Tuesday:: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Independence Day: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Nights partly cloudy with a 20 to 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Details here.
Today’s document from the National Archives and the Astronomy Picture of the Day.
Today’s tides: at the beaches, at the Intracoastal Waterway.
Drought Index: 23
The OED’s Word of the Day: hippocrepiform, adj..
The Live Community Calendar
Today’s jail bookings.
Today’s Briefing: Quick Links
- First Light
- In Flagler and Palm Coast
- Flagler Jail Bookings and Last 24 Hours of Incident Reports
- Announcements
- In State Government
- Cats and Dogs Looking For Homes
- In Coming Days in Flagler, Palm Coast and Beyond
- Fact-Checking the Knaves
- Palm Coast Construction and Development
- Local Road and Interstate Construction
- Cultural Coda
“It’s no secret that articulate speech — never mind old-fashioned eloquence and reasoned debate — is in increasingly short supply. Insults, complaints and psychobabble fill the airwaves, as television and radio talk shows spread a new gospel of hyperbole and anger. Movies like “Dumb and Dumber” celebrate stupidity and bad taste, even as television shows like “Beavis and Butt-head” vigorously work to raise those qualities to new levels. While politicians specialize in the art of the spin and the sound bite, lawyers and scientists speak in more and more specialized jargon and political correctness czars try to edit what remains of public expression.”
–Michiko Kakutani, reviewing “The Inarticulate Society” in The New York Times, July 14, 1995.
Previously:
Note: all government meetings noticed below are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated. Many can be heard or seen live through each agency’s website.
The Sheriff’s daily incident reports and jail bookings are posted here.
Tuesday: The Flagler County Purchasing Department Evaluation Committee meets to consider proposals submitted in response to RSQ# 18-026Q, Aviation Consulting Services, 11 a.m., Government Services Building, Financial Services Conference Room, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bldg 2 Bunnell.
Tuesday: Fireworks in the Park, 9 p.m. at Central Park in Town Center, 975 Central Ave., Palm Coast. Kick off your Independence Day celebration at the Palm Coast “Fireworks in the Park.” Pack your picnic basket, bring your blanket and chairs to watch the colorful display beginning at 9 p.m. Pre-fireworks activities will begin at 5 p.m. More info: 386-986-2323 or www.palmcoastgov.com.
Tuesday: Monthly Flagler Sportsfishing Club, with discussions about kayaking equipment, skinny water fishing and types of kayaks. Speakers will be Johnny Johns and David Genk. Starting at 7 p.m. at the VFW, 47 Old Kings Road North, Palm Coast. With an ice cream social during the break, so bring the kids. For information, contact Scheyenne Welch- [email protected].
Tuesday: The Flagler County Republican Club hosts the 2nd Annual Blue Ribbon Cake & Pie Contest at 6 p.m. at Palm Coast’s Central Park in Town Center. There’s no fee to enter, just have your creation on site by 5:30 pm and celebrity judges will help pick out the best of the best for 2018. If you love to bake, this is your chance to showcase your skills in a fun-filled atmosphere as we celebrate Independence Day in the Republican booths before the fireworks. Proceeds from event sponsorships are designated for the Families in Transition Program and the STUFF Bus, helping Flagler’s children start the school year off on the right foot. For more information on sponsorship or the contest, contact Danielle Anderson at [email protected] or call 386-503-5197.
Wednesday: By the Dawn’s Early Light Independence Day Ceremony, 8 a.m. at Heroes Memorial Park, 2860 Palm Coast Pkwy., Palm Coast. Join your fellow community members in paying tribute to the nation.
Wednesday: Flagler Beach Independence Parade and Fireworks: Flagler Beach’s traditional July 4 parade is at 10 a.m. down A1A, the fireworks go off at 9 p.m. off the Pier. Free parking provided at Babcock shopping center, from where a free shuttle service to the island will also be provided. See the full details here.
Wednesday: The Choral Arts Society marks July 4 with a concert at 1 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 5400 Belle Terre Parkway, Palm Coast. For more information contact Betty Christian at [email protected] or call 407/474-1437. See the website at http://www.casfl.org.
