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The Trouble with Gluten-Free Foods

May 19, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The vast majority of Americans are not sensitive to foods containing gluten.

U.S. consumers often pay more for gluten-free products, yet these items typically provide less protein and more sugar and calories compared with gluten-containing alternatives. That is the key finding of a new study, published in the journal Plant Foods for Human Nutrition.

Federal Judge Orders Florida to Follow Series of Steps to Protect and Feed Manatees

May 19, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Florida's manatees are in trouble. (FWC)

A federal judge Monday ordered the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to take a series of steps aimed at protecting manatees in the northern Indian River Lagoon, including requiring it to go through a federal permitting process and temporarily preventing new septic tanks in the area. U.S. District Judge Carlos Mendoza also ordered establishment of programs to conduct biomedical-health assessments and supplemental feeding for manatees.

Reversing Planning Board’s Decision, Bunnell Commission Clears the Way for ‘Historic’ 28-Unit Affordable Housing Project

May 19, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Attorney Dennis Bayer, representing Abundant Life Ministries and its Phoenix Crossings project, won a reversal of the decision by the Bunnell Planning Board to deny Phoenix's final site plan. (© FlaglerLive)

Reversing a recommendation by its planning board and significant public opposition neighboring the proposed development, the Bunnell City Commission unanimously approved the final site plan for Phoenix Crossings, a planned 28-unit affordable-housing apartment complex for people with disabilities and other difficulties, and for the elderly. None like it exists in Palm Coast or Flagler County. The 5-year-old proposal is the work of Sandra Shank and her Abundant Life Ministries, a non-profit. The Bunnell Planning Board on April 1 recommended denial of the site plan on a 3-2 vote. 

Judge Lauren Blocker’s Elevation and Judge Stasia Warren’s Retirement Open 2 More Seats on 7th Circuit Bench

May 19, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Circuit Judge Lauren Blocker.

With the retirement of Circuit Judge Stacia Warren and the elevation to Circuit Court of County Judge Lauren Blocker, the Judicial Nominating Commission for the circuit will conduct a new round of interviews for candidates looking to fill the two vacancies. Applications are due by June 23. 

Palm Coast Man, 26, Charged with Making Lewd Selfie Video While Holding 8-Month-Old Daughter

May 19, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Timothy Williams IV.

Timothy Wiliams IV, a Daytona Beach transient who shares custody of a Palm Coast toddler, is at the Flagler County jail on a second-degree felony charge of lewd exhibitionism in his daughter’s presence. According to law enforcement, Williams, 26, uploaded a 12-second video clip of himself nude, holding his daughter and masturbating when she was 8 months old. She is a little older now. 

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, May 19, 2025

May 19, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Trump Dismantles Democracy by Peter Kuper, PoliticalCartoons.com

A Flagler County Commission workshop takes on beach-management yet again, along with a few other issues, the Gershwin’s “Someone to Watch Over Me,” and Michel Houellebecq on nostalgia.

Here’s What Makes the Most Dynamic and Sustainable Cities

May 18, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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The top 10 cities in 2025 were London, New York, Paris, Tokyo, Berlin, Washington DC, Copenhagen, Oslo, Singapore and San Francisco. The top three all do particularly well in human capital, which includes features like educational and cultural institutions. They also score highly on international profile, which looks at indicators of global interest, such as the number of airport passengers and hotels.

Flagler Free Clinic Earns National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics Award

May 18, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Free Clinic in Bunnell. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Free Clinic earned a 2025 Gold Rating from the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) Quality Standards Program. This achievement reflects the clinic’s ongoing commitment to delivering high-quality, accessible healthcare to uninsured individuals in Flagler and Volusia counties.

Palm Coast Council’s Charles Gambaro Calls Norris Lawsuit Against Him ‘Frivolous’ and Mayor’s Conduct an ‘Abdication’

May 18, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

Palm Coast City Council member Charles Gambaro. (© FlaglerLive)

In a letter to the community, Palm Coast Council member Charles Gambaro on Sunday said Mayor Mike Norris’s conduct, from suing to get Gambaro off the council to conspiracy theories to evading City Hall deeply concerning, and the mayor’s refusal to fulfill numerous responsibilities “a troubling and unprecedented abdication of the fundamental duties he swore to uphold when taking office and deprive our citizens of full representation in their government.” Gambaro, for his part, intends to continue to serve.

