Weekend Briefing: Culture Club, State of the City, County Fair and Rockin Rib Fest, Turtlefest, Cheer at the Pier

flagler coun ty fair — Head to the Flagler County Fair at the Fairgrounds on Sawmill Road all weekend. Details below. (FCF)

Weekend: Partly to mostly cloudy, small, scattered chances of showers, highs in the lower 80s, lows in the 60s.
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: 233
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day: rowel.
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
Flagler Beach A1A Construction Updates
US 1-Old Dixie Highway Roundabout Construction Updates
Announcements
In State Government
In Coming Days in Flagler, Palm Coast and Beyond
Fact-Checking the Knaves
Palm Coast Construction and Development
Cultural Coda

“So many crimes to punish crime! So much excess for law and order!”

–From Jules Michelet’s History of France, vol. 9, “Wars of Religion.”
Previously:

In Flagler and Palm Coast:

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.

Through Sunday: Flagler County Fair and Youth Show and Rockin Rib Fest: Flagler County Fairgrounds (150 Sawgrass Road Bunnell), gates open at 5 p.m. Amusement rides, food, games, petting zoo, pony rides, entertainment, livestock shows and sale, 4H and FFA youth exhibits, canning, quilting, sewing, baking exhibits. Rockin Rib Fest begins with Southern Chaos on stage at 6 p.m. on April 5. See the poster here.

First Friday Garden and Butterfly Walk at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, 6400 North Oceanshore Blvd., 10 a.m. Join a ranger at 10am for a walk through our historical gardens. Learn about the history of our park while exploring the beauty of the formal gardens, with an emphasis on butterflies. The walk is approximately 1 hour. Please bring water and wear comfortable walking shoes. Meet in the garden parking lot. Garden walk included with park entry. No registration required.

Friday: Coffee Series, 9-10 a.m. at Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Pkwy. This month’s topic: “Nutrition for Healthy Aging” with Sandra Young and Holly Luther with Sabal Palms Assisted Living and Memory Care. The event is free, but pre-registration is required (while space available) by 9 a.m. April 3: www.parksandrec.fun/adults. More info: 386-986-2323.

Friday: St. Mark by the Sea Bazaar and Garage Sale, 8 a.m., 303 Palm Coast Parkway.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday: City Repertory Theatre’s “Tick Tick Boom,“ at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, at 2 p.m. Sunday, tickets $15-$25, at City Repertory Theatre’s City Marketplace venue, 160 Cypress Point Parkway, Palm Coast. Book here. It’s the 1990’s, New York City. The center of the Off Broadway music scene. A brilliant, young musical artist struggles with the gut wrenching decisions of creating a new and compelling idea for a musical. TICK, TICK BOOM chronicles the adventures of Jonathan Larson, the creator of RENT, as he navigates the treacherous waters of New York’s young and vibrant arts scene. Starring Chelsea Jo Conard and Beau Wade, this vital and compelling show will charm and thrill you. It is soon to be a movie produced by Ron Howard and directed by Linn-Manuel Miranda. CRT’s production is directed by John Sbordone. Book here. See the preview here.

Friday: “Shades of Buble,” 7:30 p.m. at the Flagler Auditorium, 5500 East Hwy 100, Palm Coast, call 386-437-7547. With three voices singing incredible songs like “Feeling Good,” “Moondance,” “Come Fly With Me,” “Home,” “Everything,” “Fever,” “Save the Last Dance for Me” and many more, SHADES OF BUBLÉ: A Three-Man Tribute to Michael Bublé brings the swinging standards and pop hits of Michael Bublé to the stage in an unforgettable high-energy concert event. Beginning with an amazing sold-out debut at the end of the 2014-2015 concert season, this act has already begun wowing audiences around the country with exciting harmonies, smooth choreography, and charming good looks. Adult $34.90 Student $30.90. Book here.

Friday: Palm Coast State of the City address, 4 p.m. (doors open at 3:30 p.m.) at Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Pkwy. NE. The public is invited to the City of Palm Coast’s second annual State of the City address. Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland will report on the “State of the City,” highlighting the successes and achievements of the City over the past year and sharing plans for the coming year. Free, with a post-address State of the City reception presented by the Palm Coast Observer. Tickets for the Observer reception are $30. More info: 386-986-3708.

Friday: National Poetry Month Celebration At The Flagler County Library: In recognition of National Poetry Month, residents will recite original as well as selected poems at a free event 2 p.m. Friday, April 5 at the Flagler County Public Library. The program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the theme is “The Moon” in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing. Local award winning author, Frank Consentino will facilitate the program. If you are interested in reading a poem, call the library at 386-446-6763 for additional details or just show up ready to recite. Refreshments will be served.