World Cup:
- Tuesday: Round of 16: Sweden v. Switzerland, 10 a.m., FS1 | Colombia v. England, 2 p.m., Fox
See the full schedule here.
Blood Donations: The Big Red Bus will be at the following locations this week:
- Tuesday: Walmart, 174 Cypress Point Parkway, Palm Coast, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Wednesday: Walmart, 174 Cypress Point Parkway, Palm Coast, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Wednesday: Flagler Beach July 4, 105 South 2nd Street, Flagler Beach, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Thursday: Aldi, 5095 State Road 100, Palm Coast, 1 to 6 p.m.
- Friday: Flagler Beach’s First Fridays, 105 South 2nd Street, 5:30 to 9 p.m.
- Saturday: Walmart, 174 Cypress Point Parkway, Palm Coast, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Sunday: Palm Coast Farmers’ Market at European Village, 101 Palm Harbor Parkway, 1 to 4 p.m.
Jail Bookings and Last 24 Hours' Incidents in Flagler, Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Bunnell
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Take the Palm Coast Tech Assessment: Palm Coast is one of only a handful of cities in the entire state of Florida operating its own municipal broadband utility – with over 50 miles of fiber for high-speed internet. The City is currently looking at innovative ways to expand our fiber-optic network. As part of this effort, the City is asking local business owners and those that work from home to take the Palm Coast Tech Assessment. In just 15 minutes, the assessment will generate a customized report with technology opportunities available to you. Help Palm Coast pave the way for innovation by taking the survey here.
Community Education Summer B Classes: July 9 – August 18, 2018, Registration: June 25 – July 7, 2018: The class schedule for the 2018 SUMMER B term is now accessible here. Register NOW for the semester starting June 25. You may either register online at the link above or call (386) 446-6717. Join us to ensure the continuance of Community Education in Flagler County, and particularly the A1A center. Many classes need about eight students to be viable. Please see if there is a course that interests you. Both the A1A center and the Belle Terre center class locations are shown on the website.
In Florida and in State Government:
Note: Some proceedings below can be followed live on the Florida Channel. Most legislative proceedings can be followed through the Senate or House websites.
No events of note.
—-Compiled by the News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive
In Coming Days in Palm Coast, Flagler and the Occasional Beyond:
Cats and Dogs Looking For Homes
| The following is provided as a service to Community Cats of Palm Coast and the Flagler Humane Society. Should you have a lost pet and would like it noticed here, please contact us at [email protected]. |
Keep Up with Donald Trump’s attacks on the press through the ACLU’s running tab here.
Keep Up with mass shootings in a running database here.
Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports
Here’s a summary of the latest city developments as of June 29, 2018, with a link to the full week in review here.
Click to access week-in-review-june-29-20181.pdf
Road and Interstate Construction:
Stephen Heller, Etude Op 46, 11
Previous Codas:
- Constitutionally Speaking with Justice David Souter and Margaret Warner
- Agustin Barrios Mangore: David Russell Performs the 4th Waltz Op. 8
- A Few Bach Inventions
- Boris Berezovsky Plays the Chopin/Godowsky Etude in G flat major
- Stewart Goodyear: Beethoven’s Hammerklavier 4th movement
- Claude Bolling and Hubert Laws on the Johnny Carson Show
- Schumann’s Toccata, Op. 7, Performed by Evgeny Kissin
- Bach Cantata BWV 170, Clare Wilkinson, mezzosoprano
- Toru Takemitsu: Air for Solo Flute
- Martha Argerich Plays Piazzolla’s Oblivion
- Bach-Liszt: Organ Prelude and Fugue in A minor
- Leonard Bernstein: Young People’s Concerts Vol. 2 (Includes André Watts)
- Emerson Quartet, Contrapunctus 9 from Bach’s Art of Fugue
- Virginia Grand Military Band, Memorial Day Concert 2017
- Bach’s English Suite in G Minor BWV 808, Zoltan Fejervari, Miami Beach
- The Dangers of Sitting
- Glenn Gould’s U.S. Television Debut: Bernstein Conducting Bach’s Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor
- Jean Baptiste Singelée: Septième Solo de Concert, Op. 93
