s Hate Speech

| February 10, 2013

In twice calling for a return of school prayer in the last three weeks, Flagler County School Board member John Fischer did so not from good will but out of angry resentment for “special interests” and “political correctness” that he claims are standing in the way of “our rights.” He is offensively wrong, and the school board should resist his call to prayer.

Sheriff Seeking Public’s Help to ID Theft Suspect

| February 8, 2013

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who used a stolen credit card at a local tire store. Two images are provided. A reward of up to $1,000 is offered.

Rebecca DeLorenzo Strengthens Chamber President Candidacy With New Designation

| January 31, 2013

Rebecca DeLorenzo, the interim president at the Flagler County Chamber of Commerce and Affiliates, has earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential from the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Association leadership, the highest professional credential in the association industry. The designation burnishes her already substantial credentials as she aims for the permanent presidency of the chamber.

Flagler Education Foundation Appoints 6 New Board Members

| January 24, 2013

The new board members include Michael Beadle, Shelley Chapman, Jean Hunter, Matthew Maxwell, Meredith Rodriguez, and Dorothy Sperber, who are now part of a 15-member board.

Ben Webster’s Danny Boy

| January 23, 2013

Ben Webster played with Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Cab Calloway, Benny Carter, and was overshadowed by the likes of Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young, but only in his lifetime.

Stephen Sondheim Sidles Up to Palm Coast in “Side by Side” at City Repertory Theatre

| January 19, 2013

“Side By Side By Sondheim,” a revue opening at Palm Coast’s City Repertory Theatre Friday, is a clever reinvention of Stephen Sondheim’s lyrical genius by way of his classics, from “West Side Story” to “Sweeney Todd.”

A Hop and a Cliff, Killing the Death Penalty, Betraying Veterans: Five Reads Wednesday

| January 2, 2013

Demolishing evidence of death penalty’s effectiveness, a tax increase for 77 percent of households, Stephen Colbert on the greatness we never weren’t, genocide in Syria, how Cosmo ruins sex, Flagler jail bookings.

Florida’s Minimum Wage Rising by 12 Cents, to $7.79/hr, on Jan. 1

| December 31, 2012

Florida’s minimum wage on Jan. 1 will increase 12 cents to $7.79 an hour for the estimated 210,000 minimum wage workers across the state, in line with a 2004 constitutional amendment requiring the annual adjustment.

Putting Bach Back in Christmas

| December 26, 2012

Rather than cheat Christmas by limiting it to December 25, WKCR’s annual BachFest is a 240-hour celebration of the holiday through the music of Johan Sebastian Bach. It’s also a front seat at the Creation.

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