Thursday Briefing: 'Actually' at CRT, Mediation for Captain's BBQ, 'A Christmas Carol' at Playhouse, Madrigal Dinner

Flagler County Sheriff's deputy Austin Chewning received the American Legion Post 115’s Officer of the Year award. Commander David Hammond of the American Legion presented the award earlier this week, along with a donation to Sheriff Rick Staly for the for the Flagler Sheriff’s Employee Assistance Trust, which provide assistance to sheriff's employees and their families during a personal crisis. Chewning was the agency's own Deputy of the Year in January, an award he received at the banquest fund-raiser for the trust. (FCSO) — Flagler County Sheriff’s deputy Austin Chewning received the American Legion Post 115’s Officer of the Year award. Commander David Hammond of the American Legion presented the award earlier this week, along with a donation to Sheriff Rick Staly for the for the Flagler Sheriff’s Employee Assistance Trust, which provide assistance to sheriff’s employees and their families during a personal crisis. Chewning was the agency’s own Deputy of the Year in January, an award he received at the banquest fund-raiser for the trust. Pictured Above: Commander David Hammond, Deputy Austin Chewning, and Sheriff Rick Staly. (FCSO)

Today: Cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Tonight: Cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 60. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Today’s document from the National Archives and the Astronomy Picture of the Day.
Today’s National Commemorations.
Today’s tides: at the beaches, at the Intracoastal Waterway.
Drought Index: 191
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“We care about having a president who does not lie 20 times a day. We care about having a president who does not demean his opponents and mock their physical appearance. We care about having a president who does not take the word of Russia’s president over that of his own intelligence services. We care about having a president who is not caught up in conspiracy theories, which he then makes everyone around him chase. We care about having a president who values our nonpartisan public servants. We care about having a president who wants to be the president of the whole country, not just his base.”

–From Thomas Friedman’s “Impeach Trump. Save America.,” a column published on Dec. 10.

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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.

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A mediation session is scheduled in the case of Captain’s BBQ v. Flagler County at 9 a.m. on the third floor of the Flagler County courthouse. The mediation session is closed to the public. Captain’s sued the county in July, alleging a breach of contract over the county’s decision not to build a new structure for the restaurant at Bing’s Landing, the county park. See: “Captain’s BBQ Sues Flagler County, Alleging ‘Politically Motivated’ Breach of Contract.”

The Flagler Beach City Commission holds a second workshop on the city’s Land Development Regulations. The session will be focused on the progress of the project. This is a great opportunity for you to follow the progress of the update and share any ideas you may have. At Flagler Beach City Hall (105 S. 2nd St. Flagler Beach) at 3:30 p.m.

The Flagler Beach City Commission meets at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, 105 South 2nd Street, following a 4:30 meeting with the commission sitting as the Community Redevelopment Agency Board. The commission will consider updating its animal ordinance. Full agendas and minutes are accessible here.

Matanzas High School’s Madrigal Dinner and Show, Friday and Saturday, doors open at 6, dinner at 6:30 p.m. in the MHS courtyard, tickets $20 per person Matanzas High School, 3535 Pirate Nation Way, Palm Coast.

Evenings at Whitney, the monthly lecture series: 7 to 8 p.m., 9505 Ocean Shore Blvd. in Marineland. Tonight: From Penguins to Plankton: The Dramatic Impacts of Climate Change on the Antarctic, by James McClintock, Ph.D., Endowed University Professor of Polar and Marine Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Monthly presentations include current science topics and subjects from ongoing research programs at the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience.

Thursday through Sunday: “Actually,” by Anna Ziegler, at City Repertory Theatre, Palm Coast. Directed by John Sbordone, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m., CRT, 160 Cypress Point Pkwy B-207 (City Marketplace), Palm Coast. Tickets are $15 to $25. Book here. Amber and Tom, finding their way as freshmen at Princeton, spend a night together that alters the course of their lives. They agree on the drinking, they agree on the attraction, but consent is foggy, and if unspoken, can it be called consent? With lyricism and wit, ACTUALLY investigates gender and race politics, our crippling desire to fit in, and the three sides to every story. See FlalerLive’s preview, “City Rep’s ‘Actually,’ a #MeToo Whodunit Treading the Blurry Lines of Consent, Assault and Guilt.”

