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Flagler Youth Orchestra, County’s Largest Arts Program, Launches 7th Season Open House

September 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Parents and students are invited to the Flagler Youth Orchestra’s open house Wednesday, Sept. 7, at the Indian Trails Middle School cafeteria, at 5 p.m., to join the orchestra. All skill levels welcome, from 3rd grade and up.

This Week in Flagler and Tallahassee: Budget Hearing Galore, Saturday at the Galleries

September 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Emerging markets: from left, Bunnell Mayor Catherine Robinson, Flagler Beach Manager-in-Waiting Bruce Campbell, Flagler Beach City Commission Chairman John Feind, and possibly outgoing Bunnell City Manager Armando Martinez. They were chatting after an hour with Gov. Rick Scott at the chamber of commerce last week. (© FlaglerLive)

Several local governments hold public hearings on their 2011-12 budgets, the county commission takes on economic development again, the Flagler Youth Orchestra kicks off again, Hollingsworth and the Art League galleries hold show openings, and Tallahassee talks online bookings.

Feared Dead, Man Overboard Washes Up Alive on Cinnamon Beach 9 Hours Later

September 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

He’s alive: Brian Oliver, the captain of a charter sailboat, fell in the water at 3 p.m. Sunday, held on to a cooler, and washed up on shore, in good health, at half past midnight Tuesday morning.

Light Up Palm Coast: Petitioning the City Council to Put Safety Before Beautification

September 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

In the wake of 15-year-old Kirt Smith’s death while biking on Seminole Woods, Dede Siebenaler argues that the Palm Coast City Council has focused too much on beautifying streets instead of lighting them up.

Federal COBRA Insurance Subsidies End, Aggravating Strains for the Unemployed

September 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Federal COBRA subsidies for laid-off workers covered 65 percent of premium costs for 15 months, as part of the Obama administration’s 2009 stimulus package. GOP lawmakers blocked an extension.

Palm Coast Fire Department Is Presented A Flag That Flew at 9/11’s Three Sacred Sites

September 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

John Pickard, a member of Palm Coast’s fire police and a member of the 911 Foundation riders flew the flag at the Pentagon, at the Shanksville, Pa., United Flight 93 crash site, and at Ground Zero in Manhattan.

Door-to-Door Salesmen, Peddlers, Solicitors:
The Palm Coast Ordinance

September 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Palm Coast ordinance setting forth the regulations and penalties regarding solicitors, peddlers, door-to-door salesmen, solicitations and hawkers. From Chapter 35 of the Code of Ordinance, under “Nuisances, Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions,” Article III.

Palm Coast Code Enforcement Declares War On Door-to-Door Salesmen. Arrests Follow.

September 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 59 Comments

Code enforcement power: Norman Mugford, a member of Palm Coast's code enforcement board, speaking about the pain of solicitors--and the city's and the sheriff's office's inaction, at a meeting in early July. Both have since responded, jailing unlicensed solicitors. (© FlaglerLive)

Four door-to-door solicitors were arrested in August, two more, selling meat, were jailed on Thursday as the sheriff’s office has been following through on a complaint by Code Enforcement Board member Norman Mugford that the city’s ordinance was not being enforced.

Snooping Security: “If You See Something, Say Something” Campaign Comes to Florida

September 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Gov. Rick Scott is welcoming the “If You See Something, Say Something Campaign,” which encourages callers to use a statewide toll-free telephone number to report suspicious activity. The program raises spying, profiling and other civil liberties concerns.

Zero Job Creation in August as Economy, Recession-Bound, Posts Year’s Worst Showing

September 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Even as the unemployment rate remained at 9.1 percent, job creation stalled in August, and was revised downward in June and July, signaling a recession.

23-Year-old Woman Survives Fiery US1 Wreck That Shears Off Toyota’s Engine

September 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Amanda Sieber, 23, was driving north on U.S.1 Thursday evening when, 1.6 miles south of the White Eagle, she lost control of her Toyota Scion, which rolled, on fire, into the wood-line, leaving its engine behind.

Moving to Palm Coast, a Parent Asks: What Schools and Sections Are Best for My Kids?

