Weekend Briefing: JJ Graham's New Works, 'Carrie: The Musical' at Playhouse, Senior Cookout, Wilson Verdict

'Heart in Mind' by JJ Graham, one of the artist's new works on exhibit at an opening at Salvo Art House gallery Saturday evening in Bunnell. See details below. Click on the image for larger view. (© JJ Graham for FlaglerLive) — ‘Heart in Mind’ by JJ Graham, one of the artist’s new works on exhibit at an opening at Salvo Art House gallery Saturday evening in Bunnell. See details below. Click on the image for larger view. (© JJ Graham for FlaglerLive)

Weekend: Saturday night: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Sunday: Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. West winds around 5 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. Heat index readings 102 to 106.
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: 83
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day: insuperable.
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

“Johnson denigrated the pawn in chess by comparing the piece to a simple foot soldier that is ‘lowly and dispensable’ (May 11th). This greatly underestimates their role. François-André Danican Philidor, who wrote about the game in the 18th century, described pawns as ‘the soul of chess.'”

–From a letter by Gero Jung in the June 15 Economist.

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.

Friday, in Court: Closing arguments and a verdict, initially expected Thursday, are now expected Friday in the trial of Michal Wilson, the 33-year-old former Palm Coast resident facing an attempted first-degree murder charge stemming from the allegation that he attempted to electrocute his wife by rigging an electrified entrance door at the couple’s home in Palm Coast in 2017.

Free For All Fridays: Hosts David Ayres and Briwn McMillan welcome Pastor James Bellino of Church on the Rock to talk about homeless issues and new ideas for the hungry and the homeless, County Commissioner Greg Hansen, Bonnie Welter, nursing director at the Flagler Health Department, to talk vaccines, and on the phone Sarah Ulis and Chris Marlow, starting with a commentary on the Central Park Fives by FlaglerLive Editor Pierre Tristam, all a little after 9 a.m.

Friday: Urban Surf 4 Kids Surf Camp, South 6th Street on the beach, Flagler Beach, starting at 9 a.m.

Friday: Senior Summer Celebration Cookout (Senior Special Event), 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Pkwy. NE. Celebrate the first day of summer with a cookout at the Community Center. Hot dogs, hamburgers and fixings will be provided. Participants are encouraged to bring a side dish. Sign up at the front desk with the dish you are bringing. $5/person with pre-registration required at www.parksandrec.fun/seniors. More info: 386-986-2323.

Friday: Dive-in Movies, 8 p.m. at Palm Coast Aquatics Center, 339 Parkview Drive. Just bring your swimsuit and enjoy the show! Dive-in movie nights at the Palm Coast Aquatics Center provides a unique outdoor movie viewing experience for the entire family. Be sure to grab your favorite snack, sit back and enjoy the show! Food and snacks will be available for purchase. This month features “Hotel Transylvania 3” (PG). $1/seniors & youth and $2/adults. More info: 386-986-4741 and www.palmcoastgov.com/movies.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday: “Carrie the Musical,” at the Flagler Playhouse, produced by the Spotlight Performers. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets here.

salvo art house — Art that needs no introduction.

Saturday: New works by JJ Graham fill the gallery walls for the gallery’s monthly event. Celebrate with us during JJ’s birthday month. A gourmet taco bar and drinks are included with the purchase of admission. Our live musical guest is Jake Cox. 6 p.m., 802 E. Moody Blvd., Bunnell. Admission: $15. Parking: Overflow parking is across the street at the sheriff’s operations office.

Saturday: Family Fun Day: Watson Realty Corp. hosts its annual summer kick-off and family fun day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1410 Palm Coast Parkway, with firefighters, sheriff’s deputies offering safety tips, games, food and music.

Sunday: Bow Wow Bingo to benefit the Flagler Humane Society, $25 cost includes a fish fry, 2 to 5:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 53 Old Kings Road, Palm Coast.

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: Oceanside Beach Bar and Grill, 1848 South Oceanshore Boulevard, Flagler Beach, noon to 5 p.m.
Saturday: Walmart, 174 Cypress Point Parkway, Palm Coast, 11 a.m. to 5 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: June 16

Protecting Turtles

Now that turtle nesting season has started in the Flagler Beach area, local Turtle Patrol volunteers are checking the beach within the project limits every day to locate any new nests. In Segment 3, north of North 18th Street, work cannot begin until the beach is checked. If a nest is discovered, the nest will be marked, and work will not be allowed within 10 feet of the nest, as specified in the environmental permits issued for this project.

The Turtle Patrol also is monitoring the beach in the project limits of Segment 1, from South 25th Street to South 22nd Street, where plans call for dune revetment involving additional sand and plants.