“A Christmas Carol… More Or Less” at the Flagler Playhouse, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m., tickets $25 for adults, book here. It’s not quite Dickensian: Sarah and Charlie, a married couple, run a small theatre that’s presenting A Christmas Carol – until Charlie shows up backstage to say the cast and crew are snowed out. Charlie is planning to split up with Sarah tonight, but he’s snowed in. Sarah, furious, capitalizes on Charlie’s remarkable memory, and blackmails him into doing the play with her as a duo, relying on scripts when they need to. He plays Scrooge; she plays everyone else. As the performance proceeds, Charlie gets drawn back into his relationship with Sarah. They actually manage to perform much of the play with their personal story invading the Dickens tale, informing it with dual levels of meaning.

Blood Donations: The Big Red Bus Evenings at Whitney, the monthly lecture series: 7 to 8 p.m., 9505 Ocean Shore Blvd. in Marineland. Monthly presentations include current science topics and subjects from ongoing research programs at the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience.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):

Tuesday: AdventHealth Palm Coast, 60 Memorial Medical Parkway, Palm Coast, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday: Gamble Rogers State Recreation Area, 3100 South Oceanshore Boulevard, Flagler Beach, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday: MPower Fitness, 160 Cypress Point Parkway (City Marketplace), Palm Coast, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Saturday: Starbucks in Target, Target Shopping Center, 5100 State Road 100, Palm Coast, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday: Starbucks, Island Walk, 250 Palm Coast Parkway, 10 a.m. to 3 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.

Statista’s Chart of the Day:

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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: Nov. 18

Segments 1 is complete.

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

The work on the new median curbs and flumes is continuing and is approximately 80% complete. All sidewalks have been poured, and driveways are 75% complete. Work on the southbound roadway continues as the contractor has placed limerock base between 18th and 19th street, with paving for Segment 2 tentatively scheduled for later this month. The traffic separators are 90% complete.

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

Wall construction is complete, and walkover construction will begin once Hurricane Season is over.

Announcements/Press Releases:

None.

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.

JUDICIAL ASSISTANTS EXEMPTION SOUGHT: The House Civil Justice Subcommittee will take up a bill (HB 479), filed by Rep. Elizabeth Fetterhoff, R-DeLand, that would provide a public-records exemption for information about current and former judicial assistants. (Thursday, 9 a.m., 404 House Office Building, the Capitol.)

‘INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM’ MEASURE CONSIDERED: The House Higher Education & Career Readiness Subcommittee will take up a wide-ranging bill (HB 613), filed by Rep. Ray Rodrigues, R-Estero, that includes a proposal to require state colleges and universities to conduct an “annual assessment of the intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity at that institution.” (Thursday, 9 a.m., 306 House Office Building, the Capitol.)

SURPLUS CAMPAIGN FUNDS DISCUSSED: The House Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee will take up a bill (HB 491), filed by Rep. Bobby Payne, R-Palatka, that would prevent candidates from sending surplus campaign funds to charitable organizations that employ the candidates. (Thursday, 9:30 a.m., Morris Hall, House Office Building, the Capitol.)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUDITS EYED: The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee will receive a presentation about an auditor general’s audit of the city of Palm Bay. The committee also will consider requests for audits of the city of Deerfield Beach, the city of Port Richey, the city of Weeki Wachee, the West Volusia Hospital District and the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority. (Thursday, 1:30 p.m., 306 House Office Building, the Capitol.)

JUSTICE PROJECTS PITCHED: The House Justice Appropriations Subcommittee is scheduled to consider bills seeking money in the justice-system budget. (Thursday, 4 p.m., Reed Hall, House Office Building, the Capitol.)

FISHING ISSUES ADDRESSED: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will discuss red snapper harvesting in the Gulf of Mexico, rules to address the decline of spotted seatrout and fishing rule changes for Biscayne National Park and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. (Thursday, 8:30 a.m., Edgewater Beach Resort, 11212 Front Beach Road, Panama City.)

–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 Nov. 25, 2019:

See the full Week in Review here.

Cultural Coda

Alexandre Tansman – Variations on a Theme by Scriabin (performed by Karmen Stendler)