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Only Partial Victory for Palm Coast’s Merrill Shapiro in Fight Against Religious Aid Bid

December 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Circuit Judge Terry Lewis struck down only part of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow taxpayer money to go to religious institutions, leaving the door wide open for a fix in time for the 2012 ballot. The case was brought by Palm Coast Rabbi Merrill Shapiro and public education advocates.

Warned Of Animal Filth Months Ago, a Mondex Woman Is Jailed on Child Neglect Charges

December 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

The house where four young children lived was strewn with dog waste and infested with roaches. Deputies had first investigated the scene in late July.

“Between Us Girls”: Jobs Council Hears Drones, Stunners and Enthusiasm in 7 CEO Interviews

December 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Flagler County’s economic development council conducted seven phone interviews over four hours this afternoon, hoping to pare down its list to three or four candidates who’d be interviewed in person.

Total Cell Phone Ban for Drivers: Not Likely in Florida

December 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

The National Transportation Safety Board is urging states to ban all cell phone use while driving, even hands-free uses, the first such call by a federal agency. Florida is still struggling to impose a hands-free requirement.

Room for Debate: Should Florida Restrict Cell Use and Texting While Driving?

December 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Despite mounting evidence that cell and texting use while driving increases the chances of a crash, Florida continues to resist regulation. A proposed law has yet again been filed to ban drivers’ use of electronic devices.

Flagler’s 7 Governments Gather to Hear How Well Their Economic Development Is Doing

December 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Despite enduringly high unemployment and a year of fraying rather than unity among local governments, the county hosted an intergovernmental summit Tuesday that piled back-patting on exclamation marks.

Palm Coast Would Underwrite Small Business Loans With Tax Dollars as New Incentive

December 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The city’s loan-guarantee program would set aside $55,000 for existing, for-profit businesses looking to expand–or survive. The program is part of a series of economic development initiatives centered around the seven-month-old Business Assistance Center.

Matanzas Graduation Rate at 90%, FPC at 83% As Charter School Drags Flagler’s Down

December 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

When the numbers from heritage Academy, a charter school, are excluded, the Flagler school district’s graduation rate improves to 84.4 percent. The district’s single-year drop-out rate was 1.7 percent.

Christmas Shopping With a Cop: Children and Deputies on Target Thursday

December 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Thanks to generous donations, some 40 Flagler County children will be holiday shopping with Sheriff’s deputies the evening of Dec, 15 at the Target store on State Road 100, where children will be arriving with cop cars blaring sirens and whirling their lights.

Supreme Court’s Ruling on Immigrants Will Redefine Policing and State Powers

December 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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The Supreme Court’s ruling on Arizona’s law is due by the end of June, at the same time as its ruling on Obama’s health care reform law, making this court term one of the most consequential in years, and with big reverberations in Florida.

Despite 4 to 7 Inches of Rain, Palm Coast And Flagler Are Still Facing Drought

December 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

An area of Bunnell saw the most rain in the last 24 hours, at just over 7 inches, parts of A1A, Palm Coast and the Mondex saw water-covered roads, but no property damage or home flooding. This rain event aside, the drought persists.

Florida Charter Schools: A Go-Go Industry Awash in Tax Money and Little Oversight

December 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Florida lawmakers have been more concerned about promoting rather than regulating charter schools, so bad charter schools operate with impunity. A Miami Herald investigation uncovers the charter school bandwagon.

Another Road Fatality as Hurt Motorcyclist Flagging Help on CR302 Is Struck and Killed

December 11, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 56 Comments

Gary Skelton, 67, of Bunnell, a motorcyclist, is the seventh road fatality in four weeks in Flagler. This wreck appears to have been the result of a tragic set of circumstances in the pitch darkness of County Road 302 on a rainy night.

As Florida Eyes Resort Casinos As Cash Cows, Economists Warn Against Too High a Bet

December 11, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Faced with a series of unanswered questions, economists say they cannot not pinpoint how much money the state would rake in if Florida lawmakers approve a plan for three resort casinos.

From Digital Furies to Everyman Frames in Art League’s First Juried Photography Show

December 11, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Flagler County Art League’s first juried photography show netted 63 works by 23 photographers in seven categories, with digital photography drawing the most entries and judge Rafael Torres lending a critical eye.

Bleak Houses: Hiring Discrimination and Distress Darkening Holidays for Millions

December 11, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

A report documents the boiling frustration, despair, and economic uncertainty that unemployed and under-employed Americans face this holiday season, which could get worse if Congress doesn’t extend federal unemployment aid by month’s end.

Ghosts of Flagler Playhouse Pasts Enliven Production of “A Christmas Carol”

December 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Flagler Playhouse production of “A Christmas Carol” is rendered as Charles Dickens intended it: a sort of Christmas-time thanksgiving, a booster shot of themes playing roles as important as his characters—the conquest of greed, the capacity for redemption, the dividends of generosity.

