Bunnell city commissioners are spending up to $1,000 to catch Amtrak’s attention for 20 seconds Saturday.
Crime Reports, April 19-25
When deputies showed up at a party stacked with teens and asked who was underage and drinking, 11 hands went up. Also: driving while snorting, Target thieving, and more. FlaglerLive’s newest feature.
Neo-Nazis in Public Facilities? School Board Workshop on Building Use
Subsequent to the Flagler Tea Party using Palm Coast High School for meetings, the school board today debated revisions to its policy on community use of its buildings. Follow the discussion as it happened.
Palm Coast Glows Red:
2010 Revenue $4 Million Below Budget
The city’s money pots face severe revenue shortfalls that are, for now, being offset by dips into reserves and severe spending cuts.
Best of the Rest: April 27, 2010
Drill baby drill turns to spill baby spill, the end of statute limitations on sex crimes, the end of respect for arts teachers, Islamophobia in Jacksonville, and more.
When God and Politics
Take Over Public School Buildings
The Flagler School Board revisits its policy on community uses of school buildings in light of a growing controversy over Tea Party activists using Flagler Palm Coast High School.
Full Text of Flagler County School Board Policy on Community Uses of School Facilities
Community Use of School Board Facilities: The Flagler County School Board’s Policy 320.
Rental Fees/Costs for Use of Flagler County School Board Facilities
Chart of current rental fees and fee structure for public uses of Flagler County School Board buildings, including schools, cafeterias, playgrounds and other facilities.
Cash for Clunkers:
The Mica-Beaven Money Race
Complete charts, graphs and analysis of campaign finance for incumbent John Mica and challenger Heather Beaven in their 7th Congressional District race.
Of People’s Parks and Parked Reporters
When Catholic priests boff young boys, turf wars and fire engines, the editorial page brings out Ed Meese from his crypt, and the local page discovers “scenic” Palm Coast.
US To Florida: Health Care Opt-Out Is Not an Option
Hours after the Legislature voted on party lines to “opt out” of the new federal health law, the Obama administration said that will not be permitted.
Best of the Rest: April 26, 2010
On sperm counts,coal’s dirty secrets, Charlie Crist’s soap opera, Florida’s latest assault on Medicaid, and more.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for NE Flagler Through 6:45 p.m.; Tornado Watch Through 8p
The National Weather Service is maintaining a tornado watch for Northeast Flagler through 8 pm.
Alan Forehand’s Surfing Bravery
At 15, surfer Alan Forehand is already one up on most 15 year olds with a thing for saving lives. Flagler Beach just recognized him for for rescuing a stranded surfer 300 yards off shore on a blustery late-winter day.
Diagram of Bus 2857 Showing Where Rosa Parks Was Seated, Montgomery, 1955
See the very spot from which Rosa Parks wouldn’t moved, in a court diagram preserved at the National Archives.
The Rosa Parks Arrest Report, 1955
Image copy of the Rosa Parks arrest report, Montgomery police, Alabama, December 1, 1955.
When Flagler Schools Booted Out Rosa Parks
As the Flagler School Board revisits its policy on building uses by political groups, churches and community organizations, it may find a former superintendent’s banning of Rosa Parks from Flagler schools instructive.
Great Ocean View, Fun Pier, 5,000 Landlords. $3,329/mo. (Big Chains Need Not Apply)
Flagler Beach’s government is advertising for anyone interested in taking over the 20-year lease of the Pier Restaurant on the city’s landmark waterfront.
Nashville Surrenders to Grab Your Crotch Country
T. Paige Dalporto, a West Virginia songwriter, pains his way through the Academy of Country Music Awards and mourns his old country gone pop.
Bunnell Drug Raid Nets 3 Arrests
Some 75 grams of marijuana, cocaine, a gun, prescription drugs and cell phones were found in a public-housing residence early Thursday morning.
Best of the Rest: April 23-25, 2010
The GOP’s warning to Crist backers, an oil rig fire’s fumes over Florida’s drilling plans, South Park censored for Muslims’ sake, and more teacher-student sex.
Flagler Beach City Manager Announces Resignation
City commissioners convinced Murphy, an “interim” manager since 2006, to extend his tenure until October 1.
Gel Raising at Medallion of Excellence
That 4.5 tremor on the Richter scale you felt last night? That was the Davidsons rolling in their graves when Michael Redding replaced them at a Medallion of Excellence banquet.
Cop-Killer Link in Ex-Missing Child Captor’s History
The father of Eleanor Black, who briefly held 3-year-old Nathaniel Fons, served 26 years for murdering a police officer in 1978.
Best of the Rest: April 22, 2010
Crist rhymes with centrist, racism at the Ritz-Carlton, Sex and the anal city, Salman Rushdie’s computer secrets, and more.
