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Flagler 911: The Live Crime Blotter, Sept. 26-29, 2010

October 3, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A rash of stolen laptops all over the place, a rash of smashed up car windows and stolen purses left in those cars, an assault and battery, a suspiciously acting private investigator, and, unfortunately, more.

Palm Coast Hispanic Festival Ramps It Up From Puerto Rican Power to Colombian Folklore

October 3, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The fourth annual Hispanic festival, held at Town Center over three days, aimed to exceed last year’s attendance of 10,000 despite an eventful weekend in Flagler County.

Idioting Up Over Islam, Rev. Franklin Graham Reveals America’s More Present Dangers

October 3, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

This time, Rev. Franklin Graham is unable to get away with his usual offenses and fallacies on Islam during a town hall with Christiane Amanpour.

Flagler Beach’s Great Bed Race: The Nuttiness, The Bed-Hopping, The Photo Gallery

October 2, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Flagler Beach’s second annual Great Bed Race featured 14 contesting beds with five contestants each, and plenty of bed hopping. The full photo gallery.

All Maya All the Time: How the Government Building in Bunnell Became Archeology Central

October 2, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The four-day Maya at the Playa Conference at the county and school building gathered the leading experts in Maya archeology and history from nine countries and 29 states, drawing some 160 participants.

Remember: 3 pm Today, The Great Bed Race in Flagler Beach

October 2, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The bed race will be preceded by a parade of the beds, all part of Flagler Beach’s fall celebration. The event raises money for Flagler County’s neediest children.

Live Wire Weekend: Jimmy Flynt’s Ex-Cop Friends, Flagler Beach’s Bad Cop, Sink Sinks

October 1, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Why Bunnell is stuck in the 1950s, an ex-cop in Flagler Beach is on probation, Scott overtakes Sink, undocumented immigrants leave, Heidegger returns, and more.

Palm Coast Data’s Invitation-Only Picnic: Hot Dogs, Flattery and Suspended Disbelief

October 1, 2010 | Pierre Tristam | 51 Comments

Half Palm Coast and the county’s elected officials and top administrators were invited to Palm Coast Data’s picnic. The public wasn’t. That’s not the main problem.

Sitter Who Ran “Chrissy’s Cottage” in Palm Coast’s P Section Is Charged With Child Abuse

October 1, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The 1-year-old child left in Cinelli-McFall’s care spent a month in a Jacksonville hospital following injuries he sustained on July 16.

“Economic Development” Tax Dies: Enterprise Flagler Wants It Removed from the Ballot

October 1, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Enterprise Flagler will ask the county commission to ensure that the voting on the troubled tax not be counted. Plan B: a sales tax proposal.

Caryn Miller Appointed Flagler Beach’s Acting Manager As Commission Flirts With Stalemate

September 30, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Caryn Miller’s appointment was a compromise to enable the commission to have an acting manager without being locked into making a more consequential decision involving Bruce Campbell.

Bernie Murphy’s 1,500 Days: With Few Regrets, Flagler Beach ‘Interim’ Manager Exits

September 30, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Bernie Murphy was hired as interim city manager of Flagler Beach. That was more than 1,500 days ago. Tonight’s meeting could be his last, though one never knows with that commission.

The Live Wire, Sept. 30: Glenn Beck’s AA Obsession, Obama’s Shadiness, Rubio’s Roving

September 30, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Obama loves his privileged secrets, Glenn Beck loves himself, goodbye to Tony Curtis, hello to Karl Rove (behind Rubio), Congress tells the Moon to go to hell, and more.

Blogger and South Florida Health Care Firm Battle Over Workers Compensation Drug Costs

September 30, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Automated HealthCare Solutions, a growing and politically powerful private firm in Miramar, is suing a solo blogger who accused the company of being part of a workers’ compensation system that benefits from “rampant greed.”

French Maids Worth the Miles, Not To Mention Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival

September 30, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

French maids like you’ve never seen them before, Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival returns, Kevin McKenzie at the Orlando Ballet, words to works at the Orlando Museum of Art, and more.

Census: Flagler’s Population Stalls at 91,600; 28% of Housing Units Vacant; Poverty Rising

September 29, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The 2009 population figures mean that Flagler will almost certainly not cross into six-figure territory when decennial census figures are announced. Figures on housing, income, poverty and insurance were also released.

From Beirut to Bulldog Drive: Palm Coast’s Uncivil War Over Gus Ajram’s Property Rights

September 29, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

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From escaping Lebanon’s civil war to building automotive businesses in New York and Edgewater, Gus Ajram never expected his biggest battle to be over his property rights in Palm Coast.