Two Men Caught in Bunnell After Smashing Their Speeding Car and Fleeing Cops

December 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Two men driving east at a recklessly dangerous speed on SR100 this morning smashed their car then triggered a foot and air chase before being caught by Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies.

“More Teaching, Less Yelling”: A New Spring Flag Football League for Palm Coast

December 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

Developed by former NFL linebacker Sam Sword in conjunction with Palm Harbor Academy and Palm Coast, the $40-per-studen spring league is intended to be an affordable alternative for children intersested in playing. Palm Coast already has another, well-developed flag football league.

Cop Escapee Michael Testa Turns Himself In

December 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 57 Comments

Michael Testa, 21, who escaped from a cop car where he’d been held after being stopped on suspicions of dealing in stolen property, had just finished writing a statement and was complaining that his bond amount would keep him in jail forever.

Obama’s Speech on the Economy in Osawatomie, Kansas: Video and Text

December 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Full text and video of Barack Obama’s speech on inequality, fairness and the economy in Osawatomie, Kansas, on Dec. 6, 2011.

Horse-Powered Trio of Neo-Expressionists Bring Their Brash to Hollingsworth Gallery

December 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Artists Pat Zalisko, Karlene McConnell and Melissa Mason, who share a reformed barn of a studio in New Smyrna Beach, exhibit all new work–energetic, serene and spontaneous–in a month-long exhibit at Palm Coast’s Hollingsworth Gallery, opening Saturday.

A Suicide in Walmart’s Parking Lot; Victim, 28, Was Connected to Tuesday’s Cop Escapee

December 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 34 Comments

Mike Saunders, 28, was found dead in his car in the Walmart parking lot Wednesday, of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning. He had been at the wheel of the same car, with Mochael Testa, when Testa was arrested near Marvin’s Gardens the day before–and escaped from a cop car.

Educators Deride Scott’s “Smiley Face” Budget, Hospitals Call It “Tax on the Sick”

December 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Despite Scott’s proposed boost, the state would still spend about $210 million less on education under Scott’s plan than it did five years ago, with overall education funding down about $1.6 billion. Hospital advocates call proposed cuts to Medicaid a “tax on the sick.”

Uniform Fashion Show Punctuates School District’s Last Forum Before Final Policy Vote

December 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 59 Comments

The show, during a forum meant to be more even-handed than shilling, was designed to give an audience of about 45 some idea of what the uniforms might look like, if the school board–currently favoring the policy 3-2–finally ratifies the initiative on Jan. 17.

800,000 Floridians, Most of them Children, Could Be Booted Off Medicaid Coverage

December 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 46 Comments

More than 660,000 of those currently covered by Medicaid are children, and could be booted off the rolls if their parents have to pay $10 a month in premiums, as the Florida Legislature is proposing.

An Uneasy Flagler School Board Delays District Advertising Initiative as Questions Mount

December 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The school board will devote a workshop to the initiative to decide, among other things, whether an ad consultant would take over and centralize all advertising in the district, including booster clubs and school-based initiatives.

Daytona’s Pier Restaurant Lease: $275,000 a Year; Flagler Beach’s: $36,000

December 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Both cities spent the better part of the year negotiating new deals with restaurant owners, but while Flagler Beach city commissioners were criticized for selling their property short, the Daytona numbers are not necessarily better than Flagler Beach’s when several adjustments are factored in.

An Introductory Letter from Georgia Turner, Flagler’s New Tourism Guru

December 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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Turner was hired in November to lead the county’s tourism efforts on behalf of the Tourist Development Council. She introduces herself in her own words.

Reversing Trend, Gov. Scott Will Ask for $1 Billion Education Boost Despite Shortfalls

December 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday will ask for a near-historic increase in per-student funding despite shortfalls in tax collection. The reversal of the past two year’s trend, if upheld by the Legislature, will relieve education administrators expecting tighter budgets ahead.

Palm Coast’s Strathmore Deli Closes, Citing Overhead; Another Strip Now Stressed

December 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 75 Comments

Strathmore Deli, renamed Best Bagels & Deli, was the high-traffic anchor for the Parkway Plaza strip between Plam Coast Parkway and Cypress Point. Its abrupt closure four years after it opened is rippling with consequences.

School Uniforms Decision Moved to Jan. 17, Voucher Tax Scams and Carlin: The Live Wire

December 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Florida legislators are again planning an expansion of the corporate tax break that siphons money from public to private education, the dirtiest job on the internet, your brain on sex, and more.

Don’t Restrict Our Ability to Levy Taxes, Wishful Cities Tell Florida Lawmakers

December 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Florida League of Cities is urging Florida senators to avoid the temptation to restrict the ability of local officials to levy taxes, and asking for more flexibility on how they spend insurance premium tax revenue and adjust pension benefits.

Florida House Releases Redistricting Lines Tuesday, Mapping Out Flagler’s Political Future

December 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The House of Representatives panel charged with redrawing the state’s political boundaries will unveil a slate of options for the state’s congressional and state House districts Tuesday, setting the stage for discussions that could affect the balance of power in Florida for a decade.