Dog Surfing Hilarity Conquers Flagler Beach as Chi-weenie, Corgis and Costumes Thrill to 4th Hang 8 Extravaganza

May 18, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

* Palm Coast resident JJ Crane raises his arms in triumph after he and his dog Ocean, a Chi-weenie, completed a run that helped them win the Human/Dog Tandem Surfing category at the 4th Hang 8 Dog Surfing Extravaganza. Ocean also won the Small Dog Surfing category and Best Wave in both the Small and Human/Dog Tandem categories. FlaglerLive photo

The Hang 8 Dog Surfing and Costume Contest returned to Flagler Beach for its fourth edition Saturday with a few repeat winners as the six-hour event south of the pier combined hilarity with humane causes against a picture-perfect backdrop of blue skies, blue oceans and gentle waves perfectly calibrated to surfing paws. Hang 8 was conceived by Suzie Johnston and Eric Cooley four years ago, becoming a signature event for Flagler Beach since.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Sunday, May 18, 2025

May 18, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Trump Parades by Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News.

Troop 472 Summer Camp Car Show and Fundraiser in Central Park, Palm Coast Farmers’ Market at European Village, NYU withholds a student’s diploma for speaking out about the Gaza genocide at his graduation.

America’s Cancer Research, Best in the World, Is in Jeopardy

May 17, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Without federal support, the lights will turn off in many labs across the country. Thomas

The United States has long led the world in cancer research. It has spent more on cancer research than any other country, including more than US$7.2 billion annually through the National Cancer Institute alone. But that legacy is under threat. Funding delays, political shifts and instability across sectors have created an environment where basic research into the fundamentals of cancer biology is struggling to keep traction and the drug development pipeline is showing signs of stress.

Statewide Dangerous Dog Registry Now Depends on DeSantis Signature

May 17, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

No, not you Maya. (© FlaglerLive)

On Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis received a bill (HB 593) intended to protect people from crazed canines. The “Pam Rock Act,” named after a former Putnam County mail carrier who was killed by a group of dogs while on her route, requires dangerous dogs to be penned. It also requires animal control to quarantine dogs that are investigated for being menaces, including those that have killed or seriously hurt humans.

NRA, Raging That 18 Year Olds Can’t Buy Rifles in Florida, Appeals to US Supreme Court

May 17, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Calling split appellate-court decisions “intolerable,” the National Rifle Association on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a challenge to a Florida law that raised the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 18 to 21. Friday’s move was the latest in seven years of legal wrangling over the law passed after a February 2018 mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 students and faculty members.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Saturday, May 17, 2025

May 17, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Clay Jones MBS

The third annual Hang 8 Dog Surfing Competition in Flagler Beach, swing Through the Years Dinner Dance Benefit for St. Thomas Episcopal Church, The Saturday Flagler Beach Farmers Market, when Ronald Reagan was shot and John Hinkley unwittingly helped pass the biggest tax cut in history until then.

How Florida’s Wildlife Corridor Aims to Save Panthers and Black Bears

May 16, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Florida panthers are a federally endangered species.

The Florida Wildlife Corridor is a statewide system of interconnected wildlife habitat that turns 15 this year. It is built on conservation efforts that date back to the 1980s and 1990s, when researchers from the University of Florida created maps of existing and proposed conservation areas that interlinked across the state. Today, the Florida Wildlife Corridor spans 18 million acres – about half of the state. Ten million of these acres are protected from development.

Two Florida congressional Democrats Want Hope Florida Investigated

May 16, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Ron and Casey DeSantis in Brandon on May 14, 2025. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix)

Two Florida congressional Democrats have asked federal officials to investigate allegations that the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) and Hope Florida Foundation inappropriately diverted Medicaid funds to two unrelated political committees last year.

The Rotary Club of Flagler Beach Launches Life-Saving ‘Drown Zero’ Initiative

May 16, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Some Rotary Club of Flagler Beach club members and their family at the Drown Zero station at 8th Street South. Pictured from left to right standing: Debby Meyer, Bob Snyder, Sandra McDerrmott, Tom Gillan, Art MacQueen, Gingie MacQueen, Keith Kessler, Dina Kessler. Sitting: Savannah and Kai Prince and Cindy Dalecki.