Conklin’s Latest: Paddy Wagon for Rowdy Kids
School board members were cool to Colleen Conklin idea of a paddy wagon for rowdy riders. They were warmer to her volunteer ride-along idea.
Best of the Rest: April 21, 2010
Crist’s disappearing GOP, the FBI and IRS investigate Rubio, scud missiles in Lebanon, blasting oil rigs in Louisiana, and more.
50-Year-Old Man Killed in U.S. 1 Wreck South of Bunnell
The driver of a Toyota pick-up truck was over-correcting from a failed passing maneuver as he drove south on U.S. 1 at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday.
“Undesirables” Rile Residents Near Ralph Carter Park
The city built the $2.2 million park for young people. now a neighborhood watch group near Rymfire’s Ralph Carter Park is upset that park users are spilling beyond the park at night and on weekends. The sheriff is promising more “law enforcement action.”
Shellenberger, Steadying Voice for 8 Years, Will Not Run Again for School Board
After eight years on the school board and 41 years in education, Evie Shellenberger, 64, is looking for more leisure and less politics.
Missing Since Monday, 3-Year-Old Nathaniel Fons Found in NYC
Nathaniel Fons, the three-year-old boy missing since Monday, was found in New York City.
Legislature’s Roadkill: Raiding Trust Funds
The Florida Legislature has balanced the budget by taking money from the transportation trust fund. It’s a short-sighted solution with dire consequences, argues Mark Wilson, president of the Florida Chamber of Commerce.
Palm Coast Joins County in (Unspoken) KKK Denunciation
The city will re-post the same statement Flagler County posted on its website last week. The statement doesn’t mention the KKK.
Best of the Rest: April 20, 2010
Crist is urged to quit the Senate race, environmentalists are mourning a lousy legislative session, why few trust governments, why Swedes live longer, and more.
Splayed Girls and Smackdowns
A five-minute summary of what you’re missing in the paper, from overplayed snakebites to underplayed blowbacks against Volusia’s biggest development.
How Ginn Corp. Stuck Flagler Taxpayers With a $2 Million White Elephant
Once seen as a magic bullet, Ginn Development Corp. had Flagler County build it a $2 million palace at the county airport. Then Ginn defaulted. Taxpayers are now taking a bullet between the eyes.
Students Fail. Cut Teachers’ Pay. Seriously?
The thinking behind Senate Bill 6 is rooted in the idea that teachers cause students’ success or failure. That’s wrong, argues Dave Riegel, a high school principal.
Briefing: Florida’s Qualified Target Industry Tax Refund Program
Explanation of Florida’s $3,000-per-job tax rebate for companies creating new jobs in certain industries. The program is used by Flagler County and Palm Coast.
What Are They Building On Seminole Woods & SR100?
Actually, nothing–for now. The site is being cleared and drained for eventual development.
Sheriff Fleming to 3-Year-Old’s Kidnappers: Bring Him Back
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued an alert this morning for 3-year-old Nathaniel Fonz of Palm Coast, last seen in Jacksonville overnight.
Best of the Rest: April 19, 2010
Jeb Bush as Florida’s Vladimir Putin, Charlie Crist as Florida’s Shakespeare, Healthy Start in jeopardy, Publix’s cheapness, and more.
KKK Confirms: We’re Recruiting in Flagler
In an interview with FlaglerLive, KKK Imperial Wizard Cole Thornton says the drive will continue across the state. Dan Warren recommends vigilance.
Benefit Dinner for FPC’s Future Problem Solvers
Flagler Palm Coast High School Future Problem Solvers benefit dinner-fund-raiser scheduled for April 28 at 6 p.m.
Sara Palin’s Cafeteria Christianity
Russell A. Pizer gives the once and future queen of reactionary Republicans a lesson in the Declaration of Independence and other spelling tips.
Happy Birthday, Sisco Deen
Sisco Deen, the living memory drive of Flagler County and its archive curator, turns 70 today.
Flagler County Commission Statement on KKK and Diversity
The Flagler County Commission’s April 15, 2010 statement denouncing the KKK–without mentioning it by name.
At 16.6%, Flagler Unemployment Crawls Lower
While Florida’s unemployment rate continues to break post-Depression records, Flagler’s may be steadying downward.
Flagler Mayors: You Call That a Transportation System?
A day after a county-wide meeting of government leaders on transportation, Flagler County’s mayors blistered the county’s public transportation system but showed little vision themselves.
Best of the Rest: April 16-18, 2010
The fallout from Crist’s veto of SB6, Obama sees stars again, how Bush’s CIA destroyed evidence, the greatness of John Paul Stevens, and more.
Festive Fears and Cheers at Tea Party Rally
Palm Coast’s Tea Party movement brandished its message in a Tax Day rally in the heart of town Thursday, and in an atmosphere more festive than furious.