Miser City: Palm Coast’s Support for The Arts Is 27 Cents Per Year Per Resident

December 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Palm Coast’s city council says the times require stinginess. Community arts and culture leaders say the city is short-sighted and doesn’t recognize the economic boost and improved city profile cultural events provide.

Audubon of Florida Applauds Gulf Coast Task Force’s Restoration Roadmap From BP Spill

December 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Audubon of Florida Monday said it applauded the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force for crafting a road map for Gulf restoration in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Flagler County Jury Finds Quritus Lowe Guilty of Murdering Retired School Teacher

December 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Myrtle McKinney, a 58-year-old retired schoolteacher, was found bludgeoned to death, gagged and blindfolded on Christmas Day 2007. Quritus Lowe II, one of four people charged in the murder, was convicted of first-degree murder in Flagler Monday, where the trial was moved because of publicity in Palatka. He may face the death penalty.

Domestic Fight Over a Truck in P Section Turns Into a 4-Hour Ordeal of Violence, and a Jailing

December 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Richard Lorusso, 44, of Pine Crest Lane in Palm Coast, is accused of torturing his wife for four hours–beating her, cutting her, spitting on her and keeping her prisoner–before he fled the scene and turned himself in to authorities two hours later.

Doing It Right: How To Avoid Becoming Part of The 44,000 People Hospitals Kill Each Year

December 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A bike accident sent Michael Millenson’s wife to three hospitals. It led him to offer a unique perspective on the health care system and how to reduce hospital errors that kill 44,000 to 98,000 people each year.

Strings, Arts Openings, Christmas Parade and More Uniform Follies: This Week in Flagler

December 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A busy week of fun and follies all around. The fun: the Flagler Youth Orchestra’s Christmas concert, Palm Coast’s Christmas parade and new arts show openings. The follies: Another uniform forum, and the Florida House releases its redistricting maps.

Durban Dithers: As Climate Changes With Costly and Ruinous Fallout, Obama Chills

December 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The volume of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere in 2010 leapt a record 6 percent from the year before. Planetary pollution is now worse than what scientists predicted as the worst-case scenario four years ago. That means global warming will be correspondingly worse than previous worst-case scenarios, too.

Palm Coast’s Flagler Dental Associates Now Offers Laughing-Gas Sedation

December 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Flagler Dental Associates, the dental practice in Palm Coast, is now certified to offer Nitrous Oxide (N2O) sedation– otherwise known as laughing gas – to patients, reducing anxieties associated with visits to the dentist.

Dinner with Santa at FPC

December 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Have dinner with Santa at Flagler-Palm Coast High School on Thursday, December 15 from 6-8 pm in the campus cafeteria. Photos, crafts, and a $3 meal, with proceeds to benefit Flagler families.

Christmas Parachutes Into a Parade and Yules Up Sweaty Bed Races in Flagler Beach

December 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

The annual bed races, postponed in October, capped a day of festivities that had Santa jumping oput of a plane and landing on Flagler Beach’s sands and a parade that seemed to go on forever, like the photo gallery included here.

Head-On Crash Hurts 3 and Closes Belle Terre South of SR100; Driver Likely Drunk

December 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 58 Comments

Karen Dempsey of Palm Coast was injured in a head-on crash on Belle Terre Boulevard south of 100 Friday evening. Kenneth Fuller, the driver of the Corolla in the crash, likely drunk, ran from the scene and was caught by a deputy and a K-9. Richard Deacon, a passenger in the Corolla, was severely injured.

Charges Dropped: European Village Store Owner Was Falsely Accused of Gun Assault

December 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Dan Ferrena, owner of Palm Coast Gold Buyers at European Village, was falsely accused of threatening a customer and his children with a gun. Ferrena now faces a long road to expunge his record.

Toxic Algae: Environmentalists File Suit Over Florida’s Water Pollution Standards

December 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Prompted by proposed state regulations it says are inadequate, a coalition of environmental groups on Thursday filed an administrative challenge to the new rules set up to determine acceptable pollution levels in Florida waters.

Unemployment Drops Sharply to 8.6%, Lowest Since March 2009, But Labor Pool Shrinks

December 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

The economy added 430,000 jobs in the last three months, including 120,000 in October, brightening what until now had been anemic prospects for a sustained recovery–and brightening Obama’s re-election prospects.

Palm Coast Lights Up Its First Communal Christmas Tree to Strings of Jazz and Joy

December 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The redcedar, 18 feet high when planted in January, towered and twinkled the moment Santa lit it to cheers and applause Thursday evening in Town Center what Mayor Jon Netts termed a new holiday tradition for Palm Coast.

Charles Canady and Ricky Polston, Florida Supreme Court’s Scalia-Thomas Duo

December 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Florida Supreme Court in recent months has split by a 5-2 margin on a series of cases, with Chief Justice Charles Canady and Justice Ricky Polston siding together and offering conservative — and sometimes-stinging — dissents.

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