The Rotary Club of Flagler Beach is announced the launch of Drown Zero, a life-saving initiative designed to help prevent drowning incidents in Flagler Beach.

In Palm Coast Town Hall, David Jolly Gives Local Democrats Something to Cheer About as He Readies Run for Governor

May 16, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

David Jolly, standing in the dark suit, with supporters before his town hall at Palm Coast United Methodist Church on Wednesday. (© FlaglerLive)

David Jolly gave a crowd of a couple of hundred Democrats something to cheer about in a town hall-style appearance Wednesday evening at Palm Coast United Methodist Church. Two weeks ago he also launched an electoral committee, Florida 2026, and now says he’s “actively considering running for governor.” Based on his polished, carefully calibrated and stump-like appearance in Palm Coast–and based on the rousing response he received–his announcement appears to be a matter of when, not if.

Palm Coast Will Charge Transaction Fees on Electronic Utility and Other Payments 2 Months After Rate Increases Kicked In

May 16, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 45 Comments

Until now only Palm Coast's Building Department passed on transaction fees to customers. Those fees will now be passed on to most other transactions, such as utilities, code enforcement and business taxes. (© FlaglerLive)

Starting June 1, all Palm Coast customers paying their utility bills by credit or debit card–67 percent of customers last year–will see their bills increase by $1.95 per month, or 3.5 percent if they pay in person. Payments by electronic checks will cost 43 cents per transaction. The Palm Coast City Council in February, overriding its finance director’s recommendation,  unanimously approved changing the payment model to pass those costs on to customers. Until now, the city was absorbing $700,000 worth of such fees. Customers may still avoid paying the new transaction fees if they pay bills by check or in cash, in person. 

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Friday, May 16, 2025

May 16, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Gulf Of America Renamed Gulf Of Qatar by R.J. Matson, CQ Roll Call

Buddy Taylor Middle School’s annual “Night at the Museum” features works created by sixth grade students, the ethics of the Times voyeuristic report on the death of Virginia Giuffre, Life Magazine on a picture of three dead Americans.

Majority of Palm Coast Council Willing To Scrap Certain Restrictions on Commercial Vehicles in Residential Driveways

May 15, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 41 Comments

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Palm Coast may finally revise its commercial-vehicle ordinance, removing a ban on the parking of commercial vehicles in residential driveways. The proposed allowance would apply to commercial pick-up trucks, work vans and similar work trucks, including trucks with ladders and racks and a few other allowances. Commercial messaging–or any messaging, including political, poetic or polemical messaging–willl no longer have to be covered up if it exceeds 3 square feet on each side. 

Don’t Bet on Hydrogen Cars Just Yet

May 15, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

hydrogen cars

Hydrogen will play a significant role in achieving net zero carbon emissions by replacing natural gas in industrial and domestic heating. But it remains difficult to see how hydrogen can compete with electric vehicles, as the bulk of the car, bus and light-truck market looks set to adopt battery electric technology, which are a cheaper solution than fuel cells.

Indian Trails Middle School’s Brandy Nicole Anderson Is a Finalist for Florida Teacher of the Year

May 15, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Brandy Nicole Anderson got a surprise from her superintendent and principal. (Flagler Schools)

Today, the Florida Department of Education announced Brandy Nicole Anderson, a teacher at Indian Trails Middle School in Flagler County, as one of five finalists for the 2026 Florida Teacher of the Year. The state finalists were chosen from 76 district teachers of the year. The 2026 Florida Department of Education Teacher of the Year winner will be announced in July.

The Annual Memorial to Fallen Officers Is a Near-Daily Ritual for Sheriff Rick Staly

May 15, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The candlelight moment during the annual memorial for fallen officers at the Flagler County Sheriff's Office Wednesday evening. (© FlaglerLive)

When he took office as Flagler County Sheriff in January 2017, Rick Staly started a ritual. Every time a law enforcement officer’s life was lost in the line of duty, he’d write two cards: one to the agency that lost the officer, and one to the family of the fallen. 