September 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

Kristen Jordan is moving from Gainesville to Palm Coast with her 5th grade daughter and 4th grade son, who has Asperger’s Syndrome. She asks readers to guide her in her next-most important decisions: what schools and neighborhoods to choose.

2 Days from Drop-Dead Date, Flagler Beach’s Pier Restaurant Lease Is Signed By New Owner

September 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Raymond Barshay, owner of Ormond Beacjh’s River Grille and South Daytona’s Sloppy Joe’s, signed a 10-year lease on Tuesday with Flagler Beach, his landlord, to remake and run the Pier Restaurant, ending a succession saga stretching almost two years.

Texas-Size Holes in Gov. Rick Scott’s Boast Of Florida Job Creation as 2nd to Texas

September 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Rick Scott called the rest of the nation’s job numbers “pathetic” compared to Florida’s, yet Florida ranks near the bottom in the nation on Gallup’s index of job creation, while its 70,000 new jobs in the past year proportionally rank the state below the national average.

Florida Gun Nuts, Evils of Going Green, Blacks and Marriage, Allen West’s Idiocy: The Live Wire

September 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Marineland's new marina: no boats, but pretty pylons. (© FlaglerLive)

Florida law as a gun to local governments’ heads, when GIs executed children in Iraq, a sickness beyond Fox, Is Marriage for White People?, homeland security sex, Allen West’s stupid comments on the Arab Spring, and more.

Banning Near-Shore Oil Drilling for Good in Florida: Proposed Constitutional Amendment Is Filed

August 31, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The proposed amendment, filed Tuesday by Sen. Arthenia Joyner, matches a House version filed earlier this year by Rep. Rick Kriseman, D-St. Petersburg. It would ask voters to put into the constitution a ban on exploration, drilling, extraction or production of oil in Florida waters.

As Voting for Palm Coast Mayor Begins, Netts and Ericksen Duel More Sharply

August 31, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Mayoral candidate and challenger Charlie Ericksen and incumbent Jon Netts accentuated their differences in the Palm Coast Civic Association forum: Ericksen for change, Netts for staying the course.

So You Think You Can Dance in Orlando, Wild Art in Sanford: Culture Worth the Miles

August 31, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A painting by Robert Mier at Gallery on First in Sanford.

Robert Mier’s wild Florida at Gallery First, So You Think You Can Dance comes to the Amway Center in Orlando, Disney on Ice, the Musical of Musicals at the Winter Park Playhouse, and more.

Despite Raises, Average Teacher Pay Is Eroding Significantly in Flagler and Florida

August 31, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

Average teacher pay at the end of last year in Flagler was $48,067. Adjusted for inflation, it represents an 8.5 percent decline compared with pay in 2006. Take-home pay declined further this fall.

Pointing to Recession, Floridians’ Consumer Confidence Crashes Again to Near-Record Low

August 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The dramatic decline in consumer confidence is just three points shy of 59, the mark set in June 2008, when the nation was in the midst of the Great Recession. Figures released by the University of Florida’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research.

With Pill Mills and “Internet Cafes” in Sight, Palm Coast Prepares Stricter Regulations

August 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The Palm Coast City Council holds little hope for state law to crack down on gambling posing as Internet cafes, which are proliferating in the city, so it’ll regulate them through zoning laws. It’s doing the same for pain clinics, once moratoriums on both types of businesses expire.

Small Government’s Price: No Sidewalk Money, City Says in Wake of Boy’s Death on Seminole

August 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

The small roadside memorial where Kirt Smith was struck, on Seminole Woods Boulevard. (© FlaglerLive)

Just as the county cut out a helicopter pilot to save money, Palm Coast has been delaying planned sidewalk projects, including sidewalks along Seminole Woods Boulevard, for lack of money.

16-Year-Old Student Head-Butts Deputy in Matanzas High School Fight

August 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The student was involved in a fight with another student over a boy-girl issue when Cpl. Don Apperson intervened–and was struck on the right temple. The student was charged with felony battery. Another employee was hospitalized.

A 6% Tax on Bottled Water in Florida: Ormond Beach’s Sen. Lynn Revives Proposal

August 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The bottled-water tax in Florida would pay for repairing environmental damage from trashed plastic. The water industry is opposing Ormond Beach Sen. Evelyn Lynn’s proposal.