Flagler Beach Reloads As 3 Candidates Are Re-Interviewed for City Manager

September 29, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

The commission interviewed two out-of-towners and one hometown candidate, who turned the afternoon into the Bruce Campbell hour.

Palm Coast Consistently Beating Florida As Taxable Sales Indicators Continue to Improve

September 28, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Tourism and retail sales, and fewer people traveling elsewhere to buy goods, are keeping Palm Coast’s taxable sales among the most-improved in the state, compared with 2009.

Palm Coast Redraws Its Stormwater Tax, Benefiting Some Big Landowners

September 28, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Vacant properties of 25 acres or more will pay less than considerably less than the $8 a month stormwater tax assessed on the typical residential property in Palm Coast.

The Live Wire, Sept. 28: War Crimes, Pill Mills, Confederates and God

September 28, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

US soldiers as murderers, Florida pill mills poisoning the South, Bertrand Russell on God, tales from Fatland, folding up the Confederacy, and more.

Beyond the Wounds: Purple Heart Monument Dedication at Heroes Park Tuesday Morning

September 27, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Tuesday morning’s Heroes Park dedication of a monument dedicated to Purple Heart recipients was to feature veterans from World War II, Korea, Vietnam and both Gulf wars.

Daytona Postmark Vanishing, Postal Service Says Palm Coast Deliveries Won’t Slow

September 27, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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To save $5.7 million and cut 109 jobs, the USPS is planning to close the Daytona Beach mail processing facility, where most of Palm Coast and Flagler’s mail goes, and merge it with Lake Mary, doubling the distance the mail will travel.

Three Palm Coast Boys, 16 and 17, Arrested Over a 10-Car Thieving Spree Sunday

September 27, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The boys allegedly stole GPS devices, music CDs, phone chargers and a camera–about $2,000 worth–before being picked up in the Pet Smart parking lot early Sunday morning.

Defending “Eroticism,” Cheaters’ Suit Against Ormond Disputes City’s Capricious Annexation

September 27, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Beyond matters of sex and sensibility, a federal lawsuit by Cheaters against Ormond Beach raises serious issues of a city’s arbitrary and capricious powers of annexation over businesses it doesn’t like.

The Live Wire, Sept. 27: Liquoring Up on Genesis, Mark Rothko and Jimmy Carter

September 27, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

It’s Banned Books Week; before ABC liquor, there was green; the Jimmy Carter diaries; let’s not forget Mark Rothko’s birthday, nor a limerick from Dallas the day.

Backgrounder: Why the U.S. Postal Service Is In Trouble

September 27, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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All the facts, figures and projections about the US Postal Services financial troubles and means of escaping them as the USPS prepares to consolidate its Daytona Beach processing facility with Lake Mary’s.

County’s $3.5 Million Gamble on Pellicer Flats Raids Credibility of Land Program

September 26, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Tobin, an expert on the Ginn Co.’s shredding history in the county, outlines three reasons why the county commission’s $3.5 million Pellicer Flats land buy was risky, reckless gamble.

From “Wall Street” to Sequel, a Sentimental Oliver Stone Manages a Ménage à Trois

September 25, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Oliver Stone’s new “Wall Street” is worth the ride, but it’s less caffeinated than the original, and Stone gives in to sentimentalism and nostalgia where polemic serves him better.

Fine Arts Auction at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton on Oct. 16

September 25, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Admission is $20 a person, auction prices begin at $65. The auction is a fund-raiser for the private Catholic K-8 school on Belle Terre Blvd.

How A Panther Broadened City Beauty Board’s Mission to Include Riches & Perils of Public Art

September 24, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Paul Baliker’s “Panther” sculpture, looking for a home at Linear Park, forged a discussion that’s leading Palm Coast into a world of public art possibilities led by local artists’ visions.

Past Tea Party Bluster, Commissioners Eulogize Budget Season and Put Wailers On Notice

September 24, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The tea party’s local version of budget oversight proved more noise than substance as county commissioners concluded a nearly half-year-long budget season with cautious positioning ahead of next year’s.

The Live Wire Weekend: Kent Sharples’ Latest Folly, Scott Sinking and Panthers Rising

September 24, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Kent Sharples raids Daytona College fund to pay rock stars, Alex Sink is beating Scott, Obama is not as anti-business as he appears, Dali on “What’s My Line,” and much more.