Segment 1 South 25th Street to South 22nd Street):

We have received a lot of questions about the plants that are to be used on the project. A registered landscape architect developed the plans and the contractor is installing the plants per the plan. Seashore Paspalum, Sea Oats and Saltmeadow Cordgrass cover most of the area. There are also sections of Saw Palmetto and Railroad Vine.

About 60% of the plants have been installed. The contractor is awaiting receipt of the rest of the material.

We also have received questions about the area between South 23rd Street and South 22nd Street where no work is occurring. The department did not include this block in the revetment project for various reasons, including limitations regarding right of way. The dune in this area is being addressed as part of Flagler County’s project with the Army Corps of Engineers, which will be done after our project is finished. In the meantime, the department will continue to monitor the dunes and will take steps if the situation is impacting the roadway.

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

The contractor has completed installation of the new water main, and will be switching over remaining customers to the new line over the next three weeks. Customers will experience a short interruption of service during the transfer. This is usually no more than 30 minutes. The contractor will attempt to notify customers prior to the interruption.

Work on the French drain installation is occurring to the north of South 13th Street. The contractor plans to install the French drain from South 19th Street to South 13th Streets once the utility work is complete, likely starting the week of June 24.

Also during the week of June 24, the contractor expects to begin constructing the new southbound side of the roadway from South 22nd Street up to South 19th Street. During this work, access from S.R. A1A will only be maintained for residences and businesses that have no other access available. Residents and businesses can expect this situation to remain in place for several weeks.

Roadway construction will follow installation of the French drain as it progresses north of South 19th Street.

The contractor also will be constructing new sidewalk between South 13th and South 19th streets over the next few weeks.

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

The contractor completed placing guide wall and is expecting to finish drilling the concrete piles for the secant wall in early July. Crews will continue working on forming and pouring the concrete cap that completes the wall construction. The first plants also have been installed.

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.
(DOT)

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:

Nominations are now being accepted for 2019 “Celebrating Our Community Stars” recognizing individuals, organizations and businesses that help light up our community and make it a special place to live! Hosted by The Rotary Club of Palm Coast, the second annual event will be held this year on Friday, September 20, 2019 at 6 pm at the Palm Coast Community Center. What does it take to be a “star”? People, organizations and businesses making a difference in the lives of our community members whether through a helping hand, supplying specific resources or being a great role model. There isn’t one specific attribute of a “star”; making a difference comes in all shapes and sizes. We all know individuals, organizations or businesses that put people first. Nominations will be accepted until July 1 for the following categories:

¶ Making a Difference Star: Individual, Organization or Business
¶ Volunteer Star
¶ Star Senior Advocate
¶ Star Educator
¶ Public Safety Star (Police, Sheriff, Fire Fighter, EMS etc.)
¶ Star Entrepreneur
¶ Name Your Own Community Star Category

Any member of the Flagler County community can submit a nomination up until the July 1 deadline. To request nomination forms, please visit the Celebrating Community Stars Facebook Page or send the club an email at [email protected]. Sponsorship opportunities are available and ticket sales will begin in July. Palm Coast Rotary was chartered in 1988 and meets Wednesdays at 5:30 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 55 Town Center Blvd, Palm Coast. For more information about the club, visit the club’s website at www.palmcoastrotary.org, Facebook Page, or contact President Kim Carney at 386.846.5493. For more information: Event Chair/Club President: Kim Carney [email protected] 386.846.5493
Club Public Relations: Dena McKinley [email protected] 740.973.0025

The Ponte Vedra Concert Hall and The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach announce the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Art Contest, a joint project between the two organizations, that will kick off this summer and will culminate with an awards party announcing contest winners on Saturday. September 7, 2019, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. The Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Art Contest is free to enter and open to the public. Artists of any age are welcome to participate and all artwork submitted will be displayed at the awards event on September 7, 2019. The awards event is free and open to the public, there will be a cash bar. Light hors d’oeuvres will be served. The submission deadline is Friday, August 30th, and artwork of all mediums will be accepted. Artwork must depict a likeness of the facade of the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall building. Art submissions should be dropped off at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall the week of August 26th, and two-dimensional artwork must be ready to hang. Submission forms can be found HERE, or can be filled out upon drop-off at PVCH.

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.

HEMP PROGRAM DISCUSSED: The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will hold a workshop in Hillsborough County as it prepares to carry out a new law that would lead to the agency administering a hemp program. (Friday, 9 a.m., Florida State Fairgrounds, Florida Center, 4800 U.S 301 North, Tampa.)

UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS RELEASED: The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity will release May unemployment numbers. (Friday, 10 a.m.)

—-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 June 10, 2019, with a link to the full week in review here.

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Cultural Coda

Rudolf Serkin Performs Chopin Preludes in Tokyo, 1979