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Jonathan May Remembered, Sounds of Music and Texting Mommies: Culture Worth the Miles

April 28, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Metropolitan Area Youth Symphony celebrates Jonathan May Day, “The Sound of Music” at the Garden Theatre in Winter Garden, a new musical for texting moms at the Plaza Theater, the Orlando Philharmonic’s La Boheme, the senior pageant comes to Orlando, and more.

Florida Legislature Redrawing Abortion Rules, Targeting Women, Physicians and US Law

April 28, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The House approved a slew of bills that would force women to submit to ultrasounds before an abortion, broaden parental notification when minors are seeking an abortion, and require physicians to own abortion clinics, among other bills.

School Buses Blowing Through a Stop Sign at FPC: Scrutiny Follows Parent’s Alert

April 27, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

An 11th grader on a motorcycle had a close encounter with a bus that pulled out of an FPC driveway where, a video shows, buses frequently don’t respect a stop sign. The transportation department is responding with monitoring and warnings drivers.

Obama Releases Long-Form Birth Certificate; Trump Takes Credit

April 27, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 39 Comments

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President Obama this morning released his long-form birth certificate, hoping to end conspiracy theories about his place of birth. The release is unlikely to put an end to birthers midwifing new theories.

School Districts Will Have to Vastly Expand Virtual Education; Charters to Click In

April 27, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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At least one virtual class would be mandatory for graduation, kindergarten students could take online courses, and charter schools could offer full or part-time classes in what’s almost certain to become law.

Flagler Palm Coast High School’s Formality Singers Soar

April 27, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Flagler Palm Coast High School’s Formality Singers, led by Amy Fulmer, received Straight Superiors ratings in state assessments this week. Watch the videos.

Birther Myths, Imagine’s Cheerleaders, In Defense of Flogging and Typewriters: The Live Wire

April 27, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Anderson Cooper takes on birthers, Imagine School’s cheerleaders take on Sarasota, Unions take on the Florida Chamber, a prison scholar takes up flogging, the typewriter is still clicking, and more.

Gun-Toting Bills, Supplanting Doctors and Local Governments, Poised to Become Law

April 26, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

One bill would penalize local governments with stricter gun restrictions than the state. Another would muzzle doctors’ abilities to ask their patients about gun ownership.

Violent Crime Falls Steeply in Flagler; Florida’s Crime Rate at 40-Year Low, Following US Trend

April 26, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The overall 2010 crime rate is down 4.2 percent in Flagler County and 6.7 percent in Florida as the slower economy and a static population add to a national trend of declining crime. Several reasons are contributing to the decline.

William Prater Joins Flagler Chamber as Business Development Consultant

April 26, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

William Prater (Chamber of Commerce)

William Prater, a Palm Coast resident since 2005, will work with Business Development Manager Catherine Groom to develop marketing strategies that maximize growth opportunities for the chamber and its members.

Palm Coast’s Latest Invitation to Landowners: Come Build a Business Park With Us

April 26, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

If you sketch it, maybe they'll build it: Palm Coast's business park vision.

Palm Coast’s business park partnership program would entail spending significant taxpayer resources to develop construction-ready sites in partnership with private property owners, as bait for future commercial activity.

De•lec•ta•ble (di lek’tә b’l), Adj., Very Pleasing, Delightful, Luscious; as in: Taste of Flagler

April 26, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Grand Haven Golf Club's seafood cocktail with lobster trim, crab, cilantro and a little mango: no wonder Grand Haven won the People's Choice award at Taste of Flagler Monday. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Chamber of Commerce and Affiliates’ annual Taste of Flagler, at the Conservatory Golf Club, was a serial seduction of the senses: a video and the list of winners.

State of the Ax: from Flagler to Tallahassee To D.C., Arts Funding Is Under Siege

April 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

A digital photograph by Denys Valson, an 11th grader at Palm Coast High School and a student of Mrs. Biggs's. The photograph was part of the student art show at the Flagler County Art League's Spring Festival. (© FlaglerLive)

The NEA’s federal arts dollars are on the defensive. Florida cut back its arts funding to almost nothing. Palm Coast, Bunnell and Flagler Beach are just as stingy. The county and school district alone still support art and culture.

John F. Kennedy’s Speech on the Arts and Robert Frost, Amherst College (1963)

April 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

John F. Kennedy at Amherst

Full text and audio of John F. Kennedy’s Amherst College speech on the arts in 1963, one of the most eloquent defenses of the artist and art’s role in American civilization by an American president.

Dull and Duller GOP Candidates, Pink Toenails, Bright Futures Dim, The Beatles at Shea: The Live Wire

April 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Bibliotheque Nationale de France. (Tilemahos Efthimiadis)

Why homebuilders have the blues, why real estate agents also do, a Palm Coast molestation case reopens, The Legislature’s latest cleavers, vegetarian oral sex, Sheriff Fleming’s videos, and more.