Friday: The African-American Cultural Society inaugurates its Culture Club, a new first-Friday tradition with drinks, food and live music, this time featuring Dante’s Groov. Come chill at AACS, a Smooth Groove Matinee, 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., 4422 US Hwy 1, North, Palm Coast, (GPS user’s insert Bunnell instead of Palm Coast). Call 386-447-7030. Admission $10 at door.

First Friday in Flagler Beach with live music, vendors and food, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Saturday: Rugstock 2019, a music and art festival featuring more than two dozen bands plus photographers and artists’ works, $5 p[ass, at Celtic Corners, 252 Aldo Drive, Bunnell. See the flyer here.

Friday: Faculty Recital, Hannah Sun & Company. Join us during an evening of romantic piano solos and chamber music, featuring Julliard-trained Hannah Sun and Stetson School of Music faculty. 7:30 p.m. Lee Chapel in Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. All concerts are free and open to the public. Call 386/822-8950.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday: The Greater Central Florida Tech Faire + HatterHacks is hosted by Stetson HackerSpace, the university’s official computer science club, providing universities and high schools throughout the state with a chance to gather on campus to participate in technology workshops, app-building competitions, networking with big-name tech companies and other activities during this three-day event (which was rescheduled from March 29-31). Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall, Friday, April 5, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. April 6 and 7, at Stetson University, Edmunds Center, 143 E. Pennsylvania Ave., DeLand. Complimentary admission and parking.

Saturday: 27th Annual Flagler Auditorium Gala fundraiser, 5:30 p.m. cocktails, 7 p.m. dinner, Channel Side, 1 Yacht Club Drive, Palm Coast. Tickets: $80 per person. Help us celebrate the 27th Annual Flagler Auditorium Gala benefiting the Flagler Auditorium Governing Board Capital Improvement Fund. Join us for an evening of hors d’oeuvres, dinner, and dancing with live music by Traces of Gold. Book your tickets here.

Hazardous disposal: Saturday: Residents of all municipalities in Flagler County and unincorporated Flagler can wrap up their spring cleaning with a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day occurring in the City of Bunnell from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Residents may bring household hazardous waste items to the designated collection point located at the Bunnell Coquina City Hall located at 200 S. Church Street, Bunnell. Items to be collected are: batteries; light bulbs; fluorescent lights; electronics; household cleaners; paint and paint products; pesticides; pool chemicals; used oil; tires. Medications, drugs, ammunition and weapons WILL NOT be accepted. Contact the US Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Division for more information on medication collection sites. For additional information on this event, please contact the City of Bunnell at (386) 437-7500.

Saturday: 12th Annual Turtle Fest in Flagler Beach, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Veterans Park. Free admission to the event which is the major fundraiser for the Flagler Turtle Patrol enabling them to protect and monitor the sea turtles in Flagler and Volusia counties. There will be Kids activities, Environmental exhibits, Food, Belly Dancers, Raffle prizes, and Giant Tortoise Races. Music will be provided by Captain Nick.

Saturday: Cheer At The Pier: Join the Flagler Beach Museum’s annual fund-raiser at the pier from 2 to 5 p.m. with food, drinks, live entertainment and all sorts of tastings, $30 tickets.

Saturday: Charity Poker Run: Jump on your ride, pack the convertible or roll with what you got! Regardless of your ride, join us and support the Rotary Club of Palm Coast and our many local service projects! The 2019 Helping Hands Charity Poker Run will mix fun with a mission, having participants enjoy riding while giving back to the community. Registration, along with continental breakfast, will begin at 9 AM at the Hilton Garden Inn in Palm Coast. The 100-mile Poker Run will depart promptly at 10 am and proceed to the Cheyenne Saloon in Palatka, 3 Bananas in Crescent City, Annie Oakley’s in Ormond Beach, and conclude at the Beach Front Grille in Flagler Beach for prizes, raffle drawings, 50/50 and entertainment. Prize for the winning hand will be $100 in cash. Registration is $20 per participant/driver and $10 for passengers. Rotary Club of Palm Coast is seeking event sponsors as well as raffle prizes. More information is available on the event Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/events/430813344355679/ For more information visit the Rotary Club of Palm Coast on the web or on Facebook or contact Club President Kim Carney at 386-846-5493. The club meets Wednesdays at 5:30 pm at the Hilton Garden Inn, 55 Town Center Blvd in Palm Coast.

Saturday: Gamble Rogers Music Festival Concert Series, a free concert at Lohman Auditorium, Marineland, 6 p.m.