Court Sets Arguments for July 3 on Legitimacy of Charles Gambaro’s Palm Coast Council Seat

May 15, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Circuit Judge Chris France. (© FlaglerLive)

A July 3 hearing is set before Flagler County Circuit Judge Chris France to determine the validity of Palm Coast Mayor Norris’s lawsuit claiming that Council member Charles Gambaro was appointed to fill out a two-year term last October in violation of the city charter. Norris contends the council should have held a special election for the District 4 seat, and Gambaro should not have continued past Election Day in November. 

Broward County Circuit Judge Gary Farmer Indefinitely Suspended Over ‘Pervasive’ Behavior Unfit for the Bench

May 15, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Circuit Judge Gary Farmer fueled his own problems on the Broward Circuit bench. (Facebook)

The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday indefinitely suspended Broward County Circuit Judge Gary Farmer, a former Senate Democratic leader, after an investigative panel accused him of “pervasive and extensive” behavior demonstrating “unfitness to hold office.” Farmer was elected as a judge in Broward County’s 17th Judicial Circuit in 2022 after six years in the Florida Senate. He served as minority leader during the 2021 legislative session but was ousted after a vote of no confidence by fellow Democrats.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Thursday, May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Clay Jones habeas corpus

The Palm Coast Code Enforcement Board hears an appeal from a solicitor who was denied a permit, the Marineland Commission meets, yachts race in Central Park, Medicaid cuts move ahead to facilitate a tax cut for the rich, and what Ted Kennedy said about that sort of crime in 1980.

Supreme Court Hears the Challenge to Birthright Citizenship

May 14, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship resurrects a dissenting argument in an 1898 case that went before the Supreme Court. iStock/Getty Images Plus

For more than 150 years, almost all people who were born within U.S. territory automatically received citizenship – regardless of their parents’ immigration status. President Donald Trump’s January 2025 executive order on birthright citizenship – stating that children born in the U.S. to parents who are not in the country legally, or who are not permanent residents, cannot receive citizenship – threatens to upend this precedent. The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on the case on May 15.

AdventHealth Palm Coast Named one of Top 100 Community Hospitals in the Country

May 14, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

AdventHealth Palm Coast ICU team members proudly display the Top 100 award.. (AdventHealth Palm Coast)

AdventHealth Palm Coast has been named one of the 100 Top Hospitals in the U.S. by Premier, a national health care improvement organization. This recognition highlights hospitals that deliver standout care, earn high marks from patients, and operate efficiently, all without sacrificing quality. AdventHealth Palm Coast was recognized in the Small Community Hospital category, which includes facilities that serve smaller populations but still make a big impact.

Florida University System Leaders Plead with Court To Restore Discriminatory Restrictions on Chinese Students

May 14, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

They make Florida leaders nervous. A profile image from the Chinese Student Association's Facebook page at the University of Florida.

Saying Florida is trying to protect against “nefarious foreign-government influence,” higher-education leaders this week asked a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling that blocked part of a 2023 law restricting ties between state universities and colleges and China. The March 28 injunction ruling focused on the students, who are from China and say the law has prevented them from working as graduate teaching assistants, positions that carry stipends and other benefits.

Matanzas High School Celebrates Airy New $23 Million Project, Which May Be Last Needed Expansion in the District

May 14, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The new expansion at Matanzas High School. (© FlaglerLive)

A few months ahead of time, Matanzas High School on Tuesday marked a ceremonial opening of “the space that we have dreamed about and planned for for so long,” the naturally cheery Principal Kristin Bozeman told a crowd of a few dozen people who’d gathered for the occasion. They stood at the foot of the expanded Building 5, a 20,000 square foot addition. Projected student population declines this could be the last needed expansion in the district.

Palm Coast Council Launches Review of City Charter, This Time Seeking an Actual Advisory Committee

May 14, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

One of the charter review committee workshops in 2017, at Matanzas High School. Like other such workshops, it was barely attended, and the City Council sat as its own committee. Then0city Manager Jim Landon is to the right. (© FlaglerLive)

The Palm Coast City Council is launching a review of the city charter. The year-long process will include the appointment of a five-member committee and public hearings. Any proposed amendments will appear on the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot, should the council vote to place them there. Theoretically, the council could vote down any amendment recommended by the charter review committee, which, like all other council committees, sits only in an advisory capacity. 