Vote Early, Vote Often: Make Your Voice Heard for Art Programs and FPC’s Junia Louis-Pierre

September 23, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Junia Louis-Pierre’s graffiti drawing of foreclosure and eviction is in the running for a $5,000 award for FPC’s art department and a $1,000 scholarship for Junia. But you must vote.

The Live Wire, September 23: Taj Mahals, Obama Shake-Ups and Gay Santas

September 23, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Marco Rubio as Taj Mahal pasha, Mainland Coach Maronto resigns, police brutality on the elderly in Orlando, Harvey Firestein as gay Santa, septic tank emanations, Philip Roth on suicide, and more.

Existing Home Sales Edge Up 5.2% in South, But Still at 15-Year Low

September 23, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Existing home sales rebounded as expected from a severe plunge in July, but not by much, and the large housing supply will keep prices falling.

Inaccurately and Incoherently, Fischer Opposes School Tax Measure; Sword Favors It

September 23, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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The two school board candidates differ sharply in their awareness and understanding of a proposed school tax referendum on the November 2 ballot, with Fischer calling himself “confused” about it.

Ending 33-Year Disgrace, Appeals Court Rules Florida’s Gay Adoption Ban Unconstitutional (Updated)

September 22, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Updated at 2:55 p.m. The unanimous decision found no rational basis in the state’s prohibition on gay adoptions, and Gov. Crist, who’d once supported the ban, termed the decision “great.”

The Other Tax Referendum: School District Battles Misperceptions to Preserve Levy

September 22, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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What looks like a new school tax on the Nov. 2 ballot is, in fact, the continuation of a tax property owners have been paying all along. The school district still has a battle on its hand to convince voters.

The Live Wire, Sept. 22: Senate Does in Gays (Again), Crist Does Disney

September 22, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The Senate sticks it to gays in the military and to potential citizens, Charlie Crist’s Disney finances are murky, poverty as a conspiracy of fees, a firing at UF, and more.

Pastor Jim Raley to Strip Club: Not In Our Midst

September 22, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 55 Comments

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“Cheaters”‘ presence would be “a moral and ethical blow” to the region and should not be allowed to prosper locally, argues Jim Raley, senior pastor at Calvary Christian Center in Ormond Beach.

Enterprise Flagler’s Tax-and-Build Plan Bombs as Tea Party Wags a Big No

September 21, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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Not unexpectedly, a tea party crowd of about 250 clearly rejected the proposal, appearing on November’s ballot, to raise taxes to build industrial structures in hopes of getting new jobs.

Palm Coast Will Condemn Private Properties, Muscling Through Bulldog Drive Beautification

September 21, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 42 Comments

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Invoking eminent domain is Palm Coast’s latest plan of attack against an immigrant business owner who refuses to sell his parcels at the city’s price.

City OKs Hospital Growth—and Exceptions to Height, Density But Not Sign Rules

September 21, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

In risky allowances by the Palm Coast City Council, Florida Hospital Flagler got almost everything it asked for, opening the way for other businesses to demand the same sort of land-use exceptions.

The Live Wire, September 21: You Call This a Recovery?

September 21, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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False economic recovery, changing the rules of comp plan amendments, dead voters still active in Florida, how Florida wasted taxdollars in the stock-market, and more.

Town Center CRA: How Palm Coast Invented “Blightness” to Capture and Hoard Tax Revenue

September 21, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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In 2004, Palm Coast declared 3,000 acres of scrub and pine forest “blighted” and in need of “redevelopment.” The Town Center “Community Redevelopment Agency” was born.

Austin McElroy, JT’s Seafood Shack Employee for 4 Years, Killed Biking on A1A Saturday Night

September 21, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The 61-year-old dishwasher and prep cook had worked at the restaurant for some 4 years. He didn’t own a car and lived in a small, nearby place.

Mica Challenger Heather Beaven’s First TV Ad Soldiers On, Without a Fight

September 20, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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Heather Beaven is running for Congress against nine-term incumbent John Mica, though her first TV ad, less than two months from the election, is more of an early-summer and gentle meet-and-greet.

Evidence of Violent Child Porn Lands Flagler Beach Man in Jail on $500,000 Bail

September 20, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Virtually every image or video allegedly found on the suspect’s computer involve pre-pubescent boys and girls in acts indistinguishable from child rape.

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September 20, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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A fight at Ralph Carter Park, Oxycodone fraud, charging an innocent man for $800 worth of Direct TV bills, larcenies, burglaries and DUIs and more.

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