Saturday: Barrels for Boobs Surf Contest and Beach Festival, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 350 A1A Beach Blvd, St. Augustine Beach. Barrels for Boobs is an annual surf contest supporting breast cancer charity, Pink Up the Pace. The contest is open to all levels of amateur surfing. All ages of men, women, collegiate surfers, groms, and first timers are encouraged to compete. This 5th annual surf contest and beach festival will support local nonprofit, Pink Up The Pace, in their movement to provide breast cancer imaging services to uninsured and underinsured individuals in the area.

Saturday: The Palm Coast Arts Foundation hosts its second annual garden party and luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at its home grounds, 1500 Central Avenue, Palm Coast (in Town center). The cost is $35 for members, $40 for future or non-members. Seasonal plants and planters for sale following a presentation by a local gardening expert. To make reservations go here or call 386-225-4394.

Saturday: Doubles Cornhole Tournament, 9 a.m. start time at Palm Coast Tennis Center, 1290 Belle Terre Pkwy. Cornhole is a widely popular sport, even being featured on ESPN. Sign you and your partner up today! Bags and boards are provided. For ages 15 and up. $20/two-person team. Pre-registration required at www.parksandrec.fun/athletics. More info: 386-986-2550.

Sunday: The Chamber Players of Palm Coast, under the direction of Paige Dashner Long, present a beautiful chamber music concert at Palm Coast United Methodist Church, performing works by J.S. Bach, J.C. Bach, Handel, Geminiani and Vivaldi. The orchestra has expanded instrumentation to perform Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No 2 as well as Vivaldi’s well known “Spring” from The Four Seasons. Members from the Flagler Youth Orchestra’s advanced ensemble will open the concert with one selection and will also join the Chamber Players of Palm Coast to perform Handel’s Harmonious Blacksmith. The concert features violinists Paulo Torres as concertmaster, Dorothy Barrett, El Gervasio, Connie Lytle, Chris Romaine and Penny Crouch; violists Karen Hacker, Jack Jeffe and Philip Pearson; cellos Abigail Collins and Sandy Pearson; trumpet Jack Nedorostek, flutes Laura Everts, Wendy Gill, Laura Kiehner and Paige Long, also playing harpsichord. The concert is free and open to all. Please invite family and friends to this wonderful concert, as well as forward this email to those who may be interested. Palm Coast United Methodist Church is at 5200 Belle Terre Parkway. For more details, call 386-445-1600.

Through Sunday: “Man of La Mancha,” at the Daytona Playhouse, a musical directed by Rip Pellaton and Musical Director Melissa Cargile. The classic tale by Miguel de Cervantes about Don Quixote and the ever faithful servant Sancho as they dream the impossible dream, tilt at windmills and champion the beautiful harlot Aldonza. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $14 to $23. Book here. Daytona Playhouse, 100 Jessamine Blvd., Daytona Beach. (386) 255-2431.

Blood Donations: The Big Red Bus will be at the following locations this week (schedule your donation by going to the website and entering a Palm Coast zip code, then locating one of the venues below):

Friday: Epic Theaters, 1185 Central Avenue, Palm Coast, 1:30 to 4:30 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, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday: Palm Coast United Methodist Church, 5200 Belle Terre Parkway, Palm Coast, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Jail Bookings and Last 24 Hours' Incidents in Flagler, Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Bunnell


Jail Bookings, June 19-22 Sheriff's night shift incident reports, June 21 Sheriff's day shift incident reports, June 21 Flagler Beach's night shift incident reports, June 21 Flagler Beach's day shift incident reports, June 21 Bunnell police's night shift incident reports, June 21 Bunnell police's day shift incident reports, June 21
Previous and archived reports

Sources: Flagler County Sheriff's Office, Flagler Beach Police Department, Bunnell Police Department. This is Flagler County's only comprehensive, one-stop compilation of all local law enforcement's daily day and night shift commanders' reports.

Flagler Beach Is Open For Business: A1A Construction Update:

FlaglerLive is providing weekly updates to year-long construction on and near State Road A1A in Flagler Beach as the Florida Department of Transportation rebuilds a 1.5-mile segment from South 9th Street to South 22nd Street, and builds a sea wall at the north end of town. These updates are provided through DOT or local officials. If you have any relevant information or images, you’re welcome to email them to the editor here.

Last Updated: April 1

Segment 2 (South 22nd Street to South 9th Street):

The contractor continues installing a new water main along the west side of S.R. A1A. The contractor is moving north through the project clearing the area and removing existing sidewalk in preparation for the pipe installation. In the coming week, the contractor also will begin taking up the existing roadway to begin installation of the French drains.

Pedestrians are asked to stay within the temporary pedestrian walkways for safety. Residents and visitors also are reminded that all of the dune walkovers are closed, and removing any signage or barricades to access a walkover is unsafe and unlawful.