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Wednesday, May 14, 2025

May 14, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Luxury 747 gift to Trump by Dave Granlund, PoliticalCartoons.com

The River to Sea Transportation Planning Organization Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee meets, Weekly Chess Club for Teens, Mother’s Day in Gaza and the eradication of a population the size of Palm Coast’s.

‘Minerals in Space’ Exhibit Launches at Stetson’s Gillespie Museum

May 13, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A Stetson jewel. (Gillespie Museum)

A Stetson student, inspired by her grandfather’s work on the space shuttle program, has curated a new exhibit, “Minerals in Space: Building Blocks to the Stars,” on display at the university’s Gillespie Museum through the end of May. The free exhibit, created and curated by Stetson junior Mary DeNote, Class of 2027, explores the crucial role of minerals in the space program. It spans the story from the excitement of the 1960s Space Race to today’s cutting-edge exploration technologies.

Consequences of Repealing Section 230, the ‘Law That Built the Internet’

May 13, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., are vocal critics of Section 230.

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, passed in 1996 as part of the Telecommunications Act, has become a political lightning rod in recent years. The law shields online platforms from liability for user-generated content while allowing moderation in good faith. Lawmakers including Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., now seek to sunset Section 230 by 2027 in order to spur a renegotiation of its provisions.

Palm Coast Will Consider Lowering Citywide Speed Limit to 25 and Let Residents Request Traffic-Calming Devices in Neighborhoods

May 13, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 51 Comments

Speed cushions in palm Coast. (Palm Coast)

Palm Coast government will develop a process to let residents request traffic-calming measures on certain streets almost citywide. The Palm Coast City Council’s decision is the result of a $100,000 pilot study that included installing three different traffic-calming methods in the F-Section, among them speed cushions on Florida Park Drive and Cimmaron Drive.  

AdventHealth Palm Coast’s 3rd Robotic Surgical System Vastly Expands ‘Equity of Care’ While Improving Outcomes

May 13, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

There it is: the da Vinci 5 robotic surgical system in its new home at AdventHealth Palm Coast.

AdventHealth Palm Coast’s two hospitals now have three robotic systems and four surgeons trained on them, enabling the machines’ tiny incisions and great precision to reduce recovery time and pain for patients while improving outcomes. The $2.6 million da Vinci 5, just unveiled locally, was funded through the AdventHealth Palm Coast Foundation, the non-profit arm of the hospital.

Superintendent LaShakia Moore Is Taking on ‘School Choice’ on Her Terms: Stop Competing with Vouchers at a Disadvantage

May 13, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Flagler Schools Superintendent LaShakia Moore wants parents to realize that the best choice remains Flagler schools. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County School Superintendent LaShakia Moore is all for school choice. Choice is good. Choice is necessary. But choice, to be authentic, must be fair. In Florida and in Flagler County, school choice isn’t a choice of equals. It forces public schools to compete at a vast disadvantage, while underwriting private and homeschooling. Students have been draining away from the district. Moore wants to take that on. “It will reflect who we are and how I lead. So we will take it on,” Moore says, as the district prepares a new strategy to project Flagler County’s public schools as still the best choice.

Children May Attend Drag Shows, Court Rules, Striking Down Florida Law

May 13, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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Describing the law as “substantially overbroad,” a federal appeals court Tuesday upheld a preliminary injunction blocking a 2023 Florida law aimed at preventing children from attending drag shows. The 2-1 majority opinion said that “by providing only vague guidance as to which performances it prohibits, the act (the law) wields a shotgun when the First Amendment allows a scalpel at most.” The decision by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals backed the Central Florida venue Hamburger Mary’s in a First Amendment challenge to the law.