15-Year-Old Kirt Smith Dies as a Result of Injuries from Seminole Woods Blvd. Collision

August 29, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 141 Comments

Kirt Smith, 15, was riding south with a friend on Seminole Woods Blvd. at 9 p.m. Friday when he was struck by a pick-up truck driven by Gary White Jr. Smith died at 5:37 p.m. Aug. 29.

Child and Animal Abuse Charges Land a 35-Year-Old Woman in Jail

August 29, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Three children–ages 5, 8 and 14– more than two dozen animals were living in the Reid Place house in Palm Coast. The house was overrun with garbage, animal food and feces.

Flagler Beach Restaurant Owners Vow To Fight City’s Ban on Dog-Friendly Dining

August 29, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 42 Comments

The Java Joint has a large clientele of dog owners. Flagler Beach won't allow them there with their dogs anymore. (© FlaglerLive)

For years, and with more frequency recently, several Flagler Beach restaurants allowed patrons to bring their dog as long as they sat in outside-dining areas. Commissioners never heard of a problem–until they heard of the state requirement that the city formalize the practice by ordinance, which they killed, 3-2.

Taking Note of Flagler, Gov. Rick Scott Speaks Economics and Listens to Local Leaders

August 29, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Gov. Rick Scott arrived early at a breakfast meeting with government and business leaders this morning, briefing the group on his business-centered agenda while holding an informal Q&A with the assembly.

Rick Scott, Pointer Sister: He Sings “Fire” at The Golden Lion, Does the Pier, Then Turns In

August 28, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Gov. Rick Scott’s unexpected dinner drop-in at Flagler Beach’s Golden Lion this evening coincided with a wreck outside. He gave the tambourine and the Beatles a go before making out on the Flagler Beach pier.

This Week in Flagler and Tallahassee: Scott at the Chamber, Early Voting and Pills Again

August 28, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Palm Coast City Council discusses next steps as its pill-mill moratorium approaches its end, early voting for the mayoral primary begins Monday, many agencies are in slow-motion mode ahead of Labor Day.

Rick Scott’s 2nd Trip to Flagler: More Generous With Chamber Than Firefighters

August 28, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Gov. Rick Scott will be at the Flagler chamber of commerce for an 8 a.m. breakfast meeting Monday, part of the governor’s ongoing outreach tour to improve his image.

Brutal Weekend: Early Morning Wreck on SR 11 Leaves 19-Year-Old in Critical Condition

August 28, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

19-year-old Trevor White was traveling south in a Ford F150 when it veered off and smashed into a tree at 5:45 Sunday morning, Aug. 28. He was evacuated in critical condition.

Stetson Kennedy, Nemesis of KKK And Jim Crow, Is Dead at 94

August 28, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Stetson Kennedy, the civil rights activist, journalist, folklorist, author and lecturer, died in St. Augustine Saturday, Aug. 27, with his wife Sandra Parks at his side. He was lucid to the end.

A. J. Neste’s Eye on Irene

August 28, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Memorial for Hurricane Irene: A.J. Neste, Flagler Beach’s premier photographer, contributes a gallery of Irene at its fiercest, when it was parallel with Flagler’s shore this week.

Man Drowns North of Flagler Beach, Near Condos Where Family Had Recently Moved In

August 27, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

James Palmer, 55, who was staying at the Oceanside condominiums in Beverly Beach with his family, drowned just before 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon. A 55-year-old surfer also died in New Smyrna Beach three hours earlier.

Incumbents Jon Netts and Holsey Moorman Leading Money Race In Palm Coast Elections

August 26, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Mayor Jon Netts is leading the money race with $8,600. Charlie Ericksen, his principal challenger, has raised $4,469 so far, with 18 days to go for the primary. Holsey Moorman, whose election isn’t until November, has raised $6,840 so far.

Borrowing From Rick Perry: Gov. Rick Scott Wants More Texas in Florida Universities

August 26, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Gov. Rick Scott wants to treat universities and colleges more like private businesses, as Rick Perry is trying to do in Texas, with more scrutiny over professor and university performance.