Segment 3 (North 18th Street to Osprey Drive) Project Update:

The contractor has completed more than 200 of the approximately 1,800 piles that need to be drilled to create the secant wall.

Construction activities will continue during daylight hours Monday through Saturday. The contractor is requesting that spectators stay off the shoulders and out of the work zone for safety. Drivers need to obey the 25-mph speed limit and remember that parking is not allowed on the shoulder.

Recently, DOT received a few questions from residents that DOT wants to answer:

1. Why do some properties have the black silt fencing and others do not?

The silt fencing is an erosion control requirement to prevent dirt and debris from leaving our work area and being deposited into waterways or onto private property. In some areas, the property to the west of our work area slopes up away from the work area, so erosion control is not required.

2. Will the contractor repair areas on my side of the sidewalk that have been disturbed?

Residents and property owners can get a general idea of where the department’s right of way ends by looking at the placement of the power poles, as well as stakes that have been placed along the project. In some areas, the back edge of the new sidewalk will be slightly farther to the west. For the most part, the back of the new sidewalk will be very close to, or right at, the right of way line.

This project calls for all of the work to be performed within the Florida Department of Transportation right of way. If, however, the work disturbs or damages private property outside of the right of way, the contractor is responsible to make repairs once the work is finished.

Please note that all restoration of conditions within the department’s right of way, including landscaping, hardscaping and driveways, is dictated by the construction plans and existing permits.

3. When will the sidewalk be replaced?

The contractor has begun installing the new sidewalk to the south of 19th Street. As the new water main is installed, there are several types of testing that need to be performed on the new line, and the work needs to be accepted by the City of Flagler Beach before the new sidewalk can be placed. The water main installation is expected to continue for the next several months.

Caution! Flagler Beach police and and Sherriff’s deputies are actively monitoring speed and writing tickets. “I got a warning on north section of A1A before construction actually began so I keep to the 25 limit, but still getting tailgated by cars wanting to go faster,” a reader tells us.

See Also:

The proposed roundabout at the intersection of Old Dixie Highway and U.S. 1 is intended to drastically reduce the number of severe crashes at one of the county's most dangerous intersections. Two other such roundabouts are proposed for other dangerous intersections in Flagler. Click on the image for larger view. (DOT) — The proposed roundabout at the intersection of Old Dixie Highway and U.S. 1 is intended to drastically reduce the number of severe crashes at one of the county’s most dangerous intersections. Two other such roundabouts are proposed for other dangerous intersections in Flagler. Click on the image for larger view.
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U.S. 1 and Old Dixie Highway Roundabout Construction Updates:

FlaglerLive is providing weekly updates to the planned 15-month, $4.1 million construction of a roundabout at U.S. 1 and Old Dixie Highway. The project started in late January and is scheduled for completion by spring 2020.

The Florida Department of Transportation will be closing Old Dixie Highway and C.R. 325 at U.S. 1 on Monday night, March 4, from about 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. The closure is needed to allow the contractor to make improvements to the crossover at the temporary intersection. U.S. 1 will remain open in both directions.

More details here.

See Also:

I-95 Construction, Repaving: Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 9 p.m., single lane closures on NB I-95 from north of Palm Coast Parkway to the St. Johns County line. Monday – Friday, 9 p.m. – 7 a.m., double lane closures on NB I-95 from north of Palm Coast Parkway to the St. Johns County line.

See this week’s full Interstate Construction Report for Flagler, Volusia and St. Johns here.

Announcements/Press Releases:

Flagler County Art League’s 8th Annual Poetry Competition: All poets are invited to participate in the 2019 Flagler County Art League National Poetry Month Competition, to run concurrently with our April Art Show. The competition will have an open theme. There will be a $25 prize for the first -place poem, a $15 prize for second place, and a $10 prize for third place. Entry fee is $3 for one poem, $5 for two. Winners are announced and can read their entries during our show opening, April 13, 6-8 p.m. Register here. The judge is Benjamin K. Atkinson, PhD, prestigious poet active in Ancient City Poets of St. Augustine and other northeastern Florida venues.

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.

OBAMA SPEECHWRITER AT ORLANDO TIGER BAY: David Litt, a special assistant and speechwriter for former President Barack Obama, is slated to speak to the Tiger Bay Club of Central Florida. (Friday, 12:30 p.m. Citrus Club, 255 South Orange Avenue, #1800, Orlando.)

—-Compiled by the News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive

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Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports

Here’s a summary of the latest city developments as of March 29, 2019, with a link to the full week in review here.

Click to access week-in-review-march-29-2019-developments.pdf

Cultural Coda

Oscar Peterson Piano Lesson