New Home Sales Rebound From Record Low, But Sales Still 22% Lower Than Last Year

April 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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March new home sales post an 11 percent increase over February, but February had posted a record low, and March’s 300,000 sales volume is still 22 percent below sales in March 2010.

Growth-Management 2.0: Local Government Whims Sprawl Over State Oversight

April 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Republicans have complained for years that growth management rules slow growth in the state. A glut of empty homes suggests otherwise. Local governments will be empowered to take advantage of far more lax growth rules.

Bail Bondsmen Would Cash In at Taxpayers’ Expense As Pre-Trial Release Is Scaled Back

April 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

A bill written to boost bail bondsmen’s business would force inmates to post bond to get out of jail rather than rely on county-run pre-trial release programs. Taxpayers are likely to pay the price as fewer inmates can afford bond and jail populations soar.

Wounded Warrior Project Music Jam Saturday at Whiskey Still Campground

April 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Beginning at 1 p.m., the Flagler County Professional Firefighters Association is hosting an all-day, all-night Flagler County music jam and benefit, featuring three bands at the Whiskey Still Campground.

Superintendent in Flight: Janet Valentine Gets Bird’s Eye View of Her Domain

April 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

School Superintendent Janet Valentine took a one-hour flight around the county with Jack Howell, director of Flagler’s Teens-in-Flight program. Howell wanted to thank Valentine for her support.

33-Year-Old Man, Lying on Pavement, Killed on Old Kings Road This Morning

April 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Manual Estrada, a 33-year-old Palm Coast resident, was killed early this morning when a car ran over him on Old Kings Road in front of the Fairfield Inn and Suites.

Criminal Backgrounds of Health Providers: Florida’s Licensing System Is All Cavities

April 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Dentists, doctors and pharmacists can still practice in Florida even after committing crimes, while the Department of Health passes over criminal backgrounds in a lax and self-reported licensing procedure.

Beanery Endeavour: Georgia’s Famed Tallulah Students Stop By For 46 Brown-Bag Breakfasts

April 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Georgia’s Tallulah School is one of the nation’s most celebrated schools. Its 7th graders have been making spring trips to Florida for years. They stopped by the Beachhouse Beanery for breakfast and a chat with Mayor Alice Baker.

Armed Robbery at Flagler Beach’s CVS on SR100; Oxycontin-Filching Suspects Caught

April 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

At least two suspects entered the CVS just after 5 p.m., one of them brandishing a gun. They were caught at Old Dixie Highway and I-95. No one was injured. Oxycontin appears again to be the motive.

Preliminary Report Suggests Walker May Have Lost Consciousness Before Air Show Crash

April 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Flagler County's Fire Flight and firefighters battled the blaze at the Flagler County Airport after the Yak's crash last March. (© FlaglerLive)

The National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report of the March 26 crash at Wings Over Flagler reveals that to Bill Walker was unresponsive when a fellow-pilot radioed him immediately before the crash.

NTSB Preliminary Investigation Report: Flagler County Airport Crash on March 26, 2011

April 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Full text of the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary investigation report, released on April 19, 2011, of the fatal plane crash at the Flagler County Airport on March 26, 2011, involving an Aerostar S A YAK-52, piloted by Bill Walker.

News-Journal Inexplicably Spikes Follow-Up Story on Drowning of 3-Year-Old Girl

April 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The story, spiked Wednesday evening after being approved for the next day’s paper, cited police saying that the girl’s 5-year-old brother had told his mother he’d drowned his sister–information that other media reported Wednesday evening.

Phantom of the Opera, Art for $100 or Less, Snake Farming: Culture Worth the Miles

April 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A portion of the expanded Morse Museum in Winter Park.

The Morse Museum’s new wing opens, the Works Progress Administration’s arts come to life at the Mennello Museum of American Art, Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera at University High School, art for $100, snake farming and more.

Varieties of Religious Experience: Watching an Eagles’ Nest, Live

April 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The Raptor Resource Project’s live, 24-hour streaming video of a family of eagles, from their nest in Idaho. With hatchlings and river sounds nearby. Warning: watching can be addictive.

TDC Approves $30,000 for Dual July 4th Fireworks Under Unifying Americana Theme

April 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

With Palm Coast fireworks on July 3rd and Flagler Beach fireworks on the 4th, the tourist council is hoping Flagler County will be a destination for racing fans worn out by July 1 and 2 races in Daytona Beach.

Wadsworth’s Eco Swag Fair Thursday: Saving the Planet 900 Students at a Time

April 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Wadsworth Elementary school is inviting the community to its students’ first environmental community outreach Thursday, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., with music, food, games and presentations mixing awareness and kindness.

Bunnell Police Miscues Helping To Lessen Case Against Ex-Cops John and Lisa Murray

April 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Lisa Murray faces one less count of official misconduct, but while a grand theft charge against John Murray was dropped, a charge of official misconduct was added. The cases, for now, are proceeding to trial.