Flagler 911: The Live Crime Blotter

August 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

A twice-attempted home invasion witnessed by a child, vandalism of Ralph Carter Park’s soccer fields, vacuuming quarters, a very long list of larcenies and burglaries, and more.

Rick Scott’s Sunshine Problem: Missing E-Mails and a Questionable FDLE Probe

August 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

From a supposedly accidental purge of entire Rick Scott administration email accounts to an FDLE probe that appears to be a conflict of interest, the governor’s problems with open records continue.

9/11 Brotherhood Ride Honored by Hammock’s Firefighters on 40’s Way to Ground Zero

August 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The 40 cyclists from first-responder departments around the country set off from Naples for the 1,600-mile journey on Aug. 20. They’ll be at Ground Zero in time for the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Charlotte Marten’s video report.

An Exploding Toilet Breaks the Monotony of a Point Pleasant Afternoon

August 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

A portable toilet leaning on the grass of a lot just cleared for construction exploded this afternoon, causing more noise than damage. It looked like the work of errant boys wasting a firecracker.

Hurricane Update: Tropical Storm Warning Issued for Coastal Waters Off Flagler

August 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Hurricane Irene won’t slam Florida the way it will the Northeast, but high surf of 12 to 18 feet near shore means a tropical storm warning for coastal areas here and windy conditions overnight.

Lethal Edict: Florida Supremes Rule “Isolated Mishaps” Aren’t Enough to Stop Executions

August 24, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Clearing the way for executions by lethal injection, a unanimous Florida Supreme Court ruled invalid death row inmate Manuel Valle’s objection to pentobarbital, one of the three drugs used to put inmates to sleep–and to euthanize animals.

Native Sons: Remembering Josh Crews One Young Writer at a Time, With a Ball

August 24, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Josh Crews, left, and Joe Rizzo.

Josh Crews, the long-time manager at Woody’s and voracious reader, was killed last year in a car crash. The Josh Crews Fund is created in his memory to underwrite writing scholarships in Flagler schools. A fund-raising masquerade ball is scheduled for Oct. 28.

End of State-Funded Public Broadcasting In Florida: State Board Blanks PBS Dollars

August 24, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

PBS funding eliminated in Florida: The winter of Big Bird's discontent, compliments of Florida.

Following on the heels of Gov. Rick Scott’s veto of PBS funding earlier this year, the State Board of Education, for the first time in 35 years, refused to include funding for Florida’s 26 public television and radio stations, putting many of those stations’ future in doubt.

Overflow Crowd at a Wonkish Forum for 7 Palm Coast City Council Candidates

August 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Live, blow-by-blow coverage and analysis of tonight’s Palm Coast city elections’ candidates forum at the Hilton Garden Inn.

County’s Economic Board Would Exclude Cities and Bank on $400,000 a Year in Tax Dollars

August 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The county commission’s latest direction was surprising and divided, as a 3-2 majority settled on an economic development board with just one government represented–the county–and eight seats filled by business representatives with economic development experience.

Florida GOP’s Vague Redistricting Schedule Playing Havoc With Election-Year Politics

August 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Critics of the Legislature’s timeline say mass chaos could follow if lawmakers don’t approve maps soon enough to give the attorney general and the Supreme Court enough time to review the plans well in advance of the June 18 opening date for qualifying.

Bonuses or No Bonuses, Supervisor of Elections and Commissioners Brawl in Ugly, 70-Minute Spectacle

August 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

Something like that. (George Bellows's 'Stag At Sharkey's' (1909), at the Cleveland Museum)

The Flagler Supervisor of Elections could not explain to commissioners’ satisfaction bonus checks cut at the end of 2010 or answer questions about her employees’ rates of pay and recent raises. Commissioners refused to grant her request for a 7 percent budget increase pending answers.

Flagler Schools’ Enrollment Is Flat Overall But Showing Strong Migration to Charters

August 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Jamming at Imagine: the car lines in Town Center stretched roughly a mile between the two directions, bringing traffic to a near-standstill Monday afternoon. (© FlaglerLive)

On the first day of school in Flagler, every elementary school but one lost students, all three charter schools gained, and problems were limited to several overcrowded buses and enormous car lines at Imagine and Belle Terre.

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