First New College. Now University of West Florida: President Resigns Ahead of DeSantis Reeducation Campaign

May 13, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The culture is a-changin'. (UWF Facebook)

University of West Florida President Martha Saunders will resign months ahead of the expiration of her contract on Dec. 31, she announced Monday morning. She has served as president since 2017. The resignation came after Gov. Ron DeSantis made clear his intention to overhaul the Pensacola university as he did New College, including controversial trustee appointments and criticisms of university research and student activities.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Tuesday, May 13, 2025

May 13, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

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Clay Jones on the grifting of a 747, the Palm Coast City Council talks dredging and commercial vehicles in driveways, the Community Traffic Safety Team meets, Alastair Horn on Napoleonic corruption, Robert Caro on Robert Moses’ corruption.

Florida Orange Production On Pace to Be Lowest Since Great Depression

May 12, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The new estimate for oranges is about 35 percent lower than the 18.06 million boxes filled during the 2024-2025 season, which was the lowest since the 1935-1936 season. Orange production is on pace to be lowest since the 1931-1932 season.

Your Text Abbreviations Send the Wrong Message

May 12, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

When a texter chops words down, recipients sometimes sense a lack of effort.

The mere inclusion of abbreviations, although seemingly benign, start feeling like a brush-off. In other words, whenever a texter chops words down to their bare consonants, recipients sense a lack of effort, which causes them to disengage. It’s a subtle but pervasive phenomenon that most people don’t intuit.

DeSantis Passes on ‘Dog and Pony’ Budget Summit to End Impasse

May 12, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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After negotiations over the state budget between the GOP House and Senate leadership broke down Friday, the Florida Republican Party of Florida stepped in, proposing to host a summit between Gov. Ron DeSantis, Speaker Daniel Perez, and Senate President Ben Albritton. The talks would include senior staff and leadership teams in a bid for a common path forward as the two chambers remain billions of dollars apart due to competing tax cut proposals. But DeSantis said Monday that he’s not interested.

Flagler Beach Will Crack Down on Contractors Trashing the City and Flouting Rules at Residents’ Expense

May 12, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Flagler Beach city commissioners are unhappy with contractors who are not being considerate of the city and its residents. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Beach commissioners want to crack down on contractors who are trashing the city, not respecting its rules or its residents, and leaving behind messes without being accountable. Commissioners are asking for stepped-up enforcement–either through a new ordinance or through the building official, who can issue stop-work orders if contractors continue to break rules. 

Flagler Schools Face $2.5 Million Deficit as 400 Students Leave District for Private Vouchers in 3% Enrollment Decline

May 12, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Flagler County's School Board, like most school boards in Florida, faces enrollment and funding challenges as a publicly funded private-school and homeschool voucher system is devouring a larger share of the state's education budget. (© FlaglerLive)

Private and homeschool vouchers are beginning to take a heavier toll on the Flagler County school district as enrollment is forecast to decline by 432 students by fall, a 3 percent decline, reducing the district’s funding by $2.5 million. That’s equivalent to 30 fewer teachers.  Flagler Schools Superintendent LaShakia Moore is concerned that the pattern may be unsustainable as the district analyzes needs and resources over the next three, four and five years and as the shift to vouchers accelerates.

Connecting to Palm Coast Expo Orients New Residents With Score of Organizations

May 12, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Palm Coast's first Community Expo last January. Its second was last week. (© FlaglerLive)

The Palm Coast Community Center was full of energy and excitement on the evening of May 7, as vendors and residents gathered for the spring edition of the Connecting to Palm Coast Expo. Organized by the Palm Coast Citizens Academy Alumni Ambassadors, the event brought together a vibrant mix of city departments, non-profits, civic groups, and local partners—all eager to welcome new residents and strengthen community ties.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

Voice of America by Bill Day, FloridaPolitics.com

The Flagler County Land Acquisition Committee meets, as does the Library Board of Trustees, the romance with radio and its darker wavelengths from Father Coughlin to the podcast age, a few words from Alexander Theroux.

Threatening Diversity Threatens Growth

May 11, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

trans bathroom ban

Dramatic shifts in US policies on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) carry deep economic consequences. Beyond the immediate harm to trans individuals, these policies pose threats to multinational companies that have long defended inclusive workplace values. Their leaders must now navigate a cultural minefield where staying silent risks public backlash, while openly supporting trans employees can invite legal and political complications. The business repercussions of this moral issue could affect everything from brand reputation to talent retention.

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