Property Tax Reform: 50% Exemptions, Breaks for Investors, Losses for Local Governments

April 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Supporters of the overhaul say it’ll fill up empty homes. Critics say it’ll also slash local government revenue and further shift the tax burden to current residents, exacerbating inequities.

Putt-Putt Golf at Belle Terre Elementary: 9-Hole Course Meets School Board Bogeys

April 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

Playground equipment at Belle Terre Elementary has been deteriorating, and causing a few injuries. But replacing some of it with putt-putt golf raised financial and “buy-in” issues from school board members.

More Losers Than Winners as HMOs Skim Off Florida’s $20 Billion Medicaid Overhaul

April 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Managed-car plans will take over almost all of Florida’s 2.8 million Medicaid patients. The overhaul does nothing to change the status of 3.8 million uninsured Floridians.

District and Teachers’ Union Seal Crucial Agreement on Vast Cuts and Shorter Days

April 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

More than tree and a half hours into their latest bargaining session, the union and the Flagler County school district were almost ready to agree to cuts that would eliminate 40 teachers, shorten school days and save $3.5 million next year.

Stetson University Takes 3rd Place in National RecycleMania

April 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Stetson’s third-place overall showing was out of a field of 288 colleges and universities. The university won first in the paper-recycling division, earning it a trophy made of recycled glass.

Suicide Off Hammock Dunes Bridge, Near European Village

April 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Jane Allen, a 50-year-old resident of Oakmont Ct. in Palm Coast, fell to her death from the Hammock Dunes Bridge in early evening Saturday, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

It’s Not Enough to Say No to a Seawall in Flagler Beach: An Action Plan Past Opposition

April 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

It isn;t just about opposing a seawall. Flagler Beach needs a plan to protect A1A. (© FlaglerLive)

Sherry Epley, a resident of Flagler Beach, lays out a six-point action plan on how to build and sustain opposition to a seawall while developing a viable alternative that saves the beach and State Road A1A.

M&E Cross Interior Design Moves Offices, to Palm Coast Parkway

April 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Palm Coast’s M&E Cross Inc., the interior design company, has moved from its location at 5 Utility Drive to a home office location at 138 Palm Coast Parkway N.E. #308.

1 On 1 Fitness Accepting Florida Health Care Clients From Palm Coast’s YMCA, Free

April 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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1 on 1 Fitness in Palm Coast is extending a free invitation to former members of the YMCA at Florida Hospital Flagler, who are also Florida Health Care members.

“Education Savings Accounts” Would Shift Public Money to Private and Home Schools

April 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

A vast expansion of school vouchers, Education Savings Account would shift 40 percent of per-student funding to children attending private school, to college savings accounts or to home-school spending, among other diversions from public-education budgets.

How Slashing Water Management Districts’ Budget 25% Endangers Our Way of Life

April 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Allan Milledge, a former water management district chairman, asks: Do you want to jeopardize protection of our rivers, lakes, springs, and wetlands and the protection of our water supply to save an average less than $20 dollars per household per year?

Textual Titillations, Chamber Scott, Perot Trump, Buying Legislators and Poetry in Jazz: The Live Wire

April 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Buy one legislator, get one free, what’s far worse than sexting, a free speech leap in Vancouver, the Rude Pundit on Obama, when Donald Trump insults “the blacks,” and more.

Flagler Power: From Bunnell By-Pass to Weigh Station to A1A Seawall, FDOT Retreats

April 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Three times in the past 12 months, Florida Department of Transportation projects in Flagler County have foundered on the well-organized shoals of local opposition across government boundaries and fiefdoms.

Charter Schools To Be Allowed To Go Virtual As Florida Expands Online Public Education

April 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

A proposed law would let charter schools open full-time K-12 “virtual” charter schools, all students would be required to take at least one online class, and school districts would have to offer full or part-time virtual programs.

Cops and Robbers Chase Through A1A in Flagler at 90 mph Before Crash in St. Johns

April 15, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The high-speed chase, triggered by a former Palm Coast resident, wound through Old Kings Road, Palm Coast Parkway, the Hammock Dunes toll bridge, the Hammock along A1A and Marineland before the eluding truck overturned in St. Johns County.

At 14.5%, Flagler Unemployment Drops to Lowest Level in 2 Years, Florida’s at 11.1%

April 15, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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The unemployment rate locally and statewide appears to be trending downward consistently and finally following the national trend, which has been improving for most of the past year.

Upset That His Girlfriend Is Cheating, He Pistol-Whips Her and Fires 7 Shots

April 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Salvitore Kilday, 28, went to a home on Wendlin Lane looking for his girlfriend, found her with another man, and turned violent. Three young children were in the house. He was arrested and jailed.

Water Wars, Side B: Why a Subdivision With 10% of Bunnell’s Residents Is Suing the City

April 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Bunnell has been reading Palm Terrace Mobile Home park’s water meters and servicing its sewer station for 27 years. The city wants to stop doing so to save money, billing the park in one lump sum. The park owner says the city is breaching a 27-year-old annexation agreement.

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